2024 FIA World Rallycross Championship
The 2024 FIA World Rallycross Championship is the eleventh season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.
Johan Kristoffersson is the reigning drivers champion. Kristoffersson Motorsport are the reigning teams champions.[1]
Calendar
[edit]On the 28th of February 2024, the 2024 calendar was announced. It included a first ever World Rallycross round at an unannounced location in Australia. It was also announced that there were ongoing discussions to add an additional round in Asia.[2][3] On the 12th of July 2024, it was announced that the planned season closer in Australia would not be going ahead. Instead it was announced that the season finale will be a double header event staged in China on the 19th and 20th of October 2024.[4] On 7 October 2024 it was announced that the planned season ending round in China would not go ahead either, and would instead be replaced by a double header round in Türkiye, at the Istanbul Park on the 9th and 10th of November 2024.[5]
| Rnd | Event | Date | Venue | Winning driver | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  World RX of Sweden
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6–7 July | Höljesbanan, Höljes | Johan Kristoffersson
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KMS - HORSE Powertrain
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Report |
| 2 | Johan Kristoffersson
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KMS - HORSE Powertrain
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| 3 |  World RX of Hungary
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27–28 July | Nyirád Racing Center, Nyirád |  Niclas Grönholm
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Construction Equipment Dealer Team
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Report |
| 4 | Johan Kristoffersson
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KMS - HORSE Powertrain
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| 5 |  World RX of Benelux
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17–18 August | Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet | Timmy Hansen
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Hansen World RX Team
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Report |
| 6 | Johan Kristoffersson
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KMS - HORSE Powertrain
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| 7 |  World RX of Portugal
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7–8 September | Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre | Johan Kristoffersson
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KMS - HORSE Powertrain
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Report |
| 8 | Kevin Hansen
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Hansen World RX Team
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| 9 |  World RX of Türkiye
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9–10 November | Istanbul Park, Istanbul | Report | ||
| 10 |
Series News
[edit]- On 6 December 2023 it was announced that the championship would reintroduce internal combustion cars to compete in the highest class in the championship together with the electric RX1e cars that had been introduced in 2022, on the basis of the combustion vehicles being sustainably fueled.[3][6] Internal combustion vehicles had been absent from the championship since they were retired after the 2021 season.[7] A maximum of 16 full time entries will be allowed to take part in the season.[8]
- The weekend format was adjusted for the 2024 season. SuperPole was replaced by pre-determined starting positions in all heats. The time-based format for the heats was scrapped in favor of races for position, and championship points will be awarded for every heat race, semi-final, and final.[8]
- Cooper Tires left the championship as the official supplier of tires for all categories. They were replaced by Hoosier Racing Tires.[9][10]
Entries
[edit]RX1
[edit]| Constructor | Team | Model | No. | Drivers | Rounds | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai |  PGRX
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Hyundai i20 | 18 | Juha Rytkönen
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9–10 | [11] |
| 22 | Steven Bossard
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9–10 | [12] | |||
| Peugeot |  Team RX Racing
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Peugeot 208 RX | 7 |  Patrick O'Donovan
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9–10 | [13] |
| JDM Raptor Racing
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8 | Anthony Pelfrene
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1–8 | [14][15] | ||
| Hansen World RX Team
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Peugeot 208 RX1e | 21 | Timmy Hansen
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All | [16] | |
| 71 | Kevin Hansen
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All | [17] | |||
| PWR Racing | CE Dealer Team by Volvo Construction Equipment
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PWR RX1e | 12 | Klara Andersson
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All | [18] |
| 68 | Niclas Grönholm
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All | [18] | |||
| Renault | Impossible RX Team
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Renault Mégane RS RX | 94 | Jankó Wieszt
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3–4 | [19] |
| SEAT |  ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
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SEAT Ibiza RX | 77 | René Münnich
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1–8 | [20] |
| Volkswagen | KMS - HORSE Powertrain
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Volkswagen Polo KMS 601 RX | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson
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All | [21] |
| 96 |  Ole Christian Veiby
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All | [21] | |||
| Kristoffersson Motorsport
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Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 17 | Gustav Bergström
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1–2 | [20] | |
| 69 | Sondre Evjen
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1–2 | [20] |
Championship standings
[edit]Points are scored based off of finishing position in every heat race, semi-final and final.[8] Points are scored as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat race points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Finals points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
World RX Driver's Championship
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World RX Team's Championship
[edit]| Pos. | Driver | No. | SWE
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HUN
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BLX
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PRT
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TÜR
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Points | |||||
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| 1 | KMS - HORSE Powertrain
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1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 355 | ||
| 96 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| 2 | Hansen World RX Team
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21 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 307 | ||
| 71 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | Construction Equipment Dealer Team
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12 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 261 | ||
| 68 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Pos. | Driver | SWE
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HUN
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BLX
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PRT
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TÜR
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Points | ||||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "World RX - Kristoffersson completes sixth World Rallycross title winning season with victory in Hong Kong". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "FIA World Rallycross Championship unveils 2024 calendar". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b Potts, Greg (2024-02-29). "Petrol vs electric: World Rallycross is putting EVs up against ICE cars". Top Gear. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "China confirmed on 2024 World RX calendar". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "2024 World RX season to reach pinnacle in Türkiye". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "World RX to admit ICE cars with sustainable fuels in 2024 alongside EVs". www.motorsport.com. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Morris, James. "Will Electric Car Racing Be Better? World Rallycross Thinks So". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ a b c "'Battle of Technologies' heralds new era for World RX". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "World RX cars to run on Hoosier Racing Tires from 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Brittle, Cian (2023-12-12). "World RX secures Hoosier tyre supply from 2024". BlackBook Motorsport. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Rytkönen's return caps World RX of Türkiye entry list". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "French Champion to make World RX debut in Türkiye season finale". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "European Champion O'Donovan confirms World RX return in Türkiye". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Fast Frenchman Pelfrene to join World RX grid in 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "French heavyweight DA Racing returns to the highest level". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Hansen brothers eager to attack 'special season' in World RX". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Hansen aiming to end King Kristoffersson's reign". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b "CE Dealer Team targets title tilt with confirmation of 2024 line-up". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Former Hungarian champion to make World RX debut at Nyirád". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ a b c "Kristoffersson Motorsport confirms four-car line-up for Höljes". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ a b "Kristoffersson switches to sustainably-fuelled combustion car in quest for seventh career crown". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-13.