2024 Central European Rally Central European Rally 2024 | |||
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Round 12 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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Host country | |||
Rally base | Passau, Bavaria, Germany | ||
Dates run | 17 – 20 October 2024 | ||
Start location | Hradčany, Prague, Czech Republic | ||
Finish location | Passau, Bavaria, Germany | ||
Stages | 18 (302.51 km; 187.97 miles) [1] | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
Transport distance | 1,283.15 km (797.31 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,585.66 km (985.28 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 44 | ||
Crews | 43 at start, 40 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:37:34.6 | ||
Saturday Overall leader | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:10:17.9 | ||
Sunday Accumulated leader | Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 27:11.1 | ||
Power Stage winner | Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 7:22.3 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov DG Sport Compétition 2:46:52.2 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Mattéo Chatillon Maxence Cornuau 2:58:43.2 |
The 2024 Central European Rally (also known as the Central Europe Rally 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 17 to 20 October 2024. [2] It marked the second running of the Central European Rally, and is set to be the twelfth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Passau, Bavaria, Germany, and was contested over eighteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 302.51 km (187.97 mi). [1]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners, and their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [3] Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. [4] Filip Kohn and Tom Woodburn were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won their second rally of the season, and their team, Hyundai, successfully defended their manufacturers' titles. [5] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category. [6] Mattéo Chatillon and Maxence Cornuau were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3 category. [7]
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were fifteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and ten Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. [8]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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25 | Gus Greensmith | Jonas Andersson | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P |
55 | Armand Fumal | Jules Escartefigue | Armand Fumal | Alpine A110 Rally RGT | Masters Driver | P |
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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17 October | — | After 9:01 | Točná [ Shakedown ] | 2.05 km |
After 14:00 | Opening ceremony, Hradčany | — | ||
SS1 | After 15:00 | SSS Velká Chuchle | 2.55 km | |
17:25 – 18:10 | Regroup, Klatovy | — | ||
SS2 | After 18:26 | Klatovy 1 | 11.78 km | |
18 October | 7:00 – 7:30 | Remote service, Janovice nad Úhlavou | — | |
SS3 | After 8:02 | Klatovy 2 | 11.78 km | |
SS4 | After 9:32 | Strašín 1 | 26.69 km | |
SS5 | After 10:42 | Šumavské Hoštice 1 | 16.85 km | |
SS6 | After 13:11 | Klatovy 3 | 11.78 km | |
14:28 – 14:58 | Remote service, Janovice nad Úhlavou | — | ||
SS7 | After 16:14 | Strašín 2 | 26.69 km | |
SS8 | After 17:24 | Šumavské Hoštice 2 | 16.85 km | |
20:04 – 20:49 | Flexi service A, Karpfham | — | ||
19 October | 6:05 – 6:20 | Service B, Karpfham | — | |
SS9 | After 7:58 | Granit und Wald 1 | 20.05 km | |
SS10 | After 9:05 | / Beyond Borders 1 | 24.33 km | |
SS11 | After 10:34 | Schärdinger Innviertel 1 | 17.35 km | |
12:10 – 12:50 | Service C, Karpfham | — | ||
SS12 | After 14:28 | Granit und Wald 2 | 20.05 km | |
SS13 | After 15:35 | / Beyond Borders 2 | 24.33 km | |
SS14 | After 17:04 | Schärdinger Innviertel 2 | 17.35 km | |
18:07 – 18:52 | Flexi service D, Karpfham | — | ||
20 October | 7:05 – 7:20 | Service E, Karpfham | — | |
SS15 | After 9:11 | Knaus Tabbert Am Hochwald 1 | 12.17 km | |
9:43 – 10:08 | Regroup, Waldkirchen | — | ||
SS16 | After 10:35 | Passauer Land 1 | 14.87 km | |
SS17 | After 11:33 | Knaus Tabbert Am Hochwald 2 | 12.17 km | |
12:03 – 12:48 | Regroup, Waldkirchen | — | ||
SS18 | After 13:15 | Passauer Land 2 [ Power Stage ] | 14.87 km | |
After 15:30 | Podium ceremony, Passau | — | ||
Source: [1] | ||||
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Thierry Neuville | 225 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 225 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 526 | ||||||
2 | Ott Tänak | 200 | Martin Järveoja | 200 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 511 | ||||||
3 | 1 | Elfyn Evans | 185 | 1 | Scott Martin | 185 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 267 | ||||
4 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | 166 | 1 | Vincent Landais | 166 | ||||||
5 | Adrien Fourmaux | 146 | Alexandre Coria | 146 |
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
1 | Oliver Solberg | 123 | Elliott Edmondson | 123 | DG Sport Compétition | 252 | Sami Pajari | 118 | Enni Mälkönen | 118 | ||||||||||
2 | Yohan Rossel | 111 | Enni Mälkönen | 108 | Toksport WRT | 205 | Nikolay Gryazin | 105 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 105 | ||||||||||
3 | Sami Pajari | 108 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 91 | 1 | Toksport WRT 2 | 105 | 1 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 82 | 1 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 82 | |||||||
4 | Nikolay Gryazin | 91 | 4 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 59 | 1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 73 | 1 | Lauri Joona | 78 | 1 | Janni Hussi | 78 | ||||||
5 | 2 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 59 | 1 | Janni Hussi | 58 | Jan Solans | 68 | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 68 | ||||||||||
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
17 | 1 | 38 | Mattéo Chatillon | Maxence Cornuau | Mattéo Chatillon | Renault Clio Rally3 | 2:58:43.2 | 0.0 | 25 |
19 | 2 | 40 | Filip Kohn | Ross Whittock | Filip Kohn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:39.2 | +56.0 | 18 |
21 | 3 | 43 | Hermann Gaßner jr. | Michael Wenzel | ADAC Südbayern | Renault Clio Rally3 | 2:59:45.6 | +1:02.4 | 15 |
22 | 4 | 44 | Hubert Laskowski | Michał Kuśnierz | Hubert Laskowski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:55.6 | +1:12.4 | 12 |
24 | 5 | 41 | Tristan Charpentier | Patric Öhman | Tristan Charpentier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:00:51.5 | +2:08.3 | 10 |
25 | 6 | 39 | Jan Černý | Ondřej Krajča | Jan Černý | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:00:54.5 | +2:11.3 | 8 |
33 | 7 | 48 | Claire Schönborn | Jara Hain | WRC Beyond Rally | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:30:11.4 | +31:28.2 | 6 |
39 | 8 | 45 | Slaven Šekuljica | Damir Petrović | Slaven Šekuljica | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:48:38.2 | +49:55.0 | 4 |
40 | 9 | 46 | Lyssia Baudet | Léa Sam-Caw-Freve | WRC Beyond Rally | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:54:57.9 | +56:14.7 | 2 |
Retired SS17 | 47 | Suvi Jyrkiäinen | Antti Linnaketo | WRC Beyond Rally | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Cooling | 0 | ||
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Not run | — | ||
SS1 | Gaßner / Wenzel | Renault Clio Rally3 | 2:00.8 | Gaßner / Wenzel |
SS2 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:47.7 | Černý / Krajča |
SS3 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:38.7 | |
SS4 | Kohn / Whittock | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:22.9 | Chatillon / Cornuau |
SS5 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS6 | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 6:33.5 | Chatillon / Cornuau |
SS7 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:35.4 | |
SS8 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:51.9 | |
SS9 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:30.7 | |
SS10 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:38.2 | |
SS11 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:23.9 | |
SS12 | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 11:47.3 | |
SS13 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:04.8 | |
SS14 | Laskowski / Kuśnierz | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:17.5 | |
SS15 | Kohn / Whittock | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:01.8 | |
SS16 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:26.3 | |
SS17 | Kohn / Whittock | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:58.7 | |
SS18 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:20.5 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 100 | Rogelio Peñate | 100 | ||||
2 | 2 | Mattéo Chatillon | 73 | 2 | Maxence Cornuau | 73 | ||
3 | 1 | Romet Jürgenson | 61 | 1 | Siim Oja | 61 | ||
4 | 1 | Jan Černý | 55 | 1 | Ondřej Krajča | 55 | ||
5 | 2 | Norbert Maior | 49 | 2 | Francesca Maria Maior | 49 | ||
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