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.[1] 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).[2]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in , 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.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
4Esapekka LappiJanne FermHyundai Shell Mobis WRTHyundai i20 N Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
5Sami PajariEnni MälkönenToyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally1Driver, Co-driver
8Ott TänakMartin JärveojaHyundai Shell Mobis WRTHyundai i20 N Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
11Thierry NeuvilleMartijn WydaegheHyundai Shell Mobis WRTHyundai i20 N Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
13Grégoire MunsterLouis LoukaM-Sport Ford WRTFord Puma Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
16Adrien FourmauxAlexandre CoriaM-Sport Ford WRTFord Puma Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
17Sébastien OgierVincent LandaisToyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
18Takamoto KatsutaAaron JohnstonToyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally1Driver, Co-driver
22Mārtiņš SesksRenārs FrancisM-Sport Ford WRTFord Puma Rally1Driver, Co-driver
33Elfyn EvansScott MartinToyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
69Kalle RovanperäJonne HalttunenToyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally1Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
20Oliver SolbergElliott EdmondsonToksport WRTŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2Driver, Co-driver, Team
21Yohan RosselFlorian BarralDG Sport CompétitionCitroën C3 Rally2Driver, Co-driver
23Nikolay Gryazincxxa Konstantin Aleksandrov[a]DG Sport CompétitionCitroën C3 Rally2Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
24Jan SolansRodrigo Sanjuan de EusebioJan SolansToyota GR Yaris Rally2Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
25Gus GreensmithJonas AnderssonToksport WRT 2Škoda Fabia RS Rally2Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
26Kajetan KajetanowiczMaciej SzczepaniakKajetan KajetanowiczŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
27Fabrizio ZaldivarMarcelo Der OhannesianFabrizio ZaldivarŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
28Pierre-Louis LoubetLoris PascaudToksport WRTŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2Driver, Co-driver, Team
29Jorge Martínez FontenaAlberto Alvarez NicholsonJorge Martínez FontenaŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
30Alberto HellerLuis Ernesto AllendeAlberto HellerCitroën C3 Rally2Driver, Co-driver
31Martin ScuncioJaviera RomanMartin ScuncioŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoChallenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
32Pedro HellerPablo OlmosPedro HellerCitroën C3 Rally2Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
34Emilio RosselotTomas CañeteEmilio RosselotCitroën C3 Rally2Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
35Gerardo V. RosselotMarcelo BrizioGerardo V. RosselotCitroën C3 Rally2Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
36Tadeo RosselotSebastián OlguínTadeo RosselotCitroën C3 Rally2Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
37Eduardo KovacsFernando MussanoEduardo KovacsŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoChallenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
38Diego Dominguez Jr.Rogelio PeñateDiego Dominguez Jr.Ford Fiesta Rally3
39Ghjuvanni RossiKylian SarmezanGhjuvanni RossiRenault Clio Rally3
40Eduardo CastroDiego VallejoEduardo CastroFord Fiesta Rally3

Itinerary

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

DateNo.Time spanStage nameDistance
26 September—After 9:01Conuco [Shakedown]6.56 km
After 19:00Opening ceremony, Concepción Bicentenario
27 SeptemberSS1After 8:35Pulperia 119.77 km
SS2After 9:30Rere 113.34 km
SS3After 10:21San Rosendo 123.32 km
12:21 – 13:11Regroup, MDS Hotel Talcahuano
13:11 – 13:41Flexi service A, MDS Hotel Talcahuano
SS4After 14:46Pulperia 219.77 km
SS5After 15:41Rere 213.34 km
SS6After 16:32San Rosendo 223.32 km
18:52 – 19:37Flexi service B, MDS Hotel Talcahuano
28 SeptemberSS7After 9:07Pelun 115.68 km
SS8After 10:01Lota 125.58 km
SS9After 11:05Maria las Cruces 128.72 km
13:00 – 13:37Regroup, MDS Hotel Talcahuano
13:37 – 14:07Flexi service C, MDS Hotel Talcahuano
SS10After 15:07Pelun 215.68 km
SS11After 16:01Lota 225.58 km
SS12After 17:05Maria las Cruces 228.72 km
19:10 – 19:55Flexi service D, MDS Hotel Talcahuano
29 SeptemberSS13After 8:23Laraquete 118.59 km
SS14After 9:35Bio Bio 18.74 km
SS15After 10:33Laraquete 218.59 km
11:19 – 12:19Regroup, Arauco
SS16After 13:05Bio Bio 2 [Power Stage]8.74 km
After 15:30Podium ceremony, Arauco
Source:[2]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassSATSUNWPSTotal
1169Kalle RovanperäJonne HalttunenToyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally12:58:59.80.0186428
2233Elfyn EvansScott MartinToyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally12:59:23.2+23.4155121
338Ott TänakMartin JärveojaHyundai Shell Mobis WRTHyundai i20 N Rally12:59:43.7+43.9134320
4411Thierry NeuvilleMartijn WydaegheHyundai Shell Mobis WRTHyundai i20 N Rally13:00:00.9+1:01.1103215
5516Adrien FourmauxAlexandre CoriaM-Sport Ford WRTFord Puma Rally13:01:02.5+2:02.782010
665Sami PajariEnni MälkönenToyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally13:01:39.5+2:39.76107
7713Grégoire MunsterLouis LoukaM-Sport Ford WRTFord Puma Rally13:01:47.5+2:47.74004
24822Mārtiņš SesksRenārs FrancisM-Sport Ford WRTFord Puma Rally13:37:54.5+38:54.70000
36917Sébastien OgierVincent LandaisToyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally14:26:02.9+1:27:03.107512
Retired SS164Esapekka LappiJanne FermHyundai Shell Mobis WRTHyundai i20 N Rally1Radiator0000
Did not start18Takamoto KatsutaAaron JohnstonToyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally1Withdrawn0000

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SDLappi / FermHyundai i20 N Rally13:18.2
SS1Ogier / LandaisToyota GR Yaris Rally19:59.1Ogier / Landais
SS2Evans / MartinToyota GR Yaris Rally16:44.4
SS3Rovanperä / HalttunenToyota GR Yaris Rally112:20.5Evans / Martin
SS4Ogier / LandaisToyota GR Yaris Rally19:52.3
SS5Ogier / LandaisToyota GR Yaris Rally16:35.9
SS6Fourmaux / CoriaFord Puma Rally112:05.4
SS7Evans / MartinToyota GR Yaris Rally110:35.0
SS8Rovanperä / HalttunenToyota GR Yaris Rally115:23.8
SS9Evans / MartinToyota GR Yaris Rally117:04.3
SS10Evans / MartinToyota GR Yaris Rally110:23.8
SS11Neuville / WydaegheHyundai i20 N Rally115:57.1Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS12Fourmaux / CoriaFord Puma Rally117:17.3
SS13Ogier / LandaisToyota GR Yaris Rally112:12.8
SS14Ogier / LandaisToyota GR Yaris Rally14:46.7
SS15Ogier / LandaisToyota GR Yaris Rally112:08.6
SS16Ogier / LandaisToyota GR Yaris Rally14:29.2

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1Thierry Neuville207Martijn Wydaeghe207Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT482
2Ott Tänak178Martin Järveoja178Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT465
3Sébastien Ogier166Vincent Landais166M-Sport Ford WRT245
4Elfyn Evans161Scott Martin161
5Adrien Fourmaux140Alexandre Coria140

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
8121Yohan RosselFlorian BarralDG Sport CompétitionCitroën C3 Rally23:07:31.20.0253
9223Nikolay GryazinKonstantin AleksandrovDG Sport CompétitionCitroën C3 Rally23:07:48.5+17.3182
10325Gus GreensmithJonas AnderssonToksport WRT 2Škoda Fabia RS Rally23:07:51.9+20.7151
11420Oliver SolbergElliott EdmondsonToksport WRTŠkoda Fabia RS Rally23:07:57.3+26.1120
12526Kajetan KajetanowiczMaciej SzczepaniakKajetan KajetanowiczŠkoda Fabia RS Rally23:10:57.8+3:26.6100
13627Fabrizio ZaldivarMarcelo Der OhannesianFabrizio ZaldivarŠkoda Fabia RS Rally23:12:34.4+5:03.280
14729Jorge Martínez FontenaAlberto Alvarez NicholsonJorge Martínez FontenaŠkoda Fabia RS Rally23:13:28.5+5:57.360
15830Alberto HellerLuis Ernesto AllendeAlberto HellerCitroën C3 Rally23:14:43.5+7:12.340
16924Jan SolansRodrigo Sanjuan de EusebioJan SolansToyota GR Yaris Rally23:17:54.6+10:23.420
171032Pedro HellerPablo OlmosPedro HellerCitroën C3 Rally23:18:01.7+10:30.510
181134Emilio RosselotTomas CañeteEmilio RosselotCitroën C3 Rally23:21:05.5+13:34.300
251237Eduardo KovacsFernando MussanoEduardo KovacsŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo3:44:00.3+36:29.100
321335Gerardo V. RosselotMarcelo BrizioGerardo V. RosselotCitroën C3 Rally24:11:00.3+1:03:29.100
Retired SS1531Martin ScuncioJaviera RomanMartin ScuncioŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evoAccident00

Special stages

Overall
StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SDGryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally23:37.2
SS1Stage cancelled
SS2Gryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally27:00.7Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS3Gryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally212:44.7
SS4Greensmith / AnderssonŠkoda Fabia RS Rally210:22.1
SS5Greensmith / AnderssonŠkoda Fabia RS Rally26:53.2
SS6Solberg / EdmondsonŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:32.5
SS7Rossel / BarralCitroën C3 Rally210:57.5Rossel / Barral
SS8Solans / Sanjuan de EusebioToyota GR Yaris Rally216:00.8
SS9Solberg / EdmondsonŠkoda Fabia RS Rally217:43.8Solberg / Edmondson
SS10Solans / Sanjuan de EusebioToyota GR Yaris Rally210:42.3
SS11Gryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally216:57.0Rossel / Barral
SS12Solberg / EdmondsonŠkoda Fabia RS Rally217:54.1
SS13Solberg / EdmondsonŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:50.5
SS14Solberg / EdmondsonŠkoda Fabia RS Rally24:59.0
SS15Solberg / EdmondsonŠkoda Fabia RS Rally212:36.7
SS16Solberg / EdmondsonŠkoda Fabia RS Rally24:48.3
Challenger
StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SDGryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally23:37.2
SS1Stage cancelled
SS2Gryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally27:00.7Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS3Gryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally212:44.7
SS4Gryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally210:25.4
SS5Gryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally26:54.8
SS6Gryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally212:36.2
SS7Solans / Sanjuan de EusebioToyota GR Yaris Rally210:58.1
SS8Solans / Sanjuan de EusebioToyota GR Yaris Rally216:00.8
SS9Gryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally217:56.2
SS10Solans / Sanjuan de EusebioToyota GR Yaris Rally210:42.3
SS11Gryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally216:57.0
SS12Gryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally218:17.5
SS13Gryazin / AleksandrovCitroën C3 Rally213:04.6
SS14Solans / Sanjuan de EusebioToyota GR Yaris Rally25:04.6
SS15Solans / Sanjuan de EusebioToyota GR Yaris Rally212:46.7
SS16Solans / Sanjuan de EusebioToyota GR Yaris Rally24:48.6

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.
Pos.Open Drivers' championshipsOpen Co-drivers' championshipsTeams' championshipsChallenger Drivers' championshipsChallenger Co-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveDriverPoints
1Oliver Solberg123Elliott Edmondson123DG Sport Compétition252Sami Pajari118Enni Mälkönen118
21Yohan Rossel111Enni Mälkönen108Toksport WRT2052Nikolay Gryazin802Konstantin Aleksandrov80
31Sami Pajari1083Konstantin Aleksandrov66Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG731Lauri Joona781Janni Hussi78
42Nikolay Gryazin661Janni Hussi58Toksport WRT 2724Kajetan Kajetanowicz704Maciej Szczepaniak70
51Lauri Joona58Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio542Jan Solans682Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio68

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
19138Diego Dominguez Jr.Rogelio PeñateDiego Dominguez Jr.Ford Fiesta Rally33:26:06.60.025
20240Eduardo CastroDiego VallejoEduardo CastroFord Fiesta Rally33:30:18.8+4:12.218
31339Ghjuvanni RossiKylian SarmezanGhjuvanni RossiRenault Clio Rally34:06:10.9+40:04.315

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SDCastro / VallejoFord Fiesta Rally33:51.9
SS1Stage cancelled
SS2Dominguez / PeñateFord Fiesta Rally37:48.5Dominguez / Peñate
SS3Dominguez / PeñateFord Fiesta Rally314:19.6
SS4Dominguez / PeñateFord Fiesta Rally311:43.2
SS5Dominguez / PeñateFord Fiesta Rally37:44.0
SS6Dominguez / PeñateFord Fiesta Rally314:08.0
SS7Dominguez / PeñateFord Fiesta Rally312:00.2
SS8Dominguez / PeñateFord Fiesta Rally317:50.0
SS9Castro / VallejoFord Fiesta Rally319:37.4
SS10Dominguez / PeñateFord Fiesta Rally311:41.2
SS11Stage cancelled
SS12Dominguez / PeñateFord Fiesta Rally319:51.7Dominguez / Peñate
SS13Castro / VallejoFord Fiesta Rally314:25.3
SS14Rossi / SarmezanRenault Clio Rally35:36.9
SS15Rossi / SarmezanRenault Clio Rally314:03.9
SS16Dominguez / PeñateFord Fiesta Rally35:22.6

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.
Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1Diego Dominguez Jr.100Rogelio Peñate100
2Romet Jürgenson61Siim Oja61
3Norbert Maior49Francesca Maria Maior49
4Mattéo Chatillon48Maxence Cornuau48
5Jan Černý47Ondřej Krajča47

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]

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