2014 WRC2 Championship
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The 2014 FIA WRC2 Championship was the second season of WRC2, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. 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
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Teams and drivers
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Driver changes
[edit | edit source]- Reigning WRC3 champion Sébastien Chardonnet moved up to the WRC-2.[16]
- 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.[17]
- 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.[17]
Regulation changes
[edit | edit source]- 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.[18]
- Drivers were no longer assigned permanent numbers, except upon request.[18]
Rally summaries
[edit | edit source]| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | |||||||
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | |||
| 1 | Monaco Monte Carlo Rally (15–20 January) — Results and report |
1 | Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ukraine Pavlo Cherepin |
United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta R5) |
4:20:57.5 | (15)1a 14 |
(383,88 km)1b 360,48 km |
7 | 6 | |
| 2 | Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Mitia Dotta |
Italy FWRT s.r.l. (Ford Fiesta R5) |
4:28:47.9 | |||||||
| 3 | Republic of Ireland Robert Barrable United Kingdom Stuart Loudon |
United Kingdom CA1 Sport Ltd (Ford Fiesta R5) |
4:30:22.3 | |||||||
| 2 | Sweden Rally Sweden (5–8 February) — Results and report |
1 | Estonia Karl Kruuda Estonia Martin Järveoja |
Finland Printsport Racing (Ford Fiesta S2000) |
3:14:40.2 | (24) 23 |
(323,54 km) 312,22 km |
10 | 8 | |
| 2 | Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Kaj Lindström |
United Kingdom Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:14:42.5 | |||||||
| 3 | Sweden Fredrik Åhlin Norway Morten Erik Abrahamsen |
United Kingdom Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:15:58.3 | |||||||
| 3 | Mexico Rally Mexico (6–9 March) — Results and report |
1 | Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ukraine Pavlo Cherepin |
United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta R5) |
4:56:00.0 | 21 | 401,77 km | 8 | 7 | |
| 2 | Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Mitia Dotta |
Italy FWRT s.r.l. (Ford Fiesta R5) |
5:19:43.9 | |||||||
| 3 | Italy Max Rendina Italy Mario Pizzuti |
Italy www.Rallyproject.com srl (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) |
5:19:59.8 | |||||||
| 4 | Portugal Rally de Portugal (3–6 April) — Results and report |
1 | Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Italy Giovanni Bernacchini |
United Kingdom Autotek Motorsport (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
3:43:35.1 | 16 | 339,46 km | 20 | 17 | |
| 2 | Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Kaj Lindström |
United Kingdom Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:43:46.7 | |||||||
| 3 | Sweden Pontus Tidemand Norway Ola Floene |
United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:45:42.1 | |||||||
| 5 | Argentina Rally Argentina (8–11 May) — Results and report |
1 | Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Italy Giovanni Bernacchini |
United Kingdom Autotek Motorsport (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
5:04:35.0 | 14 | 405,10 km | 16 | 13 | |
| 2 | Peru Nicolás Fuchs Argentina Fernando Mussano |
United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
5:10:10.7 | |||||||
| 3 | Paraguay Diego Domínguez Argentina Edgardo Galindo |
Argentina Barattero Motorsport (Ford Fiesta R5) |
5:10:25.5 | |||||||
| 6 | Italy Rally Italia Sardegna (6–8 June) — Results and report |
1 | Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Mitia Dotta |
Italy FWRT s.r.l. (Ford Fiesta R5) |
4:17:59.9 | 17 | 364,54 km | 22 | 15 | |
| 2 | France Sébastien Chardonnet France Thibault de la Haye |
Belgium Top Teams by MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R5) |
4:20:11.5 | |||||||
| 3 | Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ukraine Pavlo Cherepin |
United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
4:23:27.0 | |||||||
| 7 | Poland Rally Poland (27–29 June) — Results and report |
1 | Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Raigo Mõlder |
United Kingdom Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
2:42:12.3 | 24 | 336,64 km | 15 | 12 | |
| 2 | Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Kaj Lindström |
United Kingdom Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
2:43:50.5 | |||||||
| 3 | Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr |
Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
2:46:23.5 | |||||||
| 8 | Finland Rally Finland (1–3 August) — Results and report |
1 | Estonia Karl Kruuda Estonia Martin Järveoja |
Finland Printsport Racing (Ford Fiesta S2000) |
3:12:07.9 | 26 | 360,94 km | 10 | 7 | |
| 2 | Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Kaj Lindström |
United Kingdom Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:14:16.6 | |||||||
| 3 | Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Raigo Mõlder |
United Kingdom Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:14:40.1 | |||||||
| 9 | Error creating thumbnail: Rallye Deutschland (22–24 August) — Results and report |
1 | Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Emil Axelsson |
United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:18:55.6 | 18 | 324,31 km | 9 | 7 | |
| 2 | Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Raigo Mõlder |
United Kingdom Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:18:57.4 | |||||||
| 3 | Error creating thumbnail: Armin Kremer Error creating thumbnail: Klaus Wicha |
Austria Baumschlager Rallye & Racing (Škoda Fabia S2000) |
3:20:00.8 | |||||||
| 10 | Australia Rally Australia (12–14 September) — Results and report |
1 | Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Italy Giovanni Bernacchini |
United Kingdom Autotek Motorsport (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
3:05:11.1 | 20 | 304,34 km | 9 | 6 | |
| 2 | Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Kaj Lindström |
United Kingdom Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:07:01.5 | |||||||
| 3 | Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ukraine Pavlo Cherepin |
United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
3:07:48.1 | |||||||
| 11 | France Rallye de France Alsace (3–5 October) — Results and report |
1 | France Quentin Gilbert Belgium Renaud Jamoul |
United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta R5) |
2:48:56.8 | 18 | 303,63 km | 8 | 7 | |
| 2 | Portugal Bernardo Sousa Portugal Hugo Magalhães |
Ukraine AT Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
2:49:04.9 | |||||||
| 3 | France Sébastien Chardonnet France Thibault de la Haye |
Belgium Top Teams by MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R5) |
2:51:04.1 | |||||||
| 12 | Spain Rally de Catalunya (24–26 October) — Results and report |
1 | Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Italy Giovanni Bernacchini |
United Kingdom Autotek Motorsport (Ford Fiesta RRC) |
3:59:24.4 | 17 | 372,96 km | 12 | 8 | |
| 2 | France Julien Maurin France Nicolas Klinger |
France Team 2B Yacco (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:59:59.4 | |||||||
| 3 | Republic of Ireland Robert Barrable United Kingdom Stuart Loudon |
United Kingdom CA1 Sport Ltd (Ford Fiesta R5) |
4:03:56.9 | |||||||
| 13 | United Kingdom Wales Rally GB (14–16 November) — Results and report |
1 | Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Kaj Lindström |
United Kingdom Drive DMACK (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:14:08.1 | 17 | 305,64 km | 16 | 12 | |
| 2 | Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Mitia Dotta |
Italy FWRT s.r.l. (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:15:05.5 | |||||||
| 3 | United Kingdom Matthew Wilson United Kingdom Scott Martin |
Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing (Ford Fiesta R5) |
3:15:25.3 | |||||||
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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
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[edit | edit source]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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FIA WRC2 for Co-Drivers
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FIA WRC2 for Teams
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FIA WRC2 Cup for Production Car Drivers
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FIA WRC2 Cup for Production Car Co-Drivers
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