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The 2024 FIA WRC3 Championship is the eleventh season of WRC3 , a rallying championship for organised and governed 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]
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, 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
305.30 km
[ 12]
11
26 September
29 September
Rally Chile
Concepción, Biobío , Chile
Gravel
16
306.76 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
21
302.59 km
[ 15]
Sources: [ 16] [ 17]
The championship was expected to be expanded to fourteen rounds,[ 18] however WRC Promoter GmbH retained the existing total of thirteen events with the reasoning that it would aid participation of more Rally1 cars.[ 19]
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.[ 27]
Progress has been made for the candidate event in the United States, a location that was also aiming to join the championship in 2024.[ 28]
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 .[ 29]
In addition, the candidate list also include the event in Saudi Arabia,[ 30] where it aims at a 2025 calendar slot.[ 31] The rally is a part of WRC Promoter GmbH 's plan to deliver a desert event.[ 32] Rally Argentina is also bidding to return to the championship.[ 33]
The organizers of the Monte Carlo Rally are set to relocate its headquarters back to Gap in France.[ 34] The rally was previously based in Monaco .[ 35]
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.[ 36]
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 .[ 37]
The following crews are set to enter the 2024 WRC3 Championship:
Car
Entrant
Driver name
Co-driver name
Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3
Hamza Anwar
Hamza Anwar
Adnan Din
3
Atölye Kazaz
Kerem Kazaz
Corentin Silvestre
8–9
Armin Schwarz Driving Experience
Fabio Schwarz
Bernhard Ettel
2, 4, 6, 9
ASP Racing
Petr Borodin
Roman Cheprasov
2, 4, 6, 9
Roberto Blach
Roberto Blach
Mauro Barreiro
2, 4
Grzegorz Bonder
Grzegorz Bonder
Paweł Pochroń
7, 9
Nataniel Bruun
Nataniel Bruun
Pablo Olmos
2, 4, 6–7, 9
Bruno Bulacia
Bruno Bulacia
Gabriel Morales
2, 5–6
Eduardo Castro
Eduardo Castro
Javiera Roman
6
Castrol Ford Team Türkiye
Ali Türkkan
Burak Erdener
4, 6, 9
Nuno Caetano
Nuno Caetano
Sofia Mouta
5
Jan Černý
Jan Černý
Ondřej Krajča
1–2, 5, 7–8
Tristan Charpentier
Tristan Charpentier
Florian Barral
4–5
Alexis Maillefert
9
Carlo Covi
Carlo Covi
Simone Angi
1
Raoul Dahlqvist
Raoul Dahlqvist
Patric Öhman
9
Dantex Rally Team
Marek Roefler
Marek Bała
7
Diego Domínguez
Diego Domínguez Jr.
Rogelio Peñate
2, 4–7
FIA Rally Star
Jose Caparó
Esther Gutiérrez
2, 4, 6, 9
Taylor Gill
Daniel Brkic
2, 4, 6, 9
Romet Jürgenson
Siim Oja
2, 4, 6, 9
Max Smart
Cameron Fair
2, 4, 6, 9
Raúl Hernández
Raúl Hernández
José Murado
2, 4, 6, 9
Toni Herranen
Toni Herranen
Juho-Ville Koskela
9
Henri Hokkala
Henri Hokkala
Kimmo Pahkala
9
Mille Johansson
Mille Johansson
Johan Grönvall
2
Jesse Kallio
Jesse Kallio
Ville Pynnönen
9
Filip Kohn
Filip Kohn
Tom Woodburn
2, 4
Hubert Laskowski
Hubert Laskowski
Michał Kuśnierz
9
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
Eamonn Kelly
Conor Mohan
2, 4, 6, 9
Norbert Maior
Norbert Maior
Francesca Maior
2, 4, 6, 9
Jakub Matulka
Jakub Matulka
Daniel Dymurski
2, 4, 6–7
Jan Pokos
Jan Pokos
Viljem Ošlaj
4
Viliam Prodan
Viliam Prodan
Marko Stiperski
4
RACB National Team
Tom Rensonnet
Loïc Dumont
2
Manon Deliot
4, 6, 9
Slaven Šekuljica
Slaven Šekuljica
Damir Petrović
4–6
Sports Racing Technologies
Enola Hsieh
Matias Peippo
8
Paweł Ważny
Paweł Ważny
Bartosz Dzienis
7
Renault Clio Rally3
Mattéo Chatillon
Mattéo Chatillon
Maxence Cornuau
4–7, 9
LightGrey
Joosep Ralf Nõgene
Hendrik Kraav
8
Ghjuvanni Rossi
Ghjuvanni Rossi
Kylian Sarmezan
1, 5–6
Tom Pieri
Tom Pieri
Alexis Maillefert
5–6
Sources: [ 38] [ 39] [ 40] [ 41] [ 42]
Results and standings [ edit ]
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers [ edit ]
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 WRC3 Championship for Co-drivers [ edit ]
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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