2024 Rally Poland ORLEN 80th Rally Poland 2024 | |||
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Round 7 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Poland | ||
Rally base | Mikołajki, Warmian–Masurian | ||
Dates run | 27 – 30 June 2024 | ||
Start location | Mikołajki, Warmian–Masurian | ||
Finish location | Mikołajki, Warmian–Masurian | ||
Stages | 19 (304.10 km; 188.96 miles) [1] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 1,071.46 km (665.77 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,375.56 km (854.73 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 44 | ||
Crews | 42 at start, 40 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:33:07.6 | ||
Saturday Overall leader | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:00:44.0 | ||
Sunday Accumulated leader | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 32:19.1 | ||
Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 5:27.6 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Printsport 2:40:58.3 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate 2:53:28.9 |
The 2024 Rally Poland (also known as the ORLEN 80th Rally Poland 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days from 27 to 30 June 2024. [2] 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). [1]
Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners, their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners, both of them in the WRC class. [3]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, won the manufacturer's titles. [4] Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen won the World Rally Championship-2 category. [5] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate won the World Rally Championship-3 category. [6]
After breaking the Mikolajki Arena stage record, [7] the crew of Tänak and Järveoja was forced to retire on the second stage when they crashed onto a deer at 189 kilometres per hour (117 mph). [8] Being first on the road, they still managed to win Super Sunday. [9]
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. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-three Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and ten Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. [10]
Eight-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Ogier and his current co-driver Vincent Landais were to compete at the rally but were forced to withdraw after a traffic accident with a Ford Mondeo during a recce. [11] Both the crew and passengers of the Mondeo were hospitalised but did not sustain any serious injuries. [12] Fellow Toyota teammate Kalle Rovanperä and his co-driver Jonne Halttunen were immediately called upon to fill in for Ogier as a last-minute replacement following a decision from both the FIA and rally organisers. [13]
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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27 June | — | After 10:01 | Lubiewo [ Shakedown ] | 5.10 km |
After 17:00 | Opening ceremony, Mikołajki | — | ||
SS1 | After 19:05 | Mikołajki Arena 1 | 2.50 km | |
28 June | SS2 | After 8:45 | Stańczyki 1 | 29.40 km |
SS3 | After 10:20 | Wieliczki 1 | 12.90 km | |
SS4 | After 11:10 | Olecko 1 | 13.20 km | |
12:00 – 12:40 | Regroup, Olecko | — | ||
12:40 – 12:55 | Tyre fitting zone, Olecko | — | ||
SS5 | After 14:05 | Stańczyki 2 | 29.40 km | |
SS6 | After 15:40 | Wieliczki 2 | 12.90 km | |
SS7 | After 16:30 | Olecko 2 | 13.20 km | |
18:27 – 18:57 | Regroup, Mikołajki | — | ||
SS8 | After 19:00 | Mikołajki Arena 2 | 2.50 km | |
19:30 – 20:15 | Flexi service A, Mikołajki | — | ||
29 June | SS9 | After 8:30 | Świętajno 1 | 18.50 km |
SS10 | After 9:45 | Gołdap 1 | 19.90 km | |
SS11 | After 10:35 | Świętajno 1 | 22.40 km | |
SS12 | After 13:35 | Mikołajki Arena 3 | 2.50 km | |
13:45 – 14:00 | Regroup, Mikołajki | — | ||
14:00 – 14:40 | Service B, Mikołajki | — | ||
SS13 | After 16:00 | Świętajno 2 | 18.50 km | |
SS14 | After 17:15 | Gołdap 2 | 19.90 km | |
SS15 | After 18:05 | Świętajno 2 | 22.40 km | |
20:55 – 21:40 | Flexi service C, Mikołajki | — | ||
30 June | SS16 | After 9:00 | Gmina Mrągowo 1 | 20.80 km |
SS17 | After 10:05 | Mikołajki 1 | 11.20 km | |
10:30 – 11:20 | Regroup, Mikołajki | — | ||
SS18 | After 12:20 | Gmina Mrągowo 2 | 20.80 km | |
13:20 – 14:05 | Regroup, Mikołajki | — | ||
SS19 | After 14:15 | Mikołajki 2 [ Power Stage ] | 11.20 km | |
After 14:35 | Finish, Mikołajki | — | ||
After 15:15 | Podium ceremony, Mikołajki | — | ||
Source: [1] | ||||
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||||
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Event | Class | SAT | SUN | WPS | Total | |||||||
1 | 1 | 69 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:33:07.6 | 0.0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
2 | 2 | 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:33:35.9 | +28.3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
3 | 3 | 16 | Adrien Fourmaux | Alexandre Coria | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 2:33:50.3 | +42.7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
4 | 4 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:34:18.4 | +1:10.8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
5 | 5 | 22 | Mārtiņš Sesks | Renārs Francis | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 2:34:54.6 | +1:47.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
6 | 6 | 9 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Torstein Eriksen | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:35:24.2 | +2:16.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
7 | 7 | 13 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 2:35:25.6 | +2:18.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
8 | 8 | 18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:35:34.3 | +2:26.7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
40 | 9 | 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 4:12:54.6 | +1:39:47.0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
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 | 136 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 136 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 311 | ||||||
2 | 1 | Elfyn Evans | 121 | 1 | Scott Martin | 121 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 301 | ||||
3 | 1 | Ott Tänak | 115 | 1 | Martin Järveoja | 115 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 156 | ||||
4 | Sébastien Ogier | 92 | Vincent Landais | 92 | ||||||||
5 | Adrien Fourmaux | 91 | Alexandre Coria | 91 |
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 | Yohan Rossel | 71 | 3 | Enni Mälkönen | 68 | DG Sport Compétition | 169 | 1 | Sami Pajari | 75 | 1 | Enni Mälkönen | 75 | |||||||
2 | 2 | Sami Pajari | 68 | 1 | Elliott Edmondson | 61 | 1 | Toksport WRT | 110 | Jan Solans | 56 | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 56 | |||||||
3 | Oliver Solberg | 61 | 2 | Arnaud Dunand | 53 | 1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 73 | 2 | Nikolay Gryazin | 55 | 2 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 55 | ||||||
4 | 2 | Jan Solans | 48 | 2 | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 48 | Toksport WRT 2 | 36 | 2 | Lauri Joona | 53 | 2 | Janni Hussi | 53 | ||||||
5 | Nikolay Gryazin | 48 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 48 | 2 | Nicolas Ciamin | 48 | 2 | Yannick Roche | 48 | ||||||||||
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
23 | 1 | 46 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:53:28.9 | 0.0 | 25 |
24 | 2 | 51 | Jakub Matulka | Daniel Dymurski | Jakub Matulka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:53:31.7 | +2.8 | 18 |
25 | 3 | 50 | Nataniel Bruun | Pablo Olmos | Nataniel Bruun | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:54:18.9 | +50.0 | 15 |
26 | 4 | 48 | Mattéo Chatillon | Maxence Cornuau | Mattéo Chatillon | Renault Clio Rally3 | 2:54:41.7 | +1:12.8 | 12 |
31 | 5 | 47 | Jan Černý | Ondřej Krajča | Jan Černý | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:00:45.2 | +7:16.3 | 10 |
33 | 6 | 54 | Marek Roefler | Marek Bała | Dantex Rally Team | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:07:31.9 | +14:03.0 | 8 |
34 | 7 | 55 | Paweł Ważny | Bartosz Dzienis | Paweł Ważny | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:10:10.8 | +16:41.9 | 6 |
39 | 8 | 53 | Grzegorz Bonder | Paweł Pochroń | Grzegorz Bonder | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:11:40.8 | +1:18:11.9 | 4 |
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 2:35.9 | — |
SS1 | Matulka / Dymurski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 1:52.3 | Matulka / Dymurski |
SS2 | Matulka / Dymurski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:55.6 | |
SS3 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS4 | Matulka / Dymurski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:24.2 | Matulka / Dymurski |
SS5 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:49.2 | |
SS6 | Matulka / Dymurski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:41.6 | |
SS7 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS8 | Černý / Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 1:51.3 | Matulka / Dymurski |
SS9 | Bruun / Olmos | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:46.6 | |
SS10 | Chatillon / Cornuau | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:03.0 | |
SS10 | Matulka / Dymurski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:31.2 | |
SS11 | Matulka / Dymurski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:31.2 | |
SS12 | Matulka / Dymurski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 1:49.2 | |
SS13 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:42.6 | |
SS14 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:49.7 | |
SS15 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:13.7 | |
SS16 | Bruun / Olmos | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:10.6 | |
SS17 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:22.6 | |
SS18 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:01.3 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate |
SS19 | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:16.2 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 75 | Rogelio Peñate | 75 | ||||
2 | 2 | Mattéo Chatillon | 48 | 2 | Maxence Cornuau | 48 | ||
3 | Jan Černý | 47 | Ondřej Krajča | 47 | ||||
4 | 2 | Romet Jürgenson | 43 | 2 | Siim Oja | 43 | ||
5 | Ghjuvanni Rossi | 28 | Kylian Sarmezan | 28 | ||||
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