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2024 Rally Chile Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024
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Rally Chile was the final gravel rally on the 2024 calendar.
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)
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	885.54 km (550.25 miles)
Overall distance	1,193.02 km (741.31 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	45
Crews	42 at start, 37 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:58:59.8
Saturday Overall leader	Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:25:14.3
Sunday Accumulated leader	Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 33:37.3
Power Stage winner	Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 4:29.2
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Yohan Rossel Florian Barral DG Sport Compétition 3:07:31.2
WRC-3 winner	Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate 3:26:06.6

The 2024 Rally Chile (also known as the Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days from 26 to 29 September 2024. It marked the third running of the Rally Chile, and was the eleventh round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2024 event was based in Concepción, Biobío, and was contested over sixteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 307.48 km (191.06 mi).

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2023, M-Sport Ford WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Eduardo Castro and Fernando Mussano were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won their fourth rally of the season, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. Yohan Rossel and Florian Barral were the winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category. Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3 category, and crowned the category champions.

Background

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was 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 were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were sixteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and three Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

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	P
5	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
13	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
17	Sébastien Ogier	Vincent Landais	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
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	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
20	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
21	Yohan Rossel	Florian Barral	DG Sport Compétition	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
23	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	DG Sport Compétition	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
24	Jan Solans	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	Jan Solans	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
25	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
26	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
27	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
28	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Loris Pascaud	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
29	Jorge Martínez Fontena	Alberto Alvarez Nicholson	Jorge Martínez Fontena	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
30	Alberto Heller	Luis Ernesto Allende	Alberto Heller	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
31	Martin Scuncio	Javiera Roman	Martin Scuncio	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
32	Pedro Heller	Pablo Olmos	Pedro Heller	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
34	Emilio Rosselot	Tomas Cañete	Emilio Rosselot	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
35	Gerardo V. Rosselot	Marcelo Brizio	Gerardo V. Rosselot	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
36	Tadeo Rosselot	Sebastián Olguín	Tadeo Rosselot	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
37	Eduardo Kovacs	Fernando Mussano	Eduardo Kovacs	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P

Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
38	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P
39	Ghjuvanni Rossi	Kylian Sarmezan	Ghjuvanni Rossi	Renault Clio Rally3	P
40	Eduardo Castro	Diego Vallejo	Eduardo Castro	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P

Itinerary

All dates and times are CLT (UTC-3).

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
26 September	—	After 9:01	Conuco	6.56 km
		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
		12:21 – 13:11	Regroup, MDS Hotel Talcahuano	—
		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
		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
		13:00 – 13:37	Regroup, MDS Hotel Talcahuano	—
		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
		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
		11:19 – 12:19	Regroup, Arauco	—
	SS16	After 13:05	Bio Bio 2	8.74 km
		After 15:30	Podium ceremony, Arauco	—
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Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Thierry Neuville	207			Martijn Wydaeghe	207			Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	482
2			Ott Tänak	178			Martin Järveoja	178			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	465
3			Sébastien Ogier	166			Vincent Landais	166			M-Sport Ford WRT	245
4			Elfyn Evans	161			Scott Martin	161
5			Adrien Fourmaux	140			Alexandre Coria	140

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

• Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.

Pos.		Open Drivers' championships				Open Co-drivers' championships				Teams' championships				Challenger Drivers' championships				Challenger Co-drivers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points		Move	Driver	Points
1			Oliver Solberg	123			Elliott Edmondson	123			DG Sport Compétition	252			Sami Pajari	118			Enni Mälkönen	118
2		1	Yohan Rossel	111			Enni Mälkönen	108			Toksport WRT	205		2	Nikolay Gryazin	80		2	Konstantin Aleksandrov	80
3		1	Sami Pajari	108		3	Konstantin Aleksandrov	66			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG	73		1	Lauri Joona	78		1	Janni Hussi	78
4		2	Nikolay Gryazin	66		1	Janni Hussi	58			Toksport WRT 2	72		4	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	70		4	Maciej Szczepaniak	70
5		1	Lauri Joona	58			Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	54						2	Jan Solans	68		2	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	68

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

• Bold text indicates 2024 World Champions.

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points
1			Diego Dominguez Jr.	100			Rogelio Peñate	100
2			Romet Jürgenson	61			Siim Oja	61
3			Norbert Maior	49			Francesca Maria Maior	49
4			Mattéo Chatillon	48			Maxence Cornuau	48
5			Jan Černý	47			Ondřej Krajča	47

Notes

1. 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.

References

1. ^ "Itinerary Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
2. "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
3. "Tänak celebrates Chile win as Toyota clinches manufacturers' crown". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
4. "Solberg's campaign ends on a high with WRC2 victory in Chile". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
5. "Korhonen crowned WRC3 champion as Dominguez times out in Chile". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
6. "Rovanperä victorious on treacherous Rally Chile Bio Bío". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
7. "Rossel and Gryazin's Chilean double secures WRC2 title for Citroën". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
8. "Dominguez crowned WRC3 Champion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
9. "Entry list Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
10. "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

• 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)

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