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. 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 .
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, won the manufacturer's titles. Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Joosep Ralf Nõgene and Aleks Lesk won the World Rally Championship-3 category.
Background 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.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 22 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 20 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 21 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 24 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Team 25 Josh McErlean James Fulton Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 26 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 27 Mikko Heikkilä Kristian Temonen Mikko Heikkilä Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 28 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Emil Lindholm Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 29 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 30 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 31 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 32 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 34 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Teemu Suninen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 35 Gregor Jeets Timo Taniel Gregor Jeets Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 36 Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Diego Cagnotti Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 37 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Printsport Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 38 Uğur Soylu Sener Guray Uğur Soylu Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 39 Matīss Mežaks Arnis Ronis Matīss Mežaks Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 40 Brandon Semenuk Keaton Williams Brandon Semenuk Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 41 Artūrs Priednieks Janis Kirkovalds Artūrs Priednieks Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 43 Jan Černý Ondřej Krajča Jan Černý Ford Fiesta Rally3 44 Joosep Ralf Nõgene Hendrik Kraav LightGrey Renault Clio Rally3 45 Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre Atölye Kazaz Ford Fiesta Rally3 46 Enola Hsieh Matias Peippo Sports Racing Technologies Ford Fiesta Rally3 + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 23 Nikolay Gryazin Andris Mālnieks Nikolay Gryazin Citroën C3 Rally2
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 Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Total 1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:31:47.6 0.0 18 5 0 23 2 2 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:32:26.8 +39.2 15 6 4 25 3 3 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:32:52.1 +1:04.5 10 7 5 22 4 4 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:33:19.1 +1:31.5 8 2 0 10 5 5 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:33:30.3 +1:42.7 6 4 1 11 6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:33:54.6 +2:07.0 4 1 2 7 7 7 22 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:34:33.0 +2:45.4 13 0 0 13 8 8 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:34:34.0 +2:46.4 3 3 3 9 9 9 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:37:10.7 +5:23.1 2 0 0 2 Retired SS20 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Technical 0 0 0 0
Special stages StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders SD Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:33.6 SS1 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:28.5 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS2 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:31.8 SS3 Sesks / Francis Ford Puma Rally1 13:40.0 SS4 Sesks / Francis Ford Puma Rally1 9:12.5 SS5 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:29.6 SS6 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:27.5 SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:22.3 SS8 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:30.4 SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:53.9 SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:15.6 SS11 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 11:23.3 SS12 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:52.1 SS13 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:06.1 SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:40.1 SS15 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:54.4 SS16 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:02.5 SS17 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:19.2 SS18 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:09.0 SS19 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:12.2 SS20 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:06.0
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Thierry Neuville 145 Martijn Wydaeghe 145 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 351 2 1 Ott Tänak 137 1 Martin Järveoja 137 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 350 3 1 Elfyn Evans 132 1 Scott Martin 132 M-Sport Ford WRT 177 4 Sébastien Ogier 117 Vincent Landais 117 5 Adrien Fourmaux 101 Alexandre Coria 101
WRC-2 Rally2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Class Event 10 1 25 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:40:25.5 0.0 25 1 11 2 27 Mikko Heikkilä Kristian Temonen Mikko Heikkilä Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 2:41:02.9 +37.4 18 0 12 3 25 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 2:41:10.3 +44.8 15 0 15 4 26 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:43:27.3 +3:01.8 12 0 16 5 32 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:44:53.2 +4:27.7 10 0 17 6 34 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:45:10.8 +4:45.3 8 0 19 7 40 Gregor Jeets Timo Taniel Gregor Jeets Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 2:49:47.9 +9:22.4 6 0 21 8 47 Josh McErlean James Fulton Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:52:00.4 +11:34.9 4 0 22 9 31 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:52:14.6 +11:49.1 2 0 23 10 37 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Printsport Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:56:22.4 +15:56.9 1 0 26 11 39 Matīss Mežaks Arnis Ronis Matīss Mežaks Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:03:25.7 +23:00.2 0 0 28 12 41 Artūrs Priednieks Janis Kirkovalds Artūrs Priednieks Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:14:08.4 +33:42.9 0 0 29 13 59 Uğur Soylu Sener Guray Uğur Soylu Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:24:00.6 +43:35.1 0 0 30 14 36 Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Diego Cagnotti Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:35:25.6 +55:00.1 0 0 32 15 41 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Teemu Suninen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:51:34.5 +1:11:09.0 0 0 Retired SS14 28 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Emil Lindholm Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Rolled 0 0 Retired SS14 40 Brandon Semenuk Keaton Williams Brandon Semenuk Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Rolled 0 0 Retired SS12 30 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Rolled 0 0
Special stages