2024 European Rally Championship
The 2024 European Rally Championship was the 72nd season of the FIA European Rally Championship, the European continental championship series in rallying. The season was also the eleventh following the merge between the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
Hayden Paddon won the championship for the second year in a row, driving a Hyundai i20 N Rally2 prepared by BRC Racing Team. BRC Racing Team also won the constructors' championship.
Competitions
- FIA ERC: Main open championship for all current FIA-homologated cars within sporting classes RC2 to RC5, with Rally2 cars the leading contenders.
- FIA ERC3: Second tier, specifically for the Rally3 class.
- FIA ERC4: Third ERC tier, the first for front-wheel-drive cars. Allows Rally4 and Rally5 cars.
- FIA ERC Junior: For drivers aged 27 and under on 1 January 2024 in Rally4 and Rally5 cars. This championship will be contested over six of the eight rounds.
- FIA European Rally Championship for Teams: each team can nominate a maximum of three cars, counting the two highest-placed cars from each team.
- FIA European Rally Championship for Tyre suppliers: a nominated tyre supplier may score points with the two best placed Rally2 cars registered in ERC.
- Fiesta Rally3 Trophy: for Ford Fiesta Rally3 cars. This championship will be contested over five of the eight rounds. The winner of this trophy will get a funded 2024 Central European Rally entry.
Calendar
The 2024 season was contested over eight rounds across Central, Northern and Southern Europe.Calendar changes
- Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras and Rally Liepāja were removed from the calendar.
- Rally Estonia returned to the calendar.
- Rali Ceredigion in Great Britain and Rally Silesia in Poland were introduced to the calendar.
Results
Scoring system
Points for final position are awarded as in the following table in ERC, ERC3 and ERC4. In ERC, ERC3 and ERC4, the best seven scores from the eight rounds count towards the final number of points. In Junior category, best five rounds of six count.| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 30 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
There are also five bonus points awarded to the winners of the Power Stage, four points for second place, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. Power Stage points are awarded only in the main ERC drivers' and co-drivers' championships.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |