2024 Croatia Rally

2024 Croatia Rally
Croatia Rally 2024
Round 4 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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The Croatia Rally is the first tarmac rally on the calendar.
Host country Croatia
Rally baseZagreb
Dates run18 – 21 April 2024
Start locationKrašić, Zagreb County
Finish locationKumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje
Stages20 (283.28 km; 176.02 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance1,118.65 km (695.10 miles)
Overall distance1,401.93 km (871.12 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered68
Crews67 at start, 62 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Vincent Landais
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:40:23.6
Saturday
Overall leader		Belgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:09:46.0
Sunday
Accumulated leader		Japan Takamoto Katsuta
Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
30:18.9
Power Stage winnerFrance Adrien Fourmaux
France Alexandre Coria
United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT
8:01.7
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerBulgaria Nikolay Gryazin
Konstantin Aleksandrov
Belgium DG Sport Compétition
2:49:44.9
WRC-3 winnerEstonia Romet Jürgenson
Estonia Siim Oja
FIA Rally Star
3:02:44.1
J-WRC winnerEstonia Romet Jürgenson
Estonia Siim Oja
FIA Rally Star
3:02:44.1

The 2024 Croatia Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 18 to 21 April 2024.[2] It marked the forty-eighth running of the Croatia Rally, and was the fourth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the second round of the 2024 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The event was based in Zagreb, and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 283.28 km (176.02 mi).[1]

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners.[4] Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Eamonn Kelly and Conor Mohan were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category and the junior championship.[6]

Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally, and their team, Toyota, successfully defended their manufacturer's title.[7] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[8] Romet Jürgenson and Siim Oja won the World Rally Championship-3 category,[9] as well as the junior championship.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Itinerary Croatia Rally 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Finland return confirmed for FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Evans powers to dominant Croatia Rally win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Rossel doubles up with WRC2 triumph in Croatia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Kelly profits from Pellier's late misfortune in WRC3". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ^ Howard, Tom (21 April 2024). "WRC Croatia: Ogier takes shock lead as Neuville, Evans crash". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Triumphant Gryazin maintains Citroën's perfect Croatia WRC2 record". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Flawless Jürgenson secures maiden WRC3 win in Croatia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Jürgenson wins in Croatia to go top of the Junior WRC standings". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.