Events Calendar 2025
(To be confirmed Feb 2025)
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Welcome to our race events calendar, where you can stay up-to-date with all the latest happenings in the world of Paddon Rallysport rallying.
The calendar includes all the major national and international events we’re entering, as well as regional and local races.
Whether you’re a die-hard fan, a competitor, or simply someone who loves the adrenaline rush of rally racing, this can help you plan your schedule and stay connected to the sport you love. So, bookmark our page, and never miss a moment of the action!
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2024 Rally Links
Check out the series we’re contesting over the 2024 season using the links below…
The Cars
Hyundai i20 Rally2
Rally2 is the category of rally cars specified for the WRC2 class of the FIA World Rally Championship. The Hyundai i20 N Rally2 is built by Hyundai Motorsport in Germany by their Customer Racing department and will be developed and run by Paddon Rallysport in the WRC2 Championship.
The car is based on the new road-going Hyundai i20 N chassis which brings the high-performance of Hyundai’s N brand to the i20 range for the first time to create a hatchback with racetrack capability and motorsport-derived performance.
Rally2 cars run 1.6-litre, fuel-injected, turbocharged 4-cylinder engines with a power output of around 285bhp (212kW). They run permanent 4WD and a 5-speed sequential gearbox. Minimum weight is 1230kg, or 1390kg with driver and co-driver. To be eligible for the Rally2 category, manufacturers must have made at least 2500 examples of the road-going version of their nominated vehicle model in the previous 12 months.
Hyundai i20 AP4
The concept for the AP4 category stemmed from a collaboration between MotorSport New Zealand (MSNZ) and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) to develop technical regulations for a new generation of 4WD turbocharged rally car eligible for competition in both national and international events within the Asia Pacific region.
The Hyundai i20 AP4 was the first-ever New Zealand-developed Hyundai rally car and signalled the commencement of the strong partnership between Hayden and Hyundai New Zealand. The car was built and developed by Paddon Rallysport in conjunction with well-known rally driver and fabricator Andrew Hawkeswood of Force Motorsport during 2015-16. Hayden and co-driver John Kennard debuted the Hyundai i20 AP4 at Rally Otago in April 2016, winning the event outright before returning to their WRC duties that year.
HYUNDAI KONA EV RALLY CAR
The New Zealand designed and built Hyundai Kona EV rally car project commenced in 2018 with the design process. Throughout 2019 the final design was put in place before construction began on this all-new car – everything on and in the car was designed with a fresh perspective and vision. The car was much more than just a new powertrain and battery. The team thought BIG!
Paddon Rallysport revealed the completed, fully functional Hyundai Kona EV rally car to the world in November 2020, showing what this passionate, dedicated, privately-owned team is capable of achieving. and take their Kiwi built project to the world to showcase the advancements of new technology.
Following months of testing and development, the Hyundai Kona EV rally car made its competition debut in the South Island town of Waimate with Hayden at the wheel. With flawless precision, Hayden piloted the Kona EV to victory on debut, winning the 4km hillclimb with his best time of one minute, 58.38 seconds.
Paddon Rallysport: Partners
A huge thanks goes out to the wider team who are helping us to achieve our goals.
We couldn’t do what we do without the ongoing support of these awesome companies.
Rally Results
2024
FINISHING POSITIONS
| Rally Hungary | 4 |
| Rally Islas Canarias | 6 |
| Rally South Canterbury | 1 |
| Royal Rally of Scandinavia | 3 |
| Southern Lights Rally | 1 |
| Rally Estonia | 5 |
| Rally Di Roma | 6 |
| Czech Rally Zlin | 12 |
| Rali Ceredigion | 1 |
| Daybreaker Rally | 1 |
| Rally Bay of Plenty | 1 |
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Rally Silesia |
3 |
2023
FINISHING POSITIONS
| Rally Portugal | 1 |
| Rally Otago | 1 |
| Rally Regiona Piemonte | 5 |
| Rally Islas Canarias | 2 |
| Rally Whangarei | 1 |
| Rally Poland | 2 |
| Rally Barbados | 1 |
| Rali Liepaja | 2 |
| Rally Sweden | 2 |
| Rally Di Roma | 3 |
| Czech Rally Zlin | DNF |
| Daybreaker Rally | 1 |
| Rally Bay of Plenty | 1 |
1st Overall
2022
FINISHING POSITIONS
| Rally Otago | 1 |
| Rally Whangarei | 1 |
| Rally South Canterbury | 1 |
| Rally Di Alba | 4 |
| Rally Liepaja | 6 |
| Rally Estonia | DNF |
| Rally Finland | 3 |
| Rali Ceredigion | 1 |
| Rally New Zealand | 1 |
| Rally Terra Sarda | 1 |
| Coffs Coast Rally | 1 |
1st Overall
2021
FINISHING POSITIONS
| Rally Otago | 1 |
| Rally Whangarei | 1 |
| Rally South Canterbury | 1 |
| Rally Hawke’s Bay | 1 |
| Waimate Hillclimb | 1 |
1st Overall
2020
FINISHING POSITIONS
| Ben Nevis Station Golden 1200 Hillclimb | 1 |
2019
FINISHING POSITIONS
| Rally Otago | 1 |
| Rally Whangarei | 1 |
| Rally South Canterbury | 1 |
| Rally Eureka (APRC Pacific Cup) | 3 |
| Ashley Forest Hillclimb | 1 |
2018
FINISHING POSITIONS
| Rally Sweden (WRC) | 5 |
| Rally Otago | 1 |
| Rally Whangarei | 1 |
| Rally Portugal (WRC) | DNF |
| Rally Sardegna (WRC) | 4 |
| Rally South Canterbury | 1 |
| Rally Estonia | 2 |
| Rally Finland | 4 |
| Rally Coromandel | 1 |
| Rally Turkey (WRC) | 3 |
| Rally GB (WRC) | 7 |
| Rally Raglan | 1 |
| Rally Australia (WRC) | 2 |
1st NZ, 8th WRC Overall
2017
FINISHING POSITIONS
| Rally Monte Carlo | DNS |
| Rally Sweden | 7 |
| Rally Mexico | 5 |
| Rally France | 6 |
| Rally Argentina | 6 |
| Rally Portugal | 29 |
| Rally Sardenga | DNF |
| Rally Poland | 2 |
| Rally Finland | DNF |
| Rally Deutschland | 8 |
| Rally de España | DNR |
| Rally GB | 8 |
| Rally Australia | 3 |
8th Overall
2016
FINISHING POSITIONS
| Rally Monte Carlo | 22 |
| Rally Sweden | 2 |
| Rally Mexico | 5 |
| Rally Argentina | 1 |
| Rally Portugal | DNF |
| Rally Sardenga | DNF |
| Rally Poland | 3 |
| Rally Finland | 5 |
| Rally Germany | 5 |
| Rally France | 6 |
| Rally de España | 4 |
| Rally GB | 4 |
| Rally Australia | 4 |
4th Overall
2015
FINISHING POSITIONS
| Rally Monte Carlo | DNS |
| Rally Sweden | 5 |
| Rally Mexico | DNF |
| Rally Argentina | DNF |
| Rally Portugal | 8 |
| Rally Sardenga | 2 |
| Rally Poland | 4 |
| Rally Finland | DNF |
| Rally Germany | 9 |
| Rally Australia | 5 |
| Rally France | 5 |
| Rally Spain | 6 |
| Rally GB | 5 |