The first edition coincided with the Greater Huangshan International Ecorally, held in the Anhui province from September 25 to 30, 2024. Starting and arriving in the city of Hefei, it consisted in five stages which also touched the cities of Wuhu, Xuancheng, Huangshan, Chizhou and Anqing.[2]
In 2025 the EcoRally Cup China will consist of six different races, while the Greater Huangshang International Ecorally is a candidate to become part of the FIA ecoRally Cup calendar from 2026.[3]
Guerrini and Calchetti won the general regularity ranking ahead of Portuguese Nuno Serrano-Alexandre Berardo (Chery Exeed Start) and Czech Michal Žďárský-Milan Bydžovský (Chery Century ET). The consumption ranking was won by Chinese Silong Dai and Heng Cui (Geely Geometry G6) ahead of Guerrini-Calchetti and Zixuan Xu-Jingdi Tan (China, Nio ET5).
The final championship ranking saw the success of Guerrini and Calchetti ahead of Žďárský-Bydžovský and Serrano-Berardo, than Eduardo Carpintero-José Figueiredo (Portugal, Chery iCar 03), Fernández Bellas-Fernández Basanta, Heine-Piette (Belgium, Volkswagen Id.Unyx), Špacapan-Kobal (Slovenia, Chery Century ES), Dedikov-Dedikova (Bulgaria, JAC Yiwei 3). Team champion was Volkswagen.[4]
Olympic champion Deng Linlin took part to the rally as a driver, while gold medalists Xu Haifeng and Meng Suping attended as special guests.[5]
