The 2019 Rallye Deutschland (also known as ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 22 and 25 August 2019.[2] It marked the thirty-seventh running of Rallye Deutschland and was the tenth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly created WRC-2 Pro class. The 2019 event was based at the Bostalsee in Saarland, and was contested over nineteen special stages with a total a competitive distance of 344.04 km (213.78 mi).
2019 Rally Deutschland 37. ADAC Rallye Deutschland | |||
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Round 10 of 14 in the 2019 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Germany | ||
Rally base | Bostalsee, Saarland | ||
Dates run | 22 – 25 August 2019 | ||
Start location | Winterbach, Saarland | ||
Finish location | Sankt Wendel, Saarland | ||
Stages | 19 (344.04 km; 213.78 miles)[1] | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
Transport distance | 844.19 km (524.56 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,228.23 km (763.19 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 55 | ||
Crews | 52 at start, 41 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:15:29.8 | ||
Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Fabian Kreim Tobias Braun Fabian Kreim 3:28:16.7 |
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] The Škoda Motorsport crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not defend their titles as they were promoted to the newly created WRC-2 Pro class.[4]
Tänak and Järveoja successfully defended their titles to get German hat-trick. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, won the rally and covered all three podium places for the first time since 1993 Safari Rally.[5] The Škoda Motorsport crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler took their first victory of the season in the WRC-2 Pro category, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category, while the local crew of Fabian Kreim and Tobias Braun won the wider WRC-2 class.[6]
Background
editChampionship standings prior to the event
editOtt Tänak and Martin Järveoja led both the drivers' and co-drivers' championships with a twenty-two-point ahead of defending world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were third, a further three points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a twenty-four-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.[7]
In the World Rally Championship-2 Pro standings, Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen held a thirty-eight-point lead ahead of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively. Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson were third, another thirteen points further back. In the manufacturers' championship, Škoda Motorsport led M-Sport Ford WRT by three points, with Citroën Total sixty-one points behind in third.[8]
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Benito Guerra and Jaime Zapata led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by eighteen points respectively. Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais crew and Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov crew tied in second.[8]
Entry list
editThe following crews entered into the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, WRC-2 Pro and privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. A total of fifty-five entries were received, with eleven crews entered with World Rally Cars and nineteen entered the World Rally Championship-2. Four crews were nominated to score points in the Pro class.
Route
editThe competitive distance was increased from the 2018 event, while the liaison sections were shortened. The second leg features with a new format, with a pair of stages run twice in the morning and another pair run twice in the afternoon.[10] This differs from the traditional format where all stages are run once before the second pass in the afternoon.
Itinerary
editAll dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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22 August | 09:00 | — | St. Wendeler Land [Shakedown] | 5.20 km |
Leg 1 — 106.62 km | ||||
22 August | 19:08 | SS1 | St. Wendeler Land | 5.20 km |
23 August | 10:14 | SS2 | Stein und Wein 1 | 19.44 km |
11:08 | SS3 | Mittelmosel 1 | 22.00 km | |
12:43 | SS4 | Wadern — Weiskirchen 1 | 9.27 km | |
15:42 | SS5 | Stein und Wein 2 | 19.44 km | |
16:36 | SS6 | Mittelmosel 2 | 22.00 km | |
18:11 | SS7 | Wadern — Weiskirchen 2 | 9.27 km | |
Leg 2 — 157.92 km | ||||
24 August | 8:09 | SS8 | Freisen 1 | 14.78 km |
9:12 | SS9 | Römerstraße 1 | 12.28 km | |
11:09 | SS10 | Freisen 2 | 14.78 km | |
12:12 | SS11 | Römerstraße 2 | 12.28 km | |
15:08 | SS12 | Arena Panzerplatte 1 | 10.73 km | |
15:46 | SS13 | Panzerplatte 1 | 41.17 km | |
18:53 | SS14 | Arena Panzerplatte 2 | 10.73 km | |
19:31 | SS15 | Panzerplatte 2 | 41.17 km | |
Leg 3 — 79.50 km | ||||
25 August | 7:46 | SS16 | Grafschaft 1 | 28.06 km |
9:41 | SS17 | Dhrontal 1 | 11.69 km | |
10:10 | SS18 | Grafschaft 2 | 28.06 km | |
13:18 | SS19 | Dhrontal 2 [Power Stage] | 11.69 km | |
Source:[1] |
Report
editWorld Rally Cars
editThe M-Sport Ford WRT crew of Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were expected to return, having been forced to miss Rally Finland when Evans was injured in a pre-event testing crash. However, Evans' recovery time was subsequently extended, forcing him to miss Rallye Deutschland as well.[11]
Ott Tänak held a narrow lead ahead of title rival Thierry Neuville going to the second leg.[12] Teemu Suninen retired from Friday with mechanical problems.[13] In Saturday afternoon, Tänak's two title rivals Neuville and Sébastien Ogier both suffered a puncture, which gave Toyota a dramatic 1-2-3.[14] Eventually, three Toyotas came back safely to complete the first 1-2-3 finish in WRC since 2015 Rallye Deutschland.[5]
Classification
editSpecial stages
editDate | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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22 August | — | St. Wendeler Land [Shakedown] | 5.20 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Citroën C3 WRC | 2:39.7 | — |
SS1 | St. Wendeler Land | 5.20 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:39.4 | Tänak / Järveoja | |
23 August | SS2 | Stein und Wein 1 | 19.44 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:40.4 | Neuville / Gilsoul |
SS3 | Mittelmosel 1 | 22.00 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:26.4 | Tänak / Järveoja | |
SS4 | Wadern — Weiskirchen 1 | 9.27 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:03.6 | ||
SS5 | Stein und Wein 2 | 19.44 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:46.0 | ||
SS6 | Mittelmosel 2 | 22.00 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:28.0 | ||
SS7 | Wadern — Weiskirchen 2 | 9.27 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:05.3 | ||
24 August | SS8 | Freisen 1 | 14.78 km | Sordo / del Barrio | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 8:28.0 | |
SS9 | Römerstraße 1 | 12.28 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:57.4 | ||
SS10 | Freisen 2 | 14.78 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 8:31.7 | ||
SS11 | Römerstraße 2 | 12.28 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:59.9 | ||
SS12 | Arena Panzerplatte 1 | 10.73 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:05.8 | ||
SS13 | Panzerplatte 1 | 41.17 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 23:27.2 | ||
SS14 | Arena Panzerplatte 2 | 10.73 km | Latvala / Anttila | Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:04.3 | ||
SS15 | Panzerplatte 2 | 41.17 km | Meeke / Marshall | Toyota Yaris WRC | 23:17.6 | ||
25 August | SS16 | Grafschaft 1 | 28.06 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 16:16.2 | |
SS17 | Dhrontal 1 | 11.69 km | Latvala / Anttila | Toyota Yaris WRC | 7:35.1 | ||
SS18 | Grafschaft 2 | 28.06 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 16:08.8 | ||
SS19 | Dhrontal 2 [Power Stage] | 11.69 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 7:30.2 |
Championship standings
editPos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Ott Tänak | 205 | Martin Järveoja | 205 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 289 | ||||||
2 | 1 | Thierry Neuville | 172 | 1 | Nicolas Gilsoul | 172 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 281 | ||||
3 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | 165 | 1 | Julien Ingrassia | 165 | Citroën Total WRT | 216 | ||||
4 | 3 | Kris Meeke | 80 | 2 | Sebastian Marshall | 80 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 168 | ||||
5 | Andreas Mikkelsen | 79 | Anders Jæger-Amland | 79 |
World Rally Championship-2 Pro
editKalle Rovanperä led the category with a 20-second margin going into Saturday, but the young Finn had a nightmare morning on Saturday, when he slid into the ditch twice.[15] Kalle's mistakes handed his lead to his teammate Jan Kopecký.[16] Eventually, he won his first Pro victory.[6]
Classification
editPosition | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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Event | Class | Class | Event | |||||||
11 | 1 | 23 | Jan Kopecký | Pavel Dresler | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:27:24.1 | 0.0 | 25 | 0 |
15 | 2 | 24 | Eric Camilli | Benjamin Veillas | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:28:43.2 | +1:19.1 | 18 | 0 |
16 | 3 | 21 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:30:18.1 | +2:54.0 | 15 | 0 |
17 | 4 | 22 | Mads Østberg | Torstein Eriksen | Citroën Total | Citroën C3 R5 | 3:31:00.6 | +3:36.5 | 12 | 0 |
Special stages
editResults in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.
Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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22 August | — | St. Wendeler Land [Shakedown] | 5.20 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:49.2 | — |
SS1 | St. Wendeler Land | 5.20 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:48.6 | Rovanperä / Halttunen | |
23 August | SS2 | Stein und Wein 1 | 19.44 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 11:14.3 | |
SS3 | Mittelmosel 1 | 22.00 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 13:04.0 | ||
SS4 | Wadern — Weiskirchen 1 | 9.27 km | Kopecký / Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 5:23.7 | ||
SS5 | Stein und Wein 2 | 19.44 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 11:15.7 | ||
SS6 | Mittelmosel 2 | 22.00 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 13:00.0 | ||
SS7 | Wadern — Weiskirchen 2 | 9.27 km | Kopecký / Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 5:23.5 | ||
24 August | SS8 | Freisen 1 | 14.78 km | Kopecký / Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 9:06.2 | Kopecký / Dresler |
SS9 | Römerstraße 1 | 12.28 km | Kopecký / Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 6:24.3 | ||
SS10 | Freisen 2 | 14.78 km | Camilli / Veillas | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 9:00.5 | ||
SS11 | Römerstraße 2 | 12.28 km | Kopecký / Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 6:25.1 | ||
SS12 | Arena Panzerplatte 1 | 10.73 km | Kopecký / Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 6:28.7 | ||
SS13 | Panzerplatte 1 | 41.17 km | Camilli / Veillas | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 24:45.4 | ||
SS14 | Arena Panzerplatte 2 | 10.73 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 6:26.1 | ||
SS15 | Panzerplatte 2 | 41.17 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 24:34.6 | ||
25 August | SS16 | Grafschaft 1 | 28.06 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 17:14.2 | |
SS17 | Dhrontal 1 | 11.69 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 7:55.8 | ||
SS18 | Grafschaft 2 | 28.06 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 17:07.2 | ||
SS19 | Dhrontal 2 | 11.69 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 7:56.4 |
Championship standings
editPos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Kalle Rovanperä | 151 | Jonne Halttunen | 151 | Škoda Motorsport | 224 | ||||||
2 | Mads Østberg | 110 | Torstein Eriksen | 110 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 195 | ||||||
3 | Gus Greensmith | 85 | Elliott Edmondson | 85 | Citroën Total | 110 | ||||||
4 | Łukasz Pieniążek | 74 | Kamil Heller | 62 | ||||||||
5 | Jan Kopecký | 61 | Pavel Dresler | 61 |
World Rally Championship-2
editStéphane Lefebvre held off fellow Frenchman Nicolas Ciamin until he crashed out his Polo during SS9. Unfortunately, Ciamin also crashed out in the following stage, which inherited the lead to local driver Fabian Kreim and handed him a fantastic home win.[16][6]
Classification
editSpecial stages
editResults in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.
Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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22 August | — | St. Wendeler Land [Shakedown] | 5.20 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Lefebvre / Dubois |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 |
2:51.9 | — |
SS1 | St. Wendeler Land | 5.20 km | Kreim / Braun | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:50.2 | Kreim / Braun | |
23 August | SS2 | Stein und Wein 1 | 19.44 km | Lefebvre / Dubois | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 11:20.2 | Lefebvre / Dubois |
SS3 | Mittelmosel 1 | 22.00 km | Lefebvre / Dubois | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 13:07.0 | ||
SS4 | Wadern — Weiskirchen 1 | 9.27 km | Ciamin / Roche | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:24.7 | ||
SS5 | Stein und Wein 2 | 19.44 km | Ciamin / Roche | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 11:17.9 | ||
SS6 | Mittelmosel 2 | 22.00 km | Ciamin / Roche | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 13:04.0 | ||
SS7 | Wadern — Weiskirchen 2 | 9.27 km | Ciamin / Roche | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:21.9 | ||
24 August | SS8 | Freisen 1 | 14.78 km | Ciamin / Roche | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 8:58.3 | |
SS9 | Römerstraße 1 | 12.28 km | Ciamin / Roche | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 6:23.4 | ||
SS10 | Freisen 2 | 14.78 km | Ciamin / Roche | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 8:59.9 | Ciamin / Roche | |
SS11 | Römerstraße 2 | 12.28 km | Kreim / Braun | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 6:26.1 | Kreim / Braun | |
SS12 | Arena Panzerplatte 1 | 10.73 km | Kreim / Braun | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 6:32.5 | ||
SS13 | Panzerplatte 1 | 41.17 km | Griebel / Winklhofer | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 25:09.3 | ||
SS14 | Arena Panzerplatte 2 | 10.73 km | Andolfi / Scattolin | Škoda Fabia R5 | 6:26.4 | ||
SS15 | Panzerplatte 2 | 41.17 km | Griebel / Winklhofer | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 24:59.3 | ||
25 August | SS16 | Grafschaft 1 | 28.06 km | Kreim / Braun | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 17:16.7 | |
SS17 | Dhrontal 1 | 11.69 km | Kreim / Braun | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 7:59.7 | ||
SS18 | Grafschaft 2 | 28.06 km | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 17:06.8 | ||
SS19 | Dhrontal 2 | 11.69 km | Griebel / Winklhofer | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 7:53.0 |
Championship standings
editPos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | 2 | Nikolay Gryazin | 73 | 2 | Yaroslav Fedorov | 73 | ||
2 | 1 | Benito Guerra | 69 | 1 | Jaime Zapata | 69 | ||
3 | 1 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | 63 | 1 | Vincent Landais | 63 | ||
4 | Ole Christian Veiby | 50 | Jonas Andersson | 50 | ||||
5 | 1 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 48 | 1 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 48 |
Notes
edit- ^ Entry run in conjunction with DG Sport.
- ^ Entry operated by Sports Racing Technologies.
- ^ Entry operated by Lotos Dynamic Rally Team.
- ^ Entry operated by ACI Team Italia WRC.
- ^ Entry operated by Equipe du France FFSA.
- ^ Entry operated by Friulmotor Rally Team.
- ^ Entry operated by DG Sport.
- ^ Entry supported by Oreca.
- ^ Pseudonym of Massimo Pedretti.
- ^ Entry operated by Škoda Auto Deutschland.
- ^ Entry operated by Brose Motorsport.
References
edit- ^ a b "Itinerary" (PDF). adac-rallye-deutschland.de. Rallye Deutschland. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Sunday in Germany: Second success for Tänak". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "WRC 2 in Germany: Kopecký storms to victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Sunday in Germany: Tänak's hat-trick". wrc.com. WRC. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "WRC 2 in Germany: Kopecký claims Pro win". wrc.com. WRC. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Sunday in Finland: Double delight for Tänak". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ a b "WRC 2 in Finland: Fourth win for dominant Kalle". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2019 Entry List" (PDF). adac-rallye-deutschland.de. Rallye Deutschland. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "ADAC Rallye Deutschland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Evans to miss Germany". wrc.com. WRC. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Friday in Germany: Tänak holds off Neuville". wrc.com. WRC. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "SS2: Neuville demotes Tänak". wrc.com. WRC. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Saturday in Germany: Tänak takes command". wrc.com. WRC. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "WRC 2 in Germany: Kalle builds Pro lead". wrc.com. WRC. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b "WRC 2 in Germany: Kopecký holds onto Pro lead". wrc.com. WRC. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
External links
edit- Official website (in German and English)
- 2019 Rallye Deutschland in e-wrc website
- The official website of the World Rally Championship