The 2014 FIA WRC3 Championship was the second season of WRC3, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013.[1]
Sébastien Chardonnet started as the defending champion.[2] However, he did not defend his title as he competed in the WRC2 championship instead.[3]
The championship was won by Stéphane Lefebvre.[4] Alastair Fisher finished the championship second with Martin Koči third.[5]
Calendar
editUnlike its predecessor the Production Car World Rally Championship, WRC3 did not have a fixed calendar. Instead, teams and drivers competing in the series were free to contest any of thirteen rallies that formed the 2014 World Rally Championship. They had to nominate up to six events to score points in, and their best five results from these six events counted towards their final championship points score. The World Rally Championship was open to two-wheel drive cars complying with R1, R2 and R3 regulations.[6] The 2014 calendar was announced at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Croatia on 27 September 2013.[7] The 2014 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Americas and Oceania.
Round | Dates | Rally name | Rally headquarters | Surface |
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1 | 16–18 January | Monte Carlo Rally | Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France | Mixed |
2 | 5–8 February | Rally Sweden | Hagfors, Värmland | Snow |
3 | 6–9 March | Rally Mexico | León, Guanajuato | Gravel |
4 | 3–6 April | Rally de Portugal | Faro, Algarve | Gravel |
5 | 8–11 May | Rally Argentina | Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel |
6 | 6–8 June | Rally Italia Sardegna | Alghero, Sardinia | Gravel |
7 | 27–29 June | Rally Poland | Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria | Gravel |
8 | 31 July–3 August | Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi | Gravel |
9 | 22–24 August | Rallye Deutschland | Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Tarmac |
10 | 12–14 September | Rally Australia | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | Gravel |
11 | 3–5 October | Rallye de France Alsace | Strasbourg, Alsace | Tarmac |
12 | 24–26 October | Rally de Catalunya | Salou, Tarragona | Mixed |
13 | 14–16 November | Wales Rally GB | Deeside, Flintshire | Gravel |
Calendar changes
edit- Rally Australia and Rally New Zealand abandoned the event-sharing arrangement established in 2008 that saw each event host a round of the championship every other year. After hosting an event in 2013, Rally Australia remains on the calendar throughout 2014 and 2015 before the arrangement is due to be renegotiated.[8]
- The Rallye Monte Carlo relocated its base from Valence in the French province of Rhône-Alpes to the town of Gap in the neighbouring province of Hautes-Alpes.[9]
- The 2014 calendar saw the Rally of Poland return to the championship for the first time since 2009.[8] The event also crossed the border into Lithuania for one day of competition.[7] Its inclusion came at the expense of the Acropolis Rally, which was removed after struggling with its financial obligations to the championship. The Acropolis Rally later moved to the European Rally Championship for the 2014 season.[10] The rallies of Brazil and China had also been considered for inclusion on the WRC calendar before the FIA approved of the Rally of Poland.[11][12]
Teams and drivers
editRally summaries
editRound | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||
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Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | ||
1 | Monte Carlo Rally (15–20 January) — Results and report |
1 | Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul |
Quentin Gilbert (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
5:18:33.8 | (15)1a 14 |
(383.88 km)1b 360.48 km |
1 | 1 |
No further WRC3 entries. | |||||||||
2 | Rally Sweden (5–8 February) — Results and report |
No WRC3 entries. | (24) 23 |
(323.54 km) 312.22 km |
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3 | Rally Mexico (6–9 March) — Results and report |
No WRC3 entries. | 21 | 401.77 km | — | — | |||
4 | Rally de Portugal (3–6 April) — Results and report |
1 | Stéphane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois |
Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
4:02:51.8 | 16 | 339.46 km | 14 | 12 |
2 | Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste |
ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V. (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
4:03:54.5 | ||||||
3 | Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka |
Martin Koči (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
4:06:22.4 | ||||||
5 | Rally Argentina (8–11 May) — Results and report |
No WRC3 entries. | 14 | 405.10 km | — | — | |||
6 | Rally Italia Sardegna (6–8 June) — Results and report |
No WRC3 entries. | 17 | 364.54 km | — | — | |||
7 | Rally Poland (26–29 June) — Results and report |
1 | Stéphane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois |
Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
2:58:25.3 | 24 | 336.64 km | 11 | 9 |
2 | Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble |
Alastair Fisher (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
3:00:38.6 | ||||||
3 | Quentin Giordano Guillaume Duval |
Quentin Giordano (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
3:01:51.2 | ||||||
8 | Rally Finland (1–3 August) — Results and report |
1 | Teemu Suninen Juha-Pekka Jauhiainen |
AKK Sports Team Finland (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
3:31:27.8 | 26 | 360.94 km | 10 | 9 |
2 | Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka |
Styllex Slovak National Team (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
3:31:59.7 | ||||||
3 | Quentin Giordano Valentin Sarreaud |
Quentin Giordano (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
3:33:19.8 | ||||||
9 | Rallye Deutschland (22–24 August) — Results and report |
1 | Stéphane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois |
Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
3:27:45.4 | 18 | 324.31 km | 10 | 6 |
2 | Christian Riedemann Michael Wenzel |
ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V. (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
3:27:54.8 | ||||||
3 | Quentin Giordano Thomas Roux |
Quentin Giordano (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
3:33:21.5 | ||||||
10 | Rally Australia (12–14 September) — Results and report |
No WRC3 entries. | 20 | 319.58 km | — | — | |||
11 | Rallye de France Alsace (3–5 October) — Results and report |
No results; all 7 finishers excluded for technical irregularities.[24] | 18 | 303.63 km | 11 | 7[24] | |||
12 | Rally Catalunya (24–26 October) — Results and report |
1 | Mohamed Al Mutawaa Stephen McAuley |
Abu Dhabi Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
4:51:22.6 | 17 | 372.96 km | 1 | 1 |
Alain Pyrame Vincent Varetz |
Alain Pyrame (Renault Clio R3T) |
Withdrew | |||||||
No further WRC3 entries. | |||||||||
13 | Wales Rally GB (14–16 November) — Results and report |
1 | Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble |
Alastair Fisher (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
3:31:20.1 | 17 | 305.64 km | 7 | 6 |
2 | Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka |
Styllex Slovak National Team (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
3:32:38.9 | ||||||
3 | Henri Haapamäki Marko Salminen |
Hannu's Rally Team (Citroën DS3 R3T) |
3:34:14.6 |
- Notes
- ^1 — The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened when a competitor stopped on Stage 14, blocking traffic and forcing organisers to abandon the stage.
Standings
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FIA WRC3 Championship for Teams
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Regulation changes
edit- All competitors registered in the Manufacturers', WRC2, WRC3 and Junior WRC championships were obliged to use a colour-coded windscreen sticker to distinguish its category.[25]
- Drivers were no longer assigned permanent numbers, except upon request.[25]
- All competitors registered for the Junior WRC were registered for scoring points in the WRC3 Championship.[26]
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