2014 European Rally Championship

The 2014 European Rally Championship season was the 62nd season of the FIA European Rally Championship, the European continental championship series in rallying. The season was also the second following the merger between the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

The season started in Austria on January 3, with the Internationale Jänner Rallye and finished in November 8 in Tour de Corse. Esapekka Lappi (Škoda Fabia S2000) was the 2014 European Champion.

In addition to the championship title, the series introduced three additional trophies, with one for each surface type. The "Ice Master" trophy was awarded to the driver who scores the most points on snow events, while the "Gravel Master" trophy was presented to the driver who scores the most points on gravel rallies, and the driver who scores the most points on tarmac events won the "Asphalt Master" trophy.[1]

For the Ice Master were accounted the result of winter rallies in Austria and Latvia. The Gravel Masters was composed by Acropolis (2nd sector only), Azores, Estonia and Cyprus while the Asphalt Master was contested in Acropolis (1st sector only), Ireland, Ypres, the Czech Republic, Valais and Corsica.[1][2]

Calendar

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The calendar for the 2014 season initially featured twelve rallies.[2]

Round Dates Rally name Surface Mini-Series
1 3–5 January   Internationale Jänner Rallye Mixed Ice Master
2 31 January–2 February   Rally Liepāja–Ventspils Mixed Ice Master
3 28–30 March   Acropolis Rally Mixed Gravel Master
4 17–19 April  /  Circuit of Ireland Tarmac Asphalt Master
5 15–17 May   Rallye Açores Gravel Gravel Master
6 19–21 June   Ypres Rally Tarmac Asphalt Master
7 17–19 July   Rally Estonia Gravel Gravel Master
8 29–31 August   Barum Czech Rally Zlín Tarmac Asphalt Master
9 19–21 September   Cyprus Rally Mixed Gravel Master
10 9–11 October1   Sibiu Rally Romania Gravel Gravel Master
11 23–25 October   Rallye International du Valais Mixed Asphalt Master
12 6–8 November   Tour de Corse Tarmac Asphalt Master

Notes:

  • ^1  – Sibiu Rally Romania was supposed to be run in late February, but was postponed due to the weather conditions for October, and later was cancelled.

Calendar Changes

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Selected entries

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Icon Cup
L Ladies Trophy
J ERC Junior Cup
2WD ERC 2WD Cup
P ERC Production Cup
Notable entry list
Constructor Car Team Driver Co-driver Rounds
Ford Ford Fiesta RRC   RK M-Sport World Rally Team   Robert Kubica   Maciek Szczepaniak 1
  Autotek Motorsport   Nasser Al-Attiyah   Giovanni Bernacchini 9
  Yazeed Racing   Yazeed Al Rajhi   Michael Orr 9
  GP Racing Team   Bryan Bouffier   Xavier Panseri 11
  First Motorsport   Stéphane Sarrazin   Jacques-Julien Renucci 11
Ford Fiesta S2000   Sport Racing Technologies   Vasiliy Gryazin   Dmitry Chumak 1–2
Ford Fiesta R5   Lotos Rally Team   Kajetan Kajetanowicz   Jarosław Baran 1–3, 5, 8–11
  MM Motorsport   Ott Tänak   Raigo Mõlder 7
Peugeot Peugeot 207 S2000   Stohl Racing   Andreas Aigner   Barbara Watzl 1
  Delta Rally   Robert Consani   Vincent Landais 1–4
  Bruno Magalhães   Carlos Magalhães 3, 5–6
  Peugeot Rally Academy   Craig Breen   Scott Martin 2
Peugeot 208 T16 R5   Peugeot Rally Academy   Craig Breen   Scott Martin 3–6, 8–11
  Kevin Abbring   Sebastian Marshall 3–6, 8, 10–11
  Delta Rally   Bruno Magalhães   Carlos Magalhães 8–11
Mini Mini John Cooper Works S2000   EuroOil Invelt Team   Václav Pech   Petr Uhel 1, 8
Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000   Czech National Team   Jaromír Tarabus   Daniel Trunkát 1–3, 7–8, 11
  Škoda Motorsport   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm 2–4, 6–8, 10–11
  Sepp Wiegand   Frank Christian 2–4, 6–8, 10–11
  Simpsons Škoda   Neil Simpson   Claire Mole 4, 6, 8
  Elliott Edmondson 10
  DP Autosport   Luca Rossetti   Matteo Chiarcossi 6
  Autostal Duindistel   Freddy Loix   Johan Gitsels 6
Citroën Citroën DS3 RRC   PH Sport   Bryan Bouffier   Xavier Panseri 2–3
  Abu Dhabi Racing   Khalid Al Qassimi   Chris Patterson 9
Citroën DS3 R5   Top Teams by MY Racing   Sébastien Chardonnet   Thibault de la Haye 7

Results

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Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1   Internationale Jänner Rallye
(3–5 January) — Results
1   Robert Kubica Ford Fiesta RRC 2:26:42.4
2   Václav Pech Mini John Cooper Works S2000 2:27:02.3
3   Raimund Baumschlager Škoda Fabia S2000 2:28:21.3
2   Rally Liepāja–Ventspils
(31 January–2 February) — Results
1   Esapekka Lappi Škoda Fabia S2000 2:13:11.5
2   Vasiliy Gryazin Ford Fiesta S2000 2:13:46.2
3   Craig Breen Peugeot 207 S2000 2:14:48.3
3   Acropolis Rally
(28–30 March) — Results
1   Craig Breen Peugeot 208 T16 R5 2:21:20.2
2   Bryan Bouffier Citroën DS3 RRC 2:21:28.3
3   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 2:22:02.3
4  /  Circuit of Ireland
(17–19 April) — Results
1   Esapekka Lappi Škoda Fabia S2000 2:06:15.5
2   Sepp Wiegand Škoda Fabia S2000 2:08:05.5
3   Robert Barrable Ford Fiesta R5 2:08:13.0
5   Rallye Açores
(15–17 May) — Results
1   Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta RRC 2:43:56.7
2   Kevin Abbring Peugeot 208 T16 2:44:02.9
3   Jean-Michel Raoux Peugeot 207 S2000 2:51:48.6
6   Ypres Rally
(19–21 June) — Results
1   Freddy Loix Škoda Fabia S2000 2:43:13.7
2   Cédric Cherain Ford Fiesta R5 2:44:23.6
3   Sepp Wiegand Škoda Fabia S2000 2:45:27.9
7   Rally Estonia
(17–19 July) — Results and report
1   Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta R5 1:49:36.4
2   Alexey Lukyanuk Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1:50:23.5
3   Timmu Kõrge Ford Fiesta R5 1:50:31.8
8   Barum Czech Rally Zlín
(29–31 August) — Results and report
1   Václav Pech Mini John Cooper Works S2000 2:16:28.7
2   Sepp Wiegand Škoda Fabia S2000 2:17:20.2
3   Tomáš Kostka Ford Fiesta R5 2:17:20.4
9   Cyprus Rally
(19–21 September) — Results and report
1   Yazeed Al-Rajhi Ford Fiesta RRC 3:03:44.4
2   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 3:04:33.3
3   Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari[4] Ford Fiesta RRC 3:05:14.9
10   Rallye International du Valais
(23–25 October) — Results and report
1   Esapekka Lappi Škoda Fabia S2000 2:46:22.4
2   Craig Breen Peugeot 208 T16 2:47:04.4
3   Sepp Wiegand Škoda Fabia S2000 2:49:26.5
11   Tour de Corse
(6–8 November) — Results and report
1   Stéphane Sarrazin Ford Fiesta RRC 2:36:48.4
2   Bryan Bouffier Ford Fiesta RRC 2:37:07.3
3   Kevin Abbring Peugeot 208 T16 2:38:26.6

Championship standings

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Drivers' Championship

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  • For the drivers' championship, only the best four results from the first six rallies and the best four results from the remaining six rallies could be retained by each driver.[5]
  • Points for final position are awarded as in following table
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
  • Bonus points awarded for position in each Leg
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th 
Points 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Top 10
Pos Driver JÄN
 
LIE
 
ACR
 
IRL
 
AZO
 
YPR
 
BEST
4
EST
 
ZLÍ
 
CYP
 
VAL
 
COR
 
Points
1   Esapekka Lappi 125+14 412+8 125+14 Ret0+5 103 510+6 Ret0+5 125+13 Ret 162
2   Sepp Wiegand 510+7 Ret0+3 218+10 315+7 70 76+2 218+8 315+9 Ret 128
3   Craig Breen 315+10 125+13 Ret0+6 Ret Ret0+1 70 Ret Ret0+4 218+12 104
4   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ret 412+7 315+10 Ret0+4 48 68+7 218+13 Ret0+6 Ret 100
5   Václav Pech 218+12 30 125+8 63
6   Kevin Abbring Ret Ret 218+13 Ret0+7 38 Ret Ret 315+10 63
7   Bryan Bouffier Ret 218+13 31 218+12 61
8   Bruno Magalhães 510+4 Ret0+4 Ret 18 101 315+10 Ret 68+2 54
9   Vasiliy Gryazin 76+1 218+12 68+3 210+5 Ret 53 53
10   Robert Consani 92 23 101+1 412+6 412+3 Ret 37 Ret Ret0+2 Ret 68+3 Ret 50
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Other classifications

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  • For the Masters, points are awarded for each special stage using a system of 10–6–4–2–1 with all stages counting.[6]

Ice Masters

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Pos Driver JÄN
 
LIE
 
Points
1   Robert Kubica 1122 122
2   Václav Pech 2110 110
3   Esapekka Lappi 193 93
4   Raimund Baumschlager 368 68
5   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ret36 423 59

Note: 14 more competitors have scored points for the Ice Masters

Gravel Masters

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Pos Driver ACR
 
AZO
 
EST
 
CYP
 
Points
1   Kajetan Kajetanowicz 327 Ret54 2110 191
2   Craig Breen 148 Ret60 1252 160
3   Ott Tänak 1127 127
4   Yazeed Al Rajhi 1106 106
5   Kevin Abbring 291 91

Note: 30 more competitors have scored points for the Gravel Masters

Asphalt Masters

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Pos Driver ACR
 
IRL
 
YPR
 
ZLÍ
 
VAL
 
COR
 
Points
1   Esapekka Lappi 1144 Ret32 Ret50 1104 Ret13 355
2   Craig Breen 137 Ret68 Ret18 Ret11 2132 Ret17 283
3   Kevin Abbring Ret32 Ret28 Ret105 Ret30 Ret58 321 274
4   Sepp Wiegand Ret2 282 325 216 346 170
5   Bryan Bouffier 232 276 108

Note: 30 more competitors have scored points for the Asphalt Masters

Production Cup

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Pos Driver JÄN
 
LIE
 
ACR
 
IRL
 
AZO
 
YPR
 
BEST
4
EST
 
ZLÍ
 
CYP
 
VAL
 
COR
 
Points
1   Vitaliy Pushkar Ret 218+9 125+13 Ret0+6 76+3 80 510+3 Ret0+3 412+9 315+10 218+10 167
2   Martin Hudec 68+4 510+3 218+10 510+4 412+7 74 315+8 76+1 510+7 Ret0+6 127
3   Tibor Erdi Ret0+4 Ret0+7 315+10 36 412+6 54
4   Jãnis Vorobjovs 125+11 36 Ret0+4 40
5   Alexey Lukyanuk 0 125+14 39

Note: 63 more competitors have scored points for the Production Cup

ERC Juniors

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The ERC Junior Championship is awarded to drivers who had scored the highest number of points from the best results made on 4 eligible rallies, including one gravel. Strike-out text means classification not accounted.

Pos Driver LIE
 
IRL
 
AZO
 
YPR
 
ZLÍ
 
VAL
 
COR
 
Points
1   Stéphane Lefebvre Ret0+3 125+14 125+10 125+11 218+11 140
2   Andrea Crugnola 510+3 Ret Ret 218+11 412+11 125+14 125+12 118
3   Jan Černý 125+14 125+13 Ret Ret0+1 68+3 89
4   Gino Bux 68+6 315+8 412+6 510+5 412+10 78
5   Aleksander Zawada 68 510+4 Ret Ret0+5 315+11 315+10 Ret 73

References

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  1. ^ a b "ERC creates three surface-based Masters mini-series for 2014". Matt Beer. Autosport.com. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "European Rally Championship boosts snow rounds in 2014 revamp". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. ^ "ERC postpones Sibiu Rally until October due to snowfall". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. ^ Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari (3rd) and Khalid Al Qassimi (4th) weren't eligible to score points in ERC
  5. ^ "2014 FIA Regional Rally Sporting Regulations" (PDF). FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 December 2013. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  6. ^ http://www.fiaerc.com/standings Archived 2013-01-23 at the Wayback Machine http://www.fiaerc.com/standings-Ice[permanent dead link] Masters
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