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2014 Monte Carlo Rally

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 383.88 km (238.53 mi) in competitive stages.

2014 Monte Carlo Rally
82ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of 13 of the 2014 World Rally Championship
Next event →
Host country Monaco
Rally baseFrance Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Dates run16 – 18 January 2014
Stages15 (383.88 km; 238.53 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac and snow
Statistics
Crews98 at start, 40 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport

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 edit

Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1   Volkswagen Motorsport WRC   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2   Volkswagen Motorsport WRC   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
4   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC   Mads Østberg   Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M
5   M-Sport Ltd WRC   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6   M-Sport Ltd WRC   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7   Hyundai Motorsport WRC   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
8   Hyundai Motorsport WRC   Dani Sordo   Marc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M
9   Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC   Andreas Mikkelsen   Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
10   RK M-Sport World Rally Team WRC   Robert Kubica   Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
11   M-Sport Ltd WRC   Bryan Bouffier   Xavier Panseri Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
12   François Delecour WRC   François Delecour   Dominique Savignoni Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
21   Jipocar Czech National Team WRC   Martin Prokop   Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
22   Slovakia World Rally Team WRC   Jaroslav Melichárek   Erik Melichárek Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
31   Yuriy Protasov WRC-2   Yuriy Protasov   Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta R5 M
32   Stohl Racing WRC-2   Armin Kremer   Klaus Wicha Ford Fiesta R5 P
33   www.Rallyproject.com srl WRC-2   Massimiliano Rendina   Mario Pizzuti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X P
34   Jourdan Serderidis WRC-2   Jourdan Serderidis   Morgane Rose Ford Fiesta R5 P
35   Julien Maurin WRC-2   Julien Maurin   Nicolas Klinger Ford Fiesta RRC P
36   Robert Barrable WRC-2   Robert Barrable   Stuart Loudon Ford Fiesta R5 D
37   FWRT s.r.l. WRC-2   Lorenzo Bertelli   Mitia Dotta Ford Fiesta R5 P
38   Olivier Burri   Olivier Burri   Fabrice Gordon Ford Fiesta S2000 P
41   Eamonn Boland   Eamonn Boland   Michael Joseph Morrissey Subaru Impreza STi R4 M
42   Michel Daumas   Michel Daumas   Eric Baille Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX M
43   Jean Noël Mondet   Jean Noël Mondet   Sylvain Peirone Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X M
44   Jac Gillis   Henk Vossen   Jac Gillis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X M
45   Mathieu Margaillan   Mathieu Margaillan   Mathilde Margaillan Škoda Fabia S2000 P
46   Carlo Covi   Carlo Covi   Giorgio Campesan Peugeot 207 S2000 P
47   Claude Carret   Claude Carret   Olivier Mathias Subaru Impreza STi R4 M
48   Matteo Gamba   Matteo Gamba   Nicola Arena Peugeot 207 S2000 H
50   Marc Duez   Marc Duez   Steve Vyncke Porsche 996 GT3 M
51   Quentin Gilbert WRC-3   Quentin Gilbert   Renaud Jamoul Citroën DS3 R3T M
56   Sébastien Chardonnet   Sébastien Chardonnet   Thibault De La Haye Citroën DS3 R3T M
57   Christophe Arnaud   Christophe Arnaud   Stéphane Arnaud Renault Clio R3 M
58   Francis O´Mahony   Francis O'Mahony   Gilles Vernay Peugeot 207 RC M
59   Damien Oberti   Damien Oberti   Christophe Allioud Perraud Citroën DS3 R3T M
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 edit

Event standings edit

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 1   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 3:55:14.4 0.0 27
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 16
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 13
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 edit

WRC edit

Other edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2014 WRC calendar revealed". WRC.com. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Rallye Monte Carlo heads home for Ogier". WRC.com. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

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