2024 Rali Ceredigion
4th edition of Rali Ceredigion
The 2024 Rali Ceredigion was a motor racing event for rally cars held over three days from 30 August to 1 September 2024. It marked the fourth running of Rali Ceredigion. The event was the seventh round of the 2024 European Rally Championship and the fifth round of the 2024 British Rally Championship . It was also the first ERC event held in United Kingdom since the 2016 Circuit of Ireland . The event was held in Aberystwyth of Ceredigion county in Wales and was contested over fourteen special stages covering a total of 184,16 km.
Mille Johansson's 2nd place in class was enough for him to win the ERC Junior title and effectively secure a JWRC drive for 2025. Filip Kohn also claimed the ERC3 title after winning the Fiesta Rally3 Trophy on the previous event.
Background
Entry list
A total of 128 crews entered the event,[ 2] with 31 competing in ERC and 19 competing in BRC . In ERC, there is 17 crews competing under Rally2 regulations, 4 crews under Rally3 regulations in ERC3 and 10 crews under Rally4 regulations in ERC4 with 8 of them also competing in ERC Junior. In BRC, there was 9 crews competing under Rally2 regulations, 1 crew competing under Rally3 regulations and 9 crews competing under Rally4 regulations, with 8 of them competing in the Great Britain Junior championship and 4 of them competing in Stellanis Cup IRE/UK championship.
ERC entry list
ERC Rally2 entries
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility[ 3]
Tyre
1
Hayden Paddon
John Kennard
BRC Racing Team
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, co-driver, team
P
2
Mathieu Franceschi
Andy Malfoy
Mathieu Franceschi
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Driver, co-driver
M
3
Mikołaj Marczyk
Szymon Gospodarczyk
Mikołaj Marczyk
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Driver, co-driver
M
4
Andrea Mabellini
Virginia Lenzi
Team MRF Tyres
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Driver, co-driver, team
MR
5
Jon Armstrong
Eoin Treacy
Jon Armstrong
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Driver, co-driver
P
6
William Creighton
Liam Regan
RedGrey Team
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Driver, co-driver, team
P
7
Osian Pryce
Rhodri Evans
Osian Pryce
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Driver, co-driver
M
8
Chris Ingram
Alexander Kihurani
Chris Ingram
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
Driver, co-driver
M
9
Keith Cronin
Mikie Galvin
Eurosol Racing Team Hungary
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Driver, co-driver, team
P
10
Matt Edwards
David Moynihan
Atölye Kazaz
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Driver, co-driver, team
P
11
Callum Devine
Noel O'Sullivan jr
Callum Devine
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Driver, co-driver
M
12
Meirion Evans
Jonathan Jackson
Meirion Evans
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
Driver, co-driver
M
14
James Williams
Ross Whittock
BRC Racing Team
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, co-driver
P
15
Garry Pearson
Daniel Barritt
RedGrey Team
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Driver, co-driver, team
P
16
Philip Allen
Craig Drew
Philip Allen
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Driver, co-driver
M
17
Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Frank Christian
Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Driver, co-driver
P
18[ a]
Simone Tempestini
Sergiu Itu
Team MRF Tyres
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Driver, co-driver, team
MR
ERC3 entries
19
Filip Kohn
Tom Woodburn
Filip Kohn
Ford Fiesta Rally3
Driver, co-driver, ERC3
P
20[ b]
Michał Chorbiński
Michał Marczewski
Grupa PGS RT
Ford Fiesta Rally3
Driver, co-driver, team, ERC3
P
21[ c]
Aleksandar Tomov
Dimitar Spasov
Aleksandar Tomov
Renault Clio Rally3
Driver, co-driver, ERC3
P
22
Jakub Matulka
Daniel Dymurski
M-Sport Poland
Ford Fiesta Rally3
Driver, co-driver, team, ERC3
P
23
Eamonn Kelly
Rory Kennedy
LightGrey
Ford Fiesta Rally3
Driver, co-driver, ERC3
P
ERC4 entries
24
Mille Johansson
Johan Grönvall
IK Sport Racing
Opel Corsa Rally4
Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior
H
25
Calle Carlberg
Jørgen Eriksen
ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team
Opel Corsa Rally4
Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior
H
26
Max McRae
Cameron Fair
TRT Rally Team
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior
H
27
Daniel Polášek
Zdeněk Omelka
Daniel Polášek
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior
H
28
Timo Schulz
Michael Wenzel
ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team
Opel Corsa Rally4
Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior
H
29
Aoife Raftery
Hannah McKillop
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior
H
30
Davide Pesavento
Flavio Zanella
Davide Pesavento
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior
H
31
Jack Brennan
John McGrath
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior
H
32
Kyle McBride
Darragh Mullen
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
Opel Corsa Rally4
Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4
M
33
Ioan Lloyd
Sion Williams
Ioan Lloyd
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Driver, co-driver, ERC4
M
BRC entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are BST (UTC+1 ).
Date
No.
Time span
Stage name
Distance
30 August
—
After 9:00
Cwmerfyn [Shakedown ]
4.15 km
After 16:30
Opening ceremony , Aberystwyth
—
SS1
After 18:05
LAS Recycling & Cambrian Training Aberystwyth 1
1.34 km
SS2
After 18:25
LAS Recycling & Cambrian Training Aberystwyth 2
1.34 km
30 August
6:40 - 6:55
Service A , Aberystwyth
—
SS3
After 8:05
ETT Trailers Brechfa 1
19.75 km
SS4
After 9:25
Signature Systems Llyn Brianne 1
26.55 km
SS5
After 11:13
Caws Cenarth Nant y Moch 1
14.52 km
12:01 - 12:21
Regroup
—
12:21 - 12:51
Service B , Aberystwyth
—
SS6
After 14:01
ETT Trailers Brechfa 2
19.75 km
SS7
After 15:21
Signature Systems Llyn Brianne 2
26.55 km
16:16 - 16:36
Regroup , Pontrhydfendigaid
—
SS8
After 17:09
Caws Cenarth Nant y Moch 2
14.52 km
SS9
After 18:04
LAS Recycling & Cambrian Training Aberystwyth 3
1.34 km
SS10
After 18:24
LAS Recycling & Cambrian Training Aberystwyth 4
1.34 km
18:49 - 19:34
Service C , Aberystwyth
—
1 September
7:45 - 8:00
Service D , Aberystwyth
—
SS11
After 8:33
DC Autos Bethania 1
10.74 km
SS12
After 9:35
Spencer Quantum Hafod 1
17.84 km
10:32 - 11:02
Regroup
—
11:02 - 11:32
Service E , Aberystwyth
—
SS13
After 12:05
DC Autos Bethania 2
10.74 km
12:49 - 13:46
Regroup , Pontrhydfendigaid
—
SS14
After 14:05
Spencer Quantum Hafod 2 (Power Stage )
17.84 km
After 15:05
Podium ceremony , Aberystwyth
—
After 15:30
Finish
—
Source:[ 1]
Report
ERC Rally2
Classification
Stages
Championship standings
ERC3
Classification
Stages
Championship standings
ERC4
Classification
Position
Driver
Co-driver
Entrant
Car
Time
Points
Event
Class
11
1
26
Max McRae
Cameron Fair
TRT Rally Team
Peugeot 208 Rally4
1:47:28.3
—
30
12
2
24
Mille Johansson
Johan Grönvall
IK Sport Racing
Opel Corsa Rally4
1:48:14.7
46.4
24
16
3
28
Timo Schulz
Michael Wenzel
ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team
Opel Corsa Rally4
1:49:05.1
50.4
21
17
4
30
Davide Pesavento
Flavio Zanella
Davide Pesavento
Peugeot 208 Rally4
1:49:42.6
2:14.3
19
18
5
33
Ioan Lloyd
Sion Williams
Ioan Lloyd
Peugeot 208 Rally4
1:49:48.3
2:20.0
17
19
6
25
Calle Carlberg
Jørgen Eriksen
ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team
Opel Corsa Rally4
1:49:53.4
2:25.1
15
20
7
27
Daniel Polášek
Zdeněk Omelka
Daniel Polášek
Peugeot 208 Rally4
1:51:46.3
4:18.0
13
21
8
29
Aoife Raftery
Hannah McKillop
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
Peugeot 208 Rally4
1:53:04.1
5:35.8
11
22
9
32
Kyle McBride
Darragh Mullen
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
Opel Corsa Rally4
1:55:02.4
7:34.1
9
Retired SS13
31
Jack Brennan
John McGrath
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Off road
0
Stages
Championship standings
BRC
There is two full points scoring opportunities on this rally as full championship points are available for both Leg 1 and Leg 2 of the rally.
Classification
Stages
Championship standings
BRC Junior
Classification
Position
Driver
Co-driver
Entrant
Car
Time
Points
Day 1
Day 2
Joker
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Stages
Championship standings
Notes
^ Amaury Molle and Alex Dubois were set to compete for Team MRF Tyres, but withdrew after the crash during Barum Czech Rally Zlín.
^ Igor Widłak was set to drive, but withdrew due to illness and was replaced by Chorbiński.
^ Withdrew before the event.
^ a b c Notional times applied after the accident of James Williams.
^ a b c Notional times applied after the accident of Chris Ingram.
^ a b c Notional times applied after the accident of Eamonn Kelly.
References