2019 Wales Rally GB

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2019 Wales Rally GB
75. Wales Rally GB
Round 12 of 14 in the 2019 World Rally Championship
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Changeable weather can bring rain and fog to the rally.
Host country United Kingdom
Rally baseLlandudno, Conwy
Dates run3 – 6 October 2019
Start locationLittle Budworth, Cheshire
Finish locationDenbigh Moors, Denbighshire
Stages22 (312.75 km; 194.33 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,342.49 km (834.18 miles)
Overall distance1,655.24 km (1,028.52 miles)
Results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:00:58.0
WRC-2 Pro winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport
3:11:49.1
WRC-2 winnerNorway Petter Solberg
United Kingdom Phil Mills
Norway Petter Solberg
3:12:34.1
J-WRC winnerSpain Jan Solans
Spain
Spain
3:30:05.0
Power Stage winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Crews registered59
Crews52 at start, 47 at finish

The 2019 Wales Rally GB (also known as Wales Rally GB 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 3 and 6 October 2019.[2] It marked the seventy-fifth running of Wales Rally GB and was the twelfth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. It was also the final round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2019 event was based in Llandudno in Conwy, and was contested over twenty-two special stages with a total a competitive distance of 312.75 km (194.33 mi).

Reigning World Drivers' and World Co-Drivers Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. M-Sport Ford WRT, the team they drove for in 2018, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] The Finnish crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not defend their titles as they were scheduled to be promoted to the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class.[4]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won their first Wales Rally GB victory, extending their championship lead to a massive twenty-eight points. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[5] The Škoda Motorsport crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen secured the first WRC-2 Pro title by winning the category, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category.[6] 2003 World Rally Champions Petter Solberg and Phil Mills bid farewell to WRC by winning the WRC-2 class.[6] The crew of Jan Solans and won the final round of the J-WRC championship and became the champions of 2019 Junior World Rally Championship.[7]

Background[]

Championship standings prior to the event[]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja led both the drivers' and co-drivers' championships with a seventeen-point lead ahead of defending world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were third, a further thirteen points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a nineteen-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.[8]

In the World Rally Championship-2 Pro standings, Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen led by fifty-six points in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively. Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson tied with Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in second. In the manufacturers' championship, Škoda Motorsport led M-Sport Ford WRT by thirty-seven points, with Citroën Total over a hundred points behind in third.[9]

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak tied with Nikolay Gryazin and in first, with Benito Guerra and were third, only four points separating the top three.[9]

In the Junior-World Rally Championship standings, Tom Kristensson and led Jan Solans and by just a point in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with and thirty-three points further behind in third in their own standings. In the Nations' standings, Sweden were first, thirteen points cleared of Spain, with Germany forty points further behind in third.[10]

Entry list[]

The following crews entered into the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, WRC-2 Pro and privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. A total of fifty-nine entries were received, with eleven crews entered with World Rally Cars and twenty-one entered the World Rally Championship-2. Five crews were nominated to score points in the Pro class. A further eleven entries were received for the Junior World Rally Championship.

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Car entries
1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia France Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm France Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
5 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
7 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Norway Ola Fløene United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
42 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
89 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Amland South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 Pro entries
21 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
22 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France Citroën Total[a] Citroën C3 R5 M
23 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
24 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
25 New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
41 Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Mexico Benito Guerra[b] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
43 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais France Pierre-Louis Loubet[c] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
44 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Sweden Jonas Andersson Norway Ole Christian Veiby[d] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 M
45 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz[e] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
46 Chile Argentina José Díaz Chile Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
47 Italy Italy Italy [f] Škoda Fabia R5 P
49 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson[g] Škoda Fabia R5 M
50 Brazil Paulo Nobre Brazil Brazil Paulo Nobre[h] Škoda Fabia R5 P
51 United Kingdom Rhys Yates United Kingdom United Kingdom Rhys Yates Hyundai i20 R5 P
53 France Adrien Fourmaux Belgium Renaud Jamoul France Adrien Fourmaux[i] Ford Fiesta R5 M
54 Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Aaron Johnston Sweden Oliver Solberg[j] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
55 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Norway Petter Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
56 Belgium Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe Belgium [k] Citroën C3 R5 M
57 India Gaurav Gill Australia India Gaurav Gill Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
Junior World Rally Championship entries
71 Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden Sweden Tom Kristensson Ford Fiesta R2 P
72 Spain Jan Solans Spain Spain Ford Fiesta R2 P
73 Sweden Sweden Sweden Ford Fiesta R2 P
74 Estonia Estonia Estonia Ford Fiesta R2 P
75 United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom Ford Fiesta R2 P
76 Italy Italy Italy Ford Fiesta R2 P
77 United States Sean Johnston United States United States Sean Johnston Ford Fiesta R2 P
78 Paraguay Argentina Paraguay Ford Fiesta R2 P
79 Germany Germany Germany ADAC Weser-Ems Ford Fiesta R2 P
80 United States Australia United States Ford Fiesta R2 P
81 United States Republic of Ireland United States Ford Fiesta R2 P
Other Major Entries
91 Russia Nikolay Gryazin Russia Russia Nikolay Gryazin[j] Škoda Fabia R5 M
92 Japan Takamoto Katsuta United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Japan Takamoto Katsuta[l] Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
94 United Kingdom Tom Cave United Kingdom United Kingdom Tom Cave Hyundai i20 R5 P
105 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom United Kingdom Louise Cook Ford Fiesta R2 P
Source:[11]

Route[]

The heart of Llandudno on the coast of north Wales served as the rally base for Wales Rally GB this year, with a purpose-built special stage at the Oulton Park circuit as the opening stage of the rally on Thursday evening.[12]

Itinerary[]

All dates and times are BST (UTC+1).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
3 October 9:00 — Gwydir [Shakedown] 4.68 km
Leg 1 — 121.83 km
3 October 19:08 SS1 Oulton Park 3.58 km
4 October 7:17 SS2 Elsi 1 11.65 km
7:45 SS3 Penmachno 1 16.95 km
9:57 SS4 Dyfnant 1 19.36 km
10:55 SS5 Aberhirnant 1 10.26 km
14:39 SS6 Elsi 2 11.65 km
15:07 SS7 Penmachno 2 16.95 km
15:57 SS8 Slate Mountain 1.60 km
18:11 SS9 Dyfnant 2 19.36 km
19:09 SS10 Aberhirnant 2 10.26 km
Leg 2 — 152.50 km
5 October 8:08 SS11 Dyfi 1 25.86 km
10:08 SS12 Myherin 1 23.54 km
11:02 SS13 Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 25.65 km
14:08 SS14 Myherin 2 23.54 km
15:02 SS15 Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 25.65 km
16:22 SS16 Dyfi 2 25.86 km
19:11 SS17 Colwyn Bay 2.40 km
Leg 3 — 38.42 km
6 October 7:34 SS18 Alwen 1 10.41 km
8:08 SS19 Brenig 1 6.43 km
9:26 SS20 Great Orme 4.74 km
11:06 SS21 Alwen 2 10.41 km
12:08 SS22 Brenig 2 [Power Stage] 6.43 km
Source:[1]

Report[]

World Rally Cars[]

The M-Sport Ford WRT crew of Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin returned to the championship after Evans injured his back during Rally Estonia.[13] Ott Tänak started his rally with a near-10-second time loss because of an engine issue in the slippery opening stage, but he grabbed a narrow lead from teammate Kris Meeke going into Saturday after a day's effort.[14][15] Esapekka Lappi retired from Friday after went off the road, while Jari-Matti Latvala retired from the rally after a heavy crash.[16] Craig Breen rolled his i20 on Saturday morning, but it only cost cosmetic damage.[17] Tänak won in style eventually.[5]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:00:58.0 0.0 25 5
2 2 11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:01:08.9 +10.9 18 1
3 3 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:01:21.8 +23.8 15 4
4 4 5 Kris Meeke Sebastian Marshall Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:01:33.6 +35.6 12 0
5 5 7 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:01:46.6 +48.6 10 2
6 6 89 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Amland Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:01:56.2 +58.2 8 0
7 7 7 Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:06:21.8 +5:23.8 6 0
8 8 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:10:23.0 +9:25.0 4 0
27 9 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:36:51.7 +35:53.7 0 3
Retired SS18 3 Teemu Suninen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Mechanical 0 0
Retired SS7 10 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Crash 0 0

Special stages[]

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
3 October — Gwydir [Shakedown] 4.68 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 2:54.1 N/A
SS1 Oulton Park 3.58 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 2:47.4 Meeke / Marshall
4 October SS2 Elsi 1 11.65 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 8:36.9
SS3 Penmachno 1 16.95 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 9:43.0
SS4 Dyfnant 1 19.36 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 11:06.9
SS5 Aberhirnant 1 10.26 km Latvala / Anttila
Evans / Martin 		Toyota Yaris WRC
Ford Fiesta WRC 		5:37.4
SS6 Elsi 2 11.65 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 8:32.4
SS7 Penmachno 2 16.95 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 9:44.3
SS8 Slate Mountain 1.60 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:09.7
SS9 Dyfnant 2 19.36 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 11:06.1
SS10 Aberhirnant 2 10.26 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 5:39.8 Tänak / Järveoja
5 October SS11 Dyfi 1 25.86 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 14:46.8
SS12 Myherin 1 23.54 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 12:50.6
SS13 Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 25.65 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 14:47.7
SS14 Myherin 2 23.54 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:56.2
SS15 Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 25.65 km Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 14:59.7
SS16 Dyfi 2 25.86 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 15:04.0
SS17 Colwyn Bay 2.40 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 1:51.6
6 October SS18 Alwen 1 10.41 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 5:26.3
SS19 Brenig 1 6.43 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 3:56.6
SS20 Great Orme 4.74 km Stage cancelled[m]
SS21 Alwen 2 10.41 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 5:29.3 Tänak / Järveoja
SS22 Brenig 2 [Power Stage] 6.43 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 3:58.6

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Ott Tänak 240 1rightarrow blue.svg Martin Järveoja 240 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 340
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Sébastien Ogier 212 1rightarrow blue.svg Julien Ingrassia 212 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 332
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Thierry Neuville 199 1rightarrow blue.svg Nicolas Gilsoul 199 1rightarrow blue.svg Citroën Total WRT 278
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Andreas Mikkelsen 102 1rightarrow blue.svg Anders Jæger-Amland 102 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 200
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Kris Meeke 98 1rightarrow blue.svg Sebastian Marshall 98

World Rally Championship-2 Pro[]

Kalle Rovanperä, who just celebrated his 19th birthday, led comfortably in the front until a puncture made his lead lost to his teammate Jan Kopecký. Mads Østberg and Hayden Paddon retired from Friday due to oil leak and car beached.[18] In the second leg, Rovanperä regained the top spot from his teammate as Kopecký firstly punctured and then rolled his car. Hayden Paddon restarted on Saturday, but retired from the day again after he suffered two punctures. Gus Greensmith also retired from the day after hitting a bank and damaged his rear-right suspension.[19] Rovanperä took the rally in the end to win the 2019 WRC-2 Pro championship.[6]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
9 1 21 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:11:49.1 0.0 25 2
18 2 24 Jan Kopecký Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:16:36.1 +4:47.0 18 0
33 3 22 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:59:48.5 +47:59.4 15 0
38 4 25 Hayden Paddon John Kennard M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 4:12:03.6 +1:00:14.5 12 0
45 5 23 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen Citroën Total Citroën C3 R5 4:35:58.9 +1:24:09.8 10 0

Special stages[]

Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
3 October — Gwydir [Shakedown] 4.68 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:59.6 N/A
SS1 Oulton Park 3.58 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:53.2 Rovanperä / Halttunen
4 October SS2 Elsi 1 11.65 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 8:48.1
SS3 Penmachno 1 16.95 km Greensmith / Edmondson Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 10:08.6
SS4 Dyfnant 1 19.36 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 11:32.5
SS5 Aberhirnant 1 10.26 km Stage interrupted[n]
SS6 Elsi 2 11.65 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 8:48.1 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS7 Penmachno 2 16.95 km Stage interrupted[o]
SS8 Slate Mountain 1.60 km Greensmith / Edmondson Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 1:13.0 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS9 Dyfnant 2 19.36 km Kopecký / Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 11:49.5 Kopecký /
SS10 Aberhirnant 2 10.26 km Greensmith / Edmondson Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 6:05.4
5 October SS11 Dyfi 1 25.86 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 15:42.4 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS12 Myherin 1 23.54 km Paddon / Kennard Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 13:37.9
SS13 Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 25.65 km Paddon / Kennard Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 15:49.2
SS14 Myherin 2 23.54 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:36.7
SS15 Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 25.65 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 15:53.5
SS16 Dyfi 2 25.86 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 15:55.8
SS17 Colwyn Bay 2.40 km Kopecký / Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:58.8
6 October SS18 Alwen 1 10.41 km Paddon / Kennard Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 5:45.8
SS19 Brenig 1 6.43 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 4:09.5
SS20 Great Orme 4.74 km Stage cancelled[m]
SS21 Alwen 2 10.41 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 5:43.2 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS22 Brenig 2 6.43 km Greensmith / Edmondson Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 4:11.4

Championship standings[]

  • Bold text indicates 2019 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Kalle Rovanperä 191 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonne Halttunen 191 1rightarrow blue.svg Škoda Motorsport 300
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Gus Greensmith 125 1rightarrow blue.svg Elliott Edmondson 125 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 247
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Mads Østberg 120 1rightarrow blue.svg Torstein Eriksen 120 1rightarrow blue.svg Citroën Total 120
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Jan Kopecký 97 1rightarrow blue.svg 79
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Łukasz Pieniążek 74 1rightarrow blue.svg 62

World Rally Championship-2[]

Pierre-Louis Loubet led the class after a trouble-free run. Kajetan Kajetanowicz retired from Friday with three punctures, while Ole Christian Veiby retired from the first leg with a broken track control arm.[18] Petter Solberg overtook Loubet to lead the category in the second loop of Saturday. His son Oliver Solberg made a sensational return after he exited his WRC debut due to steering issue on Friday, setting two fastest stage times until he stopped because of technical problems.[19] Eventually, the 2003 World Champion won the class, ending his 20-year-long career in satisfactory.[6]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
10 1 49 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Petter Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:12:34.1 0.0 25 1
12 2 43 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Pierre-Louis Loubet Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:12:52.9 +18.8 18 0
12 3 53 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul Adrien Fourmaux Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:15:24.7 +2:50.6 15 0
15 4 49 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Škoda Fabia R5 3:15:43.0 +3:08.9 12 0
17 5 47 Škoda Fabia R5 3:16:27.0 +3:52.9 10 0
19 6 46 José Díaz Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:16:59.2 +4:25.1 8 0
20 7 41 Benito Guerra Benito Guerra Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:17:23.1 +4:49.0 6 0
22 8 50 Paulo Nobre Paulo Nobre Škoda Fabia R5 3:31:16.5 +18:42.4 4 0
24 9 56 Martijn Wydaeghe Citroën C3 R5 3:33:26.2 +20:52.1 2 0
25 10 51 José Díaz Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:33:56.5 +21:22.4 1 0
35 11 44 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Ole Christian Veiby Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:01:21.6 +48:47.5 0 0
42 12 41 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 4:27:45.6 +1:15:11.5 0 0
Retired SS22 54 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Accident 0 0

Special stages[]

Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
3 October — Gwydir [Shakedown] 4.68 km O. Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:00.2 N/A
SS1 Oulton Park 3.58 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:50.7 P. Solberg / Mills
4 October SS2 Elsi 1 11.65 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 8:57.9 Loubet / Landais
SS3 Penmachno 1 16.95 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:17.1
SS4 Dyfnant 1 19.36 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 11:51.3
SS5 Aberhirnant 1 10.26 km Stage interrupted[n]
SS6 Elsi 2 11.65 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 9:02.1 Loubet / Landais
SS7 Penmachno 2 16.95 km Stage interrupted[o]
SS8 Slate Mountain 1.60 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 1:13.6 Loubet / Landais
SS9 Dyfnant 2 19.36 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 12:03.7
SS10 Aberhirnant 2 10.26 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 6:15.1
5 October SS11 Dyfi 1 25.86 km O. Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 15:33.3
SS12 Myherin 1 23.54 km O. Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:34.8
SS13 Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 25.65 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 15:49.5
SS14 Myherin 2 23.54 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:45.1 P. Solberg / Mills
SS15 Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 25.65 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 15:55.6 Loubet / Landais
SS16 Dyfi 2 25.86 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 15:59.1 P. Solberg / Mills
SS17 Colwyn Bay 2.40 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 1:56.1
6 October SS18 Alwen 1 10.41 km O. Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:48.3
SS19 Brenig 1 6.43 km O. Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:12.0
SS20 Great Orme 4.74 km Stage cancelled[m]
SS21 Alwen 2 10.41 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:46.1 P. Solberg / Mills
SS22 Brenig 2 6.43 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 4:09.4

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 1uparrow green.svg 3 Pierre-Louis Loubet 81 1uparrow green.svg 3 Vincent Landais 81
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Benito Guerra 75 1downarrow red.svg 1 Maciej Szczepaniak 73
3 1downarrow red.svg 2 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 73 1downarrow red.svg 1 73
4 1downarrow red.svg 2 Nikolay Gryazin 73 1downarrow red.svg 1 69
5 1uparrow green.svg 1 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 60 1uparrow green.svg 1 60

Junior World Rally Championship[]

Jan Solans fended off championship leader Tom Kristensson, while went off the road and retired from Friday despite holding an early lead.[21] On Saturday, Kristensson suffered a puncture and dropping over three minutes.[22] Following title rival Kristensson's problem, Solans was clear in front. The Spaniard successfully sealed the win to snatch the junior title.[7]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
21 1 72 Jan Solans Ford Fiesta R2 3:30:05.0 0.0 50 7
23 2 71 Tom Kristensson Tom Kristensson Ford Fiesta R2 3:32:56.7 +2:51.7 36 2
26 3 77 Sean Johnston Sean Johnston Ford Fiesta R5 3:35:16.9 +5:11.9 30 0
30 4 76 Ford Fiesta R2 3:50:41.7 +20:36.7 24 0
32 5 78 Ford Fiesta R2 3:53:17.5 +23:12.5 20 0
34 6 80 Ford Fiesta R2 3:58:17.7 +28:12.7 16 0
36 7 81 Ford Fiesta R2 4:04:52.2 +34:47.2 12 0
40 8 75 Ford Fiesta R2 4:21:18.6 +51:13.6 8 0
41 9 73 Ford Fiesta R2 4:24:16.0 +54:11.0 4 10
43 10 74 Ford Fiesta R2 4:32:24.8 +1:02:19.8 2 0

Special stages[]

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
3 October — Gwydir [Shakedown] 4.68 km / Ford Fiesta R2 3:29.4 N/A
SS1 Oulton Park 3.58 km / Ford Fiesta R2 3:07.0 /
4 October SS2 Elsi 1 11.65 km Solans / Ford Fiesta R2 9:42.9
SS3 Penmachno 1 16.95 km Solans / Ford Fiesta R2 11:24.1 Solans /
SS4 Dyfnant 1 19.36 km Kristensson / Ford Fiesta R2 12:45.7
SS5 Aberhirnant 1 10.26 km Stage interrupted[n]
SS6 Elsi 2 11.65 km Kristensson / Ford Fiesta R2 9:49.2 Kristensson /
SS7 Penmachno 2 16.95 km Stage interrupted[o]
SS8 Slate Mountain 1.60 km Solans / Ford Fiesta R2 1:23.3 Kristensson /
SS9 Dyfnant 2 19.36 km Solans / Ford Fiesta R2 12:59.6 Solans /
SS10 Aberhirnant 2 10.26 km Solans / Ford Fiesta R2 6:40.0
5 October SS11 Dyfi 1 25.86 km / Ford Fiesta R2 17:25.1
SS12 Myherin 1 23.54 km Solans / Ford Fiesta R2 14:51.6
SS13 Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 25.65 km Solans / Ford Fiesta R2 17:25.4
SS14 Myherin 2 23.54 km / Ford Fiesta R2 15:00.8
SS15 Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 25.65 km / Ford Fiesta R2 17:35.1
SS16 Dyfi 2 25.86 km / Ford Fiesta R2 17:35.4
SS17 Colwyn Bay 2.40 km / Ford Fiesta R2 2:08.4
6 October SS18 Alwen 1 10.41 km / Ford Fiesta R2 6:32.8
SS19 Brenig 1 6.43 km / Ford Fiesta R2 4:37.8
SS20 Great Orme 4.74 km Stage cancelled[m]
SS21 Alwen 2 10.41 km / Ford Fiesta R2 6:23.5 Solans /
SS22 Brenig 2 6.43 km / Ford Fiesta R2 4:34.8

Championship standings[]

  • Bold text indicates 2019 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Trophy for Nations
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Country Points
1 1uparrow green.svg 1 Jan Solans 139 1uparrow green.svg 1 139 1rightarrow blue.svg Sweden 104
2 1downarrow red.svg 1 Tom Kristensson 118 1downarrow red.svg 1 118 1rightarrow blue.svg Spain 98
3 1rightarrow blue.svg 75 1rightarrow blue.svg 75 1uparrow green.svg 1 Estonia 49
4 1uparrow green.svg 5 Sean Johnston 50 1uparrow green.svg 5 50 1downarrow red.svg 1 Germany 43
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 46 1downarrow red.svg 1 46 1rightarrow blue.svg Italy 38

Notes[]

  1. ^ Entry run in conjunction with DG Sport.
  2. ^ Entry operated by Race Seven.
  3. ^ Entry operated by Qatar 2C World Rally Team.
  4. ^ Entry operated by Volkswagen Dealerteam Bauhaus.
  5. ^ Entry operated by Lotos Dynamic Rally Team.
  6. ^ Entry operated by ACI Team Italia WRC.
  7. ^ Entry operated by VIALCO Racing.
  8. ^ Entry operated by Palmeirinha Rally.
  9. ^ Entry operated by Equipe du France FFSA.
  10. ^ a b Entry operated by Sports Racing Technologies.
  11. ^ Entry operated by DG Sport.
  12. ^ Entry operated by Tommi Mäkinen Racing.
  13. ^ a b c d The stage was cancelled due to insufficient safety cover.
  14. ^ a b c The stage was interrupted because of spectators not following the marshals' instructions.[20]
  15. ^ a b c The stage was interrupted by the accident of Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila.[16]

References[]

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  2. ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Sunday in Britain: Record-breaking Ogier nets fifth win". wrc.com. WRC. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ "WRC 2 in Britain: Rovanperä takes comfortablw win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Sunday in Britain: Tänak closes on title". wrc.com. WRC. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "Sunday in Portugal: Kalle claims Pro title". wrc.com. WRC. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Junior WRC in Britain: Solans secures title". wrc.com. WRC. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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  14. ^ "SS1: Meeke wins slippery opener". wrc.com. WRC. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Friday in Britain: Tänak grabs late lead". wrc.com. WRC. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  16. ^ a b "SS6-8: Ogier on the prowl". wrc.com. WRC. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Saturday in Britain: Tänak trightens his grip". wrc.com. WRC. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  18. ^ a b "WRC 2 in Britain: Kopecký tops Pro class". wrc.com. WRC. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  19. ^ a b "WRC 2 in Britain: Kalle closes on Pro title". wrc.com. WRC. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  20. ^ "SS4/5: Meeke fends off closing pack". wrc.com. WRC. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  21. ^ "Junior WRC in Britain: Solans stretches overnight lead". wrc.com. WRC. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  22. ^ "Junior WRC in Britain: Solans closes in on championship glory". wrc.com. WRC. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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