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2024 FIA European Rallycross Championship

The 2024 FIA European Rallycross Championship was the 49th season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The championship consisted of three classes: RX1, RX2e and RX3.

The championship began on 6 July at the Höljesbanan in Sweden, and ended on 8 September at Pista Automóvel de Montalegre in Portugal. Patrick O'Donovan won his first RX1 title.[1] Nils Andersson won his second consecutive RX2e title.[2] Nils Volland won his first RX3 title.[3]

Calendar

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On 28 February 2024, the 2024 calendar was announced.[4] The championship was slated to return to the Circuit d'Essay [fr] for the first time since 2011,[5] but the event was cancelled on the 30th of May 2024.[6]

Rnd Event Date Venue Class Winner Team
-   Euro RX of France 8–9 June Circuit d'Essay [fr], Essay RX1 Cancelled
RX2e
RX3
1   Euro RX of Sweden 6–7 July Höljesbanan, Höljes RX1   Patrick O'Donovan   Team RX Racing
RX2e   Nils Andersson   Team E
RX3   Nils Volland   Volland Racing
2   Euro RX of Hungary 27–28 July Nyirád Racing Center, Nyirád RX1   Patrick O'Donovan   Team RX Racing
RX2e   Nils Andersson   Team E
RX3   Nils Volland[a]   Volland Racing
3   Euro RX of Benelux 17–18 August Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet RX1   Patrick O'Donovan   Team RX Racing
RX2e   Kobe Pauwels   Kobe Pauwels
RX3   João Ribeiro   João Ribeiro
4   Euro RX of Portugal 7–8 September Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre RX1   Yury Belevskiy   Volland Racing
RX2e   Nils Andersson   Team E
RX3   João Ribeiro   João Ribeiro

Series News

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  • On the 30th of May 2024, the series promoter RXP put out a statement that the opening round of the season at Circuit d'Essay [fr] had been unexpectedly withdrawn from the calendar upon request by France's national motorsport governing agency, the FFSA. The event was subsequently cancelled, and the series was set to start at the World RX of Sweden at Höljes.[6] The circuit also put out a statement, echoing the statement made by RXP.[7]

Entries

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RX1

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Constructor Team Car No. Driver Rounds Ref
Audi   Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület Audi S1 39   Zoltán Koncseg All [8]
73   Tamás Kárai All [8]
  Volland Racing 66   Damian Litwinowicz All [9]
95   Yury Belevskiy All [10]
  Extremarena KFT 85   István Antal 2 [11]
Ford   Nyirád Motorsport KFT Ford Fiesta 50   Attila Mózer All [12]
51   Mark Mózer All [12]
  Cesar Pereira 88   Cesar Pereira 4 [13]
Hyundai   Betomik Racing Hyundai i20 10   Mikko Ikonen All [8]
37   Mika Liimatainen All [8]
Peugeot   Team RX Racing Peugeot 208 2   Oliver O'Donovan 3–4 [13]
7   Patrick O'Donovan All [14]
  Hedströms Motorsport 8   Peter Hedström 1 [15]
  DA Racing 16   Julien Fébreau [fr] 4 [16]
  Korda Racing KFT 22   Máté Benyó All [8]
  Speedbox Racing Team KFT 27   László Kiss 2–3 [11]
  José Oliveira 110   José Oliveira 4 [13]
Proton   Team RX Racing Proton Iriz 2   Oliver O'Donovan 1–2 [17]
Renault   Pascal Lambec Renault Clio 19   Pascal Lambec 4 [13]
SEAT   ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 38   Mandie August All [8]
Škoda   TSK Baltijos Sportas Škoda Fabia 55   Paulius Pleskovas All [18]
  Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület 74   Zoltán Held 2 [11]
Volkswagen   KRTZ Motorsport ACCR Czech Team Volkswagen Polo 11   Aleš Fučík All [19]
  Sivert Svardal 24   Sivert Svardal 1 [20]
  Hedströms Motorsport 28   Filip Thorén 1 [15]
  Linnemann Promotion 33   Ulrik Linnemann 1 [21]

RX2e

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Constructor Team Car No. Driver Rounds Ref
QEV Technologies   GFS Motorsport Egyesület ZEROID X1 00   'Luigi' 1–2, 4 [22]
  Team E 1   Nils Andersson All [22]
19   Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky All [22]
  #YELLOWSQUAD 5   Molly Taylor 1, 4 [23]
82   Isak Sjökvist All [24]
  Gustavo Henriques 8   Gustavo Henriques 4 [25]
  Kobe Pauwels 22   Kobe Pauwels 3 [26]
  SET-Loenbro 27   Marko Muru All [22]
  Sergio Dias 149   Sergio Dias 4 [25]
  ZEROID Motorsport 911   Luka Wlömer All [27]

RX3

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Constructor Team Car No. Driver Rounds Ref
Audi   Volland Racing Audi A1 2   Rytis Rutkauskas All [28]
23   Krisztián Szabó 2 [11]
26   Nicolas Geleyns All [28]
30   Nils Volland All [29]
  Anders Hansen 4   Anders Hansen 3 [30]
  TMC Rallysport KFT 13   András Ferjáncz 2 [11]
  Libor Teješ 14   Libor Teješ 2–3 [11]
  João Ribeiro 99   João Ribeiro All [8]
  André Sousa 104   André Sousa All [31]
  Joaquim Machado 146   Joaquim Machado 4 [13]
Citroën   André Monteiro Citroën C3 69   André Monteiro 4 [13]
Ford   Rogério Sousa Ford Fiesta 105   Rogério Sousa 4 [13]
Peugeot   Jimmy Terpereau Peugeot 208 37   Jimmy Terpereau 4 [13]
  Jorge Machado 101   Jorge Machado 4 [13]
  Tiago Ferreira 121   Tiago Ferreira 4 [13]
  António Sousa 129   António Sousa 4 [13]
Renault   Dylan Dufas Renault Clio 9   Dylan Dufas 4 [13]
Škoda   Korda Racing KFT Škoda Fabia 7   Sámuel Kovács All [8]
  KRTZ Motorsport 28   Josef Strebinger 1–2 [8]
58   Dominik Senegacnik All [8]
  Leonel Sampaio 147   Leonel Sampaio 4 [13]
Suzuki   Speedy Motorsport Suzuki Swift 22   Andor Trepák 2 [11]
Volkswagen   MGAMS KFT Volkswagen Polo 45   Tamás Végh 2 [11]
  Szada Ring Racing KFT 131   Balázs Körmöczi All [32]

Championship standings

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Points are scored based off of finishing position in every heat race, semi-final and final.[20] 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

RX1 Driver's Championship

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Pos. Driver SWE
  		HUN
  		BLX
  		PRT
  		Points
1   Patrick O'Donovan 1 1 1 3 147
2   Yury Belevskiy 5 2 2 1 135
3   Máté Benyó 7 3 3 2 106
4   Damian Litwinowicz 3 8 4 4 104
5   Mika Liimatainen 2 4 9 6 98
6   Zoltán Koncseg 4 7 10 7 72
7   Tamás Kárai 13 6 13 5 65
8   Mark Mózer 14 10 5 12 59
9   Paulius Pleskovas 9 15 8 9 59
10   Mikko Ikonen 12[b] 5 11 11 58
11   Oliver O'Donovan 8 9 7 15 57
12   Attila Mózer 16 14 15 10 41
13   László Kiss 13 6 31
14   Aleš Fučík 18 11 12 28
15   Mandie August 15 16 14 17 23
16   Peter Hedström 6 22
17   Julien Fébreau [fr] 8 18
18   Sivert Svardal 11 17
19   Filip Thorén 10 13
20   István Antal 12 13
21   José Oliveira 13 9
22   Pascal Lambec 14 8
23   Ulrik Linnemann 17 8
24   Cesar Pereira 16 5
25   Zoltán Held 17 2
Pos. Driver SWE
  		HUN
  		BLX
  		PRT
  		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)

RX2e Driver's Championship

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Pos. Driver SWE
  		HUN
  		BLX
  		PRT
  		Points
1   Nils Andersson 1 1 5 1 126
2   Isak Sjökvist 6 2 2 2 110
3   Marko Muru 3 3 4[c] 4 92
4   Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky 2 4 6[d] 6 84
5   Luka Wlömer 5 5 3 3 82
6   Molly Taylor 4 5 41
7   'Luigi' 7 6 30
8   Kobe Pauwels 1 29
9   Gustavo Henriques 7 18
10   Sergio Dias 8 11
Pos. Driver SWE
  		HUN
  		BLX
  		PRT
  		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)

RX3 Driver's Championship

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Pos. Driver SWE
  		HUN
  		BLX
  		PRT
  		Points
1   Nils Volland 1 1 3 2 147
2   João Ribeiro 2 2 1 1 142
3   Dominik Senegacnik 4 7 2 6 93
4   André Sousa 5 4 5 5 88
5   Balázs Körmöczi 6 6 7 3 82
6   Sámuel Kovács 3 12 10 8 60
7   Nicolas Geleyns 8 5 4 12 58
8   Rytis Rutkauskas 7 13 9[e] 11 39
9   Libor Teješ 8 6 34
10   Krisztián Szabó 3 30
11   Josef Strebinger 9 10 25
12   Joaquim Machado 7 22
13   Rogério Sousa 4 19
14   Andor Trepák 9 14
15   Anders Hansen 8 12
16   Tiago Ferreira 13 12
17   Jorge Machado 10 10
18   András Ferjáncz 11 10
19   António Sousa 14 6
20   Tamás Végh 14 6
21   Leonel Sampaio 9[f] 5
22   Dylan Dufas 15 1
Pos. Driver SWE
  		HUN
  		BLX
  		PRT
  		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)


Notes

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  1. ^ João Ribeiro finished first, but was later penalized one position for pushing and passing. Nils Volland inherited the win.
  2. ^ Mikko Ikonen was penalized 5 championship points due to receiving two reprimands across the season.
  3. ^ Marko Muru was penalized 5 championship points due to receiving two reprimands across the season.
  4. ^ Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky was penalized 5 championship points due to receiving two reprimands across the season.
  5. ^ Rytis Rutkauskas was penalized 5 championship points due to receiving two reprimands across the season.
  6. ^ Leonel Sampaio was penalized 5 championship points due to receiving two reprimands across the season.

References

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  1. ^ "O'Donovan completes 'childhood dream' with Euro RX1 title glory". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Andersson celebrates successful title defence with victory". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Ribeiro's home soil success can't prevent Volland's coronation". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  4. ^ "FIA World Rallycross Championship unveils 2024 calendar". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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  6. ^ a b "Statement: Euro RX of France". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  7. ^ Admin, Circuit Des Ducs (30 May 2024). "Statement: Euro RX of France". Circuit des Ducs. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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  9. ^ "Euro RX3 champion confirms Euro RX1 graduation". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Belevskiy aiming to join Europe's elite with 2024 Euro RX1 title tilt". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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  12. ^ a b "A family affair: Mózers sign up for full Euro RX1 campaign". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Entries revealed for World RX of Portugal". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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  15. ^ a b "Hedström in for Höljes, with a new car and victory on his mind". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Formula 1's Fébreau excited for Montalegre Euro RX1 debut". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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  18. ^ "Pleskovas hopes new format will play in his favour in 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  19. ^ "New car and new ambitions for Fučík in 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Svardal promises 'more to come' as he commits to 2024 Euro RX1 assault". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Never-say-die Dane returns: Linnemann is back from the brink!". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  22. ^ a b c d "Ferratum World RX of Sweden 1". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Taylor returns to RX2e with Hansen junior team #YellowSquad". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Sjökvist back in RX2e to take care of 'unfinished business'". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  25. ^ a b "Homegrown duo join RX2e field for Montalegre season finale". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Former European champion Pauwels joins RX2e grid for Mettet". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  27. ^ "Wlömer signs up for full season of RX2e with great expectations". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  28. ^ a b "The boy from Antigua: Volland bets on teenage talent for Euro RX3 team". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  29. ^ "Volland aiming to add another European title to family résumé in 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  30. ^ "Euro entries out for World RX of Benelux". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  31. ^ "Sousa set for full season in Euro RX3". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  32. ^ "Star rookie Körmöczi aiming to close the gap in 2024". 26 September 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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