The 2024 FIA WRC2 Championship is 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 is open to crews with cars complying with Group Rally2 regulations.[1] The championship began in January 2024 with the Monte Carlo Rally and will conclude in November 2024 with the Rally Japan , and runs in support of the 2024 World Rally Championship .
Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen are the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions.[2]
A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2024 championship. Event headquarters are marked with black dots.
The 2024 season is scheduled to be contested over thirteen rounds crossing Europe, Africa, South America and Asia.
More information Round, Start date ...
Round
Start date
Finish date
Rally
Rally headquarters
Surface
Stages
Distance
Ref.
1
25 January
28 January
Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo
Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , France
Mixed[lower-alpha 1]
17
324.44 km
[3]
2
15 February
18 February
Rally Sweden
Umeå, Västerbotten County , Sweden
Snow
18
300.10 km
[4]
3
28 March
31 March
Safari Rally Kenya
Nairobi, Nakuru County , Kenya
Gravel
19
355.92 km
[5]
4
18 April
21 April
Croatia Rally
Zagreb , Croatia
Tarmac
20
283.28 km
[6]
5
9 May
12 May
Rally de Portugal
Matosinhos, Porto , Portugal
Gravel
22
337.04 km
[7]
6
30 May
2 June
Rally Italia Sardegna
Alghero, Sardinia , Italy
Gravel
16
266.12 km
[8]
7
27 June
30 June
Rally Poland
Mikołajki, Warmian–Masurian , Poland
Gravel
19
304.10 km
[9]
8
18 July
21 July
Rally Latvia
Liepāja, Kurzeme Planning Region , Latvia
Gravel
20
300.13 km
[10]
9
1 August
4 August
Rally Finland
Jyväskylä, Central Finland , Finland
Gravel
20
305.69 km
[11]
10
5 September
8 September
Acropolis Rally Greece
Lamia, Central Greece , Greece
Gravel
15
306.53 km
[12]
11
26 September
29 September
Rally Chile
Concepción, Biobío , Chile
Gravel
16
307.48 km
[13]
12
17 October
20 October
Central European Rally
Bad Griesbach, Bavaria , Germany
Tarmac
18
302.51 km
[14]
13
21 November
24 November
Rally Japan
Toyota, Aichi , Japan
Tarmac
TBA
TBA
Sources: [15] [16]
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Calendar changes
The championship was expected to be expanded to fourteen rounds,[17] however WRC Promoter GmbH retained the existing total of thirteen events with the reasoning that it would aid participation of more Rally1 cars.[18]
The headquarter of the Rally Liepāja at night in 2015 .
The WRC Promoter GmbH is also working on the two key calendar expansions for the future.[26]
Progress has been made for the candidate event in the United States, a location that was also aiming to join the championship in 2024.[27]
The other key expansion is Rally China , which was last featured in 1999 . The rally was also scheduled to be held in 2016 , but it was ultimately cancelled due to the damage caused by the 2016 China floods .[28]
In addition, the candidate list also include the event in Saudi Arabia,[29] where it aims at a 2025 calendar slot.[30] The rally is a part of WRC Promoter GmbH 's plan to deliver a desert event.[31] Rally Argentina is also bidding to return to the championship.[32]
Other changes
The organizers of the Monte Carlo Rally are set to relocate its headquarters back to Gap in France.[33] The rally was previously based in Monaco .[34]
The Kenyan Rally , which took place in June in the previous three seasons, will move ahead to March at the weekend of Easter as the third round of the season.[35]
The running date of the Central European Rally was moved two weeks earlier with a headquarter change to avoid the clash with All Saints' Day .[36]
The following teams and crews are under contract to contest WRC2 in 2024. Teams must enter two crews to be eligible for Teams' Championship points.
More information Entrant, Car ...
Crews entered by or via teams
Entrant
Car
Driver
Co-Driver
Rounds
Driver Name
Category
Co-Driver Name
Category
AEC – DG Sport Competition
Citroën C3 Rally2
Nikolay Gryazin
Challenger
Konstantin Aleksandrov [lower-alpha 2]
Challenger
1, 4, 7
Yohan Rossel
Arnaud Dunand
1, 4–5
Benjamin Boulloud
6
HW34 by Motortune
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Hamed Al-Wahaibi
Challenger
Ilka Minor
Challenger
9
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
Ford Fiesta Rally2
William Creighton
Challenger
Liam Regan
Challenger
2, 4–6, 8–9
Past Racing
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Daniel Alonso Villarón
Challenger
Alejandro López
Challenger
5–6
Printsport
Škoda Fabia R5
Juha Liimatainen
Challenger
Timo Hantunen
Challenger
9
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Rakan Al-Rashed
Challenger
Hugo Magalhães
Challenger
2, 5
Michał Sołowow
Challenger
Maciej Baran
Challenger
2, 7
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
Rakan Al-Rashed
Challenger
Hugo Magalhães
Challenger
8
Sami Pajari
Challenger
Enni Mälkönen
Challenger
2, 5–8
Sports & You
Citroën C3 Rally2
Marco Bulacia
Vallejo Diego
5
Toksport WRT
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Eyvind Brynildsen
Challenger
Jørn Listerud
Challenger
4
Gus Greensmith
Jonas Andersson
3, 5, 7–9
Pierre-Louis Loubet
Loris Pascaud
5–6
Josh McErlean
Challenger
James Fulton
Challenger
6
Oliver Solberg
Elliott Edmondson
2–3, 7–9
Toksport WRT 2
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Pierre-Louis Loubet
Loris Pascaud
7, 9
Josh McErlean
Challenger
James Fulton
Challenger
7–9
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
Jari-Matti Latvala
Juho Hänninen
9
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
Hikaru Kogure
Challenger
Topi Luhtinen
Challenger
2, 4–6, 9
Yuki Yamamoto
Challenger
Marko Salminen
Challenger
2, 4–6, 9
Sources: [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47]
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More information Car, Driver ...
Private entries
Car
Driver
Co-driver
Rounds
Driver name
Category
Co-driver name
Category
Citroën C3 Rally2
James Leckey
Challenger
Stephen McAuley
Challenger
2, 5
Diego Dominguez Jr.
Challenger
Rogelio Peñate
Challenger
3
José Pedro Fontes
Challenger
Inês Ponte
Challenger
5
Pierre Lafay
Challenger
Charlyne Quartini
Challenger
5–6, 9
Maxime Potty
Challenger
Jules Escartefigue
Challenger
6
Ford Fiesta R5
Patrick Déjean
Challenger
Yannick Jammes
Challenger
5
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Eamonn Boland
Challenger
Michael Joseph Morrissey
Challenger
1, 4
John Wartique
Challenger
Maxime Andernack
Challenger
1
Jarosław Kołtun
Challenger
Ireneusz Pleskot
Challenger
2
Carl Tundo
Challenger
Tim Jessop
Challenger
3
George Vassilakis
Challenger
Tom Krawszik
Challenger
3, 6
Lucas Simões
Challenger
Valter Cardoso
Challenger
5
Pepe López
Challenger
David Vázquez
Challenger
6
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Nicolas Ciamin
Challenger
Yannick Roche
Challenger
1, 3–4, 6
Henk Vossen
Challenger
Willem Vissenberg
Challenger
1
Wim Stupers
Challenger
4
Emil Lindholm
Reeta Hämäläinen
2, 4, 6, 8–9
Charles Munster
Challenger
Loïc Dumont
Challenger
3
Kris Meeke
Stuart Loudon
5
Teemu Suninen
Mikko Markkula
5–9
Ricardo Teodósio
Challenger
José Teixeira
Challenger
5
Benjamin Korhola
Sebastian Virtanen
9
Škoda Fabia R5
Karan Patel
Challenger
Tauseef Khan
Challenger
3
Aakif Virani
Challenger
Azhar Bhatti
Challenger
3
Gianmarco Donetto
Challenger
Marco Menchini
Challenger
6
Tommi Jylhä
Kimmo Nevanpää
9
Anssi Rytkönen
Mikael Korhonen
9
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Olivier Burri
Challenger
Anderson Levratti
Challenger
1
Maurizio Chiarani
Challenger
Flavio Zanella
Challenger
1, 4, 9
Roberto Daprà
Challenger
Luca Guglielmetti
Challenger
1, 4–8
Federico Laurencich
Challenger
Alberto Mlakar
Challenger
1
Massimiliano Locatelli
Challenger
Stefano Tiraboschi
Challenger
1
Filippo Marchino
Challenger
Pietro Elia Ometto
Challenger
1, 4
Alejandro Mauro
Challenger
Adrián Pérez
Challenger
1–2
Maurizio Morato
Challenger
Massimiliano Bosi
Challenger
1
Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz
Challenger
Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio
Challenger
3
Enrico Brazzoli
Challenger
Martina Musiari
Challenger
4, 6
Pedro Almeida
Challenger
Mário Castro
Challenger
5
Ernesto Cunha
Challenger
Rui Raimundo
Challenger
5
Paulo Neto
Challenger
Nuno Mota Ribeiro
Challenger
5
Diogo Salvi
Challenger
Carlos Magalhães
Challenger
5
Carlo Covi
Challenger
Simone Angi
Challenger
6
Luca Hoelbling
Challenger
Mauro Grassi
Challenger
6
Giuseppe Pozzo
Challenger
Pier Paolo Cottu
Challenger
6
Simone Romagna
Challenger
Dino Lamonato
Challenger
6
Christian Tiramani
Challenger
Fabio Grimaldi
Challenger
6
Wojciech Musiał
Challenger
Konrad Dudziński
Challenger
7
Matīss Mežaks
Challenger
Arnis Ronis
Challenger
8
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Chris Ingram
Challenger
Hannah McKillop
Challenger
1
Pepe López
Challenger
David Vázquez
Challenger
1, 4–5
Mauro Miele
Challenger
Luca Beltrame
Challenger
1, 4, 6, 8–9
Gregor Jeets
Challenger
Timo Taniel
Challenger
2
Lauri Joona
Challenger
Janni Hussi
Challenger
2, 4–7, 9
Isak Reiersen
Challenger
Lucas Karlsson
Challenger
2
Marko Viitanen
Challenger
Tapio Suominen
Challenger
2
Fabrizio Zaldivar
Challenger
Marcelo Der Ohannesian
Challenger
2, 5–6, 8–9
Daniel Chwist
Challenger
Kamil Heller
Challenger
3, 6
Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Challenger
Maciej Szczepaniak
Challenger
3, 6–7
Samman Singh Vohra
Challenger
Alfir Khan
Challenger
3
Armin Kremer
Challenger
Ella Kremer
Challenger
4, 6–8
Ricardo Triviño
Challenger
Diego Fuentes Vega
Challenger
4, 6–7, 9
Armindo Araújo
Challenger
Luís Ramalho
Challenger
5
Miguel Granados
Challenger
Marc Martí
Challenger
5–6
Alejandro Mauro Sánchez
Challenger
Adrián Pérez Fernández
Challenger
5–6
Josh McErlean
Challenger
James Fulton
Challenger
5
Juan Carlos Peralta
Challenger
Víctor Pérez Couto
Challenger
5
Sergi Pérez Jr.
Challenger
Axel Coronado
Challenger
5
Martin Prokop
Challenger
Michal Ernst
Challenger
5–7, 9
Oliver Solberg
Elliott Edmondson
5
Marco Bulacia
Challenger
Diego Vallejo
Challenger
6
Uğur Soylu
Challenger
Sener Guray
Challenger
6–9
Robert Virves
Challenger
Aleks Lesk
Challenger
6–7, 9
Jarosław Kołtun
Challenger
Ireneusz Pleskot
Challenger
7
Mikołaj Marczyk
Challenger
Szymon Gospodarczyk
Challenger
7
Artūrs Priednieks
Challenger
Janis Kirkovalds
Challenger
8
Miguel Zaldivar Jr
Challenger
Diego Cagnotti
Challenger
8
Teemu Asunmaa
Challenger
Ville Mannisenmäki
Challenger
9
Tuukka Kauppinen
Challenger
Veli-Pekka Karttunen
Challenger
9
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
Bryan Bouffier
Challenger
Frédéric Vauclare
Challenger
1
Stéphane Lefebvre
Andy Malfoy
1
Jan Solans
Challenger
Rodrigo Sanjuan
Challenger
1–2, 5–6
Mikko Heikkilä
Challenger
Kristian Temonen
Challenger
2, 8–9
Roope Korhonen
Challenger
Anssi Viinikka
Challenger
2, 5–7, 9
Georg Linnamäe
Challenger
James Morgan
Challenger
2, 5–7, 9
Lewis Bates
Challenger
Anthony McLoughlin
Challenger
5
Jean-Michel Raoux
Challenger
Isabelle Galmiche
Challenger
5–6
Gregor Jeets
Challenger
Timo Taniel
Challenger
7–9
Brandon Semenuk
Challenger
Keaton Williams
Challenger
8
Juhana Raitanen
Challenger
Samu Vaaleri
Challenger
9
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Jacopo Bergamin
Challenger
Alice Tasselli
Challenger
1
Jourdan Serderidis
Challenger
Frédéric Miclotte
Challenger
1
Sources: [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47]
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Power Stage points were removed for WRC2 the 2024 season. The FIA cited complaints about the disparity in running order – where the top-five WRC2 competitors would run out of order from the other cars in class – as the primary reason for the regulation change.[54]
Season summary
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Scoring system
A team has to enter two cars to score points in an event. Drivers and teams must nominate a scoring rally when they enter the event and the best six scores from seven nominated rallies will count towards the final classification. Registered drivers are able to enter additional rallies with Priority 2 status without scoring points.
More information Position, Points ...
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
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FIA WRC2 Championship for Drivers
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Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
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FIA WRC2 Championship for Co-drivers
FIA WRC2 Championship for Teams
More information Pos., Driver ...
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
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FIA WRC2 Challenger Championship for Drivers
More information Pos., Driver ...
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
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FIA WRC2 Challenger Championship for Co-drivers