 Privately-entered cars may also contest the championship subject to approval from the FIA.Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen are the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions, but they did not defend their titles as they are contesting the World Rally Championship with Toyota.After three rounds, Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen lead the Drivers' and Co-Drivers' championships by nine points ahead of Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov.