| 2024 Central European Rally Central European Rally 2024 | |||
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Round 12 of 13 in the2024 World Rally Championship
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.jpg) TheCentral European Rally features routes across three nations. | |||
| Host country | |||
| Rally base | Passau,Bavaria,Germany | ||
| Dates run | 17 – 20 October 2024 | ||
| Start location | Hradčany,Prague,Czech Republic | ||
| Finish location | Passau, Bavaria, Germany | ||
| Stages | 18 (302.51 km; 187.97 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 1,283.15 km (797.31 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,585.66 km (985.28 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 44 | ||
| Crews | 43 at start, 40 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Ott TänakMartin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT2:37:34.6 | ||
| Saturday Overall leader | Ott TänakMartin JärveojaHyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:10:17.9 | ||
| Sunday Accumulated leader |  Takamoto Katsuta Aaron JohnstonToyota Gazoo Racing WRT27:11.1 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Takamoto KatsutaAaron JohnstonToyota Gazoo Racing WRT 7:22.3 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov DG Sport Compétition2:46:52.2 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Mattéo ChatillonMaxence Cornuau2:58:43.2 | ||
The2024 Central European Rally (also known as theCentral Europe Rally 2024) was amotor racing event forrally cars held from 17 to 20 October 2024.[2] It marked the second running of theCentral European Rally, and is set to be the twelfth round of the2024 World Rally Championship,World Rally Championship-2 andWorld Rally Championship-3. The event was based inPassau,Bavaria,Germany, and was contested over eighteenspecial stages covering a total competitive distance of 302.51 km (187.97 mi).[1]
Thierry Neuville andMartijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners, and their team,Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3]Nicolas Ciamin andYannick Roche were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4]Filip Kohn andTom Woodburn were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Ott Tänak andMartin Järveoja won their second rally of the season, and their team, Hyundai, successfully defended their manufacturers' titles.[5]Nikolay Gryazin andKonstantin Aleksandrov were the winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category.[6]Mattéo Chatillon andMaxence Cornuau were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3 category.[7]
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, itssupport categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 andprivateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered underRally1 regulations, as were fifteenRally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and tenRally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.[8]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |  Gus Greensmith |  Jonas Andersson |  Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P |
| 55 | Armand Fumal | Jules Escartefigue | Armand Fumal | Alpine A110 Rally RGT | Masters Driver | P |
All dates and times areCEST (UTC+2).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 October | — | After 9:01 |  Točná [Shakedown] | 2.05 km |
 | After 14:00 | Opening ceremony,Hradčany | — | |
| SS1 | After 15:00 | SSS Velká Chuchle | 2.55 km | |
 | 17:25 – 18:10 | Regroup,Klatovy | — | |
| SS2 | After 18:26 | Klatovy 1 | 11.78 km | |
| 18 October |  | 7:00 – 7:30 | Remote service,Janovice nad Úhlavou | — |
| SS3 | After 8:02 | Klatovy 2 | 11.78 km | |
| SS4 | After 9:32 | Strašín 1 | 26.69 km | |
| SS5 | After 10:42 | Šumavské Hoštice 1 | 16.85 km | |
| SS6 | After 13:11 | Klatovy 3 | 11.78 km | |
| 14:28 – 14:58 | Remote service,Janovice nad Úhlavou | — | |
| SS7 | After 16:14 | Strašín 2 | 26.69 km | |
| SS8 | After 17:24 | Šumavské Hoštice 2 | 16.85 km | |
| 20:04 – 20:49 | Flexi service A, Karpfham | — | |
| 19 October | | 6:05 – 6:20 | Service B, Karpfham | — |
| SS9 | After 7:58 | Granit und Wald 1 | 20.05 km | |
| SS10 | After 9:05 | / Beyond Borders 1 | 24.33 km | |
| SS11 | After 10:34 | Schärdinger Innviertel 1 | 17.35 km | |
| 12:10 – 12:50 | Service C, Karpfham | — | |
| SS12 | After 14:28 | Granit und Wald 2 | 20.05 km | |
| SS13 | After 15:35 | / Beyond Borders 2 | 24.33 km | |
| SS14 | After 17:04 | Schärdinger Innviertel 2 | 17.35 km | |
| 18:07 – 18:52 | Flexi service D, Karpfham | — | |
| 20 October | | 7:05 – 7:20 | Service E, Karpfham | — |
| SS15 | After 9:11 | Knaus Tabbert Am Hochwald 1 | 12.17 km | |
| 9:43 – 10:08 | Regroup,Waldkirchen | — | |
| SS16 | After 10:35 | Passauer Land 1 | 14.87 km | |
| SS17 | After 11:33 | Knaus Tabbert Am Hochwald 2 | 12.17 km | |
| 12:03 – 12:48 | Regroup,Waldkirchen | — | |
| SS18 | After 13:15 | Passauer Land 2 [Power Stage] | 14.87 km | |
 | After 15:30 | Podium ceremony,Passau | — | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Tänak /Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 1:07.8 | — |
| SS1 | Ogier /Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 1:49.3 | Ogier /Landais |
| SS2 | Neuville /Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 6:00.2 | |
| SS3 | Ogier /Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 5:54.0 | |
| SS4 | Evans /Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 13:25.6 | |
| SS5 | Tänak /Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 9:24.5 | Neuville /Wydaeghe |
| SS6 | Katsuta /Johnston | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 5:47.8 | |
| SS7 | Neuville /Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 12:59.0 | |
| SS8 | Ogier /Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 9:12.5 | |
| SS9 | Tänak /Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 10:52.7 | |
| SS10 | Evans /Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 12:50.2 | |
| SS11 | Ogier /Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 9:23.8 | Ogier /Landais |
| SS12 | Tänak /Järveoja | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 10:34.8 | |
| SS13 | Ogier /Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 12:33.6 | |
| SS14 | Ogier /Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 9:03.5 | |
| SS15 | Fourmaux /Coria | Ford Puma Rally1 | 6:09.2 | Tänak /Järveoja |
| SS16 | Katsuta /Johnston | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 7:24.1 | |
| SS17 | Evans /Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 6:09.4 | |
| SS18 | Katsuta /Johnston | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 7:22.3 |
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  | Thierry Neuville | 225 | | Martijn Wydaeghe | 225 | | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 526 | |||
| 2 | | Ott Tänak | 200 | | Martin Järveoja | 200 | | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 511 | |||
| 3 |  1 | Elfyn Evans | 185 | 1 | Scott Martin | 185 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 267 | |||
| 4 |  1 | Sébastien Ogier | 166 | 1 | Vincent Landais | 166 | ||||||
| 5 | | Adrien Fourmaux | 146 | | Alexandre Coria | 146 | ||||||
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
| 1 | | Oliver Solberg | 123 | | Elliott Edmondson | 123 | | DG Sport Compétition | 252 | | Sami Pajari | 118 | | Enni Mälkönen | 118 | |||||
| 2 | | Yohan Rossel | 111 | | Enni Mälkönen | 108 | | Toksport WRT | 205 | | Nikolay Gryazin | 105 | | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 105 | |||||
| 3 | | Sami Pajari | 108 | | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 91 | 1 | Toksport WRT 2 | 105 | 1 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 82 | 1 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 82 | |||||
| 4 | | Nikolay Gryazin | 91 | 4 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 59 | 1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 73 | 1 | Lauri Joona | 78 | 1 | Janni Hussi | 78 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 59 | 1 | Janni Hussi | 58 | | Jan Solans | 68 | | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 68 | ||||||||
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 17 | 1 | 38 | Mattéo Chatillon | Maxence Cornuau | Mattéo Chatillon | Renault Clio Rally3 | 2:58:43.2 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 19 | 2 | 40 | Filip Kohn | Ross Whittock | Filip Kohn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:39.2 | +56.0 | 18 |
| 21 | 3 | 43 | Hermann Gaßner jr. | Michael Wenzel | ADAC Südbayern | Renault Clio Rally3 | 2:59:45.6 | +1:02.4 | 15 |
| 22 | 4 | 44 | Hubert Laskowski | Michał Kuśnierz | Hubert Laskowski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:55.6 | +1:12.4 | 12 |
| 24 | 5 | 41 | Tristan Charpentier | Patric Öhman | Tristan Charpentier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:00:51.5 | +2:08.3 | 10 |
| 25 | 6 | 39 | Jan Černý | Ondřej Krajča | Jan Černý | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:00:54.5 | +2:11.3 | 8 |
| 33 | 7 | 48 | Claire Schönborn | Jara Hain | WRC Beyond Rally | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:30:11.4 | +31:28.2 | 6 |
| 39 | 8 | 45 | Slaven Šekuljica | Damir Petrović | Slaven Šekuljica | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:48:38.2 | +49:55.0 | 4 |
| 40 | 9 | 46 | Lyssia Baudet | Léa Sam-Caw-Freve | WRC Beyond Rally | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:54:57.9 | +56:14.7 | 2 |
| Retired SS17 | 47 | Suvi Jyrkiäinen | Antti Linnaketo | WRC Beyond Rally | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Cooling | 0 | ||
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Not run | — | ||
| SS1 | Gaßner /Wenzel | Renault Clio Rally3 | 2:00.8 | Gaßner /Wenzel |
| SS2 | Černý /Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:47.7 | Černý /Krajča |
| SS3 | Černý /Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:38.7 | |
| SS4 | Kohn /Whittock | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:22.9 | Chatillon /Cornuau |
| SS5 | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS6 | Chatillon /Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 6:33.5 | Chatillon /Cornuau |
| SS7 | Černý /Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:35.4 | |
| SS8 | Černý /Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:51.9 | |
| SS9 | Černý /Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:30.7 | |
| SS10 | Černý /Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:38.2 | |
| SS11 | Černý /Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:23.9 | |
| SS12 | Chatillon /Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 11:47.3 | |
| SS13 | Černý /Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:04.8 | |
| SS14 | Laskowski /Kuśnierz | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:17.5 | |
| SS15 | Kohn /Whittock | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:01.8 | |
| SS16 | Černý /Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:26.3 | |
| SS17 | Kohn /Whittock | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:58.7 | |
| SS18 | Černý /Krajča | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:20.5 | |
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 | | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 100 | | Rogelio Peñate | 100 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Mattéo Chatillon | 73 | 2 | Maxence Cornuau | 73 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Romet Jürgenson | 61 | 1 | Siim Oja | 61 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Jan Černý | 55 | 1 | Ondřej Krajča | 55 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Norbert Maior | 49 | 2 | Francesca Maria Maior | 49 | ||
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