2014 World Rally Championship

42nd season of the World Rally Championship World Rally Championship FIA World Rally Championship 2014 World Drivers' Champion:Sébastien OgierWorld Co-drivers' Champion:Julien IngrassiaWorld Manufacturers' Champion:Volkswagen Motorsport Support series:WRC2WRC3Junior WRC thumb|300px|Sébastien Ogier successfully defended the World Drivers' Championship title. thumb|300px|The Volkswagen Polo R WRC, car entered by Volkswagen Motorsport, who successfully defended World Manufacturers' Championship title. The 2014 FIA World Rally Championship was the 42nd season of the World Rally Championship, a rallying championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and drivers contested thirteen rallies across four continents, competing for the FIA World Rally Championships for Drivers and Manufacturers. The WRC-2, WRC-3 and Junior WRC championships all ran in support of the premier championship. The 2014 season saw Hyundai return to the championship as a manufacturer for the first time since the 2003 season. The Rally of Poland returned to the calendar after a five-year absence, replacing the Acropolis Rally. Sébastien Ogier and his team, Volkswagen Motorsport, secured both Drivers and Manufacturers title for a second consecutive time. Ogier secured the title with a round to spare by winning in Rally de Catalunya, Ogier's teammate Jari-Matti Latvala and Volkswagen Motorsport II's Andreas Mikkelsen finished the championship in second and third.Ogier and Ingrassia win the title in style https://www.fia.com/news/ogier-and-ingrassia-win-title-style FIA.com FIA.com 22 November 2014 The Citroën World Rally Team was second at the Manufacturers' Championship. Calendar The 2014 calendar was announced at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Croatia on 27 September 2013.2014 WRC calendar revealed http://www.wrc.com/news/2014-wrc-calendar-revealed/?fid=19124 WRC.com 27 September 2013 28 September 2013 23 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140123065314/http://www.wrc.com/news/2014-wrc-calendar-revealed/?fid=19124 dead The 2014 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Americas and Oceania. Round Dates Rally name Rally headquarters Surface 1 16–18 January MCO Monte Carlo Rally Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France Mixed Snow and tarmac 2 5–8 February SWE Rally Sweden Hagfors, Värmland Snow 3 6–9 March MEX Rally Mexico León, Guanajuato Gravel 4 3–6 April PRT Rally de Portugal Faro, Algarve Gravel 5 8–11 May ARG Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 6 6–8 June ITA Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 7 27–29 June POL Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel 8 31 July–3 August FIN Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel 9 22–24 August DEU Rallye Deutschland Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate Tarmac 10 12–14 September AUS Rally Australia Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Gravel 11 3–5 October FRA Rallye de France Alsace Strasbourg, Alsace Tarmac 12 24–26 October ESP Rally de Catalunya Salou, Tarragona Mixed Tarmac and gravel 13 14–16 November GBR 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 remains on the calendar throughout 2014 and 2015 before the arrangement is due to be renegotiated. 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.Rallye Monte Carlo heads home for Ogier http://www.wrc.com/news/rallye-monte-carlo-heads-home-for-ogier/?fid=18759 WRC.com 9 July 2013 2 December 2013 7 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131207134342/http://www.wrc.com/news/rallye-monte-carlo-heads-home-for-ogier/?fid=18759 dead The 2014 calendar saw the Rally of Poland return to the championship for the first time since 2009.Greece set to lose WRC slot to Poland in 13-round 2014 calendar http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110138 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 25 September 2013 27 September 2013 The event also crossed the border into Lithuania for one day of competition. 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.Acropolis Rally secures ERC slot for 2014 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111183 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 7 November 2013 14 November 2013 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.2014 WRC calendar set to be confirmed in June http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/107755 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 29 May 2013 13 July 2013Poland leads race as World Rally Championship plans new 2014 event http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108708 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 10 July 2013 13 July 2013 Teams and drivers thumb|right|Hyundai returned to the WRC in 2014, competing with the i20 WRC. The following teams and drivers are scheduled to compete in the World Rally Championship during the 2014 season: +World Rally Car entries eligible to score manufacturer points Manufacturer Car Entrant Tyre No. Car number Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo R WRC DEU Volkswagen MotorsportVolkswagen halt 2014 development to ensure WRC future http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/06/20/volkswagen-halt-2014-development-to-ensure-wrc-future/ Gus Burrows SpeedCafe.com 20 June 2013 13 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130622023436/http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/06/20/volkswagen-halt-2014-development-to-ensure-wrc-future/ 2013-06-22 dead Michelin 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier FRA Julien Ingrassia All 2 FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaJari-Matti Latvala not expecting to be Sebastien Ogier's number two http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111783 David Evans Autosport Haymarket Publications 8 December 2013 FIN Miikka Anttila All DEU Volkswagen Motorsport IIRallye Monte Carlo 2014 Entry List http://www.acm.mc/documents/4/LISTE%20DES%20ENGAGES%20PAR%20LISTE%20DE%20PRIORITE.pdf ACM.mc Automobile Club Monte Carlo 18 December 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131220145957/http://www.acm.mc/documents/4/LISTE%20DES%20ENGAGES%20PAR%20LISTE%20DE%20PRIORITE.pdf 20 December 2013 Michelin 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen FIN Mikko Markkula 1–5 NOR Ola FløeneMikkelsen replaces co-driver Markkula http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/may/floene-is-back/page/1396--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 15 May 2014 15 May 2014 6–9, 11–13 Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Michelin 3 GBR Kris MeekeKris Meeke, Mads Østberg and Khalid al Qassimi to compete for Citroën Racing in 2014 http://www.citroen-wrc.com/en/2013/news/wrc-news/6832/kris-meeke-mads-ostberg-khalid-al-qassimi-compete-citroen-racing-2014/ Citroen-WRC.com Citroën Racing 9 December 2013 9 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131209195418/http://www.citroen-wrc.com/en/2013/news/wrc-news/6832/kris-meeke-mads-ostberg-khalid-al-qassimi-compete-citroen-racing-2014/ 2013-12-09 dead IRL Paul Nagle All 4 NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson All Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC GBR M-Sport World Rally TeamRally Sweden Entries http://www.rallysweden.com/en/tavlingen/anmalda/ Rallysweden.com 6 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20130216024124/http://www.rallysweden.com/en/tavlingen/anmalda/ 2013-02-16 dead Michelin 5 FIN Mikko Hirvonen FIN Jarmo Lehtinen All 6 GBR Elfyn EvansYouth and experience: M-Sport confirm Hirvonen and Evans for 2014 http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-news/fiesta-rs-wrc/youth-and-experience-m-sport-confirm-hirvonen-and-evans-for-2014.html M-Sport.co.uk M-Sport.co.uk 13 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131213101513/http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-news/fiesta-rs-wrc/youth-and-experience-m-sport-confirm-hirvonen-and-evans-for-2014.html 2013-12-13 dead GBR Daniel Barritt All GBR RK M-Sport World Rally Team Michelin 10 POL Robert KubicaRobert Kubica commits to 2014 WRC with M-Sport http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111843/ Matt Beer Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 13 December 2013 13 December 2013 POL Maciek Szczepaniak All CZE Jipocar Czech National TeamProkop confirms 2014 WRC programme http://www.crash.net/wrc/news/198991/1/prokop-confirms-2014-programme.html M-Sport.co.uk Crash.net 17 December 2013 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002354/http://www.crash.net/wrc/news/198991/1/prokop-confirms-2014-programme.html dead Michelin 21 CZE Martin Prokop CZE Michal Ernst 1 CZE Jan TománekProkop back with former co-driver http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/january-2014/prokop-co-driver-switch/page/995--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 28 January 2014 2–9, 11 Pirelli 12–13 Hyundai Hyundai i20 WRC KOR Hyundai Shell World Rally TeamTwitter "Shell is delighted to announce its Title Sponsorship of the new Hyundai Shell World Rally Team!" https://twitter.com/ShellMotorsport/status/410366937483735040 Shell Motorsport Twitter.com 10 December 2013 Michelin 7 BEL Thierry NeuvilleNeuville signs with Hyundai for 2014 http://www.wrc.com/news/neuville-signs-with-hyundai-for-2014/?fid=19344 WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 5 November 2013 20 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180820074643/https://www.wrc.com/news/neuville-signs-with-hyundai-for-2014/?fid=19344 dead BEL Nicolas Gilsoul All 8 ESP Dani SordoTwitter: "I am very happy to be part of this exciting Hyundai WRC project." https://twitter.com/HyundaiWRC/status/410366365724196864 HyundaiWRC Twitter.com 10 December 2013 ESP Marc Martí 1, 5, 9, 11–12 FIN Juho HänninenHyundai adds Hänninen http://www.wrc.com/news/hyundai-adds-hauml%3Bnninen/?fid=19449 WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 28 November 2013 4 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161104124824/http://www.wrc.com/news/hyundai-adds-hauml%3Bnninen/?fid=19449 dead FIN Tomi Tuominen 2, 4, 6–8, 13 AUS Chris Atkinson BEL Stéphane Prévot 3, 10 KOR Hyundai Motorsport NPaddon Joins Hyundai Line-up http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/february-2014/paddon-hyundai/page/1097--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 27 February 2014 Michelin 20 ESP Dani SordoHyundai Goes large in Portugal http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/february-2014/hyundai-trio/page/1087--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 21 February 2014Hyundai N team to debut with Sordo http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/march-2014/hyundai-sordo/page/1127--12-12-.html WRC.com WRC Promoter GmbH 6 March 2014 ESP Marc Martí 4 NZL Hayden Paddon NZL John Kennard 6–8, 10, 12–13 FRA Bryan BouffierADAC Rallye Deutschland Entry List http://www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de/media/dl.php?dID=135,156&fID=12694 www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de 29 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140812082216/http://www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de/media/dl.php?dID=135,156&fID=12694 2014-08-12 dead FRA Xavier Panseri 9, 11 +World Rally Car entries ineligible to score manufacturer points Manufacturer Car Entrant Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Michelin UAE Khalid Al QassimiKris Meeke eyes 2014 Citroen WRC chance http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108740 David Evans Autosport.com Hayparket Publications 12 July 2013 13 July 2013 Citroen team principal Yves Matton confirmed to AUTOSPORT that he will run Al-Qassimi and two frontline drivers next season. GBR Chris PattersonCitroën Racing continues its involvement in rallying http://www.citroenracing.com/en/2013/news/wrc-news/6861/citroen-racing-continues-involvement-rallying/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131218125315/http://www.citroenracing.com/en/2013/news/wrc-news/6861/citroen-racing-continues-involvement-rallying/ dead 18 December 2013 CitroenRacing.com Citroën Racing 16 December 2013 17 December 2013 2, 4, 6, 12 FRA Armando Pereira Michelin FRA Armando Pereira FRA Damien AugustinRallye de France Start List http://www.rallyedefrance.com/download/2013/tableau-affichage-2013/liste_officielle/5%202_Start_List_for_Section_1_TCO_Friday_3rd_October_2014.pdf 9 October 2014 15 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141015221814/http://www.rallyedefrance.com/download/2013/tableau-affichage-2013/liste_officielle/5%202_Start_List_for_Section_1_TCO_Friday_3rd_October_2014.pdf dead 11 Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC GBR M-Sport World Rally Team Michelin FRA Bryan Bouffier FRA Xavier Panseri 1 EST Ott Tänakhttp://www.rallysweden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Rally-Sweden-Entry-List-2014.pdf Rally Sweden 2014 Entry List rallysweden.com 14 January 2014 15 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140115145620/http://www.rallysweden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Rally-Sweden-Entry-List-2014.pdf dead Ott Tanak back in WRC in 2014 http://www.crash.net/wrc/news/199059/1/tanak-returns.html Crash.Net Crash.Net 19 December 2013 8 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308031951/http://www.crash.net/wrc/news/199059/1/tanak-returns.html dead EST Raigo Mõlder 2, 4 POL Michał Sołowow POL Maciek Baran 2, 7–8 MEX Benito GuerraRally Mexico Entry List http://www.rallymexico.com/files/rep/EntryListMx14.pdf Rallymexico.com Rallymexico.com 16 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140221154135/http://www.rallymexico.com/files/rep/EntryListMx14.pdf 2014-02-21 dead ESP Borja Rozada 3 NED Dennis Kuipers BEL Robin Buysmans 9, 11 UKR Yuriy Protasov UKR Pavlo Cherepin 9, 11–12 Pirelli USA Ken Blockhttp://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/february-2014/news-in-brief/page/1095--12-12-.html WRC news in brief WRC.com 27 February 2014https://www.rallyracc.com/2014/descargas/inscritos.pdf RallyRACC Entry List 3 October 2014 ITA Alex Gelsomino 12 SVK Slovakia World Rally Team Michelin SVK Jaroslav Melichárek SVK Erik Melichárek 1 DMACK 6 Pirelli 9 FRA François Delecour Michelin FRA François Delecour FRA Dominique Savignoni 1 SWE Pontus Tidemand Michelin SWE Pontus Tidemand NOR Ola Fløene 2 NOR Henning Solberg Pirelli NOR Henning Solberg AUT Ilka Minor 2, 4, 6, 13 DMACK 7–8 IRL Craig BreenCraig Breen and Pontus Tidemand get WRC Fords for Rally Sweden http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112017 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 3 January 2014 3 January 2014 Michelin IRL Craig Breen GBR Scott Martin 2, 8 POL Lotto Teamhttps://www.rajdpolski.pl/pliki/zawodnicy/2014/entry_list_lotos_71st_rally_poland.pdf Lista zgłoszeń LOTOS 71st Rally Poland - Rajd Polski Rally Poland Polski Związek Motorowy 6 June 2014 Michelin POL Krzysztof Hołowczyc POL Łukasz Kurzeja 7 FIN Jarkko Nikara Pirelli FIN Jarkko Nikarahttp://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi/attachements/2014-07-14T10-59-45253.pdf 18 July 2014 Draft Entry List — Neste Oil Rally Finland 2014 PDF 14 July 2014 Rally Finland AKK Sports FIN Jarkko Kalliolepo 8 IRL Sam Moffett Pirelli IRL Sam Moffett IRL James O'Reilly 9 FRA Julien MaurinRallye de France Entry List http://www.rallyedefrance.com/download/2013/tableau-affichage-2013/liste_officielle/5.0a_Liste_des_Engag%C3%A9s_RDFA_Update_16_09_2014.pdf 12 September 2014 26 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140926033029/http://www.rallyedefrance.com/download/2013/tableau-affichage-2013/liste_officielle/5.0a_Liste_des_Engag%C3%A9s_RDFA_Update_16_09_2014.pdf dead Pirelli FRA Julien Maurin FRA Nicolas Klinger 11 GBR Drive DMACKhttp://www.walesrallygb.com/documents/2014_WRGB_List_of_Entries_Received_INT_21-10-14.pdf entry list - Wales Rally GB Wales Rally GB International Motor Sports Ltd 21 October 2014 24 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141030210109/http://www.walesrallygb.com/documents/2014_WRGB_List_of_Entries_Received_INT_21-10-14.pdf 30 October 2014 dead DMACK EST Ott Tänak EST Raigo Mõlder 13 Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo R WRC DEU Volkswagen Motorsport IIRally Australia Entry List http://www.rallyaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Rally-Australia-WRC-Entry-List.pdf rallyaustralia.com.au/wrc-notice-board/ rallyaustralia.com.au 27 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903143124/http://www.rallyaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Rally-Australia-WRC-Entry-List.pdf 2014-09-03 dead Michelin NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene 10 Team changes Citroën will scale back its involvement in the championship, limiting its programme to two full-time works-supported cars, with a third car entered in selected events. As a result, its customer car programme will be brought to an end.Citroen rules out customer WRC cars for 2014 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110120 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 24 September 2013 25 September 2013 The decision to reduce its commitment to the WRC stemmed from Citroën's expansion into the World Touring Car Championship and the logistical challenges of establishing itself in a new series.Citroen to enter WTCC with Loeb http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108282 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 25 June 2013 26 June 2013Citroen names C-Elysée for WTCC campaign http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/1230/t/CITROËN-NAMES-C-ELYSÉE-FOR-WTCC-CAMPAIGN World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 25 September 2013 24 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010212/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/1230/t/CITRO%C3%8BN-NAMES-C-ELYS%C3%89E-FOR-WTCC-CAMPAIGN 2013-12-03 dead Martin Prokop's M-Sport-supported Czech National Team will expand to enter a second Ford Fiesta RS WRC at selected events throughout the season. The second car will compete under the name "Slovakia World Rally Team". Korean car manufacturer Hyundai will return to the championship as a manufacturer team, competing with the i20 WRC.Hyundai World Rally Car makes European test debut http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104846 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 17 December 2012 13 July 2013 The Hyundai World Rally Team had originally planned to compete with two full-time entries, but later expanded to include two part-time entries as well.https://speedcafe.com/hyundai-hands-hayden-paddon-wrc-lifeline/ Hyundai hands Hayden Paddon WRC lifeline Speedcafe.com 27 February 2014 27 February 2014 Hyundai had previously competed in the WRC with the Hyundai Accent WRC from 2000 to 2003.Hyundai World Rally Archive https://www.juwra.com/hyundai.html 14 July 2013 The Qatar World Rally Team and Lotos Team WRC will not start the season. Driver changes Nasser Al-Attiyah will not start the season after the Qatar World Rally Team did not submit an entry and the Qatari government ended its sponsorship of M-Sport. Chris Atkinson will join Hyundai on a part-time basis, competing in selected events including Rally Australia. Atkinson will share the team's second entry with Dani Sordo and Juho Hänninen. 2012 Super 2000 World Rally Champion Craig Breen will make his debut in a World Rally Car-specification car at the Rally of Sweden Elfyn Evans, who won the WRC Academy in 2012 and placed seventh overall in the 2013 WRC2 Championship will join M-Sport. Juho Hänninen, who contested three events in 2013 with Qatar World Rally Team, will compete at selected events in 2014 with Hyundai. Hänninen will share the car with Dani Sordo and Chris Atkinson. Hänninen will make his first appearance for the team at the Rally of Sweden. Mikko Hirvonen lost his seat at Citroën after two seasons with the team. He will return to M-Sport, the team he competed with from 2006 to 2011, when it was known as the Ford World Rally Team. Former Formula One driver and reigning WRC2 champion Robert Kubica will join the sport's top tier of competition in 2014, driving an M-Sport-prepared Ford Fiesta RS WRC as a satellite team of M-Sport. After taking part in selected events during the 2013 season, nine-time World Drivers' Champion Sébastien Loeb will leave the World Rally Championship, moving to the World Touring Car Championship with Citroën Racing. Kris Meeke will return to full-time competition, joining Citroën after making guest appearances in the team's third car in 2013. Slovak driver Jaroslav Melichárek will make his WRC debut, driving a Ford Fiesta RS WRC run by the Jipocar Czech National Team under the name "Slovakia World Rally Team". Melichárek had previously campaigned a Citroën C4 WRC in the Czech and Slovak national championships before joining the team. Thierry Neuville will leave the Qatar World Rally Team to join Hyundai's works team. Evgeny Novikov lost his seat with M-Sport. He ruled out contesting the full 2014 season as he focused on securing funds for a drive in 2015, but expressed a willingness to make guest appearances at selected events.Evgeny Novikov to skip 2014 World Rally Championship season http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111958 Aleksander Kabanovsky Autosport Russian Edition Haymarket Publications 25 December 2013 29 December 2013 Mads Østberg will leave M-Sport after two seasons competing for Ford-backed teams M-Sport and Adapta. He will be driving for Citroën alongside Kris Meeke. 2011 Production Car World Rally Champion Hayden Paddon will compete part-time throughout the 2014 season, driving an i20 WRC. Dani Sordo will leave Citroën for Hyundai, sharing the team's second entry with Chris Atkinson and Juho Hänninen. Sordo will be the first of the three to drive the i20 WRC, starting the Rallye Monte Carlo.WRC – Hyundai sign Sordo and Atkinson for 2014 https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/wrc-sordo-atkinson-land-hyundai-deals-120256362--spt.html David Evans Eurosport.com Yahoo! 10 December 2013 12 December 2013 Ott Tänak will return to the World Rally Championship, contesting selected events in a privately entered Ford Fiesta RS WRC whilst campaigning in the WRC-2 series with a Fiesta R5. Changes Pirelli will return to the World Rally Championship as a tyre supplier in 2014, joining existing suppliers Michelin, DMACK and Hankook.Pirelli to return to the World Rally Championship in 2014 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109128 Pablo Elizalde Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 1 August 2013 2 August 2013 Pirelli was previously the exclusive supplier for the championship from 2008 to 2010. The rules governing the running order for a day's stages will change in 2014, after the FIA expressed dissatisfaction with the qualifying stage format introduced in 2012, whereby the fastest drivers during the event shakedown were given the opportunity to choose their starting position for the rally as a means of discouraging drivers from stopping on a stage in order to gain a more-favourable starting position the next day.FIA wants to tweak running order rules in the WRC http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109280 David Evans Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 15 August 2013 16 August 2013 The final format was decided upon at the December 2013 meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, with WRC and WRC-2 drivers starting in their provisional championship classification for the first day of the rally, before starting the second and third days in reverse order of the provisional rally classification. Cars that have retired on one day and are restarting the next under Rally-2 regulations will be placed after the WRC and WRC-2 driver groups. Manufacturers will no longer be required to nominate one permanent driver for the season, but will instead be obliged to nominate one driver for a minimum of ten events, leaving them free to rotate drivers through the remaining events as they so choose.World Motorsport Council December https://www.fia.com/news/world-motor-sport-council-3 FIA.com FIA.com 4 December 2013 Rallies must now follow a fixed format. There will be a ceremonial start on Thursday, with the last stage run as the Power Stage. The length of the Power Stage must be at least ten kilometers. All competitors registered in the Championships–WRC, WRC-2, WRC-3 and the Junior WRC—will be obliged to use a colour-coded windscreen sticker to distinguish its category. Rally summaries Round 1 — Monte-Carlo Rally Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 1 MON Monte Carlo Rally(15–18 January) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:55:14.4 (15)1 1a14 (383.88 km)1 1b360.48 km 62 40 2 11 FRA Bryan Bouffier FRA Xavier Panseri GBR M-Sport WRT (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 3:56:33.3 3 3 GBR Kris MeekeIRE Paul Nagle FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC) 3:57:08.7 The first round of the season was run in difficult conditions, with heavy rain making for a slippery surface and low visibility. Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica took an early lead, but fell behind on the first leg when he made the wrong tyre choice. French privateer Bryan Bouffier – who won the event in 2011, when it was a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge – took control and led the field at the end of the first day. Bouffier came under pressure from reigning World Champion Sébastien Ogier on the second day, and ultimately lost the lead when he spun during the afternoon stages, whilst Kubica crashed out. Ogier's rally was not without incident, with the Volkswagen driver surviving several close encounters with walls as he tried to recover from a poor start. Ogier went on to win the rally by over a minute, with Bouffier second and Kris Meeke finishing third. Hyundai's return to the World Rally Championship started and ended poorly as Thierry Neuville crashed heavily on the first stage and teammate Dani Sordo was forced to retire with a suspected electrical fault. Round 2 – Rally Sweden Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 2 SWE Rally Sweden(5–8 February) — Results and report 1 2 FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka Anttila DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:00:31.1 (24)2 2a23 (323.54 km)2 2b312.22 km 39 30 2 9 NOR Andreas MikkelsenFIN Mikko Markkula DEU Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:01:24.7 3 4 NOR Mads ØstbergSWE Jonas Andersson FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC) 3:01:30.6 Round 3 – Rally Mexico Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 3 MEX Rally Mexico(6–9 March) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 4:27:41.8 21 401.77 km 26 23 2 2 FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka Anttila DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 4:28:54.4 3 7 BEL Thierry NeuvilleBEL Nicolas Gilsoul KOR Hyundai Shell World Rally Team (Hyundai i20 WRC) 4:33:10.4 Round 4 — Rally de Portugal Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 4 POR Rally Portugal(3–6 April) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:33:20.4 16 339.46 km 84 60 2 5 FIN Mikko HirvonenFIN Jarmo Lehtinen GBR M-Sport WRT (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 3:34:03.6 3 4 NOR Mads Østberg SWE Jonas Andersson FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC) 3:34:32.8 WRC leader Sébastien Ogier was the first on the road in the first leg, but his disadvantage was decreased since in the days before the rally it rained, and the Algarve roads were a combination of dry and a little moist tracks, which led to difficulties for drivers to choose the right tire compound. Sébastien Ogier led the rally since Lisbon SSS until the last stage of the first leg (SS7), finishing behind Mikko Hirvonen (1st) and Ott Tänak. In the middle Dani Sordo was in the lead after winning SS2 and SS3 with his Hyundai i20 WRC. In the 2nd leg Sébastien Ogier imposed a demonic pace retaking the lead and quickly pulled out of Mikko Hirvonen. Mads Østberg finished in the podium last place. Dani Sordo after a promising start, retired at the beginning of the last day (due to mechanical when he was heading do start SS14) when he was in overall fourth place. This rally was marked by the high number of crashes between the top drivers: Jari-Matti Latvala, Kris Meeke, Elfyn Evans and Robert Kubica (who would crash again in 2nd leg). Round 5 — Rally Argentina Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 5 ARG Rally Argentina(8–11 May) — Results and report 1 2 FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka Anttila DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 4:41:24.8 14 405.10 km 29 23 2 1 FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 4:42:51.7 3 3 GBR Kris MeekeIRE Paul Nagle FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC) 4:47:19.5 Round 6 – Rally Italia Sardegna Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 6 ITA Rally Italia Sardegna(6–8 June) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 4:02:37.8 17 364.54 km 57 39 2 4 NOR Mads ØstbergSWE Jonas Andersson FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC) 4:04:00.9 3 2 FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka Anttila DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 4:04:10.6 Round 7 – Rally Poland Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 7 POL Rally Poland(27–29 June) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:34:02.0 24 336,64 km 68 52 2 9 NOR Andreas MikkelsenNOR Ola Fløene DEU Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:35:09.7 3 7 BEL Thierry NeuvilleBEL Nicolas Gilsoul KOR Hyundai Shell World Rally Team (Hyundai i20 WRC) 2:36:15.5 Round 8 – Rally Finland Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 8 FIN Rally Finland(1–3 August) — Results and report 1 2 FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka Anttila DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:57:23.2 26 360,94 km 77 54 2 1 FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:57:26.8 3 3 GBR Kris MeekeIRE Paul Nagle FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC) 2:58:13.8 Round 9 – Rallye Deutschland Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 9 DEU Rallye Deutschland(22–24 August) — Results and report 1 7 BEL Thierry NeuvilleBEL Nicolas Gilsoul KOR Hyundai Shell World Rally Team (Hyundai i20 WRC) 3:07:20.2 18 324,31 km 85 63 2 8 ESP Dani SordoESP Marc Martí KOR Hyundai Shell World Rally Team (Hyundai i20 WRC) 3:08:00.9 3 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene DEU Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:08:18.2 Round 10 – Rally Australia Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 10 AUS Rally Australia(12–14 September) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:53:18.0 20 304,34 km 27 23 2 2 FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka Anttila DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:53:24.8 3 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene DEU Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:54:36.0 Round 11 – Rallye de France Alsace Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 11 FRA Rallye de France Alsace(3–5 October) — Results and report 1 2 FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka Anttila DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:38:19.1 18 303,63 km 91 75 2 9 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Ola Fløene DEU Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:39:03.9 3 3 GBR Kris MeekeIRE Paul Nagle FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC) 2:39:24.4 Round 12 – Rally Catalunya Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 12 ESP Rally de Catalunya(24–26 October) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:46:44.6 17 372,96 km 65 56 2 2 FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka Anttila DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:46:55.9 3 5 FIN Mikko HirvonenFIN Jarmo Lehtinen GBR M-Sport WRT (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 3:48:26.8 Round 13 – Wales Rally GB Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 13 GBR Wales Rally GB(14–16 November) — Results and report 1 1 FRA Sébastien OgierFRA Julien Ingrassia DEU Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:03:08.2 17 305,64 km 63 53 2 5 FIN Mikko HirvonenFIN Jarmo Lehtinen GBR M-Sport WRT (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 3:03:45.8 3 4 NOR Mads ØstbergSWE Jonas Andersson FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC) 3:04:11.8 Notes: 1 1 – The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened when a competitor stopped on Stage 14, blocking traffic and forcing organisers to abandon the stage. 2 2 – The Rally Sweden was shortened when a computer error disabled the timing system, preventing one of the stages from being run. Results and standings FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. There are also three bonus points awarded to the winner of the Power Stage, two points for second place and one for third. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX PORPOR ARGARG ITAITA POLPOL FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Points 1 FRA Sébastien Ogier 12 6 11 11 21 13 11 21 Ret 12 131 1 1 267 2 FIN Jari-Matti Latvala 51 12 22 142 13 32 53 12 Ret 21 13 21 81 218 3 NOR Andreas Mikkelsen 7 2 19 4 4 41 22 4 3 3 2 73 Ret 150 4 FIN Mikko Hirvonen Ret 43 83 2 92 Ret 4 5 53 5 5 3 2 126 5 NOR Mads Østberg 4 31 9 33 Ret 2 Ret Ret 6 16 7 4 33 108 6 BEL Thierry Neuville Ret 28 3 7 5 16 3 Ret 12 7 8 6 42 105 7 GBR Kris Meeke 33 10 Ret Ret 3 18 7 33 Ret 43 3 192 6 92 8 GBR Elfyn Evans 6 Ret 4 22 7 5 35 7 41 8 62 14 5 81 9 CZE Martin Prokop Ret Ret 5 6 8 6 10 Ret 7 10 8 9 44 10 ESP Dani Sordo Ret Ret Ret 2 4 5 40 11 NOR Henning Solberg 7 5 7 9 9 Ret 26 12 FRA Bryan Bouffier 2 14 Ret 9 20 13 FIN Juho Hänninen 19 8 Ret 6 6 30 20 14 NZL Hayden Paddon 12 8 8 6 9 10 19 15 EST Ott Tänak 5 15 Ret 17 21 11 12 10 Ret 7 17 16 POL Robert Kubica Ret 24 Ret Ret 6 8 20 34 Ret 9 Ret 17 11 14 17 MEX Benito Guerra 6 18 EX 8 18 AUS Chris Atkinson 7 10 7 19 SWE Pontus Tidemand 8 11 9 28 6 20 NED Dennis Kuipers 8 11 4 21 SVK Jaroslav Melichárek 8 19 14 4 22 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah 9 10 Ret 17 11 10 17 4 23 ITA Lorenzo Bertelli 12 18 13 30 13 9 Ret 50 14 Ret 13 2 24 ITA Matteo Gamba 9 Ret 2 25 IRE Craig Breen 9 Ret DNS 2 26 UKR Yuriy Protasov 10 15 10 31 Ret 13 43 11 13 16 11 20 2 27 FIN Jari Ketomaa 12 10 21 12 11 12 12 1 28 EST Karl Kruuda 11 12 15 Ret 10 24 16 1 29 UAE Khalid Al Qassimi 16 13 10 15 1 Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX PORPOR ARGARG ITAITA POLPOL FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR PointsNotes: 1 2 3 – Indicate position on Power Stage FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers Pos. Position Co-driver MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX PORPOR ARGARG ITAITA POLPOL FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Points 1 FRA Julien Ingrassia 12 6 11 11 21 13 13 21 Ret 12 131 1 1 267 2 FIN Miikka Anttila 51 12 22 192 13 32 53 12 Ret 21 13 21 81 218 3 FIN Jarmo Lehtinen Ret 43 83 2 92 Ret 4 5 53 5 5 3 2 126 4 SWE Jonas Andersson 4 31 9 31 Ret 2 Ret Ret 6 15 7 4 33 108 5 NOR Ola Floene 8 11 41 22 4 3 3 2 73 Ret 106 6 BEL Nicolas Gilsoul Ret 28 3 7 5 16 3 Ret 12 7 8 6 42 105 7 IRE Paul Nagle 33 10 Ret Ret 3 18 7 33 Ret 43 3 192 6 92 8 GBR Daniel Barritt 6 Ret 4 22 7 5 35 7 41 8 62 14 5 81 9 FIN Mikko Markkula 7 2 19 4 4 48 10 CZE Jan Tománek Ret 5 6 8 6 10 Ret 7 10 8 9 44 11 ESP Marc Martí Ret Ret Ret 2 4 5 40 12 AUT Ilka Minor 7 5 7 9 9 Ret 26 13 FRA Xavier Panseri 2 14 Ret 9 20 14 FIN Tomi Tuominen 19 8 Ret 6 6 30 20 15 NZL John Kennard 12 8 8 6 9 10 19 16 EST Raigo Mõlder 5 15 Ret 17 21 11 12 10 Ret 7 17 17 POL Maciek Szczepaniak Ret 24 Ret Ret 6 8 20 34 Ret 9 Ret 17 11 14 18 ESP Borja Rozada 6 Ret 18 8 19 BEL Stéphane Prévot 7 12 10 35 7 20 BEL Robin Buysmans 8 11 4 21 SVK Erik Melichárek 8 19 14 4 22 ITA Giovanni Bernacchini 9 10 Ret 17 11 10 17 4 23 ITA Mitia Dotta 12 18 13 30 13 9 Ret 50 14 Ret 13 2 24 ITA Nicola Arena 9 26 17 19 25 29 16 Ret 2 25 GBR Scott Martin 9 Ret DNS 14 2 26 SWE Emil Axelsson 9 2 27 UKR Pavlo Cherepin 10 15 10 31 Ret 13 43 11 13 16 11 2 28 FIN Kaj Lindstrom 12 10 21 12 11 12 12 1 29 EST Martin Järveoja 11 12 Ret 10 24 16 1 30 GBR Chris Patterson 16 13 10 15 1 Pos. Position Co-driver MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX PORPOR ARGARG ITAITA POLPOL FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR PointsNotes: 1 2 3 – Indicate position on Power Stage FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers Pos. Position Manufacturer No. Car number MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX PORPOR ARGARG ITAITA POLPOL FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Points 1 GER Volkswagen Motorsport 1 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 2 Ret 1 11 1 1 447 2 4 1 2 8 1 3 5 1 Ret 2 1 2 7 2 FRA Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 3 2 6 Ret Ret 3 10 7 3 Ret 3 3 12 6 210 4 3 3 8 3 Ret 2 Ret Ret 6 10 7 4 3 3 GBR M-Sport World Rally Team 5 Ret 4 7 2 9 Ret 4 5 5 4 5 3 2 208 6 5 Ret 4 9 7 5 11 7 4 7 6 10 5 4 KOR Hyundai Shell World Rally Team 7 Ret 9 3 6 5 9 3 Ret 1 6 8 6 4 187 8 Ret 7 6 7 Ret Ret 6 6 2 9 4 5 11 5 GER Volkswagen Motorsport II 9 6 2 9 4 4 4 2 4 3 2 7 Ret 133 6 CZE Jipocar Czech National Team 21 Ret Ret 5 5 8 6 9 Ret 7 10 8 8 49 7 KOR Hyundai Motorsport N 20 Ret 8 8 8 Ret 5 9 9 9 28 8 GBR RK M-Sport World Rally Team 14 Ret 8 Ret Ret 6 7 10 9 Ret 8 Ret 11 10 26 Pos. Position Manufacturer No. Car number MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX PORPOR ARGARG ITAITA POLPOL FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR PointsNotes: 1 2 3 – Indicate position on Power Stage References 2 External links Official website of the World Rally Championship FIA World Rally Championship 2014 at ewrc-results.com Category:World Rally Championship seasons World Rally Championship World Rally Championship