Draft:2024 WRC Masters Cup

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The 2024 WRC Masters Cup is the second season of WRC Masters Cup, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. The cup is open to drivers and co-drivers over 50 years of age and may enter in any eligible WRC car except Rally1.

Calendar[edit]

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A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2024 championship. Event headquarters are marked with black dots.

The 2024 season is scheduled to be contested over thirteen rounds crossing Europe, Africa, South America and Asia.

Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 25 January 28 January Monaco Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Mixed[a] 17 324.44 km [1]
2 15 February 18 February Sweden Rally Sweden Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden Snow 18 300.10 km [2]
3 28 March 31 March Kenya Safari Rally Kenya Nairobi, Nakuru County, Kenya Gravel 19 355.92 km [3]
4 18 April 21 April Croatia Croatia Rally Zagreb, Croatia Tarmac 20 283.28 km [4]
5 9 May 12 May Portugal Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal Gravel 22 337.04 km [5]
6 30 May 2 June Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Olbia, Sardinia, Italy Gravel 16 266.12 km [6]
7 27 June 30 June Poland Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmian–Masurian, Poland Gravel 19 304.10 km [7]
8 18 July 21 July Latvia Rally Latvia Liepāja, Kurzeme Planning Region, Latvia Gravel 20 300.08 km
9 1 August 4 August Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland Gravel 20 304.81 km [8]
10 5 September 8 September Greece Acropolis Rally Greece Lamia, Central Greece, Greece Gravel 15 303.17 km [9]
11 26 September 29 September Chile Rally Chile Concepción, Biobío, Chile Gravel TBA TBA
12 17 October 20 October Europe Central European Rally Bad Griesbach, Bavaria, Germany Tarmac TBA TBA
13 21 November 24 November Japan Rally Japan Toyota, Aichi, Japan Tarmac TBA TBA
Sources:[10][11]

Calendar changes[edit]

The championship was expected to be expanded to fourteen rounds,[12] however WRC Promoter GmbH retained the existing total of thirteen events with the reasoning that it would aid participation of more Rally1 cars.[13]

The headquarter of the Rally Liepāja at night in 2015.

The WRC Promoter GmbH is also working on the two key calendar expansions for the future.[21]

  • Progress has been made for the candidate event in the United States, a location that was also aiming to join the championship in 2024.[22] Chattanooga, Tennessee is planned to be the rally headquarters and the event would be held on gravel surface.[23]
  • The other key expansion is Rally China, which was last featured in 1999. The rally was also scheduled to be held in 2016, but it was ultimately cancelled due to the damage caused by the 2016 China floods.[24]

In addition, the candidate list also include the event in Saudi Arabia,[25] where it aims at a 2025 calendar slot.[26] The rally is a part of WRC Promoter GmbH's plan to deliver a desert event.[27] Rally Argentina is also bidding to return to the championship.[28]

Other changes[edit]

  • The organizers of the Monte Carlo Rally are set to relocate its headquarters back to Gap in France.[29] The rally was previously based in Monaco.[30]
  • The Kenyan Rally, which took place in June in the previous three seasons, will move ahead to March at the weekend of Easter as the third round of the season.[31]
  • The running date of the Central European Rally was moved two weeks earlier with a headquarter change to avoid the clash with All Saints' Day.[32]

Entries[edit]

The following crews are set to enter the 2024 WRC Masters Cup:

Rally2 and R5 entries
Car Entrant Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally2 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Republic of Ireland Michael Joseph Morrissey 1, 4
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Martina Musiari 4
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Italy Maurizio Chiarani Italy Maurizio Chiarani Italy Flavio Zanella 1, 4
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Spain Diego Sanjuan 3
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Germany Armin Kremer Germany Armin Kremer Germany Ella Kremer 4
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Italy Mauro Miele Italy Mauro Miele Italy Luca Beltrame 1, 4
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Finland Printsport Poland Michał Sołowow Poland Maciej Baran 2
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Turkey Uğur Soylu Turkey Uğur Soylu Turkey Sener Guray 4
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Greece Jourdan Serderidis Greece Jourdan Serderidis Belgium Frédéric Miclotte 1
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Mexico Ricardo Triviño Mexico Ricardo Triviño Spain Diego Fuentes Vega 2, 4
Ford Fiesta R5 Kenya Carl Tundo Kenya Carl Tundo Kenya Tim Jessop 3
Ford Fiesta Rally2 Greece George Vassilakis Greece George Vassilakis United Kingdom Tom Kraszwik 3
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Finland Marko Viitanen Finland Marko Viitanen Finland Tapio Suominen 2
Škoda Fabia R5 Kenya Aakif Virani Kenya Aakif Virani Kenya Zahir Shah 3
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Netherlands Henk Vossen Netherlands Henk Vossen Netherlands Willem Wissenburg 1
Netherlands Wim Stupers 4
R-GT entries
Car Entrant Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Alpine A110 Rally RGT Belgium Armand Fumal Belgium Armand Fumal France Jules Escartefigue 1

Results and standings[edit]

Season summary[edit]

Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning entrant Winning time Report
1 Monaco Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Italy Mauro Miele Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Mauro Miele 3:41:19.9 Report
2 Sweden Rally Sweden Poland Michał Sołowow Poland Maciej Baran Finland Printsport 2:47:46.2 Report
3 Kenya Safari Rally Kenya Kenya Carl Tundo Kenya Tim Jessop Kenya Carl Tundo 4:41:09.6 Report
4 Croatia Croatia Rally Report
5 Portugal Rally de Portugal Report
6 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Report
7 Poland Rally Poland Report
8 Latvia Rally Latvia Report
9 Finland Rally Finland Report
10 Greece Acropolis Rally Greece Report
11 Chile Rally Chile Report
12 Europe Central European Rally Report
13 Japan Rally Japan Report

Scoring system[edit]

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

WRC Masters Cup for Drivers[edit]

Pos. Driver MON

Monaco

SWE

Sweden

KEN

Kenya

CRO

Croatia

POR

Portugal

ITA

Italy

POL

Poland

LAT

Latvia

FIN

Finland

GRE

Greece

CHL

Chile

EUR

Europe

JPN

Japan

Points
1 Italy Mauro Miele 1 25
1 Poland Michał Sołowow 1 25
1 Kenya Carl Tundo 1 25
2 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland 2 18
2 Mexico Ricardo Triviño 2 18
2 Greece George Vassilakis 2 18
3 Greece Jourdan Serderidis 3 15
3 Finland Marko Viitanen 3 15
3 Kenya Aakif Virani 3 15
4 Italy Maurizio Chiarani 4 12
5 Belgium Armand Fumal 5 10
6 Netherlands Henk Vossen 6 8
Pos. Driver MON

Monaco

SWE

Sweden

KEN

Kenya

CRO

Croatia

POR

Portugal

ITA

Italy

POL

Poland

LAT

Latvia

FIN

Finland

GRE

Greece

CHL

Chile

EUR

Europe

JPN

Japan

Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Itinerary Croatia Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2024". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Itinerary ORLEN Rally Poland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  11. ^ "FIA WRC 2024 set for lift-off following calendar reveal". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  12. ^ Howard, Tom (19 May 2023). "WRC closing in on 14-round 2024 calendar". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ^ Barry, Luke (15 August 2023). "WRC to unveil 13-round 2024 calendar before Greece". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  14. ^ "FIA World Rally Championship adds Latvia to 2024 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  15. ^ Howard, Tom (17 February 2023). "Latvia joins WRC calendar from 2024". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  16. ^ Barry, Luke (24 July 2023). "WRC would be "stupid" to lose Rally Estonia – Tänak". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  17. ^ Howard, Tom (9 October 2023). "Poland to rejoin WRC calendar in 2024". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  18. ^ Barry, Luke (9 October 2023). "Rally Poland returns to WRC for 2024". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  19. ^ Evans, David (27 September 2023). "Rally of nations returns as Mexico prepares WRC 2025 bid". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Rally Estonia to return to WRC calendar in 2025". balticnews.com. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  21. ^ Howard, Tom (28 September 2023). "WRC lists China and USA as key expansion targets". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  22. ^ Howard, Tom (26 January 2023). "Rally USA a potential contender to join WRC in 2024". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  23. ^ Gilboy, James (17 March 2023). "Tennessee Could Host a WRC Race in 2024". thedrive.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  24. ^ Evans, David (16 August 2016). "Rally China cancelled due to storm damage after organisers' request". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  25. ^ Lindroos, Pontus (22 October 2022). "2023 WRC calendar to be presented later than expected". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  26. ^ Howard, Tom (8 August 2023). "WRC set for 13-round 2024 calendar, Saudi Arabia to miss out". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  27. ^ Howard, Tom (26 November 2022). "WRC pushes Middle East event plans to 2024 following calendar reveal". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  28. ^ Howard, Tom (29 July 2023). "UK "unlikely" to secure 2024 WRC round, Argentina vying for Americas spot". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  29. ^ Barry, Luke (6 June 2022). "Monte Carlo Rally returns to Gap for 2024". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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  31. ^ "WRC Safari Rally 2024 Moved To March". 98.4 Capital FM. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  32. ^ Howard, Tom (15 February 2024). "WRC Central European Rally set for date change". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

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