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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Stobart at the Wales GB Rally 2010 (4).jpg
Changeable weather can bring rain and fog to the rally.
Host countryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Rally base Llandudno, Conwy
Dates run3 – 6 October 2019
Start location Little Budworth, Cheshire
Finish location Denbigh Moors, Denbighshire
Stages22 (312.75 km; 194.33 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance1,342.49 km (834.18 miles)
Overall distance1,655.24 km (1,028.52 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak
Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:00:58.0
WRC-2 Pro winner Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä
Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport
3:11:49.1
WRC-2 winner Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills
Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
3:12:34.1
J-WRC winner Flag of Spain.svg Jan Solans
Flag of Spain.svg Mauro Barreiro
Flag of Spain.svg Rally Team Spain
3:30:05.0
Power Stage winner Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak
Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja
Flag of Japan.svg 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).

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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]

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.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 Jarmo Lehtinen 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
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta 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
42 Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe 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 Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
22 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen Flag of France.svg Citroën Total [lower-alpha 1] Citroën C3 R5 M
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
24 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hloušek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
25 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hayden Paddon Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kennard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
41 Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Cué Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra [lower-alpha 2] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
43 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet [lower-alpha 3] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
44 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby [lower-alpha 4] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 M
45 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz [lower-alpha 5] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
46 Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Flag of Argentina.svg José Díaz Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
47 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Andolfi Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Andolfi [lower-alpha 6] Škoda Fabia R5 P
49 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Flag of Argentina.svg Fabian Cretu Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson [lower-alpha 7] Škoda Fabia R5 M
50 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Nobre Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Morales Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Nobre [lower-alpha 8] Škoda Fabia R5 P
51 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhys Yates Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Morgan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhys Yates Hyundai i20 R5 P
53 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Jamoul Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux [lower-alpha 9] Ford Fiesta R5 M
54 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aaron Johnston Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg [lower-alpha 10] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
55 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
56 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guillaume De Mevius Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guillaume De Mevius [lower-alpha 11] Citroën C3 R5 M
57 Flag of India.svg Gaurav Gill Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Macneall Flag of India.svg Gaurav Gill Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
Junior World Rally Championship entries
71 Flag of Sweden.svg Tom Kristensson Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Appelskog Flag of Sweden.svg Tom Kristensson Ford Fiesta R2 P
72 Flag of Spain.svg Jan Solans Flag of Spain.svg Mauro Barreiro Flag of Spain.svg Rally Team Spain Ford Fiesta R2 P
73 Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Rådström Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2 P
74 Flag of Estonia.svg Roland Poom Flag of Estonia.svg Ken Järveoja Flag of Estonia.svg Roland Poom Ford Fiesta R2 P
75 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2 P
76 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Oldrati Flag of Italy.svg Elia De Guio Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 P
77 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Johnston Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kihurani Flag of the United States.svg Sean Johnston Ford Fiesta R2 P
78 Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zaldivar Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Mussano Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zaldivar Ford Fiesta R2 P
79 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Knacker Flag of Germany.svg Michael Wenzel Flag of Germany.svg ADAC Weser-Ems Ford Fiesta R2 P
80 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Booth Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Booth Ford Fiesta R2 P
81 Flag of the United States.svg Keanna Erickson-Chang Flag of Ireland.svg Niall Burns Flag of the United States.svg Keanna Erickson-Chang Ford Fiesta R2 P
Other Major Entries
91 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Gryazin Flag of Russia.svg Yaroslav Fedorov Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Gryazin [lower-alpha 10] Škoda Fabia R5 M
92 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta [lower-alpha 12] Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
94 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Cave Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dale Furniss Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Cave Hyundai i20 R5 P
105 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louise Cook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Davis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 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).

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
3 October9:00—Gwydir [ Shakedown ]4.68 km
Leg 1 — 121.83 km
3 October19:08SS1Oulton Park3.58 km
4 October7:17SS2Elsi 111.65 km
7:45SS3Penmachno 116.95 km
9:57SS4Dyfnant 119.36 km
10:55SS5Aberhirnant 110.26 km
14:39SS6Elsi 211.65 km
15:07SS7Penmachno 216.95 km
15:57SS8Slate Mountain1.60 km
18:11SS9Dyfnant 219.36 km
19:09SS10Aberhirnant 210.26 km
Leg 2 — 152.50 km
5 October8:08SS11Dyfi 125.86 km
10:08SS12Myherin 123.54 km
11:02SS13Sweet Lamb Hafren 125.65 km
14:08SS14Myherin 223.54 km
15:02SS15Sweet Lamb Hafren 225.65 km
16:22SS16Dyfi 225.86 km
19:11SS17Colwyn Bay2.40 km
Leg 3 — 38.42 km
6 October7:34SS18Alwen 110.41 km
8:08SS19Brenig 16.43 km
9:26SS20Great Orme4.74 km
11:06SS21Alwen 210.41 km
12:08SS22Brenig 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

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
118 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:00:58.00.0255
2211 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:01:08.9+10.9181
331 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:01:21.8+23.8154
445 Kris Meeke Sebastian Marshall Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:01:33.6+35.6120
557 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:01:46.6+48.6102
6689 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Amland Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:01:56.2+58.280
777 Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:06:21.8+5:23.860
8842 Craig Breen Paul Nagle Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:10:23.0+9:25.040
2794 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:36:51.7+35:53.703
Retired SS183 Teemu Suninen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Mechanical00
Retired SS710 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Crash00

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
3 October—Gwydir [ Shakedown ]4.68 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 2:54.1—
SS1Oulton Park3.58 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 2:47.4 Meeke / Marshall
4 OctoberSS2Elsi 111.65 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 8:36.9
SS3Penmachno 116.95 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 9:43.0
SS4Dyfnant 119.36 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 11:06.9
SS5Aberhirnant 110.26 km Latvala / Anttila
Evans / Martin 		Toyota Yaris WRC
Ford Fiesta WRC 		5:37.4
SS6Elsi 211.65 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 8:32.4
SS7Penmachno 216.95 km Ogier / Ingrassia Citroën C3 WRC 9:44.3
SS8Slate Mountain1.60 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:09.7
SS9Dyfnant 219.36 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 11:06.1
SS10Aberhirnant 210.26 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 5:39.8 Tänak / Järveoja
5 OctoberSS11Dyfi 125.86 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 14:46.8
SS12Myherin 123.54 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 12:50.6
SS13Sweet Lamb Hafren 125.65 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 14:47.7
SS14Myherin 223.54 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:56.2
SS15Sweet Lamb Hafren 225.65 km Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 14:59.7
SS16Dyfi 225.86 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 15:04.0
SS17Colwyn Bay2.40 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 1:51.6
6 OctoberSS18Alwen 110.41 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 5:26.3
SS19Brenig 16.43 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 3:56.6
SS20Great Orme4.74 kmStage cancelled [lower-alpha 13]
SS21Alwen 210.41 km Evans / Martin Ford Fiesta WRC 5:29.3 Tänak / Järveoja
SS22Brenig 2 [ Power Stage ]6.43 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 3:58.6

Championship standings

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

World Rally Championship-2 Pro

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

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
9121 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:11:49.10.0252
18224 Jan Kopecký Jan Hloušek Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:16:36.1+4:47.0180
33322 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:59:48.5+47:59.4150
38425 Hayden Paddon John Kennard M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 4:12:03.6+1:00:14.5120
45523 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen Citroën Total Citroën C3 R5 4:35:58.9+1:24:09.8100

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
3 October—Gwydir [ Shakedown ]4.68 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:59.6—
SS1Oulton Park3.58 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:53.2 Rovanperä / Halttunen
4 OctoberSS2Elsi 111.65 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 8:48.1
SS3Penmachno 116.95 km Greensmith / Edmondson Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 10:08.6
SS4Dyfnant 119.36 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 11:32.5
SS5Aberhirnant 110.26 kmStage interrupted [lower-alpha 14]
SS6Elsi 211.65 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 8:48.1 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS7Penmachno 216.95 kmStage interrupted [lower-alpha 15]
SS8Slate Mountain1.60 km Greensmith / Edmondson Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 1:13.0 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS9Dyfnant 219.36 km Kopecký / Hloušek Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 11:49.5 Kopecký / Hloušek
SS10Aberhirnant 210.26 km Greensmith / Edmondson Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 6:05.4
5 OctoberSS11Dyfi 125.86 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 15:42.4 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS12Myherin 123.54 km Paddon / Kennard Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 13:37.9
SS13Sweet Lamb Hafren 125.65 km Paddon / Kennard Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 15:49.2
SS14Myherin 223.54 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:36.7
SS15Sweet Lamb Hafren 225.65 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 15:53.5
SS16Dyfi 225.86 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 15:55.8
SS17Colwyn Bay2.40 km Kopecký / Hloušek Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:58.8
6 OctoberSS18Alwen 110.41 km Paddon / Kennard Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 5:45.8
SS19Brenig 16.43 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 4:09.5
SS20Great Orme4.74 kmStage cancelled [lower-alpha 13]
SS21Alwen 210.41 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 5:43.2 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS22Brenig 26.43 km Greensmith / Edmondson Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 4:11.4

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2019 World Champions.
Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Kalle Rovanperä 191 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonne Halttunen 191 1rightarrow blue.svg Škoda Motorsport 300
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Gus Greensmith 125 1rightarrow blue.svg Elliott Edmondson 125 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 247
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Mads Østberg 120 1rightarrow blue.svg Torstein Eriksen 120 1rightarrow blue.svg Citroën Total 120
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Jan Kopecký 97 1rightarrow blue.svg Pavel Dresler 79
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Łukasz Pieniążek 74 1rightarrow blue.svg 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

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
10149 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Petter Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:12:34.10.0251
12243 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Pierre-Louis Loubet Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:12:52.9+18.8180
12353 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul Adrien Fourmaux Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:15:24.7+2:50.6150
15449 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Fabian Cretu Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Škoda Fabia R5 3:15:43.0+3:08.9120
17547 Fabio Andolfi Simone Scattolin Fabio Andolfi Škoda Fabia R5 3:16:27.0+3:52.9100
19646 Alberto Heller José Díaz Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:16:59.2+4:25.180
20741 Benito Guerra Daniel Cué Benito Guerra Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:17:23.1+4:49.060
22850 Paulo Nobre Gabriel Morales Paulo Nobre Škoda Fabia R5 3:31:16.5+18:42.440
24956 Guillaume De Mevius Martijn Wydaeghe Guillaume De Mevius Citroën C3 R5 3:33:26.2+20:52.120
251051 Alberto Heller José Díaz Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:33:56.5+21:22.410
351144 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Ole Christian Veiby Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:01:21.6+48:47.500
421241 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 4:27:45.6+1:15:11.500
Retired SS2254 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Accident00

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
3 October—Gwydir [ Shakedown ]4.68 km O. Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:00.2—
SS1Oulton Park3.58 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:50.7 P. Solberg / Mills
4 OctoberSS2Elsi 111.65 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 8:57.9 Loubet / Landais
SS3Penmachno 116.95 km Veiby / Andersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:17.1
SS4Dyfnant 119.36 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 11:51.3
SS5Aberhirnant 110.26 kmStage interrupted [lower-alpha 14]
SS6Elsi 211.65 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 9:02.1 Loubet / Landais
SS7Penmachno 216.95 kmStage interrupted [lower-alpha 15]
SS8Slate Mountain1.60 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 1:13.6 Loubet / Landais
SS9Dyfnant 219.36 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 12:03.7
SS10Aberhirnant 210.26 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 6:15.1
5 OctoberSS11Dyfi 125.86 km O. Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 15:33.3
SS12Myherin 123.54 km O. Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:34.8
SS13Sweet Lamb Hafren 125.65 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 15:49.5
SS14Myherin 223.54 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:45.1 P. Solberg / Mills
SS15Sweet Lamb Hafren 225.65 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 15:55.6 Loubet / Landais
SS16Dyfi 225.86 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 15:59.1 P. Solberg / Mills
SS17Colwyn Bay2.40 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 1:56.1
6 OctoberSS18Alwen 110.41 km O. Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:48.3
SS19Brenig 16.43 km O. Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:12.0
SS20Great Orme4.74 kmStage cancelled [lower-alpha 13]
SS21Alwen 210.41 km P. Solberg / Mills Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:46.1 P. Solberg / Mills
SS22Brenig 26.43 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 4:09.4

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 3 Pierre-Louis Loubet 81 1uparrow green.svg 3 Vincent Landais 81
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Benito Guerra 75 1downarrow red.svg 1 Maciej Szczepaniak 73
3 1downarrow red.svg 2 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 73 1downarrow red.svg 1 Yaroslav Fedorov 73
4 1downarrow red.svg 2 Nikolay Gryazin 73 1downarrow red.svg 1 Jaime Zapata 69
5 1uparrow green.svg 1 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 60 1uparrow green.svg 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

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage
21172 Jan Solans Mauro Barreiro Rally Team Spain Ford Fiesta R2 3:30:05.00.0507
23271 Tom Kristensson Henrik Appelskog Tom Kristensson Ford Fiesta R2 3:32:56.7+2:51.7362
26377 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Sean Johnston Ford Fiesta R5 3:35:16.9+5:11.9300
30476 Enrico Oldrati Elia De Guio Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 3:50:41.7+20:36.7240
32578 Fabrizio Zaldívar Fernando Mussano Fabrizio Zaldívar Ford Fiesta R2 3:53:17.5+23:12.5200
34680 Ryan Booth Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino Ryan Booth Ford Fiesta R2 3:58:17.7+28:12.7160
36781 Keanna Erickson-Chang Niall Burns Keanna Erickson-Chang Ford Fiesta R2 4:04:52.2+34:47.2120
40875 Tom Williams Phil Hall Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2 4:21:18.6+51:13.680
41973 Dennis Rådström Johan Johansson Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2 4:24:16.0+54:11.0410
431074 Roland Poom Ken Järveoja Roland Poom Ford Fiesta R2 4:32:24.8+1:02:19.820

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
3 October—Gwydir [ Shakedown ]4.68 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 3:29.4—
SS1Oulton Park3.58 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 3:07.0 Rådström / Johansson
4 OctoberSS2Elsi 111.65 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 9:42.9
SS3Penmachno 116.95 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 11:24.1 Solans / Barreiro
SS4Dyfnant 119.36 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 12:45.7
SS5Aberhirnant 110.26 kmStage interrupted [lower-alpha 14]
SS6Elsi 211.65 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 9:49.2 Kristensson / Appelskog
SS7Penmachno 216.95 kmStage interrupted [lower-alpha 15]
SS8Slate Mountain1.60 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 1:23.3 Kristensson / Appelskog
SS9Dyfnant 219.36 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 12:59.6 Solans / Barreiro
SS10Aberhirnant 210.26 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 6:40.0
5 OctoberSS11Dyfi 125.86 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 17:25.1
SS12Myherin 123.54 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 14:51.6
SS13Sweet Lamb Hafren 125.65 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 17:25.4
SS14Myherin 223.54 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 15:00.8
SS15Sweet Lamb Hafren 225.65 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 17:35.1
SS16Dyfi 225.86 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 17:35.4
SS17Colwyn Bay2.40 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 2:08.4
6 OctoberSS18Alwen 110.41 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 6:32.8
SS19Brenig 16.43 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 4:37.8
SS20Great Orme4.74 kmStage cancelled [lower-alpha 13]
SS21Alwen 210.41 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 6:23.5 Solans / Barreiro
SS22Brenig 26.43 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 4:34.8

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2019 World Champions.
Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsTrophy for Nations
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveCountryPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 1 Jan Solans 139 1uparrow green.svg 1 Mauro Barreiro 139 1rightarrow blue.svg Sweden 104
2 1downarrow red.svg 1 Tom Kristensson 118 1downarrow red.svg 1 Henrik Appelskog 118 1rightarrow blue.svg Spain 98
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Dennis Rådström 75 1rightarrow blue.svg Johan Johansson 75 1uparrow green.svg 1 Estonia 49
4 1uparrow green.svg 5 Sean Johnston 50 1uparrow green.svg 5 Alex Kihurani 50 1downarrow red.svg 1 Germany 43
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Roland Poom 46 1downarrow red.svg 1 Ken Järveoja 46 1rightarrow blue.svg Italy 38

Notes

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

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