Draft:2024 New Zealand Rally Championship

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The 2024 New Zealand Rally Championship is the 47th running of the Championship, running equal amounts of events from the North Island to the South Island. Hayden Paddon is the defending Driver's Champion, but will not run the season opening Otago Rally due to Round One of the European Rally Championship clashing with Otago. Defending Co-Drivers champion John Kennard will step back from the NZ Rally Championship and will not defend his title in 2024. Kennard will continue to run alongside Paddon in the ERC, but young Co-Driver Jared Hudson will replace him in the 2024 season.

Hayden Paddon is the defending driver's champion.
John Kennard won the co-driver's championship in 2023 but will not return to defend his title.

Teams and Drivers[edit]

4WD[edit]

Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Citroën
Citroën C3 Rally2 New Zealand Paddon Rallysport[1] P New Zealand Emma Gilmour New Zealand Katrina Renshaw 1
Ford
Ford Fiesta AP4+ New Zealand Stokes Motorsport[1] P New Zealand Robbie Stokes New Zealand Sarah Brennan 1
Ford Fiesta R5 MKII New Zealand Team Online Racing[1] P New Zealand Todd Bawden New Zealand Dave Neill 1
Hyundai
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 New Zealand Paddon Rallysport[1] P New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand Jared Hudson 2
Mazda
Mazda 2 AP4+ Vanuatu Nelson Law[1] P Vanuatu Nelson Law Vanuatu Antonio Korikalo 1
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Mirage AP4+ New Zealand Paddon Rallysport[1] P Australia Stewart Reid New Zealand Bella Haggarty 1
France Eugene Creugnet[1] P France Eugene Creugnet France Philippe Delrieu 1
Skoda
Skoda Fabia R5 New Zealand Ben Hunt Motorsport[1] P New Zealand Ben Hunt New Zealand Tony Rawstorn 1
New Zealand Zeal Jones Racing[1] P New Zealand Zeal Jones New Zealand Waverley Jones 1
Toyota
Toyota GR Yaris AP4+ New Zealand Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand[1] P New Zealand Jack Hawkeswood New Zealand Jason Farmer 1
Toyota Yaris AP4+ New Zealand SAS Motorsport[1] P New Zealand Mike Young New Zealand Amy Hudson 1
Volkswagen
Volkswagen Polo R5 New Zealand Carbon Works Rally Team[1] P New Zealand Andy Martin New Zealand Rocky Hudson 1

2WD[edit]

FIA Group N[edit]

Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Ford
Ford Fiesta Rally4 New Zealand Dylan Thomson RallySport[1] {{}} New Zealand Dylan Thomson New Zealand Bayden Thomson 1
Wales Jones Motorsport[1] {{}} New Zealand Bryn Jones New Zealand Sean Lockyear 1
New Zealand Tim Mackersy[1] {{}} New Zealand Tim Mackersy New Zealand Lauren Mackersy 1
Ford Fiesta R2 New Zealand Jack Stokes[1] {{}} New Zealand Jack Stokes New Zealand Sarah Faulkner 1
Ford Fiesta New Zealand James Worker[1] {{}} New Zealand James Worker New Zealand Mags Marshall 1

Open 2WD[edit]

Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Honda
Honda Jazz RS New Zealand Strong Motorsport[1] {{}} New Zealand David Strong New Zealand Rob Scott 1
Toyota
Toyota Corolla New Zealand Willy Hawes[1] {{}} New Zealand Willy Hawes New Zealand Jason Dwyer 1
Toyota RC86 New Zealand Ramsay Motorsport[1] {{}} New Zealand Brent Taylor New Zealand Chris Ramsay 1

Historic[edit]

Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Ford
Ford Escort RS 1800 New Zealand Paul Fraser[1] {{}} New Zealand Paul Fraser New Zealand Brody Cattermole 1
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Lancer New Zealand Mike Cameron[1] {{}} New Zealand Mike Cameron New Zealand Helen Cameron 1

Rally Challenge[edit]

4WD[edit]

Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III New Zealand Andrew Graves[1] {{}} New Zealand Andrew Graves New Zealand Hayden Graves 1
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI New Zealand Caleb MacDonald[1] {{}} New Zealand Caleb MacDonald Australia Larissa Biggar 1
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX New Zealand Team Ralliart New Zealand[1] {{}} New Zealand Brian Green New Zealand Brianna Little 1
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X New Zealand Carter Strang[1] {{}} New Zealand Carter Strang New Zealand Catriona Flynn 1
Subaru
Subaru Impreza H6 Canada Brandon Semenuk[1] {{}} Canada Brandon Semenuk United Kingdom Keaton Williams 1
New Zealand Paul Cross[1] {{}} New Zealand Paul Cross New Zealand Janey Blair 1
New Zealand Magnum Motorsport[1] {{}} New Zealand Amy Keighley New Zealand Grant Marra 1
Subaru Impreza WRX New Zealand James MacDonald[1] {{}} New Zealand James MacDonald New Zealand Josh Edwards 1
New Zealand Jay Pittams[1] {{}} New Zealand Jay Pittams New Zealand John Paul van der Mays 1
New Zealand Dave Ollis[1] {{}} New Zealand Dave Ollis New Zealand Gemma Thomas 1
Subaru Impreza New Zealand Mark McMillan[1] {{}} New Zealand Mark McMillan New Zealand Tim Driscoll 1
Vanuatu Julian Lenglet[1] {{}} Vanuatu Julian Lenglet New Zealand Ben Huban 1
New Zealand Gavin Feast[1] {{}} New Zealand Gavin Feast TBA 1

2WD[edit]

Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Ford
Ford Escort Mk2 New Zealand Daniel Haines[1] {{}} New Zealand Daniel Haines New Zealand Matt Priest 1
Toyota
Toyota Corolla 1600 New Zealand Jared Parker[1] {{}} New Zealand Jared Parker New Zealand Kyle Shears 1

Teams Entries[edit]

Category 1–4[edit]
Team Name Car Tyre Drivers Co-Drivers Cat Rounds
New Zealand Paddon Rallysport[1] Hyundai i20 N Rally2 P New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand Jared Hudson 1 2
Citroën C3 Rally2 P New Zealand Emma Gilmour New Zealand Katrina Renshaw 1 1
Mitsubishi Mirage AP4+ P Australia Stewart Reid New Zealand Bella Haggarty 1 1

Calendar[edit]

The 2024 season is scheduled to be contested over six rounds, three in the North Island and three in the South Island.

Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Map
1 12 April 14 April New Zealand Central Machine Hire Otago Rally[2] Dunedin Gravel 16 277.05 km
2 11 May 11 May New Zealand South Canterbury Hydraulics Rally South Canterbury[2] Timaru Gravel 8 TBA km
3 21 June 22 June New Zealand Southern Lights Rally[2] Invercargill Gravel TBA TBA km
4 14 September 14 September New Zealand Daybreaker Rally[2] Feilding Gravel TBA TBA km
5 5 October 5 October New Zealand Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty[2] Tauranga Gravel TBA TBA km
6 8 November 10 November New Zealand International Rally of Whangarei[2] Whangarei Gravel TBA TBA km

Results[edit]

Summary[edit]

Overall[edit]

Round Event Winning Driver Winning Co-Driver Winning Team Winning Car Ref.
1 New Zealand Otago Rally New Zealand Jack Hawkeswood New Zealand Jason Farmer New Zealand Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand Japan Toyota GR Yaris AP4+

Points[edit]

Points System[edit]

Points Format Position
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Championship 25 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
Day Points 7 5 3 2 1
Power Stage 5 4 3 2 1
[3]
  • Championship: Awarded for Top 20 Overall / Class
  • Day Points: Awarded for Top 5 overall for each day. (Otago / Whangerai)
  • Power Stage: Awarded for Top 5 fastest on the Power Stage (Overall & Class)
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "Final Entry List Otago Rally" (PDF). Otago Rally. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NZ Rally Championship Calendar". NZ Rally Championship. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Points System" (PDF). Motorsport NZ. 2021-01-08.