EcoRally Cup China is the main rally championship for new energy vehicles which takes place in China. It is organized since 2024 by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports of China (CAMF).[1]
The first edition coincided with the Greater Huangshan International Ecorally, held in the Anhui province from September 25 to 30, 2024. Starting and arriving in the city of Hefei, it consisted in five stages which also touched the cities of Wuhu, Xuancheng, Huangshan, Chizhou and Anqing.[2]
In 2025 the EcoRally Cup China will consist of six different races, while the Greater Huangshang International Ecorally is a candidate to become part of the FIA ecoRally Cup calendar from 2026.[3]
40 international and Chinese crews took part in the event. The first three of the five stages were won by the Italian crew composed of Guido Guerrini and Emanuele Calchetti (Nio ET5), the others by the Chinese Rui Chen-Linghang Chen (Volkswagen Id.Unyx) and the Spanish Shirley Fernández Bellas-Antonio Fernández Basanta (Chery iCar 03).
Guerrini and Calchetti won the general regularity ranking ahead of Portuguese Nuno Serrano-Alexandre Berardo (Chery Exeed Start) and Czech Michal Žďárský-Milan Bydžovský (Chery Century ET). The consumption ranking was won by Chinese Silong Dai and Heng Cui (Geely Geometry G6) ahead of Guerrini-Calchetti and Zixuan Xu-Jingdi Tan (China, Nio ET5).
The final championship ranking saw the success of Guerrini and Calchetti ahead of Žďárský-Bydžovský and Serrano-Berardo, than Eduardo Carpintero-José Figueiredo (Portugal, Chery iCar 03), Fernández Bellas-Fernández Basanta, Heine-Piette (Belgium, Volkswagen Id.Unyx), Špacapan-Kobal (Slovenia, Chery Century ES), Dedikov-Dedikova (Bulgaria, JAC Yiwei 3). Team champion was Volkswagen.[4]
Olympic champion Deng Linlin took part to the rally as a driver, while gold medalists Xu Haifeng and Meng Suping attended as special guests.[5]
| Event | Winners | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hefei-Wuhu |  Guido Guerrini Emanuele Calchetti | Eduardo Carpinteiro José Figueiredo | Nuno Serrano Alexandre Berardo |
 Nio ET5 | Chery iCar 03 | Chery ES | |
| Wuhu-Xuancheng-Huangshan | Guido Guerrini Emanuele Calchetti | Nuno Serrano Alexandre Berardo |  Shirley Fernández Bellas Antonio Fernández Basanta |
| Nio ET5 | Chery ES | Chery iCar 03 | |
| Huangshan-Chizhou | Guido Guerrini Emanuele Calchetti |  Bernand Heine Valérie Piette | Shirley Fernández Bellas Antonio Fernández Basanta |
| Nio ET5 | Volkswagen Id.Unyx | Chery iCar 03 | |
| Chizhou-Anqing | Rui Chen Linghang Chen | Nuno Serrano Alexandre Berardo |  Michal Žďárský Milan Bydžovský |
| Volkswagen Id.Unyx | Chery ES | Chery ET | |
| Anqing-Hefei | Shirley Fernández Bellas Antonio Fernández Basanta | Michal Žďárský Milan Bydžovský | Eduardo Carpinteiro José Figueiredo |
| Chery iCar 03 | Chery ET | Chery iCar 03 | |
| Position | Crew | Car | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guido Guerrini Emanuele Calchetti | Nio ET5 | 387 | |
| 2 | Nuno Serrano Alexandre Berardo | Chery ET | 453 | |
| 3 | Michal Žďárský Milan Bydžovský | Chery ET | 460 | |
| 4 | Eduardo Carpinteiro José Figueiredo | Chery iCar 03 | 464 | |
| 5 | Shirley Fernández Bellas Antonio Fernández Basanta | Chery iCar 03 | 611 | |
| 6 | Bernand Heine Valérie Piette | Volkswagen Id.Unyx | 613 | |
| 7 | Franko Špacapan Sebastjan Kobal | Chery ES | 753 | |
| 8 | Kalin Dedikov Antoaneta Dedikova | JAC Yiwei 3 | 2753 | |
| 9 | Yiyu Lv Jingxi Lv | Chery ES | 3529 | |
| 10 | Zixuan Xu Jingdi Tan | Nio ET5 | 5506 |
| Position | Crew | Car | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silong Dai Heng Cui | Geely Geometry 6 | 0.6388 | |
| 2 | Guido Guerrini Emanuele Calchetti | Nio ET5 | 0.6844 | |
| 3 | Zixuan Xu Jingdi Tan | Nio ET5 | 0.7252 | |
| 4 | Kai Liu Zeliang Liu | Nio ET7 | 0.7402 | |
| 5 | Yue Wu Junje Li | Volkswagen Id.Unyx | 0.7554 | |
| 6 | Jun Chen Jajun Wang | Geely Geometry | 0.7631 | |
| 7 | Rui Chen Linghang Chen | Volkswagen Id.Unyx | 0.7758 | |
| 8 | Kalin Dedikov Antoaneta Dedikova | JAC Yiwei 3 | 0.7863 | |
| 9 | Jian Gao Xing Dong Ren | Leapmotor C10 | 0.7913 | |
| 10 | Jie Huang Peng Chen | Volkswagen Id.Unyx | 0.8166 |
| Position | Crew | Car | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guido Guerrini Emanuele Calchetti | Nio ET5 | 264.8628 | |
| 2 | Michal Žďárský Milan Bydžovský | Chery ET | 422.5560 | |
| 3 | Nuno Serrano Alexandre Berardo | Chery ET | 473.7021 | |
| 4 | Eduardo Carpinteiro José Figueiredo | Chery iCar 03 | 490.8192 | |
| 5 | Shirley Fernández Bellas Antonio Fernández Basanta | Chery iCar 03 | 623.2200 | |
| 6 | Bernand Heine Valérie Piette | Volkswagen Id.Unyx | 650.7608 | |
| 7 | Franko Špacapan Sebastjan Kobal | Chery ES | 1200.2067 | |
| 8 | Kalin Dedikov Antoaneta Dedikova | JAC Yiwei 3 | 2164.6839 | |
| 9 | Zixuan Xu Jingdi Tan | Nio ET5 | 3992.9512 | |
| 10 | Yiyu Lv Jingxi Lv | Chery ES | 5624.8731 |