Press Release - February 2 - 2025

Simon Vincent/Hubert Gaudreau - Rallye Perce Neige 2025
Photo : Clément Tavernier / poleposition.ca
Simon Vincent and Hubert Gaudreau Win the 59th Edition of the Rallye Perce-Neige !
February 2, 2025.- This year, the Eastern Canadian Rally Championship (ECRC) celebrates ten years since its inception. This is therefore the eleventh season and, as is customary, it begins in the Upper Gatineau region of Quebec with the presentation of the Rallye Perce-Neige, in Maniwaki. Always a spectacular event for the throngs of fans along the course (despite the frigid temperatures), who admire the rally cars tackle the ice and snow at high speed.
This 2025 edition saw the victory go to Simon Vincent and Hubert Gaudreau at the wheel of the -r Subaru WRX STI. Battling for a spot on the national series podium, the Quebec duo excelled from the start to the finish, dominating the ECRC standings en route to an indisputable victory. At the end of the 14 competitive stages contested on Saturday, they finished two minutes and 35.3 seconds ahead of Ontarians Jeremy Drake and Deric Jackson, also in a Subaru.