The 2024 Central European Rally (also known as the Central Europe Rally 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 17 to 20 October 2024.^[2] It marked the second running of the Central European Rally, and is set to be the twelfth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Passau, Bavaria, Germany, and was contested over eighteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 302.51 km (187.97 mi).^[1]

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners, and their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.^[3] Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.^[4] Filip Kohn and Tom Woodburn were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won their second rally of the season, and their team, Hyundai, successfully defended their manufacturers' titles.^[5] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category.^[6] Mattéo Chatillon and Maxence 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, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were fifteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and ten Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.^[8]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
5	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
9	Andreas Mikkelsen	Torstein Eriksen	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
13	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
17	Sébastien Ogier	Vincent Landais	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
19	Jourdan Serderidis	Frédéric Miclotte	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
20	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Team	P
21	Yohan Rossel	Florian Barral	DG Sport Compétition	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
22	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov[a]	DG Sport Compétition	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
23	Josh McErlean	James Fulton	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
24	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
26	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
27	Armin Kremer	Ella Kremer	Armin Kremer	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
28	Eamonn Boland	Michael Joseph Morrissey	Eamonn Boland	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver	P
29	Mikołaj Marczyk	Szymon Gospodarczyk	Mikołaj Marczyk	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
30	Filip Mareš	Radovan Bucha	ACCR Toyota Dolák	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
31	Marijan Griebel	Tobias Braun	Marijan Griebel	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
32	Maxime Potty	Renaud Herman	Maxime Potty	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
34	Věroslav Cvrček ml.	Petr Těšínský	Věroslav Cvrček ml.	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
35	Petr Nešetřil	Jiří Černoch	Petr Nešetřil	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
36	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
37	Henk Vossen	Harmen Scholtalbers	Henk Vossen	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver	P

Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
38	Mattéo Chatillon	Maxence Cornuau	Mattéo Chatillon	Renault Clio Rally3	P
39	Jan Černý	Ondřej Krajča	Jan Černý	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P
40	Filip Kohn	Ross Whittock	Filip Kohn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P
41	Tristan Charpentier	Patric Öhman	Tristan Charpentier	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P
43	Hermann Gaßner jr.	Michael Wenzel	ADAC Südbayern	Renault Clio Rally3	P
44	Hubert Laskowski	Michał Kuśnierz	Hubert Laskowski	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P
45	Slaven Šekuljica	Damir Petrović	Slaven Šekuljica	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P
46	Lyssia Baudet	Léa Sam-Caw-Freve	WRC Beyond Rally	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P
47	Suvi Jyrkiäinen	Antti Linnaketo	WRC Beyond Rally	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P
48	Claire Schönborn	Jara Hain	WRC Beyond Rally	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P

Other major entries

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 are CEST (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]

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

• Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.

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

• Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.

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

• Official website (in German and English)
• 2024 Central European Rally at eWRC-results.com
• 2024 Central European Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)