The 2024 Rally Chile (also known as the Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days from 26 to 29 September 2024.[2] It marked the third running of the Rally Chile, and was the eleventh round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2024 event was based in Concepción, Biobío, and was contested over sixteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 307.48 km (191.06 mi).[1]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2023, M-Sport Ford WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4] Eduardo Castro and Fernando Mussano were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[5]

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won their fourth rally of the season, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[6] Yohan Rossel and Florian Barral were the winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category.[7] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3 category, and crowned the category champions.[8]

Background

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open 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 sixteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and three Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.[9]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
4 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
5 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Enni Mälkönen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
13 Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
16 France Adrien Fourmaux France Alexandre Coria United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
17 France Sébastien Ogier France Vincent Landais Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver —
22 Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Renārs Francis United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan 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 Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
21 France Yohan Rossel France Florian Barral Belgium DG Sport Compétition Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
23 Bulgaria Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov[a] Belgium DG Sport Compétition Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
24 Spain Jan Solans Spain Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Spain Jan Solans Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
25 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Sweden Jonas Andersson Germany Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
26 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
27 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Italy Marcelo Der Ohannesian Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
28 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Loris Pascaud Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
29 Chile Jorge Martínez Fontena Argentina Alberto Alvarez Nicholson Chile Jorge Martínez Fontena Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
30 Chile Alberto Heller Argentina Luis Ernesto Allende Chile Alberto Heller Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
31 Argentina Martin Scuncio Chile Javiera Roman Argentina Martin Scuncio Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
32 Chile Pedro Heller Argentina Pablo Olmos Chile Pedro Heller Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
34 Chile Emilio Rosselot Chile Tomas Cañete Chile Emilio Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
35 Chile Gerardo V. Rosselot Argentina Marcelo Brizio Chile Gerardo V. Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
36 Chile Tadeo Rosselot Chile Sebastián Olguín Chile Tadeo Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
37 Chile Eduardo Kovacs Argentina Fernando Mussano Chile Eduardo Kovacs Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
38 Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Spain Rogelio Peñate Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
39 France Ghjuvanni Rossi France Kylian Sarmezan France Ghjuvanni Rossi Renault Clio Rally3 P
40 Peru Eduardo Castro Spain Diego Vallejo Peru Eduardo Castro Ford Fiesta Rally3 P

Itinerary

All dates and times are CLT (UTC-3).

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
26 September — After 9:01 Conuco [Shakedown] 6.56 km
After 19:00 Opening ceremony, Concepción Bicentenario —
27 September SS1 After 8:35 Pulperia 1 19.77 km
SS2 After 9:30 Rere 1 13.34 km
SS3 After 10:21 San Rosendo 1 23.32 km
12:21 – 13:11 Regroup, MDS Hotel Talcahuano —
13:11 – 13:41 Flexi service A, MDS Hotel Talcahuano —
SS4 After 14:46 Pulperia 2 19.77 km
SS5 After 15:41 Rere 2 13.34 km
SS6 After 16:32 San Rosendo 2 23.32 km
13:41 – 14:26 Flexi service B, MDS Hotel Talcahuano —
28 September SS7 After 9:07 Pelun 1 15.68 km
SS8 After 10:01 Lota 1 25.58 km
SS9 After 11:05 Maria las Cruces 1 28.72 km
13:00 – 13:37 Regroup, MDS Hotel Talcahuano —
13:37 – 14:07 Flexi service C, MDS Hotel Talcahuano —
SS10 After 15:07 Pelun 2 15.68 km
SS11 After 16:01 Lota 2 25.58 km
SS12 After 17:05 Maria las Cruces 2 28.72 km
19:10 – 19:55 Flexi service D, MDS Hotel Talcahuano —
29 September SS13 After 8:23 Laraquete 1 18.59 km
SS14 After 9:35 Bio Bio 1 8.74 km
SS15 After 10:33 Laraquete 2 18.59 km
11:19 – 12:19 Regroup, Arauco —
SS16 After 13:05 Bio Bio 2 [Power Stage] 8.74 km
After 15:30 Podium ceremony, Arauco —
Source:[1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class SAT SUN WPS Total
1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:58:59.8 0.0 18 6 4 28
2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:59:23.2 +23.4 15 5 1 21
3 3 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:59:43.7 +43.9 13 4 3 20
4 4 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:00:00.9 +1:01.1 10 3 2 15
5 5 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:01:02.5 +2:02.7 8 2 0 10
6 6 5 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:01:39.5 +2:39.7 6 1 0 7
7 7 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:01:47.5 +2:47.7 4 0 0 4
24 8 22 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:37:54.5 +38:54.7 0 0 0 0
36 9 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:26:02.9 +1:27:03.1 0 7 5 12
Retired SS16 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Radiator 0 0 0 0
Did not start 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Withdrawn 0 0 0 0

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Lappi / Ferm Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:18.2 —
SS1 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:59.1 Ogier / Landais
SS2 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:44.4
SS3 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:20.5 Evans / Martin
SS4 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:52.3
SS5 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:35.9
SS6 Fourmaux / Coria Ford Puma Rally1 12:05.4
SS7 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:35.0
SS8 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:23.8
SS9 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:04.3
SS10 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:23.8
SS11 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 15:57.1 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS12 Fourmaux / Coria Ford Puma Rally1 17:17.3
SS13 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:12.8
SS14 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:46.7
SS15 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:08.6
SS16 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:29.2

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Thierry Neuville 207 Martijn Wydaeghe 207 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 482
2 Ott Tänak 178 Martin Järveoja 178 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 465
3 Sébastien Ogier 166 Vincent Landais 166 M-Sport Ford WRT 245
4 Elfyn Evans 161 Scott Martin 161
5 Adrien Fourmaux 140 Alexandre Coria 140

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
8 1 21 Yohan Rossel Florian Barral DG Sport Compétition Citroën C3 Rally2 3:07:31.2 0.0 25 3
9 2 23 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov DG Sport Compétition Citroën C3 Rally2 3:07:48.5 +17.3 18 2
10 3 25 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:07:51.9 +20.7 15 1
11 4 20 Yohan Rossel Florian Barral DG Sport Compétition Citroën C3 Rally2 3:07:57.3 +26.1 12 0
12 5 26 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:10:57.8 +3:26.6 10 0
13 6 27 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:12:34.4 +5:03.2 8 0
14 7 29 Jorge Martínez Fontena Alberto Alvarez Nicholson Jorge Martínez Fontena Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:13:28.5 +5:57.3 6 0
15 8 30 Alberto Heller Luis Ernesto Allende Alberto Heller Citroën C3 Rally2 3:14:43.5 +7:12.3 4 0
16 9 24 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Jan Solans Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:17:54.6 +10:23.4 2 0
17 10 32 Pedro Heller Pablo Olmos Pedro Heller Citroën C3 Rally2 3:18:01.7 +10:30.5 1 0
18 11 34 Emilio Rosselot Tomas Cañete Emilio Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 3:21:05.5 +13:34.3 0 0
25 12 37 Eduardo Kovacs Fernando Mussano Eduardo Kovacs Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:44:00.3 +36:29.1 0 0
32 13 35 Gerardo V. Rosselot Marcelo Brizio Gerardo V. Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 4:11:00.3 +1:03:29.1 0 0
Retired SS15 31 Martin Scuncio Javiera Roman Martin Scuncio Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Accident 0 0

Special stages

Championship standings

  • 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 1 Yohan Rossel 111 Enni Mälkönen 108 Toksport WRT 205 2 Nikolay Gryazin 80 2 Konstantin Aleksandrov 80
3 1 Sami Pajari 108 3 Konstantin Aleksandrov 66 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 73 1 Lauri Joona 78 1 Janni Hussi 78
4 2 Nikolay Gryazin 66 1 Janni Hussi 58 Toksport WRT 2 72 4 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 70 4 Maciej Szczepaniak 70
5 1 Lauri Joona 58 Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio 54 2 Jan Solans 68 2 Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio 68

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
19 1 38 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:26:06.6 0.0 25
20 2 40 Eduardo Castro Diego Vallejo Eduardo Castro Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:30:18.8 +4:12.2 18
31 3 39 Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan Ghjuvanni Rossi Renault Clio Rally3 4:06:10.9 +40:04.3 15

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Castro / Vallejo Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:51.9 —
SS1 Stage cancelled
SS2 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:48.5 Dominguez / Peñate
SS3 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:19.6
SS4 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:43.2
SS5 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:44.0
SS6 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:08.0
SS7 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:00.2
SS8 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 17:50.0
SS9 Castro / Vallejo Ford Fiesta Rally3 19:37.4
SS10 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:41.2
SS11 Stage cancelled
SS12 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 19:51.7 Dominguez / Peñate
SS13 Castro / Vallejo Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:25.3
SS14 Rossi / Sarmezan Renault Clio Rally3 5:36.9
SS15 Rossi / Sarmezan Renault Clio Rally3 14:03.9
SS16 Dominguez / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:22.6

Championship standings

  • 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 Romet Jürgenson 61 Siim Oja 61
3 Norbert Maior 49 Francesca Maria Maior 49
4 Mattéo Chatillon 48 Maxence Cornuau 48
5 Jan Černý 47 Ondřej Krajča 47

Notes

  1. ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Tänak celebrates Chile win as Toyota clinches manufacturers' crown". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Solberg's campaign ends on a high with WRC2 victory in Chile". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Korhonen crowned WRC3 champion as Dominguez times out in Chile". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Rovanperä victorious on treacherous Rally Chile Bio Bío". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Rossel and Gryazin's Chilean double secures WRC2 title for Citroën". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Dominguez crowned WRC3 Champion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Entry list Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  10. ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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