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Ott Tänak won his first Drivers' Championship title.
Martin Järveoja won his first Co-drivers' Championship title.
Hyundai (i20 Coupe WRC pictured) won their first Manufacturers' championship.

The 2019 FIA World Rally Championship was the forty-seventh season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews competed in fourteen events for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car and Group R regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with World Rally Cars homologated under regulations introduced in 2017 were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series was once again supported by the World Rally Championship-2 category at every round, which was split into 2 classifications: the World Rally Championship-2 Pro for manufacturer entries and the World Rally Championship-2 for private entries, and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected events. The World Rally Championship-3 was discontinued in 2018.

At the conclusion of the championship, Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won their maiden drivers' and co-drivers' championships, taking an unassailable lead of thirty-six points over Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul. Defending champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia finished third. In the manufacturers' championship, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT won their first title since they first participated in the championship. Defending manufacturers' champions Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT were second, with Citroën Total WRT in third.

Entries edit

The following teams and crews competed in the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship. Citroën, Ford, Hyundai and Toyota were all represented by manufacturer teams and eligible to score points in the FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers.

No. Driver name Co-driver name Entrant Car Tyre Rounds
1   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M All
3   Teemu Suninen   Marko Salminen   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M 7
  Jarmo Lehtinen 7
4   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm   Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M All
5   Kris Meeke   Sebastian Marshall   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M All
6   Dani Sordo   Carlos del Barrio   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M 9
7   Pontus Tidemand   Ola Fløene   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M 4
8   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M All
10   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M All
11   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M All
18   Craig Breen   Paul Nagle   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M 1
19   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M 6
20   Hayden Paddon   John Kennard   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M 1
33   Elfyn Evans[a]   Scott Martin[a]   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M 11
  Gus Greensmith   Elliott Edmondson 1
42   Craig Breen   Paul Nagle   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M 2
44   Gus Greensmith   Elliott Edmondson   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M 2
89   Andreas Mikkelsen   Anders Jæger-Amland   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M 10
Source:[1][2]

Team changes edit

Citroën will only enter two cars for the entire season. The team had two full-time entries in 2018, with a third car run on a part-time basis. Citroën cited a change in sponsorship arrangements as being the reason behind the decision to forgo a third car.[3] M-Sport Ford will also scale back to two full-time entries, with a third car entered on a round-by-round basis.[4] Malcolm Wilson stepped down from his role as M-Sport Ford's team principal to oversee the company's wider commercial operations. Richard Millener was appointed as his replacement.[5] Hyundai also replaced their team principal Michel Nandan with their customer racing manager Andrea Adamo.[6] Toyota expanded to four cars, adding an additional car on a part-time basis.[7] The fourth car will be run by Toyota's factory team, but entered under Marcus Grönholm's GRX Team banner.[7]

Crew changes edit

 
Sébastien Loeb contested six rallies with Hyundai.

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia left M-Sport Ford and returned to Citroën. Ogier and Ingrassia had previously competed with the French manufacturer in 2011 before moving to Volkswagen Motorsport.[8] Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm also joined the team after two years with Toyota.[9] Craig Breen and Scott Martin left the team when Citroën announced that they would scale back their involvement in the championship to two full-time entries for Ogier and Lappi.[10] They were unable to secure seats for the start of the championship, but Breen represented Hyundai to compete in Finland and Wales.[11] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen remained with the Citroën team, agreeing to a full-time factory campaign in the WRC-2 class in R5 version of the C3.[12] Later, they got an opportunity to drive a third Citroën C3 WRC in Australia to boost Ogier's title bid,[13] but they withdrew before the rally starts as Ogier's title chance was over in Spain.[14] Teemu Suninen was promoted to a full-time drive with M-Sport Ford, effectively replacing Ogier.[15] Pontus Tidemand and Ola Fløene will contest selected rounds with M-Sport Ford.[16] Tidemand and Fløene will share the third car with Gus Greensmith.[17]

Two-time World Drivers' and Co-drivers' Champions Marcus Grönholm and Timo Rautiainen returned to the championship for the first time since 2010, making one-off appearance with Toyota.[7] Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena signed a contract to contest six rounds with Hyundai, sharing an i20 with the crew of Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio.[18] Hayden Paddon was set to enter the Rally Finland with M-Sport Ford after he left without a drive for the season,[19][20] but a heavy crash during testing forced M-Sport to delay his planned return to Australia.[21][22] Unfortunately, things did not work as planned as the rally was cancelled due to bushfires.[23] Paddon's co-driver Sebastian Marshall moved to Toyota.[24] He partnered Kris Meeke,[25] who returned to full-time competition after being fired by Citroën halfway through the 2018 championship.[26] Meeke's former co-driver Paul Nagle is due to cooperate with Crag Breen in Finland.[11] Teemu Suninen also changed co-drivers, with Marko Salminen replacing Mikko Markkula.[27] However, they ended their partnership before Sardegna as Jarmo Lehtinen took over Salminen's position.[28] Daniel Barritt split with Elfyn Evans to partner Takamoto Katsuta in the World Rally Championship-2;[29] Evans instead was joined by Scott Martin.[30] Katsuta and Barritt were later entered into Rallye Deutschland in a fourth Toyota.[31]

Other major entries edit

The following teams and crews competed in selected rounds of the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship. These crews were not eligible to score points in the manufacturers' championship. Crews were permitted to compete with World Rally Cars that were homologated under the regulations introduced prior to 2017.

No. Driver name Co-driver name Entrant Car Tyre Rounds
17   Takamoto Katsuta   Daniel Barritt   Tommi Mäkinen Racing Toyota Yaris WRC M 2
18   Jouni Virtanen   Risto Pietiläinen   Janpro Ford Fiesta WRC M 1
20   Mauro Miele   Luca Beltrame   Mauro Miele Citroën DS3 WRC M 1
26   Martin Prokop   Jan Tománek   MP-Sports Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 1
37   Lorenzo Bertelli   Simone Scattolin   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M 2
40   Jean-Charles Beaubelique   Julien Pesenti   Jean-Charles Beaubelique Citroën DS3 WRC M 1
41   Armando Pereira   Rémi Tutélaire   Armando Pereira Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 1
42   Alain Vauthier   Gilbert Dini   Alain Vauthier Ford Fiesta RS WRC M 1
43   Robert Simonetti   Célia Simonetti   Robert Simonetti Citroën DS3 WRC M 1
68   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   GRX Team Toyota Yaris WRC M 1
69   Juho Hänninen   Tomi Tuominen   Tommi Mäkinen Racing Toyota Yaris WRC M 1
72   Kris Princen   Peter Kaspers   Kris Princen Citroën DS3 WRC M 1
92   Janne Tuohino   Mikko Markkula   Janne Tuohino Ford Fiesta WRC M 1
Source:[2]

[Prose would then detail who these crews are and why they are considered "other major entires" — i.e., that they are notable enough for inclusion in this article.]

Calendar edit

 
A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2019 championship. Event headquarters are marked with a black dot.

The championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, North and South America and Australia.[32]

Round Start dates Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 24 January 27 January   Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Mixed[b] 16[c] 323.83 km
2 14 February 17 February   Rally Sweden Torsby, Värmland Snow 19 316.80 km
3 7 March 10 March   Rally Guanajuato México León, Guanajuato Gravel 21 316.51 km
4 28 March 31 March   Tour de Corse Bastia, Corsica Tarmac 14 347.51 km
5 25 April 28 April   Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 18[d] 347.50 km
6 9 May 12 May   Rally Chile Talcahuano, Biobío Gravel 16 304.81 km
7 30 May 2 June   Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel 20[e] 311.47 km
8 13 June 16 June   Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 19 310.52 km
9 1 August 4 August   Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 23 307.58 km
10 22 August 25 August   ADAC Rallye Deutschland Bostalsee, Saarland Tarmac 19 344.04 km
11 12 September 15 September   Rally of Turkey Marmaris, Muğla Gravel 17 318.77 km
12 3 October 6 October   Wales Rally GB Llandudno, Conwy Gravel 22[f] 312.75 km
13 24 October 27 October   RACC Rally Catalunya de España Salou, Catalonia Mixed[g] 17 325.56 km
14 14 November 17 November   Rally Australia Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Gravel Cancelled[h]

Calendar expansion edit

Following the return of Rally Turkey to the championship in 2018, the FIA announced plans to expand the calendar to fourteen rounds in 2019 with the long-term objective of running sixteen championship events. Twelve prospective bids for events were put together,[33] including candidate events in New Zealand, Japan and Chile.[34] Prospective events in Kenya, Croatia, Canada and Estonia expressed interest in joining the calendar within five years.[35][36][37][38]

The planned expansion put pressure on European rounds to maintain their position on the calendar as teams were unwilling to contest sixteen events immediately. The Tour de Corse and Rally Italia Sardegna proved to be unpopular among teams for the logistical difficulties of travelling to Corsica and Sardinia and low spectator attendance at the events.[33][39] Organisers of Rally Japan reached an agreement with the sport's promoter to host a rally in 2019, with the proposed event moving from Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido to Toyota City in Honshu.[40] However, plans to return to Japan were abandoned when the promoter came under pressure to retain the Tour de Corse.[41]

The proposed events in Japan and Kenya ran candidate events in 2019 in a bid to join the championship in 2020.[42][43] Both were successful in secure a place on the 2020 calendar. The calendar published in October 2018 included Rally Chile as part of the expansion to fourteen rounds.[32] The event was based in Concepción and ran on gravel roads.[44]

Route changes edit

The route of Rallye Monte Carlo was shortened by 70.91 km (44.1 mi) compared to the 2018 route.[45] The route was revised after rule changes that were introduced for the 2019 championship limited the maximum distance of a route to 350 km (217.5 mi).[32] Organisers of the Tour de Corse announced plans for a new route, with up to three-quarters of the 2019 route being revised from the 2018 rally.[42] Rally de Portugal was also shortened by 46.72 km (29.0 mi) compared to the 2018 route.[46]

Rule changes edit

The maximum total distance of special stages per event was reduced from 500 km (310.7 mi) to 350 km (217.5 mi).[32]

Drivers were permitted to choose a permanent number, similar to the numbering systems used in Formula 1, MotoGP and DTM.[32][47] Prior to the 2019 championship, the numbering system was based on the manufacturers' championship standings from the previous year. The reigning world champions still competed with the number 1 and their permanent teammates were assigned the number 2.[48][49]

The number of test days were reduced from 55, with teams permitted to test for 42 days per year.[32][47]

The championship's support categories were restructured. The World Rally Championship-3 was discontinued and a new class was created within the World Rally Championship-2. The class, known as World Rally Championship-2 Pro, is open to manufacturer-supported teams entering cars complying with Group R5 regulations.[47] Two-wheel drive cars and Group R2 and R3 cars are still eligible to enter rallies.[47]

Results and standings edit

Season summary edit

Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning entrant Winning time Report Ref.
1   Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   Citroën Total WRT 3:21:15.9 Report [50]
2   Rally Sweden   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:47:30.0 Report [51]
3   Rally Guanajuato México   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   Citroën Total WRT 3:37:08.0 Report [52]
4   Tour de Corse   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 3:22:59.0 Report [53]
5   Rally Argentina   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 3:20:54.6 Report [54]
6   Rally Chile   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:15:53.8 Report [55]
7   Rally de Portugal   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:20:22.8 Report [56]
8   Rally Italia Sardegna   Dani Sordo   Carlos del Barrio   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 3:32:27.2 Report [57]
9   Rally Finland   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:30:40.3 Report [58]
10   ADAC Rallye Deutschland   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:15:29.8 Report [59]
11   Marmaris Rally of Turkey   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   Citroën Total WRT 3:50:12.1 Report [60]
12   Wales Rally GB   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:00:58.0 Report [61]
13   RACC Rally Catalunya de España   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 3:07:39.6 Report [62]
  Rally Australia Rally cancelled due to bushfire emergency Report [63]

Scoring system edit

[This might need to be merged into the key that goes alongside the results matrix.]
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. In the manufacturers' championship, teams were eligible to nominate three crews to score points, but these points were only awarded to the top two classified finishers representing a manufacturer and driving a 2017-specification World Rally Car. There were also five bonus points awarded to the winners of the Power Stage, four points for second place, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. Power Stage points were only awarded in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers edit

[The season report would be moved to this section. Rather than focus on each round as a separate sub-section, it would instead take a broad view of the championship and how the season played out.]

In detail edit

Pos. Driver MON
 
SWE
 
MEX
 
COR
 
ARG
 
CHI
 
POR
 
ITA
 
FIN
 
DEU
 
TUR
 
GBR
 
CAT
 
AUS
 
Points
1   Ott Tänak 34 11 2 62 85 11 13 5 11 1 161 11 21 C 263
2   Thierry Neuville 23 32 43 14 13 Ret 22 63 62 41 82 25 13 C 227
3   Sébastien Ogier 12 294 11 25 31 22 31 412 54 75 13 32 85 C 217
4   Andreas Mikkelsen Ret 4 Ret 2 7 31 43 6 3 6 WD 102
5   Elfyn Evans Ret 53 3 3 Ret 4 5 45 WD WD 54 62 C 102
6   Kris Meeke 61 6 52 91 4 105 Ret 8 Ret 24 7 4 29 C 98
7   Jari-Matti Latvala 5 21 8 10 52 113 7 194 35 33 64 Ret 5 C 94
8   Dani Sordo 94 4 64 235 1 5 5 34 C 89
9   Teemu Suninen 115 23 Ret 53 7 5 44 2 8 292 45 Ret 7 C 89
10   Esapekka Lappi Ret 25 135 7 Ret 6 Ret 7 2 8 2 273 Ret C 83
11   Sébastien Loeb 4 7 8 34 Ret 4 51
12   Kalle Rovanperä 18 18 Ret 8 6 9 9 16 18 9 12 18
13   Pontus Tidemand 20 8 WD 9 7 12
14   Craig Breen 7 8 C 10
15   Gus Greensmith 7 19 15 12 Ret 42 Ret 9 10 33 15 9
16   Benito Guerra 6 12 16 14 20 Ret C 8
17   Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 7 Ret 15 14 13 15 Ret WD 6
18   Mads Østberg 11 9 9 24 18 17 45 9 WD 6
19   Jan Kopecký 8 10 11 11 18 11 WD 5
20   Yoann Bonato 8 49 4
21   Pierre-Louis Loubet 44 9 11 14 12 17 C 2
22   Ole Christian Veiby 12 9 Ret Ret 20 35 16 2
23   Stéphane Sarrazin 9 Ret 2
24   Nikolay Gryazin 15 12 13 Ret 10 20 WD 13 23 1
25   Takamoto Katsuta 13 Ret 14 16 14 21 Ret Ret 10 14 39 1
26   Eric Camilli Ret 13 15 10 1
27   Emil Bergkvist 14 10 WD 1
28   Adrien Fourmaux 10 45 30 36 23 23 16 32 1
29   Pedro Heller Ret 10 28 1
30   Janne Tuohino 10 1
31   Ricardo Triviño 10 1
32   Petter Solberg 10 1
Pos. Driver MON
 
SWE
 
MEX
 
COR
 
ARG
 
CHI
 
POR
 
ITA
 
FIN
 
DEU
 
TUR
 
GBR
 
CAT
 
AUS
 
Points
Source:[64]
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)

Notes:
1 2 3 4 5 – Power Stage position

FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers edit

[The season report would be moved to this section. Rather than focus on each round as a separate sub-section, it would instead take a broad view of the championship and how the season played out. It would probably be shorter than the drivers' championship report.]

In detail edit

Pos. Co-Driver MON
 
SWE
 
MEX
 
COR
 
ARG
 
CHI
 
POR
 
ITA
 
FIN
 
DEU
 
TUR
 
GBR
 
CAT
 
AUS
 
Points
1   Martin Järveoja 34 11 2 62 85 11 13 5 11 1 161 11 21 C 263
2   Nicolas Gilsoul 23 32 43 14 13 Ret 22 63 62 41 82 25 13 C 227
3   Julien Ingrassia 12 294 11 25 31 22 31 412 54 75 13 32 85 C 217
4   Anders Jæger-Amland Ret 4 Ret 2 7 31 43 6 3 6 WD 102
5   Scott Martin Ret 53 3 3 Ret 4 5 45 WD WD 54 62 C 102
6   Sebastian Marshall 61 6 52 91 4 105 Ret 8 Ret 24 7 4 29 C 98
7   Miikka Anttila 5 21 8 10 52 113 7 194 35 33 64 Ret 5 C 94
8   Carlos del Barrio 94 4 64 235 1 5 5 34 C 89
9   Janne Ferm Ret 25 135 7 Ret 6 Ret 7 2 8 2 273 Ret C 83
10   Daniel Elena 4 7 8 34 Ret 4 51
11   Jarmo Lehtinen 2 8 292 45 Ret 7 C 45
12   Marko Salminen 115 23 Ret 53 7 5 44 44
13   Jonne Halttunen 18 18 Ret 8 6 9 9 16 18 9 12 18
14   Ola Fløene 20 8 WD 9 7 12
15   Paul Nagle 7 8 C 10
16   Elliott Edmondson 7 19 15 12 Ret 42 Ret 9 10 33 15 9
17   Jaime Zapata 6 12 16 14 8
18   Fabian Cretu 7 Ret 15 14 13 15 Ret WD 6
19   Torstein Eriksen 11 9 9 24 18 17 45 9 WD 6
20   Pavel Dresler 8 10 11 11 5
21   Benjamin Boulloud 8 49 4
22   Vincent Landais 44 9 11 14 12 17 C 2
23   Jonas Andersson 12 9 Ret Ret 20 35 16 2
24   Jacques-Julien Renucci 9 Ret 2
25   Marc Martí 10 Ret 10 28 Ret 21 2
26   Yaroslav Fedorov 15 12 13 Ret 10 20 WD 13 23 1
27   Daniel Barritt 13 Ret 14 16 14 21 Ret Ret 10 14 39 1
28   Benjamin Veillas 13 15 10 1
29   Patrik Barth 14 10 WD 1
30   Renaud Jamoul 10 45 30 36 23 23 16 32 1
31   Mikko Markkula 10 1
32   Phil Mills 10 1
Pos. Co-Driver MON
 
SWE
 
MEX
 
COR
 
ARG
 
CHI
 
POR
 
ITA
 
FIN
 
DEU
 
TUR
 
GBR
 
CAT
 
AUS
 
Points
Source:[64]
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)

Notes:
1 2 3 4 5 – Power Stage position

FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers edit

[The season report would be moved to this section. Rather than focus on each round as a separate sub-section, it would instead take a broad view of the championship and how the season played out.]

In detail edit

[These would be arranged based on the results that each crew scored.]

Pos. Entrant No. MON
 
SWE
 
MEX
 
COR
 
ARG
 
CHI
 
POR
 
ITA
 
FIN
 
DEU
 
TUR
 
GBR
 
CAT
 
AUS
 
Points
1   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 6 2 3 4 1 1 3 2 1 4 3 3 2 1 C 380
11 4 4 6 4 2 7 7 3 6 4 5 6 3 C
19 Ret NC Ret NC NC Ret Ret NC NC NC NC NC NC C
2   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 5 3 1 2 6 4 1 1 5 1 1 6 1 2 C 362
8 5 6 5 8 5 8 6 7 3 2 7 4 4 C
10 NC NC NC NC NC NC Ret NC Ret NC NC Ret NC C
3   Citroën Total WRT 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 6 2 5 1 3 7 C 284
4 Ret 8 7 7 Ret 6 Ret 8 5 6 2 8 Ret C
4   M-Sport Ford WRT 3 6 5 3 3 6 4 4 2 7 7 4 5 5 C 218
7 7 7 Ret 5 Ret 5 5 4 Ret 8 8 7 6 C
33 NC NC Ret WD WD Ret C
Pos. Entrant No. MON
 
SWE
 
MEX
 
COR
 
ARG
 
CHI
 
POR
 
ITA
 
FIN
 
DEU
 
TUR
 
GBR
 
CAT
 
AUS
 
Points
Source:[64]
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)

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were entered into Rally Finland, but were withdrawn before the event due to an injury sustained by Evans.
  2. ^ The Monte Carlo Rally was run on a tarmac and snow surface.
  3. ^ The third stage of the rally was cancelled on safety grounds when spectator areas became overcrowded.
  4. ^ The third stage of the rally was cancelled due to the weather.
  5. ^ The 14th and the 15th stage of the rally was cancelled.
  6. ^ The 20th stage of the rally was cancelled due to insufficient safety cover.
  7. ^ The first leg of Rally Catalunya will run on gravel stages and the second and third legs on tarmac stages.
  8. ^ Rally Australia was cancelled due to a bushfire emergency in Northern New South Wales.[23]

References edit

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