The 2024 FIA World Rally Championship-3 is the eleventh season of the World Rally Championship-3 , an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It is open to privateers and teams using cars complying with Group Rally3 regulations.[1] The championship began in January 2024 with the Monte Carlo Rally and would conclude in November 2024 with the Rally Japan , and runs in support of the 2024 World Rally Championship .
Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka are the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions.[2]
Calendar
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.
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[a]
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 , Kenya
Gravel
19
355.92 km
[5]
4
18 April
21 April
Croatia Rally
Zagreb , Croatia
Tarmac
TBA
TBA
5
9 May
12 May
Rally de Portugal
Matosinhos, Porto , Portugal
Gravel
21
335.26 km
[6]
6
30 May
2 June
Rally Italia Sardegna
Olbia, Sardinia , Italy
Gravel
16
266.48 km
[7]
7
27 June
30 June
Rally Poland
Mikołajki, Warmian–Masurian , Poland
Gravel
TBA
TBA
8
18 July
21 July
Rally Latvia
Liepāja, Kurzeme Planning Region , Latvia
Gravel
TBA
TBA
9
1 August
4 August
Rally Finland
Jyväskylä, Central Finland , Finland
Gravel
TBA
TBA
10
5 September
8 September
Acropolis Rally Greece
Lamia, Central Greece , Greece
Gravel
TBA
TBA
11
26 September
29 September
Rally Chile
Concepción, Biobío , Chile
Gravel
TBA
TBA
12
31 October
3 November
Central European Rally
Passau, Bavaria , Germany
Tarmac
TBA
TBA
13
21 November
24 November
Rally Japan
Toyota, Aichi , Japan
Tarmac
TBA
TBA
Sources: [8] [9]
Calendar changes
The championship was expected to be expanded to fourteen rounds,[10] however WRC Promoter GmbH retained the existing total of thirteen events with the reasoning that it would aid participation of more Rally1 cars.[11]
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.[18]
While progress has been made for the candidate event in the United States, which was also aiming to join the championship in 2024,[19] Chattanooga, Tennessee is planned to be the rally headquarters and the event would be held on gravel surface.[20] A demonstration event is set to be held in the finale of the 2024 IndyCar Series in Nashville, Tennessee in the bid to join the championship in 2026.[21]
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 .[22]
In addition, the candidate list also include the event in Saudi Arabia,[23] where it aims at a 2025 calendar slot.[24] The rally is a part of WRC Promoter GmbH 's plan to deliver a desert event.[25] Rally Argentina is also bidding to return to the championship.[26]
Other changes
The organizers of the Monte Carlo Rally are set to relocate its headquarters back to Gap in France.[27] The rally was previously based in Monaco .[28]
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.[29]
A shorter itinerary of 48 hours would be featured at the Rally Italia Sardegna , which would be a trial run of the compact weekend format that was proposed by the FIA.[30]
Entries
The following crews are set to enter the 2024 World Rally Championship-3:
Car
Entrant
Driver name
Co-driver name
Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3
Armin Schwarz Driving Experience
Fabio Schwarz
Bernhard Ettel
2
ASP Racing
Petr Borodin
Roman Cheprasov
2
Roberto Blach
Roberto Blach
Mauro Barreiro
2
Nataniel Bruun
Nataniel Bruun
Pablo Olmos
2
Bruno Bulacia
Bruno Bulacia
Gabriel Morales
2
Jan Černý
Jan Černý
Ondřej Krajča
1–2
Carlo Covi
Carlo Covi
Simone Angi
1
Diego Domínguez
Diego Domínguez Jr.
Rogelio Peñate
2
FIA Rally Star
Jose Caparó
Esther Gutiérrez
2
Taylor Gill
Daniel Brkic
2
Romet Jürgenson
Siim Oja
2
Max Smart
Cameron Fair
2
Raúl Hernández
Raúl Hernández
José Murado
2
Mille Johansson
Mille Johansson
Johan Grönvall
2
Filip Kohn
Filip Kohn
Tom Woodburn
2
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
Eamonn Kelly
Conor Mohan
2
Norbert Maior
Norbert Maior
Francesca Maior
2
Jakub Matulka
Jakub Matulka
Daniel Dymurski
2
RACB National Team
Tom Rensonnet
Loïc Dumont
2
Renault Clio Rally3
Ghjuvanni Rossi
Ghjuvanni Rossi
Kylian Sarmezan
1
Sources: [31] [32]
Results and standings
Season summary
Scoring system
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers
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)
FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-drivers
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)
Notes: Main script – Final positionText below – Points scored from Saturday, Sunday and the Power Stage
Notes
References
^ "2022 FIA World Rally Championship – Sporting regulations" (PDF) . Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . Retrieved 24 January 2022 .
^ "Korhonen crowned WRC3 champion as Dominguez times out in Chile" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023 .
^ "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2024" . eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 20 October 2023 .
^ "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2024" . eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 13 November 2023 .
^ "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2024" . eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 9 January 2024 .
^ "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2024" . eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 21 January 2024 .
^ "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2024" . eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 31 January 2024 .
^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023 .
^ "FIA WRC 2024 set for lift-off following calendar reveal" . Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023 .
^ Howard, Tom (19 May 2023). "WRC closing in on 14-round 2024 calendar" . Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 27 May 2023 .
^ Barry, Luke (15 August 2023). "WRC to unveil 13-round 2024 calendar before Greece" . dirtfish.com . DirtFish. Retrieved 20 August 2023 .
^ "FIA World Rally Championship adds Latvia to 2024 calendar" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 17 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Howard, Tom (17 February 2023). "Latvia joins WRC calendar from 2024" . Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Barry, Luke (24 July 2023). "WRC would be "stupid" to lose Rally Estonia – Tänak" . dirtfish.com . DirtFish. Retrieved 22 October 2023 .
^ Howard, Tom (9 October 2023). "Poland to rejoin WRC calendar in 2024" . Autosport . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 9 October 2023 .
^ Barry, Luke (9 October 2023). "Rally Poland returns to WRC for 2024" . dirtfish.com . DirtFish. Retrieved 9 October 2023 .
^ Evans, David (27 September 2023). "Rally of nations returns as Mexico prepares WRC 2025 bid" . dirtfish.com . DirtFish. Retrieved 22 October 2023 .
^ Howard, Tom (28 September 2023). "WRC lists China and USA as key expansion targets" . Autosport . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 20 October 2023 .
^ Howard, Tom (26 January 2023). "Rally USA a potential contender to join WRC in 2024" . Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Gilboy, James (17 March 2023). "Tennessee Could Host a WRC Race in 2024" . thedrive.com . Retrieved 5 April 2023 .
^ Lindsay, Alasdair (28 September 2023). "WRC stars set for Nashville in September" . Autosport . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 20 October 2023 .
^ Evans, David (16 August 2016). "Rally China cancelled due to storm damage after organisers' request" . Autosport . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 20 October 2023 .
^ Lindroos, Pontus (22 October 2022). "2023 WRC calendar to be presented later than expected" . thecheckeredflag.co.uk . Retrieved 25 October 2022 .
^ Howard, Tom (8 August 2023). "WRC set for 13-round 2024 calendar, Saudi Arabia to miss out" . Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 20 August 2023 .
^ Howard, Tom (26 November 2022). "WRC pushes Middle East event plans to 2024 following calendar reveal" . autosport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Howard, Tom (29 July 2023). "UK "unlikely" to secure 2024 WRC round, Argentina vying for Americas spot" . Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 20 August 2023 .
^ Barry, Luke (6 June 2022). "Monte Carlo Rally returns to Gap for 2024" . dirtfish.com . DirtFish. Retrieved 7 June 2022 .
^ "Monaco base for new-look Rallye Monte-Carlo" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "WRC Safari Rally 2024 Moved To March" . 98.4 Capital FM . 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023 .
^ Evans, David (31 January 2024). "Sardinia adopts new 48-hour WRC itinerary" . dirtfish.com . Retrieved 31 January 2024 .
^ "Entry List Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2024" . eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 12 January 2024 .
^ "Entry list Rally Sweden 2024" . eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 2024-01-19 .
^ "WRC3 Driver's standings 2024" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . Retrieved 29 January 2024 .
^ "WRC3 Co-Driver's standings 2024" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . Retrieved 29 January 2024 .
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Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points