2014 Circuit of Ireland

The 2014 Circuit of Ireland was the fourth round of the 2014 European Rally Championship season, held in Ulster between 17–19 April 2014.[1] The Circuit returned to the European Rally Championship over the Easter weekend, starting in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Circuit of Ireland consisted of 18 special stages covering a total of 230 kilometres (140 miles) over the weekend.

2014 Circuit of Ireland
72. Circuit of Ireland 2014
Round 4 of 12 of the 2014 European Rally Championship
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Host countryNorthern Ireland
Rally base Ulster
Dates run17 19 April 2014
Stages18
Stage surfaceTarmac
Results
Overall winner Esapekka Lappi
Škoda Motorsport
Crews31 at start, 18 at finish

Finnish driver Esapekka Lappi dominated the International section, towards the European Rally Championship, finishing almost two minutes ahead of second place Sepp Wiegand from Germany, who completed a Škoda 1–2. Irishman Robert Barrable finished third in his Ford Fiesta R5. Declan Boyle won the Circuit of Ireland National Rally in his Subaru Impreza S12B WRC, while teenage British driver Chris Ingram held the lead of the ERC Junior Championship event, but crashed out, handing the win to Czech driver Jan Černý. Ingram still became the youngest winner of the Colin McRae 'Flat Out' Award, handed to him by local hero Kris Meeke.

Entry list

No Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Cup
1 Craig Breen Scott Martin Peugeot Rally Academy Peugeot 208 T16
2 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia 2000
3 Kevin Abbring Sebastian Marshall Peugeot Rally Academy Peugeot 208 T16
4 Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian Škoda Auto Deutschland Škoda Fabia 2000
5 Robert Barrable Stuart Loudon N/A Ford Fiesta R5
6 Sam Moffett James O'Reilly N/A Ford Fiesta RRC
7 Josh Moffett John Rowan N/A Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
8 Neil Simpson Claire Mole Simpsons Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000
9 Robert Consani Maxime Vilmot N/A Peugeot 207 S2000
10 Lászlo Vizin Gábor Zsíros N/A Peugeot 207 S2000
11 Aaron MacHale Eamonn Walsh N/A Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
12 Robert Woodside Allan Harryman N/A Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4
14 Jan Černý Pavel Kohout Czech National Team Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD J
15 Petter Kristiansen Ole Kristian Brennum N/A Škoda Fabia R2 2WD J
16 Andrea Crugnola Michele Ferrara N/A Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD J
17 Aleksander Zawada Cathy Derousseaux N/A Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD J
18 Chris Ingram Gabin Moreau N/A Renault Twingo RS R2 Evo2 2WD J
20 Stephen Wright Susanne Wright N/A Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD J
21 Alex Parpottas Alexander Kihurani N/A Ford Fiesta R2 2WD J
22 Gino Bux Eric Borguet DG Sport Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD J
23 Zoltán Bessenyey Julianna Nyírfás N/A Honda Civic Type-R R3 2WD
24 Jukka Korhonen Marko Salminen Autosport Technology Citroën DS3 R3T 2WD
25 Daniel McKenna Arthur Kierans N/A Citroën DS3 R3T 2WD
26 Jonathan Greer Kirsty Riddick N/A Citroën DS3 R3T 2WD
28 Eugene Meegan Sarah Whelan N/A Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
30 Stanley Ballantine Wendy Blackledge N/A Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
31 Renato Pita Hugo Magalhães N/A Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD
34 Richard Tannahill Aileen Kelly N/A Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD
35 Mervyn Wedlock Philip Smith N/A Honda Civic Type-R 2WD
36 Barry Greer Damien Duffin N/A Ford Fiesta R2 2WD
37 Calvin Beattie Emmet Sherry N/A Ford Fiesta R2 2WD
Total entries: 31[2]

Results

Pos No Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Points
1 2 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia 2000 2:06:15.5 39
2 4 Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian Škoda Auto Deutschland Škoda Fabia 2000 2:08:05.5 28
3 5 Robert Barrable Stuart Loudon N/A Ford Fiesta R5 2:08:13.0 25
4 9 Robert Consani Maxime Vilmot N/A Peugeot 207 S2000 2:11:49.5 18
5 8 Neil Simpson Claire Mole Simpsons Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 2:12:49.0 14
6 25 Daniel McKenna Arthur Kierans N/A Citroën DS3 R3T 2:17:02.0 9
7 7 Josh Moffett John Rowan N/A Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2:17:16.1 8
8 14 Jan Černý Pavel Kohout Czech National Team Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2:19:12.9 4
9 26 Jonathan Greer Kirsty Riddick N/A Citroën DS3 R3T 2:20:05.6 2
10 23 Zoltán Bessenyey Julianna Nyírfás N/A Honda Civic Type-R R3 2:21:19.6 1
Did not finish
SS11 1 Craig Breen Scott Martin Peugeot Rally Academy Peugeot 208 T16 Cooling 6
SS8 3 Kevin Abbring Sebastian Marshall Peugeot Rally Academy Peugeot 208 T16 Cooling
SS13 6 Sam Moffett James O'Reilly N/A Ford Fiesta RRC Fuel pressure 3
SS2 11 Aaron MacHale Eamonn Walsh N/A Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Accident
SS3 16 Andrea Crugnola Michele Ferrara N/A Peugeot 208 VTi R2 Accident
SS13 18 Chris Ingram Gabin Moreau N/A Renault Twingo RS R2 Evo2 Accident

Junior ERC

Pos No Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Points
1 14 Jan Černý Pavel Kohout Czech National Team Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2:19:12.9 38
2 21 Alex Parpottas Alexander Kihurani N/A Ford Fiesta R2 2:21:25.6 28
3 15 Petter Kristiansen Ole Kristian Brennum N/A Škoda Fabia R2 2:22:40.9 23
4 20 Stephen Wright Susanne Wright N/A Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2:23:03.5 19
5 17 Aleksander Zawada Cathy Derousseaux N/A Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2:25:26.8 14
6 22 Gino Bux Eric Borguet DG Sport Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2:29:30.0 14

References

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