2014 World Rally Championship-3 season

The 2014 World Rally Championship-3 season was the second season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship recognised 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.^[1]

Sébastien Chardonnet started as the defending champion.^[2] However, he did not defend his title as he competed in the WRC-2 championship instead.^[3]

The championship was won by Stéphane Lefebvre.^[4] Alastair Fisher finished the championship second with Martin Koči third.^[5]

Calendar

Unlike its predecessor – the Production Car World Rally Championship – the World Rally Championship-3 did not have a fixed calendar. Instead, teams and drivers competing in the series were free to contest any of thirteen rallies that formed the 2014 World Rally Championship. They had to nominate up to six events to score points in, and their best five results from these six events counted towards their final championship points score. The World Rally Championship was open to two-wheel drive cars complying with R1, R2 and R3 regulations.^[6]

Round	Dates	Rally name	Rally headquarters	Surface
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.^[7]
• 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.^[8]
• The 2014 calendar saw the Rally of Poland return to the championship for the first time since 2009.^[7] The event also crossed the border into Lithuania for one day of competition.^[9] 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.^[10] 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.^[11][12]

Teams and drivers

Constructor Entrant Driver Co-driver Tyre Class Rounds Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) Quentin Gilbert[13] Quentin Gilbert[13] Renaud Jamoul[13] M R3 1 Simone Tempestini[14] Simone Tempestini[14] Dorin Pulpea[14] M R3 4, 7–9, 11 Matteo Chiarcossi[15] 13 Aron Domżała[14] Aron Domżała[14] Przemysław Zawada[14] M R3 4, 7–8 Szymon Gospodarczyk[16] 11 Kamil Heller[15] 13 ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V.[14] Christian Riedemann[14] Lara Vanneste[14] M R3 4, 7, 11 Michael Wenzel[17] 9 Quentin Giordano[14] Quentin Giordano[14] Guillaume Duval[14] M R3 4, 7 Valentin Sarreaud[18] 8, 11, 13 Thomas Roux[19] 9 Martin Koči[14] Martin Koči[14] Lukáš Kostka[14] M R3 4 Styllex Slovak National Team[20] 7–9, 11, 13 Stéphane Lefebvre[14] Stéphane Lefebvre[14] Thomas Dubois[14] M R3 4, 7–9 Molly Taylor[14] Molly Taylor[14] Coral Taylor[14] M R3 4 Sebastian Marshall[20] 7–8, 13 Team Jaga Motorsport[14] Panikos Polykarpou[14] Gerald Winter[14] M R3 4, 7 Sylvain Michel[14] Sylvain Michel[14] Gwenola Marie[14] M R3 4 Frederico Della Casa[14] Frederico Della Casa[14] Domenico Pozzi[14] M R3 4, 7–9 Alastair Fisher[14] Alastair Fisher[14] Gordon Noble[14] M R3 4, 7–9, 11, 13 Wurmbrand Racing Team[14] Kornél Lukács[14] Márk Mesterházi[14] M R3 4, 7–9, 11 Czech National Team[21] Jan Černý[21] Pavel Kohout[21] M R3 4 Simone Campedelli[21] Simone Campedelli[21] Danilo Fappani[21] M R3 4 AKK Sports Team Finland[22] Teemu Suninen[22] Juha-Pekka Jauhiainen[22] D R3 8 Abu Dhabi Racing[17] Mohamed Al Mutawaa[17] Stephen McAuley[17] M R3 9, 12 Eric Camilli[17] Eric Camilli[17] Maxime Vilmot[17] M R3 9 Rallye Jeunes FFSA[16] 11 Yohan Rossel[16] Benoît Fulcrand[16] M R3 11 Frédéric Hauswald[16] Frédéric Hauswald[16] Olivier Ural[16] M R3 11 Hannu's Rally Team[23] Henri Haapamäki[23] Marko Salminen[23] M R3 13 Renault (Renault Clio R3T) Alain Pyrame[16] Alain Pyrame[16] Vincent Varetz[16] P R3 11

Icon Class R1 Classification within Group R‡ R2 R3

Rally summaries

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
		Pos.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	82ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (15–20 January) — Results and report	1	Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert (Citroën DS3 R3T)	5:18:33.8	(15)1a 14	(383.88 km)1b 360.48 km	1	1
		No further WRC-3 entries.
2	62nd Rally Sweden (5–8 February) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries.				(24) 23	(323.54 km) 312.22 km	N/A	N/A
3	28° Rally Guanajuato México (6–9 March) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries.				21	401.77 km	N/A	N/A
4	48° Rally de Portugal (3–6 April) — Results and report	1	Stéphane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois	Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:02:51.8	16	339.46 km	14	12
		2	Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste	ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V. (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:03:54.5
		3	Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka	Martin Koči (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:06:22.4
5	34º Rally Argentina (8–11 May) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries.				14	405.10 km	N/A	N/A
6	11° Rally d'Italia Sardegna (6–8 June) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries.				17	364.54 km	N/A	N/A
7	71º Lotos Rally Poland (26–29 June) — Results and report	1	Stéphane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois	Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën DS3 R3T)	2:58:25.3	24	336.64 km	11	9
		2	Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble	Alastair Fisher (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:00:38.6
		3	Quentin Giordano Guillaume Duval	Quentin Giordano (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:01:51.2
8	64th Rally Finland (1–3 August) — Results and report	1	Teemu Suninen Juha-Pekka Jauhiainen	AKK Sports Team Finland (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:31:27.8	26	360.94 km	10	9
		2	Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka	Styllex Slovak National Team (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:31:59.7
		3	Quentin Giordano Valentin Sarreaud	Quentin Giordano (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:33:19.8
9	32. Rallye Deutschland (22–24 August) — Results and report	1	Stéphane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois	Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:27:45.4	18	324.31 km	10	6
		2	Christian Riedemann Michael Wenzel	ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V. (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:27:54.8
		3	Quentin Giordano Thomas Roux	Quentin Giordano (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:33:21.5
10	23rd Rally Australia (12–14 September) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries.				20	319.58 km	N/A	N/A
11	Rally de France — Alsace 2014 (3–5 October) — Results and report	No results; all 7 finishers excluded for technical irregularities.[24]				18	303.63 km	11	7[24]
12	50° Rally RACC Catalunya — Costa Daurada (24–26 October) — Results and report	1	Mohamed Al Mutawaa Stephen McAuley	Abu Dhabi Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:51:22.6	17	372.96 km	1	1
			Alain Pyrame Vincent Varetz	Alain Pyrame (Renault Clio R3T)	Withdrew
		No further WRC-3 entries.
13	70th Wales Rally GB (14–16 November) — Results and report	1	Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble	Alastair Fisher (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:31:20.1	17	305.64 km	7	6
		2	Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka	Styllex Slovak National Team (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:32:38.9
		3	Henri Haapamäki Marko Salminen	Hannu's Rally Team (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:34:14.6

Notes

• ^1  — The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened when a competitor stopped on Stage 14, blocking traffic and forcing organisers to abandon the stage.

Standings

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers

Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN DEU AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Stéphane Lefebvre 1 1 8 1 EX 79 2 Alastair Fisher Ret 2 5 4 EX 1 65 3 Martin Koči 3 4 2 Ret EX 2 63 4 Quentin Giordano 10 3 3 3 EX 6 54 5 Christian Riedemann 2 5 WD 2 WD 46 6 Molly Taylor 8 8 4 4 32 7 Simone Tempestini 6 Ret 6 5 Ret Ret 26 8 Teemu Suninen 1 25 9 Quentin Gilbert 1 25 10 Mohamed Al-Mutawaa Ret 1 25 11 Aron Domżała Ret 7 7 EX 5 22 12 Federico della Casa 4 9 9 Ret 16 13 Kornél Lukács 12 6 Ret 6 Ret 16 14 Henri Haapamäki 3 15 15 Simone Campedelli 5 WD 10 16 Jan Černý 7 6 17 Panikos Polykarpou 9 Ret 2 Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN DEU AUS FRA ESP GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN DEU AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Thomas Dubois 1 1 8 1 EX 79 2 Gordon Noble Ret 2 5 4 EX 1 65 3 Lukáš Kostka 3 4 2 Ret EX 2 63 4 Lara Vanneste 2 5 WD WD 28 5 Sebastian Marshall 8 4 4 28 6 Dorin Pulpea 6 Ret 6 5 Ret 26 7 Juha-Pekka Jauhiainen 1 25 8 Renaud Jamoul 1 25 9 Stephen McAuley Ret 1 25 10 Valentin Sarreaud 3 EX 6 23 11 Michael Wenzel 2 18 12 Guillaume Duval 10 3 16 13 Márk Mesterházi 12 6 Ret 6 Ret 16 14 Domenico Pozzi 4 9 9 Ret 16 15 Thomas Roux 3 15 16 Marko Salminen 3 15 17 Przemek Zawada Ret 7 7 12 18 Danilo Fappani 5 WD 10 19 Kamil Heller 5 10 20 Pavel Kohout 7 6 21 Coral Taylor 8 4 22 Gerald Winter 9 Ret 2 Pos. Co-driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN DEU AUS FRA ESP GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Teams

Pos. Team MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN DEU AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V. 1 2 WD 1 WD 68 2 Styllex Slovak National Team 1 2 Ret EX 1 68 3 Wurmbrand Racing Team 4 3 Ret 2 Ret 45 4 AKK Sports Team Finland 1 25 5 Abu Dhabi Racing Ret 1 25 6 Czech National Team 2 18 7 Hannu's Rally Team 2 18 8 Team Jaga Motorsport 3 Ret 15 Pos. Team MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN DEU AUS FRA ESP GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

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.^[25]
• Drivers were no longer assigned permanent numbers, except upon request.^[25]
• All competitors registered for the Junior WRC were registered for scoring points in the World Rally Championship-3.^[26]

References

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile