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2024 FIA European Rallycross Championship

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The 2024 FIA European Rallycross Championship will be the 49th season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The championship consists of two classes: RX1 and RX3.

The championship will begin on 6 July at the Höljesbanan in Sweden, and end on 8 September at Pista Automóvel de Montalegre in Portugal. Anton Marklund is the reigning RX1 champion. Nils Andersson is the reigning RX2e champion.[1] Damian Litwinowicz is the reigning RX3 champion.

Calendar[edit]

On 28 February 2024, the 2024 calendar was announced.[2] The championship was slated to return to the Circuit d'Essay [fr] for the first time since 2011,[3] but the event was cancelled on the 30th of May 2024.[4]

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

Series News[edit]

  • 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promoter RXP put out a statement that the opening round of the season at Circuit d'Essay [fr] had been unexpectedly withdrawn from the calendar upon request by France's national motorsport governing agency, the FFSA.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.[4] The circuit also put out a statement, echoing the statement made by RXP.[5]

Entries[edit]

RX1[edit]

Constructor Team Car No. Driver Rounds Ref
Audi Hungary Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület Audi S1 39 Hungary Zoltán Koncseg 1–2 [6]
73 Hungary Tamás Kárai 1–2 [6]
Poland Volland Racing 66 Poland Damian Litwinowicz 1–2 [7]
95 Switzerland Yury Belevskiy 1–2 [8]
Hungary Extremarena KFT 85 Hungary István Antal 2 [9]
Ford Hungary Nyirád Motorsport KFT Ford Fiesta 50 Hungary Attila Mózer 1–2 [10]
51 Hungary Mark Mózer 1–2 [10]
Hyundai Finland Betomik Racing Hyundai i20 10 Finland Mikko Ikonen 1–2 [6]
37 Finland Mika Liimatainen 1–2 [6]
Peugeot United Kingdom Team RX Racing Peugeot 208 7 United Kingdom Patrick O'Donovan 1–2 [11]
Sweden Hedströms Motorsport 8 Sweden Peter Hedström 1 [12]
Hungary Korda Racing KFT 22 Hungary Máté Benyó 1–2 [6]
Hungary Speedbox Racing Team KFT 27 Hungary László Kiss 2 [9]
France DA Racing TBA France Julien Fébreau 4 [13]
Proton United Kingdom Team RX Racing Proton Iriz 2 Republic of Ireland Ollie O'Donovan 1–2 [14]
SEAT Germany ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 38 Germany Mandie August 1–2 [6]
Škoda Lithuania TSK Baltijos Sportas Škoda Fabia 55 Lithuania Paulius Pleskovas 1–2 [15]
Hungary Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület 74 Hungary Zoltán Held 2 [9]
Volkswagen Czech Republic KRTZ Motorsport ACCR Czech Team Volkswagen Polo 11 Czech Republic Aleš Fučík 1–2 [16]
Norway Sivert Svardal 24 Norway Sivert Svardal 1–2 [17]
Sweden Hedströms Motorsport 28 Sweden Filip Thorén 1 [12]
Denmark Linnemann Promotion 33 Denmark Ulrik Linnemann 1 [18]

RX2e[edit]

Constructor Team Car No. Driver Rounds Ref
QEV Technologies Hungary GFS Motorsport Egyesület ZEROID X1 00 Hungary 'Luigi' 1 [19]
Sweden Team E 1 Sweden Nils Andersson 1 [19]
19 Sweden Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky 1 [19]
Sweden #YELLOWSQUAD 5 Australia Molly Taylor 1 [20]
82 Sweden Isak Sjökvist 1 [21]
Finland SET-Loenbro 27 Estonia Marko Muru 1 [19]
Spain ZEROID Motorsport 911 Germany Luka Wlömer 1 [22]

RX3[edit]

Constructor Team Car No. Driver Rounds Ref
Audi Poland Volland Racing Audi A1 2 Lithuania Rytis Rutkauskas 1–2 [23]
23 Hungary Krisztián Szabó 2 [9]
26 Antigua and Barbuda Nico Geleyns 1–2 [23]
30 Germany Nils Volland 1–2 [24]
Hungary TMC Rallysport KFT 13 Hungary András Ferjáncz 2 [9]
Czech Republic Libor Teješ 14 Czech Republic Libor Teješ 2 [9]
Portugal João Ribeiro 99 Portugal João Ribeiro 1–2 [6]
Portugal André Sousa 104 Portugal André Sousa 1–2 [25]
Renault Hungary Speedy Motorsport Renault Twingo 22 Hungary Andor Trepák 2 [9]
Škoda Hungary Korda Racing KFT Škoda Fabia 7 Hungary Sámuel Kovács 1–2 [6]
Czech Republic KRTZ Motorsport 28 Austria Josef Strebinger 1–2 [6]
58 Austria Dominik Senegacnik 1–2 [6]
Hungary Zalaegerszegi ASE 112 Hungary Róbert Répási 2 [9]
Suzuki Hungary MGAMS KFT Suzuki Swift 21 Hungary Benjámin Nagy 2 [9]
Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo 45 Hungary Tamás Végh 2 [9]
Hungary Szada Ring Racing KFT 131 Hungary Balázs Körmöczi 1–2 [26]

Championship standings[edit]

Points are scored based off of finishing position in every heat race, semi-final and final.[17] 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[edit]

Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
HUN
Hungary
BLX
Belgium
PRT
Portugal
Points
1 United Kingdom Patrick O'Donovan 1 37
2 Finland Mika Liimatainen 2 33
3 Poland Damian Litwinowicz 3 26
4 Switzerland Yury Belevskiy 5 26
5 Sweden Peter Hedström 6 22
6 Hungary Máté Benyó 7 20
7 Hungary Zoltán Koncseg 4 18
8 Lithuania Paulius Pleskovas 9 17
9 Norway Sivert Svardal 11 17
10 Republic of Ireland Ollie O'Donovan 8 16
11 Sweden Filip Thorén 10 13
12 Hungary Tamás Kárai 13 10
13 Hungary Mark Mózer 14 10
14 Germany Mandie August 15 9
15 Hungary Attila Mózer 16 9
16 Finland Mikko Ikonen 12[a] 8
17 Denmark Ulrik Linnemann 17 8
18 Czech Republic Aleš Fučík 18 8
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
HUN
Hungary
BLX
Belgium
PRT
Portugal
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[edit]

Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
HUN
Hungary
BLX
Belgium
PRT
Portugal
Points
1 Sweden Nils Andersson 1 40
2 Sweden Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky 2 32
3 Sweden Isak Sjökvist 6 27
4 Estonia Marko Muru 3 26
5 Germany Luka Wlömer 5 23
6 Australia Molly Taylor 4 20
7 Hungary 'Luigi' 7 17
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
HUN
Hungary
BLX
Belgium
PRT
Portugal
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[edit]

Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
HUN
Hungary
BLX
Belgium
PRT
Portugal
Points
1 Germany Nils Volland 1 38
2 Portugal João Ribeiro 2 34
3 Hungary Sámuel Kovács 3 32
4 Hungary Balázs Körmöczi 6 24
5 Austria Dominik Senegacnik 4 22
6 Portugal André Sousa 5 19
7 Lithuania Rytis Rutkauskas 7 12
8 Antigua and Barbuda Nico Geleyns 8 12
9 Austria Josef Strebinger 9 12
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
HUN
Hungary
BLX
Belgium
PRT
Portugal
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[edit]

  1. ^ Mikko Ikonen was penalized 5 championship points due to receiving two reprimands across the season.

References[edit]

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  4. ^ a b "Statement: Euro RX of France". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  5. ^ Admin, Circuit Des Ducs (30 May 2024). "Statement: Euro RX of France". Circuit des Ducs. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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  12. ^ 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.
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  15. ^ "Pleskovas hopes new format will play in his favour in 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  16. ^ "New car and new ambitions for Fučík in 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Never-say-die Dane returns: Linnemann is back from the brink!". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  19. ^ a b c d "Ferratum World RX of Sweden 1". FIA World Rallycross Championship. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Taylor returns to RX2e with Hansen junior team #YellowSquad". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Sjökvist back in RX2e to take care of 'unfinished business'". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Wlömer signs up for full season of RX2e with great expectations". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ "Volland aiming to add another European title to family résumé in 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  25. ^ "Sousa set for full season in Euro RX3". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  26. ^ "Star rookie Körmöczi aiming to close the gap in 2024". 26 September 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

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