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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 Mauro Barreiro
Spain Rally Team 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 Rally Team Spain crew of Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro won the final round of the J-WRC championship and became the champions of 2019 Junior World Rally Championship.[7]

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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 Yaroslav Fedorov in first, with Benito Guerra and Jaime Zapata were third, only four points separating the top three.[9]

In the Junior-World Rally Championship standings, Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog led Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro by just a point in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Dennis Rådström and Johan Johansson 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 Jan Hloušek 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 Daniel Cué 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 Alberto Heller Argentina José Díaz Chile Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
47 Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Italy Fabio Andolfi[f] Škoda Fabia R5 P
49 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Fabian Cretu Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson[g] Škoda Fabia R5 M
50 Brazil Paulo Nobre Brazil Gabriel Morales Brazil Paulo Nobre[h] Škoda Fabia R5 P
51 United Kingdom Rhys Yates United Kingdom James Morgan 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 Guillaume De Mevius Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe Belgium Guillaume De Mevius[k] Citroën C3 R5 M
57 India Gaurav Gill Australia Glenn Macneall India Gaurav Gill Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
Junior World Rally Championship entries
71 Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden Henrik Appelskog Sweden Tom Kristensson Ford Fiesta R2 P
72 Spain Jan Solans Spain Mauro Barreiro Spain Rally Team Spain Ford Fiesta R2 P
73 Sweden Dennis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Sweden Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2 P
74 Estonia Roland Poom Estonia Ken Järveoja Estonia Roland Poom Ford Fiesta R2 P
75 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2 P
76 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Elia De Guio Italy Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 P
77 United States Sean Johnston United States Alex Kihurani United States Sean Johnston Ford Fiesta R2 P
78 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Argentina Fernando Mussano Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Ford Fiesta R2 P
79 Germany Nico Knacker Germany Michael Wenzel Germany ADAC Weser-Ems Ford Fiesta R2 P
80 United States Ryan Booth Australia Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino United States Ryan Booth Ford Fiesta R2 P
81 United States Keanna Erickson-Chang Republic of Ireland Niall Burns United States Keanna Erickson-Chang Ford Fiesta R2 P
Other Major Entries
91 Russia Nikolay Gryazin Russia Yaroslav Fedorov 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 Dale Furniss United Kingdom Tom Cave Hyundai i20 R5 P
105 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis 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
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
Ott Tänak 240
Martin Järveoja 240
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 340
2
Sébastien Ogier 212
Julien Ingrassia 212
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 332
3
Thierry Neuville 199
Nicolas Gilsoul 199
Citroën Total WRT 278
4
Andreas Mikkelsen 102
Anders Jæger-Amland 102
M-Sport Ford WRT 200
5
Kris Meeke 98
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 Jan Hloušek 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
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 / Hloušek Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 11:49.5 Kopecký / Hloušek
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 / Hloušek 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
Kalle Rovanperä 191
Jonne Halttunen 191
Škoda Motorsport 300
2
Gus Greensmith 125
Elliott Edmondson 125
M-Sport Ford WRT 247
3
Mads Østberg 120
Torstein Eriksen 120
Citroën Total 120
4
Jan Kopecký 97
Pavel Dresler 79
5
Łukasz Pieniążek 74
Kamil Heller 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 Fabian Cretu Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Škoda Fabia R5 3:15:43.0 +3:08.9 12 0
17 5 47 Fabio Andolfi Simone Scattolin Fabio Andolfi Škoda Fabia R5 3:16:27.0 +3:52.9 10 0
19 6 46 Alberto Heller José Díaz Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:16:59.2 +4:25.1 8 0
20 7 41 Benito Guerra Daniel Cué Benito Guerra Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:17:23.1 +4:49.0 6 0
22 8 50 Paulo Nobre Gabriel Morales Paulo Nobre Škoda Fabia R5 3:31:16.5 +18:42.4 4 0
24 9 56 Guillaume De Mevius Martijn Wydaeghe Guillaume De Mevius Citroën C3 R5 3:33:26.2 +20:52.1 2 0
25 10 51 Alberto Heller José Díaz Alberto Heller 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
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
3
Pierre-Louis Loubet 81
3
Vincent Landais 81
2
1
Benito Guerra 75
1
Maciej Szczepaniak 73
3
2
Kajetan Kajetanowicz 73
1
Yaroslav Fedorov 73
4
2
Nikolay Gryazin 73
1
Jaime Zapata 69
5
1
Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 60
1
Fabian Cretu 60

Junior World Rally Championship

Jan Solans fended off championship leader Tom Kristensson, while Dennis Rådström 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 Mauro Barreiro Rally Team Spain Ford Fiesta R2 3:30:05.0 0.0 50 7
23 2 71 Tom Kristensson Henrik Appelskog Tom Kristensson Ford Fiesta R2 3:32:56.7 +2:51.7 36 2
26 3 77 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Sean Johnston Ford Fiesta R5 3:35:16.9 +5:11.9 30 0
30 4 76 Enrico Oldrati Elia De Guio Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 3:50:41.7 +20:36.7 24 0
32 5 78 Fabrizio Zaldívar Fernando Mussano Fabrizio Zaldívar Ford Fiesta R2 3:53:17.5 +23:12.5 20 0
34 6 80 Ryan Booth Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino Ryan Booth Ford Fiesta R2 3:58:17.7 +28:12.7 16 0
36 7 81 Keanna Erickson-Chang Niall Burns Keanna Erickson-Chang Ford Fiesta R2 4:04:52.2 +34:47.2 12 0
40 8 75 Tom Williams Phil Hall Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2 4:21:18.6 +51:13.6 8 0
41 9 73 Dennis Rådström Johan Johansson Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2 4:24:16.0 +54:11.0 4 10
43 10 74 Roland Poom Ken Järveoja Roland Poom 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 Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 3:29.4
SS1 Oulton Park 3.58 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 3:07.0 Rådström / Johansson
4 October SS2 Elsi 1 11.65 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 9:42.9
SS3 Penmachno 1 16.95 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 11:24.1 Solans / Barreiro
SS4 Dyfnant 1 19.36 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 12:45.7
SS5 Aberhirnant 1 10.26 km Stage interrupted[n]
SS6 Elsi 2 11.65 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 9:49.2 Kristensson / Appelskog
SS7 Penmachno 2 16.95 km Stage interrupted[o]
SS8 Slate Mountain 1.60 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 1:23.3 Kristensson / Appelskog
SS9 Dyfnant 2 19.36 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 12:59.6 Solans / Barreiro
SS10 Aberhirnant 2 10.26 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 6:40.0
5 October SS11 Dyfi 1 25.86 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 17:25.1
SS12 Myherin 1 23.54 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 14:51.6
SS13 Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 25.65 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 17:25.4
SS14 Myherin 2 23.54 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 15:00.8
SS15 Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 25.65 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 17:35.1
SS16 Dyfi 2 25.86 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 17:35.4
SS17 Colwyn Bay 2.40 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 2:08.4
6 October SS18 Alwen 1 10.41 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 6:32.8
SS19 Brenig 1 6.43 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 4:37.8
SS20 Great Orme 4.74 km Stage cancelled[m]
SS21 Alwen 2 10.41 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 6:23.5 Solans / Barreiro
SS22 Brenig 2 6.43 km Rådström / Johansson 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
1
Jan Solans 139
1
Mauro Barreiro 139
Sweden 104
2
1
Tom Kristensson 118
1
Henrik Appelskog 118
Spain 98
3
Dennis Rådström 75
Johan Johansson 75
1
Estonia 49
4
5
Sean Johnston 50
5
Alex Kihurani 50
1
Germany 43
5
1
Roland Poom 46
1
Ken Järveoja 46
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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External links

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