2014 Wales Rally GB explained

2014 Wales Rally GB
Native Name:70th Wales Rally of Great Britain
Round:13
Season No:13
Championship:2014 World Rally Championship
Previous Round:2014 Rally Catalunya
Rallybase:Deeside
Startdate:November 13
Enddate:16, 2014
Stages:23
Stagekm:305.64
Surface:Gravel
Driver1: Sébastien Ogier
Codriver1: Julien Ingrassia
Team1: Volkswagen Motorsport
Time1:3:03:08.2
Powerstage Driver: Jari-Matti Latvala
Powerstage Codriver: Miikka Anttila
Powerstage Team: Volkswagen Motorsport
Teamsstart:63
Teamsfinish:53

The 70th Wales Rally of Great Britain was the thirteenth and final round of the 2014 World Rally Championship, held from 13 to 16 November, 2014. The rally was won by Sébastien Ogier in his eighth victory of the season, after winning the championship at the previous rally.

Results

Event standings

!!!Driver!Co-driver!Team!Car!Class!Time!!Points
Overall classification
11 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen MotorsportVolkswagen Polo R WRCWRC3:03:08.20.025
25 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC3:03:45.8+37.618
34 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën DS3 WRCWRC3:04:11.8+1:03.6
47 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell World Rally TeamHyundai i20 WRCWRC3:04:23.1+1:14.9
56 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC3:04:32.5+1:24.310
63 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën DS3 WRCWRC3:05:11.2+2:03.08
722 Ott Tänak Drive DMACKFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC3:05:37.9+2:29.76
82 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen MotorsportVolkswagen Polo R WRCWRC3:05:55.7+2:47.5
921 Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Jipocar Czech National TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC3:06:51.5+3:43.32
1020 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Motorsport NHyundai i20 WRCWRC3:06:56.7+3:48.51
WRC-2 standings
1 (12.)35 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive DMACKFord Fiesta R5WRC-23:14:08.10.025
2 (13.)37 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta FWRT s.r.l.Ford Fiesta R5WRC-23:15:05.8+57.418
3 (14.)31 Matthew Wilson Scott Martin Yazeed RacingFord Fiesta RRCWRC-23:15:25.3+1:17.215
4 (15.)46 Tom Cave Craig Parry MZR ParaguayFord Fiesta R5WRC-23:15:36.5+1:28.412
5 (16.)36 Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja Printsport RacingFord Fiesta S2000WRC-23:16:09.7+2:01.610
6 (17.)32 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Qatar World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RRCWRC-23:16:45.1+2:37.08
7 (19.)40 Valeriy Gorban Volodymyr Korsia Eurolamp World Rally TeamMini John Cooper Works WRCWRC-23:17:28.9+3:20.86
8 (21.)39 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul M-SportFord Fiesta R5WRC-23:20:33.2+6:25.14
9 (23.)41 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano M-SportFord Fiesta R5WRC-23:25:40.6+11:32.52
10 (33.)38 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte J-MotorsportFord Fiesta R5WRC-23:36:46.2+22:38.11
WRC-3 standings
1 (26.)62 Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble Alastair FisherCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-33:31:20.10.025
2 (28.)56 Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka Styllex Slovak National TeamCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-33:32:38.9+1:18.818
3 (31.)73 Henri Haapamäki Marko Salminen Hannu's Rally TeamCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-33:34:14.6+2:54.515
4 (32.)58 Molly Taylor Sebastian Marshall Molly TaylorCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-33:35:57.2+4:37.112
5 (36.)53 Aron Domżała Kamil Heller Aron DomżałaCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-33:37:31.9+6:11.810
6 (49.)55 Quentin Giordano Valentin Sarreaud Quentin GiordanoCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-34:09:57.8+38:37.78
JWRC standings
1 (26.)62 Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble Alastair FisherCitroën DS3 R3TJWRC3:31:20.10.025
2 (28.)56 Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka Styllex Slovak National TeamCitroën DS3 R3TJWRC3:32:38.9+1:18.818
3 (31.)73 Henri Haapamäki Marko Salminen Hannu's Rally TeamCitroën DS3 R3TJWRC3:34:14.6+2:54.515
4 (32.)58 Molly Taylor Sebastian Marshall Molly TaylorCitroën DS3 R3TJWRC3:35:57.2+4:37.112
5 (36.)53 Aron Domżała Kamil Heller Aron DomżałaCitroën DS3 R3TJWRC3:37:31.9+6:11.810
6 (49.)55 Quentin Giordano Valentin Sarreaud Quentin GiordanoCitroën DS3 R3TJWRC4:09:57.8+38:37.78

Special stages

!Day!Stage!Name!Length!Winner!Car!Time!Rally Leader
Leg 1 (31 July)SS1Gartheiniog 114.58 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC8:34.3 Sébastien Ogier
SS2Dyfi 121.90 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC12:25.9
SS3Hafren Sweet Lamb 123.55 km Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC13:39.1
SS4Maesnant 112.86 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC7:52.6
SS5Gartheiniog 214.58 km Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC8:48.6
SS6Dyfi 221.90 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC12:51.7
SS7Hafren Sweet Lamb 223.55 km Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC14:00.7
SS8Maesnant 212.86 km Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC8:07.5
Leg 2 (1 August)SS9Clocaenog East 18.25 km Andreas MikkelsenVolkswagen Polo R WRC4:39.6
SS10Clocaenog Main 113.74 km Andreas MikkelsenVolkswagen Polo R WRC8:07.8
SS11Aberhirnant 113.87 km Andreas MikkelsenVolkswagen Polo R WRC7:28.8
SS12Dyfnant 119.98 km Andreas MikkelsenVolkswagen Polo R WRC11:32.9
SS13Chirk Castle2.06 km Henning SolbergFord Fiesta RS WRC1:32.5
SS14Clocaenog East 28.25 km Kris MeekeCitroën DS3 WRC4:44.8
SS15Clocaenog Main 213.74 km Mikko HirvonenFord Fiesta RS WRC8:11.2
SS16Aberhirnant 213.87 km Andreas MikkelsenVolkswagen Polo R WRC7:48.2
SS17Dyfnant 219.98 km Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC11:50.6
Leg 3 (2 August)SS18Brenig 110.81 km Mads ØstbergCitroën DS3 WRC7:07.6
SS19Alwen 110.04 km Mads ØstbergCitroën DS3 WRC5:43.1
SS20Kinmel Park 12.21 km Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC1:41.9
SS21Kinmel Park 22.21 km Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC1:40.5
SS22Alwen 210.04 km Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC5:44.7
SS23Brenig 210.81 km Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC7:04.7

Power Stage

The "Power Stage" was a 10.81 km (6.72 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

!Pos!Driver!Car!Time!Diff.!Pts.
1 Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC7:04.70.03
2 Thierry NeuvilleHyundai i20 WRC7:07.0+2.32
3 Mads ØstbergCitroën DS3 WRC7:07.8+3.11

Standings after the rally

WRC

Drivers' Championship standings
!!Driver!Points
1 Sébastien Ogier267
2 Jari-Matti Latvala218
3 Andreas Mikkelsen150
4 Mikko Hirvonen126
5 Mads Østberg108
Manufacturers' Championship standings
!!Manufacturer!Points
1 Volkswagen Motorsport447
2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT210
3 M-Sport World Rally Team208
4 Hyundai Shell World Rally Team187
5 Volkswagen Motorsport II133

Other

WRC-2 Drivers' Championship standings
!!Driver!Points
1 Nasser Al-Attiyah118
2 Jari Ketomaa115
3 Lorenzo Bertelli103
4 Yuriy Protasov90
5 Karl Kruuda90
WRC-3 Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Stéphane Lefebvre79
2 Alastair Fisher65
3 Martin Koči63
4 Quentin Giordano54
5 Christian Riedemann46
JWRC Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Stéphane Lefebvre93
2 Alastair Fisher92
3 Martin Koči76
4 Quentin Giordano72
5 Christian Riedemann46

References

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