Gippsland Rally
20-22 November 2026 · Victoria
ARC finale at Heyfield. The last gravel round on home soil.
About the Gippsland Rally
The Middle of Everywhere Gippsland Rally is a two-day gravel forest rally held on 20-22 November 2026 in Central Gippsland, Victoria, running as Round 6 and the season finale of the 2026 EROAD Australian Rally Championship as well as a round of the Victorian Rally Championship. Organised by Vroom Events (Inc) with assistance from the CCRMIT car club and sanctioned by Motorsport Australia, its competitive stages run on gravel forestry roads through the State Forest high country around Heyfield, while for 2026 Rally Central and Event HQ move to West Sale Airport. As a scale reference, the 2025 running covered 18 special stages totalling 185.14 km of competitive distance and drew more than 7,000 spectators.
- Championship
- EROAD Australian Rally Championship (ARC) — Round 6 / season finale of 2026; also run as a round of the Victorian Rally Championship (VRC)
- Organiser
- Vroom Events (Inc), with assistance from the CCRMIT car club
- Base
- West Sale Airport (2026 Rally Central / Event HQ; previously Heyfield). Competitive stages run in the forests around Heyfield, Central Gippsland.
- Surface
- Gravel
- Format: Multi-day gravel rally. For 2026 the opening day gets an all-new four-stage loop with two new spectator points, following limited State Forest access in 2025
- Terrain: State Forest forestry roads through the Gippsland high country - stages northwest of Heyfield through Walhalla, Toombon and Glenfalloch, plus roads north of Briagolong and Stockdale
- Notable: 2026 is the event's first year as the ARC season finale. In 2025 it brought night forest stages back to the ARC for the first time in ~8 years, features the fan-favourite 'Deep Creek' stage and an EROAD Power Stage, and drew 7,000+…
Entries & entry list
The Gippsland Rally 2026 entry list is published by the organisers in the lead-up to the event — check the official event page for entries, event documents and spectator info. We'll be on it — our result, stage times and full recap land on this page after the event.
Gippsland Rally 2026 — FAQ
- When is the Gippsland Rally 2026?
- The Gippsland Rally runs 20-22 November 2026, based in West Sale Airport (2026 Rally Central / Event HQ; previously Heyfield). Competitive stages run in the forests around Heyfield, Central Gippsland..
- Where is the Gippsland Rally held?
- It's based in West Sale Airport (2026 Rally Central / Event HQ; previously Heyfield). Competitive stages run in the forests around Heyfield, Central Gippsland.. State Forest forestry roads through the Gippsland high country - stages northwest of Heyfield through Walhalla, Toombon and Glenfalloch, plus roads north of Briagolong and Stockdale.
- What championship does the Gippsland Rally count for?
- EROAD Australian Rally Championship (ARC) — Round 6 / season finale of 2026; also run as a round of the Victorian Rally Championship (VRC).
- Is spectating free at the Gippsland Rally?
- Yes — spectating is free at the public spectator points. Check the official event page for spectator locations, timings and safety info.