2024 Rali Ceredigion

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Host country	United Kingdom
Rally base	Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
Dates run	30 August – 1 September 2024
Start location	Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
Finish location	Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
Stages	14 (184.16 km; 114.43 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Tarmac
Transport distance	468.27 km (290.97 miles)
Overall distance	652.43 km (405.40 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	128 (31 in ERC, 19 in BRC)[2]
Crews	128 at start, TBA at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	TBA TBA TBA TBA
Power Stage winner	TBA TBA TBA TBA

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.

A total of 128 crews entered the event,^[2] 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 Rally2 entries
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility[3]	Tyre
1	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Driver, co-driver, team	P
2	Mathieu Franceschi	Andy Malfoy	Mathieu Franceschi	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, co-driver	M
3	Mikołaj Marczyk	Szymon Gospodarczyk	Mikołaj Marczyk	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, co-driver	M
4	Andrea Mabellini	Virginia Lenzi	Team MRF Tyres	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, co-driver, team	MR
5	Jon Armstrong	Eoin Treacy	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, co-driver	P
6	William Creighton	Liam Regan	RedGrey Team	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, co-driver, team	P
7	Osian Pryce	Rhodri Evans	Osian Pryce	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, co-driver	M
8	Chris Ingram	Alexander Kihurani	Chris Ingram	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Driver, co-driver	M
9	Keith Cronin	Mikie Galvin	Eurosol Racing Team Hungary	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, co-driver, team	P
10	Matt Edwards	David Moynihan	Atölye Kazaz	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, co-driver, team	P
11	Callum Devine	Noel O'Sullivan jr	Callum Devine	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, co-driver	M
12	Meirion Evans	Jonathan Jackson	Meirion Evans	Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Driver, co-driver	M
14	James Williams	Ross Whittock	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Driver, co-driver	P
15	Garry Pearson	Daniel Barritt	RedGrey Team	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, co-driver, team	P
16	Philip Allen	Craig Drew	Philip Allen	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, co-driver	M
17	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	Frank Christian	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, co-driver	P
18[a]	Simone Tempestini	Sergiu Itu	Team MRF Tyres	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Driver, co-driver, team	MR
ERC3 entries
19	Filip Kohn	Tom Woodburn	Filip Kohn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Driver, co-driver, ERC3	P
20[b]	Michał Chorbiński	Michał Marczewski	Grupa PGS RT	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Driver, co-driver, team, ERC3	P
21[c]	Aleksandar Tomov	Dimitar Spasov	Aleksandar Tomov	Renault Clio Rally3	Driver, co-driver, ERC3	P
22	Jakub Matulka	Daniel Dymurski	M-Sport Poland	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Driver, co-driver, team, ERC3	P
23	Eamonn Kelly	Rory Kennedy	LightGrey	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Driver, co-driver, ERC3	P
ERC4 entries
24	Mille Johansson	Johan Grönvall	IK Sport Racing	Opel Corsa Rally4	Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior	H
25	Calle Carlberg	Jørgen Eriksen	ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team	Opel Corsa Rally4	Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior	H
26	Max McRae	Cameron Fair	TRT Rally Team	Peugeot 208 Rally4	Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior	H
27	Daniel Polášek	Zdeněk Omelka	Daniel Polášek	Peugeot 208 Rally4	Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior	H
28	Timo Schulz	Michael Wenzel	ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team	Opel Corsa Rally4	Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior	H
29	Aoife Raftery	Hannah McKillop	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Peugeot 208 Rally4	Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior	H
30	Davide Pesavento	Flavio Zanella	Davide Pesavento	Peugeot 208 Rally4	Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior	H
31	Jack Brennan	John McGrath	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Peugeot 208 Rally4	Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior	H
32	Kyle McBride	Darragh Mullen	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Opel Corsa Rally4	Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4	M
33	Ioan Lloyd	Sion Williams	Ioan Lloyd	Peugeot 208 Rally4	Driver, co-driver, ERC4	M

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

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

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.