The 2024 Rally Latvia (also known as the Tet Rally Latvia 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days from 18 to 21 July 2024.[2] It marked the twelfth running of the Rally Liepāja, and is the eighth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2024 event was based in Liepāja in Kurzeme Planning Region, and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 300.13 km (186.49 mi).[1]

2024 Rally Latvia
Tet Rally Latvia 2024
Round 8 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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Local heroes Mārtiņš Sesks and Renārs Francis during the event.
Host country Latvia
Rally baseLiepāja, Kurzeme Planning Region
Dates run18 – 21 July 2024
Start locationBiķernieki Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality
Finish locationVecpils Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality
Stages20 (300.13 km; 186.49 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,048.70 km (651.63 miles)
Overall distance1,348.83 km (838.12 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered40
Crews38 at start, 32 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:31:47.6
Saturday
Overall leader
Finland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
1:58:55.6
Sunday
Accumulated leader
Estonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
32:48.5
Power Stage winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
7:06.0
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerSweden Oliver Solberg
United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
Germany Toksport WRT
2:40:25.5
WRC-3 winnerEstonia Joosep Ralf Nõgene
Estonia Hendrik Kraav
Estonia LightGrey Team
2:51:52.1

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, won the manufacturer's titles.[3] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[4] Joosep Ralf Nõgene and Aleks Lesk won the World Rally Championship-3 category.

Background

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Entry list

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The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened 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 nineteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and four Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.[5]

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
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 P
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   Sami Pajari   Enni Mälkönen   Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
24   Gus Greensmith   Jonas Andersson   Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Team P
25   Josh McErlean   James Fulton   Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
26   Fabrizio Zaldivar   Marcelo Der Ohannesian   Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
27   Mikko Heikkilä   Kristian Temonen   Mikko Heikkilä Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
28   Emil Lindholm   Reeta Hämäläinen   Emil Lindholm Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
29   Roberto Daprà   Luca Guglielmetti   Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
30   Mauro Miele   Luca Beltrame   Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31   Armin Kremer   Ella Kremer   Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
32   William Creighton   Liam Regan   Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
34   Teemu Suninen   Mikko Markkula   Teemu Suninen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
35   Gregor Jeets   Timo Taniel   Gregor Jeets Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
36   Miguel Zaldivar Jr.   Diego Cagnotti   Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
37   Rakan Al-Rashed   Hugo Magalhães   Printsport Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
38   Uğur Soylu   Sener Guray   Uğur Soylu Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
39   Matīss Mežaks   Arnis Ronis   Matīss Mežaks Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
40   Brandon Semenuk   Keaton Williams   Brandon Semenuk Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
41   Artūrs Priednieks   Janis Kirkovalds   Artūrs Priednieks Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
43   Jan Černý   Ondřej Krajča   Jan Černý Ford Fiesta Rally3
44   Joosep Ralf Nõgene   Hendrik Kraav   LightGrey Renault Clio Rally3 P
45   Kerem Kazaz   Corentin Silvestre   Atölye Kazaz Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
46   Enola Hsieh   Matias Peippo   Sports Racing Technologies Ford Fiesta Rally3
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
23   Nikolay Gryazin   Andris Mālnieks   Nikolay Gryazin Citroën C3 Rally2 P

Itinerary

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All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
18 July After 7:01 Cimdenieki [Shakedown] 3.58 km
  After 18:15 Opening ceremony, Riga City Council
SS1 After 20:05 Biķernieki Track 11.00 km
19 July   9:20 – 9:40 Tyre fitting zone A, Tukums
SS2 After 10:00 Milzkalne 1 4.99 km
SS3 After 10:45 Tukums 1 27.56 km
SS4 After 12:00 Andumi 17.86 km
  13:05 – 13:50 Regroup, Tukums
  13:50 – 14:10 Tyre fitting zone B, Tukums
SS5 After 14:30 Milzkalne 2 4.99 km
SS6 After 15:15 Tukums 2 27.56 km
SS7 After 16:30 Strazde 17.44 km
SS8 After 17:20 Talsi 20.52 km
  20:20 – 21:05 Flexi service A, Liepāja
20 July SS9 After 8:20 Pilskalns 18.87 km
SS10 After 9:35 Snēpele 17.52 km
  10:30 – 11:00 Regroup, Kuldīga
SS11 After 11:30 Īvande 23.04 km
SS12 After 13:05 Vecpils 1 12.64 km
  14:10 – 14:30 Regroup, Liepāja
  14:30 – 15:10 Service B, Liepāja
SS13 After 16:05 Podnieki 10.09 km
SS14 After 17:05 Vecpils 2 12.64 km
  17:50 – 18:35 Regroup, Offroad track Vecpils
SS15 After 19:00 Dinsdurbe 6.64 km
SS16 After 20:15 Liepāja City Stage 2.56 km
  20:55 – 21:40 Flexi service C, Liepāja
21 July SS17 After 8:55 Krogzemji 1 18.70 km
SS18 After 10:05 Mazilmāja 1 13.34 km
  10:20 – 10:55 Regroup, Offroad track Vecpils
SS19 After 11:55 Krogzemji 2 18.70 km
  12:55 – 13:52 Regroup, Offroad track Vecpils
SS20 After 14:15 Mazilmāja 2 [Power Stage] 13.34 km
  After 15:15 Podium ceremony, Offroad track Vecpils
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Report

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WRC Rally1

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class SAT SUN WPS Total
1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:31:47.6 0.0 18 5 0 23
2 2 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:32:26.8 +39.2 15 6 4 25
3 3 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:32:52.1 +1:04.5 10 7 5 22
4 4 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:33:19.1 +1:31.5 8 2 0 10
5 5 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:33:30.3 +1:42.7 6 4 1 11
6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:33:54.6 +2:07.0 4 1 2 7
7 7 22 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:34:33.0 +2:45.4 13 0 0 13
8 8 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:34:34.0 +2:46.4 3 3 3 9
9 9 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:37:10.7 +5:23.1 2 0 0 2
Retired SS20 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Technical 0 0 0 0

Special stages

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Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:33.6
SS1 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:28.5 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS2 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:31.8
SS3 Sesks / Francis Ford Puma Rally1 13:40.0
SS4 Sesks / Francis Ford Puma Rally1 9:12.5
SS5 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:29.6
SS6 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:27.5
SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:22.3
SS8 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:30.4
SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:53.9
SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:15.6
SS11 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 11:23.3
SS12 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:52.1
SS13 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:06.1
SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:40.1
SS15 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:54.4
SS16 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:02.5
SS17 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:19.2
SS18 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:09.0
SS19 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:12.2
SS20 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:06.0

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1   Thierry Neuville 145   Martijn Wydaeghe 145   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 351
2   1 Ott Tänak 137   1 Martin Järveoja 137   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 350
3   1 Elfyn Evans 132   1 Scott Martin 132   M-Sport Ford WRT 177
4   Sébastien Ogier 117   Vincent Landais 117
5   Adrien Fourmaux 101   Alexandre Coria 101

WRC-2 Rally2

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
10 1 25 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:40:25.5 0.0 25 1
11 2 27 Mikko Heikkilä Kristian Temonen Mikko Heikkilä Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 2:41:02.9 +37.4 18 0
12 3 25 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 2:41:10.3 +44.8 15 0
15 4 26 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:43:27.3 +3:01.8 12 0
16 5 32 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:44:53.2 +4:27.7 10 0
17 6 34 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:45:10.8 +4:45.3 8 0
19 7 40 Gregor Jeets Timo Taniel Gregor Jeets Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 2:49:47.9 +9:22.4 6 0
21 8 47 Josh McErlean James Fulton Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:52:00.4 +11:34.9 4 0
22 9 31 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:52:14.6 +11:49.1 2 0
23 10 37 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Printsport Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:56:22.4 +15:56.9 1 0
26 11 39 Matīss Mežaks Arnis Ronis Matīss Mežaks Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:03:25.7 +23:00.2 0 0
28 12 41 Artūrs Priednieks Janis Kirkovalds Artūrs Priednieks Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:14:08.4 +33:42.9 0 0
29 13 59 Uğur Soylu Sener Guray Uğur Soylu Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:24:00.6 +43:35.1 0 0
30 14 36 Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Diego Cagnotti Miguel Zaldivar Jr. Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:35:25.6 +55:00.1 0 0
32 15 41 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Teemu Suninen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:51:34.5 +1:11:09.0 0 0
Retired SS14 28 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Emil Lindholm Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Rolled 0 0
Retired SS14 40 Brandon Semenuk Keaton Williams Brandon Semenuk Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Rolled 0 0
Retired SS12 30 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Rolled 0 0

Special stages

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Championship standings

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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   2 Oliver Solberg 86   1 Elliott Edmondson 86   DG Sport Compétition 169   Sami Pajari 93   Enni Mälkönen 93
2   Sami Pajari 83   1 Enni Mälkönen 83   Toksport WRT 153   Jan Solans 56   Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio 56
3   2 Yohan Rossel 71   Arnaud Dunand 53   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 73   Nikolay Gryazin 55   Konstantin Aleksandrov 55
4   Jan Solans 48   Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio 48   Toksport WRT 2 36   Lauri Joona 53   Janni Hussi 53
5   Nikolay Gryazin 48   Konstantin Aleksandrov 48   Nicolas Ciamin 48   Yannick Roche 48

WRC-3 Rally3

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
20 1 44 Joosep Ralf Nõgene Hendrik Kraav Lightgrey Renault Clio Rally3 2:51:52.1 0.0 25
27 2 45 Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre Atölye Kazaz Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:11:10.4 +19:18.3 18
Did not start 43 Jan Černý Ondřej Krajča Jan Černý Ford Fiesta Rally3 Withdrawn 0
Did not start 46 Enola Hsieh Matias Peippo Sports Racing Technologies Ford Fiesta Rally3 Withdrawn 0

Special stages

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Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Kazaz / Silvestre Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:49.3
SS1 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 8:16.8 Nõgene / Kraav
SS2 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 2:52.3
SS3 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 15:14.1
SS4 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 10:26.5
SS5 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 2:54.2
SS6 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 15:06.8
SS7 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 9:33.5
SS8 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 13:02.3
SS9 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 10:07.9
SS10 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 9:37.1
SS11 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 12:59.1
SS12 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 6:39.8
SS13 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 5:50.4
SS14 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 6:33.2
SS15 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 3:18.7
SS16 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 2:15.5
SS17 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 10:30.5
SS18 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 8:05.7
SS19 Nõgene / Kraav Renault Clio Rally3 10:22.8
SS20 Kazaz / Silvestre Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:04.1

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1   Diego Dominguez Jr. 75   Rogelio Peñate 75
2   Mattéo Chatillon 48   Maxence Cornuau 48
3   Jan Černý 47   Ondřej Krajča 47
4   Romet Jürgenson 43   Siim Oja 43
5   Ghjuvanni Rossi 28   Kylian Sarmezan 28

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary Tet Rally Latvia 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. ^ "Red-hot Rovanperä powers to stunning Latvia WRC win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Solberg leads WRC2 championship after triumphing in Latvia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Entry list Tet Rally Latvia 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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