2014 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship

2014 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship 2013 2015 The 2014 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship was contested by a combination of regulations with Group N competing directly against Super 2000 cars for points. The championship began in New Zealand on 11 April and concluded in China on 9 November. The Asia Cup sub-championship had been due to continue to a 7 December finish in Thailand, but this event was cancelled. The championship was held over six events with a candidate event included as part of the Asia Cup. A second candidate event in India was scheduled to be held in India but proximity of local parliamentary elections restricted the event's ability to upgrade competitive stages within the timeframe allowed by the early season. The rally was rescheduled until the end of the local season and its APRC status removed. The championship was won by European champion Jan Kopecký driving a Team MRF prepared Škoda Fabia. Kopecký wrapped up the championship early after his victory at Rally Hokkaido, the third of his four victories in the six-event season.http://www.rally.com.au/world-news/kopecky-wins-aprc-for-team-mrf Kopecky Wins APRC For Team MRF World News Australian Rally Championship 2014-11-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141129084902/http://www.rally.com.au/world-news/kopecky-wins-aprc-for-team-mrf 2014-11-29 https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/jan-kopecky-wins-aprc-title/article6458688.ece Jan Kopecky wins APRC title - The Hindu The Hindu 29 September 2014 Defending champion Gaurav Gill won the other two rallies and held second in the championship until the final rally. Two late season failures allowed him to be overtaken by New Zealand Proton driver Michael Young. Škoda won the manufacturers championship from Mitsubishi. Team MRF – with drivers Kopecký and Gill – won all six rallies, winning the teams title from Japanese Subaru team Cusco Racing.http://fiaaprc.com/assets/2014/points-table-2014-after-round-6.pdf 2014 FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship Points Summary Kopecký won the Pacific Cup in dominant fashion with almost double the points of his nearest competitors. Young and Australian Mitsubishi driver Mark Pedder tied for second, with Young being awarded the runners up position on countback. Japanese Subaru driver Yuya Sumiyama won the Asia Cup, finishing 50 points clear of Sri Lankan Subaru driver Dinesh Deheragoda. Gill faded to fourth in the Asia Cup after failing to finish at Rally Hokkaido and Rally China Longyou. Selected entries Icon Cup A Asia Cup P Pacific Cup Constructor Car Team Driver Co-driver Cup Class Rounds Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 IND Team MRF IND Gaurav Gill AUS Glenn MacNeall RC2 All CZE Jan Kopecký CZE Pavel Dresler P RC2 All CHN Young Motorsport TS Club CHN Jun Xu CHN Sheng Liu RC2 1, 3–5 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X AUS Pedders Suspension AUS Mark Pedder AUS Claire Ryan P RC2 1–4 AUS Dale Moscatt 6 Renault Renault Clio R3 AUS Tom Wilde AUS Bill Hayes RC3 1–2 AUS Anthony McLoughlin 3 Proton Proton Satria Neo JPN Cusco Racing NZL Michael Young AUS Erin Kelly RC3 1 AUS Malcolm Read 2–6 Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX STI IND Sanjay Takale MYS Sean Gregory RC2 1–5 Event calendar and results The 2014 APRC was as follows:2014 Calendar FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship http://www.fiaaprc.com/2014-calendar 2014-03-14 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 1 NZ International Rally of Whangarei(11–13 April)https://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=14453&t=International-Rally-of-Whangarei-2014 eWRC-results.com - rally database eWRC-results.com1 IND Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia S2000 2:11:39.7 14220.87 km 48 252 NZL Richard Mason Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:11:50.93 CZE Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:11:51.6 - IND Rally of India(26–27 April) event cancelledhttps://www.overdrive.in/news-cars-auto/2014-indian-rally-championship-calendar-announced/ 2014 Indian Rally Championship calendar announced Overdrive 2 FRA Rallye de Nouvelle-Calédonie(16–18 May)https://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=14454&t=Rallye-de-Nouvelle-Caledonie-2014 eWRC-results.com - rally database eWRC-results.com1 FRA Emmanuel Guigou Renault Clio R3 2:08:10.8 17144.09 km 26 132 FRA Patrick Christian Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2:13:43.83 FRA Claude Clavel Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2:16:40.1 3 AUS International Rally of Queensland(20–22 June)https://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=14455&t=International-Rally-of-Queensland-2014 eWRC-results.com - rally database eWRC-results.com1 CZE Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:20:09.1 15222.30 km 51 282 AUS Scott Pedder Renault Clio R3 2:21:18.43 AUS Brendan Reeves Mazda 2 2:23:21.1 4 MYS Malaysian Rally(15–17 August)https://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=14456&t=Malaysian-Rally-2014 eWRC-results.com - rally database eWRC-results.com1 IND Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia S2000 3:01:23.2 14217.40 km 33 302 JPN Yuya Sumiyama Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3:12:14.53 AUS Mark Pedder Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3:14:25.7 5 JPN Rally Hokkaido(26–28 September)https://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=14457&t=Rally-Hokkaido-2014 eWRC-results.com - rally database eWRC-results.com1 CZE Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S20002:12:29.5 18222.80 km 25 192 JPN Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi2:13:11.83 JPN Hiroshi Yanagisawa Subaru Impreza WRX STi2:16:09.2 6 CHN Rally China Longyou(7–9 November)https://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=14458&t=Rally-China-Longyou-2014 eWRC-results.com - rally database eWRC-results.com1 AUS Chris Atkinson Volkswagen Golf SCRC 2:51:56.0 13230.92 km 110 462 CZE Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:57:10.33 JPN Yuya Sumiyama Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3:01:07.5 - THA Thailand Rally(5–7 December) event cancelledhttp://fiaaprc.com/2014/11/thailand-round-cancelled/ Thailand Round Cancelled 19 November 2014 Championship standings The 2014 APRC for Drivers points was as follows:http://www.fia.com/championship/asia-pacific-rally-championship/2014/classifications Classifications Federation Internationale de l'Automobile 2014-11-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129044942/http://www.fia.com/championship/asia-pacific-rally-championship/2014/classifications 2014-11-29 dead Pos. Position Driver Vehicle NZLNZL FRANCL AUSAUS MYSMAL JPNJPN CHNCHN Total 1 CZE Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2 13 1 10 1 14 Ret 7 1 14 1 14 190 2 NZL Michael Young Proton Satria Neo 6 4 3 9 5 6 5 5 4 9 2 12 118 3 IND Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia S2000 1 13 2 10 Ret 1 13 Ret Ret 104 4 CHN Xu Jun Škoda Fabia S2000 5 7 3 10 3 10 2 12 97 5 AUS Mark Pedder Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3 10 Ret 7 2 12 2 10 Ret 90 6 IND Sanjay Takale Subaru Impreza WRX STi 7 2 Ret 5 6 4 4 7 3 9 68 7 AUS Tom Wilde Renault Clio R3 4 7 Ret 6 4 8 45 Note: 1 – 12 refers to the bonus points awarded for each leg of the rally for the first five place getters, 1st (7), 2nd (5), 3rd (3), 4th (2), 5th (1). There were two bonus legs for each rally. Pacific Cup Pos. Position Driver Vehicle NZLNZL FRANCL AUSAUS Total 1 CZE Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 1 14 1 11 1 14 114 2 NZL Michael Young Proton Satria Neo 4 8 2 11 4 4 65 3 AUS Mark Pedder Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2 12 Ret 7 2 10 65 4 AUS Tom Wilde Renault Clio R3 3 10 Ret 6 3 6 46 Asia Cup Pos. Position Driver Vehicle MYSMAL JPNJPN CHNCHN Total 1 JPN Yuya Sumiyama Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2 11 1 14 1 14 107 2 SRI Dinesh Deheragoda Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 6 3 5 6 2 12 57 3 CHN Jun Xu Škoda Fabia S2000 3 10 2 12 56 4 IND Sanjay Takale Subaru Impreza WRX STi 5 7 3 10 42 5 IND Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia S2000 1 14 Ret Ret 39 6 JPN Tomohide Hasegawa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 7 3 4 8 29 7 JPN Mitsuhiro Kunisawa Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4 7 19 References External links http://www.fiaaprc.com/ APRC Live Podcast APRC News and Video Category:Asia-Pacific Rally Championship seasons Asia-Pacific Asia-Pacific Asia-Pacific