2024 New Zealand Rally Championship

The 2024 New Zealand Rally Championship is the 47th running of the Championship, running equal amounts of events from the North Island to the South Island. Hayden Paddon is the defending Driver's Champion, but will not run the season opening Otago Rally due to Round One of the European Rally Championship clashing with Otago. Defending Co-Drivers champion John Kennard will step back from the NZ Rally Championship and will not defend his title in 2024. Kennard will continue to run alongside Paddon in the ERC, but young Co-Driver Jared Hudson will replace him in the 2024 season.

Hayden Paddon is the defending driver's champion.
John Kennard won the co-driver's championship in 2023 but will not return to defend his title.

Teams and Drivers

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Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Citroën
 
Citroën C3 Rally2   Paddon Rallysport[1] P   Emma Gilmour   Katrina Renshaw 1
Ford
 
Ford Fiesta AP4+   Stokes Motorsport[1] P   Robbie Stokes   Sarah Brennan 1
Ford Fiesta R5 MKII   Team Online Racing[1] P   Todd Bawden   Dave Neill 1
Hyundai
 
Hyundai i20 AP4+   Paddon Rallysport[1] P   Hayden Paddon   Jared Hudson 2
Mazda
Mazda 2 AP4+   Nelson Law[1] P   Nelson Law   Antonio Korikalo 1
Mitsubishi
 
Mitsubishi Mirage AP4+   Paddon Rallysport[1] P   Stewart Reid   Bella Haggarty 1
  Eugene Creugnet[1] P   Eugene Creugnet   Philippe Delrieu 1
Skoda
 
Skoda Fabia R5   Ben Hunt Motorsport[1] P   Ben Hunt   Tony Rawstorn 1
  Zeal Jones Racing[1] P   Zeal Jones   Waverley Jones 1
Toyota
 
Toyota GR Yaris AP4+   Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand[1] P   Jack Hawkeswood   Jason Farmer 1
Toyota Yaris AP4+   SAS Motorsport[1] P   Mike Young   Amy Hudson 1
Volkswagen
 
Volkswagen Polo R5   Carbon Works Rally Team[1] P   Andy Martin   Rocky Hudson 1

FIA Group N

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Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Ford
 
Ford Fiesta Rally4   Dylan Thomson RallySport[1] {{}}   Dylan Thomson   Bayden Thomson 1
  Jones Motorsport[1] {{}}   Bryn Jones   Sean Lockyear 1
  Tim Mackersy[1] {{}}   Tim Mackersy   Lauren Mackersy 1
Ford Fiesta R2   Jack Stokes[1] {{}}   Jack Stokes   Sarah Faulkner 1
Ford Fiesta   James Worker[1] {{}}   James Worker   Mags Marshall 1

Open 2WD

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Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Honda
 
Honda Jazz RS   Strong Motorsport[1] {{}}   David Strong   Rob Scott 1
Toyota
 
Toyota Corolla   Willy Hawes[1] {{}}   Willy Hawes   Jason Dwyer 1
Toyota RC86   Ramsay Motorsport[1] {{}}   Brent Taylor   Chris Ramsay 1

Historic

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Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Ford
 
Ford Escort RS 1800   Paul Fraser[1] {{}}   Paul Fraser   Brody Cattermole 1
Mitsubishi
 
Mitsubishi Lancer   Mike Cameron[1] {{}}   Mike Cameron   Helen Cameron 1

Rally Challenge

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Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Mitsubishi
 
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III   Andrew Graves[1] {{}}   Andrew Graves   Hayden Graves 1
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI   Caleb MacDonald[1] {{}}   Caleb MacDonald   Larissa Biggar 1
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX   Team Ralliart New Zealand[1] {{}}   Brian Green   Brianna Little 1
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X   Carter Strang[1] {{}}   Carter Strang   Catriona Flynn 1
Subaru
 
Subaru Impreza H6   Brandon Semenuk[1] {{}}   Brandon Semenuk   Keaton Williams 1
  Paul Cross[1] {{}}   Paul Cross   Janey Blair 1
  Magnum Motorsport[1] {{}}   Amy Keighley   Grant Marra 1
Subaru Impreza WRX   James MacDonald[1] {{}}   James MacDonald   Josh Edwards 1
  Jay Pittams[1] {{}}   Jay Pittams   John Paul van der Mays 1
  Dave Ollis[1] {{}}   Dave Ollis   Gemma Thomas 1
Subaru Impreza   Mark McMillan[1] {{}}   Mark McMillan   Tim Driscoll 1
  Julian Lenglet[1] {{}}   Julian Lenglet   Ben Huban 1
  Gavin Feast[1] {{}}   Gavin Feast   TBA 1
Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Ford
 
Ford Escort Mk2   Daniel Haines[1] {{}}   Daniel Haines   Matt Priest 1
Toyota
 
Toyota Corolla 1600   Jared Parker[1] {{}}   Jared Parker   Kyle Shears 1

Teams Entries

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Category 1–4
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Team Name Car Tyre Drivers Co-Drivers Cat Rounds
  Paddon Rallysport[1] Hyundai i20 AP4+ P   Hayden Paddon   Jared Hudson 1 2
Citroën C3 Rally2 P   Emma Gilmour   Katrina Renshaw 1 1

Calendar

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The 2024 season is scheduled to be contested over six rounds, three in the North Island and three in the South Island.

Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Map
1 12 April 14 April   Central Machine Hire Otago Rally[2] Dunedin Gravel 16 277.05 km
2 11 May 11 May   South Canterbury Hydraulics Rally South Canterbury[2] Timaru Gravel 8 150.67 km
3 21 June 22 June   Southern Lights Rally[2] Invercargill Gravel TBA TBA km
4 14 September 14 September   Daybreaker Rally[2] Feilding Gravel TBA TBA km
5 5 October 5 October   Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty[2] Tauranga Gravel TBA TBA km
6 8 November 10 November   International Rally of Whangarei[2] Whangarei Gravel TBA TBA km

Results

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Summary

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Overall

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Round Event Winning Driver Winning Co-Driver Winning Team Winning Car Ref.
1   Otago Rally   Jack Hawkeswood   Jason Farmer   Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand   Toyota GR Yaris AP4+
2   South Canterbury Rally   Hayden Paddon   Jared Hudson   Paddon Rallysport   Hyundai i20 AP4+

Points

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Points System

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Points Format Position
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Championship 25 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
Day Points 7 5 3 2 1
Power Stage 5 4 3 2 1
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Overall

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Drivers

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Pos. Driver Name  
OTA
 
SCA
 
SOU
 
DAY
 
BAY
 
WHA
Points
L1 L2 Rd Rd L1 L2 Rd Rd Rd L1 L2 Rd
1   Jack Hawkeswood 1 3 1 3 38
2   Robbie Stokes 2 2 2 2 36
3   Ben Hunt 3 1 3 1 35
4   Emma Gilmour 4 4 4 23
5   Zeal Jones 4 5 20
6   Dylan Thomson 5 6 5 19
7   Jack Stokes 7 16
8   Tim MacKersy 8 15
9   James Worker 9 14
10   William Hawes 10 13
11   Paul Fraser 11 12
12   Mike Cameron 12 11
13   Stewart Reid 5 1

Co-Drivers

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Pos. Driver Name  
OTA
 
SCA
 
SOU
 
DAY
 
BAY
 
WHA
Points
L1 L2 Rd Rd L1 L2 Rd Rd Rd L1 L2 Rd
1   Jason Farmer 1 3 1 3 38
2   Sarah Brennan 2 2 2 2 36
3   Tony Rawstorn 3 1 3 1 35
4   Katrina Renshaw 4 4 4 23
5   Waverley Jones 4 5 20
6   Bayden Thomson 5 6 5 19
7   Sarah Faulkner 7 16
8   Lauren MacKersy 8 15
9   Mags Marshall 9 14
10   Jason Dwyer 10 13
11   Brody Cattermole 11 12
12   Helen Cameron 12 11
13   Bella Haggarty 5 1
  • Championship: Awarded for Top 20 Overall / Class
  • Day Points: Awarded for Top 5 overall for each day. (Otago / Whangarei)
  • Power Stage: Awarded for Top 5 fastest on the Power Stage (Overall & Class)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "Final Entry List Otago Rally" (PDF). Otago Rally. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NZ Rally Championship Calendar". NZ Rally Championship. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Points System" (PDF). Motorsport NZ. 2021-01-08.