EcoRally Cup China
EcoRally Cup China (Chinese: 国际生态拉力杯中国站) is the main rally championship for new energy vehicles which takes place in China. It is organized since 2024 by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports of China (CAMF).[1] The first edition coincided with the Greater Huangshan International Ecorally, held in the Anhui province from September 25 to 30, 2024. Starting and arriving in the city of Hefei, it consisted in five stages which also touched the cities of Wuhu, Xuancheng, Huangshan, Chizhou and Anqing.[2] In 2025 the EcoRally Cup China will consist of six different races, while the Greater Huangshang International Ecorally is a candidate to become part of the FIA ecoRally Cup calendar from 2026.[3]
2024 results
40 international and Chinese crews took part in the event. The first three of the five stages were won by the Italian crew composed of Guido Guerrini and Emanuele Calchetti (Nio ET5), the others by the Chinese Rui Chen-Linghang Chen (Volkswagen Id.Unyx) and the Spanish Shirley Fernández Bellas-Antonio Fernández Basanta (Chery iCar 03). Guerrini and Calchetti won the general regularity ranking ahead of Portuguese Nuno Serrano-Alexandre Berardo (Chery Exeed Start) and Czech Michal Žďárský-Milan Bydžovský (Chery Century ET). The consumption ranking was won by Chinese Silong Dai and Heng Cui (Geely Geometry G6) ahead of Guerrini-Calchetti and Zixuan Xu-Jingdi Tan (China, Nio ET5). The final championship ranking saw the success of Guerrini and Calchetti ahead of Žďárský-Bydžovský and Serrano-Berardo, than Eduardo Carpintero-José Figueiredo (Portugal, Chery iCar 03), Fernández Bellas-Fernández Basanta, Heine-Piette (Belgium, Volkswagen Id.Unyx), Špacapan-Kobal (Slovenia, Chery Century ES), Dedikov-Dedikova (Bulgaria, JAC Yiwei 3). Team champion was Volkswagen.[4] Olympic champion Deng Linlin took part to the rally as a driver, while gold medalists Xu Haifeng and Meng Suping attended as special guests.[5]
Events
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Regularity ranking
Energy Performance Index ranking
| Position | Crew | Car | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China Silong Dai China Heng Cui |
Geely Geometry 6 | 0.6388 |
| 2 | Italy Guido Guerrini Italy Emanuele Calchetti |
Nio ET5 | 0.6844 |
| 3 | China Zixuan Xu China Jingdi Tan |
Nio ET5 | 0.7252 |
| 4 | China Kai Liu China Zeliang Liu |
Nio ET7 | 0.7402 |
| 5 | China Yue Wu China Junje Li |
Volkswagen Id.Unyx | 0.7554 |
| 6 | China Jun Chen China Jajun Wang |
Geely Geometry | 0.7631 |
| 7 | China Rui Chen China Linghang Chen |
Volkswagen Id.Unyx | 0.7758 |
| 8 | Bulgaria Kalin Dedikov Bulgaria Antoaneta Dedikova |
JAC Yiwei 3 | 0.7863 |
| 9 | China Jian Gao China Xing Dong Ren |
Leapmotor C10 | 0.7913 |
| 10 | China Jie Huang China Peng Chen |
Volkswagen Id.Unyx | 0.8166 |
Final combined classification
| Position | Crew | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Guido Guerrini Italy Emanuele Calchetti |
Nio ET5 | 264.8628 |
| 2 | Czech Republic Michal Žďárský Czech Republic Milan Bydžovský |
Chery ET | 422.5560 |
| 3 | Portugal Nuno Serrano Portugal Alexandre Berardo |
Chery ET | 473.7021 |
| 4 | Portugal Eduardo Carpinteiro Portugal José Figueiredo |
Chery iCar 03 | 490.8192 |
| 5 | Spain Shirley Fernández Bellas Spain Antonio Fernández Basanta |
Chery iCar 03 | 623.2200 |
| 6 | Belgium Bernand Heine Belgium Valérie Piette |
Volkswagen Id.Unyx | 650.7608 |
| 7 | Slovenia Franko Špacapan Slovenia Sebastjan Kobal |
Chery ES | 1200.2067 |
| 8 | Bulgaria Kalin Dedikov Bulgaria Antoaneta Dedikova |
JAC Yiwei 3 | 2164.6839 |
| 9 | China Zixuan Xu China Jingdi Tan |
Nio ET5 | 3992.9512 |
| 10 | China Yiyu Lv China Jingxi Lv |
Chery ES | 5624.8731 |
References
- ↑ Zhu Lixin (2024-10-01). "International NEV rally concluded in Anhui". China Daily.
- ↑ "2024 EcoRally Cup (China) Huangshan Stage kicks off". China Daily. 2024-09-29.
- ↑ "China's first eco-rally cup demo: a milestone in sustainable motorsport". FIA.com. 2024-09-30.
- ↑ "Trionfo italiano in Cina". Sportmotors.it (in italiano). 2024-10-02.
- ↑ "2024大黄山国际生态汽车拉力赛开赛". sohu.com (in 中文). 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-10-08.