2014 European Rally Championship Explained

The 2014 European Rally Championship season was the 62nd season of the FIA European Rally Championship, the European continental championship series in rallying. The season was also the second following the merger between the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

The season started in Austria on January 3, with the Internationale Jänner Rallye and finished in November 8 in Tour de Corse. Esapekka Lappi (Škoda Fabia S2000) was the 2014 European Champion.

In addition to the championship title, the series introduced three additional trophies, with one for each surface type. The "Ice Master" trophy was awarded to the driver who scores the most points on snow events, while the "Gravel Master" trophy was presented to the driver who scores the most points on gravel rallies, and the driver who scores the most points on tarmac events won the "Asphalt Master" trophy.

For the Ice Master were accounted the result of winter rallies in Austria and Latvia. The Gravel Masters was composed by Acropolis (2nd sector only), Azores, Estonia and Cyprus while the Asphalt Master was contested in Acropolis (1st sector only), Ireland, Ypres, the Czech Republic, Valais and Corsica.[1] [2]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2014 season initially featured twelve rallies.[2]

RoundDatesRally nameMini-Series
13–5 January Internationale Jänner RallyeIce Master
231 January–2 February Rally Liepāja–VentspilsIce Master
328–30 March Acropolis RallyGravel Master
417–19 April/ Circuit of IrelandTarmacAsphalt Master
515–17 May Rallye AçoresGravelGravel Master
619–21 June Ypres RallyTarmacAsphalt Master
717–19 July Rally EstoniaGravelGravel Master
829–31 August Barum Czech Rally ZlínTarmacAsphalt Master
919–21 September Cyprus RallyGravel Master
109–11 October Sibiu Rally RomaniaGravelGravel Master
1123–25 October Rallye International du ValaisAsphalt Master
126–8 November Tour de CorseTarmacAsphalt Master

Notes:

Calendar Changes

Selected entries

IconCup
LLadies Trophy
JERC Junior Cup
2WDERC 2WD Cup
PERC Production Cup
Notable entry list
ConstructorCarTeamDriverCo-driverRounds
FordFord Fiesta RRC RK M-Sport World Rally Team Robert Kubica Maciek Szczepaniak1
Autotek Motorsport Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini9
Yazeed Racing Yazeed Al Rajhi Michael Orr9
GP Racing Team Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri11
First Motorsport Stéphane Sarrazin Jacques-Julien Renucci11
Ford Fiesta S2000 Sport Racing Technologies Vasiliy Gryazin Dmitry Chumak1–2
Ford Fiesta R5 Lotos Rally Team Kajetan Kajetanowicz Jarosław Baran1–3, 5, 8–11
MM Motorsport Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder7
PeugeotPeugeot 207 S2000 Stohl Racing Andreas Aigner Barbara Watzl1
Delta Rally Robert Consani Vincent Landais1–4
Bruno Magalhães Carlos Magalhães3, 5–6
Peugeot Rally Academy Craig Breen Scott Martin2
Peugeot 208 T16 R5 Peugeot Rally Academy Craig Breen Scott Martin3–6, 8–11
Kevin Abbring Sebastian Marshall3–6, 8, 10–11
Delta Rally Bruno Magalhães Carlos Magalhães8–11
MiniMini John Cooper Works S2000 EuroOil Invelt Team Václav Pech Petr Uhel1, 8
ŠkodaŠkoda Fabia S2000 Czech National Team Jaromír Tarabus Daniel Trunkát1–3, 7–8, 11
Škoda Motorsport Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm2–4, 6–8, 10–11
Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian2–4, 6–8, 10–11
Simpsons Škoda Neil Simpson Claire Mole4, 6, 8
Elliott Edmondson10
DP Autosport Luca Rossetti Matteo Chiarcossi6
Autostal Duindistel Freddy Loix Johan Gitsels6
CitroënCitroën DS3 RRC PH Sport Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri2–3
Abu Dhabi Racing Khalid Al Qassimi Chris Patterson9
Citroën DS3 R5 Top Teams by MY Racing Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye7

Results

RoundRally namePodium finishers
RankDriverCarTime
1 Internationale Jänner Rallye
(3–5 January) — Results
1 Robert KubicaFord Fiesta RRC2:26:42.4
2 Václav PechMini John Cooper Works S20002:27:02.3
3 Raimund BaumschlagerŠkoda Fabia S20002:28:21.3
2 Rally Liepāja–Ventspils
(31 January–2 February) — Results
1 Esapekka LappiŠkoda Fabia S20002:13:11.5
2 Vasiliy GryazinFord Fiesta S20002:13:46.2
3 Craig BreenPeugeot 207 S20002:14:48.3
3 Acropolis Rally
(28–30 March) — Results
1 Craig BreenPeugeot 208 T16 R52:21:20.2
2 Bryan BouffierCitroën DS3 RRC2:21:28.3
3 Kajetan KajetanowiczFord Fiesta R52:22:02.3
4/ Circuit of Ireland
(17–19 April) — Results
1 Esapekka LappiŠkoda Fabia S20002:06:15.5
2 Sepp WiegandŠkoda Fabia S20002:08:05.5
3 Robert BarrableFord Fiesta R52:08:13.0
5 Rallye Açores
(15–17 May) — Results
1 Bernardo SousaFord Fiesta RRC2:43:56.7
2 Kevin AbbringPeugeot 208 T162:44:02.9
3 Jean-Michel RaouxPeugeot 207 S20002:51:48.6
6 Ypres Rally
(19–21 June) — Results
1 Freddy LoixŠkoda Fabia S20002:43:13.7
2 Cédric CherainFord Fiesta R52:44:23.6
3 Sepp WiegandŠkoda Fabia S20002:45:27.9
7 Rally Estonia
(17–19 July) — Results and report
1 Ott TänakFord Fiesta R51:49:36.4
2 Alexey LukyanukMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X1:50:23.5
3 Timmu KõrgeFord Fiesta R51:50:31.8
8 Barum Czech Rally Zlín
(29–31 August) — Results and report
1 Václav PechMini John Cooper Works S20002:16:28.7
2 Sepp WiegandŠkoda Fabia S20002:17:20.2
3 Tomáš KostkaFord Fiesta R52:17:20.4
9 Cyprus Rally
(19–21 September) — Results and report
1 Yazeed Al-RajhiFord Fiesta RRC3:03:44.4
2 Kajetan KajetanowiczFord Fiesta R53:04:33.3
3 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari[4] Ford Fiesta RRC3:05:14.9
10 Rallye International du Valais
(23–25 October) — Results and report
1 Esapekka LappiŠkoda Fabia S20002:46:22.4
2 Craig BreenPeugeot 208 T162:47:04.4
3 Sepp WiegandŠkoda Fabia S20002:49:26.5
11 Tour de Corse
(6–8 November) — Results and report
1 Stéphane SarrazinFord Fiesta RRC2:36:48.4
2 Bryan BouffierFord Fiesta RRC2:37:07.3
3 Kevin AbbringPeugeot 208 T162:38:26.6

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th 
Points7654321
Top 10
PosDriverJÄN
LIE
ACR
IRL
AZO
YPR
BEST
4
EST
ZLÍ
CYP
VAL
COR
Points
1 Esapekka Lappi125+14412+8125+14Ret0+5103510+6Ret0+5125+13Ret162
2 Sepp Wiegand510+7Ret0+3218+10315+77076+2218+8315+9Ret128
3 Craig Breen315+10125+13Ret0+6RetRet0+170RetRet0+4218+12104
4 Kajetan KajetanowiczRet412+7315+10Ret0+44868+7218+13Ret0+6Ret100
5 Václav Pech218+1230125+863
6 Kevin AbbringRetRet218+13Ret0+738RetRet315+1063
7 Bryan BouffierRet218+1331218+1261
8 Bruno Magalhães510+4Ret0+4Ret18101315+10Ret68+254
9 Vasiliy Gryazin76+1218+1268+3210+5Ret5353
10 Robert Consani9223101+1412+6412+3Ret37RetRet0+2Ret68+3Ret50

Other classifications

Ice Masters

PosDriverJÄN
LIE
Points
1 Robert Kubica1122122
2 Václav Pech2110110
3 Esapekka Lappi19393
4 Raimund Baumschlager36868
5 Kajetan KajetanowiczRet3642359
Note: 14 more competitors have scored points for the Ice Masters

Gravel Masters

PosDriverACR
AZO
EST
CYP
Points
1 Kajetan Kajetanowicz327Ret542110191
2 Craig Breen148Ret601252160
3 Ott Tänak1127127
4 Yazeed Al Rajhi1106106
5 Kevin Abbring29191
Note: 30 more competitors have scored points for the Gravel Masters

Asphalt Masters

PosDriverACR
IRL
YPR
ZLÍ
VAL
COR
Points
1 Esapekka Lappi1144Ret32Ret501104Ret13355
2 Craig Breen137Ret68Ret18Ret112132Ret17283
3 Kevin AbbringRet32Ret28Ret105Ret30Ret58321274
4 Sepp WiegandRet2282325216346170
5 Bryan Bouffier232276108
Note: 30 more competitors have scored points for the Asphalt Masters

Production Cup

PosDriverJÄN
LIE
ACR
IRL
AZO
YPR
BEST
4
EST
ZLÍ
CYP
VAL
COR
Points
1 Vitaliy PushkarRet218+9125+13Ret0+676+380510+3Ret0+3412+9315+10218+10167
2 Martin Hudec68+4510+3218+10510+4412+774315+876+1510+7Ret0+6127
3 Tibor ErdiRet0+4Ret0+7315+1036412+654
4 Jãnis Vorobjovs125+1136Ret0+440
5 Alexey Lukyanuk0125+1439
Note: 63 more competitors have scored points for the Production Cup

ERC Juniors

The ERC Junior Championship is awarded to drivers who had scored the highest number of points from the best results made on 4 eligible rallies, including one gravel.Strike-out text means classification not accounted.

PosDriverLIE
IRL
AZO
YPR
ZLÍ
VAL
COR
Points
1 Stéphane LefebvreRet0+3125+14125+10125+11218+11140
2 Andrea Crugnola510+3RetRet218+11412+11125+14125+12118
3 Jan Černý125+14125+13RetRet0+168+389
4 Gino Bux68+6315+8412+6510+5412+1078
5 Aleksander Zawada68510+4RetRet0+5315+11315+10Ret73

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ERC creates three surface-based Masters mini-series for 2014. Matt Beer. Autosport.com. 11 December 2013.
  2. News: European Rally Championship boosts snow rounds in 2014 revamp. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 15 November 2013. 17 November 2013.
  3. Web site: ERC postpones Sibiu Rally until October due to snowfall. Autosport.com. 2 February 2014.
  4. Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari (3rd) and Khalid Al Qassimi (4th) weren't eligible to score points in ERC
  5. Web site: 2014 FIA Regional Rally Sporting Regulations. 7 December 2013. 5 February 2014. FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 13. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203135401/http://www.fiaerc.com/uploads/files/documents/140_2014_fia_regional_rally_sporting_regulations_all_0.pdf. 3 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  6. http://www.fiaerc.com/standings http://www.fiaerc.com/standings-Ice Masters