2020 Rally Mexico

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2020 Rally Mexico
17. Rally Guanajuato Mexico
Round 3 of 7 in the 2020 World Rally Championship
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2013 Rally Mexico - Jari-Matti Latvala.jpg
Crews had to face the challenge of Mexico's high-altitude terrain.
Host countryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Rally base León, Guanajuato
Dates run12 15 March 2020
Start location Guanajuato City, Guanajuato
Finish locationLeón, Guanajuato
Stages24 (324.85 km; 201.85 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance634.40 km (394.20 miles)
Overall distance959.25 km (596.05 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:47:47.6
WRC-2 winner Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand
Flag of Sweden.svg Patrick Barth
Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT
2:58:16.9
WRC-3 winner Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini
3:01:25.1
Power Stage winnercancelled
CancellationFinal leg cancelled due to travel restrictions to Europe.
Crews registered40
Crews34 at start, 21 at finish

The 2020 Rally Mexico (also known as the Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 12 and 15 March 2020. [2] 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). [1]

Contents

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. [3] Citroën World Rally Team, the team they drove for in 2019, were the reigning manufacturers' winners, but were not defending their title after parent company Citroën withdrew from the sport. [4] Łukasz Pieniążek and Kamil Heller were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not compete the rally. [5] [lower-alpha 1] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Local privateers Benito Guerra and Jaime Zapata were the reigning rally winners. [5] [lower-alpha 2]

Ogier and Ingrassia successfully defended their titles, clinching their sixth Mexico win. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. [6] Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth were the winners in the WRC-2 category. [7] Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Giovanni Bernacchini were the winners in the WRC-3 category, winning their first victory in the class. [8]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

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Elfyn Evans (left) and Scott Martin (right) lead both drivers' and co-drivers' championships for the first time in their careers.

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin entered the round as championships leaders. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were second, albeit they were level on points. Six-time world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were third, a slender five points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a ten-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, following by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen held a twenty-point lead ahead of Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov in third. In the manufacturer' championship, M-Sport Ford WRT led PH-Sport by two points.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, the crew of Eric Camilli and François-Xavier Buresi, and Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka tied in the standings. They led drivers' and co-drivers' standings by seven points respectively, ahead of Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche.

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3, and Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Forty entries were received, with ten crews entered in World Rally Cars, three Group R5 cars entered in the World Rally Championship-2 and eleven in the World Rally Championship-3.

No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
World Rally Championship entries
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 the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta 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 South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe 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
17 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
34 Flag of Lithuania.svg Deividas Jocius Flag of Lithuania.svg Mindaugas Varža Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC
44 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 WRC M
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
20 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Gryazin Flag of Russia.svg Yaroslav Fedorov Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N [lower-alpha 3] Hyundai NG i20 R5 P
21 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N [lower-alpha 3] Hyundai NG i20 R5 P
22 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Patrick Barth Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
World Rally Championship-3 entries
23 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg [lower-alpha 4] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
24 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Nobre Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Morales Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Nobre [lower-alpha 5] Škoda Fabia R5
25 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz [lower-alpha 6] Škoda Fabia R5 P
26 Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Cué Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra Škoda Fabia R5 M
27 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson [lower-alpha 7] Citroën C3 R5 P
28 Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Flag of Argentina.svg José Díaz Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
29 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Triviño Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Triviño Škoda Fabia R5 P
30 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Linari Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Arena Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Linari Ford Fiesta R5 P
31 Flag of Russia.svg Radik Shaymiev Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Tsvetkov Flag of Russia.svg Radik Shaymiev Ford Fiesta R5
32 Flag of Chile.svg Emilio Fernández Flag of Argentina.svg Ruben Garcia Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 M
34 Flag of Ireland.svg Barry McKenna Flag of Ireland.svg James Fulton Flag of Ireland.svg Barry McKenna Škoda Fabia R5 M
Other major entries
43 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Block Flag of Italy.svg Alex Gelsomino Flag of the United States.svg Ken Block [lower-alpha 8] Ford Escort RS Cosworth T
Source: [9]

Route

All the stages are located in the state of Guanajuato. [1] The final day of the rally was cancelled in response to increased travel restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, the rally concluded following stage 21, with full points awarded at the end of Saturday. [10]

Itinerary

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

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
12 March10:01Llano Grande [ Shakedown ]5.51 km
Leg 1 135.10 km
12 March20:08SS1Monster Energy Street Stage GTO 11.12 km
20:31SS2Monster Energy Street Stage GTO 21.12 km
13 March09:08SS3El Chocolate 131.45 km
10:16SS4Ortega 117.24 km
11:14SS5Las Minas 113.69 km
12:12SS6Parque Bicentenario2.71 km
15:35SS7El Chocolate 231.45 km
16:43SS8Ortega 217.24 km
17:41SS9Las Minas 213.69 km
19:21SS10SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 12.33 km
19:26SS11SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 22.33 km
19:26SS12Street Stage León0.73 km
Leg 2 133.74 km
14 March08:58SS13Guanajuatito 124.96 km
10:01SS14Alfaro 116.99 km
11:08SS15Derramadero 121.78 km
14:56SS16Guanajuatito 224.96 km
15:59SS17Alfaro 216.99 km
17:08SS18Derramadero 221.78 km
18:38SS19SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 32.33 km
18:43SS20SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 42.33 km
19:26SS21Rock & Rally León1.62 km
Leg 3 56.01 km
15 March08:38SS22Otates33.61 km
09:56SS23San Diego12.76 km
11:18SS24El Brinco [ Power Stage ]9.64 km
Source: [1]

Impact of the coronavirus pandemic

The rally was run during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, and came at a time when a series of motorsport eventsincluding Rally Argentina, rounds of the 2020 Formula One World Championship, 2019-20 World Endurance Championship, 2020 World Rallycross Championship and 2020 World Touring Car Cup were either postponed or cancelled. Organisers of the rally decided to shorten the itinerary by cancelling the final leg of the event. This was done to allow teams time to pack up their equipment and return to their headquarters before a series of travel bans were imposed by European countries trying to manage the virus. [11]

Report

World Rally Cars

It was a nightmare Friday for the Hyundai squad. An early radiator pipe issue Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio cost them over five minutes, and a late terminal engine issue sent the Spanish crew out of the rally; Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja dropped over forty seconds when they picked up damage to the rear-right corner after leading the rally shortly; Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul was running third overall, but they had to retire from the day with electrical gremlins. [12] [13] One more major retirement came from Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm when their Fiesta caught fire. [14] Six-time world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia managed to stay out of dramas, and won his first rally of the season after the rally ended prematurely. [6]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage [lower-alpha 9]
1117 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:47:47.60.025
228 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:48:15.4+27.818
333 Teemu Suninen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:48:25.5+37.915
4433 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:49:01.0+1:13.412
5569 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:50:08.1+2:20.510
9644 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:01:44.1+13:56.52
16711 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:30:25.7+42:38.10
Retired SS84 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Fire0
Retired SS76 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Engine0
Did not start34 Deividas Jocius Mindaugas Varža M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Withdrawn0

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
12 MarchLlano Grande [ Shakedown ]5.51 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 3:41.8
SS1Monster Energy Street Stage GTO 11.12 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 59.1 Neuville / Gilsoul
SS2Monster Energy Street Stage GTO 21.12 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 57.5
13 MarchSS3El Chocolate 131.45 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 23:34.6 Tänak / Järveoja
SS4Ortega 117.24 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 9:29.1 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS5Las Minas 113.69 km Sordo / del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:01.2
SS6Parque Bicentenario2.71 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:30.3
SS7El Chocolate 231.45 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 23:16.2
SS8Ortega 217.24 kmStage cancelled
SS9Las Minas 213.69 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:53.5 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS10SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 12.33 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 1:39.0
SS11SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 22.33 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 1:37.4
SS12Street Stage León0.73 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 45.7
14 MarchSS13Guanajuatito 124.96 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 16:44.8
SS14Alfaro 116.99 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:39.5
SS15Derramadero 121.78 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:25.7
SS16Guanajuatito 224.96 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:36.0
SS17Alfaro 216.99 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:37.1
SS18Derramadero 221.78 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:19.0
SS19SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 32.33 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:38.4
SS20SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 42.33 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:37.1
SS21Rock & Rally León1.62 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:38.6
15 MarchSS22Otates33.61 kmLeg cancelled
SS23San Diego12.76 km
SS24El Brinco [ Power Stage ]9.64 km

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 2 Sébastien Ogier 62 1uparrow green.svg 2 Julien Ingrassia 62 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 110
2 1downarrow red.svg 1 Elfyn Evans 54 1downarrow red.svg 1 Scott Martin 54 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 89
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Thierry Neuville 42 1downarrow red.svg 1 Nicolas Gilsoul 42 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 65
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Kalle Rovanperä 40 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonne Halttunen 40
5 1uparrow green.svg 1 Ott Tänak 38 1uparrow green.svg 1 Martin Järveoja 38

World Rally Championship-2

Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth dominated the rally, winning their first rally in the season. [15] [7]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
6122 Pontus Tidemand Patrick Barth Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:58:16.90.0258
7220 Nikolay Gryazin Yaroslav Fedorov Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 3:00:14.6+1:57.7186
10321 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 3:03:19.8+5:02.9151

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
12 MarchLlano Grande [ Shakedown ]5.51 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:55.8
SS1Monster Energy Street Stage GTO 11.12 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:02.5 Tidemand / Barth
SS2Monster Energy Street Stage GTO 21.12 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:01.3
13 MarchSS3El Chocolate 131.45 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 25:07.2
SS4Ortega 117.24 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 10:08.6
SS5Las Minas 113.69 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:31.0
SS6Parque Bicentenario2.71 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:39.5
SS7El Chocolate 231.45 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 24:15.7
SS8Ortega 217.24 kmStage cancelled
SS9Las Minas 213.69 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:26.1 Tidemand / Barth
SS10SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 12.33 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:43.4
SS11SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 22.33 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:42.0
SS12Street Stage León0.73 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 48.6
14 MarchSS13Guanajuatito 124.96 km Veiby / Andersson Hyundai i20 R5 17:46.1
SS14Alfaro 116.99 km Veiby / Andersson Hyundai i20 R5 11:19.2
SS15Derramadero 121.78 km Veiby / Andersson Hyundai i20 R5 13:20.5
SS16Guanajuatito 224.96 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 17:49.5
SS17Alfaro 216.99 km Veiby / Andersson Hyundai i20 R5 11:23.8
SS18Derramadero 221.78 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:13.2
SS19SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 32.33 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:43.2
SS20SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 42.33 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:41.5
SS21Rock & Rally León1.62 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:41.4
15 MarchSS22Otates33.61 kmLeg cancelled
SS23San Diego12.76 km
SS24El Brinco9.64 km

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Mads Østberg 50 1rightarrow blue.svg Torstein Eriksen 50 1uparrow green.svg 2 Hyundai Motorsport N 74
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Nikolay Gryazin 41 1uparrow green.svg 1 Yaroslav Fedorov 41 1downarrow red.svg 1 M-Sport Ford WRT 52
3 1uparrow green.svg 3 Pontus Tidemand 40 1uparrow green.svg 3 Patrick Barth 40 1downarrow red.svg 1 PH-Sport 50
4 1uparrow green.svg 1 Ole Christian Veiby 33 1uparrow green.svg 1 Jonas Andersson 33 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 40
5 1downarrow red.svg 3 Adrien Fourmaux 30 1downarrow red.svg 3 Renaud Jamoul 30

World Rally Championship-3

Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Giovanni Bernacchini led the category, and eventually won their maiden victory in the class. [8] Early leaders Oliver Solberg and Aaron Johnston retired from the rally when they hit a rock and smashed his Polo's sump. [16]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
8127 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Giovanni Bernacchini Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Citroën C3 R5 3:01:25.10.0254
11232 Emilio Fernández Ruben Garcia Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 3:05:36.2+4:11.1180
12329 Ricardo Triviño Marc Martí Ricardo Triviño Škoda Fabia R5 3:08:48.0+7:22.9150
14425 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 3:14:58.4+13:33.3120
20526 Benito Guerra Daniel Cué Benito Guerra Škoda Fabia R5 4:21:28.0+1:20:02.9100
Retired SS1730 Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Gianluca Linari Ford Fiesta R5 Mechanical00
Retired SS1734 Barry McKenna James Fulton Barry McKenna Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical00
Retired SS528 Alberto Heller José Díaz Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Mechanical00
Retired SS426 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Oil sump00
Did not start24 Paulo Nobre Gabriel Morales Paulo Nobre Škoda Fabia R5 Withdrawn00
Did not start31 Radik Shaymiev Mindaugas Varža Maxim Tsvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 Withdrawn00

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
12 MarchLlano Grande [ Shakedown ]5.51 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:55.5
SS1Monster Energy Street Stage GTO 11.12 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 1:02.3 Solberg / Johnston
SS2Monster Energy Street Stage GTO 21.12 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 1:00.7
13 MarchSS3El Chocolate 131.45 km Heller / Díaz Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 24:56.5 Heller / Díaz
SS4Ortega 117.24 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Bernacchini Citroën C3 R5 10:17.8 Bulacia Wilkinson / Bernacchini
SS5Las Minas 113.69 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Bernacchini Citroën C3 R5 9:55.9
SS6Parque Bicentenario2.71 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 2:44.2
SS7El Chocolate 231.45 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Bernacchini Citroën C3 R5 24:49.8
SS8Ortega 217.24 kmStage cancelled
SS9Las Minas 213.69 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 9:54.1 Bulacia Wilkinson / Bernacchini
SS10SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 12.33 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Bernacchini Citroën C3 R5 1:45.0
SS11SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 22.33 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Bernacchini Citroën C3 R5 1:43.6
SS12Street Stage León0.73 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Bernacchini Citroën C3 R5 49.2
14 MarchSS13Guanajuatito 124.96 km Guerra / Cué Škoda Fabia R5 18:09.3
SS14Alfaro 116.99 km Guerra / Cué Škoda Fabia R5 11:30.5
SS15Derramadero 121.78 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Bernacchini Citroën C3 R5 13:46.3
SS16Guanajuatito 224.96 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Bernacchini Citroën C3 R5 18:07.2
SS17Alfaro 216.99 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Bernacchini Citroën C3 R5 11:31.8
SS18Derramadero 221.78 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Bernacchini Citroën C3 R5 13:27.9
SS19SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 32.33 km Fernández / Garcia Škoda Fabia R5 1:44.7
SS20SSS Autodromo Shell V-Power 42.33 km Fernández / Garcia Škoda Fabia R5 1:43.3
SS21Rock & Rally León1.62 km Fernández / Garcia Škoda Fabia R5 1:44.2
15 MarchSS22Otates33.61 kmLeg cancelled
SS23San Diego12.76 km
SS24El Brinco9.64 km

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Eric Camilli 25 1rightarrow blue.svg François-Xavier Buresi 25
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Jari Huttunen 25 1rightarrow blue.svg Mikko Lukka 25
3 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 25 Giovanni Bernacchini 25
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Nicolas Ciamin 18 1downarrow red.svg 1 Yannick Roche 18
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Emil Lindholm 18 1downarrow red.svg 1 Mikael Korhonen 18

Notes

  1. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
  2. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
  3. 1 2 Entry prepared by RedGrey Rally Team.
  4. Entry operated by Solberg World Rally.
  5. Entry operated by Palmeirinha Rally.
  6. Entry operated by Lotos Dynamic World Rally Team.
  7. Entry operated by VIALCO Racing.
  8. Entry operated by Hoonigan Racing Division.
  9. Due to the cancellation of the Sunday stages, no Power Stage was held, meaning no bonus points were awarded.

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The 2018 Wales Rally GB was a motor racing event for rally cars that took place over four days between 4 and 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 a 318.34 km and an additional 1,083.01 km in transport stages.

The 2018 Rally Catalunya was a motor racing event for rally cars that took place between 25 and 28 October. The event was open to entries competing in World Rally Cars and cars complying with Group R regulations. It marked the fifty-fourth running of Rally Catalunya and was the twelfth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship, the highest class of competition in international rallying. Seventy-six 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 Spanish national Rally Championship and Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica championship. The 2018 event was based in Salou in Tarragona and consisted of eighteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of a 331.58 km and an additional 1,132.79 km in transport stages.

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

The 2018 Rally Australia was a motor racing event for rally cars that took place between 15 and 18 November. The event was open to entries competing in World Rally Cars and cars complying with Group R regulations. It marked the twenty-seventh running of Rally Australia and was the final round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support series, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. The 2018 event was based in Coffs Harbour in New South Wales and consisted of twenty-four special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of a 316.30 km and an additional 698.91 km in transport stages.

<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, an auto racing 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 Monte Carlo Rally</span> 87th edition of Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo

The 2019 Monte Carlo Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 25 and 28 January 2019. It marked the eighty-seventh running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2019 World Rally Championship. It was also the first round of the World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. The 2019 event was based in the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France and consists of sixteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 322.81 km (200.58 mi).

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

The 2019 Rally Mexico was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 7 and 10 March 2019. 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).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Rally Australia</span> 28th edition of Rally Australia

The 2019 Rally Australia was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 14 and 17 November 2019. The event was cancelled because of an ongoing bushfire emergency in the area. The event was to mark the twenty-eighth running of Rally Australia and was the final round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 Pro class and World Rally Championship-2. The 2019 event would have been based in Coffs Harbour in New South Wales, and contested over twenty-five special stages with a total a competitive distance of 324.53 km (201.65 mi). Rally Australia will not be featured in the 2020 championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 World Rally Championship</span> 48th running of the World Rally Championship

The 2020 FIA World Rally Championship was the forty-eighth season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing competition recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews competed in seven rallies for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with Rally1 and Rally2 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 championship began in January 2020 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in December 2020 with Rally Monza. The series was supported by the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship categories at selected events.

The 2019 FIA World Rally Championship-2 Pro was the first season of the World Rally Championship-2 Pro, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category was created in 2019 and open to cars entered by manufacturers and complying with Group R5 regulations. The World Rally Championship-2 was open to privately entered cars.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Monte Carlo Rally</span> 88th edition of Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo

The 2020 Monte Carlo Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 23 and 26 January 2020. It marked the eighty-eighth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first 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 Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France and consisted of sixteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 304.28 km (189.07 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Rally Sweden</span> 68th edition of Rally Sweden

The 2020 Rally Sweden was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 13 and 16 February 2020. It marked the sixty-eighth running of Rally Sweden and was the second round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also the first round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2020 event was based in the town of Torsby in Värmland County and consists of eleven special stages. The rally was scheduled to cover a total competitive distance of 301.26 km (187.19 mi), but was shortened to 171.64 km (106.65 mi) due to a lack of snow.

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

The 2020 Rally Italia Sardegna was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 4 and 7 June 2020, but had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was reset to hold between 8 and 11 October 2020 following the cancellation of 2020 Rallye Deutschland. It marked the seventeenth running of Rally Italia Sardegna and was the seventh round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also set to be the third round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2020 event was based in Alghero in Sardinia and consisted of sixteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 238.84 km (148.41 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Rally Turkey</span> 13th edition of Rally Turkey

The 2020 Rally Turkey was a motor racing event for rally cars that held between 18 and 20 September 2020. It marked the thirteenth running of Rally Turkey and was the fifth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was based in Marmaris in Muğla Province, and was contested over twelve special stages with a total competitive distance of 223.00 km (138.57 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 World Rally Championship-2</span>

The 2020 FIA World Rally Championship-2 was the eighth season of the World Rally Championship-2, an auto racing championship for rally cars that was recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category was open to cars entered by manufacturers and complying with R5 regulations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Rally Monza</span> 41st edition of ACI Rally Monza

The 2020 Rally Monza was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to hold between 3 to 6 December 2020. It marked the forty-first running of Monza Rally Show and was the final round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3. It was also the final round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The event was based in the famous Autodromo Nazionale di Monza circuit near Milan, where the Italian Grand Prix is held. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 239.20 km (148.63 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Rally Italia Sardegna</span> 18th edition of Rally Italia Sardegna

The 2021 Rally Italia Sardegna was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 3 and 6 June 2021. It marked the eighteenth running of the Rally Italia Sardegna. The event was the fifth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Olbia in Sardinia and contested over twenty special stages totalling 303.10 km (188.34 mi) in competitive distance.

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