The 2024 Rally Poland (also known as the ORLEN Rally Poland 2024) is a planned motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to be held over four days from 27 to 30 June 2024.[2] It would mark the twenty-first running of the Rally Italia Sardegna, and would be the seventh round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2024 event woudl be based in Mikołajki in Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship, and would be contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 304.10 km (188.96 mi).[1]
| 2024 Rally Poland ORLEN Rally Poland 2024 | |||
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Round 7 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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 Rally Poland would return to WRC after a seven-year absence. | |||
| Host country |  Poland | ||
| Rally base | Mikołajki, Warmian–Masurian | ||
| Dates run | 27 – 30 June 2024 | ||
| Start location | Mikołajki, Warmian–Masurian | ||
| Finish location | Mikołajki, Warmian–Masurian | ||
| Stages | 19 (304.10 km; 188.96 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 1,071.46 km (665.77 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,375.56 km (854.73 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 44 | ||
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe are the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, are the defending manufacturer's winners.[3]
Background edit
Entry list edit
The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is set to be 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 are not registered to score points in any championship. Nine are set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as are twenty-three Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and ten Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.[4]
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 27 June | — | After 10:01 | Lubiewo [Shakedown] | 5.10 km |
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After 17:00 | Opening ceremony, Mikołajki | — | |
| SS1 | After 19:05 | Mikołajki Arena 1 | 2.50 km | |
| 28 June | SS2 | After 8:45 | Stańczyki 1 | 29.40 km |
| SS3 | After 10:20 | Wieliczki 1 | 12.90 km | |
| SS4 | After 11:10 | Olecko 1 | 13.20 km | |
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12:00 – 12:40 | Regroup, Olecko | — | |
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12:40 – 12:55 | Tyre fitting zone, Olecko | — | |
| SS5 | After 14:05 | Stańczyki 2 | 29.40 km | |
| SS6 | After 15:40 | Wieliczki 2 | 12.90 km | |
| SS7 | After 16:30 | Olecko 2 | 13.20 km | |
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18:27 – 18:57 | Regroup, Mikołajki | — | |
| SS8 | After 19:00 | Mikołajki Arena 2 | 2.50 km | |
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19:30 – 20:15 | Flexi service A, Mikołajki | — | |
| 29 June | SS9 | After 8:30 | Świętajno 1 | 18.50 km |
| SS10 | After 9:45 | Gołdap 1 | 19.90 km | |
| SS11 | After 10:35 | Świętajno 1 | 22.40 km | |
| SS12 | After 13:35 | Mikołajki Arena 3 | 2.50 km | |
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13:45 – 14:00 | Regroup, Mikołajki | — | |
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14:00 – 14:40 | Service B, Mikołajki | — | |
| SS13 | After 16:00 | Świętajno 2 | 18.50 km | |
| SS14 | After 17:15 | Gołdap 2 | 19.90 km | |
| SS15 | After 18:05 | Świętajno 2 | 22.40 km | |
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20:55 – 21:40 | Flexi service C, Mikołajki | — | |
| 30 June | SS16 | After 9:00 | Gmina Mrągowo 1 | 20.80 km |
| SS17 | After 10:05 | Mikołajki 1 | 11.20 km | |
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10:30 – 11:20 | Regroup, Mikołajki | — | |
| SS18 | After 12:20 | Gmina Mrągowo 2 | 20.80 km | |
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13:20 – 14:05 | Regroup, Mikołajki | — | |
| SS19 | After 14:15 | Mikołajki 2 [Power Stage] | 11.20 km | |
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After 14:35 | Finish, Mikołajki | — | |
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After 15:15 | Podium ceremony, Mikołajki | — | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
Notes edit
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Itinerary ORLEN Rally Poland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Neuville wins in Poland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Entry list Orlen Rally Poland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in Polish and English)
- 2024 Rally Poland at eWRC-results.com
- 2024 Rally Poland at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)