Ranking the top 10 WRC drivers of 2024

The 2024 World Rally Championship proved to be one of the most unpredictable in recent memory, with six different winners from 13 rallies. Motorsport.com picks out the 10 best performers from a season of dramatic twists and turns

There was no shortage of standout drives and mesmerising performances as a blend of the World Rally Championship’s old guard and new faces lit up the timing screens in 2024.

Rallying crowned a new world champion in Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, the WRC’s 'nearly man' finally ascending to the top having been runner-up on five previous occasions.

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Tom Howard

WRC

Dani Sordo

Sébastien Ogier

Thierry Neuville

Ott Tanak

Elfyn Evans

Kalle Rovanperä

Mārtiņš Sesks

Oliver Solberg

Adrien Fourmaux

Sami Pajari

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Author Tom Howard

Tom Howard is a News Editor working across both Autosport.com and Motorsport.com websites. Starting out as a sports reporter in local newspapers, Tom focussed on motorsport covering several national championships in the UK, including the BTCC.

After a period working as a freelance journalist, Tom moved to Australia in 2013 landing a job at leading Australian motorsport news outlet speedcafe.com, covering international motorsport events including F1, WRC and Supercars. Progressing to Editor in 2017, Tom was named Motorsport Australia Journalist of the Year for his work. He is also a two-time winner of Supercars Journalist of The Year (2017,2019) and a Supercars Championship Media Award winner in 2019.

Tom moved back to his native UK in 2020, firstly working in BTCC, before joining Autosport and motorsport.com in 2021.