2014 World Rally Championship-3

The 2014 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the second season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013.^[1]

Sébastien Chardonnet started as the defending champion.^[2] However, he did not defend his title as he competed in the WRC-2 championship instead.^[3]

The championship was won by Stéphane Lefebvre.^[4] finished the championship second with Martin Koči third.^[5]

Calendar[]

Unlike its predecessor – the Production Car World Rally Championship – the World Rally Championship-3 did not have a fixed calendar. Instead, teams and drivers competing in the series were free to contest any of thirteen rallies that formed the 2014 World Rally Championship. They had to nominate up to six events to score points in, and their best five results from these six events counted towards their final championship points score. The World Rally Championship was open to two-wheel drive cars complying with R1, R2 and R3 regulations.^[6]

The 2014 calendar was announced at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Croatia on 27 September 2013.^[7] The 2014 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, North America, South America and Oceania.

Round	Dates	Rally name	Rally headquarters	Surface
1	16–18 January	Monte Carlo Rally	Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France	Mixed
2	5–8 February	Rally Sweden	Hagfors, Värmland	Snow
3	6–9 March	Rally Mexico	León, Guanajuato	Gravel
4	3–6 April	Rally de Portugal	Faro, Algarve	Gravel
5	8–11 May	Rally Argentina	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba	Gravel
6	6–8 June	Rally Italia Sardegna	Alghero, Sardinia	Gravel
7	27–29 June	Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria	Gravel
8	31 July–3 August	Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel
9	22–24 August	Rallye Deutschland	Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate	Tarmac
10	12–14 September	Rally Australia	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales	Gravel
11	3–5 October	Rallye de France Alsace	Strasbourg, Alsace	Tarmac
12	24–26 October	Rally de Catalunya	Salou, Tarragona	Mixed
13	14–16 November	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.^[8]
• 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.^[9]
• The 2014 calendar saw the Rally of Poland return to the championship for the first time since 2009.^[8] The event also crossed the border into Lithuania for one day of competition.^[7] 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.^[10] 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.^[11][12]

Teams and drivers[]

Constructor Entrant Driver Co-driver Tyre Class Rounds Citroën (Citroën DS3 R3T) Quentin Gilbert[13] Quentin Gilbert[13] Renaud Jamoul[13] M R3 1 Simone Tempestini[14] Simone Tempestini[14] [14] M R3 4, 7–9, 11 [15] 13 Aron Domżała[14] Aron Domżała[14] [14] M R3 4, 7–8 [16] 11 [15] 13 [14] [14] [14] M R3 4, 7, 11 [17] 9 [14] [14] [14] M R3 4, 7 [18] 8, 11, 13 [19] 9 Martin Koči[14] Martin Koči[14] [14] M R3 4 [20] 7–9, 11, 13 Stéphane Lefebvre[14] Stéphane Lefebvre[14] [14] M R3 4, 7–9 Molly Taylor[14] Molly Taylor[14] Coral Taylor[14] M R3 4 Sebastian Marshall[20] 7–8, 13 [14] [14] [14] M R3 4, 7 [14] [14] [14] M R3 4 [14] [14] [14] M R3 4, 7–9 [14] [14] [14] M R3 4, 7–9, 11, 13 [14] Kornél Lukács[14] [14] M R3 4, 7–9, 11 [21] [21] [21] M R3 4 [21] [21] [21] M R3 4 AKK Sports Team Finland[22] Teemu Suninen[22] [22] D R3 8 Abu Dhabi Racing[17] [17] [17] M R3 9, 12 Eric Camilli[17] Eric Camilli[17] [17] M R3 9 [16] 11 Yohan Rossel[16] [16] M R3 11 [16] [16] [16] M R3 11 [23] [23] Marko Salminen[23] M R3 13 Renault (Renault Clio R3T) [16] [16] [16] P R3 11

Icon Class R1 Classification within Group R‡ R2 R3

Rally summaries[]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
		Pos.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Monte Carlo Rally (15–20 January) — Results and report	1	Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert (Citroën DS3 R3T)	5:18:33.8	(15)1a 14	(383.88 km)1b 360.48 km	1	1
		No further WRC-3 entries.
2	Rally Sweden (5–8 February) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries.				(24) 23	(323.54 km) 312.22 km	N/A	N/A
3	Rally Mexico (6–9 March) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries.				21	401.77 km	N/A	N/A
4	Rally de Portugal (3–6 April) — Results and report	1	Stéphane Lefebvre	Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:02:51.8	16	339.46 km	14	12
		2		(Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:03:54.5
		3	Martin Koči	Martin Koči (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:06:22.4
5	Rally Argentina (8–11 May) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries.				14	405.10 km	N/A	N/A
6	Rally Italia Sardegna (6–8 June) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries.				17	364.54 km	N/A	N/A
7	Rally Poland (26–29 June) — Results and report	1	Stéphane Lefebvre	Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën DS3 R3T)	2:58:25.3	24	336.64 km	11	9
		2		(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:00:38.6
		3		(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:01:51.2
8	Rally Finland (1–3 August) — Results and report	1	Teemu Suninen	AKK Sports Team Finland (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:31:27.8	26	360.94 km	10	9
		2	Martin Koči	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:31:59.7
		3		(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:33:19.8
9	Rallye Deutschland (22–24 August) — Results and report	1	Stéphane Lefebvre	Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:27:45.4	18	324.31 km	10	6
		2		(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:27:54.8
		3		(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:33:21.5
10	Rally Australia (12–14 September) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries.				20	319.58 km	N/A	N/A
11	Rallye de France Alsace (3–5 October) — Results and report	No results; all 7 finishers excluded for technical irregularities.[24]				18	303.63 km	11	7[24]
12	Rally Catalunya (24–26 October) — Results and report	1		(Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:51:22.6	17	372.96 km	1	1
				(Renault Clio R3T)	Withdrew
		No further WRC-3 entries.
13	Wales Rally GB (14–16 November) — Results and report	1		(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:31:20.1	17	305.64 km	7	6
		2	Martin Koči	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:32:38.9
		3	Marko Salminen	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:34:14.6

Notes

• ^1  — The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened when a competitor stopped on Stage 14, blocking traffic and forcing organisers to abandon the stage.

Standings[]

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers[]

Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Stéphane Lefebvre 1 1 8 1 EX 79 2 Ret 2 5 4 EX 1 65 3 Martin Koči 3 4 2 Ret EX 2 63 4 10 3 3 3 EX 6 54 5 2 5 WD 2 WD 46 6 Molly Taylor 8 8 4 4 32 7 Simone Tempestini 6 Ret 6 5 Ret Ret 26 8 Teemu Suninen 1 25 9 Quentin Gilbert 1 25 10 Ret 1 25 11 Aron Domżała Ret 7 7 EX 5 22 12 4 9 9 Ret 16 13 Kornél Lukács 12 6 Ret 6 Ret 16 14 3 15 15 5 WD 10 16 7 6 17 9 Ret 2 Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR 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)

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers[]

Pos. Co-driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 1 1 8 1 EX 79 2 Ret 2 5 4 EX 1 65 3 3 4 2 Ret EX 2 63 4 2 5 WD WD 28 5 Sebastian Marshall 8 4 4 28 6 6 Ret 6 5 Ret 26 7 1 25 8 Renaud Jamoul 1 25 9 Ret 1 25 10 3 EX 6 23 11 2 18 12 10 3 16 13 12 6 Ret 6 Ret 16 14 4 9 9 Ret 16 15 3 15 16 Marko Salminen 3 15 17 Ret 7 7 12 18 5 WD 10 19 5 10 20 7 6 21 Coral Taylor 8 4 22 9 Ret 2 Pos. Co-driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR 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)

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Teams[]

Pos. Team MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 1 2 WD 1 WD 68 2 1 2 Ret EX 1 68 3 4 3 Ret 2 Ret 45 4 AKK Sports Team Finland 1 25 5 Ret 1 25 6 2 18 7 2 18 8 3 Ret 15 Pos. Team MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR 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)

Regulation changes[]

• 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.^[25]
• Drivers were no longer assigned permanent numbers, except upon request.^[25]
• All competitors registered for the Junior WRC were registered for scoring points in the World Rally Championship-3.^[26]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile