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The 2019 FIA World Rally Championship was the forty-seventh season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews competed in fourteen events for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car and Group R regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with World Rally Cars homologated under regulations introduced in 2017 were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series was once again supported by the World Rally Championship-2 category at every round, which was split into 2 classifications: the World Rally Championship-2 Pro for manufacturer entries and the World Rally Championship-2 for private entries, and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected events. The World Rally Championship-3 was discontinued in 2018.
At the conclusion of the championship, Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won their maiden drivers' and co-drivers' championships, taking an unassailable lead of thirty-six points over Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul. Defending champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia finished third. In the manufacturers' championship, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT won their first title since they first participated in the championship. Defending manufacturers' champions Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT were second, with Citroën Total WRT in third.
Entries
[edit]The following teams and crews competed in the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship. Citroën, Ford, Hyundai and Toyota were all represented by manufacturer teams and eligible to score points in the FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers.
Team changes
[edit]Citroën will only enter two cars for the entire season. The team had two full-time entries in 2018, with a third car run on a part-time basis. Citroën cited a change in sponsorship arrangements as being the reason behind the decision to forgo a third car.[3] M-Sport Ford will also scale back to two full-time entries, with a third car entered on a round-by-round basis.[4] Malcolm Wilson stepped down from his role as M-Sport Ford's team principal to oversee the company's wider commercial operations. Richard Millener was appointed as his replacement.[5] Hyundai also replaced their team principal Michel Nandan with their customer racing manager Andrea Adamo.[6] Toyota expanded to four cars, adding an additional car on a part-time basis.[7] The fourth car will be run by Toyota's factory team, but entered under Marcus Grönholm's GRX Team banner.[7]
Crew changes
[edit]Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia left M-Sport Ford and returned to Citroën. Ogier and Ingrassia had previously competed with the French manufacturer in 2011 before moving to Volkswagen Motorsport.[8] Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm also joined the team after two years with Toyota.[9] Craig Breen and Scott Martin left the team when Citroën announced that they would scale back their involvement in the championship to two full-time entries for Ogier and Lappi.[10] They were unable to secure seats for the start of the championship, but Breen represented Hyundai to compete in Finland and Wales.[11] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen remained with the Citroën team, agreeing to a full-time factory campaign in the WRC-2 class in R5 version of the C3.[12] Later, they got an opportunity to drive a third Citroën C3 WRC in Australia to boost Ogier's title bid,[13] but they withdrew before the rally starts as Ogier's title chance was over in Spain.[14] Teemu Suninen was promoted to a full-time drive with M-Sport Ford, effectively replacing Ogier.[15] Pontus Tidemand and Ola Fløene will contest selected rounds with M-Sport Ford.[16] Tidemand and Fløene will share the third car with Gus Greensmith.[17]
Two-time World Drivers' and Co-drivers' Champions Marcus Grönholm and Timo Rautiainen returned to the championship for the first time since 2010, making one-off appearance with Toyota.[7] Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena signed a contract to contest six rounds with Hyundai, sharing an i20 with the crew of Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio.[18] Hayden Paddon was set to enter the Rally Finland with M-Sport Ford after he left without a drive for the season,[19][20] but a heavy crash during testing forced M-Sport to delay his planned return to Australia.[21][22] Unfortunately, things did not work as planned as the rally was cancelled due to bushfires.[23] Paddon's co-driver Sebastian Marshall moved to Toyota.[24] He partnered Kris Meeke,[25] who returned to full-time competition after being fired by Citroën halfway through the 2018 championship.[26] Meeke's former co-driver Paul Nagle is due to cooperate with Crag Breen in Finland.[11] Teemu Suninen also changed co-drivers, with Marko Salminen replacing Mikko Markkula.[27] However, they ended their partnership before Sardegna as Jarmo Lehtinen took over Salminen's position.[28] Daniel Barritt split with Elfyn Evans to partner Takamoto Katsuta in the World Rally Championship-2;[29] Evans instead was joined by Scott Martin.[30] Katsuta and Barritt were later entered into Rallye Deutschland in a fourth Toyota.[31]
Other major entries
[edit]The following teams and crews competed in selected rounds of the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship. These crews were not eligible to score points in the manufacturers' championship. Crews were permitted to compete with World Rally Cars that were homologated under the regulations introduced prior to 2017.
[Prose would then detail who these crews are and why they are considered "other major entires" — i.e., that they are notable enough for inclusion in this article.]
Calendar
[edit]The championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, North and South America and Australia.[32]
Round | Start dates | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance | Ref. |
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1 | 24 January | 27 January | Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Mixed[b] | 16[c] | 323.83 km | |
2 | 14 February | 17 February | Rally Sweden | Torsby, Värmland | Snow | 19 | 316.80 km | |
3 | 7 March | 10 March | Rally Guanajuato México | León, Guanajuato | Gravel | 21 | 316.51 km | |
4 | 28 March | 31 March | Tour de Corse | Bastia, Corsica | Tarmac | 14 | 347.51 km | |
5 | 25 April | 28 April | Rally Argentina | Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel | 18[d] | 347.50 km | |
6 | 9 May | 12 May | Rally Chile | Talcahuano, Biobío | Gravel | 16 | 304.81 km | |
7 | 30 May | 2 June | Rally de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto | Gravel | 20[e] | 311.47 km | |
8 | 13 June | 16 June | Rally Italia Sardegna | Alghero, Sardinia | Gravel | 19 | 310.52 km | |
9 | 1 August | 4 August | Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | Gravel | 23 | 307.58 km | |
10 | 22 August | 25 August | ADAC Rallye Deutschland | Bostalsee, Saarland | Tarmac | 19 | 344.04 km | |
11 | 12 September | 15 September | Rally of Turkey | Marmaris, Muğla | Gravel | 17 | 318.77 km | |
12 | 3 October | 6 October | Wales Rally GB | Llandudno, Conwy | Gravel | 22[f] | 312.75 km | |
13 | 24 October | 27 October | RACC Rally Catalunya de España | Salou, Catalonia | Mixed[g] | 17 | 325.56 km | |
14 | 14 November | 17 November | Rally Australia | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | Gravel | Cancelled[h] |
Calendar expansion
[edit]Following the return of Rally Turkey to the championship in 2018, the FIA announced plans to expand the calendar to fourteen rounds in 2019 with the long-term objective of running sixteen championship events. Twelve prospective bids for events were put together,[33] including candidate events in New Zealand, Japan and Chile.[34] Prospective events in Kenya, Croatia, Canada and Estonia expressed interest in joining the calendar within five years.[35][36][37][38]
The planned expansion put pressure on European rounds to maintain their position on the calendar as teams were unwilling to contest sixteen events immediately. The Tour de Corse and Rally Italia Sardegna proved to be unpopular among teams for the logistical difficulties of travelling to Corsica and Sardinia and low spectator attendance at the events.[33][39] Organisers of Rally Japan reached an agreement with the sport's promoter to host a rally in 2019, with the proposed event moving from Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido to Toyota City in Honshu.[40] However, plans to return to Japan were abandoned when the promoter came under pressure to retain the Tour de Corse.[41]
The proposed events in Japan and Kenya ran candidate events in 2019 in a bid to join the championship in 2020.[42][43] Both were successful in secure a place on the 2020 calendar. The calendar published in October 2018 included Rally Chile as part of the expansion to fourteen rounds.[32] The event was based in Concepción and ran on gravel roads.[44]
Route changes
[edit]The route of Rallye Monte Carlo was shortened by 70.91 km (44.1 mi) compared to the 2018 route.[45] The route was revised after rule changes that were introduced for the 2019 championship limited the maximum distance of a route to 350 km (217.5 mi).[32] Organisers of the Tour de Corse announced plans for a new route, with up to three-quarters of the 2019 route being revised from the 2018 rally.[42] Rally de Portugal was also shortened by 46.72 km (29.0 mi) compared to the 2018 route.[46]
Rule changes
[edit]The maximum total distance of special stages per event was reduced from 500 km (310.7 mi) to 350 km (217.5 mi).[32]
Drivers were permitted to choose a permanent number, similar to the numbering systems used in Formula 1, MotoGP and DTM.[32][47] Prior to the 2019 championship, the numbering system was based on the manufacturers' championship standings from the previous year. The reigning world champions still competed with the number 1 and their permanent teammates were assigned the number 2.[48][49]
The number of test days were reduced from 55, with teams permitted to test for 42 days per year.[32][47]
The championship's support categories were restructured. The World Rally Championship-3 was discontinued and a new class was created within the World Rally Championship-2. The class, known as World Rally Championship-2 Pro, is open to manufacturer-supported teams entering cars complying with Group R5 regulations.[47] Two-wheel drive cars and Group R2 and R3 cars are still eligible to enter rallies.[47]
Results and standings
[edit]Season summary
[edit]Scoring system
[edit][This might need to be merged into the key that goes alongside the results matrix.]
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. In the manufacturers' championship, teams were eligible to nominate three crews to score points, but these points were only awarded to the top two classified finishers representing a manufacturer and driving a 2017-specification World Rally Car. There were also five bonus points awarded to the winners of the Power Stage, four points for second place, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. Power Stage points were only awarded in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships.
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 |
FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
[edit][The season report would be moved to this section. Rather than focus on each round as a separate sub-section, it would instead take a broad view of the championship and how the season played out.]
In detail
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FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers
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FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
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In detail
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were entered into Rally Finland, but were withdrawn before the event due to an injury sustained by Evans.
- ^ The Monte Carlo Rally was run on a tarmac and snow surface.
- ^ The third stage of the rally was cancelled on safety grounds when spectator areas became overcrowded.
- ^ The third stage of the rally was cancelled due to the weather.
- ^ The 14th and the 15th stage of the rally was cancelled.
- ^ The 20th stage of the rally was cancelled due to insufficient safety cover.
- ^ The first leg of Rally Catalunya will run on gravel stages and the second and third legs on tarmac stages.
- ^ Rally Australia was cancelled due to a bushfire emergency in Northern New South Wales.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ "Michelin signs new WRC agreement". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
The French tyre company and WRC Promoter have agreed an extension of their current partnership under which Michelin will be Official Tyre of the WRC until the end of 2019.
- ^ a b Official entry lists:
- "Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- "Rally Sweden 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "Rally Guanajuato México 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). rallymexico.com. Rally Mexico. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- "Corsica linea Tour de Corse 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). tourdecorse.com. tourdecorse.com. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "YPF Rally Argentina 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). rallyargentina.com. Rally Argentina. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- "Copec Rally Chile 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). rallymobil.cl. Rally Chile. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.pt. Rally de Portugal. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- "Rally Italia Sardegna 2019 Official Entry List". rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- "Rally Finland 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). nesterallyfinland.fi. Rally Finland. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- "ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2019 Entry List" (PDF). adac-rallye-deutschland.de. Rallye Deutschland. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Rally Turkey Marmaris 2019 Entry List" (PDF). rallyturkey.com. Rally of Turkey. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Wales Rally GB 2019 Entry List" (PDF). walesrallygb.com. Wales Rally GB. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "RallyRACC Catalunya COSTA-DAURADA 2019 Entry List" (PDF). rallyracc.com. Rally Catalunya. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- "Rally Australia 2019 Entry List" (PDF). rallyaustralia.com.au. Rally Australia. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Evans, David (1 December 2018). "Sebastien Loeb won't get Citroen WRC outings in 2019". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Herrero, Dan (22 December 2018). "M-Sport officially registers for 2019 WRC". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Wilson steps back". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (2 January 2019). "Hyundai splits with its World Rally team boss Nandan for 2019". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Evans, David (15 January 2019). "Marcus Gronholm back to WRC for Rally Sweden with a Toyota". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Evans, David (28 September 2018). "Sebastien Ogier picks Citroen for 2019 World Rally Championship". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Esapekka Lappi Joins Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT". media.citroenracing.com. Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ Herrero, Dan (2 December 2018). "No third car, no Loeb for Citroen in 2019 WRC". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b Evans, David (25 June 2019). "Hyundai calls up Craig Breen for WRC return on Rally Finland". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Mads Østberg is ready for WRC2-Pro with C3 R5". madsostberg.no. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Evans, David (18 October 2019). "Citroen adds Ostberg for Australia, could boost Ogier WRC title bid". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Benyon, Jack (31 October 2019). "Ostberg dropped from one-off Citroen WRC outing". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Evans, David (28 September 2018). "M-Sport won't rush decision over 2019 WRC plans after Ogier's exit". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Klien, Jamie (21 December 2018). "Tidemand gets two WRC rounds with M-Sport". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (9 January 2019). "M-Sport hands WRC2 driver Greensmith WRC chance". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Sebastien Loeb seals six-round 2019 WRC deal with Hyundai". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Paddon left 'high and dry'". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (3 July 2019). "Paddon gets last minute WRC seat for Rally Finland with M-Sport Fiesta". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Paddon sidelined from Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Howard, Tom (6 September 2019). "Paddon to contest Rally Aus in new M-Sport deal". Speedcafe.
- ^ a b Howard, Tom (12 November 2019). "UPDATE: Rally Australia cancelled due to bushfires". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Cozens, Jack (4 December 2018). "Toyota WRC team reveals Seb Marshall as Kris Meeke's co-driver". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing confirms WRC driver line-up for 2019". toyotagazooracing.com. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (25 May 2018). "Citroen WRC team explains decision to axe 'not under control' Meeke". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Rossi's Seventh Monza Success". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
He finished 1min 07.2sec clear of Finn Suninen, who was partnered by new co-driver Marko Salminen for the first time.
- ^ "Suninen swoops for Lehtinen". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
He finished 1min 07.2sec clear of Finn Suninen, who was partnered by new co-driver Marko Salminen for the first time.
- ^ "Toyota reveals 2019 programme for WRC protege Takamoto Katsuta". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (21 December 2018). "M-Sport goes ahead with 2019 World Rally Championship entry". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (28 June 2019). "Toyota gives protege Katsuta World Rally Championship debut". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ a b Evans, David (4 July 2018). "Japan and Chile now both expected to host 2019 WRC rounds". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Howard, Tom (17 November 2017). "Rally Aus continues push for multi-year WRC deal". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Coch, Mat (9 February 2018). "Canada seeking to host WRC from 2023". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "FIA signs agreement for 'modern-era' Safari Rally". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Urmo Aava: eesmärk on jõuda WRC sarja, mitte nendega konkureerida" [Urmo Aava: the goal is to reach WRC, not to be their rival] (in Estonian). Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Rally Estonia naaseb ja tahab murda 2021. aastaks MM-sarja" [Rally Estonia returns and wants to reach the World Championship by 2021] (in Estonian). Postimees. 1 November 2017.
- ^ Evans, David (14 June 2018). "WRC team pushing for Italy 2019 boycott over Sardinia route". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (22 August 2018). "Rally Japan gets go-ahead from WRC Promoter for 2019 event". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (11 October 2018). "Rally Japan's WRC return set to be abandoned at FIA council meeting". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ a b Evans, David (12 October 2018). "Tour of Corsica announces 2019 World Rally Championship reprieve". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (12 October 2018). "2019 WRC calendar: 14-round schedule given green light by FIA WMSC". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Chile steps up to 2019 WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "86è Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2018" (PDF). acm.mc (in French). Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "52. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2018". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d Herrero, Daniel (13 October 2018). "Australia remains finale on 2019 WRC calendar". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "2019 Revamp for WRC 2". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (12 January 2019). "WRC drivers' competition numbers revealed at Autosport International". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "World Rally Championship – Results Monte Carlo". www.wrc.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "World Rally Championship – Results Sweden". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "World Rally Championship – Results Mexico". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "World Rally Championship – Results Tour de Corse". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "World Rally Championship – Results Argentina". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "COPEC Rally Chile Results". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "World Rally Championship – Results Portugal". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
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- ^ "World Rally Championship – Results Germany". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "World Rally Championship – Results Turkey". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "World Rally Championship – Results Wales". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "World Rally Championship – Results Spain". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ "Rally Australia Cancelled". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- FIA World Rally Championship 2019 at ewrc-results.com