The 2024 Rally Chile (also known as the Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024) is an upcoming motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to be held over four days from 26 to 29 September 2024.[2] It would mark the third running of the Rally Chile, and would be the eleventh round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2024 event is planned to be based in Lamia in Central Greece, and is set to be contested over sixteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 307.48 km (191.06 mi).[1]
| 2024 Rally Chile Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 11 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  Chile | ||
| Rally base | Concepción, Biobío | ||
| Dates run | 26 – 29 September 2024 | ||
| Start location | Coronel, Biobío | ||
| Finish location | Concepción, Biobío | ||
| Stages | 16 (307.48 km; 191.06 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 885.54 km (550.25 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,193.02 km (741.31 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 45 | ||
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja are the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2023, M-Sport Ford WRT, are the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson are the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4] Eduardo Castro and Fernando Mussano are the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[5]
Background
editEntry list
editThe following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is set to open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Ten are set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as are sixteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and three Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.[6]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 |  Diego Dominguez Jr.
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 Rogelio Peñate
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Diego Dominguez Jr.
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
| 39 |  Ghjuvanni Rossi
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Kylian Sarmezan
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Ghjuvanni Rossi
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Renault Clio Rally3 | P |
| 40 |  Eduardo Castro
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Diego Vallejo
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Eduardo Castro
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
Itinerary
editAll dates and times are CLT (UTC-3).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 26 September | — | After 9:01 | Conuco [Shakedown] | 6.56 km |
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After 19:00 | Opening ceremony, Concepción Bicentenario | — | |
| 27 September | SS1 | After 8:35 | Pulperia 1 | 19.77 km |
| SS2 | After 9:30 | Rere 1 | 13.34 km | |
| SS3 | After 10:21 | San Rosendo 1 | 23.32 km | |
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12:21 – 13:11 | Regroup, MDS Hotel Talcahuano | — | |
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13:11 – 13:41 | Flexi service A, MDS Hotel Talcahuano | — | |
| SS4 | After 14:46 | Pulperia 2 | 19.77 km | |
| SS5 | After 15:41 | Rere 2 | 13.34 km | |
| SS6 | After 16:32 | San Rosendo 2 | 23.32 km | |
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13:41 – 14:26 | Flexi service B, MDS Hotel Talcahuano | — | |
| 28 September | SS7 | After 9:07 | Pelun 1 | 15.68 km |
| SS8 | After 10:01 | Lota 1 | 25.58 km | |
| SS9 | After 11:05 | Maria las Cruces 1 | 28.72 km | |
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13:00 – 13:37 | Regroup, MDS Hotel Talcahuano | — | |
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13:37 – 14:07 | Flexi service C, MDS Hotel Talcahuano | — | |
| SS10 | After 15:07 | Pelun 2 | 15.68 km | |
| SS11 | After 16:01 | Lota 2 | 25.58 km | |
| SS12 | After 17:05 | Maria las Cruces 2 | 28.72 km | |
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19:10 – 19:55 | Flexi service D, MDS Hotel Talcahuano | — | |
| 29 September | SS13 | After 8:23 | Laraquete 1 | 18.59 km |
| SS14 | After 9:35 | Bio Bio 1 | 8.74 km | |
| SS15 | After 10:33 | Laraquete 2 | 18.59 km | |
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11:19 – 12:19 | Regroup, Arauco | — | |
| SS16 | After 13:05 | Bio Bio 2 [Power Stage] | 8.74 km | |
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After 15:30 | Podium ceremony, Arauco | — | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
Notes
edit- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Itinerary Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Tänak celebrates Chile win as Toyota clinches manufacturers' crown". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Solberg's campaign ends on a high with WRC2 victory in Chile". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Korhonen crowned WRC3 champion as Dominguez times out in Chile". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Entry list Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
edit- Official website (in Spanish and English)
- 2024 Rally Chile at eWRC-results.com
- 2024 Rally Chile at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)