The 2019 Rally Estonia (formally known as the Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 12 and 14 July 2019. It marked the ninth running of Rally Estonia. The event consisted of fifteen special stages totalling 151.98 km (94.44 mi) in competitive kilometres. The stages were run on smooth gravel roads of Southern Estonia. Two street stages were also held during the rally, in Tartu and in Elva. Rally headquarters and service park were based in Otepää, at the Tehvandi Sports Center, while city of Tartu hosted the ceremonial start and finish.[1]
| 2019 Rally Estonia 9. Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Estonia |
| Rally base | Otepää, Valga County |
| Dates run | 12 – 14 July 2019 |
| Start location | Maaritsa, Põlva County |
| Finish location | Tartu, Tartu County |
| Stages | 15 (151.98 km; 94.44 miles) |
| Stage surface | Gravel |
| Transport distance | 634.17 km (394.05 miles) |
| Overall distance | 795.15 km (494.08 miles) |
| Statistics | |
| Crews | 105 at start, 67 at finish |
| Overall results | |
| Overall winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT1:15:38.4 |
The 2019 edition was the first ever Official WRC Promotional Event with all the current WRC works teams (Toyota, M-Sport, Hyundai and Citroën) featured in the line-up.[2] Ott Tänak & Martin Järveoja repeated last year's win, this time ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen & Anders Jæger-Amland. Esapekka Lappi & Janne Ferm completed the podium.[3]
Background
editEntry list
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Report
editClassification
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall classification | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Ott Tänak
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Martin Järveoja
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:15:38.4 | 0.0 | ||
| 2 | 3 |  Andreas Mikkelsen
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Anders Jæger-Amland
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 Hyundai Motorsport N
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1:16:41.9 | +1:03.5 | ||
| 3 | 4 |  Esapekka Lappi
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Janne Ferm
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 Citroën Total WRT
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Citroën C3 WRC | 1:17:05.5 | +1:27.1 | ||
| 4 | 2 |  Elfyn Evans
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Scott Martin
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M-Sport Ford WRT
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 1:17:26.1 | +1:47.7 | ||
| 5 | 5 |  Craig Breen
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Paul Nagle
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Hyundai Motorsport N
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1:17:34.8 | +1:56.4 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Markko Märtin
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Kristo Kraag
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Markko Märtin
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 1:19:33.5 | +3:55.1 | ||
| 7 | 14 |  Oliver Solberg
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Aaron Johnston
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Sports Racing Technologies
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Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 1:19:57.8 | +4:19.4 | ||
| 8 | 16 | Rainer Aus
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Simo Koskinen
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TGS Worldwide
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:21:26.3 | +5:47.9 | ||
| 9 | 10 | Eerik Pietarinen
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Juhana Raitanen
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TGS Worldwide
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Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 1:21:27.4 | +5:49.0 | ||
| 10 | 6 |  Valeriy Gorban
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Sergei Larens
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Eurolamp World Rally Team
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Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 1:21:57.4 | +6:19.0 | ||
| Source:[5] | |||||||||
Special stages
edit| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Rally leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July | — | Raiga [Shakedown] | 6.40 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:52.3 | — |
| 13 July | SS1 | Maaritsa 1 | 14.56 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:00.1 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| SS2 | Arula 1 | 10.95 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:27.2 | ||
| SS3 | Maaritsa 2 | 14.56 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 7:55.1 | ||
| SS4 | Arula 2 | 10.95 km | Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:28.5 | ||
| SS5 | Rüa 1 | 9.30 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:07.9 | ||
| SS6 | Puugi 1 | 10.21 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:31.8 | ||
| SS7 | Rüa 2 | 9.30 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:08.6 | ||
| SS8 | Puugi 2 | 10.21 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:24.8 | ||
| SS9 | Elva City | 1.78 km | Evans / Martin | Ford Fiesta WRC | 1:30.4 | ||
| 14 July | SS10 | Aiaste 1 | 7.70 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:29.9 | |
| SS11 | Prangli 1 | 17.01 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:00.7 | ||
| SS12 | Aiaste 2 | 7.70 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:30.0 | ||
| SS13 | Prangli 2 | 17.01 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 7:56.4 | ||
| SS14 | Saverna | 9.05 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:50.4 | ||
| SS15 | Tartu City | 1.43 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:05.2 |
References
edit- ^ "General information of Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2019". rallyestonia.com. Rally Estonia. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Estonia to host Promotional Rally". wrc.com. World Rally Championship. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Tänak the master in Estonia". wrc.com. World Rally Championship. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2019 Entries" (PDF). rallyestonia.com. Rally Estonia. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2019 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. Retrieved 14 July 2019.