From Friday 4 to Sunday 6 December, Ypres will once again be completely dedicated to regularity competition. With the Ypres Historic Regularity, the brand-new Ypres E-Regularity and the Ypres Revival, the Ypres Regularity weekend offers three different formats. As the last remaining places are gradually being filled, the organisers are giving a sneak preview of what awaits participants in early December. One thing is already clear: in the Ypres Historic Regularity, the co-driver will be able to make a greater impact on the final standings than ever before.
Ypres Historic Regularity: the navigator’s role is more crucial than ever
It hardly needs saying that the Ypres Historic Regularity is no ordinary regularity event. For the 2026 edition, the organisers are raising the bar once again. Sporting directors Bjorn and Jens Vanoverschelde have sought to achieve an even better balance between the car, the driver and the navigator.
A new coefficient table had previously been introduced for calculating penalty points. The organisers’ aim with this is to prevent only the most powerful cars from being in contention for the overall victory. But further adjustments have also been made to that balance from a sporting perspective.
For 2026, the route managers have therefore announced a route in which navigation will play a more important role than ever before. With no fewer than eight Secret Stages – a record for the event – the co-drivers will regularly be put through their paces.
The conditions also add an extra dimension. For instance, an RT in complete darkness is scheduled for Saturday evening. And anyone who thought that one early start on Sunday morning would be enough is mistaken… This year, there are in fact two Early Bird RTs on the programme, both before sunrise: a Maxi Early Bird RT and a Mini Early Bird RT. One to shake the navigators awake and one where the drivers can show off their skills.
A five-star route for the drivers
The drivers need not worry in the slightest that all the attention will be focused on the co-driver’s seat. Once again, a particularly challenging five-star route awaits them, featuring a variety of special stages and roads that are rarely bone-dry in early December.
The infamous, often muddy roads in Hainaut are also back on the programme. Add to that four runs on completely new Closed Road Stages, one of which is on private land, and all the ingredients are in place for a truly comprehensive edition.
New: Ypres E-Regularity
The major new addition to the Ypres Regularity weekend is the Ypres E-Regularity, a new competition that makes the event accessible to an even wider field of entrants.
The Ypres E-Regularity will have its own separate competition and its own route. It kicks off on Friday evening with a prologue, followed by two full days of competition on Saturday and Sunday.
Here too, the sporting challenge takes centre stage, but the programme has been deliberately structured differently from that of the Historic participants. With the exception of the prologue on Friday evening, participants in the E-Regularity will not be faced with any time trials in the dark.
This gives the new format its own identity within the weekend, with an accessible character whilst remaining true to the sporting DNA of Ypres Regularity.
Ypres Revival: enjoy the experience without the pressure of competition
Anyone who simply wants to soak up the typical Ypres rally atmosphere without the pressure of the standings can take part in the Ypres Revival on Saturday 5 December.
The Revival consists of two stages – one in the morning and one in the afternoon – and is open to all types of vehicle. There is no competition and therefore no battle for seconds or penalty points.
The concept revolves entirely around driving pleasure, beautiful roads and the unique atmosphere of the Ypres Regularity weekend. This makes the Revival an accessible way to be part of the event on a limited budget.
One weekend, three formats
With the Historic Regularity for those seeking the ultimate sporting challenge, the new E-Regularity as an accessible yet fully-fledged regularity event, and the Revival for those who want to enjoy themselves without the pressure of competition, the Ypres Regularity weekend in 2026 will offer a particularly wide range of activities.
From 4 to 6 December, Ypres and the surrounding region will once again provide the backdrop for three days of motorsport, navigation, precision and rally atmosphere.
Would you like to be there? Then you’ll need to register quickly, as there are only a few places left for each category. You can find the programmes and the registration link by clicking the button below.
