2014 Circuit of Ireland explained

2014 Circuit of Ireland
Native Name:72. Circuit of Ireland 2014
Round:4 of 12
Championship:2014 European Rally Championship
Previous Round:2014 Acropolis Rally
Next Round:2014 Rally Azores
Country:Northern Ireland
Rallybase: Ulster
Startdate:17
Enddate:19 April 2014
Stages:18
Surface:Tarmac
Driver1: Esapekka Lappi
Team1:Škoda Motorsport
Teamsstart:31
Teamsfinish:18

The 2014 Circuit of Ireland was the fourth round of the 2014 European Rally Championship season, held in Ulster between 17 and 19 April 2014.[1] The Circuit returned to the European Rally Championship over the Easter weekend, starting in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Circuit of Ireland consisted of 18 special stages covering a total of 230km (140miles) over the weekend.

Finnish driver Esapekka Lappi dominated the International section, towards the European Rally Championship, finishing almost two minutes ahead of second place Sepp Wiegand from Germany, who completed a Škoda 1–2. Irishman Robert Barrable finished third in his Ford Fiesta R5. Declan Boyle won the Circuit of Ireland National Rally in his Subaru Impreza S12B WRC, while teenage British driver Chris Ingram held the lead of the ERC Junior Championship event, but crashed out, handing the win to Czech driver Jan Černý. Ingram still became the youngest winner of the Colin McRae 'Flat Out' Award, handed to him by local hero Kris Meeke.

Entry list

NoDriverCo-driverEntrantCarCup
1 Craig Breen Scott MartinPeugeot Rally AcademyPeugeot 208 T16
2 Esapekka Lappi Janne FermŠkoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia 2000
3 Kevin Abbring Sebastian MarshallPeugeot Rally AcademyPeugeot 208 T16
4 Sepp Wiegand Frank ChristianŠkoda Auto DeutschlandŠkoda Fabia 2000
5 Robert Barrable Stuart LoudonFord Fiesta R5
6 Sam Moffett James O'ReillyFord Fiesta RRC
7 Josh Moffett John RowanMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
8 Neil Simpson Claire MoleSimpsons ŠkodaŠkoda Fabia S2000
9 Robert Consani Maxime VilmotPeugeot 207 S2000
10 Lászlo Vizin Gábor ZsírosPeugeot 207 S2000
11 Aaron MacHale Eamonn WalshMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
12 Robert Woodside Allan HarrymanMitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4
14 Jan Černý Pavel KohoutCzech National TeamPeugeot 208 VTi R22WD J
15 Petter Kristiansen Ole Kristian BrennumŠkoda Fabia R22WD J
16 Andrea Crugnola Michele FerraraPeugeot 208 VTi R22WD J
17 Aleksander Zawada Cathy DerousseauxPeugeot 208 VTi R22WD J
18 Chris Ingram Gabin MoreauRenault Twingo RS R2 Evo22WD J
20 Stephen Wright Susanne WrightPeugeot 208 VTi R22WD J
21 Alex Parpottas Alexander KihuraniFord Fiesta R22WD J
22 Gino Bux Eric BorguetDG SportPeugeot 208 VTi R22WD J
23 Zoltán Bessenyey Julianna NyírfásHonda Civic Type-R R32WD
24 Jukka Korhonen Marko SalminenAutosport TechnologyCitroën DS3 R3T2WD
25 Daniel McKenna Arthur KieransCitroën DS3 R3T2WD
26 Jonathan Greer Kirsty RiddickCitroën DS3 R3T2WD
28 Eugene Meegan Sarah WhelanMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
30 Stanley Ballantine Wendy BlackledgeMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
31 Renato Pita Hugo MagalhãesPeugeot 208 VTi R22WD
34 Richard Tannahill Aileen KellyPeugeot 208 VTi R22WD
35 Mervyn Wedlock Philip SmithHonda Civic Type-R2WD
36 Barry Greer Damien DuffinFord Fiesta R22WD
37 Calvin Beattie Emmet SherryFord Fiesta R22WD
Total entries: 31[2]

Results

PosNoDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTime/RetiredPoints
12 Esapekka Lappi Janne FermŠkoda MotorsportŠkoda Fabia 20002:06:15.539
24 Sepp Wiegand Frank ChristianŠkoda Auto DeutschlandŠkoda Fabia 20002:08:05.528
35 Robert Barrable Stuart LoudonFord Fiesta R52:08:13.025
49 Robert Consani Maxime VilmotPeugeot 207 S20002:11:49.518
58 Neil Simpson Claire MoleSimpsons ŠkodaŠkoda Fabia S20002:12:49.014
625 Daniel McKenna Arthur KieransCitroën DS3 R3T2:17:02.09
77 Josh Moffett John RowanMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX2:17:16.18
814 Jan Černý Pavel KohoutCzech National TeamPeugeot 208 VTi R22:19:12.94
926 Jonathan Greer Kirsty RiddickCitroën DS3 R3T2:20:05.62
1023 Zoltán Bessenyey Julianna NyírfásHonda Civic Type-R R32:21:19.61
Did not finish
SS111 Craig Breen Scott MartinPeugeot Rally AcademyPeugeot 208 T16Cooling6
SS83 Kevin Abbring Sebastian MarshallPeugeot Rally AcademyPeugeot 208 T16Cooling
SS136 Sam Moffett James O'ReillyFord Fiesta RRCFuel pressure3
SS211 Aaron MacHale Eamonn WalshMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXAccident
SS316 Andrea Crugnola Michele FerraraPeugeot 208 VTi R2Accident
SS1318 Chris Ingram Gabin MoreauRenault Twingo RS R2 Evo2Accident

Junior ERC

PosNoDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTime/RetiredPoints
114 Jan Černý Pavel KohoutCzech National TeamPeugeot 208 VTi R22:19:12.938
221 Alex Parpottas Alexander KihuraniFord Fiesta R22:21:25.628
315 Petter Kristiansen Ole Kristian BrennumŠkoda Fabia R22:22:40.923
420 Stephen Wright Susanne WrightPeugeot 208 VTi R22:23:03.519
517 Aleksander Zawada Cathy DerousseauxPeugeot 208 VTi R22:25:26.814
622 Gino Bux Eric BorguetDG SportPeugeot 208 VTi R22:29:30.014

Notes and References

  1. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.
  2. Web site: eWRC-results.com - rally database. eWRC-results.com.