The 2014 African Rally Championship was the 34th season of the African Rally Championship (ARC). This championship was the FIA regional zone rally championship for the African continent. The season began March 14 in Côte d'Ivoire, and ended November 9 in Madagascar, after eight events.[1]
After a season long battle, Côte d'Ivoire driver Gary Chaynes won the championship by a single point from Zambian driver Mohamed Essa.
The 2014 African Rally Championship was as follows:[2]
Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||||
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Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | ||||
1 | Rallye Bandama Cote d'Ivoire (14–16 March)[3] | 1 | Gary Chaynes | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 2:12:31.3 | 11 | 241.25 km | 25 | 15 | ||
2 | Moriféré Soumaoro | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2:13:04.8 | ||||||||
3 | Marc Molinié | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII | 2:19:49.6 | ||||||||
2 | Sasol Rally (11–12 April)[4] | 1 | Leeroy Poulter | Toyota Yaris S2000 | 2:13:42.4 | 14 | 202.35 km | 44 | 32 | ||
2 | Enzo Kuun | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:15:28.9 | ||||||||
3 | Hergen Fekken | Toyota Yaris S2000 | 2:21:39.4 | ||||||||
3 | Zambia International Rally (16–18 May)[5] | 1 | Mohammed Essa | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:03:00 | 21 | 12 | ||||
2 | Jaspreet Singh Chatthe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3:05:38 | ||||||||
3 | Gary Chaynes | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3:07:47 | ||||||||
4 | Rally of Tanzania (13–15 June)[6] | 1 | Jaspreet Singh Chatthe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2:09:19 | 14 | 211.88 km | 19 | 8 | ||
2 | Rajpal Singh Dhani | Subaru Impreza WRX | 2:18:40 | ||||||||
3 | Tufail Tufail | Subaru Impreza WRX | 2:23:46 | ||||||||
5 | Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (18–20 July)[7] | 1 | Mohammed Essa | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2:57:24 | 18 | 8 | ||||
2 | Gary Chaynes | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3:06:31 | ||||||||
3 | Duncan Mubiru | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:09:12 | ||||||||
6 | Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally (15–17 August)[8] | 1 | Rajbir Rai | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3:02:45 | 10 | 271.76 km | 36 | 23 | ||
2 | Gary Chaynes | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 3:02:47 | ||||||||
3 | Mohammed Essa | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:03:18 | ||||||||
7 | Kenya Safari Rally (12–14 September)[9] | 1 | Baldev Chager | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2:47.13 | 13 | 224.34 km | 61 | 35 | ||
2 | Carl Tundo | Proton Satria Neo | 2:48.48 | ||||||||
3 | Manvir Singh Baryan | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:52.23 | ||||||||
8 | Rallye International de Madagascar (7–9 November) | 1 | Mamy Patrick Solofonirina | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | 2:59:43 | 16 | 209.10 km | 34 | 18 | ||
2 | Mohammed Essa | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:05:33 | ||||||||
3 | Rivo Aina Randrianarivony | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:06:55 | ||||||||
The 2014 African Rally Championship points were as follows:[10] [11]
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