2024 FIA European Rallycross Championship

The 2024 FIA European Rallycross Championship will be the 49th season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The championship consists of two classes: RX1 and RX3.

The championship will begin on 6 July at the Höljesbanan in Sweden, and end on 8 September at Pista Automóvel de Montalegre in Portugal. Anton Marklund is the reigning RX1 champion. Nils Andersson is the reigning RX2e champion.[1] Damian Litwinowicz is the reigning RX3 champion.

Calendar

On 28 February 2024, the 2024 calendar was announced.[2] The championship was slated to return to the Circuit d'Essay for the first time since 2011,[3] but the event was cancelled on the 30th of May 2024.[4]

Rnd Event Date Venue Class Winner Team
- Euro RX of France 8–9 June Circuit d'Essay, Essay RX1 Cancelled
RX2e
RX3
1 Euro RX of Sweden 6–7 July Höljesbanan, Höljes RX1
RX2e
RX3
2 Euro RX of Hungary 27–28 July Nyirád Racing Center, Nyirád RX1
RX2e
RX3
3 Euro RX of Benelux 17–18 August Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet RX1
RX2e
RX3
4 Euro RX of Portugal 7–8 September Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre RX1
RX2e
RX3

Series News
  • On the 30th of May 2024, the series promoter RXP put out a statement that the opening round of the season at Circuit d'Essay had been unexpectedly withdrawn from the calendar upon request by France's national motorsport governing agency, the FFSA. The event was subsequently cancelled, and the series was set to start at the World RX of Sweden at Höljes.[4] The circuit also put out a statement, echoing the statement made by RXP.[5]

Entries

RX1
Constructor Team Car No. Driver Rounds Ref
Audi JC Raceteknik Audi S1 12 Jens Hvaal 1–2 [6]
54 Mats Öhman 2[lower-alpha 1] [7]
Kárai Motorsport Sportegyesület 39 Zoltán Koncseg 1–2 [6]
73 Tamás Kárai 1–2 [6]
Volland Racing 66 Damian Litwinowicz 1–2 [8]
95 Yury Belevskiy 1–2 [9]
Ford Nyirád Motorsport KFT Ford Fiesta 50 Attila Mózer 1–2 [10]
51 Mark Mózer 1–2 [10]
Frank Valle 67 Frank Valle 2[lower-alpha 2] [7]
Hyundai Betomik Racing Hyundai i20 10 Mikko Ikonen 1–2 [6]
37 Mika Liimatainen 1–2 [6]
Peugeot Team RX Racing Peugeot 208 7 Patrick O'Donovan 1–2 [11]
Hedströms Motorsport 8 Peter Hedström 2 [12]
Pailler Compéticion 20 Fabien Pailler 1 [13]
Korda Racing KFT 22 Máté Benyó 1–2 [6]
DA Racing 23 Andréa Dubourg 1 [14]
Proton Team RX Racing Proton Iriz 2 Ollie O'Donovan 1–2 [15]
Renault Pascal Lambec Renault Clio 19 Pascal Lambec 1 [16]
SEAT ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 38 Mandie August 1–2 [6]
77 René Münnich 1–2 [6]
Škoda TSK Baltijos Sportas Škoda Fabia 55 Paulius Pleskovas 1–2 [17]
Volkswagen KRTZ Motorsport ACCR Czech Team Volkswagen Polo 11 Aleš Fučík 1–2 [18]
Sivert Svardal 24 Sivert Svardal 1–2 [19]
Hedströms Motorsport 28 Filip Thorén 2 [12]
Linnemann Promotion 33 Ulrik Linnemann 1–2[lower-alpha 3] [20]

RX2e
Constructor Team Car No. Driver Rounds Ref
QEV Technologies #YELLOWSQUAD ZEROID X1 TBA Isak Sjökvist TBA [21]
TBA Molly Taylor TBA [22]
ZEROID Motorsport TBA Ellis Spiezia TBA [23]
TBA Luka Wlömer TBA [24]

RX3
Constructor Team Car No. Driver Rounds Ref
Audi Volland Racing Audi A1 2 Rytis Rutkauskas 1–2 [25]
26 Nico Geleyns 1–2 [25]
30 Nils Volland 1–2 [26]
Jérémy Lambec 66 Jérémy Lambec 1 [6]
João Ribeiro 99 João Ribeiro 1–2 [6]
André Sousa 104 André Sousa 1–2 [27]
Peugeot Jimmy Terpereau Peugeot 208 37 Jimmy Terpereau 1 [6]
Renault Team Dufas Renault Clio 9 Dylan Dufas 1 [28]
Andrea Bénézet 12 Andrea Bénézet 1 [6]
Škoda Korda Racing KFT Škoda Fabia 7 Sámuel Kovács 1–2 [6]
KRTZ Motorsport 28 Josef Strebinger 1–2 [6]
58 Dominik Senegacnik 1–2 [6]
Volkswagen Szada Ring Racing KFT Volkswagen Polo 131 Balázs Körmöczi 1–2 [29]

Notes
  1. Mats Öhman was on the reserve list for round 2.
  2. Frank Valle was on the reserve list for round 2.
  3. Ulrik Linnemann was on the reserve list for round 1.

References
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  5. Admin, Circuit Des Ducs (30 May 2024). "Statement: Euro RX of France". Circuit des Ducs. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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  18. "New car and new ambitions for Fučík in 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  19. "Svardal promises 'more to come' as he commits to 2024 Euro RX1 assault". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  20. "Never-say-die Dane returns: Linnemann is back from the brink!". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  21. "Sjökvist back in RX2e to take care of 'unfinished business'". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  22. "Taylor returns to RX2e with Hansen junior team #YellowSquad". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  23. "Rising American star Spiezia signs up for full season in RX2e". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  24. "Wlömer signs up for full season of RX2e with great expectations". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  25. "The boy from Antigua: Volland bets on teenage talent for Euro RX3 team". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  26. "Volland aiming to add another European title to family résumé in 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  27. "Sousa set for full season in Euro RX3". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  28. "Home hero Dufas eager to repeat Estering success at Essay". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  29. "Star rookie Körmöczi aiming to close the gap in 2024". 26 September 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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