Draft:2024 WRC Masters Cup

The 2024 WRC Masters Cup is the second season of WRC Masters Cup, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. The cup is open to drivers and co-drivers over 50 years of age and may enter in any eligible WRC car except Rally1.

Calendar

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A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2024 championship. Event headquarters are marked with black dots.

The 2024 season was contested over 13 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	^[1]
2	15 February	18 February	Rally Sweden	Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Snow	18	300.10 km	^[2]
3	28 March	31 March	Safari Rally Kenya	Nairobi, Nakuru County, Kenya	Gravel	19	355.92 km	^[3]
4	18 April	21 April	Croatia Rally	Zagreb, Croatia	Tarmac	20	283.28 km	^[4]
5	9 May	12 May	Rally de Portugal	Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal	Gravel	22	337.04 km	^[5]
6	30 May	2 June	Rally Italia Sardegna	Alghero, Sardinia, Italy	Gravel	16	266.12 km	^[6]
7	27 June	30 June	Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmian–Masurian, Poland	Gravel	19	304.10 km	^[7]
8	18 July	21 July	Rally Latvia	Liepāja, Kurzeme Planning Region, Latvia	Gravel	20	300.13 km	^[8]
9	1 August	4 August	Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland	Gravel	20	305.69 km	^[9]
10	5 September	8 September	Acropolis Rally Greece	Lamia, Central Greece, Greece	Gravel	15	305.30 km	^[10]
11	26 September	29 September	Rally Chile	Concepción, Biobío, Chile	Gravel	16	306.76 km	^[11]
12	17 October	20 October	Central European Rally	Bad Griesbach, Bavaria, Germany	Tarmac	18	302.51 km	^[12]
13	21 November	24 November	Rally Japan	Toyota, Aichi, Japan	Tarmac	21	302.59 km	^[13]
Sources:^[14]^[15]

Calendar changes

The championship was expected to be expanded to 14 rounds,^[16] however WRC Promoter GmbH retained the existing total of 13 events with the reasoning that it would aid participation of more Rally1 cars.^[17]

Rally Liepāja stepped up from the European Rally Championship to hold a World Rally Championship event under a new name, Rally Latvia.^[18] The rally was held on gravel roads that range from the cities of Rīga and Liepāja to the regions of Talsi, Tukums, Kuldīga and Dienvidkurzeme.^[19] It replaced Rally Estonia on the calendar.^[20]
Rally Poland returned to the championship.^[21] This marked the first time the event was held as a WRC event since 2017.^[22]
Rally Mexico dropped off the calendar, but the organisers are seeking an opportunity for a 2025 return.^[23]
Rally Estonia was also not featured in 2024, but the event is set to return in 2025.^[24]

The WRC Promoter GmbH was also working on the two key calendar expansions for the future.^[25]

Progress had been made for the candidate event in the United States, a location that was also aiming to join the championship in 2024.^[26]
The other key expansion was 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.^[27]

In addition, the candidate list also included the event in Saudi Arabia,^[28] where it aimed at a 2025 calendar slot.^[29] The rally was a part of WRC Promoter GmbH's plan to deliver a desert event.^[30] Rally Argentina was also bidding to return to the championship.^[31]

Other changes

The organizers of the Monte Carlo Rally relocated its headquarters back to Gap in France.^[32] The rally was previously based in Monaco.^[33]
The Kenyan Rally, which took place in June in the previous three seasons, moved ahead to March at the weekend of Easter as the third round of the season.^[34]
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.^[35]

Entries

The following crews are set to enter the 2024 WRC Masters Cup:

Rally2 and R5 entries
Car	Entrant	Driver	Co-Driver	Rounds
Citroën C3 Rally2	Pierre Lafay	Pierre Lafay	Charlyne Quartini	5–6
Ford Fiesta R5	Patrick Déjean	Patrick Déjean	Yannick Jammes	5
	Carl Tundo	Carl Tundo	Tim Jessop	3
	Aakif Virani	Aakif Virani	Zahir Shah	3
Ford Fiesta Rally2	Past Racing	Daniel Alonso Villarón	Alejandro López	5
	Eamonn Boland	Eamonn Boland	Michael Joseph Morrissey	1, 4
	George Vassilakis	George Vassilakis	Tom Kraszwik	3, 6
Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Henk Vossen	Henk Vossen	Willem Wissenburg	1
Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Henk Vossen	Henk Vossen	Wim Stupers	4
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	ARC Sport	Paulo Neto	Nuno Mota Ribeiro	5
	Enrico Brazzoli	Enrico Brazzoli	Martina Musiari	4, 6
	Maurizio Chiarani	Maurizio Chiarani	Flavio Zanella	1, 4, 6
	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Diego Sanjuan	3
	Wojciech Musiał	Wojciech Musiał	Konrad Dudziński	7
	Diogo Salvi	Diogo Salvi	Carlos Magalhães	5
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Miguel Granados	Miguel Granados	Marc Martí	5–6
	Armin Kremer	Armin Kremer	Ella Kremer	4, 6–8
	Mauro Miele	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	1, 4, 8
	Artūrs Priednieks	Artūrs Priednieks	Janis Kirkovalds	8
	Printsport	Michał Sołowow	Maciej Baran	2, 7
	Uğur Soylu	Uğur Soylu	Sener Guray	4, 6–8
	Ricardo Triviño	Ricardo Triviño	Diego Fuentes Vega	2, 4, 6–7
	Marko Viitanen	Marko Viitanen	Tapio Suominen	2
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Jean-Michel Raoux	Jean-Michel Raoux	Isabelle Galmiche	5–6
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Jourdan Serderidis	Jourdan Serderidis	Frédéric Miclotte	1

R-GT entries
Car	Entrant	Driver	Co-Driver	Rounds
Alpine A110 Rally RGT	Armand Fumal	Armand Fumal	Jules Escartefigue	1

Results and standings

Season summary

Round	Event	Winning driver	Winning co-driver	Winning entrant	Winning time	Report
1	Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	3:41:19.9	Report
2	Rally Sweden	Michał Sołowow	Maciej Baran	Printsport	2:47:46.2	Report
3	Safari Rally Kenya	Carl Tundo	Tim Jessop	Carl Tundo	4:41:09.6	Report
4	Croatia Rally	Armin Kremer	Ella Kremer	Armin Kremer	3:01:58.7	Report
5	Rally de Portugal	Jean-Michel Raoux	Isabelle Galmiche	Jean-Michel Raoux	4:16:10.6	Report
6	Rally Italia Sardegna	Armin Kremer	Ella Kremer	Armin Kremer	3:26:56.9	Report
7	Rally Poland					Report
8	Rally Latvia					Report
9	Rally Finland					Report
10	Acropolis Rally Greece					Report
11	Rally Chile					Report
12	Central European Rally					Report
13	Rally Japan					Report

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

WRC Masters Cup for Drivers

Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	KEN	CRO	POR	ITA	POL	LAT	FIN	GRE	CHL	EUR	JPN	Points
1	Mauro Miele	1			2		6								25
1	Michał Sołowow		1												25
1	Carl Tundo			1											25
1	Armin Kremer				1		1
1	Jean-Michel Raoux					1	Ret
2	Eamonn Boland	2			Ret										18
2	Ricardo Triviño		2		3		3								18
2	George Vassilakis			2			7								18
	Pierre Lafay						2
3	Jourdan Serderidis	3													15
3	Marko Viitanen		3												15
3	Aakif Virani			3											15
4	Maurizio Chiarani	4			7										12
	Miguel Granados						4
	Uğur Soylu				4		5
	Enrico Brazzoli				5		8
6	Henk Vossen	6			6										8
5	Armand Fumal	5													10
Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	KEN	CRO	POR	ITA	POL	LAT	FIN	GRE	CHL	EUR	JPN	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Notes

^ The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.

References

^ "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ "Itinerary Croatia Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^ "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "Itinerary ORLEN Rally Poland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^ "Itinerary Tet Rally Latvia 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
^ "Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^ "Itinerary Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "Itinerary Central European Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
^ "Itinerary FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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^ "FIA World Rally Championship adds Latvia to 2024 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ Howard, Tom (17 February 2023). "Latvia joins WRC calendar from 2024". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ Barry, Luke (24 July 2023). "WRC would be "stupid" to lose Rally Estonia – Tänak". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ Howard, Tom (9 October 2023). "Poland to rejoin WRC calendar in 2024". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
^ Barry, Luke (9 October 2023). "Rally Poland returns to WRC for 2024". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
^ Evans, David (27 September 2023). "Rally of nations returns as Mexico prepares WRC 2025 bid". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "Rally Estonia to return to WRC calendar in 2025". balticnews.com. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ Howard, Tom (28 September 2023). "WRC lists China and USA as key expansion targets". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ Howard, Tom (26 January 2023). "Rally USA a potential contender to join WRC in 2024". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ Evans, David (16 August 2016). "Rally China cancelled due to storm damage after organisers' request". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ Lindroos, Pontus (22 October 2022). "2023 WRC calendar to be presented later than expected". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ Howard, Tom (26 November 2022). "WRC pushes Middle East event plans to 2024 following calendar reveal". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. 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. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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^ Howard, Tom (15 February 2024). "WRC Central European Rally set for date change". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

WRC Masters WRC Masters

[1] The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.

[Monte_Carlo_Route-2] "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[Sweden_Route-3] "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[Kenya_Route-4] "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

[Croatia_Route-5] "Itinerary Croatia Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

[Portugal_Route-6] "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[Italy_Route-7] "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[Poland_Route-8] "Itinerary ORLEN Rally Poland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[Latvia_Route-9] "Itinerary Tet Rally Latvia 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

[Finland_Route-10] "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

[Greece_Route-11] "Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

[Chile_Route-12] "Itinerary Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

[Europe_Route-13] "Itinerary Central European Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.

[Japan_Route-14] "Itinerary FORUM8 Rally Japan 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

[15] "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[16] "FIA WRC 2024 set for lift-off following calendar reveal". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[17] Howard, Tom (19 May 2023). "WRC closing in on 14-round 2024 calendar". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[18] Barry, Luke (15 August 2023). "WRC to unveil 13-round 2024 calendar before Greece". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[19] "FIA World Rally Championship adds Latvia to 2024 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[20] Howard, Tom (17 February 2023). "Latvia joins WRC calendar from 2024". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[21] Barry, Luke (24 July 2023). "WRC would be "stupid" to lose Rally Estonia – Tänak". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[22] Howard, Tom (9 October 2023). "Poland to rejoin WRC calendar in 2024". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

[23] Barry, Luke (9 October 2023). "Rally Poland returns to WRC for 2024". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

[24] Evans, David (27 September 2023). "Rally of nations returns as Mexico prepares WRC 2025 bid". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[25] "Rally Estonia to return to WRC calendar in 2025". balticnews.com. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[26] Howard, Tom (28 September 2023). "WRC lists China and USA as key expansion targets". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[27] Howard, Tom (26 January 2023). "Rally USA a potential contender to join WRC in 2024". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[28] Evans, David (16 August 2016). "Rally China cancelled due to storm damage after organisers' request". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[29] Lindroos, Pontus (22 October 2022). "2023 WRC calendar to be presented later than expected". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[30] Howard, Tom (8 August 2023). "WRC set for 13-round 2024 calendar, Saudi Arabia to miss out". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[31] Howard, Tom (26 November 2022). "WRC pushes Middle East event plans to 2024 following calendar reveal". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[32] Howard, Tom (29 July 2023). "UK "unlikely" to secure 2024 WRC round, Argentina vying for Americas spot". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[Monte-Carlo-33] Barry, Luke (6 June 2022). "Monte Carlo Rally returns to Gap for 2024". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[34] "Monaco base for new-look Rallye Monte-Carlo". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[35] "WRC Safari Rally 2024 Moved To March". 98.4 Capital FM. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[36] Howard, Tom (15 February 2024). "WRC Central European Rally set for date change". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

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