2024 Rally Japan

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2024 Rally Japan
FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024
Round 13 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
  Previous event
2024 Toyota GR Yaris Rally 1 Katsuta.jpg
Home hero Takamoto Katsuta driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 during the event.
Host countryFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Rally base Toyota, Aichi Prefecture
Dates run21 24 November 2024
Start location Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Finish locationToyota Stadium, Toyota
Stages21 (302.59 km; 188.02 miles) [1]
Stage surface Tarmac
Transport distance714.60 km (444.03 miles)
Overall distance1,017.19 km (632.05 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered44
Crews42 at start, 38 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:23:41.0
Saturday
Overall leader
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:40:26.0
Sunday
Accumulated leader
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
43:03.4
Power Stage winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
8:38.5
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikolay Gryazin
ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov
3:33:45.3
WRC-3 winner Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr.
Flag of Spain.svg Rogelio Peñate
3:49:22.2

The 2024 Rally Japan (also known as the FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 21 to 24 November 2024. [2] It marked the ninth running of the Rally Japan, and was the final round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Nagoya in Chūbu Region, and was contested over twenty-one special stages covering a total competitive distance of 302.59 km (188.02 mi). [1]

Contents

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [3] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. [4] Jason Bailey and Shayne Peterson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.

Evans and Martin successfully defended their titles, so as their team Toyota. [5] Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe became the 2024 world champions, [6] while Toyota snatched the manufacturer's title. Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, while Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen won the WRC-2 titles. [7] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3 category.

Background

Entry list

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. Eight entered under Rally1 regulations, as were seventeen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and two Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. [8]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
9 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
13 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
16 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of France.svg Alexandre Coria Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
17 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
20 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Pajari Flag of Finland.svg Enni Mälkönen Flag of Finland.svg Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
21 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikolay Gryazin ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov [a] Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikolay Gryazin Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
22 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
23 Flag of Spain.svg Jan Solans Flag of Spain.svg Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Flag of Spain.svg Jan Solans Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
24 Flag of Ireland.svg Josh McErlean Flag of Ireland.svg James Fulton Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Team P
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
26 Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Chwist Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Heller Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
27 Flag of Greece.svg George Vassilakis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan Harryman Flag of Greece.svg George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P
28 Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Boland Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Joseph Morrissey Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Boland Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P
29 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Yamamoto Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Ingram Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Kihurani Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Ingram Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Arai Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Matsuo Flag of Japan.svg Ahead Japan Racing Team Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
32 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Japan.svg Sae Kitagawa Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
34 Flag of Japan.svg Norihiko Katsuta Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Kimura Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRJ Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
35 Flag of Japan.svg Fumio Nutahara Flag of Japan.svg Shungo Azuma Flag of Japan.svg Fumio Nutahara Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
36 Flag of Japan.svg Hikaru Kogure Flag of Finland.svg Topi Matias Luhtinen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
37 Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Fukunaga Flag of Japan.svg Misako Saida Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
38 Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Imai Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Farmer Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Imai Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
39 Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. Flag of Spain.svg Rogelio Peñate Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
40 Flag of France.svg Ghjuvanni Rossi Flag of France.svg Kylian Sarmezan Flag of France.svg Ghjuvanni Rossi Renault Clio Rally3 P
Other major entries
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
45 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Armand Fumal Flag of France.svg Jules Escartefigue Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Armand Fumal Alpine A110 Rally RGT Masters Driver P

Itinerary

All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).

DateNo.Time spanStage nameDistance
21 NovemberAfter 9:01Kuragaike Park [ Shakedown ]2.75 km
Ribbon-cutting icon.svg After 18:52Opening ceremony, Toyota Stadium
SS1After 19:05Toyota Stadium SSS 12.15 km
22 November Icon tools.svg 6:19 – 6:34Service A, Toyota Stadium
SS2After 7:44Isegami's Tunnel 123.67 km
SS3After 8:44Inabu / Shitara 119.38 km
SS4After 10:12Shinshiro 117.41 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 12:07 – 12:27Regroup, Inabu Donguri-no-Yu
Racing tyre icon.svg 12:27 – 12:42Tyre fitting zone, Inabu Donguri Koubou
SS5After 13:32Isegami's Tunnel 223.67 km
SS6After 14:32Inabu / Shitara 219.38 km
SS7After 16:00Shinshiro 217.41 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 12:07 – 12:27Regroup, Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium
SS8After 18:35Okazaki SSS 12.54 km
SS9After 18:44Okazaki SSS 22.54 km
Icon tools.svg 19:44 – 20:29Flexi service B, Toyota Stadium
23 November Icon tools.svg 6:19 – 6:34Service C, Toyota Stadium
SS10After 8:05Mt. Kasagi 116.47 km
SS11After 9:03Nenoue Kougen 12.54 km
SS12After 10:16Ena 122.79 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 11:21 – 12:04Regroup, Nakatsugawa Park
Racing tyre icon.svg 12:04 – 12:19Tyre fitting zone, Nakatsugawa Park
SS13After 13:05Mt. Kasagi 216.47 km
SS14After 14:08Nenoue Kougen 22.54 km
SS15After 15:16Ena 222.79 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 17:26 – 18:07Regroup, Toyota Stadium
Icon tools.svg 18:07 – 18:52Flexi service D, Toyota Stadium
SS16After 19:05Toyota Stadium SSS 22.15 km
24 November Icon tools.svg 6:26 – 6:41Service E, Toyota Stadium
SS17After 7:39Nukata 120.23 km
SS18After 8:35Lake Mikawako 113.98 km
SS19After 9:38Nukata 220.23 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 11:03 – 11:49Regroup, Toyota Stadium
Icon tools.svg 11:49 – 12:04Flexi service F, Toyota Stadium
SS20After 12:17Toyota Stadium SSS 32.15 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 12:27 – 12:58Regroup, Toyota Stadium B1 Parking
SS21After 14:15Lake Mikawako 2 [ Power Stage ]13.98 km
BSicon RACE.svg After 15:30Official finish, Toyota Stadium
Source: [1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassSATSUN WPS Total
1133 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:24:41.00.0184325
2217 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:25:08.3+1:27.3155525
3316 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:25:36.5+1:55.5133016
4418 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:25:43.6+2:02:6102214
5513 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:26:52.5+3:11.58109
6611 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:30:50.1+6:54.167417
3179 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:55:42.7+1:32:01.70617
Retired SS178 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Accident0000

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:18.2
SS1 Fourmaux / Coria Ford Puma Rally1 1:44.4 Fourmaux / Coria
SS2 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 18:27.4 Tänak / Järveoja
SS3 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:14.8
SS4 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:49.7 Evans / Martin
SS5 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 18:03.2 Tänak / Järveoja
SS6 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 12:00.1
SS7 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:45.5
SS8 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:01.1
SS9 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:01.9
Fourmaux / Coria Ford Puma Rally1
Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
SS10 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:04.3
SS11 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:40.2
SS12 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:39.3
SS13 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 11:30.1
SS14 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:32.6
Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
SS15 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:06.4
SS16 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:42.6
SS17 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Hyundai i20 N Rally1 11:57.5 Evans / Martin
SS18 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:42.4
SS19 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 11:51.9
Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
SS20 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:44.1
SS21 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:38.5

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.
Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Thierry Neuville 242 1rightarrow blue.svg Martijn Wydaeghe 242 1uparrow green.svg 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 561
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Elfyn Evans 210 1uparrow green.svg 1 Scott Martin 210 1downarrow red.svg 1 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 558
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Ott Tänak 200 1downarrow red.svg 1 Martin Järveoja 200 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 267
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Sébastien Ogier 191 1rightarrow blue.svg Vincent Landais 191
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Adrien Fourmaux 162 1rightarrow blue.svg Alexandre Coria 162

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
7121 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Nikolay Gryazin Citroën C3 Rally2 3:33:45.30.0254
8220 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:35:31.8+1:46.5183
9331 Hiroki Arai Shunsuke Matsuo Ahead Japan Racing Team Škoda Fabia R5 3:37:05.3+3:20.0152
10425 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:37:56.8+4:11.5121
11522 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:40:31.9+6:46.6100
12636 Hikaru Kogure Topi Matias Luhtinen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:42:34.0+8:48.780
13734 Norihiko Katsuta Yusuke Kimura Toyota Gazoo Racing WRJ Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:45:08.8+11:23.560
14835 Fumio Nutahara Shungo Azuma Fumio Nutahara Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:49:02.4+15:17.140
16926 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:51:03.0+17:17.720
171037 Osamu Fukunaga Misako Saida Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:52:34.9+18:49.610
231123 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Jan Solans Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 4:15:00.5+41:15.200
241227 George Vassilakis Allan Harryman George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 4:17:37.0+43:51.700
261328 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:27:51.3+54:06.000
321438 Satoshi Imai Jason Farmer Satoshi Imai Citroën C3 Rally2 5:03:14.3+1:29:29.000
Retired SS1829 Yuki Yamamoto Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident00
Retired SS1830 Chris Ingram Alexander Kihurani Chris Ingram Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Suspension00
Retired SS1732 Heikki Kovalainen Sae Kitagawa Heikki Kovalainen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident00

Special stages

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.
Pos.Open Drivers' championshipsOpen Co-drivers' championshipsTeams' championshipsChallenger Drivers' championshipsChallenger Co-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveDriverPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 2 Sami Pajari 126 1uparrow green.svg 1 Enni Mälkönen 126 1rightarrow blue.svg DG Sport Compétition 252 1rightarrow blue.svg Sami Pajari 136 1rightarrow blue.svg Enni Mälkönen 136
2 1downarrow red.svg 1 Oliver Solberg 123 1downarrow red.svg 1 Elliott Edmondson 123 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 205 1rightarrow blue.svg Nikolay Gryazin 130 1rightarrow blue.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov 130
3 1uparrow green.svg 1 Nikolay Gryazin 116 1rightarrow blue.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov 116 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 2 145 1rightarrow blue.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz 94 1rightarrow blue.svg Maciej Szczepaniak 94
4 1downarrow red.svg 2 Yohan Rossel 111 1rightarrow blue.svg Maciej Szczepaniak 69 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 91 1rightarrow blue.svg Lauri Joona 78 1rightarrow blue.svg Janni Hussi 78
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz 69 1rightarrow blue.svg Janni Hussi 58 1rightarrow blue.svg Jan Solans 71 1rightarrow blue.svg Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio 71

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
15139 Diego Domínguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Domínguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:49:22.20.025
21240 Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan Ghjuvanni Rossi Renault Clio Rally3 4:09:01.8+19:39.618

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:27.5
SS1 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:56.2 Dominguez / Peñate
SS2 Rossi / Sarmezan Renault Clio Rally3 20:56.7 Rossi / Sarmezan
SS3 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:02.8
SS4 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:18.9
SS5Stage cancelled
SS6 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:38.7 Dominguez / Peñate
SS7 Rossi / Sarmezan Renault Clio Rally3 11:15.9
SS8 Rossi / Sarmezan Renault Clio Rally3 2:16.0
SS9 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:12.2
SS10 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:22.4
SS11 Rossi / Sarmezan Renault Clio Rally3 8:47.9
SS12Stage cancelled
SS13 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:58.1 Dominguez / Peñate
SS14 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:44.4
SS15 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:17.2
SS16 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:57.7
SS17 Rossi / Sarmezan Renault Clio Rally3 14:09.3
SS18 Rossi / Sarmezan Renault Clio Rally3 10:01.1
SS19 Rossi / Sarmezan Renault Clio Rally3 13:53.4
SS20 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:57.1
SS21 Rossi / Sarmezan Renault Clio Rally3 9:52.2

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.
Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. 125 1rightarrow blue.svg Rogelio Peñate 125
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Mattéo Chatillon 73 1rightarrow blue.svg Maxence Cornuau 73
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Romet Jürgenson 61 1rightarrow blue.svg Siim Oja 61
4 1uparrow green.svg 3 Ghjuvanni Rossi 61 1uparrow green.svg 3 Kylian Sarmezan 61
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Jan Černý 55 1downarrow red.svg 1 Ondřej Krajča 55

Notes

  1. Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [9]

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The 2023 Rally de Portugal was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 11 and 14 May 2023. It marked the fifty-sixth running of the Rally de Portugal, and was the fifth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2023 event was based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and was contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 329.06 km (204.47 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Rally Japan</span> 8th edition of Rally Japan

The 2023 Rally Japan was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 16 to 19 November 2023. It marked the eighth running of the Rally Japan, and was the final round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Nagoya in Chūbu Region and was contested over twenty-two special stages covering a total competitive distance of 304.66 km (189.31 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 World Rally Championship</span> 52nd running of the World Rally Championship

The 2024 FIA World Rally Championship was a motorsport championship that was the 52nd occurrence of the World Rally Championship, an international rallying series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and WRC Promoter GmbH. Teams and crews competed for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with Groups Rally1 to Rally5 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with Rally1 cars were eligible to score points in the manufacturers' championship. The championship began in January 2024 with the Monte Carlo Rally and concluded in November 2024 with the Rally Japan. The series was supported by the WRC2 and WRC3 categories at every round of the championship and by Junior WRC at selected events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Rally Italia Sardegna</span> 21st edition of Rally Italia Sardegna

The 2024 Rally Italia Sardegna was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 30 May to 2 June 2024. It marked the twenty-first running of the Rally Italia Sardegna, and was the sixth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the third round of the 2024 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2024 event was based in Olbia in the Province of Sassari, and was contested over sixteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 266.12 km (165.36 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Rally Poland</span> 80th edition of Rally Poland

The 2024 Rally Poland was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days from 27 to 30 June 2024. It marked the eightieth running of the Rally Poland, and was the seventh round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2024 event was based in Mikołajki in Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship, and was contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 304.10 km (188.96 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Rally Finland</span> 73rd edition of Rally Finland

The 2024 Rally Finland was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days from 1 to 4 August 2024. It marked the seventy-third running of the Rally Finland, and was the ninth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the fourth round of the 2024 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2024 event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland, and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 305.69 km (189.95 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Acropolis Rally</span> 68th edition of Acropolis Rally

The 2024 Acropolis Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 5 to 8 September 2024. It marked the sixty-eighth running of the Acropolis Rally, and was the tenth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the final round of the 2024 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2024 event was based in Lamia in Central Greece, and was contested over fifteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 305.30 km (189.70 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Central European Rally</span> 2nd edition of Central European Rally

The 2024 Central European Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 17 to 20 October 2024. 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).

The 2024 FIA WRC2 Championship was the twelfth season of WRC2, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category was opened to crews with cars complying with Group Rally2 regulations. The championship began in January 2024 with the Monte Carlo Rally and concluded in November 2024 with the Rally Japan, and ran in support of the 2024 World Rally Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2025 World Rally Championship</span> 53rd running of the World Rally Championship

The 2025 FIA World Rally Championship is a planned motorsport season that will be the fifty-third occurrence of the World Rally Championship, an international rallying series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and WRC Promoter GmbH. Teams and crews compete for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews are free to compete in cars complying with Groups Rally1 to Rally5 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with Rally1 cars are eligible to score points in the manufacturers' championship. The championship is set to begin in January 2025 with the Monte Carlo Rally and conclude in November 2025 with the calendar newcomer Rally Saudi Arabia. The series is supported by the WRC2 and WRC3 categories at every round of the championship and by Junior WRC at selected events.

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