2014 European Rally Championship

The 2014 European Rally Championship season was the 62nd season of the FIA European Rally Championship, the European continental championship series in rallying. The season was also the second following the merger between the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

2014 European Rally Championship
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The season started in Austria on January 3, with the Internationale Jänner Rallye and finished in November 8 in Tour de Corse. Esapekka Lappi (Škoda Fabia S2000) was the 2014 European Champion.

In addition to the championship title, the series introduced three additional trophies, with one for each surface type. The "Ice Master" trophy was awarded to the driver who scores the most points on snow events, while the "Gravel Master" trophy was presented to the driver who scores the most points on gravel rallies, and the driver who scores the most points on tarmac events won the "Asphalt Master" trophy.[1]

For the Ice Master were accounted the result of winter rallies in Austria and Latvia. The Gravel Masters was composed by Acropolis (2nd sector only), Azores, Estonia and Cyprus while the Asphalt Master was contested in Acropolis (1st sector only), Ireland, Ypres, the Czech Republic, Valais and Corsica.[1][2]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2014 season initially featured twelve rallies.[2]

Round Dates Rally name Surface Mini-Series
1 3–5 January Internationale Jänner Rallye Mixed Ice Master
2 31 January–2 February Rally Liepāja–Ventspils Mixed Ice Master
3 28–30 March Acropolis Rally Mixed Gravel Master
4 17–19 April / Circuit of Ireland Tarmac Asphalt Master
5 15–17 May Rallye Açores Gravel Gravel Master
6 19–21 June Ypres Rally Tarmac Asphalt Master
7 17–19 July Rally Estonia Gravel Gravel Master
8 29–31 August Barum Czech Rally Zlín Tarmac Asphalt Master
9 19–21 September Cyprus Rally Mixed Gravel Master
10 9–11 October1 Sibiu Rally Romania Gravel Gravel Master
11 23–25 October Rallye International du Valais Mixed Asphalt Master
12 6–8 November Tour de Corse Tarmac Asphalt Master

Notes:

  • ^1  Sibiu Rally Romania was supposed to be run in late February, but was postponed due to the weather conditions for October, and later was cancelled.

Calendar Changes

Selected entries

Icon Cup
L Ladies Trophy
J ERC Junior Cup
2WD ERC 2WD Cup
P ERC Production Cup
Notable entry list
Constructor Car Team Driver Co-driver Rounds
Ford Ford Fiesta RRC RK M-Sport World Rally Team Robert Kubica Maciek Szczepaniak 1
Autotek Motorsport Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini 9
Yazeed Racing Yazeed Al Rajhi Michael Orr 9
GP Racing Team Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri 11
First Motorsport Stéphane Sarrazin Jacques-Julien Renucci 11
Ford Fiesta S2000 Sport Racing Technologies Vasiliy Gryazin Dmitry Chumak 1–2
Ford Fiesta R5 Lotos Rally Team Kajetan Kajetanowicz Jarosław Baran 1–3, 5, 8–11
MM Motorsport Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder 7
Peugeot Peugeot 207 S2000 Stohl Racing Andreas Aigner Barbara Watzl 1
Delta Rally Robert Consani Vincent Landais 1–4
Bruno Magalhães Carlos Magalhães 3, 5–6
Peugeot Rally Academy Craig Breen Scott Martin 2
Peugeot 208 T16 R5 Peugeot Rally Academy Craig Breen Scott Martin 3–6, 8–11
Kevin Abbring Sebastian Marshall 3–6, 8, 10–11
Delta Rally Bruno Magalhães Carlos Magalhães 8–11
Mini Mini John Cooper Works S2000 EuroOil Invelt Team Václav Pech Petr Uhel 1, 8
Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 Czech National Team Jaromír Tarabus Daniel Trunkát 1–3, 7–8, 11
Škoda Motorsport Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm 2–4, 6–8, 10–11
Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian 2–4, 6–8, 10–11
Simpsons Škoda Neil Simpson Claire Mole 4, 6, 8
Elliott Edmondson 10
DP Autosport Luca Rossetti Matteo Chiarcossi 6
Autostal Duindistel Freddy Loix Johan Gitsels 6
Citroën Citroën DS3 RRC PH Sport Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri 2–3
Abu Dhabi Racing Khalid Al Qassimi Chris Patterson 9
Citroën DS3 R5 Top Teams by MY Racing Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye 7

Results

Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1 Internationale Jänner Rallye
(3–5 January) Results
1 Robert Kubica Ford Fiesta RRC 2:26:42.4
2 Václav Pech Mini John Cooper Works S2000 2:27:02.3
3 Raimund Baumschlager Škoda Fabia S2000 2:28:21.3
2 Rally Liepāja–Ventspils
(31 January–2 February) Results
1 Esapekka Lappi Škoda Fabia S2000 2:13:11.5
2 Vasiliy Gryazin Ford Fiesta S2000 2:13:46.2
3 Craig Breen Peugeot 207 S2000 2:14:48.3
3 Acropolis Rally
(28–30 March) Results
1 Craig Breen Peugeot 208 T16 R5 2:21:20.2
2 Bryan Bouffier Citroën DS3 RRC 2:21:28.3
3 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 2:22:02.3
4 / Circuit of Ireland
(17–19 April) Results
1 Esapekka Lappi Škoda Fabia S2000 2:06:15.5
2 Sepp Wiegand Škoda Fabia S2000 2:08:05.5
3 Robert Barrable Ford Fiesta R5 2:08:13.0
5 Rallye Açores
(15–17 May) Results
1 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta RRC 2:43:56.7
2 Kevin Abbring Peugeot 208 T16 2:44:02.9
3 Jean-Michel Raoux Peugeot 207 S2000 2:51:48.6
6 Ypres Rally
(19–21 June) Results
1 Freddy Loix Škoda Fabia S2000 2:43:13.7
2 Cédric Cherain Ford Fiesta R5 2:44:23.6
3 Sepp Wiegand Škoda Fabia S2000 2:45:27.9
7 Rally Estonia
(17–19 July) Results and report
1 Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta R5 1:49:36.4
2 Alexey Lukyanuk Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1:50:23.5
3 Timmu Kõrge Ford Fiesta R5 1:50:31.8
8 Barum Czech Rally Zlín
(29–31 August) Results and report
1 Václav Pech Mini John Cooper Works S2000 2:16:28.7
2 Sepp Wiegand Škoda Fabia S2000 2:17:20.2
3 Tomáš Kostka Ford Fiesta R5 2:17:20.4
9 Cyprus Rally
(19–21 September) Results and report
1 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Ford Fiesta RRC 3:03:44.4
2 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 3:04:33.3
3 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari[4] Ford Fiesta RRC 3:05:14.9
10 Rallye International du Valais
(23–25 October) Results and report
1 Esapekka Lappi Škoda Fabia S2000 2:46:22.4
2 Craig Breen Peugeot 208 T16 2:47:04.4
3 Sepp Wiegand Škoda Fabia S2000 2:49:26.5
11 Tour de Corse
(6–8 November) Results and report
1 Stéphane Sarrazin Ford Fiesta RRC 2:36:48.4
2 Bryan Bouffier Ford Fiesta RRC 2:37:07.3
3 Kevin Abbring Peugeot 208 T16 2:38:26.6

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

  • For the drivers' championship, only the best four results from the first six rallies and the best four results from the remaining six rallies could be retained by each driver.[5]
  • Points for final position are awarded as in following table
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
  • Bonus points awarded for position in each Leg
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th 
Points 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Top 10
Pos Driver JÄN
LIE
ACR
IRL
AZO
YPR
BEST
4
EST
ZLÍ
CYP
VAL
COR
Points
1 Esapekka Lappi 125+14 412+8 125+14 Ret0+5 103 510+6 Ret0+5 125+13 Ret 162
2 Sepp Wiegand 510+7 Ret0+3 218+10 315+7 70 76+2 218+8 315+9 Ret 128
3 Craig Breen 315+10 125+13 Ret0+6 Ret Ret0+1 70 Ret Ret0+4 218+12 104
4 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ret 412+7 315+10 Ret0+4 48 68+7 218+13 Ret0+6 Ret 100
5 Václav Pech 218+12 30 125+8 63
6 Kevin Abbring Ret Ret 218+13 Ret0+7 38 Ret Ret 315+10 63
7 Bryan Bouffier Ret 218+13 31 218+12 61
8 Bruno Magalhães 510+4 Ret0+4 Ret 18 101 315+10 Ret 68+2 54
9 Vasiliy Gryazin 76+1 218+12 68+3 210+5 Ret 53 53
10 Robert Consani 92 23 101+1 412+6 412+3 Ret 37 Ret Ret0+2 Ret 68+3 Ret 50
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)

Other classifications

  • For the Masters, points are awarded for each special stage using a system of 10–6–4–2–1 with all stages counting.[6]

Ice Masters

Pos Driver JÄN
LIE
Points
1 Robert Kubica 1122 122
2 Václav Pech 2110 110
3 Esapekka Lappi 193 93
4 Raimund Baumschlager 368 68
5 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ret36 423 59

Note: 14 more competitors have scored points for the Ice Masters

Gravel Masters

Pos Driver ACR
AZO
EST
CYP
Points
1 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 327 Ret54 2110 191
2 Craig Breen 148 Ret60 1252 160
3 Ott Tänak 1127 127
4 Yazeed Al Rajhi 1106 106
5 Kevin Abbring 291 91

Note: 30 more competitors have scored points for the Gravel Masters

Asphalt Masters

Pos Driver ACR
IRL
YPR
ZLÍ
VAL
COR
Points
1 Esapekka Lappi 1144 Ret32 Ret50 1104 Ret13 355
2 Craig Breen 137 Ret68 Ret18 Ret11 2132 Ret17 283
3 Kevin Abbring Ret32 Ret28 Ret105 Ret30 Ret58 321 274
4 Sepp Wiegand Ret2 282 325 216 346 170
5 Bryan Bouffier 232 276 108

Note: 30 more competitors have scored points for the Asphalt Masters

Production Cup

Pos Driver JÄN
LIE
ACR
IRL
AZO
YPR
BEST
4
EST
ZLÍ
CYP
VAL
COR
Points
1 Vitaliy Pushkar Ret 218+9 125+13 Ret0+6 76+3 80 510+3 Ret0+3 412+9 315+10 218+10 167
2 Martin Hudec 68+4 510+3 218+10 510+4 412+7 74 315+8 76+1 510+7 Ret0+6 127
3 Tibor Erdi Ret0+4 Ret0+7 315+10 36 412+6 54
4 Jãnis Vorobjovs 125+11 36 Ret0+4 40
5 Alexey Lukyanuk 0 125+14 39

Note: 63 more competitors have scored points for the Production Cup

ERC Juniors

The ERC Junior Championship is awarded to drivers who had scored the highest number of points from the best results made on 4 eligible rallies, including one gravel. Strike-out text means classification not accounted.

Pos Driver LIE
IRL
AZO
YPR
ZLÍ
VAL
COR
Points
1 Stéphane Lefebvre Ret0+3 125+14 125+10 125+11 218+11 140
2 Andrea Crugnola 510+3 Ret Ret 218+11 412+11 125+14 125+12 118
3 Jan Černý 125+14 125+13 Ret Ret0+1 68+3 89
4 Gino Bux 68+6 315+8 412+6 510+5 412+10 78
5 Aleksander Zawada 68 510+4 Ret Ret0+5 315+11 315+10 Ret 73

References

  1. "ERC creates three surface-based Masters mini-series for 2014". Matt Beer. Autosport.com. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  2. "European Rally Championship boosts snow rounds in 2014 revamp". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. "ERC postpones Sibiu Rally until October due to snowfall". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  4. Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari (3rd) and Khalid Al Qassimi (4th) weren't eligible to score points in ERC
  5. "2014 FIA Regional Rally Sporting Regulations" (PDF). FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 December 2013. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  6. http://www.fiaerc.com/standings http://www.fiaerc.com/standings-Ice%5B%5D Masters
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