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2024 FIA World Rallycross Championship

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The 2024 FIA World Rallycross Championship was 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 won the drivers' championship for the fifth consecutive year, his seventh title overall. Kristoffersson Motorsport are the reigning teams champions.

Calendar

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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.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Rnd Event Date Venue Winning driver Winning team Report
1 Sweden World RX of Sweden 6–7 July Höljesbanan, Höljes Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden KMS - HORSE Powertrain Report
2 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden KMS - HORSE Powertrain
3 Hungary World RX of Hungary 27–28 July Nyirád Racing Center, Nyirád Finland Niclas Grönholm Sweden Construction Equipment Dealer Team Report
4 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden KMS - HORSE Powertrain
5 Belgium World RX of Benelux 17–18 August Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet Sweden Timmy Hansen Sweden Hansen World RX Team Report
6 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden KMS - HORSE Powertrain
7 Portugal World RX of Portugal 7–8 September Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Sweden KMS - HORSE Powertrain Report
8 Sweden Kevin Hansen Sweden Hansen World RX Team
9 Turkey World RX of Türkiye 9–10 November Istanbul Park, Istanbul Norway Ole Christian Veiby Sweden KMS - HORSE Powertrain Report
10 Finland Juha Rytkönen France PGRX

Series News

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  • 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.[2][5] Internal combustion vehicles had been absent from the championship since they were retired after the 2021 season.[6] A maximum of 16 full time entries will be allowed to take part in the season.[7]
  • 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.[7]

Entries

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RX1

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Constructor Team Model No. Drivers Rounds Ref
Hyundai France PGRX Hyundai i20 RX 18 Finland Juha Rytkönen 9–10 [10]
22 France Steven Bossard 9–10 [11]
Peugeot United Kingdom Team RX Racing Peugeot 208 RX 7 Republic of Ireland Patrick O'Donovan 9–10 [12]
Portugal JDM Raptor Racing 8 France Anthony Pelfrene 1–8 [13][14]
Sweden Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 RX1e 21 Sweden Timmy Hansen All [15]
71 Sweden Kevin Hansen All [16]
PWR Racing Sweden CE Dealer Team by Volvo Construction Equipment PWR RX1e 12 Sweden Klara Andersson All [17]
68 Finland Niclas Grönholm All [17]
Renault Hungary Impossible RX Team Renault Mégane RS RX 94 Hungary Jankó Wieszt 3–4 [18]
SEAT Germany ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza RX 77 Germany René Münnich 1–8 [19]
Volkswagen Sweden KMS - HORSE Powertrain Volkswagen Polo KMS 601 RX 1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson All [20]
96 Norway Ole Christian Veiby All [20]
Sweden Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo RX1e 17 Sweden Gustav Bergström 1–2 [19]
69 Norway Sondre Evjen 1–2 [19]

Championship standings

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Points are scored based off of finishing position in every heat race, semi-final and final.[7] 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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Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden 		HUN
Hungary 		BLX
Belgium 		PRT
Portugal 		TÜR
Turkey 		Points
1 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson 1 1 5 1 4 1 1 2 6 2 240[a]
2 Sweden Kevin Hansen 6 4 6 5 3 2 3 1 3 4 197
3 Norway Ole Christian Veiby 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 1 6 190
4 Sweden Timmy Hansen 4 6 4 4 1 5 6 3 4 3 181
5 Finland Niclas Grönholm 7 2 1 9 7 4 2 6 2 5 177
6 Sweden Klara Andersson 2 8 9 3 5 6 8 4 7 8 145
7 Germany René Münnich 10 10 7 6 6 7 5 7 76
8 France Anthony Pelfrene 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 71
9 Finland Juha Rytkönen 8 1 36
10 Sweden Gustav Bergström 3 5 33
11 Hungary Jankó Wieszt 3 7 28
12 Republic of Ireland Patrick O'Donovan 5 7 27
13 France Steven Bossard 9 9 16
14 Norway Sondre Evjen 9 9 15
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden 		HUN
Hungary 		BLX
Belgium 		PRT
Portugal 		TÜR
Turkey 		Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)


World RX Team's Championship

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Pos. Driver No. SWE
Sweden 		HUN
Hungary 		BLX
Belgium 		PRT
Portugal 		TÜR
Turkey 		Points
1 Sweden KMS - HORSE Powertrain 1 1 1 5 1 4 1 1 2 6 2 430[a]
96 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 1 6
2 Sweden Hansen World RX Team 21 4 6 4 4 1 5 6 3 3 3 378
71 6 4 6 5 3 2 3 1 3 4
3 Sweden Construction Equipment Dealer Team 12 2 8 9 3 5 6 8 4 7 8 322
68 7 2 1 9 7 4 2 6 2 5
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden 		HUN
Hungary 		BLX
Belgium 		PRT
Portugal 		TÜR
Turkey 		Points

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Johan Kristoffersson was penalized 5 championship points due to receiving three reprimands across the season.

References

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  1. ^ "FIA World Rallycross Championship unveils 2024 calendar". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "China confirmed on 2024 World RX calendar". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  4. ^ "2024 World RX season to reach pinnacle in Türkiye". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. ^ "World RX to admit ICE cars with sustainable fuels in 2024 alongside EVs". www.motorsport.com. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  6. ^ Morris, James. "Will Electric Car Racing Be Better? World Rallycross Thinks So". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  7. ^ a b c "'Battle of Technologies' heralds new era for World RX". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  8. ^ "World RX cars to run on Hoosier Racing Tires from 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  9. ^ Brittle, Cian (2023-12-12). "World RX secures Hoosier tyre supply from 2024". BlackBook Motorsport. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  10. ^ "Rytkönen's return caps World RX of Türkiye entry list". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  11. ^ "French Champion to make World RX debut in Türkiye season finale". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  12. ^ "European Champion O'Donovan confirms World RX return in Türkiye". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Fast Frenchman Pelfrene to join World RX grid in 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  14. ^ "French heavyweight DA Racing returns to the highest level". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  15. ^ "Hansen brothers eager to attack 'special season' in World RX". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  16. ^ "Hansen aiming to end King Kristoffersson's reign". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Former Hungarian champion to make World RX debut at Nyirád". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  19. ^ a b c "Kristoffersson Motorsport confirms four-car line-up for Höljes". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  20. ^ 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.
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