2024 New Zealand Rally Championship

The 2024 New Zealand Rally Championship is the 47th running of the Championship, running equal amounts of events from the North Island to the South Island. Hayden Paddon is the defending Driver's Champion, but will not run the season opening Otago Rally due to Round One of the European Rally Championship clashing with Otago. Defending Co-Drivers champion John Kennard will step back from the NZ Rally Championship and will not defend his title in 2024. Kennard will continue to run alongside Paddon in the ERC, but young Co-Driver Jared Hudson will replace him in the 2024 season.

2024 New Zealand Rally Championship

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2025

Hayden Paddon is the defending driver's champion.

John Kennard won the co-driver's championship in 2023 but will not return to defend his title.

Teams and Drivers

4WD

Manufacturer	Model	Entrant	Tyre	Driver	Co-Driver	Rounds
Citroën	Citroën C3 Rally2	Paddon Rallysport [1]	MR	Emma Gilmour	Katrina Renshaw	1-2
					Malcolm Read
Ford	Ford Fiesta AP4+	Stokes Motorsport [1]	MR	Robbie Stokes	Sarah Brennan	1-2
	Ford Fiesta R5 MKII	Team Online Racing [1]	MR	Todd Bawden	Dave Neill	1
Hyundai	Hyundai i20 AP4+	Paddon Rallysport [1]	MR	Hayden Paddon	Jared Hudson	2
				Brendan Reeves	Amy Hudson
	Hyundai i20 N Rally2			Hayden Paddon	Jared Hudson
Mazda	Mazda 2 AP4+	Nelson Law [1]	MR	Nelson Law	Antonio Korikalo	1
Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Mirage AP4+	Paddon Rallysport [1]	MR	Stewart Reid	Bella Haggarty	1-2
		Eugene Creugnet [1]	MR	Eugene Creugnet	Philippe Delrieu	1-2
Skoda	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Ben Hunt Motorsport [1]	MR	Ben Hunt	Tony Rawstorn	1-2
	Skoda Fabia R5	Zeal Jones Racing [1]	MR	Zeal Jones	Waverley Jones	1-2
Toyota	Toyota GR Yaris AP4+	Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand [1]	MR	Jack Hawkeswood	Jason Farmer	1-2
	Toyota Yaris AP4+	SAS Motorsport [1]	MR	Mike Young	Amy Hudson	1
Volkswagen	Volkswagen Polo R5	Carbon Works Rally Team [1]	MR	Andy Martin	Rocky Hudson	1-2

2WD

FIA Group N

Manufacturer	Model	Entrant	Tyre	Driver	Co-Driver	Rounds
Ford	Ford Fiesta Rally4	Dylan Thomson RallySport [1]	MR	Dylan Thomson	Bayden Thomson	1-2
		Jones Motorsport [1]	MR	Bryn Jones	Sean Lockyear	1-2
		Tim Mackersy [1]	MR	Tim Mackersy	Lauren Mackersy
	Ford Fiesta R2					1-2
		Jack Stokes [1]	MR	Jack Stokes	Sarah Faulkner	1-2
		James Worker [1]	MR	James Worker	Mags Marshall	1-2

Open 2WD

Manufacturer	Model	Entrant	Tyre	Driver	Co-Driver	Rounds
Honda	Honda Jazz RS	Strong Motorsport [1]	MR	David Strong	Rob Scott	1
					Carol Liston	2
Toyota	Toyota Corolla	Willy Hawes [1]	MR	Willy Hawes	Jason Dwyer	1-2
	Toyota RC86	Ramsay Motorsport [1]	MR	Brent Taylor	Chris Ramsay	1

Historic

Manufacturer	Model	Entrant	Tyre	Driver	Co-Driver	Rounds
Ford	Ford Escort RS 1800	Paul Fraser [1]	MR	Paul Fraser	Brody Cattermole	1-2
Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Lancer	Mike Cameron [1]	MR	Mike Cameron	Helen Cameron	1-2

Rally Challenge

4WD

Manufacturer	Model	Entrant	Tyre	Driver	Co-Driver	Rounds
Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Andrew Graves [1]	{{}}	Andrew Graves	Hayden Graves	1-2
	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Caleb MacDonald [1]	{{}}	Caleb MacDonald	Larissa Biggar	1-2
	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	Team Ralliart New Zealand [1]	{{}}	Brian Green	Brianna Little	1-2
	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	Carter Strang [1]	{{}}	Carter Strang	Catriona Flynn	1-2
Subaru	Subaru Impreza H6	Brandon Semenuk [1]	{{}}	Brandon Semenuk	Keaton Williams	1
		Paul Cross [1]	{{}}	Paul Cross	Janey Blair	1-2
		Magnum Motorsport [1]	{{}}	Amy Keighley	Grant Marra	1-2
	Subaru Impreza WRX	James MacDonald [1]	{{}}	James MacDonald	Josh Edwards	1-2
		Jay Pittams [1]	{{}}	Jay Pittams	John Paul van der Mays	1-2
		Dave Ollis [1]	{{}}	Dave Ollis	Gemma Thomas	1
	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	Julian Lenglet [1]	{{}}	Julian Lenglet	Ben Huban	1
	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	Mark McMillan [1]	{{}}	Mark McMillan	Tim Driscoll	1
		Gavin Feast [1]	{{}}	Gavin Feast	Matt Hayward	1

2WD

Manufacturer	Model	Entrant	Tyre	Driver	Co-Driver	Rounds
Ford	Ford Escort Mk2	Daniel Haines [1]	MR	Daniel Haines	Matt Priest	1
Toyota	Toyota Corolla 1600	Jared Parker [1]	MR	Jared Parker	Kyle Shears	1

Teams Entries

Category 1–4

Team Name	Car	Tyre	Drivers	Co-Drivers	Cat	Rounds
Paddon Rallysport [2]	Hyundai i20 AP4+	MR	Hayden Paddon	Jared Hudson	1	2-6
	Citroën C3 Rally2	MR	Emma Gilmour	Katrina Renshaw	1	2-6
Skoda NZ Rally Team [2]	Skoda Fabia R5	MR	Ben Hunt	Tony Rawstorn	1	1-6
	Skoda Fabia R5	MR	Zeal Jones	Waverley Jones	1	1-6
Stokes Motorsport [2]	Ford Fiesta AP4+	MR	Robbie Stokes	Ally Mackay	1	1-6
	Ford Fiesta R2	MR	Jack Stokes	Sarah Faulkner	2	1-6
Team SACC [2]	Toyota GR Yaris AP4+	MR	Jack Hawkeswood	Jason Farmer	1	1-3, 6
	Honda Jazz RS	MR	David Strong	Rob Scott	3	2-6
Rally4Play [2]	Ford Fiesta Rally4	MR	Dylan Thomson	Bayden Thomson	2	1-6
	Ford Fiesta Rally4	MR	Bryn Jones	Sean Lockyear	2	1-6
Mitsi Gold [2]	Mitsubishi Mirage AP4+	MR	Stewart Reid	Bella Haggarty	1	1-6
	Mitsubishi Lancer	MR	Mike Cameron	Helen Cameron	4	1-6
Southerners [2]	Ford Fiesta R2	MR	James Worker	Mags Marshall	2	1-2
	Ford Fiesta R2/ Ford Fiesta Rally4	MR	Tim Mackersy	Lauren Mackersy	2	1-6

Calendar

2024 NZRC Rounds Map

The 2024 season is scheduled to be contested over six rounds, three in the North Island and three in the South Island.

Round	Start date	Finish date	Rally	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages	Distance	Map
1	12 April	14 April	Central Machine Hire Otago Rally [3]	Dunedin	Gravel	16	277.05 km
2	11 May	11 May	South Canterbury Hydraulics Rally South Canterbury [3]	Timaru	Gravel	8	150.67 km
3	21 June	22 June	Southern Lights Rally [3]	Invercargill	Gravel	TBA	TBA km
4	14 September	14 September	Daybreaker Rally [3]	Feilding	Gravel	TBA	TBA km
5	5 October	5 October	Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty [3]	Tauranga	Gravel	TBA	TBA km
6	8 November	10 November	International Rally of Whangarei [3]	Whangārei	Gravel	TBA	TBA km

Results

Summary

Overall

Round	Event	Winning Driver	Winning Co-Driver	Winning Team	Winning Car	Ref.
1	Otago Rally	Jack Hawkeswood	Jason Farmer	Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand	Toyota GR Yaris AP4+
2	South Canterbury Rally	Hayden Paddon	Jared Hudson	Paddon Rallysport	Hyundai i20 AP4+
3	Southern Lights Rally	Hayden Paddon	Jared Hudson	Paddon Rallysport	Hyundai i20 AP4+
4	Day Breaker Rally	Hayden Paddon	Jared Hudson	Paddon Rallysport	Hyundai i20 AP4+
5	Rally Bay of Plenty	Hayden Paddon	Jared Hudson	Paddon Rallysport	Hyundai i20 AP4+
6	Rally of Whangarei	Hayden Paddon	Jared Hudson	Paddon Rallysport	Hyundai i20 AP4+

Points

Points System

Points Format	Position
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
Championship	25	22	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3
Day Points	7	5	3	2	1
Power Stage	5	4	3	2	1
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Overall

Drivers

Pos.	Driver Name	OTA			SCA	SOU			DAY	BAY	WHA			Points
		L1	L2	Rd	Rd	L1	L2	Rd	Rd	Rd	L1	L2	Rd
1	Ben Hunt	3	1	3 1										168
2	Hayden Paddon													164
3	Emma Gilmour		4	4 4										126
4	Dylan Thomson			8										109
5=	Zeal Jones	4		5										105
5=	Robbie Stokes	2	2	2 2										105
7	Jack Stokes			9										71
8	William Hawes			18										68
9	Tim MacKersy			14										65
10	Jack Hawkswood	1	3	1 3										63
11	Dave Strong													60
12	Paul Fraser													58
13=	Stewart Reid				5									53
13=	Bryn Jones													53
15	Mike Cameron													42

Co-Drivers

Pos.	Driver Name	OTA			SCA	SOU			DAY	BAY	WHA			Points
		L1	L2	Rd	Rd	L1	L2	Rd	Rd	Rd	L1	L2	Rd
1	Jason Farmer	1	3	1 3										38
2	Sarah Brennan	2	2	2 2										36
3	Tony Rawstorn	3	1	3 1										35
4	Katrina Renshaw		4	4 4										23
5	Waverley Jones	4		5										20
6	Bayden Thomson		5	6 5										19
7	Sarah Faulkner			7										16
8	Lauren MacKersy			8										15
9	Mags Marshall			9										14
10	Jason Dwyer			10										13
11	Brody Cattermole			11										12
12	Helen Cameron			12										11
13	Bella Haggarty	5												1

• Championship: Awarded for Top 20 Overall / Class
• Day Points: Awarded for Top 5 overall for each day. (Otago / Whangarei)
• Power Stage: Awarded for Top 5 fastest on the Power Stage (Overall & Class)

References

1. "Final Entry List Otago Rally" (PDF). Otago Rally. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
2. "ChrisSport". chrissport.nz. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
3. "NZ Rally Championship Calendar". NZ Rally Championship. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
4. "Points System" (PDF). Motorsport NZ. 2021-01-08.