Targa Newfoundland 2025 roars into action in just a few days covering close to 2000 km from eastern to central Newfoundland. The ultimate tarmac rally will travel through 30 communities from September 13-18. There are many places where people can catch the action along the way. Some of the best viewing spots are in the town stages such as Bay Bulls, Gander, Glenwood, and the finale in Brigus.
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.
Targa 2025 Stages
Visit the Event Stages webpage for information about each day of the event and stage maps. A detailed event schedule is also posted.
Saturday, September 13
Official Start, Prologue and Leg 1 – St. John’s and Southern Shore
Teams will gather at the Mary Brown’s Centre at 50 New Gower Street in downtown St. John’s for the official start of the rally at 9:30 a.m. and then proceed out of the city travelling along the Atlantic Coast via the Southern Shore Highway. The Prologue will be held in the area of Bay Bulls in the morning with stages in Burnt Cove and Bauline East in the afternoon.
Car Show: After the stages, there will be a meet-and-greet for the public at Hickman Chevrolet on Kenmount Road in St. John’s.
Locations: Bay Bulls, Burnt Cove, Bauline East
Sunday, September 14
Leg 2, Placentia Bay and Gander
Teams will head out on the Trans-Canada Highway to the Placentia Bay area. They will then proceed to the Cape Shore, along the cliffs and down into the river valleys with stages in Point Verde and Sanctuary. In the afternoon, teams will tackle the narrow, winding road to the Cape St. Mary’s bird sanctuary followed by the St. Bride’s stage. From there, teams will transit to Gander for the final stage of the day – the Come From Away Memorial Stage through the streets of the historic airport town.
Car Show: After the stage is completed, there will be a public meet-and-greet at Hickman Chevrolet on Airport Boulevard in Gander.
Locations (click on links for maps): Point Verde, Sanctuary, St. Bride’s, Cape St. Mary’s, Gander
Monday, September 15
Leg 3, Notre Dame Bay
Monday’s first stage is in the former logging community of Glenwood on the Gander River, then proceed to stages in the communities of Bobby’s Cove, Pleasantview, Point Leamington, and Leading Tickles, with a stop at scenic Oceanview Park. In the afternoon, stages take place in Leading Tickles and Glover’s Harbour.
Locations: Glenwood, Bobby’s Cove, Pleasantview, Point Leamington, Leading Tickles, Glover’s Harbour
Tuesday, September 16
Leg 4, Bonavista Bay – Eastport Peninsula
Tuesday will take teams to Eastport Peninsula on Bonavista Bay. Known for its rugged shoreline and soft sandy beaches, the area will host morning stages in the historic fishing communities of Happy Adventure and Salvage.
A stop at the new Salvaje Longhouse will include a celebration to mark the 1000th stage of Targa Newfoundland and a meet-and-greet. In the afternoon, teams will run stages in Salvage, Eastport, and Burnside. There will be a public meet-and-greet at the Royal Canadian Legion in Eastport before teams head east to Port Blandford for the last stages of the day.
Locations: Eastport, Happy Adventure, Salvage, Burnside, Port Blandford
Wednesday, September 17
Leg 5, Trinity Bay – Random Island
On Wednesday, teams will make their way to Random Island in Trinity Bay. Random Island is home to many lively communities that will host some of our key stages. We’ll start in Robinson Bight and Martin’s Hill and then move on to the fishing and lumbering communities of Lower Lance Cove and Petley. After lunch at Hickman’s Harbour Community Centre, teams will run stages in Hickman’s Harbour and Petley before heading back to Clarenville for the night.
Car Show: The public are invited to an evening meet-and-greet at Hickman Chevrolet on Shoal Harbour Drive in Clarenville to see the cars and meet the teams.
Locations: Random Island – Robinson Bight, Martin’s Hill, Hickman’s Harbour, Lower Lance Cove and Petley
Thursday, September 18
Leg 6, Conception Bay Central
On the last day of competition, the rally will move to the Conception Bay area towns of Conception Harbour, Colliers, Marysvale, Turk’s Gut, Georgetown, and Brigus. These towns will host some of the most competitive stages of the event.
Some of the stages will be repeated multiple times for the ultimate challenge. The day will begin with the John Curran Memorial Stages in Conception Harbour and Colliers followed by the Mary O’Flaherty Memorial Stages in Marysvale and Turk’s Gut and then on to stages in Georgetown. The rally will come to a fitting conclusion through the narrow, winding streets of that historic town of Brigus.
After the last stage in Brigus, teams will head to downtown St. John’s for the trophy presentation on famous George Street.
Locations (click on links for maps): Conception Harbour, Colliers, Marysvale, Turk’s Gut, Georgetown, Brigus, and St. John’s
Celebrating our 1000th stage!
The 36 stages over the weeklong rally will take teams through 30 communities including the historic outport of Salvage on the Eastport Peninsula where Targa will celebrate the major milestone of its 1000th stage on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
The winners of the competitive divisions likely won’t be decided until the final stage on Thursday, Sept. 18 in the town of Brigus followed by the trophy presentation on famous George Street in St. John’s starting at 6 p.m..
“People come to Targa for different reasons,” said Targa owner Robert Giannou. “For some competitors, this is a bucket list event – a life-long dream, for others it’s the desire to stand on top of the podium at one of the only rallies of its kind, and lastly there are those drawn by the sense of adventure in a spectacular setting.”
Let the adventure begin.
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.