# 2024 WRC3 Championship

The 2024 FIA WRC3 Championship was 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 was opened to privateers and teams using cars complying with Group Rally3 regulations. The championship began in January 2024 with the Monte Carlo Rally and concluded in November 2024 with the Rally Japan, and ran in support of the 2024 World Rally Championship.
Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka were the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions. Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate became the 2024 WRC3 champions.

## Calendar

The 2024 season was contested over thirteen rounds crossing Europe, Africa, South America and Asia.
| Round | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance |
| 1 | 25 January | 28 January | Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | Mixed | 17 | 324.44 km |
| 2 | 15 February | 18 February | Rally Sweden | Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Snow | 18 | 300.10 km |
| 3 | 28 March | 31 March | Safari Rally Kenya | Nairobi, Nakuru County, Kenya | Gravel | 19 | 355.92 km |
| 4 | 18 April | 21 April | Croatia Rally | Zagreb, Croatia | Tarmac | 20 | 283.28 km |
| 5 | 9 May | 12 May | Rally de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | Gravel | 22 | 337.04 km |
| 6 | 30 May | 2 June | Rally Italia Sardegna | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy | Gravel | 16 | 266.12 km |
| 7 | 27 June | 30 June | Rally Poland | Mikołajki, Warmian–Masurian, Poland | Gravel | 19 | 304.10 km |
| 8 | 18 July | 21 July | Rally Latvia | Liepāja, Kurzeme Planning Region, Latvia | Gravel | 20 | 300.13 km |
| 9 | 1 August | 4 August | Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland | Gravel | 20 | 305.69 km |
| 10 | 5 September | 8 September | Acropolis Rally Greece | Lamia, Central Greece, Greece | Gravel | 15 | 305.30 km |
| 11 | 26 September | 29 September | Rally Chile | Concepción, Biobío, Chile | Gravel | 16 | 306.76 km |
| 12 | 17 October | 20 October | Central European Rally | Bad Griesbach, Bavaria, Germany | Tarmac | 18 | 302.51 km |
| 13 | 21 November | 24 November | Rally Japan | Toyota, Aichi, Japan | Tarmac | 21 | 302.59 km |
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### Calendar changes

The championship was expected to be expanded to 14 rounds, however WRC Promoter GmbH retained the existing total of 13 events with the reasoning that it would aid participation of more Rally1 cars.
* Rally Liepāja stepped up from the European Rally Championship to hold a World Rally Championship event under a new name, Rally Latvia. The rally was held on gravel roads that range from the cities of Rīga and Liepāja to the regions of Talsi, Tukums, Kuldīga and Dienvidkurzeme. It replaced Rally Estonia on the calendar.
* Rally Poland returned to the championship. This marked the first time the event was held as a WRC event since 2017.
* Rally Mexico dropped off the calendar, but the organisers are seeking an opportunity for a 2025 return.
* Rally Estonia was also not featured in 2024, but the event is set to return in 2025.
The WRC Promoter GmbH was also working on the two key calendar expansions for the future.
* Progress had been made for the candidate event in the United States, a location that was also aiming to join the championship in 2024.
* The other key expansion was 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.
In addition, the candidate list also included the event in Saudi Arabia, where it aimed at a 2025 calendar slot. The rally was a part of WRC Promoter GmbH's plan to deliver a desert event. Rally Argentina was also bidding to return to the championship.

### Other changes

* The organizers of the Monte Carlo Rally relocated its headquarters back to Gap in France. The rally was previously based in Monaco.
* The Kenyan Rally, which took place in June in the previous three seasons, moved ahead to March at the weekend of Easter as the third round of the season.
* 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.

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

| Round | Event | Winning driver | Winning co-driver | Winning entrant | Winning time | Report |
| 1 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 5 | Rally de Portugal | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 4:09:54.7 | Report |
| 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 |
| 8 | Rally Latvia | Joosep Nõgene | Aleks Lesk | LightGrey Team | 2:51:52.1 | Report |
| 9 | Rally Finland | Jesse Kallio | Ville Pynnönen | Jesse Kallio | 2:48:30.3 | Report |
| 10 | Acropolis Rally Greece | Norbert Maior | Francesca Maria Maior | Norbert Maior | 4:02:05.7 | Report |
| 11 | Rally Chile | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 3:26:06.6 | Report |
| 12 | Central European Rally | Mattéo Chatillon | Maxence Cornuau | Mattéo Chatillon | 2:58:43.2 | Report |
| 13 | Rally Japan | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 3:49:22.2 | 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

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | CRO | POR | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | Points |
| 1 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | | Ret | | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 125 |
| 2 | Mattéo Chatillon | | | | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | | Ret | | | 1 | | 73 |
| 3 | Romet Jürgenson | | 2 | | 1 | | 12 | | | 13 | 2 | | | | 61 |
| 4 | Ghjuvanni Rossi | 2 | | | | 5 | 14 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | 61 |
| 5 | Jan Černý | 1 | Ret | | | 4 | | 5 | WD | | | | 6 | | 55 |
| 6 | Norbert Maior | | 8 | | 5 | | 5 | | | Ret | 1 | | | | 49 |
| 7 | Taylor Gill | | 7 | | 4 | | 6 | | | 2 | 10 | | | | 45 |
| 8 | Ali Türkkan | | | | Ret | | 2 | | | 3 | 5 | | | | 43 |
| 9 | Tom Rensonnet | | 5 | | 14 | | 10 | | | 4 | 3 | | | | 38 |
| 10 | Filip Kohn | | 11 | | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | | 33 |
| 11 | Nataniel Bruun | | 12 | | 18 | | 7 | 3 | | 8 | 6 | | | | 33 |
| 12 | Petr Borodin | | 6 | | Ret | | 4 | | | 5 | Ret | | | | 30 |
| 13 | Mille Johansson | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 14 | Hamza Anwar | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 15 | Joosep Nõgene | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 25 |
| 16 | Jesse Kallio | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 25 |
| 17 | Max Smart | | 9 | | 10 | | 3 | | | 12 | 8 | | | | 22 |
| 18 | Tristan Charpentier | | | | 8 | 6 | | | | WD | | | 5 | | 22 |
| 19 | Eamonn Kelly | | 3 | | Ret | | 11 | | | 7 | WD | | | | 21 |
| 20 | Kerem Kazaz | | | | | | | | 2 | 10 | | | | | 19 |
| 21 | Bruno Bulacia | | Ret | | NC | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | 19 |
| 22 | Jakub Matulka | | 13 | | 12 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 18 |
| 23 | Eduardo Castro | | | | | | 15 | | | | | 2 | | | 18 |
| 24 | Jose Caparó | | Ret | | 9 | | 13 | | | 9 | 4 | | | | 16 |
| 25 | Hermann Gaßner jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 15 |
| 26 | Hubert Laskowski | | | | | | | | | DSQ | 14 | | 4 | | 12 |
| 27 | Raúl Hernández | | 4 | | 17 | | Ret | | | WD | | | | | 12 |
| 28 | Fabio Schwarz | | Ret | | 16 | | 9 | | | 6 | Ret | | | | 10 |
| 29 | Roberto Blach Núñez | | 10 | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 30 | Marek Roefler | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 8 |
| 31 | Viliam Prodan | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 32 | Paweł Ważny | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 33 | Efthimios Halkias | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | 6 |
| 34 | Claire Schönborn | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 6 |
| 35 | Slaven Šekuljica | | | | 11 | Ret | WD | | | | Ret | | 8 | | 4 |
| 36 | Grzegorz Bonder | | | | | | | 8 | | 11 | | | | | 4 |
| 37 | Paschalis Chatzimarkos | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 2 |
| 38 | Lyssia Baudet | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 2 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | CRO | POR | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | Points |
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Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-drivers

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | CRO | POR | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | Points |
| 1 | Rogelio Peñate | | Ret | | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 125 |
| 2 | Maxence Cornuau | | | | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | | Ret | | | 1 | | 73 |
| 3 | Siim Oja | | 2 | | 1 | | 12 | | | 13 | 2 | | | | 61 |
| 4 | Kylian Sarmezan | 2 | | | | 5 | 14 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | 61 |
| 5 | Ondřej Krajča | 1 | Ret | | | 4 | | 5 | WD | | | | 6 | | 55 |
| 6 | Francesca Maria Maior | | 8 | | 5 | | 5 | | | Ret | 1 | | | | 49 |
| 7 | Daniel Brkic | | 7 | | 4 | | 6 | | | 2 | 10 | | | | 45 |
| 8 | Burak Erdener | | | | Ret | | 2 | | | 3 | 5 | | | | 43 |
| 9 | Pablo Olmos | | 12 | | 18 | | 7 | 3 | | 8 | 6 | | | | 33 |
| 10 | Roman Cheprasov | | 6 | | Ret | | 4 | | | 5 | Ret | | | | 30 |
| 11 | Corentin Silvestre | | | | | | | | 2 | 10 | | | 5 | | 29 |
| 12 | Manon Deliot | | | | 14 | | 10 | | | 4 | 3 | | | | 28 |
| 13 | Johan Grönvall | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 14 | Adnan Din | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 15 | Aleks Lesk | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 25 |
| 16 | Ville Pynnönen | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 25 |
| 17 | Cameron Fair | | 9 | | 10 | | 3 | | | 12 | 8 | | | | 22 |
| 18 | Conor Mohan | | 3 | | Ret | | 11 | | | 7 | WD | | | | 21 |
| 19 | Gabriel Morales | | Ret | | NC | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | 19 |
| 20 | Daniel Dymurski | | 13 | | 12 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 18 |
| 21 | Diego Vallejo | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 18 |
| 22 | Ross Whittock | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 18 |
| 23 | Esther Gutiérrez Porras | | Ret | | 9 | | 13 | | | 9 | 4 | | | | 16 |
| 24 | Tom Woodburn | | 11 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 25 | Michael Wenzel | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 15 |
| 26 | Michał Kuśnierz | | | | | | | | | DSQ | 14 | | 4 | | 12 |
| 27 | José Murado González | | 4 | | 17 | | Ret | | | WD | | | | | 12 |
| 28 | Florian Barral | | | | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 29 | Loïc Dumont | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 30 | Bernhard Ettel | | Ret | | 16 | | 9 | | | 6 | Ret | | | | 10 |
| 31 | Mauro Barreiro | | 10 | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 32 | Marek Bała | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 8 |
| 33 | Marko Stiperski | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 34 | Bartosz Dzienis | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 35 | Nikos Komnos | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | 6 |
| 36 | Jara Hain | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 6 |
| 37 | Damir Petrović | | | | 11 | Ret | WD | | | | Ret | | 8 | | 4 |
| 38 | Paweł Pochroń | | | | | | | 8 | | 11 | | | | | 4 |
| 39 | Marios Tsaoussoglou | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 2 |
| 40 | Léa Sam-Caw-Freve | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 2 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | CRO | POR | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | Points |
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Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |