O’Donovan has enjoyed quite the season in 2024. In addition to lifting the Euro RX1 laurels – courtesy of a commanding campaign that yielded three victories out of four behind the wheel of his Team RX Racing-run Peugeot 208 WRX – the rising young star successfully defended his British Rallycross Championship title for the second consecutive year.
Indeed, sealing the deal on the domestic scene at Pembrey earlier this month – with an extraordinary seventh triumph from eight starts – opened up the opportunity for O’Donovan to skip the final event at Lydden Hill in favour of travelling to Türkiye.
Around Istanbul Park Circuit – a track returning to the World RX calendar following an absence of almost a decade – the 20-year-old Brit will be bidding to confirm the promise he displayed not only on the European stage this season, but also on his world championship bow in Hong Kong just under 12 months ago, when he reached the rostrum with a superb third-place finish.