2024 ERC News & Rumours

[Eli]

According to a Gran Canaria website.

https://motoraldia7.com/noticia/el-4...4-de-mayo-2024

There is already a date for the 48th edition of the Rally Islas Canarias (Gran Canaria) next year, where it will continue in the European Rally Championship (ERC), a championship that will be finished in August.

The date will be the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of May 2024, almost the same dates as in 2023, being the second round of the ERC also the same as last year, but this time after the Hungarian Rally. In a calendar with eight rounds (Hungary, Canary Islands, Poland, Scandinavia, Estonia, Rome, Barum and Ceredigion), the last round is scheduled to take place in August.

On the other hand, the presence of the Rally Islas Canarias in the World Rally Championship (WRC) would be almost done, missing only tie some sponsorship contracts, especially with the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and the Government of the Canary Islands, vital for all this to become a reality in the very near future.

Is it known if Rally Poland is the same as this year or is it Rajd Rzeszowski which was held in 2017 when Rally Poland was in the WRC?

[Tom K]

Neither Mikołajki, nor Rzeszowski. New rally. Also Hungary will not be "that" Rally Hungary

[HKSjbg]

Have you got a source for this? I’m assuming WRC Poland will be Mikołajki, maybe later in the year?

[Tom K]

ERC should be in Katowice/Chorzów in Silesia.

[HKSjbg]

Rajd Śląska?

[Tom K]

Yes

[htr]

Gravel Veszprém Rally in Hungary

[HKSjbg]

Gravel Veszprém Rally in Hungary

That’s good as Poland swaps gravel for tarmac. But still the tarmac of Ceredigion effectively replaces the gravel of Fafe

…not that I have an issue with Ceredigion on the calendar clearly, just that we lose one gravel round

[Sal yet again]

Great news for the Ceredigion team and great news for UK rallying if that comes true. Good 50/50 split across East Europe and the rest of the estate, just hope the title isnt tied up early in the season so that the Wales round gets a decent Euro entry.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Fantastic news if true and so well-deserved for all the organising team that have made this happen.

If it's the final ERC Round then that is a bit of a worry for entries, but it's still great to have the UK back on the international rally stage.