2011 World Rally Championship

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The 2011 World Rally Championship was the 39th season of the FIA World Rally Championship in automobile racing. The season consisted of 13 rallies, beginning with Rally Sweden on 10 February and ended with Wales Rally GB on 13 November.

Sébastien Loeb claimed his eighth consecutive World Championship title at the Wales Rally of Great Britain when title rival Mikko Hirvonen retired on the first day with an engine that was too damaged to restart.[1][2][3]

Changes[]

The Mini factory team returned to rallying with the John Cooper Works WRC.
  • The new technical regulations for the World Rally Car became effective from 2011.[4] The cars were based on the previous Super 2000 cars, fitted with a supplementary kit, which included turbo and rear-wing additions.[4] The kit must be able to be fitted or removed within a defined time limit, to be determined.[4] They will be powered by a 1600cc turbo engine instead of the previous 2000cc turbo unit.[5]
  • The sporting regulations were amended to allow any tyre manufacturer to supply tyres. Regulations were implemented to control costs. The amended regulations were presented to the WMSC for a fax vote before 20 July 2010.[6]
  • Michelin and British tyre firm DMACK became the two tyre suppliers for the season, following Pirelli's contract coming to an end and their announcement as the official tyre supplier for Formula One.[7]
  • Additional championship points will be awarded to the top three crews on a televised stage on the final day of each rally, known as the "Power Stage". 3 points will be awarded to the stage winner, with 2 and 1 for second and third respectively.[8][9]

Calendar[]

Defending champion Sébastien Loeb driving a Citroën DS3 WRC in Portugal.
Mikko Hirvonen with a Ford Fiesta RS WRC at the Rallye de France.

The 2011 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, North America, South America and Oceania.

Following a fax vote by the members of the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC), the following calendar had been agreed for the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship.[10][11]

Round Dates Rally Name Rally Base Surface Support Category
1 10–13 February Sweden Rally Sweden Karlstad Snow PWRC
2 3–6 March Mexico Rally Mexico León Gravel SWRC
3 24–27 March Portugal Rally de Portugal Faro Gravel PWRC/WRC Academy
4 14–16 April Jordan Jordan Rally Amman Gravel SWRC
5 5–8 May Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Olbia Gravel SWRC/WRC Academy
6 26–29 May Argentina Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz Gravel PWRC
7 16–19 June Greece Acropolis Rally Loutraki Gravel SWRC
8 28–30 July Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä Gravel SWRC/PWRC/WRC Academy
9 18–21 August Germany Rallye Deutschland Trier Asphalt SWRC/WRC Academy
10 8–11 September Australia Rally Australia Coffs Harbour Gravel PWRC
11 29 September – 2 October France Rallye de France Alsace Strasbourg Asphalt SWRC/WRC Academy
12 20–23 October Spain Rally Catalunya Salou Asphalt & Gravel SWRC/PWRC
13 10–13 November United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Cardiff Gravel PWRC/WRC Academy

Calendar changes[]

Teams and drivers[]

Manufacturer teams
Team Constructor Car Tyre No Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
France Citroën Total World Rally Team[13] Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC M 1 France Sébastien Loeb[14] Monaco Daniel Elena All
2 France Sébastien Ogier[14] France Julien Ingrassia All
United Kingdom Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team[15] Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 3 Finland Mikko Hirvonen[16] Finland Jarmo Lehtinen[16] All
4 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala[16] Finland Miikka Anttila[16] All
United Kingdom M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team[17] Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 5 Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor 1–4
United Kingdom Matthew Wilson United Kingdom Scott Martin 5–13
6 Norway Mads Østberg[18] Sweden Jonas Andersson 1–9, 11–13
Russia Evgeny Novikov France Denis Giraudet 10
15 United Kingdom Matthew Wilson United Kingdom Scott Martin 1–4
Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor 5–13
16 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson[19] Sweden Emil Axelsson 5
Germany Aaron Burkart Germany 9
D 18 Estonia Ott Tänak[20] Estonia Kuldar Sikk 13
M 54 Russia Evgeny Novikov[21] Belgium Stéphane Prévot 2, 5
France Denis Giraudet 7–8, 11
Argentina Munchi's Ford World Rally Team[22] Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 7 Argentina Federico Villagra[22] Argentina [22] 2–6
Argentina 7
Argentina 12
Finland ICE 1 Racing[17] Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC M 8 Finland Kimi Räikkönen[23] Finland Kaj Lindström[23] 1, 3–4, 7–13
Netherlands FERM Power Tools World Rally Team[24] Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 9 Netherlands Dennis Kuipers[25] Belgium 1–3, 5, 7–9, 11–13
Belgium 4
18 Netherlands René Kuipers Belgium 9
Netherlands 7–8
Ford Fiesta S2000 1, 3, 5
United Arab Emirates Team Abu Dhabi[26] Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 10 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al Qassimi[27] United Kingdom 1, 3–5, 8, 10–12
Russia Evgeny Novikov France Denis Giraudet 13
Norway Petter Solberg World Rally Team[28] Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC M 11 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Chris Patterson All
Brazil Brazil World Rally Team[29] Mini Mini John Cooper Works S2000[30] M 12 Brazil Daniel Oliveira[29] Portugal [29] 3–4
Mini John Cooper Works WRC[30] 5–12
Argentina 13
Netherlands Van Merksteijn Motorsport[31] Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC M 14 Netherlands Peter van Merksteijn Jr.[32] Belgium [32] 3–7
Belgium 9–13
20 Netherlands Peter van Merksteijn Sr.[31] 5, 7
United Kingdom Mini WRC Team[33] Mini Mini John Cooper Works WRC[30] M 37 Spain Dani Sordo[34] Spain Carlos del Barrio 5, 8–9, 11–13
52 United Kingdom Kris Meeke[35] Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle[35] 5, 8–9, 11–13
United States Monster World Rally Team[17] Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 43 United States Ken Block[36] Italy Alex Gelsomino[36] 1–3, 6, 9–13
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
United Kingdom M-Sport Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 16 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Emil Axelsson 1
Portugal Team Quinta do Lorde[37] Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 16 Portugal Bernardo Sousa Portugal 3
France Citroën Racing Technilogies Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC M 16 Russia Evgeny Novikov France Denis Giraudet 12
Italy [38] Mini Mini John Cooper Works S2000[30] M 17 Portugal Armindo Araújo Portugal 3
Mini John Cooper Works WRC 5, 7–9, 11–13
Italy Mini Mini John Cooper Works WRC M 18 Finland Matti Rantanen Finland 8
51 Sweden Patrik Flodin Sweden 5, 9
Greece Team Greece Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 19 Greece Lambros Athanassoulas Greece 7
Finland Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 19 Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland 8
United Kingdom Prodrive Mini Mini John Cooper Works WRC M 51 Finland Mattias Therman Finland 8
Czech Republic Czech Ford National Team Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 51 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic 13
France Equipe de France FFSA Mini Mini John Cooper Works WRC M 55 France Pierre Campana France 9, 11–12
Brazil Mini Mini John Cooper Works WRC M 59 Brazil Paulo Nobre Brazil 13
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 M 20 Netherlands Hans Weijs, Jr. Belgium 9
50 Finland Finland 8
54 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Floene 8
Netherlands Kevin Abbring Belgium 13
56 Germany Germany 9, 12
57 Spain Spain 12
Germany Sepp Wiegand Germany Timo Gottschalk 13

Driver changes[]

Team changes[]

  • Mini returned to the World Rally Championship as a factory team for the first time since 1967. The manufacturer used the Mini John Cooper Works, to be run by Dave Richards' Prodrive team after Prodrive failed in their bid to join the 2010 and 2011 Formula One grids. The John Cooper Works WRC will be run in a limited campaign of selected events for the 2011 season, with a view to taking part in the full World Championship from 2012.[33]

SWRC entries[]

[39]

No Team Driver Co-driver Car Rounds
21 Czech Republic Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Ford Fiesta S2000 2, 5, 7–9, 11–12
22 Estonia MM Motorsport Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta S2000 2, 5, 7–9, 11–12
23 Qatar Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Italy Ford Fiesta S2000 2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–12
24 Portugal Portugal Bernardo Sousa Portugal Ford Fiesta S2000 4–5, 7
Portugal 8–9, 11–12
25 Austria Red Bull Škoda[40] Finland Juho Hänninen Finland Škoda Fabia S2000 2, 5, 7–9, 11–12
27 Germany Hermann Gassner, Jr. Germany 4–5, 7–9, 11–12
26 Estonia Estonia Karl Kruuda Estonia Martin Järveoja Škoda Fabia S2000 2, 4–5, 7–9, 12
28 Norway PS Engineering Norway Eyvind Brynildsen[41] Norway Cato Menkerud Škoda Fabia S2000 4–5, 7–9, 11
Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Gareth Roberts Ford Fiesta S2000 12
29 Hungary Turán Motorsport Hungary Frigyes Turán Hungary Ford Fiesta S2000 4–5, 7–9, 11–12
30 Spain Andorra Albert Llovera Spain Diego Vallejo Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 4–5, 7–9, 11–12
Additional guest entries
49 Jordan Jordan Lebanon Škoda Fabia S2000 4
49 Finland Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Finland Juha Salo Finland Marko Salminen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 8
50 Germany Germany Germany Ford Fiesta S2000 9
49 France France Julien Maurin France Ford Fiesta S2000 11

PWRC entries[]

[42]

No Team Driver Co-driver Car Rounds
21 Russia Sweden Patrik Flodin Sweden Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1, 3, 8, 12
Sweden 6
Finland 13
33 Russia Russia 1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13
22 Poland Poland Michał Kościuszko Poland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3, 6, 8, 10, 12–13
23 Italy Italy Italy Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1
Italy 3, 6, 10, 13
Italy 12
24 Norway Norway Anders Grøndal Norway Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1, 3
Australia Australia 10
Finland Jarkko Nikara Finland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 8, 13
Spain Spain 12
25 Finland Finland Finland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1, 3, 8, 12–13
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 10
26 Czech Republic Semerád Rally Team Czech Republic Martin Semerád Czech Republic Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13
27 United Kingdom United Kingdom Harry Hunt United Kingdom Citroën DS3 R3T 3
United Kingdom 6, 8, 10, 12–13
28 United Arab Emirates Team Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1
Republic of Ireland 3, 8, 10, 12–13
29 United Arab Emirates Republic of Ireland 1, 3, 8, 10, 12–13
30 Ukraine Mentos Ascania Racing Ukraine Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. Ukraine Pavlo Cherepin Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 1, 3, 8, 10, 12–13
31 Ukraine Oleksiy Kikireshko Ukraine 1, 3
Estonia 8, 10, 12–13
32 Ukraine Valeriy Gorban Ukraine 1
Estonia 3
Ukraine 8
Ukraine 10, 12–13
34 Ukraine Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ukraine Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1, 3, 6, 8
35 Italy Ralliart Italy Peru Nicolàs Fuchs Argentina Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1, 3, 6, 8, 12–13
37 Mexico Ricardo Triviño Spain 1
39 Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada 10
36 State of Palestine State of Palestine Rami Jaber United Kingdom Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 3
38 New Zealand New Zealand World Rally Team New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3, 6, 8, 10, 12
39 Italy Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3, 6, 8
Spain 12–13
Additional guest entries
49 Portugal Portugal Portugal Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 3
49 Argentina Argentina Argentina Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 6
50 Argentina Argentina Argentina Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 6
149 Finland Finland Finland Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 8
150 United Kingdom Finland Finland Renault Clio R3 8
49 Australia Australia Australia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 10
50 Australia Australia Australia Subaru Impreza WRX STI 10
50 United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom Subaru Impreza WRX STI 13

WRC Academy entries[]

The WRC Academy used identical Ford Fiesta R2s.[43]

No Driver Co-driver Rounds
100 Sweden Norway 3, 5
101 United Kingdom United Kingdom Daniel Barritt 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
102 Spain Spain Cándido Carrera 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
103 Italy Italy 3
Italy 5, 8–9, 11, 13
104 Czech Republic Czech Republic 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
105 Estonia Estonia 3, 5, 8–9
Estonia 11
Estonia 13
106 Australia Australia 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
107 France France 3
108 Estonia Egon Kaur Estonia 3, 8
Estonia 5, 9, 11, 13
109 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Gareth Roberts 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
110 Spain Spain 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
111 Sweden Sweden 3, 5, 8–9
112 Russia Russia 3
Russia 5
Russia 8–9, 11, 13
113 Argentina Argentina 3, 5, 8
Argentina 9, 11
114 Sweden Sweden 3
Sweden 5, 8
Norway 9
Sweden 11, 13
115 Australia Molly Taylor Australia 3, 5
United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall 8–9, 11, 13
116 Germany Germany 3, 5, 8, 11, 13
117 Germany Germany 3
118 Netherlands Netherlands 3, 5, 8–9, 11, 13
119 Italy Italy Michele Ferrara 3
Italy 5
120 Germany Sepp Wiegand Germany 9, 11
121 South Africa United Kingdom 11, 13
122 Germany Germany 13
123 United States Republic of Ireland 13

Results and standings[]

Results and statistics[]

Colour Rally Surface
Gold Gravel
Silver Tarmac
Blue Snow/Ice
Bronze Mixed Surface
Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 Sweden Swedish Rally
(10–13 February) — Results and report
1 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:23:56.6 22 351.00 km 44 34
2 Norway Mads Østberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:24:03.1
3 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:24:30.6
2 Mexico Rally Mexico
(3–6 March) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC 3:53:17.0 22 364.87 km 24 18
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:54:55.4
3 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:55:40.9
3 Portugal Rally de Portugal
(24–27 March) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Ogier Citroën DS3 WRC 4:10:53.4 17 385.37 km 70 38
2 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC 4:11:25.2
3 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:14:15.5
4 Jordan Jordan Rally
(14–16 April) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Ogier Citroën DS3 WRC 2:48:28.2 20 333.04 km 28 23
2 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2:48:28.4
3 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC 2:48:55.9
5 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna
(5–8 May) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC 3:45:40.9 18 339.70 km 64 32
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:45:52.1
3 Norway Petter Solberg Citroën DS3 WRC 3:46:04.7
6 Argentina Rally Argentina
(26–29 May) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC 4:03:56.9 19 378.15 km 33 27
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:03:59.3
3 France Sébastien Ogier Citroën DS3 WRC 4:04:04.2
7 Greece Acropolis Rally
(16–19 June) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Ogier Citroën DS3 WRC 4:04:44.3 18 348.80 km 42 35
2 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC 4:04:54.8
3 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:04:57.8
8 Finland Rally Finland
(28–30 July) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC 2:39:37.0 22 314.39 km 125 66
2 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2:39:45.1
3 France Sébastien Ogier Citroën DS3 WRC 2:39:49.8
9 Germany Rallye Deutschland
(18–21 August) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Ogier Citroën DS3 WRC 3:32:15.9 19 359.59 km 85 48
2 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC 3:32:55.7
3 Spain Dani Sordo Mini John Cooper Works WRC 3:34:11.5
10 Australia Rally Australia
(8–11 September) — Results and report
1 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:35:59.0 26 368.96 km 30 21
2 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:36:13.7
3 Norway Petter Solberg Citroën DS3 WRC 3:36:43.8
11 France Rallye de France–Alsace
(30 September – 2 October) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Ogier Citroën DS3 WRC 3:06:20.4 23 348.13 km 84 54
2 Spain Dani Sordo Mini John Cooper Works WRC 3:06:26.7
3 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:09:47.0
12 Spain Rally Catalunya
(20–23 October) — Results and report
1 France Sébastien Loeb Citroën DS3 WRC 4:05:39.3 18 406.06 km 58 44
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:07:46.2
3 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:08:11.7
13 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB
(10–13 November) — Results and report
1 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:27:03.5 23 358.59 km 78 41
2 Norway Mads Østberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:30:46.4
3 Norway Henning Solberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC 3:34:08.6

Standings[]

Drivers' championship[]

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
ITA
Italy
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
1 France Sébastien Loeb 6 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 10 1 Ret 1 3 Ret 222
2 Finland Mikko Hirvonen 1 2 1 4 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 4 1 3 2 Ret 214
3 France Sébastien Ogier 4 1 Ret 1 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 11 1 3 Ret 111 196
4 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala 3 3 3 3 2 2 182 7 9 2 2 14 2 2 4 1 3 1 3 172
5 Norway Petter Solberg 5 4 3 6 Ret 3 4 1 4 5 5 3 3 3 EX Ret Ret 110
6 Norway Mads Østberg 2 5 31 13 5 5 12 6 Ret 7 6 2 88
7 United Kingdom Matthew Wilson 9 Ret 5 5 9 8 6 8 11 4 10 Ret 5 63
8 Spain Dani Sordo 6 Ret 3 2 2 4 2 20 2 59
9 Norway Henning Solberg Ret 6 9 14 Ret DNS 5 7 7 14 6 8 3 59
10 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 8 7 6 7 9 6 WD Ret Ret Ret 34
11 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 1 4 25
12 Netherlands Dennis Kuipers 13 Ret 10 9 Ret 10 11 10 5 9 8 21
13 Argentina Federico Villagra 9 8 7 17 6 Ret 16 20
14 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al Qassimi 10 14 8 13 14 5 12 12 15
15 Estonia Ott Tänak 10 7 Ret 13 12 11 27 6 15
16 Finland Juho Hänninen 8 8 8 10 20 26 10 14
17 Russia Evgeny Novikov Ret 14 20 Ret Ret 23 7 7 12
18 New Zealand Hayden Paddon 11 9 19 6 34 13 10
19 Czech Republic Martin Prokop 12 7 10 15 12 30 14 13 22 7
20 Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson 7 15 15 6
21 Poland Michał Kościuszko 24 20 25 7 22 16 6
22 United States Ken Block 14 12 DNS 18 17 19 8 Ret 9 6
23 Portugal Armindo Araújo Ret 12 Ret 20 8 Ret Ret 10 5
24 Ukraine Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. 32 20 Ret 8 30 25 4
25 Netherlands Peter van Merksteijn Jr. 22 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 13 Ret 17 Ret 2
26 Mexico Benito Guerra 12 18 15 Ret 9 24 Ret 2
27 France Pierre Campana 18 9 DNS 2
28 Portugal Bernardo Sousa Ret 10 Ret 11 24 35 15 Ret 1
29 Sweden Patrik Flodin EX 29 19 10 22 27 21 14 1
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
ITA
Italy
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:

  • 1 2 3 refers to the classification of the drivers on the 'Power Stage', where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1 for the fastest three drivers on the stage.

Co-drivers' championship[]

Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
ITA
Italy
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
1 Monaco Daniel Elena 6 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 10 1 Ret 1 3 Ret 222
2 Finland Jarmo Lehtinen 1 2 1 4 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 4 1 3 2 Ret 214
3 France Julien Ingrassia 4 1 Ret 1 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 11 1 3 Ret 111 196
4 Finland Miikka Anttila 3 3 3 3 2 2 18 2 7 9 2 2 14 2 2 4 1 3 1 3 172
5 United Kingdom Chris Patterson 5 4 3 6 Ret 3 4 1 4 5 5 3 3 3 EX Ret Ret 110
6 Sweden Jonas Andersson 2 5 31 13 5 5 12 6 Ret 7 6 2 88
7 United Kingdom Scott Martin 9 Ret 5 5 9 8 6 8 11 4 10 Ret 5 63
8 Spain Carlos del Barrio 6 Ret 3 2 2 4 2 20 2 59
9 Austria Ilka Minor Ret 6 9 14 Ret DNS 5 7 7 14 6 8 3 59
10 Finland Kaj Lindström 8 7 6 7 9 6 WD Ret Ret Ret 34
11 Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 1 4 25
12 Argentina 9 8 7 17 6 20
13 Belgium 13 Ret 10 Ret 10 11 10 5 9 8 19
14 United Kingdom 10 14 8 13 14 5 12 12 15
15 Estonia Kuldar Sikk 10 7 Ret 13 12 11 27 6 15
16 Finland 8 8 8 10 20 26 10 14
17 France Denis Giraudet Ret 14 20 Ret Ret 23 7 7 12
18 New Zealand John Kennard 11 9 19 6 34 13 10
19 Czech Republic 12 7 10 15 12 30 14 13 22 7
20 Sweden Emil Axelsson 7 15 15 6
21 Poland Maciej Szczepaniak 24 20 25 7 22 16 6
22 Italy Alex Gelsomino 14 12 DNS 18 17 19 8 Ret 9 6
23 Portugal Ret 12 Ret 20 8 Ret Ret 10 5
24 Ukraine Pavlo Cherepin 32 20 Ret 8 30 25 4
25 Belgium 9 13 Ret 17 Ret 2
26 Belgium 9 WD 13 2
27 Spain Borja Rozada 12 18 15 Ret 9 24 Ret 2
28 France 18 9 DNS 2
29 Portugal Ret 10 Ret 11 24 35 15 Ret 1
30 Sweden 10 1
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
ITA
Italy
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Pts

Manufacturers' championship[]

Pos. Manufacturer No. SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
ITA
Italy
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
1 France Citroën Total World Rally Team 1 5 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 6 Ret 1 Ret 403
2 4 Ret 1 1 4 3 1 3 1 7 1 Ret 7
2 United Kingdom Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 3 1 2 4 4 2 2 3 4 3 1 2 2 Ret 376
4 3 3 3 2 9 7 7 2 9 2 3 3 1
3 United Kingdom M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team 5 Ret 6 8 10 6 8 5 7 8 4 7 Ret 3 178
6 2 5 12 9 5 5 9 6 Ret Ret 5 4 2
4 Norway Petter Solberg World Rally Team 11 4 5 Ret 3 4 4 5 4 3 EX Ret Ret 98
5 Netherlands FERM Power Tools World Rally Team 9 8 Ret 9 8 Ret 8 9 7 4 5 5 54
6 United Arab Emirates Team Abu Dhabi 10 7 10 7 7 10 5 8 6 4 54
7 Argentina Munchi's Ford World Rally Team 7 7 7 6 8 6 Ret 7 38
8 United States Monster World Rally Team 43 9 8 DNS 9 10 9 6 Ret 6 27
9 Netherlands Van Merksteijn Motorsport 14 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 8 Ret 8 Ret 16
10 Brazil Brazil World Rally Team 12 Ret 11 10 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 8 7
EX Finland ICE 1 Racing 8 6 6 5 6 8 5 48
Pos. Manufacturer No. SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
JOR
Jordan
ITA
Italy
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)
  • Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Catalunya.
  • † – ICE 1 Racing was excluded from the manufacturers' championship after they failed to take part in Rally Australia. As the team is considered to be a WRC entry (as opposed to a development entry, like the Mini WRC Team), it was obligated to take part in at least two rounds of the championship outside Europe. Driver Kimi Räikkönen had previously taken part in Rally Jordan, but had not competed in any further events outside Europe, and Rally Australia was the final flyaway round of the championship.[44]

SWRC Drivers' championship[]

Pos. Driver MEX
Mexico
JOR
Jordan
ITA
Italy
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
 Pts 
1 Finland Juho Hänninen 2 2 1 1 4 5 1 133
2 Estonia Ott Tänak 3 1 Ret 3 1 1 6 113
3 Czech Republic Martin Prokop 1 3 5 2 6 3 3 106
4 Portugal Bernardo Sousa 1 Ret 2 6 8 4 Ret 67
5 Germany Hermann Gassner, Jr. 3 5 4 4 7 Ret 5 65
6 Estonia Karl Kruuda 4 2 6 8 7 5 7 64
7 Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah EX Ret 4 6 2 Ret 2 56
8 Norway Eyvind Brynildsen 5 Ret 7 Ret DNS 2 DNS 34
9 Andorra Albert Llovera 4 Ret 9 Ret DNS 8 18
10 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen 4 12
11 France 6 8
12 Finland Juha Salo 8 4
13 Germany 9 2
EX Hungary Frigyes Turán Ret 7 3 5 3 Ret 0†
Pos. Driver MEX
Mexico
JOR
Jordan
ITA
Italy
GRE
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)
  • † Frigyes Turán Excluded from Championship

PWRC Drivers' championship[]

Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
POR
Portugal
ARG
Argentina
FIN
Finland
AUS
Australia
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
1 New Zealand Hayden Paddon 1 1 1 1 8 104
2 Sweden Patrik Flodin EX 10 2 3 1 1 84
3 Poland Michał Kościuszko 7 10 5 2 2 2 71
4 Czech Republic Martin Semerád 1 3 5 Ret 10 EX 51
5 Peru Nicolàs Fuchs 3 Ret 4 Ret 6 3 50
6 Mexico Benito Guerra 4 6 Ret 4 3 Ret 47
7 Ukraine Valeriy Gorban 4 5 7 5 7 9 46
8 Ukraine Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. 7 6 Ret 3 5 8 45
9 Russia 6 12 3 9 Ret 4 37
10 Italy 5 Ret 8 6 Ret DNS 22
11 Finland Jarkko Nikara 2 Ret 18
12 United Arab Emirates 8 8 Ret 11 Ret 5 18
13 United Arab Emirates Ret 9 Ret 10 4 15
14 Ukraine Oleksiy Kikireshko Ret 11 8 Ret 9 6 14
15 Finland 6 8
16 United Kingdom Harry Hunt 13 11 Ret 9 Ret 7 8
17 Argentina 7 6
18 Australia 7 6
19 Australia 8 4
EX Finland Ret 2 4 Ret Ret DNS 0†
EX Ukraine Yuriy Protasov 2 Ret 9 DNS 0†
Pos. Driver SWE
Sweden
POR
Portugal
ARG
Argentina
FIN
Finland
AUS
Australia
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)
  • † Excluded from Championship

WRC Academy Drivers' championship[]

Pos. Driver POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
1 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Ret 5 8 4 2 5 1 5 Ret 6 1 14 111
2 Estonia Egon Kaur 1 3 1 5 1 5 8 Ret 2 1 111
3 United Kingdom 5 2 Ret Ret 4 9 1 3 3 1 62
4 Spain Ret 1 Ret 6 1 2 7 3 6 9 58
5 Australia 4 5 2 4 13 Ret 14 1 37
6 Italy 7 6 2 Ret 3 Ret 8 35
7 Czech Republic Ret 4 5 5 1 Ret Ret 33
8 Germany 3 Ret 7 Ret 4 33
9 Spain Ret Ret 10 4 2 1 11 32
10 Sweden Ret 1 3 Ret 1 6 8 13 29
11 Australia Molly Taylor 8 Ret 9 14 5 5 1 27
12 Netherlands 10 Ret 3 10 6 Ret 25
13 Estonia Ret 7 8 11 7 10 17
14 Russia Ret 12 6 8
15 Argentina 6 2 Ret Ret 1†
16 Sweden 2 1 Ret 1 Ret DNS −5†
17 Italy 9 Ret −23†
18 Sweden Ret Ret −25†
Pos. Driver POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
Pts
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)
  • Note: 1 refers to the number of stages won, where a bonus point is awarded per stage win.
  • † Deducted 25 points

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