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]
2024 Rally Chile Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024 | |||
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Round 11 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Chile | ||
Rally base | Concepción, Biobío | ||
Dates run | 26 – 29 September 2024 | ||
Start location | Coronel, Biobío | ||
Finish location | Concepción, Biobío | ||
Stages | 16 (307.48 km; 191.06 miles)[1] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 885.54 km (550.25 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,193.02 km (741.31 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 45 | ||
Crews | 42 at start, 37 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:58:59.8 | ||
Saturday Overall leader | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:25:14.3 | ||
Sunday Accumulated leader | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 33:37.3 | ||
Power Stage winner | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 4:29.2 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Yohan Rossel Florian Barral DG Sport Compétition 3:07:31.2 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate 3:26:06.6 |
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
editEntry list
editThe 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]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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38 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
39 | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Kylian Sarmezan | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Renault Clio Rally3 | P |
40 | Eduardo Castro | Diego Vallejo | Eduardo Castro | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
Itinerary
editAll dates and times are CLT (UTC-3).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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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
editWRC Rally1
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editStage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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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
editPos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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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
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editChampionship standings
edit- Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
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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
editClassification
editPosition | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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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
editStage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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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
edit- Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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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
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ a b c "Itinerary Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Tänak celebrates Chile win as Toyota clinches manufacturers' crown". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Solberg's campaign ends on a high with WRC2 victory in Chile". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Korhonen crowned WRC3 champion as Dominguez times out in Chile". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Rovanperä victorious on treacherous Rally Chile Bio Bío". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Rossel and Gryazin's Chilean double secures WRC2 title for Citroën". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Dominguez crowned WRC3 Champion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Entry list Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Official website (in Spanish and English)
- 2024 Rally Chile at eWRC-results.com
- 2024 Rally Chile at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)