2024 Rally Chile
3rd edition of Rally Chile
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. 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).
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. Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Eduardo Castro and Fernando Mussano were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won their fourth rally of the season, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. Yohan Rossel and Florian Barral were the winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category. Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3 category, and crowned the category champions.
01Background
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.
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
All dates and times are CLT (UTC-3).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September | , | After 9:01 | Conuco [Shakedown] | 6.56 km |
| After 19:00 | Opening ceremony, Concepción Bicentenario | , N/a | ||
| 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 | , N/a | ||
| 13:11, 13:41 | Flexi service A, MDS Hotel Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
| 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 | |
| 18:52, 19:37 | Flexi service B, MDS Hotel Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
| 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 | , N/a | ||
| 13:37, 14:07 | Flexi service C, MDS Hotel Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
| 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 | , N/a | ||
| 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 | , N/a | ||
| SS16 | After 13:05 | Bio Bio 2 [Power Stage] | 8.74 km | |
| After 15:30 | Podium ceremony, Arauco | , N/a | ||
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02Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Lappi / Ferm | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 3:18.2 | , N/a |
| 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
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Castro / Vallejo | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:51.9 | , N/a |
| 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
- Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Sources and credits
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- Ignacio Gardiol y Ruben Garcia en el Rally Mobil Chille Bio Bio - WRC Concepcion Chile 2.jpg by Camilagsm, CC BY-SA 4.0
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