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The season 2024 of WRC
The 2024 World Rally Championship (WRC) season will consist of 13 destinations on four continents.
The calendar for the 2024 season has been revealed on 19 October 2023: The season will begin with the iconic Rallye Monte-Carlo, which will be held from 25 to 28 January 2024. The rally will take place on the famous Col de Turini passes in the French Alps. The snow and ice rally, Rally Sweden, will be held from 15 to 18 February 2024. The Kenya Safari Rally will be held from 28 to 31 March 2024. The Croatia Rally will be held from 18 to 21 April 2024. Rally Portugal will be held from 9 to 12 May 2024. Rally Italy will be held from May 30 to June 2, 2024. Rally Poland will be held from 27 to 30 June 2024. Rally Latvia will be held from 18 to 21 July 2024. Rally Finland will be held from August 1 to August 4, 2024. Rally Greece will be held from 5 to 8 September 2024. Rally Chile will be held from 26 to 29 September 2024. Rally Japan will be held from 21 to 24 November 2024
Enjoy all information about the 2024 World Rally Championship season: new cars, new pilots, new calendar...
Season 2024 WRC calendar
The 2024 WRC season confirmed events:
| 1 |
![[MC]](/flags/mc.png "Monaco") Rallye de Monte-Carlo25 - 28 Jan |
Thierry
Neuville
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| 2 |
![[SE]](/flags/se.png "Sweden") Rally Sweden15 - 18 Feb |
Esapekka
Lappi
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| 3 |
![[KE]](/flags/ke.png "Kenya") Safari Rally28 - 31 Mar |
Kalle
Rovanpera
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| 4 |
![[HR]](/flags/hr.png "Croatia") Croatia Rally18 - 21 Apr |
Sébastien
Ogier
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| 5 |
![[PT]](/flags/pt.png "Portugal") Rallye de Portugal09 - 12 May |
Sébastien
Ogier
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| 6 |
![[IT]](/flags/it.png "Italy") Rally Sardinia30 May - 02 Jun |
Ott
Tänak
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| 7 |
![[PL]](/flags/pl.png "Poland") Rally Poland27 - 30 Jun |
Kalle
Rovanperä
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| 8 |
![[LV]](/flags/lv.png "Latvia") Latvia Rally18 - 21 Jul |
Kalle
Rovanperä
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| 9 |
![[FI]](/flags/fi.png "Finland") Rally Finland01 - 03 Aug |
Sébastien
Ogier
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| 10 |
![[GR]](/flags/gr.png "Greece") Acropolis Rally of Greece05 - 05 Sep |
Thierry
Neuville
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| 11 |
![[CL]](/flags/cl.png "Chile") Rally Chile24 - 27 Oct |
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| 12 |
![[EU]](/flags/eu.png "Europe") Central Europe Rally31 Oct - 03 Nov |
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| 13 |
![[JP]](/flags/jp.png "Japan") Rally Japan21 - 24 Nov |
Next World Rally Championship race
The next rally in the WRC is Rally Japan, 21 - 24 Nov.
WRC 2024 teams and pilots
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
![[EE]](/flags/ee.png "EE")
![[BE]](/flags/be.png "BE")
![[ES]](/flags/es.png "ES")
![[NO]](/flags/no.png "NO")
M-Sport Ford WRT
![[FR]](/flags/fr.png "FR")
![[LU]](/flags/lu.png "LU")
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
History of the World Rally Championship
The first edition of the World Rally Championship was held in 1973, organized by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) from various championships that
were disputed internationally.
Mainly from the European Rally Championship, the oldest supranational rally championship that was organized in the world, a test that the FIA has been organizing since 1953.
And the International Championship of Brands, which was held from 1970 to 1972.
Starting in 1973, the FIA established a worldwide competition, increasing the calendar to thirteen tests, ten of them in Europe, two in Africa and one in America.
That included the historic Monte Carlo Rally, RAC Rally, Acropolis Rally, Safari Rally or the Thousand Lakes Rally.
From 1973 to 1976 only the constructors' championship was disputed, but between 1977 and 1978, the FIA Cup for rally drivers was held, which was the predecessor of the
World Championship for Drivers
which included the world championship events (in Monte Carlo, Sweden, Portugal, Safari, Acropolis, Poland, Finland, Canada, San Remo, Corsica, Great Britain...)
and several that were only scoring for the FIA Cup (such as the Rally of Scotland, San Martino di Castrozza...).
The first official world rally champion was Björn Waldegård in 1979.
Birthdays
Statistics of the World Rally Championship
Rallypedia collects all the data of the World Rally Championship (WRC) offering it in a structured and navigable way: winners of the drivers' and manufacturers' championship, all rallies, the manufacturers, the cars, the drivers...
And historical rankings of the competition or statistics of fatal accidents.
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