2019 Rally Mexico

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2019 Rally Mexico
16. Rally Guanajuato Mexico
Round 3 of 14 in the 2019 World Rally Championship
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Chris Atkinson Rally Mexico 2014 002.jpg
Crews had to face the challenge of Mexico's high-altitude terrain.
Host countryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Rally base León, Guanajuato
Dates run7 10 March 2019
Start locationStreet Stage GTO, Guanajuato
Finish locationLas Minas, Guanajuato
Stages21 (316.51 km; 196.67 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance689.79 km (428.62 miles)
Overall distance1,006.30 km (625.29 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered24
Crews23 at start, 15 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia
Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT
3:37:08.0
Power Stage winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia
Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra
Flag of Mexico.svg Jaime Zapata
Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra
3:52:43.5

The 2019 Rally Mexico (also known as the Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 7 and 10 March 2019. [2] It marked the sixteenth running of Rally Mexico and was the third round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. The 2019 event was based in the town of León in Guanajuato and consisted of twenty-one special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 316.51 km (196.67 mi).

Contents

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] Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson were the defending rally winners of WRC-2, but they did not participate in the event. [4]

Ogier and Ingrassia successfully defended their titles. Their team, Citroën World Rally Team, were the manufacturers' winners. [5] The M-Sport Ford WRT crew of Łukasz Pieniążek and Kamil Heller won the WRC-2 Pro category, while Benito Guerra and Jaime Zapata won the wider WRC-2 class, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category. [6]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Ott Tanak (left) and Martin Jarveoja (right) entered the round as the championship leaders for the first time in their career. Rallye Deutschland 2017 (Tanak-Jarveoja-0777).jpg
Ott Tänak (left) and Martin Järveoja (right) entered the round as the championship leaders for the first time in their career.

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja led both the drivers' and co-drivers' championships for the first time in their career, with a seven-point ahead of Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul. Six-time world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were third, a further nine points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, defending manufacturers' champions Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a one-point lead over Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT. [7]

In the World Rally Championship-2 Pro standings, Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson held a four-point lead ahead of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively. Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were third, eleven points further back. In the manufacturers' championship, M-Sport Ford WRT led Škoda Motorsport by sixteen points, with eleven-point-behind Citroën Total in third. [8]

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by fifteen points respectively. Yoann Bonato and Benjamin Boulloud were second, with Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul in third in each standings, another eight points behind. [8]

Entry list

The following crews entered the rally. The event was open 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 twenty-three entries were received, with ten crews entered with World Rally Cars and five entered the World Rally Championship-2. Only one crew was nominated to score points in the Pro class.

No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
World Rally Car entries
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
3 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Marshall Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
6 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Barrio Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
89 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger-Amland Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 Pro entries
21 Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Pieniążek Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Heller Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
41 Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra Flag of Mexico.svg Jaime Zapata Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra [lower-alpha 1] Škoda Fabia R5 M
42 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Flag of Argentina.svg Fabian Cretu Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson [lower-alpha 2] Škoda Fabia R5 M
43 Flag of Chile.svg Pedro Heller Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Olmos Flag of Chile.svg Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 M
44 Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Flag of Argentina.svg José Díaz Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 M
Other notable entries
81 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Triviño Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Triviño Škoda Fabia R5 P
Source: [9]

Route

All the stages are located in the state of Guanajuato. [1] Compared with the 2018 edition, the route of the 2019 edition was 27.98 km (17.39 mi) shorter. [10] The Duarte Derramadero stage was removed. Instead, the Mesa Cuata stage joined the itinerary. [1]

Itinerary

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul during a stage in a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. Thierry Neuville Hyundai Motorsport Rally Mexico 1.jpg
Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul during a stage in a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC.

All dates and times are CST (UTC-6).

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
7 March10:00Llano Grande [ Shakedown ]5.31 km
Leg 1 115.33 km
7 March20:08SS1Street Stage GTO1.14 km
8 March10:08SS2El Chocolate 131.57 km
11:16SS3Ortega 117.28 km
12:59SS4Street Stage Léon 11.11 km
15:17SS5El Chocolate 231.57 km
16:15SS6Ortega 217.28 km
17:18SS7Las Minas 110.72 km
18:58SS8V-Power Shell Stage 12.33 km
19:03SS9V-Power Shell Stage 22.33 km
Leg 2 138.37 km
9 March8:23SS10Guanajuatito 125.90 km
10:06SS11Otates 132.27 km
11:08SS12El Brinco 18.13 km
14:31SS13Guanajuatito 225.90 km
16:29SS14Otates 232.27 km
17:38SS15El Brinco 28.13 km
19:03SS16V-Power Shell Stage 32.33 km
19:08SS17V-Power Shell Stage 42.33 km
19:51SS18Street Stage Léon 21.11 km
Leg 3 60.17 km
10 March9:03SS19Alfaro24.38 km
10:11SS20Mesa Cuata25.07 km
12:18SS21Las Minas 2 [Power Stage]10.72 km
Source: [1]

Report

World Rally Cars

The 2019 edition of Rally Mexico started with a curtailment of the opening stage due to an irreparable damaged jump. [11] Andreas Mikkelsen took a short-lived lead on Friday morning, but the Norwegian lost his lead to Sébastien Ogier as they hit a rock and damaged the suspension. Teammate Dani Sordo also forced to retire from the day due to electrical issue. Jari-Matti Latvala was running in fourth before retiring with alternator failure. The other major retirement of the first leg was Teemu Suninen, who went off the road in his Fiesta. The young Finn retired from the rally in the end. [12]

It turned out that Ogier was a lucky man. Despite a front-left puncture, he still reduced his time loss to just twenty seconds as his teammate Esapekka Lappi went off the road and caused the red flag, which saved his rally-winning chances. [13] However, Kris Meeke wasn't as fortunate, as he suffered a puncture on the following Otates stage, with damaged suspension, which dropped him from the lead down to fifth place. [14] Eventually, Ogier net his fifth Mexico victory with a power stage victory, surpassed Thierry Neuville in the drivers' standings in second, narrowing to four points off the championship leader Ott Tänak, who finished second overall, with Elfyn Evans got his first podium finish of the season. [5]

The rally was not without controversy however. The damaged ramp was met with criticism, deeming it to be unnecessarily dangerous to both drivers and spectators, [15] and allegations of cheating surfaced with Kris Meeke accusing Citroen of abusing red flag rules to give Ogier an unfair advantage; [16] Meeke would later retract his statement in an apology. [17]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
111 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:37:08.00.0255
228 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:37:38.2+30.2180
3333 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:37:57.9+49.9150
4411 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:38:35.0+1:27.0123
555 Kris Meeke Sebastian Marshall Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:43:14.2+6:06.2104
8610 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:56:03.9+18:55.940
976 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:59:52.1+22:44.122
1384 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC 4:40:48.5+1:03:40.501
Retired SS2189 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Amland Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Withdrawn00
Retired SS23 Teemu Suninen Marko Salminen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Accident00

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
7 MarchLlano Grande [ Shakedown ]5.31 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 3:44.2
SS1Street Stage GTO1.14 km Lappi / Ferm [lower-alpha 3] Citroën C3 WRC 1:00.6 Lappi / Ferm
8 MarchSS2El Chocolate 131.57 km Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 23:50.6 Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland
SS3Ortega 117.28 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 9:29.0
SS4Street Stage Léon 11.11 km Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:04.9
SS5El Chocolate 231.57 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 23:35.0 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS6Ortega 217.28 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 9:22.3
SS7Las Minas 110.72 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 6:43.4
SS8V-Power Shell Stage 12.33 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 1:39.0
SS9V-Power Shell Stage 22.33 km Neuville / Gilsoul
Tänak / Järveoja
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC
1:38.3
9 MarchSS10Guanajuatito 125.90 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 17:44.9 Meeke / Marshall
SS11Otates 132.27 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 24:42.6 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS12El Brinco 18.13 km Ogier / Ingrassia
Latvala / Anttila
Citroën C3 WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC
4:40.0
SS13Guanajuatito 225.90 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 17:33.6
SS14Otates 232.27 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 24:25.2
SS15El Brinco 28.13 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 4:36.6
SS16V-Power Shell Stage 32.33 km Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:39.4
SS17V-Power Shell Stage 42.33 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:38.5
SS18Street Stage Léon 21.11 km Sordo / del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:04.4
10 MarchSS19Alfaro24.38 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 13:52.6
SS20Mesa Cuata25.07 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 19:18.8
SS21Las Minas 2 [Power Stage]10.72 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 6:30.4

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Ott Tänak 65 1rightarrow blue.svg Martin Järveoja 65 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 86
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Sébastien Ogier 61 1uparrow green.svg 1 Julien Ingrassia 61 1uparrow green.svg 1 Citroën Total WRT 78
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Thierry Neuville 55 1downarrow red.svg 1 Nicolas Gilsoul 55 1downarrow red.svg 1 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 77
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Kris Meeke 35 1rightarrow blue.svg Sebastian Marshall 35 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 45
5 1uparrow green.svg 2 Elfyn Evans 28 1uparrow green.svg 2 Scott Martin 28

World Rally Championship-2 Pro

The only WRC-2 Pro driver Łukasz Pieniążek was unable to complete Friday as he crashed out in SS6. [18] After re-entering the rally, he enjoyed a trouble-free day and eventually won the category. [19] [6]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
11121 Łukasz Pieniążek Kamil Heller M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 4:22:31.10.0250

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.

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
7 MarchLlano Grande [ Shakedown ]5.31 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 4:04.8
SS1Street Stage GTO1.14 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 1:06.0 Pieniążek / Heller
8 MarchSS2El Chocolate 131.57 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 25:33.4
SS3Ortega 117.28 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 10:27.4
SS4Street Stage Léon 11.11 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 1:12.0
SS5El Chocolate 231.57 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 25:19.2
SS6Ortega 217.28 kmNo stage winnerNo leader [lower-alpha 4]
SS7Las Minas 110.72 kmNo stage winner
SS8V-Power Shell Stage 12.33 kmNo stage winner
SS9V-Power Shell Stage 22.33 kmNo stage winner
9 MarchSS10Guanajuatito 125.90 kmStage interrupted [lower-alpha 5]
SS11Otates 132.27 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 26:37.5 Pieniążek / Heller
SS12El Brinco 18.13 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 5:19.0
SS13Guanajuatito 225.90 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 19:25.6
SS14Otates 232.27 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 26:28.5
SS15El Brinco 28.13 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 5:09.2
SS16V-Power Shell Stage 32.33 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 1:47.0
SS17V-Power Shell Stage 42.33 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 1:45.8
SS18Street Stage Léon 21.11 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 1:08.4
10 MarchSS19Alfaro24.38 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 15:06.5
SS20Mesa Cuata25.07 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 20:38.5
SS21Las Minas 210.72 km Pieniążek / Heller Ford Fiesta R5 7:11.7

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Gus Greensmith 40 1rightarrow blue.svg Elliott Edmondson 40 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 77
2 1uparrow green.svg 2 Łukasz Pieniążek 37 1uparrow green.svg 2 Kamil Heller 37 1rightarrow blue.svg Škoda Motorsport 36
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Kalle Rovanperä 36 1downarrow red.svg 1 Jonne Halttunen 36 1rightarrow blue.svg Citroën Total 25
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Mads Østberg 25 1downarrow red.svg 1 Torstein Eriksen 25
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Eerik Pietarinen 0 1rightarrow blue.svg Juhana Raitanen 0

World Rally Championship-2

Eighteen-year-old driver Marco Bulacia Wilkinson edged Benito Guerra in 9.8 seconds. The two dominated the category in two Fabia R5s as they won all eight stages of Friday combined. [18] On the leg 2, Guerra surpassed Wilkinson and ended the day with a lead over three and a half minutes. Heller brothers both failed to finished the day. Alberto Heller retired with broken steering, while Pedro Heller retired with a mechanical issue. [19] They restarted in the final leg, but Pedro Heller retired from the rally because of a mechanical issue. The event went into Guerra's pocket in the end, which is his first home victory in his career. [6]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
6141 Benito Guerra Jaime Zapata Benito Guerra Škoda Fabia R5 3:52:43.50.0258
7242 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Fabian Cretu Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Škoda Fabia R5 3:55:59.5+3:16.0186
13344 Alberto Heller José Díaz Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 4:29:50.2+37:06.7150
Retired SS2043 Pedro Heller Pablo Olmos Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mechanical00

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.

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
7 MarchLlano Grande [ Shakedown ]5.31 km Guerra / Zapata Škoda Fabia R5 3:59.9
SS1Street Stage GTO1.14 km Heller / Díaz Ford Fiesta R5 1:05.9 Heller / Díaz
8 MarchSS2El Chocolate 131.57 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Cretu Škoda Fabia R5 25:12.5 Bulacia Wilkinson / Cretu
SS3Ortega 117.28 km Guerra / Zapata Škoda Fabia R5 10:16.1 Guerra / Zapata
SS4Street Stage Léon 11.11 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Cretu Škoda Fabia R5 1:08.3 Bulacia Wilkinson / Cretu
SS5El Chocolate 231.57 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Cretu Škoda Fabia R5 24:59.6
SS6Ortega 217.28 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Cretu Škoda Fabia R5 10:17.6
SS7Las Minas 110.72 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Cretu Škoda Fabia R5 7:15.3
SS8V-Power Shell Stage 12.33 km Guerra / Zapata Škoda Fabia R5 1:45.6
SS9V-Power Shell Stage 22.33 km Guerra / Zapata Škoda Fabia R5 1:44.3
9 MarchSS10Guanajuatito 125.90 kmStage interrupted [lower-alpha 5]
SS11Otates 132.27 km Guerra / Zapata Škoda Fabia R5 26:12.9 Guerra / Zapata
SS12El Brinco 18.13 km Guerra / Zapata Škoda Fabia R5 5:02.7
SS13Guanajuatito 225.90 km Guerra / Zapata Škoda Fabia R5 18:55.3
SS14Otates 232.27 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Cretu Škoda Fabia R5 26:11.3
SS15El Brinco 28.13 km Guerra / Zapata Škoda Fabia R5 5:02.8
SS16V-Power Shell Stage 32.33 km Guerra / Zapata Škoda Fabia R5 1:45.1
SS17V-Power Shell Stage 42.33 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Cretu Škoda Fabia R5 1:44.7
SS18Street Stage Léon 21.11 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Cretu Škoda Fabia R5 1:07.4
10 MarchSS19Alfaro24.38 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Cretu Škoda Fabia R5 14:56.4
SS20Mesa Cuata25.07 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Cretu Škoda Fabia R5 20:23.2
SS21Las Minas 210.72 km Guerra / Zapata Škoda Fabia R5 7:11.1

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Ole Christian Veiby 40 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonas Andersson 40
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Yoann Bonato 25 1rightarrow blue.svg Benjamin Boulloud 25
3 Benito Guerra 25 Jaime Zapata 25
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Adrien Fourmaux 18 1downarrow red.svg 1 Renaud Jamoul 18
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Emil Bergkvist 18 1downarrow red.svg 1 Patrik Barth 18

Notes

  1. Entry operated by Race Seven.
  2. Entry operated by VIALCO Racing.
  3. Crews who did not start were awarded a notional time based on that of Kris Meeke and Sebastian Marshall, the last crew to complete the test before it was stopped with an 1:01.2. [11]
  4. Łukasz Pieniążek and Kamil Heller retired from the day in SS6. [18] They re-entered at the start of the second leg. As theirs was the only WRC 2-Pro entry, there was no stage winner or class leader from SS6 to SS10.
  5. 1 2 The car of Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm was stuck in a dangerous spot, which caused the stage to be interrupted. As a result, all cars except World Rally Cars were given a 31:51.7 to their times. [13]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Wales Rally GB</span>

The 2018 Wales Rally GB was a motor racing event for rally cars that took place over four days from 4 to 7 October 2018. The event was open to entries competing in World Rally Cars and cars complying with Group R regulations. It marked the seventy-fourth running of Rally Great Britain and was the eleventh round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship, the highest class of competition in international rallying. Sixty crews, including manufacturer teams and privateers, were entered to compete in the World Rally Championship, the FIA World Rally Championship-2 and FIA World Rally Championship-3 support series and the MSA British Rally Championship. The 2018 event was based in Deeside in Flintshire and consisted of twenty-three special stages throughout North and Mid-Wales. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 318.34 km and an additional 1,083.01 km in transport stages.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Rally Italia Sardegna</span> Motor racing event

The 2018 Rally Italia Sardegna was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 7 and 10 June 2018. It marked the fifteenth running of Rally Italia Sardegna, and was the seventh round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. The event was based in Alghero in Sardinia and consisted of twenty special stages totalling 313.46 km (194.78 mi) in competitive kilometres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 World Rally Championship</span> 2019 edition of the World Rally Championship

The 2019 FIA World Rally Championship was the forty-seventh season of the World Rally Championship, a rallying championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews competed in fourteen events for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car and Group R regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with World Rally Cars homologated under regulations introduced in 2017 were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series was once again supported by the World Rally Championship-2 category at every round, which was split into 2 classifications: the World Rally Championship-2 Pro for manufacturer entries and the World Rally Championship-2 for private entries, and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected events. The World Rally Championship-3 was discontinued in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Tour de Corse</span> 62nd edition of Rally Corsica

The 2019 Tour de Corse was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 28 and 31 March 2019. It marked the sixty-second running of Tour de Corse and was the fourth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. It was also the second round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2019 event was based in the town of Bastia in Corsica, and was contested over fourteen special stages with a total a competitive distance of 347.51 km (215.93 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Rally Argentina</span> 39th edition of Rally Argentina

The 2019 Rally Argentina was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 25 and 28 April 2019. It marked the thirty-ninth running of Rally Argentina, and was the fifth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. The 2019 event was based in Villa Carlos Paz in Córdoba Province and consisted of eighteen special stages totalling 347.50 km (215.93 mi) competitive kilometres.

The 2019 Rally Chile was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 9 and 12 May 2019. It marked the first running of Rally Chile, and was the sixth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. The 2019 event was based in Talcahuano of Concepción Province in Bío Bío Region and consists of sixteen special stages totalling 304.81 km (189.40 mi) competitive kilometres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Rally de Portugal</span> 53rd edition of Rally de Portugal

The 2019 Rally de Portugal was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 30 May and 2 June 2019. It marked the fifty-third running of Rally de Portugal, and was the seventh round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. The rally was also part of the Portuguese national championship and Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica. The 2019 event was based in Matosinhos in Porto and consisted of twenty special stages totalling 311.47 km (193.54 mi) competitive kilometres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Rally Italia Sardegna</span> 16th edition of Rally Italia Sardegna

The 2019 Rally Italia Sardegna was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 13 and 16 June 2019. It marked the sixteenth running of Rally Italia Sardegna and was the eighth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. It was also the third round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2019 event was based in Alghero in Sardinia, and was contested over nineteen special stages with a total a competitive distance of 310.52 km (192.95 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Rally Turkey</span> 12th edition of Rally Turkey

The 2019 Rally Turkey is a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 12 and 15 September 2019. It marked the twelfth running of Rally Turkey and was the eleventh round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. The 2019 event was based in Marmaris in Muğla Province, and was contested over seventeen special stages with a total a competitive distance of 310.10 km (192.69 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Wales Rally GB</span> 75th edition of Wales Rally GB

The 2019 Wales Rally GB was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 3 and 6 October 2019. 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).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Rally Catalunya</span> 55th edition of Rally de Catalunya

The 2019 Rally Catalunya was a motor racing event for rally cars which was held over four days between 24 and 27 October 2019. It marks the fifty-fifth running of Rally Catalunya and is the thirteenth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class, World Rally Championship-2, the Spanish national Rally Championship and Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica championship. The 2019 event is based in Salou in Tarragona, and is contested over seventeen special stages with a total a competitive distance of 325.56 km (202.29 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Rally Mexico</span> 17th edition of Rally Mexico

The 2020 Rally Mexico was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 12 and 15 March 2020. It marked the seventeenth running of Rally Mexico and was the third round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was based in the town of León in Guanajuato and consists of eleven special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 324.85 km (201.85 mi).

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