The championship was expected to be expanded to fourteen rounds,[12] however WRC Promoter GmbH retained the existing total of thirteen events with the reasoning that it would aid participation of more Rally1 cars.[13]
Rally Mexico dropped off the calendar, but the organisers are seeking an opportunity for a 2025 return.[19]
Rally Estonia also would not be featured in 2024, but the event is set to return in 2025.[20]
The WRC Promoter GmbH is also working on the two key calendar expansions for the future.[21]
While progress has been made for the candidate event in the United States, which was also aiming to join the championship in 2024,[22]Chattanooga, Tennessee is planned to be the rally headquarters and the event would be held on gravel surface.[23] A demonstration event is set to be held in the finale of the 2024 IndyCar Series in Nashville, Tennessee in the bid to join the championship in 2026.[24]
The other key expansion is Rally China, which was last featured in 1999. The rally was also scheduled to be held in 2016, but it was ultimately cancelled due to the damage caused by the 2016 China floods.[25]
In addition, the candidate list also include the event in Saudi Arabia,[26] where it aims at a 2025 calendar slot.[27] The rally is a part of WRC Promoter GmbH's plan to deliver a desert event.[28]Rally Argentina is also bidding to return to the championship.[29]
Other changes
The organizers of the Monte Carlo Rally are set to relocate its headquarters back to Gap in France.[30] The rally was previously based in Monaco.[31]
The Kenyan Rally, which took place in June in the previous three seasons, will move ahead to March at the weekend of Easter as the third round of the season.[32]