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

4WD

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

2WD

FIA Group N

Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Ford
 Ford Fiesta Rally4 Dylan Thomson RallySport[1] MR Dylan Thomson Bayden Thomson 1-2
Jones Motorsport[1] MR Bryn Jones Sean Lockyear 1-2
Tim Mackersy[1] MR Tim Mackersy Lauren Mackersy
Ford Fiesta R2 1-2
Jack Stokes[1] MR Jack Stokes Sarah Faulkner 1-2
James Worker[1] MR James Worker Mags Marshall 1-2

Open 2WD

Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Honda
 Honda Jazz RS Strong Motorsport[1] MR David Strong Rob Scott 1
Carol Liston 2
Toyota
 Toyota Corolla Willy Hawes[1] MR Willy Hawes Jason Dwyer 1-2
Toyota RC86 Ramsay Motorsport[1] MR Brent Taylor Chris Ramsay 1

Historic

Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Ford
 Ford Escort RS 1800 Paul Fraser[1] MR Paul Fraser Brody Cattermole 1-2
Mitsubishi
 Mitsubishi Lancer Mike Cameron[1] MR Mike Cameron Helen Cameron 1-2

Rally Challenge

4WD

Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Mitsubishi
 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Andrew Graves[1] {{}} Andrew Graves Hayden Graves 1-2
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Caleb MacDonald[1] {{}} Caleb MacDonald Larissa Biggar 1-2
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Team Ralliart New Zealand[1] {{}} Brian Green Brianna Little 1-2
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Carter Strang[1] {{}} Carter Strang Catriona Flynn 1-2
Subaru
 Subaru Impreza H6 Brandon Semenuk[1] {{}} Brandon Semenuk Keaton Williams 1
Paul Cross[1] {{}} Paul Cross Janey Blair 1-2
Magnum Motorsport[1] {{}} Amy Keighley Grant Marra 1-2
Subaru Impreza WRX James MacDonald[1] {{}} James MacDonald Josh Edwards 1-2
Jay Pittams[1] {{}} Jay Pittams John Paul van der Mays 1-2
Dave Ollis[1] {{}} Dave Ollis Gemma Thomas 1
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Julian Lenglet[1] {{}} Julian Lenglet Ben Huban 1
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Mark McMillan[1] {{}} Mark McMillan Tim Driscoll 1
Gavin Feast[1] {{}} Gavin Feast Matt Hayward 1

2WD

Manufacturer Model Entrant Tyre Driver Co-Driver Rounds
Ford
 Ford Escort Mk2 Daniel Haines[1] MR Daniel Haines Matt Priest 1
Toyota
 Toyota Corolla 1600 Jared Parker[1] MR Jared Parker Kyle Shears 1

Teams Entries

Category 1–4
Team Name Car Tyre Drivers Co-Drivers Cat Rounds
Paddon Rallysport[2] Hyundai i20 AP4+ MR Hayden Paddon Jared Hudson 1 2-6
Citroën C3 Rally2 MR Emma Gilmour Katrina Renshaw 1 2-6
Skoda NZ Rally Team[2] Skoda Fabia R5 MR Ben Hunt Tony Rawstorn 1 1-6
Skoda Fabia R5 MR Zeal Jones Waverley Jones 1 1-6
Stokes Motorsport[2] Ford Fiesta AP4+ MR Robbie Stokes Ally Mackay 1 1-6
Ford Fiesta R2 MR Jack Stokes Sarah Faulkner 2 1-6
Team SACC[2] Toyota GR Yaris AP4+ MR Jack Hawkeswood Jason Farmer 1 1-3, 6
Honda Jazz RS MR David Strong Rob Scott 3 2-6
Rally4Play[2] Ford Fiesta Rally4 MR Dylan Thomson Bayden Thomson 2 1-6
Ford Fiesta Rally4 MR Bryn Jones Sean Lockyear 2 1-6
Mitsi Gold[2] Mitsubishi Mirage AP4+ MR Stewart Reid Bella Haggarty 1 1-6
Mitsubishi Lancer MR Mike Cameron Helen Cameron 4 1-6
Southerners[2] Ford Fiesta R2 MR James Worker Mags Marshall 2 1-2
Ford Fiesta R2/

Ford Fiesta Rally4

MR Tim Mackersy Lauren Mackersy 2 1-6

Calendar

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[3] Dunedin Gravel 16 277.05 km
2 11 May 11 May South Canterbury Hydraulics Rally South Canterbury[3] Timaru Gravel 8 150.67 km
3 21 June 22 June Southern Lights Rally[3] Invercargill Gravel TBA TBA km
4 14 September 14 September Daybreaker Rally[3] Feilding Gravel TBA TBA km
5 5 October 5 October Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty[3] Tauranga Gravel TBA TBA km
6 8 November 10 November International Rally of Whangarei[3] Whangārei Gravel TBA TBA km

Results

Summary

Overall

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+
3 Southern Lights Rally Hayden Paddon Jared Hudson Paddon Rallysport Hyundai i20 AP4+
4 Day Breaker Rally Hayden Paddon Jared Hudson Paddon Rallysport Hyundai i20 AP4+
5 Rally Bay of Plenty Hayden Paddon Jared Hudson Paddon Rallysport Hyundai i20 AP4+
6 Rally of Whangarei Hayden Paddon Jared Hudson Paddon Rallysport Hyundai i20 AP4+

Points

Points System

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
[4]

Overall

Drivers

Pos. Driver Name
OTA
SCA
SOU
DAY
BAY
WHA 		Points
L1 L2 Rd Rd L1 L2 Rd Rd Rd L1 L2 Rd
1 Ben Hunt 3 1 3 1 168
2 Hayden Paddon 164
3 Emma Gilmour 4 4 4 126
4 Dylan Thomson 8 109
5= Zeal Jones 4 5 105
5= Robbie Stokes 2 2 2 2 105
7 Jack Stokes 9 71
8 William Hawes 18 68
9 Tim MacKersy 14 65
10 Jack Hawkswood 1 3 1 3 63
11 Dave Strong 60
12 Paul Fraser 58
13= Stewart Reid 5 53
13= Bryn Jones 53
15 Mike Cameron 42

Co-Drivers

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

  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 "Final Entry List Otago Rally" (PDF). Otago Rally. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "ChrisSport". chrissport.nz. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "NZ Rally Championship Calendar". NZ Rally Championship. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Points System" (PDF). Motorsport NZ. 2021-01-08.
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