Downtown St. John’s will wake up to revving engines as rally cars line up for the official start of Targa Newfoundland 2025 at the Mary Brown’s Centre on Saturday, September 13.
About 30 teams from across Canada, the United States and parts of Europe are competing in the epic week-long, 2000 km rally from eastern to central Newfoundland and back again with the finale in the town of Brigus on Thursday, September 18.
Teams will depart from the Mary Brown’s Centre at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 13 then head to the Southern Shore communities of Burnt Cove and Bauline East for the prologue and first stages of the rally. Teams will parade through Bay Bulls after lunch.
“We’d love to see a great turnout of fans to cheer the teams on,” said Targa owner Robert Giannou. “You’ll see rally cars, sports cars, classics, muscle cars, and even luxury cars take on the ultimate tarmac rally this year. This will be our biggest Targa in years. Come downtown and show the teams Newfoundland enthusiasm and hospitality!”
What: Official Start of Targa Newfoundland 2025
When: 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 13
Where: Mary Brown’s Centre, 50 New Gower Street, St. John’s, NL; car show at Hickman’s Chevrolet on Kenmount Road, St. John’s starting at 5 p.m.
Who: About 30 rally teams
Targa 2025 Stages
Visit the Event Stages webpage for information about each day of the event and stage maps.
Be a smart spectator. Think safety!
- Stand at least 15 metres from the road.
- Never stand on the outside of a turn.
- Choose high ground.
- Never stand behind red tape.
- Always stand, do not sit down to watch
- AND remind others to do the same.
About Targa Newfoundland
Owned and operated by Newfoundland International Motorsports Limited, Targa Newfoundland is one of only three internationally recognized Targa motorsports events in the world. Since 2002, Targa Newfoundland, the ultimate tarmac rally in North America, has attracted hundreds of professional and amateur racers from around the globe to Newfoundland and Labrador.
Held each fall on the ruggedly beautiful island of Newfoundland in eastern Canada, the rally covers 2000 kilometres of challenging, twisty roads through amazing scenery across the island including about 500 kilometres of thrilling stages at speed on closed sections of public roads. Now in its 23rd year, Targa Newfoundland will reach an incredible milestone – the 1000th stage – during this fall’s event.
Visit the Targa website targanfld.com for more information.