2024 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Auto racing championship
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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 Turkey, at the Istanbul Park on the 9th and 10th of November 2024.[4]
| Rnd | Event | Date | Venue | Winning driver | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  World RX of Sweden |
6–7 July | Höljesbanan, Höljes | Johan Kristoffersson |
KMS - HORSE Powertrain |
Report |
| 2 | Johan Kristoffersson |
KMS - HORSE Powertrain | ||||
| 3 |  World RX of Hungary |
27–28 July | Nyirád Racing Center, Nyirád |  Niclas Grönholm |
Construction Equipment Dealer Team |
Report |
| 4 | Johan Kristoffersson |
KMS - HORSE Powertrain | ||||
| 5 |  World RX of Benelux |
17–18 August | Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet | Timmy Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team |
Report |
| 6 | Johan Kristoffersson |
KMS - HORSE Powertrain | ||||
| 7 |  World RX of Portugal |
7–8 September | Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre | Johan Kristoffersson |
KMS - HORSE Powertrain |
Report |
| 8 | Kevin Hansen |
Hansen World RX Team | ||||
| 9 |  World RX of Turkey |
9–10 November | Istanbul Park, Istanbul |  Ole Christian Veiby |
KMS - HORSE Powertrain |
Report |
| 10 | Juha Rytkönen |
 PGRX |
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.[2][5] Internal combustion vehicles had been absent from the championship since they were retired after the 2021 season.[6] A maximum of 16 full time entries will be allowed to take part in the season.[7]
- 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.[7]
- Cooper Tires left the championship as the official supplier of tires for all categories. They were replaced by Hoosier Racing Tires.[8][9]
Entries
RX1
| Constructor | Team | Type | Model | No. | Drivers | Rounds | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai | PGRX |
ICE | Hyundai i20 RX | 18 | Juha Rytkönen |
9–10 | [10] |
| ICE | 22 | Steven Bossard |
9–10 | [11] | |||
| Peugeot |  Team RX Racing |
ICE | Peugeot 208 RX | 7 |  Patrick O'Donovan |
9–10 | [12] |
| JDM Raptor Racing |
ICE | 8 | Anthony Pelfrene |
1–8 | [13][14] | ||
| Hansen World RX Team |
EV | Peugeot 208 RX1e | 21 | Timmy Hansen |
All | [15] | |
| EV | 71 | Kevin Hansen |
All | [16] | |||
| PWR Racing | CE Dealer Team by Volvo Construction Equipment |
EV | PWR RX1e | 12 | Klara Andersson |
All | [17] |
| EV | 68 | Niclas Grönholm |
All | [17] | |||
| Renault | Impossible RX Team |
ICE | Renault Mégane RS RX | 94 | Jankó Wieszt |
3–4 | [18] |
| SEAT |  ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport |
ICE | SEAT Ibiza RX | 77 | René Münnich |
1–8 | [19] |
| Volkswagen | KMS - HORSE Powertrain |
ICE | Volkswagen Polo KMS 601 RX | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson |
All | [20] |
| ICE | 96 | Ole Christian Veiby |
All | [20] | |||
| Kristoffersson Motorsport |
EV | Volkswagen Polo RX1e | 17 | Gustav Bergström |
1–2 | [19] | |
| EV | 69 | Sondre Evjen |
1–2 | [19] |
Championship standings
Points are scored based on finishing position in every heat race, semi-final and final.[7] Points are scored as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat race points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Finals points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
World RX Driver's Championship
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World RX Team's Championship
| Pos. | Driver | No. | SWE |
HUN |
BLX |
PRT |
TÜR |
Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KMS - HORSE Powertrain |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 430[a] |
| 96 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Hansen World RX Team |
21 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 378 |
| 71 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 3 | Construction Equipment Dealer Team |
12 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 322 |
| 68 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Pos. | Driver | SWE |
HUN |
BLX |
PRT |
TÜR |
Points | ||||||
Notes
- Johan Kristoffersson was penalized 5 championship points due to receiving three reprimands across the season.