2024 WRC3 Championship explained

The 2024 FIA WRC3 Championship is the eleventh season of WRC3, a rallying championship for organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It is open to privateers and teams using cars complying with Group Rally3 regulations.^[1] The championship began in January 2024 with the Monte Carlo Rally and would conclude in November 2024 with the Rally Japan, and runs in support of the 2024 World Rally Championship.

Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka are the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions.^[2]

Entries

The following crews are set to enter the 2024 WRC3 Championship:

Car	Entrant	Driver name	Co-driver name	Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3	Hamza Anwar	Hamza Anwar	Adnan Din	3
	Atölye Kazaz	Kerem Kazaz	Corentin Silvestre	8–9
	Armin Schwarz Driving Experience	Fabio Schwarz	Bernhard Ettel	2, 4, 6, 9
	ASP Racing	Petr Borodin	Roman Cheprasov	2, 4, 6, 9
	Roberto Blach	Roberto Blach	Mauro Barreiro	2, 4
	Grzegorz Bonder	Grzegorz Bonder	Paweł Pochroń	7, 9
	Nataniel Bruun	Nataniel Bruun	Pablo Olmos	2, 4, 6–7, 9
	Bruno Bulacia	Bruno Bulacia	Gabriel Morales	2, 5–6
	Eduardo Castro	Eduardo Castro	Javiera Roman	6
	Castrol Ford Team Türkiye	Ali Türkkan	Burak Erdener	4, 6, 9
	Nuno Caetano	Nuno Caetano	Sofia Mouta	5
	Jan Černý	Jan Černý	Ondřej Krajča	1–2, 5, 7–8
	Tristan Charpentier	Tristan Charpentier	Florian Barral	4–5
			Alexis Maillefert	9
	Carlo Covi	Carlo Covi	Simone Angi	1
	Raoul Dahlqvist	Raoul Dahlqvist	Patric Öhman	9
	Dantex Rally Team	Marek Roefler	Marek Bała	7
	Diego Domínguez	Diego Domínguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	2, 4–7
	FIA Rally Star	Jose Caparó	Esther Gutiérrez	2, 4, 6, 9
		Taylor Gill	Daniel Brkic	2, 4, 6, 9
		Romet Jürgenson	Siim Oja	2, 4, 6, 9
		Max Smart	Cameron Fair	2, 4, 6, 9
	Raúl Hernández	Raúl Hernández	José Murado	2, 4, 6, 9
	Toni Herranen	Toni Herranen	Juho-Ville Koskela	9
	Henri Hokkala	Henri Hokkala	Kimmo Pahkala	9
	Mille Johansson	Mille Johansson	Johan Grönvall	2
	Jesse Kallio	Jesse Kallio	Ville Pynnönen	9
	Filip Kohn	Filip Kohn	Tom Woodburn	2, 4
	Hubert Laskowski	Hubert Laskowski	Michał Kuśnierz	9
	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Eamonn Kelly	Conor Mohan	2, 4, 6, 9
	Norbert Maior	Norbert Maior	Francesca Maior	2, 4, 6, 9
	Jakub Matulka	Jakub Matulka	Daniel Dymurski	2, 4, 6–7
	Jan Pokos	Jan Pokos	Viljem Ošlaj	4
	Viliam Prodan	Viliam Prodan	Marko Stiperski	4
	RACB National Team	Tom Rensonnet	Loïc Dumont	2
			Manon Deliot	4, 6, 9
	Slaven Šekuljica	Slaven Šekuljica	Damir Petrović	4–6
	Sports Racing Technologies	Enola Hsieh	Matias Peippo	8
	Paweł Ważny	Paweł Ważny	Bartosz Dzienis	7
Renault Clio Rally3	Mattéo Chatillon	Mattéo Chatillon	Maxence Cornuau	4–7, 9
	LightGrey	Joosep Ralf Nõgene	Hendrik Kraav	8
	Ghjuvanni Rossi	Ghjuvanni Rossi	Kylian Sarmezan	1, 5–6
	Tom Pieri	Tom Pieri	Alexis Maillefert	5–6
Sources:^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round	Event	nowrap	Winning driver	nowrap	Winning co-driver	nowrap	Winning entrant	nowrap	Winning time	Report	Ref.
1	nowrap	Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo	Jan Černý	Ondřej Krajča	Jan Černý	3:42:09.1	Report
2	Rally Sweden	Mille Johansson	Johan Grönvall	Mille Johansson	2:49:33.8	Report	^[8]
3	Safari Rally Kenya	Hamza Anwar	Adnan Din	Hamza Anwar	6:16:11.8	Report
4	Croatia Rally	Romet Jürgenson	Siim Oja	FIA Rally Star	3:02:44.1	Report	^[9]
5	Rally de Portugal	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr.	4:09:54.7	Report	^[10]
6	Rally Italia Sardegna	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr.	3:33:09.3	Report
7	Rally Poland	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr.	2:53:28.9	Report	^[11]
8	Rally Latvia	Joosep Ralf Nõgene	Aleks Lesk	LightGrey	2:51:52.1	Report
9	Rally Finland	Jesse Kallio	Ville Pynnönen	Jesse Kallio	2:48:30.3	Report	^[12]
10	Acropolis Rally Greece					Report
11	Rally Chile					Report
12	Central European Rally					Report
13	Rally Japan					Report

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers

Driver MON SWE KEN CRO POR ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN Points 1 Diego Dominguez Jr. Ret 13 1 1 1 75 2 Mattéo Chatillon 2 2 16 4 Ret 48 3 Jan Černý 1 Ret 4 5 WD 47 4 Taylor Gill 7 4 6 2 44 5 Romet Jürgenson 2 1 12 13 43 6 Ali Türkkan Ret 2 3 33 7 Petr Borodin 6 Ret 4 5 30 8 Ghjuvanni Rossi 2 5 14 28 9 Mille Johansson 1 25 10 Hamza Anwar 1 25 11 Joosep Ralf Nõgene 1 25 12 Jesse Kallio 1 25 13 Nataniel Bruun 12 18 7 3 8 25 14 Norbert Maior 8 5 5 Ret 24 15 Tom Rensonnet 5 14 10 4 23 16 Eamonn Kelly 3 Ret 11 7 21 17 Kerem Kazaz 2 10 19 18 Bruno Bulacia Ret 3 8 19 19 Jakub Matulka 13 12 2 18 20 Max Smart 9 10 3 12 18 21 Filip Kohn 11 3 15 22 Raúl Hernández 4 17 Ret WD 12 23 Tristan Charpentier 8 6 WD 12 24 Fabio Schwarz Ret 16 9 6 10 25 Roberto Blach Núñez 10 6 9 26 Marek Roefler 6 8 27 Viliam Prodan 7 6 28 Paweł Ważny 7 6 29 Grzegorz Bonder 8 11 4 30 Jose Caparó Ret 9 13 9 4 Driver MON SWE KEN CRO POR ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN Points Sources:^[13]

FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-drivers

Driver MON SWE KEN CRO POR ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN Points 1 Rogelio Peñate Ret 13 1 1 1 75 2 Maxence Cornuau 2 2 16 4 Ret 48 3 Ondřej Krajča 1 Ret 4 5 WD 47 4 Daniel Brkic 7 4 6 2 44 5 Siim Oja 2 1 12 13 43 6 Burak Erdener Ret 2 3 33 7 Roman Cheprasov 6 Ret 4 5 30 8 Kylian Sarmezan 2 5 14 28 9 Johan Grönvall 1 25 10 Adnan Din 1 25 11 Aleks Lesk 1 25 12 Ville Pynnönen 1 25 13 Pablo Olmos 12 18 7 3 8 25 14 Francesca Maria Maior 8 5 5 Ret 24 15 Conor Mohan 3 Ret 11 7 21 16 Corentin Silvestre 2 10 19 17 Gabriel Morales Ret 3 8 19 18 Daniel Dymurski 13 12 2 18 19 Cameron Fair 9 10 3 12 18 20 Tom Woodburn 11 3 15 21 Manon Deliot 14 10 4 13 22 José Murado González 4 17 Ret WD 12 23 Florian Barral 8 6 12 24 Loïc Dumont 5 10 25 Bernhard Ettel Ret 16 9 6 10 26 Mauro Barreiro 10 6 9 27 Marek Bała 6 8 28 Marko Stiperski 7 6 29 Bartosz Dzienis 7 6 30 Paweł Pochroń 8 11 4 31 Esther Gutiérrez Porras Ret 9 13 9 4 Driver MON SWE KEN CRO POR ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN Points Sources:^[14]

Notes: Main script – Final position Text below – Points scored from Saturday, Sunday and the Power Stage

External links

• • FIA WRC3 Championship 2024 at eWRC-results.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 FIA World Rally Championship – Sporting regulations. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 24 January 2022.
2. News: Korhonen crowned WRC3 champion as Dominguez times out in Chile. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. 2 October 2023.
3. Web site: Entry List Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2024. eWRC-results.com. 12 January 2024.
4. Web site: Entry list Rally Sweden 2024 . 2024-01-19 . . en.
5. Web site: Entry list Safari Rally Kenya 2024 . 2024-03-08 . . en.
6. Web site: Entry list Rally Italia Sardegna 2024 . 2024-05-11 . . en.
7. Web site: Entry list ORLEN Rally Poland 2024 . 30 June 2024 . . en.
8. News: Johansson jumps to debut WRC3 win. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 February 2024. 19 February 2024.
9. News: Flawless Jürgenson secures maiden WRC3 win in Croatia. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 April 2024. 22 April 2024.
10. Web site: Dominguez secures emphatic WRC3 victory in Portugal. 12 May 2024. 12 May 2024. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH.
11. News: Dominguez’s late charge earns Poland WRC3 win. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 30 June 2024. 30 June 2024.
12. News: Kallio claims maiden WRC3 victory in Finland. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. 4 August 2024.
13. Web site: WRC3 Driver's standings 2024. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 January 2024.
14. Web site: WRC3 Co-Driver's standings 2024. wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 January 2024.