P1racenews AI automatic summary:
It’s all about new in the FIA European Rally Championship this season with new events, new drivers, new teams, new
V-Híd Rally Hungary forms round one of the eight-event ERC season, having used asphalt stages in the past. In addition to overall ERC points, V-Híd Rally Hungary is included in the FIA ERC3, FIA ERC4, FIA Junior ERC, and the new-for-2024 Fiesta Rally3 Trophy schedules. The inaugural FIA European Rally Championship for Tyre Suppliers will feature the four tyre partners of ERC – Hankook, Michelin, MRF, and Pirelli. Eight manufacturers of FIA rally category cars are represented, including Citroën, Hyundai, M-Sport-Ford, Opel, Peugeot, Škoda, Toyota, and Volkswagen. The top three from 2023, Hayden Paddon, Mārtiņš Sesks, and Mads Østberg, are returning to chase more European championship success. Alongside Paddon, Sesks, and Østberg, other drivers like Miklós ‘Mixi’ Csomós, Filip Mareš, and Simon Wagner are expected to compete at the front on V-Híd Rally Hungary.
