The 2014 FIA WRC3 Championship was the second season of WRC3, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013.
Sébastien Chardonnet started as the defending champion. However, he did not defend his title as he competed in the WRC2 championship instead.
The championship was won by Stéphane Lefebvre. Alastair Fisher finished the championship second with Martin Koči third.
Calendar Unlike its predecessor the Production Car World Rally Championship, WRC3 did not have a fixed calendar. Instead, teams and drivers competing in the series were free to contest any of thirteen rallies that formed the 2014 World Rally Championship. They had to nominate up to six events to score points in, and their best five results from these six events counted towards their final championship points score. The World Rally Championship was open to two-wheel drive cars complying with R1, R2 and R3 regulations.
Teams and drivers
Constructor Driver Co-driver Class RoundsCitroën(Citroën DS3 R3T) Quentin Gilbert Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul R3 1 Simone Tempestini Simone Tempestini Dorin Pulpea R3 4, 7–9, 11 Matteo Chiarcossi 13 Aron Domżała Aron Domżała Przemysław Zawada R3 4, 7–8 Szymon Gospodarczyk 11 Kamil Heller 13 ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V. Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste R3 4, 7, 11 Michael Wenzel 9 Quentin Giordano Quentin Giordano Guillaume Duval R3 4, 7 Valentin Sarreaud 8, 11, 13 Thomas Roux 9 Martin Koči Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka R3 4 Styllex Slovak National Team 7–9, 11, 13 Stéphane Lefebvre Stéphane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois R3 4, 7–9 Molly Taylor Molly Taylor Coral Taylor R3 4 Sebastian Marshall 7–8, 13 Team Jaga Motorsport Panikos Polykarpou Gerald Winter R3 4, 7 Sylvain Michel Sylvain Michel Gwenola Marie R3 4 Frederico Della Casa Frederico Della Casa Domenico Pozzi R3 4, 7–9 Alastair Fisher Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble R3 4, 7–9, 11, 13 Wurmbrand Racing Team Kornél Lukács Márk Mesterházi R3 4, 7–9, 11 Czech National Team Jan Černý Pavel Kohout R3 4 Simone Campedelli Simone Campedelli Danilo Fappani R3 4 AKK Sports Team Finland Teemu Suninen Juha-Pekka Jauhiainen R3 8 Abu Dhabi Racing Mohamed Al Mutawaa Stephen McAuley R3 9, 12 Eric Camilli Eric Camilli Maxime Vilmot R3 9 Rallye Jeunes FFSA 11 Yohan Rossel Benoît Fulcrand R3 11 Frédéric Hauswald Frédéric Hauswald Olivier Ural R3 11 Hannu's Rally Team Henri Haapamäki Marko Salminen R3 13 Renault(Renault Clio R3T) Alain Pyrame Alain Pyrame Vincent Varetz R3 11 Icon Class R1 Classificationwithin Group R R2 R3
Rally summaries
Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Driver Team Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 1 Monte Carlo Rally(15–20 January) — Results and report 1 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Quentin Gilbert (Citroën DS3 R3T) 5:18:33.8 (15)14 (383.88 km)360.48 km 1 1 No further WRC3 entries. 2 Rally Sweden(5–8 February) — Results and reportNo WRC3 entries. (24)23 (323.54 km)312.22 km 3 Rally Mexico(6–9 March) — Results and reportNo WRC3 entries. 21 401.77 km 4 Rally de Portugal(3–6 April) — Results and report 1 Stéphane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois Stéphane Lefebvre(Citroën DS3 R3T) 4:02:51.8 16 339.46 km 14 12 2 Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V.(Citroën DS3 R3T) 4:03:54.5 3 Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka Martin Koči(Citroën DS3 R3T) 4:06:22.4 5 Rally Argentina(8–11 May) — Results and reportNo WRC3 entries. 14 405.10 km 6 Rally Italia Sardegna(6–8 June) — Results and reportNo WRC3 entries. 17 364.54 km 7 Rally Poland(26–29 June) — Results and report 1 Stéphane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois Stéphane Lefebvre(Citroën DS3 R3T) 2:58:25.3 24 336.64 km 11 9 2 Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble Alastair Fisher(Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:00:38.6 3 Quentin Giordano Guillaume Duval Quentin Giordano(Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:01:51.2 8 Rally Finland(1–3 August) — Results and report 1 Teemu Suninen Juha-Pekka Jauhiainen AKK Sports Team Finland(Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:31:27.8 26 360.94 km 10 9 2 Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka Styllex Slovak National Team(Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:31:59.7 3 Quentin Giordano Valentin Sarreaud Quentin Giordano(Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:33:19.8 9 Rallye Deutschland(22–24 August) — Results and report 1 Stéphane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois Stéphane Lefebvre(Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:27:45.4 18 324.31 km 10 6 2 Christian Riedemann Michael Wenzel ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V.(Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:27:54.8 3 Quentin Giordano Thomas Roux Quentin Giordano(Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:33:21.5 10 Rally Australia(12–14 September) — Results and reportNo WRC3 entries. 20 319.58 km 11 Rallye de France Alsace(3–5 October) — Results and report No results; all 7 finishers excluded for technical irregularities. 18 303.63 km 11 7 12 Rally Catalunya(24–26 October) — Results and report 1 Mohamed Al Mutawaa Stephen McAuley Abu Dhabi Racing(Citroën DS3 R3T) 4:51:22.6 17 372.96 km 1 1 Alain Pyrame Vincent Varetz Alain Pyrame(Renault Clio R3T) Withdrew No further WRC3 entries. 13 Wales Rally GB(14–16 November) — Results and report 1 Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble Alastair Fisher(Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:31:20.1 17 305.64 km 7 6 2 Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka Styllex Slovak National Team(Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:32:38.9 3 Henri Haapamäki Marko Salminen Hannu's Rally Team(Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:34:14.6 Notes — The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened when a competitor stopped on Stage 14, blocking traffic and forcing organisers to abandon the stage.
Standings
FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers
Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Stéphane Lefebvre 1 1 8 1 EX 79 2 Alastair Fisher Ret 2 5 4 EX 1 65 3 Martin Koči 3 4 2 Ret EX 2 63 4 Quentin Giordano 10 3 3 3 EX 6 54 5 Christian Riedemann 2 5 WD 2 WD 46 6 Molly Taylor 8 8 4 4 32 7 Simone Tempestini 6 Ret 6 5 Ret Ret 26 8 Teemu Suninen 1 25 9 Quentin Gilbert 1 25 10 Mohamed Al-Mutawaa Ret 1 25 11 Aron Domżała Ret 7 7 EX 5 22 12 Federico della Casa 4 9 9 Ret 16 13 Kornél Lukács 12 6 Ret 6 Ret 16 14 Henri Haapamäki 3 15 15 Simone Campedelli 5 WD 10 16 Jan Černý 7 6 17 Panikos Polykarpou 9 Ret 2 Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points
FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers
Co-driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 Thomas Dubois 1 1 8 1 EX 79 2 Gordon Noble Ret 2 5 4 EX 1 65 3 Lukáš Kostka 3 4 2 Ret EX 2 63 4 Lara Vanneste 2 5 WD WD 28 5 Sebastian Marshall 8 4 4 28 6 Dorin Pulpea 6 Ret 6 5 Ret 26 7 Juha-Pekka Jauhiainen 1 25 8 Renaud Jamoul 1 25 9 Stephen McAuley Ret 1 25 10 Valentin Sarreaud 3 EX 6 23 11 Michael Wenzel 2 18 12 Guillaume Duval 10 3 16 13 Márk Mesterházi 12 6 Ret 6 Ret 16 14 Domenico Pozzi 4 9 9 Ret 16 15 Thomas Roux 3 15 16 Marko Salminen 3 15 17 Przemek Zawada Ret 7 7 12 18 Danilo Fappani 5 WD 10 19 Kamil Heller 5 10 20 Pavel Kohout 7 6 21 Coral Taylor 8 4 22 Gerald Winter 9 Ret 2 Co-driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points
FIA WRC3 Championship for Teams
Team MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points 1 ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V. 1 2 WD 1 WD 68 2 Styllex Slovak National Team 1 2 Ret EX 1 68 3 Wurmbrand Racing Team 4 3 Ret 2 Ret 45 4 AKK Sports Team Finland 1 25 5 Abu Dhabi Racing Ret 1 25 6 Czech National Team 2 18 7 Hannu's Rally Team 2 18 8 Team Jaga Motorsport 3 Ret 15 Team MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Points
Regulation changes All competitors registered in the Manufacturers', WRC2, WRC3 and Junior WRC championships were obliged to use a colour-coded windscreen sticker to distinguish its category. Drivers were no longer assigned permanent numbers, except upon request. All competitors registered for the Junior WRC were registered for scoring points in the WRC3 Championship.
References
External links Official website of the World Rally Championship Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile