2009 World Rally Championship

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The 2009 World Rally Championship was the 37th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of twelve rallies and began on 30 January, with Rally Ireland and ended with Rally GB on 25 October. Sébastien Loeb won the World Drivers' championship at Rally GB by one point from Mikko Hirvonen, taking his sixth consecutive crown. [1] Citroën secured their fifth Manufacturers' title, Martin Prokop won the JWRC Drivers' championship and Armindo Araujo won the PWRC Drivers' championship.

Regulation changes

The number of mechanics available per car has been dropped from 12 to 8. [2]

Calendar

The 2009 championship was contested over twelve rounds in Europe, South America and Oceania.

The 2009 season included twelve rallies, which was three fewer than the 2008 season, because the FIA imposed a "Round Rotation" System in order to attract candidate rallies to have a chance to be a WRC event. Monte Carlo, Sweden, Mexico, Jordan, Turkey, Germany, New Zealand, France and Japan were dropped from the calendar for 2009, but will return at the 2010 WRC Season. Ireland, Norway, Cyprus, Portugal, Poland and Australia returned to the 2009 season. [3]

The eight events also part of the Production World Rally Championship were Norway, Cyprus, Portugal, Argentina, Italy, Greece, Australia and Rally GB. The eight rallies also on the Junior World Rally Championship schedule were Ireland, Cyprus, Portugal, Argentina, Italy, Poland, Finland and Spain.

RoundDatesRally NameRally HQSupport CategorySurface
130 January – 1 February Rally Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg Sligo JWRCWintry asphalt
212–15 February Rally Norway Flag of Norway.svg Hamar PWRCIce and snow-covered gravel
313–15 March Cyprus Rally Flag of Cyprus.svg Limassol JWRC/PWRCAsphalt and gravel
43–5 April Rally de Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg Vilamoura JWRC/PWRCGravel
524–26 April Rally Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg Villa Carlos Paz JWRC/PWRCGravel
622–24 May Rally d'Italia Sardegna Flag of Italy.svg Olbia JWRC/PWRCGravel
712–14 June Acropolis Rally Flag of Greece.svg Loutraki PWRCGravel
826–28 June Rally Poland Flag of Poland.svg Mikołajki JWRCGravel
931 July – 2 August Rally Finland Flag of Finland.svg Jyväskylä JWRCGravel
104–6 September Rally Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kingscliff PWRCGravel
112–4 October Rally Catalunya Flag of Spain.svg Salou JWRCAsphalt
1223–25 October Rally GB Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cardiff PWRCGravel

Teams and drivers

In 2009 two categories are eligible to compete for the Manufacturer's championship:

Manufacturer (M)

Manufacturer Team (MT)

The registered Manufacturers are Citroën Total World Rally Team and BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team; the registered Manufacturer Teams are Stobart VK M-Sport Ford, Munchi's Ford and Citroën Junior Team.

Suzuki and Subaru pulled out of the WRC at the end of the 2008 championship, both citing the economic downturn then affecting the automotive industry for their withdrawal.

Manufacturers
TeamManufacturerCarTyreNoDriversCo-driversRounds
Flag of France.svg Citroën Total World Rally Team Citroën C4 WRC P 1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena All
2 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Marti All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08
Focus RS WRC 09
P 3 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen All
4 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila All
Manufacturer Teams
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 P 5 Flag of Estonia.svg Urmo Aava Flag of Estonia.svg Kuldar Sikk 1–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin 3–12
6 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Flag of Norway.svg Cato Menkerud All
Flag of France.svg Citroën Junior Team Citroën C4 WRC P 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane Prévot 1
Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Novikov Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Moscatt 2–4, 6–9
8 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Conrad Rautenbach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt 1–8, 10–11
11 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills 12
12 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia 5, 9–12
Flag of Argentina.svg Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 P 9 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Villagra Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Perez Companc 3, 5–6, 9–11
Flag of Argentina.svg José Díaz 4, 7
Major entries not registered as Manufacturers
Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg World Rally Team Citroën Xsara WRC P 11 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills 2–9
C4 WRC 11
Flag of France.svg Citroën Junior Team P 7 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Novikov Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane Prévot 11
8 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Conrad Rautenbach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt 9, 12
12 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia 1–4, 6–8
16 Flag of Germany.svg Aaron Burkart Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kölbach 12
Flag of Norway.svg Adapta World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 2008 P 14 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Norway.svg Ole Kristian Unnerud 2, 4, 6–7
Flag of Norway.svg Veronica Engan 8
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson 9, 12
20 Flag of Norway.svg Anders Grøndal Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Andersson 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Prodrive P 15 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen 4
Flag of Finland.svg Ketomaa World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2007 P 16 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Ketomaa Flag of Finland.svg Mika Stenberg 9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 P 15 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid Al Qassimi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr 1, 3–4, 6–7, 9–12
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team P 15 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Holowczyc Flag of Poland.svg Lukasz Kurzeja 8
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin 1–2
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Perez Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Spooner12
Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Škoda Fabia WRC P 16 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene 8
Flag of Sweden.svg P-G Andersson Rallying P 19 Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Gunnar Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Fredriksson 2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Van Merksteijn Motorsport Ford Focus RS WRC 06/07 P 17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Van Merksteijn, Jr. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eddy Chevaillier 2, 4
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Van Merksteijn, Sr. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Erwin Mombaerts 2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans van Goor 4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ipatec Racing Focus RS WRC 06 P 66 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Kuipers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kees Hagman 4, 12
68 Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Kuipers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erwin Berkhof 4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Erwin Mombaerts 12
Flag of France.svg Bozian Racing Peugeot 307 WRC P 66 Flag of France.svg Dany Snobeck Flag of France.svg Gilles Mondesir 11
Flag of Argentina.svg Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 P 10 Flag of Finland.svg Matti Rantanen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka 9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Bird Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Windress 11
72 Flag of Finland.svg Mattias Therman Flag of Finland.svg Janne Perälä 9

J-WRC Entries

[4]

NoDriverCo-driverCarRounds
31 Flag of Germany.svg Aaron Burkart Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kölbach Suzuki Swift S1600 1, 3, 5–6, 9, 11
32 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Kościuszko Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Szczepaniak Suzuki Swift S1600 3–6, 8–9
33 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bertolotti Flag of Italy.svg Luca Celestini Suzuki Swift S1600 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11
34 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Griotti Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Bonato Renault Clio R3 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11
35 Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato Flag of France.svg Benjamin Boulloud Suzuki Swift S1600 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11
36 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Weijs, Jr. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bjorn Degandt Citroën C2 S1600 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11
37 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Abbring Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Erwin Mombaerts Renault Clio R3 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11
38 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Tománek Citroën C2 S1600 1, 3, 6, 8–9, 11
39 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Bettega Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin Renault Clio S1600 5
Renault Clio R3 4, 6, 8
Flag of Germany.svg Mark Wallenwein Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Kopczyk 9, 11
Additional guest entries
60 Flag of Ireland.svg Ross Forde Flag of Ireland.svg Arron Forde Suzuki Swift Sport 1
59 Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Typa Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Wislawski Citroën C2 R2 8
60 Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Dobrowolski Flag of Poland.svg Michal Dobrowolski Citroën C2 R2 8
59 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Pinomaki Flag of Finland.svg Matti Kaskinen Renault Clio R3 9
59 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Martí Flag of Spain.svg Gabriel Sánchez Renault Clio R3 11

P-WRC Entries

[5]

NoDriverCo-driverCarRounds
31 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Tománek Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2, 4–5, 7, 10, 12
32 Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Sousa Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Carvalho Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 2–4, 6–7, 10, 12
33 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Arai Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Macneal Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2–3, 5, 7, 10, 12
34 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Linari Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Cecchi Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2–4, 7, 10
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Gregoriani 6
35 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Semerád Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohuslav Ceplecha Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2–3
64 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4, 6–7, 12
36 Flag of Spain.svg Egoi Eder Valdés López Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Lucas Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3–7, 12
37 Flag of France.svg Frederic Sauvan Flag of France.svg Thibault Gorczyca Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2–3, 5–6
Flag of France.svg Sebastien Capanna 7, 12
38 Flag of Hungary.svg Gabor Mayer Flag of Hungary.svg Róbert Tagai Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3–7, 12
39 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Errani Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Casadio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Campedelli Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Fappani 3, 6
Flag of France.svg Thomas Privé Flag of France.svg Patrice Zurro 4
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Marrini Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Mometti 5
Flag of Portugal.svg Armindo Araujo Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Ramalho 10
Flag of Norway.svg Eyvind Brynildsen Flag of France.svg Denis Giraudet Škoda Fabia S2000 12
40 Flag of Latvia.svg Andis Neikšāns Flag of Latvia.svg Pēteris Dzirkals Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2–4, 6–7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Weston, Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Iuean Thomas Subaru Impreza WRX STI 12
43 Flag of Argentina.svg Luciano Bernardi Flag of Argentina.svg Fabian Cretu Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Tapper Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeff Judd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 10
65 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 4, 6–7, 12
44 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaromir Tarabus Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Trunkat Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Schovánek 4
Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3
Flag of Cyprus.svg Spyros Pavlides Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Patterson 5, 12
Flag of France.svg Denis Giraudet 7
45 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Flodin Flag of Sweden.svg Göran Bergsten Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2, 4, 6–7, 12
Flag of New Zealand.svg Stewart Taylor Flag of New Zealand.svg Warwick Searle Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 10
46 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sandell Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Axelsson Škoda Fabia S2000 2–4, 6–7, 12
47 Flag of Portugal.svg Armindo Araujo Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Ramalho Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2–4, 6–7, 12
48 Flag of India.svg Gaurav Gill Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Senior Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2–4
Flag of Germany.svg Hermann Gassner, Jr. Flag of Germany.svg Katharina Wustenhagen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 6, 12
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Marrini Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Mometti 7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Chao Dong Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony McLoughlin 10
49 Flag of Norway.svg Eyvind Brynildsen Flag of France.svg Denis Giraudet Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2, 4–6, 10
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Bacco Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Arena 12
50 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4–7, 12
Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Mason Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Mason 10
Additional guest entries
59 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2
60 Flag of Norway.svg Bernt Kollevold Flag of Norway.svg Veronica Engan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2
159 Flag of Cyprus.svg Nicos Thomas Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane Prévot Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 3
160 Flag of Cyprus.svg Charalambos Timotheu Flag of Cyprus.svg Savvas Laos Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3
159 Flag of Portugal.svg Bruno Magalhães Flag of Portugal.svg Carlos Magalhães Peugeot 207 S2000 4
160 Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Moura Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Fiuza Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4
159 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Pozzo Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Stillo Subaru Impreza WRX STI 5
160 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Ligato Flag of Argentina.svg Rubén Garcia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5
59 Flag of Greece.svg Lambros Athanassoulas Flag of Greece.svg Nikolaos Zakheos Škoda Fabia S2000 7
59 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cody Crocker Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Atkinson Subaru Impreza WRX STI 10
60 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neal Bates Flag of Australia (converted).svg Coral Taylor Toyota Corolla S2000 10
^ – At each rally, the organiser may nominate two "guest drivers" from their country to score support category points.

Results and standings

Results and statistics

ColourRally Surface
GoldGravel
SilverTarmac
BlueSnow/Ice
BronzeMixed Surface
RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
RankDriverCarTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
1 Flag of Ireland.svg / Ulster Banner.svg Rally Ireland
(30 January – 1 February) – Results and report
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC 2:48:25.7(19) 1a
17
(349.65 km) 1b
310.18 km
3628
2 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Sordo Citroën C4 WRC 2:49:53.6
3 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 08 2:50:33.5
2 Flag of Norway.svg Rally Norway
(12 – 15 February) – Results and report
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC 3:28:15.923360.90 km4234
2 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:28:25.7
3 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:29:37.7
3 Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Rally
(13 – 15 March) – Results and report
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC 4:50:34.714332.07 km3224
2 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 08 4:51:01.9
3 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Citroën Xsara WRC 4:52:24.1
4 Flag of Portugal.svg Rally de Portugal
(2 – 5 April) – Results and report
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC 3:53:13.118361.36 km7041
2 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:53:37.4
3 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Sordo Citroën C4 WRC 3:54:58.5
5 Flag of Argentina.svg Rally Argentina
(24 – 26 April) – Results and report
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC 3:57:40.323331.80 km5133
2 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Sordo Citroën C4 WRC 3:58:53.4
3 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Focus RS WRC 08 4:01:44.4
6 Flag of Italy.svg Rally d'Italia Sardegna
(22 – 24 May) – Results and report
1 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Focus RS WRC 09 4:00:55.717347.12 km5937
2 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 4:01:25.1
3 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Citroën Xsara WRC 4:02:53.3
7 Flag of Greece.svg Acropolis Rally
(12 – 14 June) – Results and report
1 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 4:09:42.5(17) 2a
15
(371.02 km) 2b
341.01 km
4532
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Citroën C4 WRC 4:10:55.4
3 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Focus RS WRC 09 4:11:27.5
8 Flag of Poland.svg Rally Poland
(26 – 29 June) – Results and report
1 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 3:07:27.518352.00 km4834
2 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Sordo Citroën C4 WRC 3:08:37.8
3 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Focus RS WRC 08 3:09:33.2
9 Flag of Finland.svg Rally Finland
(31 July – 2 August) – Results and report
1 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 2:50:40.923345.15 km9060
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC 2:51:06.0
3 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Ford Focus RS WRC 09 2:51:30.8
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rally Australia
(4 – 6 September) – Results and report
1 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 2:53:06.5(35) 3a
33
(344.72 km) 3b
322.06 km
4025
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC 2:53:54.0
3 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Sordo Citroën C4 WRC 2:54:11.1
11 Flag of Spain.svg Rally Catalunya
(2 – 4 October) – Results and report
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC 3:22:14.718353.62 km7052
2 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Sordo Citroën C4 WRC 3:22:26.7
3 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 3:23:08.8
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rally of Great Britain
(23 – 25 October) – Results and report
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC 3:16:25.416348.30 km6250
2 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 3:17:31.5
3 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Sordo Citroën C4 WRC 3:17:32.5


Notes:

Drivers' championship

Pos.Driver IRL
Flag of Ireland.svg
NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GRC
Flag of Greece.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 111114Ret7221193
2 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 3222Ret211113292
3 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Sordo 2543222112432364
4 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 14312Ret613Ret346741
5 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 634Ret3Ret4Ret4435
6 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg 44185381433079533
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson 775Ret56135867628
8 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier 610Ret177Ret2Ret655Ret24
9 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Villagra 774Ret4118816
10 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Conrad Rautenbach 18Ret6RetRetRet58RetRet1189
11 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg 9677RetRetRet7
12 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid al-Qassimi 88815691914196
13 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Novikov 11RetRet5159RetRetDNS4
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson 54
15 Flag of Finland.svg Matti Rantanen 54
16 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Hołowczyc 63
17 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Ketomaa 72
18 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah 111689DSQRet1
19 Flag of Estonia.svg Urmo Aava 108291
20 Flag of Greece.svg Lambros Athanassoulas 8251
Pos.Driver IRL
Flag of Ireland.svg
NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GRC
Flag of Greece.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Pts
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.ManufacturerNo. IRL
Flag of Ireland.svg
NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GRE
Flag of Greece.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Points
1 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total World Rally Team 1111113Ret52211167
2253327524323
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford World Rally Team 33222Ret2111132140
4737Ret612Ret3457
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team 5664Ret5564666680
6448436738785
4 Flag of France.svg Citroën Junior Team 757RetRet487Ret47
88Ret5RetRetRet46Ret9
114
127554Ret
5 Flag of Argentina.svg Munchi's Ford World Rally Team 9654Ret378723
Pos.ManufacturerNo. IRL
Flag of Ireland.svg
NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GRE
Flag of Greece.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

JWRC Drivers' championship

Pos.Driver IRL
Flag of Ireland.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop 21121Ret46
2 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Kościuszko 2112Ret342
3 Flag of Germany.svg Aaron Burkart 13234539
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Abbring 52Ret1Ret427
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Weijs, Jr. Ret3647126
6 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bertolotti 36756226
7 Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato 4Ret43Ret16
8 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Bettega 53514
9 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Griotti 64Ret7Ret10
10 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Pinomaki 28
11 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Marti 36
12 Flag of Germany.svg Mark Wallenwein 5Ret4
13 Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Typa 63
Pos.Driver IRL
Flag of Ireland.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
Pts
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

PWRC Drivers' championship

Pos.Driver NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GRC
Flag of Greece.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of Portugal.svg Armindo Araujo 42132442
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop 32DSQ41139
3 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah 341113Ret31
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sandell 11Ret211730
5 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Arai Ret433Ret225
6 Flag of Norway.svg Eyvind Brynildsen 2355RetDSQ22
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Flodin 7Ret47612
8 Flag of Latvia.svg Andis Neikšāns 55RetEX611
9 Flag of Greece.svg Lambros Athanassoulas 110
10 Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Sousa RetRet5Ret49
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Tapper 5Ret8Ret59
12 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Ligato 28
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Mason 28
14 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Linari 119671068
15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Semerad 10Ret8RetRet37
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cody Crocker 36
17 Flag of France.svg Frederic Sauvan 87Ret612106
18 Flag of Cyprus.svg Spyros Pavlides 495
19 Flag of Hungary.svg Gabor Mayer 8Ret68Ret95
20 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stewart Taylor54
21 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaromir Tarabus 6Ret3
22 Flag of Cyprus.svg Charalambos Timotheu 63
23 Flag of India.svg Gaurav Singh Gill Ret72
24 Flag of Germany.svg Hermann Gassner Jr. Ret81
Pos.Driver NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GRC
Flag of Greece.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
GBR
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Pts
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

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