WRC
WRC 2024 Championship – Standings after Rally Japan
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It's done: at 36 years old, Thierry Neuville becomes world rally champion for the first time in his career! The Belgian secured the title this Sunday after the retirement ofOtt Tänak, While Toyota clinched the Constructors' title thanks to Elfyn Evans' victory in Japan.
Although he has only won two rallies in 2024, Thierry Neuville has shown exemplary consistency, scoring points every weekend by taking advantage of the new points system introduced this season. He finished the year with 242 points ahead of Elfyn Evans (210 points), who snatched the honorary title of vice-world champion from Ott Tänak (200 points) at the end of the last round. The French finished 4th and 5th, with Sébastien Ogier (191 points) ahead Adrien fourmaux (162 points).
Among the Constructors, Toyota won its 8th title in WRC in the last special of the last rally of the season, on its home turf. The Japanese firm, which was 15 points behind Hyundai at the start of Rally Japan, did everything perfectly on home soil with Elfyn Evans winning and the Power Stage won by Sébastien Ogier. In the end, Toyota (561 points) beat Hyundai (558 points) by three small units.
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WRC 2024 – Driver Rankings
1) Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) – 242 points (6+7+4 in Japan)
2) Elfyn Evans (Toyota) – 210 points (18+4+3)
3) Ott Tänak (Hyundai) – 200 points (0)
4) Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) – 191 points (15+5+5)
5) Adrien Fourmaux (M-Sport Ford) – 162 points (13+3+0)
6) Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota) – 116 points (10+2+2)
7) Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) – 114 points (0)
8) Grégoire Munster (M-Sport Ford) – 46 points (8+1)
9) Dani Sordo (Hyundai) – 44 points (0)
10) Sami Pajari (Toyota) – 41 points (0)
11) Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) – 40 points (0+6+1)
12) Esapekka Lappi (Hyundai) – 33 points (0)
WRC 2024 – Manufacturers Ranking
1) Toyota – 561 points
2) Hyundai – 558 points
3) M-Sport Ford – 267 points
WRC2 2024 – Driver Rankings
1) Sami Pajari (Toyota) – 126 points
2) Oliver Solberg (Skoda) – 123 points
3) Nikolay Gryazin (Citroën) – 116 points
4) Yohan Rossel (Citroën) – 111 points
5) Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Skoda) – 59 points
6) Lauri Joona (Skoda) – 58 points
7) Gus Greensmith (Skoda) – 54 points
8) Jan Solans (Toyota) – 54 points
9) Joshua McErlean – 50 points
10) Robert Virves (Skoda) – 45 points
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Rinse, Face Wash
24/11/2024 at 11:18 a.m.
Hello, I am very happy to learn that Thierry Neuville is world champion. I have been waiting for this magnificent result for years. KARINE
Schyns
30/09/2024 at 08:42 a.m.
Now 41 points for me, it's over for Sébastien
Pierre B
29/09/2024 at 10:10 a.m.
Too bad you don't give the rally ranking...
DANIEL MEYERS
21/07/2024 at 06:12 a.m.
Ogier 28 points from the lead! What if he finally decided to go for the title? It's perfectly playable!!
Hector Baudrit
04/08/2024 at 04:53 a.m.
It's playable, but I would like Neuville to go for this title, after the multiple titles of vice champion, it would be great for him. Especially since an opportunity like this won't come around anytime soon, especially if Rovanperä returns for a full season in 2025. But Toyota can ask Ogier to win the title, since Evans is not in a good position. ...I wouldn't want to be in Welsh's place in this situation.