2024 FIA World Rallycross Championship

The 2024 FIA World Rallycross Championship will be 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 is the reigning drivers champion. Kristoffersson Motorsport are the reigning teams champions.[1]

Calendar

On 28 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.[2][3]

Rnd Event Date Venue Winning driver Winning team Report
1 World RX of Sweden 6–7 July Höljesbanan, Höljes
2
3 World RX of Hungary 27–28 July Nyirád Racing Center, Nyirád
4
5 World RX of Benelux 17–18 August Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet
6
7 World RX of Portugal 7–8 September Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre
8
9 World RX of Australia 30 November–1 December TBA
10

Series News
  • On 6 December 2023 it was announced that the championship would reintroduce internal combustion cars to compete in the highest class in the championship together with the electric RX1e cars that had been introduced in 2022, on the basis of the combustion vehicles being sustainably fueled.[3][4] Internal combustion vehicles had been absent from the championship since they were retired after the 2021 season.[5] A maximum of 16 full time entries will be allowed to take part in the season.[6]
  • The weekend format was adjusted for the 2024 season. SuperPole was replaced by pre-determined starting positions in all heats. The time-based format for the heats was scrapped in favor of races for position, and championship points will be awarded for every heat race, semi-final, and final.[6]

Entries

RX1
Constructor Team Model No. Drivers Rounds Ref
Peugeot JDM Raptor Racing Peugeot 208 8 Anthony Pelfrene 1–2 [9][10]
Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 RX1e 21 Timmy Hansen 1–2 [11]
71 Kevin Hansen 1–2 [12]
PWR Racing CE Dealer Team by Volvo Construction Equipment PWR RX1e 12 Klara Andersson 1–2 [13]
68 Niclas Grönholm 1–2 [13]
Renault Impossible RX Team Renault Mégane RS RX TBA Jankó Wieszt TBA [14]
SEAT ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza 77 René Münnich 1–2 [15]
Volkswagen KMS - HORSE Powertrain Volkswagen Polo KMS 601 RX 1 Johan Kristoffersson 1–2 [16]
96 Ole Christian Veiby 1–2 [16]
Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen RX1e 17 Gustav Bergström 1–2 [15]
69 Sondre Evjen 1–2 [15]

Notes

    References
    1. "World RX - Kristoffersson completes sixth World Rallycross title winning season with victory in Hong Kong". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
    2. "FIA World Rallycross Championship unveils 2024 calendar". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
    3. Potts, Greg (2024-02-29). "Petrol vs electric: World Rallycross is putting EVs up against ICE cars". Top Gear. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
    4. "World RX to admit ICE cars with sustainable fuels in 2024 alongside EVs". www.motorsport.com. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
    5. Morris, James. "Will Electric Car Racing Be Better? World Rallycross Thinks So". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
    6. "'Battle of Technologies' heralds new era for World RX". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
    7. "World RX cars to run on Hoosier Racing Tires from 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
    8. Brittle, Cian (2023-12-12). "World RX secures Hoosier tyre supply from 2024". BlackBook Motorsport. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
    9. "Fast Frenchman Pelfrene to join World RX grid in 2024". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
    10. "French heavyweight DA Racing returns to the highest level". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
    11. "Hansen brothers eager to attack 'special season' in World RX". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
    12. "Hansen aiming to end King Kristoffersson's reign". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
    13. "CE Dealer Team targets title tilt with confirmation of 2024 line-up". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
    14. "Former Hungarian champion to make World RX debut at Nyirád". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
    15. "Kristoffersson Motorsport confirms four-car line-up for Höljes". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
    16. "Kristoffersson switches to sustainably-fuelled combustion car in quest for seventh career crown". FIA World Rallycross Championship. 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
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