2019 World Rally Championship-2 Pro
The 2019 FIA World Rally Championship-2 Pro was the first season of the
Calendar
The championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, and Australia.[2]
Round | Dates | Rally | Rally headquarters | Rally details | ||||
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Start | Finish | Surface | Stages | Distance | ||||
1 | 24 January | 27 January | Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[a] | 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 | Concepción, 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
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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
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Salou, Catalonia | Mixed[g] | 17 | 325.56 km | |
14 | 14 November | 17 November | Rally Australia | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | Gravel | Cancelled[h] | ||
Source:[2][5][6] |
Calendar expansion
Following the return of
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
The proposed events in Japan and Kenya ran candidate events in 2019 in a bid to join the championship in 2020.[16][17] 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.[2] The event was based in Concepción and ran on gravel roads.[18]
Route changes
The route of Rallye Monte Carlo was shortened by 70.91 km (44.1 mi) compared to the 2018 route.[19] 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).[2] 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.[16] Rally de Portugal was also shortened by 46.72 km (29.0 mi) compared to the 2018 route.[20]
Entries
Manufacturer | Entrant | Car | Tyre | Crew details | ||
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Driver name | Co-driver name | Rounds | ||||
Ford | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | M | Gus Greensmith | Elliott Edmondson | 1–2, 5–6, 8 |
Łukasz Pieniążek | Kamil Heller | 2–4 | ||||
Jakub Gerber | 7 | |||||
Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II
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Eric Camilli | Benjamin Veillas | 9–10 | |||
Gus Greensmith | Elliott Edmondson | 11–13 | ||||
Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | 12 | ||||
Škoda | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | M | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | 1–2, 4, 6 |
Marco Bulacia[i]
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Fabian Cretu[i] | 5–6 | ||||
P | Eerik Pietarinen | Juhana Raitanen | 2 | |||
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo
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9 | |||||
M | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | 7–13 | |||
Jan Kopecký | Pavel Dresler | 7–8, 10–11 | ||||
Jan Hloušek | 12–13 | |||||
Michal Ernst | 14 | |||||
Citroën | Citroën Total | Citroën C3 R5
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M | Mads Østberg | Torstein Eriksen | 2, 5–7, 10, 12–13 |
Source:[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] |
Crew changes
Results and standings
Season summary
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' standings
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Co-Drivers' standings
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Manufacturers' standings
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Footnotes
- ^ The rally base of the Monte Carlo Rally was located in France.
- ^ The Monte Carlo Rally was run on a tarmac and snow surface.
- ^ The third stage of the rally was cancelled on safety grounds when spectator areas became overcrowded.
- ^ The third stage of the rally was cancelled due to the weather.
- ^ The 14th and the 15th stage of the rally was cancelled.
- ^ The 20th stage of the rally was cancelled due to insufficient safety cover.
- ^ The first leg of Rally Catalunya will run on gravel stages and the second and third legs on tarmac stages.
- ^ Rally Australia was cancelled due to a bushfire emergency in Northern New South Wales.[4]
- ^ Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Fabian Cretu was run wholly independently from Škoda Motorsport in Argentina and Chile, but were nominated to score points for them in the Pro class.
References
- ^ "2019 WRC Sporting Regulations" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (13 October 2018). "Australia remains finale on 2019 WRC calendar". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ Howard, Tom (12 November 2019). "UPDATE: Rally Australia cancelled due to bushfires". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 February 2019. Archived from the originalon 26 April 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Season 2019 WRC". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b Evans, David (4 July 2018). "Japan and Chile now both expected to host 2019 WRC rounds". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Howard, Tom (17 November 2017). "Rally Aus continues push for multi-year WRC deal". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Coch, Mat (9 February 2018). "Canada seeking to host WRC from 2023". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "FIA signs agreement for 'modern-era' Safari Rally". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Urmo Aava: eesmärk on jõuda WRC sarja, mitte nendega konkureerida" [Urmo Aava: the goal is to reach WRC, not to be their rival] (in Estonian). Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Rally Estonia naaseb ja tahab murda 2021. aastaks MM-sarja" [Rally Estonia returns and wants to reach the World Championship by 2021] (in Estonian). Postimees. 1 November 2017.
- ^ Evans, David (14 June 2018). "WRC team pushing for Italy 2019 boycott over Sardinia route". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (22 August 2018). "Rally Japan gets go-ahead from WRC Promoter for 2019 event". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (11 October 2018). "Rally Japan's WRC return set to be abandoned at FIA council meeting". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ a b Evans, David (12 October 2018). "Tour of Corsica announces 2019 World Rally Championship reprieve". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (12 October 2018). "2019 WRC calendar: 14-round schedule given green light by FIA WMSC". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "86è Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2018" (PDF). acm.mc (in French). Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "52. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2018". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- WRC Promoter GmbH. 13 October 2016. Archived from the originalon 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
The French tyre company and WRC Promoter have agreed an extension of their current partnership under which Michelin will be Official Tyre of the WRC until the end of 2019.
- Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Rally Sweden 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Rally Guanajuato México 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). rallymexico.com. Rally Mexico. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Corsica linea Tour de Corse 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). tourdecorse.com. 9 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "YPF Rally Argentina 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). rallyargentina.com. Rally Argentina. 6 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Copec Rally Chile 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). rallymobil.cl. Rally Chile. 18 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.pt. Rally de Portugal. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Rally Italia Sardegna 2019 Official Entry List". rallyitaliasardegna.com. Rally Italia Sardegna. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Rally Finland 2019 Official Entry List" (PDF). nesterallyfinland.fi. Rally Finland. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2019 Entry List" (PDF). adac-rallye-deutschland.de. Rallye Deutschland. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Rally Turkey Marmaris 2019 Entry List" (PDF). rallyturkey.com. Rally of Turkey. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Wales Rally GB 2019 Entry List" (PDF). walesrallygb.com. Wales Rally GB. 11 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Rally RACC Catalunya 2019 Entry List" (PDF). rallyracc.com. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ Evans, David (28 November 2018). "Skoda Motorsport scales back for 2019 WRC2 season, Tidemand exits". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Klien, Jamie (21 December 2018). "Tidemand gets two WRC rounds with M-Sport". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Monte-Carlo and Sweden in a VW Polo R5 and new co-driver". ocveiby.com. 19 December 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "M-Sport Ford Confirm Greensmith and Pieniazek for WRC-2 Pro". M-Sport.co.uk. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ Evans, David (9 January 2019). "M-Sport hands WRC2 driver Greensmith WRC chance". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "2019 FIA World Rally Championship entrants". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (14 January 2019). "Mads Østberg lands Citroën WRC2 drive". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Rally Australia Cancelled". wrc.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.