2014 Monte Carlo Rally Explained

2014 Monte Carlo Rally
Native Name:	82ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round:	1 of 13
Championship:	2014 World Rally Championship
Next Round:	2014 Rally Sweden
Rallybase:	Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Startdate:	16
Enddate:	18 January 2014
Stages:	15
Stagekm:	383.88
Surface:	Tarmac and snow
Teamsstart:	98
Teamsfinish:	40

The 2014 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 82ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 14 and 18 January 2014. It marked the eighty-second running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2014 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 and WRC-3 seasons.^[1] After being based in the town of Valence for the 2013 event, the rally headquarters was relocated to Gap in the French province of Hautes-Alpes.^[2] The rally itself was run over fifteen special stages, with teams and drivers contesting 383.88km (238.53miles) in competitive stages.

Former Formula 1 Driver Robert Kubica won the first two stages of the rally before being caught by Bryan Bouffier, who moved into the lead heading into the first days afternoon stages.

Bouffier led heading into the second day but was overtaken by Sebastian Ogier, following a lengthy spin on SS9. Kubica's rally ended on the same stage after sliding off the road under braking and being unable to recover onto the tarmac.

It was the first Monte Carlo Rally event since 2001 without Sebastien Loeb.

Entry list

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Icon Class WRC WRC entries eligible to score manufacturer points WRC Major entry ineligible to score manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered to take part in WRC-2 championship WRC-3 Registered to take part in WRC-3 championship

Results

Event standings

		Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Class	Time		Points
Overall classification
1	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	3:55:14.4	0.0
2	11	Bryan Bouffier	Xavier Panseri	M-Sport WRT	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	3:56:33.3	+1:18.9	18
3	3	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:57:08.7	+1:54.3
4	4	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën DS3 WRC	WRC	3:59:08.3	+3:53.9	12
5	2	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	4:01:22.7	+6:08.3
6	6	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport WRT	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	4:03:51.8	+8:37.4	8
7	9	Andreas Mikkelsen	Mikko Markkula	Volkswagen Motorsport II	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	WRC	4:06:56.7	+11:42.3	6
8	22	Jaroslav Melichárek	Erik Melichárek	Slovakia WRT	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	4:17:10.6	+21:56.2	4
9	48	Matteo Gamba	Nicola Arena	Matteo Gamba	Peugeot 207 S2000		4:19:05.1	+23:50.7	2
10	31	Yuriy Protasov	Pavlo Cherepin	Yuriy Protasov	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:20:57.7	+25:43.1	1
WRC-2 standings
1 (10.)	31	Yuriy Protasov	Pavlo Cherepin	Yuriy Protasov	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:20:57.7	0.0	25
2 (12.)	37	Lorenzo Bertelli	Mitia Dotta	FWRT s.r.l.	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:28:47.9	+7:50.4	18
3 (13.)	36	Robert Barrable	Stuart Loudon	Robert Barrable	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:30:22.3	+9:24.8	15
4 (17.)	32	Armin Kremer	Klaus Wicha	Stohl Racing	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	4:46:06.0	+25:10.3	12
5 (26.)	33	Massimiliano Rendina	Mario Pizzuti	www.Rallyproject.com	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	WRC-2	4:58:19.8	+38:07.1	10
6 (31.)	34	Jourdan Serderidis	Morgane Rose	J-Motorsport	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	5:04:47.0	+44:34.3	8
WRC-3 standings
1 (39.)	51	Quentin Gilbert	Renaud Jamoul	Quentin Gilbert	Citroen DS3 R3T	WRC-3	5:18:33.8	0.0	25
Source:

Championship standings after the race

WRC

Drivers' Championship standings

	Driver	Points
1	Sébastien Ogier	27
2	Bryan Bouffier	18
3	Kris Meeke	16
4	Jari-Matti Latvala	13
5	Mads Østberg	12

Manufacturers' Championship standings

	Constructor	Points
1	Volkswagen Motorsport	37
2	Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT	33
3	M-Sport World Rally Team	10
4	Volkswagen Motorsport II	8

Other

WRC2 Drivers' Championship standings

	Driver	Points
1	Yuriy Protasov	25
2	Lorenzo Bertelli	18
3	Robert Barrable	15
4	Armin Kremer	12
5	Massimiliano Rendina	10

WRC3 Drivers' Championship standings

References

• Results – juwra.com/World Rally Archive
• Results – ewrc-results.com

External links

• • The official website of the World Rally Championship

Notes and References

1. News: 2014 WRC calendar revealed. WRC.com. 27 September 2013. 28 September 2013. 23 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140123065314/http://www.wrc.com/news/2014-wrc-calendar-revealed/?fid=19124. dead.
2. News: Rallye Monte Carlo heads home for Ogier. WRC.com. 9 July 2013. 2 December 2013. 7 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207134342/http://www.wrc.com/news/rallye-monte-carlo-heads-home-for-ogier/?fid=18759. dead.