2014 African Rally Championship Explained

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.

Event calendar and results

The 2014 African Rally Championship was as follows:[2]

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
RankDriverCarTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
1 Rallye Bandama Cote d'Ivoire
(14–16 March)[3] 		1 Gary ChaynesMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX2:12:31.311241.25 km2515
2 Moriféré SoumaoroMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X2:13:04.8
3 Marc MoliniéMitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII2:19:49.6
2 Sasol Rally
(11–12 April)[4] 		1 Leeroy PoulterToyota Yaris S20002:13:42.414202.35 km4432
2 Enzo KuunFord Fiesta S20002:15:28.9
3 Hergen FekkenToyota Yaris S20002:21:39.4
3 Zambia International Rally
(16–18 May)[5] 		1 Mohammed EssaSubaru Impreza WRX STI3:03:002112
2 Jaspreet Singh ChattheMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X3:05:38
3 Gary ChaynesMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X3:07:47
4 Rally of Tanzania
(13–15 June)[6] 		1 Jaspreet Singh ChattheMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X2:09:1914211.88 km198
2 Rajpal Singh DhaniSubaru Impreza WRX2:18:40
3 Tufail TufailSubaru Impreza WRX2:23:46
5 Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally
(18–20 July)[7] 		1 Mohammed EssaSubaru Impreza WRX STI2:57:24188
2 Gary ChaynesMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X3:06:31
3 Duncan MubiruSubaru Impreza WRX STI3:09:12
6 Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally
(15–17 August)[8] 		1 Rajbir RaiMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X3:02:4510271.76 km3623
2 Gary ChaynesMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X3:02:47
3 Mohammed EssaSubaru Impreza WRX STI3:03:18
7 Kenya Safari Rally
(12–14 September)[9] 		1 Baldev ChagerMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X2:47.1313224.34 km6135
2 Carl TundoProton Satria Neo2:48.48
3 Manvir Singh BaryanSubaru Impreza WRX STi2:52.23
8 Rallye International de Madagascar
(7–9 November)		1 Mamy Patrick SolofonirinaMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X2:59:4316209.10 km3418
2 Mohammed EssaSubaru Impreza WRX STI3:05:33
3 Rivo Aina RandrianarivonySubaru Impreza WRX STI3:06:55

Championship standings

The 2014 African Rally Championship points were as follows:[10] [11]

DriverVehicle
BAN
RSA
ZAM
TAN
RMG
PoA
SAF
MAD		Total
1 Gary ChaynesMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX123Ret21Ret2119
2 Mohamed EssaSubaru Impreza WRX STI11Ret121118
3 Jaspreet Singh ChattheMitsubishi Lancer Evo XRet321RetRet58
4 Manvir Singh BaryanSubaru Impreza WRX STI3140
5 Giancarlo DaviteSubaru Impreza WRX STI3Ret4RetRet439
6 Moriféré SoumaoroMitsubishi Lancer Evo X218
Haji Abdu SempebwaSubaru Impreza WRX2RetRet18
8 Kenneth MukosaSubaru Impreza WRX STI412

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calendar: FIA African Rally Championship . . 2014-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313041015/http://www.fia.com/championship/african-rally-championship/2014/calendar . 2014-03-13 . dead .
  2. Web site: FIA African Rally Championship . africanrallychampionship.com/ . 2014-03-13.
  3. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  4. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  5. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  6. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  7. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  8. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  9. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  10. Web site: Classifications: FIA African Rally Championship . . 2014-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313090757/http://www.fia.com/championship/african-rally-championship/2014/classifications . 2014-03-13 . dead .
  11. Web site: 2014 ARC Championship Standings . FIA African Rally Championship . 2014-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204413/http://www.africanrallychampionship.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=281&Itemid=99999999 . 2014-07-14 . dead .

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