2024 FIA World Rallycross Championship explained

The 2024 FIA World Rallycross Championship was the eleventh season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.

Johan Kristoffersson won the drivers' championship for the fifth consecutive year, his seventh title overall. Kristoffersson Motorsport are the reigning teams champions.

Calendar

On the 28th of February 2024, the 2024 calendar was announced. It included a first ever World Rallycross round at an unannounced location in Australia. It was also announced that there were ongoing discussions to add an additional round in Asia.[1] [2] On the 12th of July 2024, it was announced that the planned season closer in Australia would not be going ahead. Instead it was announced that the season finale will be a double header event staged in China on the 19th and 20th of October 2024.[3] On 7 October 2024 it was announced that the planned season ending round in China would not go ahead either, and would instead be replaced by a double header round in Türkiye, at the Istanbul Park on the 9th and 10th of November 2024.[4]

EventDateVenueWinning driverWinning teamReport
1 World RX of Sweden6–7 JulyHöljesbanan, Höljes KMS - HORSE PowertrainReport
2 KMS - HORSE Powertrain
3 World RX of Hungary27–28 JulyNyirád Racing Center, Nyirád Niclas Grönholm Construction Equipment Dealer TeamReport
4 KMS - HORSE Powertrain
5 World RX of Benelux17–18 AugustCircuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet Timmy Hansen Hansen World RX TeamReport
6 KMS - HORSE Powertrain
7 World RX of Portugal7–8 September KMS - HORSE PowertrainReport
8 Kevin Hansen Hansen World RX Team
9 World RX of Türkiye9–10 NovemberIstanbul Park, Istanbul Ole Christian Veiby KMS - HORSE PowertrainReport
10 Juha Rytkönen PGRX

Series News

Entries

RX1

ConstructorTeamModelDriversRounds
Hyundai PGRXHyundai i20 RX18 Juha Rytkönen9–10[10]
22 Steven Bossard9–10[11]
Peugeot Team RX RacingPeugeot 208 RX7 Patrick O'Donovan9–10[12]
JDM Raptor Racing8 Anthony Pelfrene1–8[13] [14]
Hansen World RX TeamPeugeot 208 RX1e21 Timmy HansenAll[15]
71 Kevin HansenAll[16]
PWR Racing CE Dealer Team by Volvo Construction EquipmentPWR RX1e12 Klara AnderssonAll[17]
68 Niclas GrönholmAll
Renault Impossible RX TeamRenault Mégane RS RX94 Jankó Wieszt3–4[18]
SEAT ALL-INKL.COM Münnich MotorsportSEAT Ibiza RX77 René Münnich1–8[19]
Volkswagen KMS - HORSE PowertrainVolkswagen Polo KMS 601 RX1 Johan KristofferssonAll[20]
96 Ole Christian VeibyAll
Kristoffersson MotorsportVolkswagen Polo RX1e17 Gustav Bergström1–2
69 Sondre Evjen1–2

Championship standings

Points are scored based off of finishing position in every heat race, semi-final and final. Points are scored as follows:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
Heat race points543210
Finals points1086421

World RX Driver's Championship

DriverSWE
HUN
BLX
PRT
TÜR
Points
1 Johan Kristoffersson1151411262240
2 Kevin Hansen6465323134197
3 Ole Christian Veiby5322234516190
4 Timmy Hansen4644156343181
5 Niclas Grönholm7219742625177
6 Klara Andersson2893568478145
7 René Münnich101076675776
8 Anthony Pelfrene8788887871
9 Juha Rytkönen8136
10 Gustav Bergström3533
11 Jankó Wieszt3728
12 Patrick O'Donovan5727
13 Steven Bossard9916
14 Sondre Evjen9915
DriverSWE
HUN
BLX
PRT
TÜR
Points

World RX Team's Championship

DriverNo.SWE
HUN
BLX
PRT
TÜR
Points
1 KMS - HORSE Powertrain11151411262430
965322234516
2 Hansen World RX Team214644156333378
716465323134
3 Construction Equipment Dealer Team122893568478322
687219742625
DriverSWE
HUN
BLX
PRT
TÜR
Points

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 February 2024 . FIA World Rallycross Championship unveils 2024 calendar . 29 February 2024 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  2. Web site: Potts . Greg . 2024-02-29 . Petrol vs electric: World Rallycross is putting EVs up against ICE cars . 2024-03-01 . Top Gear.
  3. Web site: 2024-06-12 . China confirmed on 2024 World RX calendar . 2024-06-12 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  4. Web site: 7 October 2024 . 2024 World RX season to reach pinnacle in Türkiye . 7 October 2024 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  5. Web site: 2023-12-07 . World RX to admit ICE cars with sustainable fuels in 2024 alongside EVs . 2024-03-01 . www.motorsport.com . en.
  6. Web site: Morris . James . Will Electric Car Racing Be Better? World Rallycross Thinks So . 2024-03-01 . Forbes . en.
  7. Web site: 2023-12-06 . ‘Battle of Technologies’ heralds new era for World RX . 2024-02-29 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  8. Web site: 8 December 2024 . World RX cars to run on Hoosier Racing Tires from 2024 . 29 February 2024 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  9. Web site: Brittle . Cian . 2023-12-12 . World RX secures Hoosier tyre supply from 2024 . 2024-03-01 . BlackBook Motorsport . en-GB.
  10. Web site: 1 November 2024 . Rytkönen’s return caps World RX of Türkiye entry list . 2024-11-02 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  11. Web site: 1 November 2024 . French Champion to make World RX debut in Türkiye season finale . 2024-11-02 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  12. Web site: 23 October 2024 . European Champion O’Donovan confirms World RX return in Türkiye . 2 November 2024 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  13. Web site: 9 February 2024 . Fast Frenchman Pelfrene to join World RX grid in 2024 . 29 February 2024 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  14. Web site: 2024-03-04 . French heavyweight DA Racing returns to the highest level . 2024-03-04 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  15. Web site: 2024-03-27 . Hansen brothers eager to attack ‘special season’ in World RX . 2024-03-27 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  16. Web site: 22 February 2024 . Hansen aiming to end King Kristoffersson’s reign . 29 February 2024 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  17. Web site: 2024-03-13 . CE Dealer Team targets title tilt with confirmation of 2024 line-up . 2024-03-14 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  18. Web site: 2024-06-18 . Former Hungarian champion to make World RX debut at Nyirád . 2024-06-18 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  19. Web site: 2024-06-28 . Kristoffersson Motorsport confirms four-car line-up for Höljes . 2024-06-28 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.
  20. Web site: 2024-06-13 . Kristoffersson switches to sustainably-fuelled combustion car in quest for seventh career crown . 2024-06-13 . FIA World Rallycross Championship.