2024 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, 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 Tyre 1  Hayden Paddon  John Kennard  BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team  2  Mathieu Franceschi  Andy Malfoy  Mathieu Franceschi Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver  3  Mikołaj Marczyk  Szymon Gospodarczyk  Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver  4  Andrea Mabellini  Virginia Lenzi  Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team  5  Jon Armstrong  Eoin Treacy  Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver  6  William Creighton  Liam Regan  RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team  7  Osian Pryce  Rhodri Evans  Osian Pryce Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver  8  Chris Ingram  Alexander Kihurani  Chris Ingram Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, co-driver  9  Keith Cronin  Mikie Galvin  Eurosol Racing Team Hungary Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team  10  Matt Edwards  David Moynihan  Atölye Kazaz Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team  11  Callum Devine  Noel O'Sullivan jr  Callum Devine Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver  12  Meirion Evans  Jonathan Jackson  Meirion Evans Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, co-driver  14  James Williams  Ross Whittock  BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, co-driver  15  Garry Pearson  Daniel Barritt  RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team  16  Philip Allen  Craig Drew  Philip Allen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver  17  Albert von Thurn und Taxis  Frank Christian  Albert von Thurn und Taxis Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver  18  Simone Tempestini  Sergiu Itu  Team MRF Tyres Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, co-driver, team  ERC3  entries 19  Filip Kohn  Tom Woodburn  Filip Kohn Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3  20  Michał Chorbiński  Michał Marczewski  Grupa PGS RT Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC3  21  Aleksandar Tomov  Dimitar Spasov  Aleksandar Tomov Renault Clio Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3  22  Jakub Matulka  Daniel Dymurski  M-Sport Poland Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC3  23  Eamonn Kelly  Rory Kennedy  LightGrey Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3   ERC4 entries 24  Mille Johansson  Johan Grönvall  IK Sport Racing Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior  25  Calle Carlberg  Jørgen Eriksen  ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior  26  Max McRae  Cameron Fair  TRT Rally Team Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior  27  Daniel Polášek  Zdeněk Omelka  Daniel Polášek Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior  28  Timo Schulz  Michael Wenzel  ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior  29  Aoife Raftery  Hannah McKillop  Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior  30  Davide Pesavento  Flavio Zanella  Davide Pesavento Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior  31  Jack Brennan  John McGrath  Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior  32  Kyle McBride  Darragh Mullen  Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4  33  Ioan Lloyd  Sion Williams  Ioan Lloyd Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4 

BRC entry list
 BRC entries No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 5  Jon Armstrong  Eoin Treacy  Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally2   6  William Creighton  Liam Regan  RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2   7  Osian Pryce  Rhodri Evans  Osian Pryce Ford Fiesta Rally2    8  Chris Ingram  Alexander Kihurani  Chris Ingram Toyota GR Yaris Rally2   9  Keith Cronin  Mikie Galvin  Eurosol Racing Team Hungary Ford Fiesta Rally2   10  Matt Edwards  David Moynihan  Atölye Kazaz Ford Fiesta Rally2   12  Meirion Evans  Jonathan Jackson  Meirion Evans Toyota GR Yaris Rally2   14  James Williams  Ross Whittock  BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2   15  Garry Pearson  Daniel Barritt  RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2   23  Eamonn Kelly  Rory Kennedy  LightGrey Ford Fiesta Rally3   32  Kyle McBride  Darragh Mullen  Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Opel Corsa Rally4   33  Ioan Lloyd  Sion Williams  Ioan Lloyd Peugeot 208 Rally4   36  Ryan MacHugh  Arthur Kierans  Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4   37  Keelan Grogan  Ayrton Sherlock  Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Peugeot 208 Rally4   38  Cian Caldwell  Liam Egan  Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4   39  Robert Proudlock  Steven Brown  Robert Proudlock Peugeot 208 Rally4   40  Kalum Graffin  Mark McGeehan  Kalum Graffin Peugeot 208 Rally4   43  James Lightfoot  Urszula Budzyńska  James Lightfoot Ford Fiesta R2T  

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 15px 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 15px 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 15px 12:01 - 12:21 Regroup  15px 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 15px 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 15px 18:49 - 19:34 Service C, Aberystwyth  1 September 15px 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 15px 10:32 - 11:02 Regroup  15px 11:02 - 11:32 Service E, Aberystwyth  SS13 After 12:05 DC Autos Bethania 2 10.74 km 15px 12:49 - 13:46 Regroup, Pontrhydfendigaid  SS14 After 14:05 Spencer Quantum Hafod 2 (Power Stage) 17.84 km 15px After 15:05 Podium ceremony, Aberystwyth  15px After 15:30 Finish  Source:

Report

ERC Rally2
Classification
 Position  Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time  Points Event Class Event Power Stage 1 1 1 Hayden Paddon John Kennard BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:38:59.0  30 5 2 2 4 Andrea Mabellini Virginia Lenzi Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:40:46.3 1:47.3 24 3 3 3 2 Mathieu Franceschi Andy Malfoy Mathieu Franceschi Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:40:49.8 1:50.8 21 1 4 4 3 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:40:53.5 1:54.5 19 0 5 5 5 Jon Armstrong Eoin Treacy Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:40:57.4 1:58.4 15 4 6 6 11 Callum Devine Noel O'Sullivan jr Callum Devine Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:41:09.8 2:10.8 17 2 7 7 7 Osian Pryce Rhodri Evans Osian Pryce Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:41:31.9 2:32.9 13 0 8 8 10 Matt Edwards David Moynihan Atölye Kazaz Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:41:39.2 2:40.2 11 0 9 9 12 Meirion Evans Jonathan Jackson Meirion Evans Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 1:42:08.1 3:09.1 9 0 13 10  William Creighton Liam Regan RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:48:19.8 9:20.8 3 0 23 11 16 Philip Allen Craig Drew Philip Allen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:55:37.5 16:38.5 0 0 24 12 15 Garry Pearson Daniel Barritt RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:55:53.9 16:54.9 0 0 Retired SS14 18 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Team MRF Tyres Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Retired 0 0 Retired SS11 8 Chris Ingram Alexander Kihurani Chris Ingram Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident 0 0 Retired SS11 9 Keith Cronin Mikie Galvin Eurosol Racing Team Hungary Ford Fiesta Rally2 Accident 0 0 Retired SS11 17 Albert von Thurn und Taxis Frank Christian Albert von Thurn und Taxis Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Medical reasons 0 0 Retired SS4 14 James Williams Ross Whittock BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Accident 0 0

Stages
StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders SD Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:29.231  SS1 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:19.8 Paddon / Kennard SS2 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:18.2 Paddon / Kennard SS3 Williams / Whittock Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:18.8 Paddon / Kennard SS4 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 13:29.6 Paddon / Kennard SS5 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 7:27.5 Paddon / Kennard SS6 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:04.2 Paddon / Kennard SS7 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 13:22.6 Paddon / Kennard SS8 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 7:25.5 Paddon / Kennard SS9 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:18.1 Paddon / Kennard SS10 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:17.6 Paddon / Kennard SS11 Mabellini / Lenzi Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 5:46.6 Paddon / Kennard SS12 Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 9:34.5 Paddon / Kennard SS13 Edwards / Moynihan Ford Fiesta Rally2 6:15.6 Paddon / Kennard SS14 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 9:48.4 Paddon / Kennard

Championship standings

ERC3
Classification
 Position  Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time  Points Event Class 10 1 22 Jakub Matulka Daniel Dymurski M-Sport Poland Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:47:27.5  30 14 2 20 Michał Chorbiński Michał Marczewski Grupa PGS RT Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:48:53.2 1:25.7 24 15 3 19 Filip Kohn Tom Woodburn Filip Kohn Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:48:56.2 1:28.7 21 Retired SS12 14 Eamonn Kelly Rory Kennedy LightGrey Ford Fiesta Rally3 Accident 0

Stages
StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders SD Kelly / Kennedy Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:39.1  SS1 Kohn / Woodburn Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:24.7 Kohn / Woodburn SS2 Kohn / Woodburn Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:24.4 Kohn / Woodburn SS3 Matulka / Dymurski Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:08.8 Matulka / Dymurski SS4     Matulka / Dymurski SS5 Kelly / Kennedy Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:04.6 Kelly / Kennedy SS6 Kelly / Kennedy Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:48.4 Kelly / Kennedy SS7 Matulka / Dymurski Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:35.8 Kelly / Kennedy SS8 Kelly / Kennedy Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:52.7 Kelly / Kennedy SS9 Kohn / Woodburn Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:23.8 Kelly / Kennedy SS10 Kohn / Woodburn Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:22.5 Kelly / Kennedy SS11     Kelly / Kennedy SS12     Matulka / Dymurski SS13 Chorbiński / Marczewski Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:56.5 Matulka / Dymurski SS14 Matulka / Dymurski Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:59.3 Matulka / Dymurski

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
StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders SD McRae / Fair Peugeot 208 Rally4 2:40.2  SS1 Schulz / Wenzel Opel Corsa Rally4 1:27.1 Schulz / Wenzel SS2 Schulz / Wenzel Opel Corsa Rally4 1:24.8 Schulz / Wenzel SS3 Carlberg / Eriksen Opel Corsa Rally4 10:59.3 Carlberg / Eriksen SS4    Carlberg / Eriksen SS5 Johansson / Grönvall Opel Corsa Rally4 10:04.8 Carlberg / Eriksen SS6 Johansson / Grönvall Opel Corsa Rally4 10:48.1 Carlberg / Eriksen SS7 Johansson / Grönvall Opel Corsa Rally4 14:35.2 Johansson / Grönvall SS8 Carlberg / Eriksen Opel Corsa Rally4 7:57.6 Johansson / Grönvall SS9 Carlberg / Eriksen Opel Corsa Rally4 1:24.9 Johansson / Grönvall SS10 Carlberg / Eriksen Opel Corsa Rally4 1:24.1 Johansson / Grönvall SS11     Johansson / Grönvall SS12      Johansson / Grönvall SS13 Carlberg / Eriksen Opel Corsa Rally4 6:45.9 McRae / Fair SS14 McRae / Fair Peugeot 208 Rally4 10:50.7 McRae / Fair

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
 Position  Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time  Points Day 1 Day 2 Joker 1           2           3           4          5           6           7           8           9           10           11           12           13           14           15           Retired SS11 8 Chris Ingram Alexander Kihurani Chris Ingram Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident    Retired SS11 9 Keith Cronin Mikie Galvin Eurosol Racing Team Hungary Ford Fiesta Rally2 Accident    Retired SS7 37 Keelan Grogan Ayrton Sherlock Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Peugeot 208 Rally4 Off road    Retired SS4 14 James Williams Ross Whittock BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Accident   

Stages
StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders SD Armstrong / Treacy  Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:29.2  SS1 Ingram / Kihurani Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 1:20.8 Ingram / Kihurani SS2 Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:19.7 Ingram / Kihurani SS3 Williams / Whittock Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:18.8 Williams / Whittock SS4 Ingram / Kihurani Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 13:46.5 Ingram / Kihurani SS5 Pryce / Evans Ford Fiesta Rally2 7:35.5 Ingram / Kihurani SS6 Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 10:11.1 Ingram / Kihurani SS7 Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 13:30.0 Ingram / Kihurani SS8 Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 7:31.3 Ingram / Kihurani SS9 Armstrong / Treacy [[Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:19.8 Ingram / Kihurani SS10 Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:19.2 Ingram / Kihurani SS11     SS12      SS13     SS14    

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
StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders SD     SS1 Grogan / Sherlock Peugeot 208 Rally4 1:30.0 Grogan / Sherlock SS2 McBride / Mullen Opel Corsa Rally4 1:28.6 Grogan / Sherlock SS3 Lloyd / Williams Peugeot 208 Rally4 11:24.4 Lloyd / Williams SS4    Lloyd / Williams SS5 Lloyd / Williams Peugeot 208 Rally4 8:16.1 Lloyd / Williams SS6 Lloyd / Williams Peugeot 208 Rally4 11:08.4 Lloyd / Williams SS7 Lloyd / Williams Peugeot 208 Rally4 14:59.6 Lloyd / Williams SS8 Lloyd / Williams Peugeot 208 Rally4 8:13.9 Lloyd / Williams SS9 McBride / Mullen Opel Corsa Rally4 1:28.5 Lloyd / Williams SS10 McBride / Mullen Opel Corsa Rally4 1:27.9 Lloyd / Williams SS11      SS12     SS13     SS14    

Championship standings

Notes

References

Ceredigion
Category:Sport in Aberystwyth
Category:21st century in Ceredigion
Rali Ceredigion