2014 World Rally Championship

2014 World Rally Championship
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Sébastien Ogier started the season as the defending World Drivers' Champion, and he defended the title successfully.

The Volkswagen Polo R WRC, the car entered by defending World Manufacturers' Champions Volkswagen Motorsport.

Mads Østberg at the 2014 Rallye Deutschland, with his Citroën DS3 WRC. The Citroën World Rally Team was second at the Championship, with eight podiums.

The 2014 World Rally Championship was the 42nd season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and drivers contested thirteen rallies across four continents, competing for the FIA World Rally Championships for Drivers and Manufacturers. The WRC-2, WRC-3 and Junior WRC championships will all be run in support of the premier championship.

The 2014 season saw Hyundai return to the championship as a manufacturer for the first time since the 2003 season.^[1] The Rally of Poland returned to the calendar after a five-year absence, replacing the Acropolis Rally.^[2]

Sébastien Ogier and His team, Volkswagen Motorsport, secured both Drivers and Manufacturers title for a second consecutive time. Ogier secured he title with a round to spare by winning in Rally de Catalunya, Ogier's teammate Jari-Matti Latvala and Volkswagen Motorsport II's Andreas Mikkelsen finished the championship in second and third.^[3]

The Citroën World Rally Team was second at the Championship.

Calendar

The 2014 calendar was announced at a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Croatia on 27 September 2013.^[4] The season has been contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, North and South America and Australia.

Round	Dates	Rally name	Rally headquarters	Surface
1	16–18 January	82ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo	Gap, Hautes-Alpes	Mixed
2	5–8 February	62nd Rally Sweden	Hagfors, Värmland	Snow
3	6–9 March	28º Rally Guanajuato México	León, Guanajuato	Gravel
4	3–6 April	48º Vodafone Rally de Portugal	Faro, Algarve	Gravel
5	8–11 May	34º Rally Argentina	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba	Gravel
6	6–8 June	11º Rally d'Italia Sardegna	Alghero, Sardinia	Gravel
7	27–29 June	71st LOTOS Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria	Gravel
8	1–3 August	64th Neste Oil Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel
9	22–24 August	32. ADAC Rallye Deutschland	Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate	Tarmac
10	12–14 September	23rd Coates Hire Rally Australia	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales	Gravel
11	3–5 October	Rallye de France – Alsace 2014	Strasbourg, Alsace	Tarmac
12	24–26 October	50º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada	Salou, Tarragona	Mixed
13	14–16 November	70th Wales Rally GB	Deeside, Flintshire	Gravel

Calendar changes

• Rally Australia and Rally New Zealand will abandon the event-sharing arrangement established in 2008 that saw each event host a round of the championship every other year. After hosting an event in 2013, Rally Australia will remain on the calendar throughout 2014 and 2015 before the arrangement is due to be renegotiated.^[2]
• The Rallye Monte Carlo will relocate its base from Valence in the French province of Rhône-Alpes to the town of Gap in the neighbouring province of Hautes-Alpes.^[5]
• The 2014 calendar will see the Rally of Poland return to the championship for the first time since 2009.^[2] The event will also cross the border into Lithuania for one day of competition.^[4] Its inclusion came at the expense of the Acropolis Rally, which was removed after struggling with its financial obligations to the championship. The Acropolis Rally later moved to the European Rally Championship for the 2014 season.^[6] The rallies of Brazil and China had also been considered for inclusion on the WRC calendar before the FIA approved of the Rally of Poland.^[7][8]

Teams and drivers

Hyundai returned to the WRC in 2014, competing with the i20 WRC.

The following teams and drivers are scheduled to compete in the World Rally Championship during the 2014 season:

World Rally Car entries eligible to score manufacturer points
Constructor	Team	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
Volkswagen (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	Volkswagen Motorsport[9]	M	1	Sébastien Ogier[10]	Julien Ingrassia[10]	All
			2	Jari-Matti Latvala[10]	Miikka Anttila[10]	All
	Volkswagen Motorsport II[11]	M	9	Andreas Mikkelsen[11]	Mikko Markkula[11]	1–5
					Ola Fløene[12]	6–9, 11–13
Citroën (Citroën DS3 WRC)	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team[13]	M	3	Kris Meeke[14]	Paul Nagle[14]	All
			4	Mads Østberg[14]	Jonas Andersson[14]	All
Ford (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)	M-Sport World Rally Team[11][15]	M	5	Mikko Hirvonen[16]	Jarmo Lehtinen[16]	All
			6	Elfyn Evans[16]	Daniel Barritt[16]	All
	RK M-Sport World Rally Team[11]	M	10	Robert Kubica[17]	Maciek Szczepaniak[15]	All
	Jipocar Czech National Team[18]	M	21	Martin Prokop[18]	Michal Ernst[18]	1
					Jan Tománek[19]	2–9, 11
		P				12–13
Hyundai (Hyundai i20 WRC)	Hyundai Shell World Rally Team[1][11][20]	M	7	Thierry Neuville[21]	Nicolas Gilsoul[21]	All
			8	Dani Sordo[22]	Marc Martí[22]	1, 5, 9, 11–12
				Juho Hänninen[23]	Tomi Tuominen[23]	2, 4, 6–8, 13
				Chris Atkinson[24]	Stéphane Prévot[24]	3, 10
	Hyundai Motorsport N[25]	M	20	Dani Sordo[26][27]	Marc Martí[26][27]	4
				Hayden Paddon[25]	John Kennard[25]	6–8, 10, 12–13
				Bryan Bouffier[28]	Xavier Panseri[28]	9, 11

Major entries ineligible to score manufacturer points
Constructor	Team	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Co-drivers	Rounds
Volkswagen (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	Volkswagen Motorsport II [29]	M	9	Andreas Mikkelsen[29]	Ola Fløene[29]	10
Citroën (Citroën DS3 WRC)	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team[13][15]	M	12	Khalid Al Qassimi[13]	Chris Patterson[30]	2, 4, 6, 12
	PH Sport[31]	M	73	Armando Pereira[31]	Damien Augustin[32]	11
Ford (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)	M-Sport World Rally Team[11][15]	M	11	Bryan Bouffier[11]	Xavier Panseri[11]	1
				Ott Tänak[33][34]	Raigo Mõlder[33][34]	2, 4
				Benito Guerra[24]	Borja Rozada[24]	3
				Dennis Kuipers[28]	Robin Buysmans[28]	9, 11
				Michał Sołowow[15]	Maciek Baran[15]	7
			14	Yuriy Protasov[28]	Pavlo Cherepin[28]	9, 11–12
			15	Pontus Tidemand[35]	Ola Fløene[15]	2
		P		Ken Block[36][37]	Alex Gelsomino[36][37]	12
		M	24	Michał Sołowow[33]	Maciek Baran[33]	2, 8
	M-Sport[11]	M	12	François Delecour[11]	Dominique Savignoni[11]	1
		P	22	Jarkko Nikara[38]	Jarkko Kalliolepo[38]	8
	Keltech Motorsport[35]	M	14	Craig Breen[35]	Scott Martin[35]	2, 8–9
		P	23	Sam Moffett[28]	James O'Reilly[28]	9
	Adapta Motorsport[15][33]	P	15	Henning Solberg[15][33]	Ilka Minor[15][33]	2, 4, 6, 11–13
		D				7–8
	Slovakia World Rally Team[11]	M	22	Jaroslav Melichárek[11]	Erik Melichárek[11]	1
		D				6
		P				9
	Lotto Team[39]	M	22	Krzysztof Hołowczyc[39]	Łukasz Kurzeja[39]	7
	Team 2B Yacco[31]	P	22	Julien Maurin[31]	Nicolas Klinger[31]	11
	Drive DMACK[40]	D	22	Ott Tänak[40]	Raigo Mõlder[40]	13

Team changes

• Citroën will scale back its involvement in the championship, limiting its programme to two full-time works-supported cars, with a third car entered in selected events. As a result, its customer car programme will be brought to an end.^[41] The decision to reduce its commitment to the WRC stemmed from Citroën's expansion into the World Touring Car Championship and the logistical challenges of establishing itself in a new series.^[42][43]
• Martin Prokop's M-Sport-supported Czech National Team will expand to enter a second Ford Fiesta RS WRC at selected events throughout the season.^[18] The second car will compete under the name "Slovakia World Rally Team".^[11]
• Korean car manufacturer Hyundai will return to the championship as a manufacturer team, competing with the i20 WRC.^[1] The Hyundai World Rally Team had originally planned to compete with two full-time entries, but later expanded to include two part-time entries as well.^[26][44] Hyundai had previously competed in the WRC with the Hyundai Accent WRC from 2000 to 2003.^[45]
• The Qatar World Rally Team and Lotos Team WRC will not start the season.^[11]

Driver changes

• Nasser Al-Attiyah will not start the season after the Qatar World Rally Team did not submit an entry and the Qatari government ended its sponsorship of M-Sport.^[11]
• Chris Atkinson will join Hyundai on a part-time basis, competing in selected events including Rally Australia. Atkinson will share the team's second entry with Dani Sordo and Juho Hänninen.^[46]
• 2012 Super 2000 World Rally Champion Craig Breen will make his debut in a World Rally Car-specification car at the Rally of Sweden^[35]
• Elfyn Evans, who won the Junior World Rally Championship in 2012 and placed seventh overall in the 2013 World Rally Championship-2 season will join M-Sport.^[16]
• Juho Hänninen, who contested three events in 2013 with Qatar World Rally Team, will compete at selected events in 2014 with Hyundai.^[23] Hänninen will share the car with Dani Sordo and Chris Atkinson. Hänninen will make his first appearance for the team at the Rally of Sweden.^[46]
• Mikko Hirvonen lost his seat at Citroën after two seasons with the team.^[14] He will return to M-Sport, the team he competed with from 2006 to 2011, when it was known as the Ford World Rally Team.^[16]
• Former Formula One driver and reigning World Rally Championship-2 champion Robert Kubica will join the sport's top tier of competition in 2014, driving an M-Sport-prepared Ford Fiesta RS WRC as a satellite team of M-Sport.^[17]
• After taking part in selected events during the 2013 season, nine-time World Drivers' Champion Sébastien Loeb will leave the World Rally Championship, moving to the World Touring Car Championship with Citroën Racing.^[42]
• Kris Meeke will return to full-time competition, joining Citroën after making guest appearances in the team's third car in 2013.^[14]
• Slovakian driver Jaroslav Melichárek will make his WRC debut, driving a Ford Fiesta RS WRC run by the Jipocar Czech National Team under the name "Slovakia World Rally Team".^[18] Melichárek had previously campaigned a Citroën C4 WRC in the Czech and Slovakian national championships before joining the team.
• Thierry Neuville will leave the Qatar World Rally Team to join Hyundai's works team.^[21]
• Evgeny Novikov lost his seat with M-Sport.^[16] He ruled out contesting the full 2014 season as he focused on securing funds for a drive in 2015, but expressed a willingness to make guest appearances at selected events.^[47]
• Mads Østberg will leave M-Sport after two seasons competing for Ford-backed teams M-Sport and Adapta. He will be driving for Citroën alongside Kris Meeke.^[14]
• 2011 Production Car World Rally Champion Hayden Paddon will compete part-time throughout the 2014 season, driving an i20 WRC.^[44]
• Dani Sordo will leave Citroën for Hyundai, sharing the team's second entry with Chris Atkinson and Juho Hänninen.^[22] Sordo will be the first of the three to drive the i20 WRC, starting the Rallye Monte Carlo.^[46]
• Ott Tänak will return to the World Rally Championship, contesting selected events in a privately entered Ford Fiesta RS WRC whilst campaigning in the WRC-2 series with a Fiesta R5.^[34]

Changes

• Pirelli will return to the World Rally Championship as a tyre supplier in 2014, joining existing suppliers Michelin, DMACK and Hankook.^[48] Pirelli was previously the exclusive supplier for the championship from 2008 to 2010.
• The rules governing the running order for a day's stages will change in 2014, after the FIA expressed dissatisfaction with the qualifying stage format introduced in 2012, whereby the fastest drivers during the event shakedown were given the opportunity to choose their starting position for the rally as a means of discouraging drivers from stopping on a stage in order to gain a more-favourable starting position the next day.^[49] The final format was decided upon at the December 2013 meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, with WRC and WRC-2 drivers starting in their provisional championship classification for the first day of the rally, before starting the second and third days in reverse order of the provisional rally classification. Cars that have retired on one day and are restarting the next under Rally-2 regulations will be placed after the WRC and WRC-2 driver groups.^[50]
• Manufacturers will no longer be required to nominate one permanent driver for the season, but will instead be obliged to nominate one driver for a minimum of ten events, leaving them free to rotate drivers through the remaining events as they so choose.^[50]
• Rallies must now follow a fixed format. There will be a ceremonial start on Thursday, with the last stage run as the Power Stage. The length of the Power Stage must be at least ten kilometers.^[50]
• All competitors registered in the Championships–WRC, WRC-2, WRC-3 and the Junior WRC—will be obliged to use a colour-coded windscreen sticker to distinguish its category.^[50]

Rally summaries

Round 1 — 82ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	82ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (15–20 January) — Results and report	1	1	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	3:55:14.4	(15)^1a 14	(383.88 km)^1b 360.48 km	62	40
		2	11	Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri	M-Sport WRT (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)	3:56:33.3
		3	3	Kris Meeke Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC)	3:57:08.7

The first round of the season was run in difficult conditions, with heavy rain making for a slippery surface and low visibility. Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica took an early lead, but fell behind on the first leg when he made the wrong tyre choice. French privateer Bryan Bouffier – who won the event in 2011, when it was a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge – took control and led the field at the end of the first day. Bouffier came under pressure from reigning World Champion Sébastien Ogier on the second day, and ultimately lost the lead when he spun during the afternoon stages, whilst Kubica crashed out. Ogier's rally was not without incident, with the Volkswagen driver surviving several close encounters with walls as he tried to recover from a poor start. Ogier went on to win the rally by over a minute, with Bouffier second and Kris Meeke finishing third. Hyundai's return to the World Rally Championship started and ended poorly as Thierry Neuville crashed heavily on the first stage and team-mate Dani Sordo was forced to retire with a suspected electrical fault.

Round 2 — 62nd Rally Sweden

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
2	62nd Rally Sweden (5–8 February) — Results and report	1	2	Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	3:00:31.1	(24)^2a 23	(323.54 km)^2b 312.22 km	39	30
		2	9	Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula	Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	3:01:24.7
		3	4	Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC)	3:01:30.6

Round 3 — 28° Rally Guanajuato México

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
3	28° Rally Guanajuato México (6–9 March) — Results and report	1	1	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	4:27:41.8	21	401.77 km	26	23
		2	2	Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	4:28:54.4
		3	7	Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell World Rally Team (Hyundai i20 WRC)	4:33:10.4

Round 4 — 48° Rally de Portugal

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
4	48° Rally de Portugal (3–6 April) — Results and report	1	1	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	3:33:20.4	16	339.46 km	84	60
		2	5	Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen	M-Sport WRT (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)	3:34:03.6
		3	4	Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC)	3:34:32.8

WRC leader Sébastien Ogier was the first on the road in the first leg, but his disadvantage was decreased since in the days before the rally it rained, and the Algarve roads were a combination of dry and a little moist tracks, which led to difficulties for drivers to choose the right tire compound. Sébastien Ogier led the rally since Lisbon SSS until the last stage of the first leg (SS7), finishing behind Mikko Hirvonen (1st) and Ott Tänak. In the middle Dani Sordo was in the lead after winning SS2 and SS3 with his Hyundai i20 WRC. In the 2nd leg Sébastien Ogier imposed a demonic pace retaking the lead and quickly pulled out of Mikko Hirvonen. Mads Østberg finished in the podium last place. Dani Sordo after a promising start, retired at the beginning of the last day (due to mechanical when he was heading do start SS14) when he was in overall fourth place. This rally was marked by the high number of crashes between the top drivers: Jari-Matti Latvala, Kris Meeke, Elfyn Evans and Robert Kubica (who would crash again in 2nd leg).

Round 5 — 34° Rally Argentina

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
5	34° Rally Argentina (8–11 May) — Results and report	1	2	Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	4:41:24.8	14	405.10 km	29	23
		2	1	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	4:42:51.7
		3	3	Kris Meeke Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC)	4:47:19.5

Round 6 — 11° Rally d'Italia Sardegna

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
6	11° Rally d'Italia Sardegna (6–8 June) — Results and report	1	1	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	4:02:37.8	17	364.54 km	57	39
		2	4	Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC)	4:04:00.9
		3	2	Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	4:04:10.6

Round 7 — 71st Rally Poland

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
7	71st Rally Poland (27–29 June) — Results and report	1	1	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	2:34:02.0	24	336,64 km	68	52
		2	9	Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene	Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	2:35:09.7
		3	7	Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell World Rally Team (Hyundai i20 WRC)	2:36:15.5

Round 8 — 64th Rally Finland

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
8	64th Rally Finaland (1–3 August) — Results and report	1	2	Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	2:57:23.2	26	360,94 km	77	54
		2	1	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	2:57:26.8
		3	3	Kris Meeke Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC)	2:58:13.8

Round 9 — 32. Rallye Deutschland

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
9	32. Rallye Deutschland (22–24 August) — Results and report	1	7	Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell World Rally Team (Hyundai i20 WRC)	3:07:20.2	18	324,31 km	85	63
		2	8	Dani Sordo Marc Martí	Hyundai Shell World Rally Team (Hyundai i20 WRC)	3:08:00.9
		3	9	Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene	Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	3:08:18.2

Round 10 — 23rd Rally Australia

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
10	23rd Rally Australia (12–14 September) — Results and report	1	1	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	2:53:18.0	20	304,34 km	27	23
		2	2	Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	2:53:24.8
		3	9	Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene	Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	2:54:36.0

Round 11 — Rallye de France — Alsace 2014

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
11	Rally de France — Alsace 2014 (3–5 October) — Results and report	1	2	Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	2:38:19.1	18	303,63 km	91	75
		2	9	Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene	Volkswagen Motorsport II (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	2:39:03.9
		3	3	Kris Meeke Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC)	2:39:24.4

Round 12 — 50° Rally RACC Catalunya — Costa Daurada

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
12	50° Rally RACC Catalunya — Costa Daurada (24–26 October) — Results and report	1	1	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	3:46:44.6	17	372,96 km	65	56
		2	2	Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	3:46:55.9
		3	5	Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen	M-Sport WRT (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)	3:48:26.8

Round 13 — 70th Wales Rally GB

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers					Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
13	70th Wales Rally GB (14–16 November) — Results and report	1	1	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)	3:03:08.2	17	305,64 km	63	53
		2	5	Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen	M-Sport WRT (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)	3:03:45.8
		3	4	Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Citroën DS3 WRC)	3:04:11.8

Notes:

• ^1 – The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened when a competitor stopped on Stage 14, blocking traffic and forcing organisers to abandon the stage.
• ^2 – The Rally Sweden was shortened when a computer error disabled the timing system, preventing one of the stages from being run.

Results and standings

FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers. There are also three bonus points awarded to the winner of the Power Stage, two points for second place and one for third.

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

Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN DEU AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 1^2 6 1^1 1^1 2^1 1^3 1^1 2^1 Ret 1^2 13^1 1 1 267 2 Jari-Matti Latvala 5^1 1^2 2^2 14^2 1^3 3^2 5^3 1^2 Ret 2^1 1^3 2^1 8^1 218 3 Andreas Mikkelsen 7 2 19 4 4 4^1 2^2 4 3 3 2 7^3 Ret 150 4 Mikko Hirvonen Ret 4^3 8^3 2 9^2 Ret 4 5 5^3 5 5 3 2 126 5 Mads Østberg 4 3^1 9 3^3 Ret 2 Ret Ret 6 16 7 4 3^3 108 6 Thierry Neuville Ret 28 3 7 5 16 3 Ret 1^2 7 8 6 4^2 105 7 Kris Meeke 3^3 10 Ret Ret 3 18 7 3^3 Ret 4^3 3 19^2 6 92 8 Elfyn Evans 6 Ret 4 22 7 5 35 7 4^1 8 6^2 14 5 81 9 Martin Prokop Ret Ret 5 6 8 6 10 Ret 7 10 8 9 44 10 Dani Sordo Ret Ret Ret 2 4 5 40 11 Henning Solberg 7 5 7 9 9 Ret 26 12 Bryan Bouffier 2 14 Ret 9 20 13 Juho Hänninen 19 8 Ret 6 6 30 20 14 Hayden Paddon 12 8 8 6 9 10 19 15 Ott Tänak 5 15 Ret 17 21 11 12 10 Ret 7 17 16 Robert Kubica Ret 24 Ret Ret 6 8 20 34 Ret 9 Ret 17 11 14 17 Benito Guerra 6 18 EX 8 18 Chris Atkinson 7 10 7 19 Pontus Tidemand 8 11 9 28 6 20 Dennis Kuipers 8 11 4 21 Jaroslav Melichárek 8 19 14 4 22 Nasser Al-Attiyah 9 10 Ret 17 11 10 17 4 23 Lorenzo Bertelli 12 18 13 30 13 9 Ret 50 14 Ret 13 2 24 Matteo Gamba 9 Ret 2 25 Craig Breen 9 Ret DNS 2 26 Yuriy Protasov 10 15 10 31 Ret 13 43 11 13 16 11 20 2 27 Jari Ketomaa 12 10 21 12 11 12 12 1 28 Karl Kruuda 11 12 15 Ret 10 24 16 1 29 Khalid Al Qassimi 16 13 10 15 1 Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN DEU AUS FRA ESP GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Notes: ^1 2 3 – Indicate position on Power Stage

FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN DEU AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Julien Ingrassia 1^2 6 1^1 1^1 2^1 1^3 1^3 2^1 Ret 1^2 13^1 1 1 267 2 Miikka Anttila 5^1 1^2 2^2 19^2 1^3 3^2 5^3 1^2 Ret 2^1 1^3 2^1 8^1 218 3 Jarmo Lehtinen Ret 4^3 8^3 2 9^2 Ret 4 5 5^3 5 5 3 2 126 4 Jonas Andersson 4 3^1 9 3^1 Ret 2 Ret Ret 6 15 7 4 3^3 108 5 Ola Floene 8 11 4^1 2^2 4 3 3 2 7^3 Ret 106 6 Nicolas Gilsoul Ret 28 3 7 5 16 3 Ret 1^2 7 8 6 4^2 105 7 Paul Nagle 3^3 10 Ret Ret 3 18 7 3^3 Ret 4^3 3 19^2 6 92 8 Daniel Barritt 6 Ret 4 22 7 5 35 7 4^1 8 6^2 14 5 81 9 Mikko Markkula 7 2 19 4 4 48 10 Jan Tománek Ret 5 6 8 6 10 Ret 7 10 8 9 44 11 Marc Martí Ret Ret Ret 2 4 5 40 12 Ilka Minor 7 5 7 9 9 Ret 26 13 Xavier Panseri 2 14 Ret 9 20 14 Tomi Tuominen 19 8 Ret 6 6 30 20 15 John Kennard 12 8 8 6 9 10 19 16 Raigo Mõlder 5 15 Ret 17 21 11 12 10 Ret 7 17 17 Maciek Szczepaniak Ret 24 Ret Ret 6 8 20 34 Ret 9 Ret 17 11 14 18 Borja Rozada 6 Ret 18 8 19 Stéphane Prévot 7 12 10 35 7 20 Robin Buysmans 8 11 4 21 Erik Melichárek 8 19 14 4 22 Giovanni Bernacchini 9 10 Ret 17 11 10 17 4 23 Mitia Dotta 12 18 13 30 13 9 Ret 50 14 Ret 13 2 24 Nicola Arena 9 26 17 19 25 29 16 Ret 2 25 Scott Martin 9 Ret DNS 14 2 26 Emil Axelsson 9 2 27 Pavlo Cherepin 10 15 10 31 Ret 13 43 11 13 16 11 2 28 Kaj Lindstrom 12 10 21 12 11 12 12 1 29 Martin Järveoja 11 12 Ret 10 24 16 1 30 Chris Patterson 16 13 10 15 1 Pos. Co-driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN DEU AUS FRA ESP GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Notes: ^1 2 3 – Indicate position on Power Stage

FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers

Pos. Manufacturer No. MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN DEU AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Volkswagen Motorsport 1 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 2 Ret 1 11 1 1 447 2 4 1 2 8 1 3 5 1 Ret 2 1 2 7 2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 3 2 6 Ret Ret 3 10 7 3 Ret 3 3 12 6 210 4 3 3 8 3 Ret 2 Ret Ret 6 10 7 4 3 3 M-Sport World Rally Team 5 Ret 4 7 2 9 Ret 4 5 5 4 5 3 2 208 6 5 Ret 4 9 7 5 11 7 4 7 6 10 5 4 Hyundai Shell World Rally Team 7 Ret 9 3 6 5 9 3 Ret 1 6 8 6 4 187 8 Ret 7 6 7 Ret Ret 6 6 2 9 4 5 11 5 Volkswagen Motorsport II 9 6 2 9 4 4 4 2 4 3 2 7 Ret 133 6 Jipocar Czech National Team 21 Ret Ret 5 5 8 6 9 Ret 7 10 8 8 49 7 Hyundai Motorsport N 20 Ret 8 8 8 Ret 5 9 9 9 28 8 RK M-Sport World Rally Team 14 Ret 8 Ret Ret 6 7 10 9 Ret 8 Ret 11 10 26 Pos. Manufacturer No. MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN DEU AUS FRA ESP GBR Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Notes: ^1 2 3 – Indicate position on Power Stage

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External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship