2024 Rally Latvia

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Host country Latvia
Dates run18 21 July 2024
2024 Rally Latvia
Tet Rally Latvia 2024
Round 8 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
 Previous eventNext event 
Local heroes Mārtiņš Sesks and Renārs Francis during the event.
Host country Latvia
Rally baseLiepāja, Kurzeme Planning Region
Dates run18 21 July 2024
Start locationBiķernieki Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality
Finish locationVecpils Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality
Stages20 (300.13 km; 186.49 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,048.70 km (651.63 miles)
Overall distance1,348.83 km (838.12 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered40
Crews38 at start, 32 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:31:47.6
Saturday
Overall leader
Finland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
1:58:55.6
Sunday
Accumulated leader
Estonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
32:48.5
Power Stage winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
7:06.0
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerSweden Oliver Solberg
United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
Germany Toksport WRT
2:40:25.5
WRC-3 winnerEstonia Joosep Ralf Nõgene
Estonia Hendrik Kraav
Estonia LightGrey
2:51:52.1

The 2024 Rally Latvia (also known as the Tet Rally Latvia 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days from 18 to 21 July 2024.[2] It marked the twelfth running of the Rally Liepāja, and is the eighth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2024 event was based in Liepāja in Kurzeme Planning Region, and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 300.13 km (186.49 mi).[1]

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, won the manufacturer's titles.[3] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[4] Joosep Ralf Nõgene and Aleks Lesk won the World Rally Championship-3 category.

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were nineteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and four Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.[5]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
4 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
13 Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
16 France Adrien Fourmaux France Alexandre Coria United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
17 France Sébastien Ogier France Vincent Landais Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
22 Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Renārs Francis United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20 Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
21 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Enni Mälkönen Finland Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
24 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Sweden Jonas Andersson Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Team P
25 Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean Republic of Ireland James Fulton Germany Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
26 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Italy Marcelo Der Ohannesian Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
27 Finland Mikko Heikkilä Finland Kristian Temonen Finland Mikko Heikkilä Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
28 Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Reeta Hämäläinen Finland Emil Lindholm Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
29 Italy Roberto Daprà Italy Luca Guglielmetti Italy Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
30 Italy Mauro Miele Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31 Germany Armin Kremer Germany Ella Kremer Germany Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
32 Republic of Ireland William Creighton Republic of Ireland Liam Regan Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
34 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula Finland Teemu Suninen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
35 Estonia Gregor Jeets Estonia Timo Taniel Estonia Gregor Jeets Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
36 Paraguay Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Argentina Diego Cagnotti Paraguay Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
37 Saudi Arabia Rakan Al-Rashed Portugal Hugo Magalhães Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
38 Turkey Uğur Soylu Turkey Sener Guray Turkey Uğur Soylu Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
39 Latvia Matīss Mežaks Latvia Arnis Ronis Latvia Matīss Mežaks Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
40 Canada Brandon Semenuk United Kingdom Keaton Williams Canada Brandon Semenuk Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
41 Latvia Artūrs Priednieks Latvia Janis Kirkovalds Latvia Artūrs Priednieks Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
43 Czech Republic Jan Černý Czech Republic Ondřej Krajča Czech Republic Jan Černý Ford Fiesta Rally3
44 Estonia Joosep Ralf Nõgene Estonia Hendrik Kraav Estonia LightGrey Renault Clio Rally3 P
45 Turkey Kerem Kazaz France Corentin Silvestre Turkey Atölye Kazaz Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
46 Chinese Taipei Enola Hsieh Finland Matias Peippo Latvia Sports Racing Technologies Ford Fiesta Rally3
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
23 Bulgaria Nikolay Gryazin Latvia Andris Mālnieks Bulgaria Nikolay Gryazin Citroën C3 Rally2 P

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
18 July After 7:01 Cimdenieki [Shakedown] 3.58 km
After 18:15 Opening ceremony, Riga City Council
SS1 After 20:05 Biķernieki Track 11.00 km
19 July 9:20 – 9:40 Tyre fitting zone A, Tukums
SS2 After 10:00 Milzkalne 1 4.99 km
SS3 After 10:45 Tukums 1 27.56 km
SS4 After 12:00 Andumi 17.86 km
13:05 – 13:50 Regroup, Tukums
13:50 – 14:10 Tyre fitting zone B, Tukums
SS5 After 14:30 Milzkalne 2 4.99 km
SS6 After 15:15 Tukums 2 27.56 km
SS7 After 16:30 Strazde 17.44 km
SS8 After 17:20 Talsi 20.52 km
20:20 – 21:05 Flexi service A, Liepāja
20 July SS9 After 8:20 Pilskalns 18.87 km
SS10 After 9:35 Snēpele 17.52 km
10:30 – 11:00 Regroup, Kuldīga
SS11 After 11:30 Īvande 23.04 km
SS12 After 13:05 Vecpils 1 12.64 km
14:10 – 14:30 Regroup, Liepāja
14:30 – 15:10 Service B, Liepāja
SS13 After 16:05 Podnieki 10.09 km
SS14 After 17:05 Vecpils 2 12.64 km
17:50 – 18:35 Regroup, Offroad track Vecpils
SS15 After 19:00 Dinsdurbe 6.64 km
SS16 After 20:15 Liepāja City Stage 2.56 km
20:55 – 21:40 Flexi service C, Liepāja
21 July SS17 After 8:55 Krogzemji 1 18.70 km
SS18 After 10:05 Mazilmāja 1 13.34 km
10:20 – 10:55 Regroup, Offroad track Vecpils
SS19 After 11:55 Krogzemji 2 18.70 km
12:55 – 13:52 Regroup, Offroad track Vecpils
SS20 After 14:15 Mazilmāja 2 [Power Stage] 13.34 km
After 15:15 Podium ceremony, Offroad track Vecpils
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