WRC 2024 Calendar
The championship is simmilar to 2023. The Safari Rally Kenya has been moved to the slot in March held by Mexico last year, which has in turn been dropped. The 80th runing of Orland Rally Poland has been added to the end of June which Kenya previously held. Lastly Estonia has been replaced with Latvia in July. The iconic Monte Carlo rally, again starts the championship featuring stages up the alpine passes, including the infamous Col de Turini, starting in La Bollène Vésubie.
Kenya has now taken the place Mexico held before heading back to the Croatia rally for the championships' first asphalt event based in Zagreb.
The 2024 WRC Calendar then heads to the familiar gravel rallies of Portugal, Sardinia. The 80th running of Orlen Rally Poland now holds kenyas previous place and Estonia has been replaced with Latvia at the end of July.
Finland and Greece, both retain spots on the calendar.
The WRC then heads back over the Atlantic to Rally Chile Biobío. Chile had its debut rally in 2019.
It is then back over to Europe to the new for 2023 Central European Rally tarmac event. Based out of Passau in southeast Germany the rally will take in Austria and the Czech Republic, it will start in Prague.
Rally GB is absent for the fifth year in a row. This marks the longest the rally has not been included on the WRC calendar since its inception.
25 – 28 January
Iconic highly specialised sealed surface rally. Takes in the high Alpine passes including the famous Col de Turini
Rally Sweden
15 – 18 Febrary
The only pure snow event of the championship, moved further north in 2021 to ensure snow safe rally stages
Safari Rally Kenya
28 – 31 March
Loose dirt and mud typifies this event, set in stunning scenery. Moved to earlier in the year for 2024 from being held in June.
Croatia Rally
18 – 21 April
A sealed surface event, varying from well maintained to very broken. Has drawn large crowds since its 2021 debut
Vodafone Rally de Portugal
9 – 12 May
One of the oldest and most popular rounds of the WRC. Fast and technical gravel roads with plenty of tricky corners hidden by crests
Rally Italia Sardinia
30 May – 2 June
Narrow, twisty, sandy and bumpy mountain roads around the town of Alghero or Olbia.
Orlen 80th Rally Poland
27 – 30 June
2005, marked a shift from asphalt, to high speed gravel roads around Mikołajki in the Masurian lake district.
TET Rally Latvia
Secto Rally Finland
1 – 4 August
Smooth and blisteringly quick gravel roads, set around the forests and lakes, expect huge flat out jumps. This is the fastest rally in the championship and one every driver wants to win.
Eco Acropolis Rally Greece
5 – 8 September
A gruelling course, and high summer temperatures on twisty, dusty, rock-strewn mountain roads, make the this rally one of the toughest rallies of the championship.
Rally Chile Bio Bío
26 – 29 September
Rally Chile is based in Concepción and held on gravel roads throughout the Biobio region of Chile
Central European Rally
31 October – 3 November
A sealed surface rally held accross 3 countries, Austria, the Czech Republic and Germany.
Forum 8 Rally Japan
21 – 24 November
A sealed surface event and for the second year running home to the reigning Manufacturers Champions.
