2019 World Rally Championship-2 Pro

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2019 FIA World Rally Championship-2
Drivers' Champion:
Kalle Rovanperä
Co-drivers' Champion:
Jonne Halttunen
Manufacturers' Champion:
Škoda Motorsport
Previous: none Next: 2020 (WRC-2)
Parent series:
FIA World Rally Championship
Support series:
FIA World Rally Championship-2
FIA Junior World Rally Championship

The 2019 FIA World Rally Championship-2 Pro was the first season of the World Rally Championship-2 Pro, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category was created in 2019 and open to cars entered by manufacturers and complying with Group R5 regulations.[1][2][3] The World Rally Championship-2 was open to privately entered cars.

Calendar

File:WRC2019.png
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 fourteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, North and South America and Australia.[2]

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

Calendar expansion

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,[7] including candidate events in New Zealand, Japan and Chile.[8] Prospective events in Kenya, Croatia, Canada and Estonia expressed interest in joining the calendar within five years.[9][10][11][12]

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.[7][13] 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.[14] However, plans to return to Japan were abandoned when the promoter came under pressure to retain the Tour de Corse.[15]

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
Driver name Co-driver name Rounds
Ford United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 M United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson 1–2, 5–6, 8
Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Kamil Heller 2–4
Poland Jakub Gerber 7
Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II France Eric Camilli France Benjamin Veillas 9–10
United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson 11–13
New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard 12
Škoda Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 M Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen 1–2, 4, 6
Bolivia Marco Bulacia[lower-alpha 9] Argentina Fabian Cretu[lower-alpha 9] 5–6
P Finland Eerik Pietarinen Finland Juhana Raitanen 2
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9
M Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen 7–13
Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler 7–8, 10–11
Czech Republic Jan Hloušek 12–13
Czech Republic Michal Ernst 14
Citroën France Citroën Total Citroën C3 R5 M Norway Mads Østberg Norway 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

Škoda Motorsport scaled back their involvement in the championship to a single two-car team. The team retained defending drivers' champion Jan Kopecký and Kalle Rovanperä, while 2017 champions Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson left the team.[35] Tidemand later joined WRC team M-Sport Ford on a part-time basis,[36] while Andersson remained in the World Rally Championship-2, partnering Ole Christian Veiby.[37] M-Sport Ford WRT will also enter two cars, one for Polish driver Łukasz Pieniążek and the other for Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson.[38] Greensmith will also make his World Rally Car début with M-Sport Ford WRT.[39] Reigning two-time French Rally champion Yoann Bonato, who competed for privateer Citroën team CHL Sport Auto in 2018, was entered by the factory Citroën team for Monte Carlo, before Citroën withdrew their entry from the rally, leaving Bonato to run as a WRC-2 entrant.[40] After driving for Citroën's WRC team in 2018, Mads Østberg moved to the WRC-2 in 2019, staying with Citroën's factory team in a different C3 R5, in conjunction with DG Sport.[41] Although not a member of Škoda's factory roster, 2018 Finnish Rally Champion Eerik Pietarinen was nominated to score points for Škoda alongside factory driver Kalle Rovanperä at Rally Sweden. Škoda would repeat this practice with 18-year-old Bolivian driver Marco Bulacia Wilkinson, who is set to participate in the pro-class in the South American double-header in Argentina and Chile, joining Rovanperä on the latter rally.

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning entrant Winning time Report
1 Monaco Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT 3:34:20.5 Report
2 Sweden Rally Sweden Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France Citroën Total 2:55:54.5 Report
3 Mexico Rally Guanajuato México Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Kamil Heller United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT 4:22:31.1 Report
4 France Tour de Corse Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Kamil Heller United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT 3:52:19.7 Report
5 Argentina Rally Argentina Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France Citroën Total 3:35:23.1 Report
6 Chile Rally Chile Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 3:23:46.3 Report
7 Portugal Rally de Portugal Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 3:30:57.0 Report
8 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 3:40:51.8 Report
9 Finland Rally Finland Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 2:38:34.4 Report
10 Germany ADAC Rallye Deutschland Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 3:27:24.1 Report
11 Turkey Marmaris Rally of Turkey United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT 4:05:30.8 Report
12 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 3:11:49.1 Report
13 Spain RACC Rally Catalunya de España Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France Citroën Total 3:16:04.2 Report
14 Australia Rally Australia Rally cancelled (due to bushfires) Report[42]

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
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' standings

Pos. Driver MON
Monaco		 SWE
Sweden		 MEX
Mexico		 FRA
France		 ARG
Argentina		 CHI
Chile		 POR
Portugal		 ITA
Italy		 FIN
Finland		 DEU
Germany		 TUR
Turkey		 GBR
United Kingdom		 CAT
Spain		 AUS
Australia		 Points Best 8
1 Finland Kalle Rovanperä 2 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 206 176
2 Norway Mads Østberg 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 1 145 145
3 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith 1 3 2 3 4 WD 1 3 4 137 137
4 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký 2 2 1 2 2 2 WD 115 115
5 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek 4 1 1 4 74 74
6 France Eric Camilli 2 2 36 36
7 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Ret 4 12 12
8 New Zealand Hayden Paddon 4 12 12
9 Finland Eerik Pietarinen Ret Ret 0 0
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco		 SWE
Sweden		 MEX
Mexico		 FRA
France		 ARG
Argentina		 CHI
Chile		 POR
Portugal		 ITA
Italy		 FIN
Finland		 DEU
Germany		 TUR
Turkey		 GBR
United Kingdom		 CAT
Spain		 AUS
Australia		 Points Best 8
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)

Co-Drivers' standings

Pos. Co-Driver MON
Monaco		 SWE
Sweden		 MEX
Mexico		 FRA
France		 ARG
Argentina		 CHI
Chile		 POR
Portugal		 ITA
Italy		 FIN
Finland		 DEU
Germany		 TUR
Turkey		 GBR
United Kingdom		 CAT
Spain		 AUS
Australia		 Points Best 8
1 Finland Jonne Halttunen 2 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 206 176
2 Norway Torstein Eriksen 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 1 145 145
3 United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson 1 3 2 3 4 WD 1 3 4 137 137
4 Czech Republic Pavel Dresler 2 2 1 2 79 79
5 Poland Kamil Heller 4 1 1 62 62
6 France Benjamin Veillas 2 2 36 36
7 Czech Republic Jan Hloušek 2 2 36 36
8 Argentina Fabian Cretu Ret 4 12 12
9 Poland Jakub Gerber 4 12 12
10 New Zealand John Kennard 4 12 12
11 Finland Juhana Raitanen Ret Ret 0 0
Pos. Co-Driver MON
Monaco		 SWE
Sweden		 MEX
Mexico		 FRA
France		 ARG
Argentina		 CHI
Chile		 POR
Portugal		 ITA
Italy		 FIN
Finland		 DEU
Germany		 TUR
Turkey		 GBR
United Kingdom		 CAT
Spain		 AUS
Australia		 Points Best 8
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)

Manufacturers' standings

Pos. Entrant MON
Monaco		 SWE
Sweden		 MEX
Mexico		 FRA
France		 ARG
Argentina		 CHI
Chile		 POR
Portugal		 ITA
Italy		 FIN
Finland		 DEU
Germany		 TUR
Turkey		 GBR
United Kingdom		 CAT
Spain		 AUS
Australia		 Points
1 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 2 2 Ret Ret 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 WD 323
Ret 4 2 2 Ret 3 3 2 3
2 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT 1 3 1 1 2 3 4 4 2 2 1 3 4 259
4 WD WD 4
3 France Citroën Total 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 1 145
Pos. Entrant MON
Monaco		 SWE
Sweden		 MEX
Mexico		 FRA
France		 ARG
Argentina		 CHI
Chile		 POR
Portugal		 ITA
Italy		 FIN
Finland		 DEU
Germany		 TUR
Turkey		 GBR
United Kingdom		 CAT
Spain		 AUS
Australia		 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)

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The rally base of the Monte Carlo Rally was located in France.
  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.[4]
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 The crew of 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

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