2014 Rallye de France-Alsace

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Rallye de France — Alsace 2014
5. Rallye de France-Alsace
Round 11 of the 2014 World Rally Championship season
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2014 10 04 14-00Rallye France, ES12, Jari-Matti Latvala.JPG
Jari-Matti Latvala during Rally
Host country Flag of France.svg France
Rally base Strasbourg, France
Dates runOctober 3 October 5, 2014
Stages18 (303.63 km; 188.67 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac
Results
Overall winner Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila
Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport
Crews91 at start, 75 at finish

The 2014 Rallye de France — Alsace was the eleventh round of the 2014 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Strasbourg, France, and started on 3 October and finished on 5 October after eighteen special stages, totaling 303.6 competitive kilometres.

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Finnish driver Jari-Matti Latvala won the rally for the first time and in doing so became the first non-French driver to win the Strasbourg-based rally since its inception in 2010. It was Latvala's fourth and final victory of the 2014 season. There were no classified WRC-3 competitors as all those who finished were excluded for homologation irregularities. However, they were counted for in the JWRC category.

Entry list

Notable entrants
No.EntrantClassDriverCo-driverCarTyre
1 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
4 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Shell World Rally Team WRC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
8 Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Shell World Rally Team WRC Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M
9 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RK M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of Poland.svg Robert Kubica Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Kuipers Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Robin Buysmans Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Protasov Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
20 Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Motorsport N WRC Flag of France.svg Bryan Bouffier Flag of France.svg Xavier Panseri Hyundai i20 WRC M
21 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
22 Flag of France.svg Julien Maurin WRC Flag of France.svg Julien Maurin Flag of France.svg Nicolas Klinger Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
32 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand WRC-2 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Barth Ford Fiesta R5 M
35 Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Sousa WRC-2 Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Sousa Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Magalhães Ford Fiesta RRC P
36 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Top Teams by MY Racing WRC-2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Chardonnet Flag of France.svg Thibault de la Haye Citroën DS3 R5 M
38 Flag of Greece.svg Jourdan SerderidisWRC-2 Flag of Greece.svg Jourdan Serderidis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Miclotte Ford Fiesta R5 M
39 Flag of France.svg Quentin Gilbert WRC-2 Flag of France.svg Quentin Gilbert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 P
40 Flag of Poland.svg C-Rally WRC-2 Flag of Poland.svg Jarosław Kołtun Flag of Poland.svg Ireneusz Pleskot Ford Fiesta R5 M
42 Flag of Italy.svg Top Run Srl WRC-2 Flag of France.svg Johan Heloïse Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Mometti Subaru Impreza WRX STi P
49 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin McCormack WRC-2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin McCormack Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Morgan Ford Fiesta R5 H
52 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Tempestini WRC-3
JWRC
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Tempestini Flag of Romania.svg Dorin Pulpea Citroën DS3 R3T M
53 Flag of Poland.svg Aron Domzala WRC-3
JWRC
Flag of Poland.svg Aron Domzala Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Gospodarczyk Citroën DS3 R3T M
55 Flag of France.svg Quentin Giordano WRC-3
JWRC
Flag of France.svg Quentin Giordano Flag of France.svg Valentin Sarreaud Citroën DS3 R3T M
56 Flag of Slovakia.svg Styllex Slovak National Team WRC-3
JWRC
Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Koči Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Kosta Citroën DS3 R3T M
57 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre WRC-3
JWRC
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Flag of France.svg Thomas Dubois Citroën DS3 R3T M
62 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alastair Fisher WRC-3
JWRC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alastair Fisher Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Noble Citroën DS3 R3T M
63 Flag of Austria.svg Wurmbrand Racing Team WRC-3
JWRC
Flag of Hungary.svg Kornél Lukács Flag of Hungary.svg Márk Mesterházi Citroën DS3 R3T M
68 Flag of France.svg Rallye Jeunes FFSA WRC-3
JWRC
Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli Flag of France.svg Maxime Vilmot Citroën DS3 R3T M
69 Flag of France.svg Frédéric Hauswald WRC-3
JWRC
Flag of France.svg Frédéric Hauswald Flag of France.svg Olivier Ural Citroën DS3 R3T M
70 Flag of France.svg Rallye Jeunes FFSA WRC-3
JWRC
Flag of France.svg Yohan Rossel Flag of France.svg Benoît Fulcrand Citroën DS3 R3T M
71 Flag of France.svg Alain Pyrame WRC-3 Flag of France.svg Alain Pyrame Flag of France.svg Vincent Varetz Renault Clio RS R3T P
73 Flag of France.svg Armando Pereira WRC Flag of France.svg Armando Pereira Flag of France.svg Damien Augustin Citroën DS3 WRC M
IconClass
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRCMajor entry ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship
WRC-3Registered to take part in
WRC-3 championship
JWRCRegistered to take part in
Junior World Rally championship

Results

Event standings

Pos.No.DriverCo-driverTeamCarClassTimeDifferencePoints
Overall classification
12 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC2:38:19.10.026
29 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC2:39:03.9+44.818
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC2:39:24.4+1:05.315
48 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Shell World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC2:40:07.8+1:48.712
55 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC2:40:19.8+2:00.710
66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC2:41:19.9+3:00.810
74 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC2:41:21.6+3:02.56
87 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Shell World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC2:42:27.5+4:08.44
920 Flag of France.svg Bryan Bouffier Flag of France.svg Xavier Panseri Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC WRC2:42:32.0+4:12.92
1021 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Tománek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC2:44:26.6+6:07.51
131 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC2:46:55.2+8:36.13
WRC-2 standings
1 (15.)39 Flag of France.svg Quentin Gilbert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Jamoul Flag of France.svg Quentin Gilbert Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-22:48:56.80.025
2 (17.)35 Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Sousa Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Magalhães Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-22:49:04.9+8.118
3 (18.)36 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Chardonnet Flag of France.svg Thibault de la Haye Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Top Teams by MY Racing Citroën DS3 R5 WRC-22:51:04.1+2:07.315
4 (23.)32 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Barth Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-23:04:32.1+15:35.312
5 (40.)40 Flag of Poland.svg Jarosław Kołtun Flag of Poland.svg Ireneusz Pleskot Flag of Poland.svg C-Rally Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-23:18:24.1+29:27.310
6 (42.)42 Flag of France.svg Johan Heloïse Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Mometti Flag of Italy.svg Top Run Srl Subaru Impreza WRX STi WRC-23:20:33.5+31:36.78
7 (53.)38 Flag of Greece.svg Jourdan Serderidis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Miclotte Flag of Greece.svg Jourdan Serderidis Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-23:32:37.9+43:41.16
JWRC standings
162 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alastair Fisher Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Noble Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alastair Fisher Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC2:57:06.50.025
268 Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli Flag of France.svg Maxime Vilmot Flag of France.svg Rallye Jeunes FFSA Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC2:57:57.4+50.918
355 Flag of France.svg Quentin Giordano Flag of France.svg Valentin Sarreaud Flag of France.svg Quentin Giordano Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC2:58:27.5+1:21.015
457 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Flag of France.svg Thomas Dubois Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC2:58:48.5+1:42.012
570 Flag of France.svg Yohan Rossel Flag of Romania.svg Benoît Fulcrand Flag of France.svg Rallye Jeunes FFSA Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC3:00:15.3+3:08.810
653 Flag of Poland.svg Aron Domzala Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Gospodarczyk Flag of Poland.svg Arom Domzala Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC3:14:11.6+17:05.18
757 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Koči Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Kostka Flag of Slovakia.svg Styllex Slovak National Team Citroën DS3 R3T JWRC3:14:23.3+17:16.86
Source:

Special stages

DayStageNameLengthWinnerCarTimeRally leader
Leg 1
(3 Oct)
SS1Col de la Charbonnière 111.11 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 5:34.9 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
SS2Vosges - Pays d'Ormont 134.34 km Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 18:33.5 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen
SS3Pays de Salm 19.59 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:54.6 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
SS4Col de la Charbonnière 211.11 km Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 5:35.3
SS5Vosges - Pays d'Ormont 234.34 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 18:31.5
SS6Pays de Salm 29.59 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:53.2
SS7Strasbourg4.67 km Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo
Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen
Hyundai i20 WRC
Volkswagen Polo R WRC
3:35.3
Leg 2
(4 Oct)
SS8Valée de Munster 118.90 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:13.1
SS9Soultzeren - Le Grand Hohnack 119.93 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:33.4
SS10Pays Welche - Riquewihr 121.49 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 12:04.7
SS11Valée de Munster 218.90 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:06.9
SS12Soultzeren - Le Grand Hohnack 219.93 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:31.4
SS13Pays Welche - Riquewihr 221.49 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 11:56.9
SS14Mulhouse4.86 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 3:22.8
Leg 3
(5 Oct)
SS15Foret de la Petite - Pierre 112.33 km Flag of Poland.svg Robert Kubica Ford Fiesta RS WRC 6:10.5
SS16Foret de Saverne 119.36 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:26.9
SS17Foret de la Petite - Pierre 212.33 km Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Citroën DS3 WRC 6:07.2
SS18Foret de Saverne 2 (Power Stage)19.36 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:20.8

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 19.36 km (12.03 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

PosDriverCarTimeDiff.Pts
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:20.80.03
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta RS WRC 9:30.3+9.52
3 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 9:33.7+12.91

Standings after the rally

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