2014 World Rally Championship-2 season
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The 2014 World Rally Championship-2 season was the second season of the World Rally Championship-2, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013.The Championship was open to cars complying with R4, R5, Super 2000 and Group N regulations. The Championship is composed by thirteen Rallies, and Drivers and Teams must nominate a maximum of seven event. The best six results were counted towards the championship.[1]
Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica did not return to defend his 2013 title as he joined the sport's premier category.[2]
The Title went to Nasser Al-Attiyah finishing six the last event, winning the championship by three points over Jari Ketomaa (who won the event). Lorenzo Bertelli finished the championship in third position.
Calendar
The calendar is identical to that used by the World Rally Championship. The 2014 calendar was announced at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Croatia on 27 September 2013.[3] The season was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, North and South America and Australia.
Round | Dates | Rally name | Rally headquarters | Surface |
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1 | 16–18 January | 82ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | Gap, Hautes-Alpes | Mixed |
2 | 5–8 February | 62nd Rally Sweden | Hagfors, Värmland | Snow |
3 | 6–9 March | 28º Rally Guanajuato México | León, Guanajuato | Gravel |
4 | 3–6 April | 48º Vodafone Rally de Portugal | Faro, Algarve | Gravel |
5 | 8–11 May | 34º Rally Argentina | Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel |
6 | 6–8 June | 11º Rally d'Italia Sardegna | Olbia, Gallura | Gravel |
7 | 27–29 June | 71st LOTOS Rally Poland | Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria | Gravel |
8 | 1–3 August | 64th Neste Oil Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi | Gravel |
9 | 22–24 August | 32. ADAC Rallye Deutschland | Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Tarmac |
10 | 12–14 September | 23rd Coates Hire Rally Australia | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | Gravel |
11 | 3–5 October | Rallye de France – Alsace 2014 | Strasbourg, Alsace | Tarmac |
12 | 24–26 October | 50º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada | Salou, Tarragona | Mixed |
13 | 14–16 November | 70th Wales Rally GB | Deeside, Flintshire | Gravel |
Calendar changes
- Rally Australia and Rally New Zealand abandoned the event-sharing arrangement established in 2008 that saw each event host a round of the championship every other year. After hosting an event in 2013, Rally Australia remained on the calendar throughout 2014 and 2015 before the arrangement is due to be renegotiated.[4]
- The Rallye Monte Carlo relocated its base from Valence in the French province of Rhône-Alpes to the town of Gap in the neighbouring province of Hautes-Alpes.[5]
- The 2014 calendar saw the Rally of Poland return to the championship for the first time since 2009.[4] The event also crossed the border into Lithuania for one day of competition.[3] Its inclusion came at the expense of the Acropolis Rally, which was removed after struggling with its financial obligations to the championship. The Acropolis Rally later moved to the European Rally Championship for the 2014 season.[6] The rallies of Brazil and China had also been considered for inclusion on the WRC calendar before the FIA approved of the Rally of Poland.[7][8]
Teams and drivers
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Driver changes
- Reigning World Rally Championship-3 champion Sébastien Chardonnet moved up to the WRC-2.[22]
- Jari Ketomaa took part in his first full season of competition, having made regular guest appearances in a variety of WRC championships for the past decade.[23]
- Kristian Sohlberg returned to the World Rally Championship after a six-year absence. Sohlberg drove a Ford Fiesta R5 prepared by M-Sport and run by Autotek Motorsport. He last competed at World level in the now-defunct Production World Rally Championship in 2007.
- After losing his seat with the M-Sport World Rally Team in 2013, Ott Tänak alternated between contesting the WRC-2 season and competing in the WRC at rallies which are not nominated for points.[23]
Regulation changes
- All competitors registered in the Championships–WRC, WRC-2, WRC-3 and the Junior WRC—were obliged to use a colour-coded windscreen sticker to distinguish its category.[24]
- Drivers were no longer assigned permanent numbers, except upon request.[24]
Rally summaries
Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | |||||||
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Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | |||
1 | 81ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (15–20 January) — Results and report |
1 | Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin |
M-Sport (Ford Fiesta R5) |
4:20:57.5 | (15)1a 14 |
(383,88 km)1b 360,48 km |
7 | 6 | |
2 | Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta |
FWRT s.r.l. (Ford Fiesta R5) |
4:28:47.9 | |||||||
3 | Robert Barrable Stuart Loudon |
CA1 Sport Ltd (Ford Fiesta R5) |
4:30:22.3 | |||||||
2 | 62nd Rally Sweden (5–8 February) — Results and report |
1 | Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja |
Printsport Racing (Ford Fiesta S2000) |
3:14:40.2 | (24) 23 |
(323,54 km) 312,22 km |
10 | 8 | |
2 | Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström |
Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:14:42.5 | |||||||
3 | Fredrik Åhlin Morten Erik Abrahamsen |
Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:15:58.3 | |||||||
3 | 28° Rally Guanajuato México (6–9 March) — Results and report |
1 | Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin |
M-Sport (Ford Fiesta R5) |
4:56:00.0 | 21 | 401,77 km | 8 | 7 | |
2 | Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta |
FWRT s.r.l. (Ford Fiesta R5) |
5:19:43.9 | |||||||
3 | Max Rendina Mario Pizzuti |
www.Rallyproject.com srl (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) |
5:19:59.8 | |||||||
4 | 48° Rally de Portugal (3–6 April) — Results and report |
1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini |
Qatar World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
3:43:35.1 | 16 | 339,46 km | 20 | 17 | |
2 | Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström |
Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:43:46.7 | |||||||
3 | Pontus Tidemand Ola Floene |
M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:45:42.1 | |||||||
5 | 34° Rally Argentina (8–11 May) — Results and report |
1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini |
Qatar World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
5:04:35.0 | 14 | 405,10 km | 16 | 13 | |
2 | Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano |
M-Sport (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
5:10:10.7 | |||||||
3 | Diego Domínguez Edgardo Galindo |
Barattero Motorsport (Ford Fiesta R5) |
5:10:25.5 | |||||||
6 | 11° Rally d'Italia Sardegna (6–8 June) — Results and report |
1 | Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta |
FWRT s.r.l. (Ford Fiesta R5) |
4:17:59.9 | 17 | 364,54 km | 22 | 15 | |
2 | Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye |
Top Teams by MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R5) |
4:20:11.5 | |||||||
3 | Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin |
M-Sport (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
4:23:27.0 | |||||||
7 | 71st Rally Poland (27–29 June) — Results and report |
1 | Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder |
Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
2:42:12.3 | 24 | 336,64 km | 15 | 12 | |
2 | Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström |
Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
2:43:50.5 | |||||||
3 | Yazeed Al Rajhi Michael Orr |
Yazeed Racing (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
2:46:23.5 | |||||||
8 | 64th Neste Oil Rally Finland (1–3 August) — Results and report |
1 | Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja |
Printsport Racing (Ford Fiesta S2000) |
3:12:07.9 | 26 | 360,94 km | 10 | 7 | |
2 | Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström |
Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:14:16.6 | |||||||
3 | Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder |
Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:14:40.1 | |||||||
9 | 32. Rallye Deutschland (22–24 August) — Results and report |
1 | Pontus Tidemand Emil Axelsson |
M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:18:55.6 | 18 | 324,31 km | 9 | 7 | |
2 | Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder |
Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:18:57.4 | |||||||
3 | Armin Kremer Klaus Wicha |
Baumschlager Rallye & Racing (Škoda Fabia S2000) |
3:20:00.8 | |||||||
10 | 23rd Rally Australia (12–14 September) — Results and report |
1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini |
Qatar World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
3:05:11.1 | 20 | 304,34 km | 9 | 6 | |
2 | Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström |
Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:07:01.5 | |||||||
3 | Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin |
M-Sport (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
3:07:48.1 | |||||||
11 | Rally de France — Alsace 2014 (3–5 October) — Results and report |
1 | Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul |
M-Sport (Ford Fiesta R5) |
2:48:56.8 | 18 | 303,63 km | 8 | 7 | |
2 | Bernardo Sousa Hugo Magalhaes |
AT Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
2:49:04.9 | |||||||
3 | Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye |
Top Teams by MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R5) |
2:51:04.1 | |||||||
12 | 50° Rally RACC Catalunya — Costa Daurada (24–26 October) — Results and report |
1 | Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini |
Qatar World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
3:59:24.4 | 17 | 372,96 km | 12 | 8 | |
2 | Julien Maurin Nicolas Klinger |
Team 2B Yacco (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:59:59.4 | |||||||
3 | Robert Barrable Stuart Loudon |
CA1 Sport Ltd (Ford Fiesta R5) |
4:03:56.9 | |||||||
13 | 70th Wales Rally GB (14–16 November) — Results and report |
1 | Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström |
Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:14:08.1 | 17 | 305,64 km | 16 | 12 | |
2 | Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta |
FWRT s.r.l. (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:15:05.5 | |||||||
3 | Matthew Wilson Scott Martin |
Yazeed Racing (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:15:25.3 | |||||||
Notes:
- ^1 – The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened when a competitor stopped on Stage 14, blocking traffic and forcing organisers to abandon the stage.
Championship standings
FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Drivers
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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References
- ↑ "2013 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ Beer, Matt (13 December 2013). "Robert Kubica commits to 2014 WRC with M-Sport". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- 1 2 "2014 WRC calendar revealed". WRC.com. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- 1 2 Evans, David (25 September 2013). "Greece set to lose WRC slot to Poland in 13-round 2014 calendar". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ "Rallye Monte Carlo heads home for Ogier". WRC.com. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ Evans, David (7 November 2013). "Acropolis Rally secures ERC slot for 2014". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ↑ Evans, David (29 May 2013). "2014 WRC calendar set to be confirmed in June". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ Evans, David (10 July 2013). "Poland leads race as World Rally Championship plans new 2014 event". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Rally Monte Carlo Entry List" (PDF).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 "Rally Portugal Entry List". autosport.cz. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Rally Mexico Entry List" (PDF). RallyMexico.com. RallyMexico.com. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 "ENTRY LIST, 2014 WRC ADAC RALLYE DEUTSCHLAND". Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Rally Poland Entry List" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Rally Sweden Entry List" (PDF). Rallysweden.com. Rallysweden.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wales Rally GB Entry List" (PDF). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Draft Entry List - Neste Oil Rally Finland 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Rally Argentina Entry List" (PDF). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Entry List Update 16.09.2014" (PDF). Rallye de France Alsace. Fédération Française du Sport Automobile. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Rally Sardinia Entry List" (PDF). Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Wales Rally GB Start List" (PDF). Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Rally RACC España Entry List" (PDF). rallyracc.com. rallyracc.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ "Citroën Racing continues its involvement in rallying". CitroenRacing.com (Citroën Racing). 16 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- 1 2 "Ott Tanak back in WRC in 2014". Crash.Net. Crash.Net. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- 1 2 "World Motorsport Council December". FIA.com. FIA.com. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
External links
- Official website of the World Rally Championship
- Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
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