EcoRally Cup China

2024 EcoRally Cup China opening ceremony in Hefei

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 Greater Huangshang International Ecorally became part of the FIA ecoRally Cup calendar.[3][4]

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.[5]

Olympic champion Deng Linlin took part to the rally as a driver, while gold medalists Xu Haifeng and Meng Suping attended as special guests.[6]

Events

Event Winners 2nd place 3rd place
Hefei-Wuhu Italy Guido Guerrini

Italy Emanuele Calchetti

 Portugal Eduardo Carpinteiro

Portugal José Figueiredo

 Portugal Nuno Serrano

Portugal Alexandre Berardo

China Nio ET5 China Chery iCar 03 China Chery ES
Wuhu-Xuancheng-Huangshan Italy Guido Guerrini

Italy Emanuele Calchetti

 Portugal Nuno Serrano

Portugal Alexandre Berardo

 Spain Shirley Fernández Bellas

Spain Antonio Fernández Basanta

China Nio ET5 China Chery ES China Chery iCar 03
Huangshan-Chizhou Italy Guido Guerrini

Italy Emanuele Calchetti

 Belgium Bernand Heine

Belgium Valérie Piette

 Spain Shirley Fernández Bellas

Spain Antonio Fernández Basanta

China Nio ET5 Germany Volkswagen Id.Unyx China Chery iCar 03
Chizhou-Anqing China Rui Chen

China Linghang Chen

 Portugal Nuno Serrano

Portugal Alexandre Berardo

 Czech Republic Michal Žďárský

Czech Republic Milan Bydžovský

Germany Volkswagen Id.Unyx China Chery ES China Chery ET
Anqing-Hefei Spain Shirley Fernández Bellas

Spain Antonio Fernández Basanta

 Czech Republic Michal Žďárský

Czech Republic Milan Bydžovský

 Portugal Eduardo Carpinteiro

Portugal José Figueiredo

China Chery iCar 03 China Chery ET China Chery iCar 03

Regularity ranking

Position Crew Car Total
1Italy Guido Guerrini
Italy Emanuele Calchetti		Nio ET5387
2Portugal Nuno Serrano
Portugal Alexandre Berardo		Chery ET453
3Czech Republic Michal Žďárský
Czech Republic Milan Bydžovský		Chery ET460
4Portugal Eduardo Carpinteiro
Portugal José Figueiredo		Chery iCar 03464
5Spain Shirley Fernández Bellas
Spain Antonio Fernández Basanta		Chery iCar 03611
6Belgium Bernand Heine
Belgium Valérie Piette		Volkswagen Id.Unyx613
7Slovenia Franko Špacapan
Slovenia Sebastjan Kobal		Chery ES753
8Bulgaria Kalin Dedikov
Bulgaria Antoaneta Dedikova		JAC Yiwei 32753
9China Yiyu Lv
China Jingxi Lv		Chery ES3529
10China Zixuan Xu
China Jingdi Tan		Nio ET55506

Energy Performance Index ranking

Position Crew Car Index
1China Silong Dai
China Heng Cui		Geely Geometry 60.6388
2Italy Guido Guerrini
Italy Emanuele Calchetti		Nio ET50.6844
3China Zixuan Xu
China Jingdi Tan		Nio ET50.7252
4China Kai Liu
China Zeliang Liu		Nio ET70.7402
5China Yue Wu
China Junje Li		Volkswagen Id.Unyx0.7554
6China Jun Chen
China Jajun Wang		Geely Geometry0.7631
7China Rui Chen
China Linghang Chen		Volkswagen Id.Unyx0.7758
8Bulgaria Kalin Dedikov
Bulgaria Antoaneta Dedikova		JAC Yiwei 30.7863
9China Jian Gao
China Xing Dong Ren		Leapmotor C100.7913
10China Jie Huang
China Peng Chen		Volkswagen Id.Unyx0.8166

Final combined classification

Position Crew Car Points
1Italy Guido Guerrini
Italy Emanuele Calchetti		Nio ET5264.8628
2Czech Republic Michal Žďárský
Czech Republic Milan Bydžovský		Chery ET422.5560
3Portugal Nuno Serrano
Portugal Alexandre Berardo		Chery ET473.7021
4Portugal Eduardo Carpinteiro
Portugal José Figueiredo		Chery iCar 03490.8192
5Spain Shirley Fernández Bellas
Spain Antonio Fernández Basanta		Chery iCar 03623.2200
6Belgium Bernand Heine
Belgium Valérie Piette		Volkswagen Id.Unyx650.7608
7Slovenia Franko Špacapan
Slovenia Sebastjan Kobal		Chery ES1200.2067
8Bulgaria Kalin Dedikov
Bulgaria Antoaneta Dedikova		JAC Yiwei 32164.6839
9China Zixuan Xu
China Jingdi Tan		Nio ET53992.9512
10China Yiyu Lv
China Jingxi Lv		Chery ES5624.8731

References

  1. ↑ Zhu Lixin (2024-10-01). "International NEV rally concluded in Anhui". China Daily.
  2. ↑ "2024 EcoRally Cup (China) Huangshan Stage kicks off". China Daily. 2024-09-29.
  3. ↑ "China's first eco-rally cup demo: a milestone in sustainable motorsport". FIA.com. 2024-09-30.
  4. ↑ "Bridgestone FIA Eco Rally Cup" (in English and French). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Trionfo italiano in Cina". Sportmotors.it (in Italian). 2024-10-02.
  6. ↑ "2024大黄山国际生态汽车拉力赛开赛". sohu.com (in Chinese). 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
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