2024 FIA European Rallycross Championship

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The 2024 FIA European Rallycross Championship was the 49th season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The championship consisted of three classes: RX1, RX2e and RX3.

The championship began on 6 July at the Höljesbanan in Sweden, and ended on 8 September at Pista Automóvel de Montalegre in Portugal. Patrick O'Donovan won his first RX1 title. [1] Nils Andersson won his second consecutive RX2e title. [2] Nils Volland won his first RX3 title. [3]

Calendar

On 28 February 2024, the 2024 calendar was announced. [4] The championship was slated to return to the Circuit d'Essay  [ fr ] for the first time since 2011, [5] but the event was cancelled on the 30th of May 2024. [6]

RndEventDateVenueClassWinnerTeam
- Flag of France.svg Euro RX of France8–9 June Circuit d'Essay  [ fr ], Essay RX1Cancelled
RX2e
RX3
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Euro RX of Sweden6–7 July Höljesbanan, Höljes RX1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick O'Donovan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team RX Racing
RX2e Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg Team E
RX3 Flag of Germany.svg Nils Volland Flag of Poland.svg Volland Racing
2 Flag of Hungary.svg Euro RX of Hungary27–28 July Nyirád Racing Center, Nyirád RX1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick O'Donovan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team RX Racing
RX2e Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg Team E
RX3 Flag of Germany.svg Nils Volland [a] Flag of Poland.svg Volland Racing
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Euro RX of Benelux17–18 August Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet RX1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick O'Donovan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team RX Racing
RX2e Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kobe Pauwels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kobe Pauwels
RX3 Flag of Portugal.svg João Ribeiro Flag of Portugal.svg João Ribeiro
4 Flag of Portugal.svg Euro RX of Portugal7–8 September Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre RX1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yury Belevskiy Flag of Poland.svg Volland Racing
RX2e Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg Team E
RX3 Flag of Portugal.svg João Ribeiro Flag of Portugal.svg João Ribeiro

Series News

Entries

RX1

ConstructorTeamCarNo.DriverRoundsRef
Audi Flag of Hungary.svg Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület Audi S1 39 Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán KoncsegAll [8]
73 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás KáraiAll [8]
Flag of Poland.svg Volland Racing66 Flag of Poland.svg Damian LitwinowiczAll [9]
95 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yury BelevskiyAll [10]
Flag of Hungary.svg Extremarena KFT85 Flag of Hungary.svg István Antal2 [11]
Ford Flag of Hungary.svg Nyirád Motorsport KFT Ford Fiesta 50 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila MózerAll [12]
51 Flag of Hungary.svg Mark MózerAll [12]
Flag of Portugal.svg Cesar Pereira88 Flag of Portugal.svg Cesar Pereira4 [13]
Hyundai Flag of Finland.svg Betomik Racing Hyundai i20 10 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko IkonenAll [8]
37 Flag of Finland.svg Mika LiimatainenAll [8]
Peugeot Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team RX Racing Peugeot 208 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Oliver O'Donovan 3–4 [13]
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick O'DonovanAll [14]
Flag of Sweden.svg Hedströms Motorsport8 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedström 1 [15]
Flag of France.svg DA Racing16 Flag of France.svg Julien Fébreau  [ fr ]4 [16]
Flag of Hungary.svg Korda Racing KFT22 Flag of Hungary.svg Máté BenyóAll [8]
Flag of Hungary.svg Speedbox Racing Team KFT27 Flag of Hungary.svg László Kiss2–3 [11]
Flag of Portugal.svg José Oliveira110 Flag of Portugal.svg José Oliveira4 [13]
Proton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team RX Racing Proton Iriz 2 Flag of Ireland.svg Oliver O'Donovan 1–2 [17]
Renault Flag of France.svg Pascal Lambec Renault Clio 19 Flag of France.svg Pascal Lambec4 [13]
SEAT Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 38 Flag of Germany.svg Mandie AugustAll [8]
Škoda Flag of Lithuania.svg TSK Baltijos Sportas Škoda Fabia 55 Flag of Lithuania.svg Paulius PleskovasAll [18]
Flag of Hungary.svg Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület74 Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Held2 [11]
Volkswagen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg KRTZ Motorsport ACCR Czech Team Volkswagen Polo 11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Aleš FučíkAll [19]
Flag of Norway.svg Sivert Svardal24 Flag of Norway.svg Sivert Svardal1 [20]
Flag of Sweden.svg Hedströms Motorsport28 Flag of Sweden.svg Filip Thorén1 [15]
Flag of Denmark.svg Linnemann Promotion33 Flag of Denmark.svg Ulrik Linnemann1 [21]

RX2e

ConstructorTeamCarNo.DriverRoundsRef
QEV Technologies Flag of Hungary.svg GFS Motorsport EgyesületZEROID X100 Flag of Hungary.svg 'Luigi'1–2, 4 [22]
Flag of Sweden.svg Team E 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Nils AnderssonAll [22]
19 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky All [22]
Flag of Sweden.svg #YELLOWSQUAD 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Molly Taylor 1, 4 [23]
82 Flag of Sweden.svg Isak SjökvistAll [24]
Flag of Portugal.svg Gustavo Henriques8 Flag of Portugal.svg Gustavo Henriques4 [25]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kobe Pauwels22 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kobe Pauwels3 [26]
Flag of Finland.svg SET-Loenbro27 Flag of Estonia.svg Marko MuruAll [22]
Flag of Portugal.svg Sergio Dias149 Flag of Portugal.svg Sergio Dias4 [25]
Flag of Spain.svg ZEROID Motorsport911 Flag of Germany.svg Luka WlömerAll [27]

RX3

ConstructorTeamCarNo.DriverRoundsRef
Audi Flag of Poland.svg Volland Racing Audi A1 2 Flag of Lithuania.svg Rytis RutkauskasAll [28]
23 Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztián Szabó2 [11]
26 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Nicolas GeleynsAll [28]
30 Flag of Germany.svg Nils VollandAll [29]
Flag of Norway.svg Anders Hansen4 Flag of Norway.svg Anders Hansen3 [30]
Flag of Hungary.svg TMC Rallysport KFT13 Flag of Hungary.svg András Ferjáncz2 [11]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libor Teješ14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libor Teješ2–3 [11]
Flag of Portugal.svg João Ribeiro99 Flag of Portugal.svg João RibeiroAll [8]
Flag of Portugal.svg André Sousa104 Flag of Portugal.svg André SousaAll [31]
Flag of Portugal.svg Joaquim Machado146 Flag of Portugal.svg Joaquim Machado4 [13]
Citroën Flag of Portugal.svg André Monteiro Citroën C3 69 Flag of Portugal.svg André Monteiro4 [13]
Ford Flag of Portugal.svg Rogério Sousa Ford Fiesta 105 Flag of Portugal.svg Rogério Sousa4 [13]
Peugeot Flag of France.svg Jimmy Terpereau Peugeot 208 37 Flag of France.svg Jimmy Terpereau4 [13]
Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Machado101 Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Machado4 [13]
Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Ferreira121 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Ferreira4 [13]
Flag of Portugal.svg António Sousa129 Flag of Portugal.svg António Sousa4 [13]
Renault Flag of France.svg Dylan Dufas Renault Clio 9 Flag of France.svg Dylan Dufas4 [13]
Škoda Flag of Hungary.svg Korda Racing KFT Škoda Fabia 7 Flag of Hungary.svg Sámuel KovácsAll [8]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg KRTZ Motorsport28 Flag of Austria.svg Josef Strebinger1–2 [8]
58 Flag of Austria.svg Dominik SenegacnikAll [8]
Flag of Portugal.svg Leonel Sampaio147 Flag of Portugal.svg Leonel Sampaio4 [13]
Suzuki Flag of Hungary.svg Speedy Motorsport Suzuki Swift 22 Flag of Hungary.svg Andor Trepák2 [11]
Volkswagen Flag of Hungary.svg MGAMS KFT Volkswagen Polo 45 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Végh2 [11]
Flag of Hungary.svg Szada Ring Racing KFT131 Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs KörmöcziAll [32]

Championship standings

Points are scored based on finishing positions in every heat race, semi-final and final. [20] Points are scored as follows:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Heat race points543210
Finals points1086421

RX1 Driver's Championship

Pos.DriverSWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
BLX
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
PRT
Flag of Portugal.svg
Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick O'Donovan1113147
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yury Belevskiy5221135
3 Flag of Hungary.svg Máté Benyó7332106
4 Flag of Poland.svg Damian Litwinowicz3844104
5 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Liimatainen249698
6 Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Koncseg4710772
7 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Kárai13613565
8 Flag of Hungary.svg Mark Mózer141051259
9 Flag of Lithuania.svg Paulius Pleskovas9158959
10 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Ikonen12 [b] 5111158
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Oliver O'Donovan 8971557
12 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Mózer1614151041
13 Flag of Hungary.svg László Kiss13631
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Aleš Fučík18111228
15 Flag of Germany.svg Mandie August1516141723
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedström 622
17 Flag of France.svg Julien Fébreau  [ fr ]818
18 Flag of Norway.svg Sivert Svardal1117
19 Flag of Sweden.svg Filip Thorén1013
20 Flag of Hungary.svg István Antal1213
21 Flag of Portugal.svg José Oliveira139
22 Flag of France.svg Pascal Lambec148
23 Flag of Denmark.svg Ulrik Linnemann178
24 Flag of Portugal.svg Cesar Pereira165
25 Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Held172
Pos.DriverSWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
BLX
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
PRT
Flag of Portugal.svg
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

RX2e Driver's Championship

Pos.DriverSWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
BLX
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
PRT
Flag of Portugal.svg
Points
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Andersson1151126
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Isak Sjökvist6222110
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Muru334 [c] 492
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky 246 [d] 684
5 Flag of Germany.svg Luka Wlömer553382
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Molly Taylor 4541
7 Flag of Hungary.svg 'Luigi'7630
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kobe Pauwels129
9 Flag of Portugal.svg Gustavo Henriques718
10 Flag of Portugal.svg Sergio Dias811
Pos.DriverSWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
BLX
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
PRT
Flag of Portugal.svg
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

RX3 Driver's Championship

Pos.DriverSWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
BLX
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
PRT
Flag of Portugal.svg
Points
1 Flag of Germany.svg Nils Volland1132147
2 Flag of Portugal.svg João Ribeiro2211142
3 Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Senegacnik472693
4 Flag of Portugal.svg André Sousa545588
5 Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Körmöczi667382
6 Flag of Hungary.svg Sámuel Kovács31210860
7 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Nicolas Geleyns8541258
8 Flag of Lithuania.svg Rytis Rutkauskas7139 [e] 1139
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libor Teješ8634
10 Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztián Szabó330
11 Flag of Austria.svg Josef Strebinger91025
12 Flag of Portugal.svg Joaquim Machado722
13 Flag of Portugal.svg Rogério Sousa419
14 Flag of Hungary.svg Andor Trepák914
15 Flag of Norway.svg Anders Hansen812
16 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Ferreira1312
17 Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Machado1010
18 Flag of Hungary.svg András Ferjáncz1110
19 Flag of Portugal.svg António Sousa146
20 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Végh146
21 Flag of Portugal.svg Leonel Sampaio9 [f] 5
22 Flag of France.svg Dylan Dufas151
Pos.DriverSWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
BLX
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
PRT
Flag of Portugal.svg
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)


Notes

  1. João Ribeiro finished first, but was later penalized one position for pushing and passing. Nils Volland inherited the win.
  2. Mikko Ikonen was penalized 5 championship points due to receiving two reprimands across the season.
  3. Marko Muru was penalized 5 championship points due to receiving two reprimands across the season.
  4. Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky was penalized 5 championship points due to receiving two reprimands across the season.
  5. Rytis Rutkauskas was penalized 5 championship points due to receiving two reprimands across the season.
  6. Leonel Sampaio was penalized 5 championship points due to receiving two reprimands across the season.

References

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