Central European Rally 2024 Preview: Rally1

October 17, 2024Joe Moore
RallyWRC

The 2024 World Rally Championship season continues this weekend with Round 11 the Central European Rally 2024.

Championship Rundown

Thierry Neuville continues to hold the championship lead heading into the Central European Rally 2024. With Neuville holding a 29-point lead over the Estonian. Sebastien Ogier is third in the championship, now 41 points behind Neuville and 12 points behind Tänak. Elfyn Evans is fourth, 5 points behind Ogier. Adrien Fourmaux rounds out the top five in the championship, with the Frenchman sitting 21 points behind Evans. 

Event Rundown 

Day One

The first day of the Central European Rally 2024 kicks off with two stages totalling to 14.33 km. 

Day Two

The first full day of the event will see drivers contest 110.64 km across 6 stages. With the longest being the 26.69 km Strašin stage which serves as stages 4 and 7. The shortest stage is the 11.78 Klatovy stage which serves as stages 3 and 6. The day features a 30-minute midday remote service zone. 

Day Three

As per usual the thrid fay of an event is the longest. As the third day of the Central European Rally 2024 will see drivers contest 123.46 km across 6 stages. With the longest stage being the 24.33 km Beyond Borders stage which serves as stages 10 and 13. The shortest is the 17.35 km Schärdinger Innviertel stage which serves as stages 11 and 14. 

Day Four

The fourth and final day of the event will see drivers contest 54.08 across 4 stages. The longest stage is the 14.87 km Passauer Land stage which serves as stages 16 and 18. The shortest stage is the 12.17 km Knaus Tabbert Am Hochwald stage which serves as stages 15 and 17.