2024 World Rally Championship

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions, having secured their second championship titles at the 2023 Central European Rally.

The championship was expected to be expanded to 14 rounds,[16] however WRC Promoter GmbH retained the existing total of 13 events with the reasoning that it would aid participation of more Rally1 cars.

[53] Latvian driver Mārtiņš Sesks made his top tier debut with the team as a part of the collaboration program with WRC Promoter GmbH.

[58] Andreas Mikkelsen returned to Hyundai for his second stint the team, sharing a third car with the crew led by Dani Sordo and Lappi.

[60] Reigning world champion Kalle Rovanperä signed a multi-year contract with the team, but he only contested a partial program this season.

[67] A shorter itinerary of 48 hours was featured at the Rally Italia Sardegna, which was a trial run of the compact weekend format that was proposed by the FIA.

[69] As championship leaders, Neuville and Wydaeghe were supposed to be first on road at the first leg of the next round, but their i20 was unable to start because of a fuel pressure issue before the first stage of the afternoon.

[72] Lappi and Ferm took the victory, ending their winning drought stretching six-and-a-half years, with Fourmaux and Coria achieved their first podium finish.

[73] After Hyundai had won the first two races, Toyota responded with a 1–2 finish at Rally Safari, extending their manufacturers championship lead to four points.

[74] Neuville and Wydaeghe had a troublesome weekend, but a successful run on Sunday saw the Belgian crew rebuild their driver's championship lead back to six points.

[75] Toyota's Ogier and Landais won in Croatia,[76] after snatching the rally lead when the crews ahead (Neuville and Wydaeghe, Evans and Martin) made mistakes.

[90] Evans and Martin suffered a transmission issue which caused them to drop out of the top ten,[91] before they crashed out during the penultimate stage.

[96] Toyota's third crew of Katsuta and Johnston crashed out whist competing for the rally lead, leaving Hyundai occupying the top three places at the end of first day.

Toyota struck back at the following round in Chile, taking the top three places themselves for a maximum point haul which halved the championship lead.

[105] The retirement of Tänak and Järveoja left the manufacturer's title undecided, with Hyundai and Toyota level on 553 points based on the provisional standings before the Power Stage.

Notes:Main script – Final positionText below – Points scored from Saturday, Sunday and the Power Stage The co-driver who recorded a points-scoring classification would be taken into account for the championship regardless of the categories.