The 2024 Central European Rally (also known as the Central Europe Rally 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 17 to 20 October 2024. It marked the second running of the Central European Rally, and is set to be the twelfth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Passau, Bavaria, Germany, and was contested over eighteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of .
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners, and their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Filip Kohn and Tom Woodburn were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won their second rally of the season, and their team, Hyundai, successfully defended their manufacturers' titles. Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category. Mattéo Chatillon and Maxence Cornuau were the winners in 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 fifteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and ten Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 5 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 9 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen 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, Manufacturer 19 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte 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 + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 20 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Team 21 Yohan Rossel Florian Barral DG Sport Compétition Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov DG Sport Compétition Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 23 Josh McErlean James Fulton Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 24 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 26 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 27 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 28 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver 29 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 30 Filip Mareš Radovan Bucha ACCR Toyota Dolák Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 31 Marijan Griebel Tobias Braun Marijan Griebel Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 32 Maxime Potty Renaud Herman Maxime Potty Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 34 Věroslav Cvrček ml. Petr Těšínský Věroslav Cvrček ml. Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 35 Petr Nešetřil Jiří Černoch Petr Nešetřil Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 36 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 37 Henk Vossen Harmen Scholtalbers Henk Vossen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 38 Mattéo Chatillon Maxence Cornuau Mattéo Chatillon Renault Clio Rally3 39 Jan Černý Ondřej Krajča Jan Černý Ford Fiesta Rally3 40 Filip Kohn Ross Whittock Filip Kohn Ford Fiesta Rally3 41 Tristan Charpentier Patric Öhman Tristan Charpentier Ford Fiesta Rally3 43 Hermann Gaßner jr. Michael Wenzel ADAC Südbayern Renault Clio Rally3 44 Hubert Laskowski Michał Kuśnierz Hubert Laskowski Ford Fiesta Rally3 45 Slaven Šekuljica Damir Petrović Slaven Šekuljica Ford Fiesta Rally3 46 Lyssia Baudet Léa Sam-Caw-Freve WRC Beyond Rally Ford Fiesta Rally3 47 Suvi Jyrkiäinen Antti Linnaketo WRC Beyond Rally Ford Fiesta Rally3 48 Claire Schönborn Jara Hain WRC Beyond Rally Ford Fiesta Rally3 + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 25 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 55 Armand Fumal Jules Escartefigue Armand Fumal Alpine A110 Rally RGT Masters Driver
Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 17 October — After 9:01 Točná [Shakedown] 2.05 km After 14:00 Opening ceremony, Hradčany SS1 After 15:00 SSS Velká Chuchle 2.55 km 17:25 – 18:10 Regroup, Klatovy SS2 After 18:26 Klatovy 1 11.78 km 18 October 7:00 – 7:30 Remote service, Janovice nad Úhlavou SS3 After 8:02 Klatovy 2 11.78 km SS4 After 9:32 Strašín 1 26.69 km SS5 After 10:42 Šumavské Hoštice 1 16.85 km SS6 After 13:11 Klatovy 3 11.78 km 14:28 – 14:58 Remote service, Janovice nad Úhlavou SS7 After 16:14 Strašín 2 26.69 km SS8 After 17:24 Šumavské Hoštice 2 16.85 km 20:04 – 20:49 Flexi service A, Karpfham 19 October 6:05 – 6:20 Service B, Karpfham SS9 After 7:58 Granit und Wald 1 20.05 km SS10 After 9:05 / Beyond Borders 1 24.33 km SS11 After 10:34 Schärdinger Innviertel 1 17.35 km 12:10 – 12:50 Service C, Karpfham SS12 After 14:28 Granit und Wald 2 20.05 km SS13 After 15:35 / Beyond Borders 2 24.33 km SS14 After 17:04 Schärdinger Innviertel 2 17.35 km 18:07 – 18:52 Flexi service D, Karpfham 20 October 7:05 – 7:20 Service E, Karpfham SS15 After 9:11 Knaus Tabbert Am Hochwald 1 12.17 km 9:43 – 10:08 Regroup, Waldkirchen SS16 After 10:35 Passauer Land 1 14.87 km SS17 After 11:33 Knaus Tabbert Am Hochwald 2 12.17 km 12:03 – 12:48 Regroup, Waldkirchen SS18 After 13:15 Passauer Land 2 [Power Stage] 14.87 km After 15:30 Podium ceremony, Passau Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Total 1 1 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:37:34.6 0.0 18 4 0 22 2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:37:41.6 +7.0 15 6 3 24 3 3 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:38:14.4 +39.8 13 3 2 18 4 4 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:38:55.6 +1:21.0 10 7 5 22 5 5 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:41:16.5 +3:41.9 8 2 0 10 20 6 19 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:59:45.2 +22:10.6 0 0 0 0 31 7 9 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:20:54.6 +43:20.0 0 0 4 4 32 8 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:25:19.7 +47:45.1 0 5 1 6 Retired SS17 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Crash 0 0 0 0 Retired SS15 5 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Rolled 0 0 0 0
Special stages StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders SD Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:07.8 SS1 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:49.3 Ogier / Landais SS2 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:00.2 SS3 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:54.0 SS4 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:25.6 SS5 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:24.5 Neuville / Wydaeghe SS6 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:47.8 SS7 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 12:59.0 SS8 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:12.5 SS9 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 10:52.7 SS10 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:50.2 SS11 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:23.8 Ogier / Landais SS12 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 10:34.8 SS13 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:33.6 SS14 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:03.5 SS15 Fourmaux / Coria Ford Puma Rally1 6:09.2 Tänak / Järveoja SS16 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:24.1 SS17 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:09.4 SS18 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:22.3
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Thierry Neuville 225 Martijn Wydaeghe 225 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 526 2 Ott Tänak 200 Martin Järveoja 200 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 511 3 1 Elfyn Evans 185 1 Scott Martin 185 M-Sport Ford WRT 267 4 1 Sébastien Ogier 166 1 Vincent Landais 166 5 Adrien Fourmaux 146 Alexandre Coria 146
WRC-2 Rally2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Class Event 6 1 22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov DG Sport Compétition Citroën C3 Rally2 2:46:52.2 0.0 25 6 8 2 30 Filip Mareš Radovan Bucha ACCR Toyota Dolák Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 2:49:16.1 +2:23.9 18 3 9 3 29 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:49:45.2 +2:53.0 15 2 10 4 24 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:49:54.9 +3:02.7 12 1 11 5 23 Josh McErlean James Fulton Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:50:05.2 +3:13.0 10 0 13 6 31 Marijan Griebel Tobias Braun Marijan Griebel Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:50:29.6 +3:37.4 8 0 14 7 32 Maxime Potty Renaud Herman Maxime Potty Citroën C3 Rally2 2:53:48.5 +6:56.3 6 0 15 8 27 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:54:11.3 +7:19.1 4 0 16 9 26 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:54:42.1 +7:49.9 2 0 18 10 34 Věroslav Cvrček ml. Petr Těšínský Věroslav Cvrček ml. Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:59:10.9 +12:18.7 1 0 26 11 21 Yohan Rossel Florian Barral DG Sport Compétition Citroën C3 Rally2 3:02:37.1 +15:44.9 0 0 27 12 28 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:12:19.6 +25:27.4 0 0 30 13 35 Petr Nešetřil Jiří Černoch Petr Nešetřil Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:20:28.2 +33:36.0 0 0 34 14 37 Henk Vossen Harmen Scholtalbers Henk Vossen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:31:55.1 +45:02.9 0 0 38 15 36 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:44:18.1 +57:25.9 0 0
Special stages