ERC 2024 gives pride of place to asphalt

The program for the next season of the European Championship was revealed a few weeks ago. It remained to discover the schedule. By only starting in April, theERC gives competitors time to set up their entries. Unlike the last two years, it is not Fafe who will open hostilities. The Portuguese round disappears in favor of a new meeting on land in Hungary. It will be based in Veszprém, a town located in the Bakony hills 115 km southwest of Budapest.

Next will come the Canaries, Sweden which already seems to be a classic even though it will only be the 2^e edition, then Estonia. No longer having the full support of the state, the event traced around Tartu was unable to maintain its place in WRC. It was replaced by Latvia, but Estonian organizers have said they will be back in the top flight in 2025. The summer will see championship regulars in Rome and Barum in the Czech Republic before the 2^e new for 2024 the Rali Ceredigion which takes place in Aberystwyth in Wales.

Finally, after celebrating its return to the WRC, Poland will also receive an ERC round, but on asphalt. This final meeting will take place in Silesia with the host city Chorzów, 290 km south of Warsaw. This will be the 8^e edition of this event whose nearest international airport will be Krakow (75 km). If in previous years the promoter tried to respect a fair distribution of surfaces, this will not be the case in 2024. There will in fact be 5 races on asphalt for 3 on gravel.

ERC – 2024 Calendar

April 12-14 : Rally of Hungary (Land)
May 2-4 : Canary Islands Rally (Asphalt)
June 13-15 : Scandinavia Rally – Sweden (Ground)
5-7 July : Rally Estonia (Ground)
26-28 July : Rally of Rome (Asphalt)
August 16-18 : Barum Rally – Czech Republic (Asphalt)
August 30-1^er September : Ceredigion Rally – Wales (Asphalt)
October 11-13 : Rally Poland (Asphalt)

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