The 2014 African Rally Championship was the 34th season of the African Rally Championship (ARC). This championship was the FIA regional zone rally championship for the African continent. The season began March 14 in Côte d'Ivoire, and ended November 9 in Madagascar, after eight events.
After a season long battle, Côte d'Ivoire driver Gary Chaynes won the championship by a single point from Zambian driver Mohamed Essa.
Event calendar and results
The 2014 African Rally Championship was as follows: Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 1 Rallye Bandama Cote d'Ivoire(14–16 March)1 Gary Chaynes Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:12:31.3 11241.25 km 25 152 Moriféré Soumaoro Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:13:04.83 Marc Molinié Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII 2:19:49.6 2 Sasol Rally(11–12 April)1 Leeroy Poulter Toyota Yaris S2000 2:13:42.4 14202.35 km 44 322 Enzo Kuun Ford Fiesta S2000 2:15:28.93 Hergen Fekken Toyota Yaris S2000 2:21:39.4 3 Zambia International Rally(16–18 May)1 Mohammed Essa Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:03:00 21 122 Jaspreet Singh Chatthe Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:05:383 Gary Chaynes Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:07:47 4 Rally of Tanzania(13–15 June)1 Jaspreet Singh Chatthe Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:09:19 14211.88 km 19 82 Rajpal Singh Dhani Subaru Impreza WRX 2:18:403 Tufail Tufail Subaru Impreza WRX 2:23:46 5 Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally(18–20 July)1 Mohammed Essa Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2:57:24 18 82 Gary Chaynes Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:06:313 Duncan Mubiru Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:09:12 6 Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally(15–17 August)1 Rajbir Rai Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:02:45 10271.76 km 36 232 Gary Chaynes Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:02:473 Mohammed Essa Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:03:18 7 Kenya Safari Rally(12–14 September)1 Baldev Chager Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:47.13 13224.34 km 61 352 Carl Tundo Proton Satria Neo 2:48.483 Manvir Singh Baryan Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:52.23 8 Rallye International de Madagascar(7–9 November)1 Mamy Patrick Solofonirina Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:59:43 16209.10 km 34 182 Mohammed Essa Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:05:333 Rivo Aina Randrianarivony Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:06:55
Championship standings The 2014 African Rally Championship points were as follows: Driver Vehicle BAN RSA ZAM TAN RMG PoA SAF MAD Total 1 Gary Chaynes Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 1 2 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 2 119 2 Mohamed Essa Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1 1 Ret 1 2 1 118 3 Jaspreet Singh Chatthe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Ret 3 2 1 Ret Ret 58 4 Manvir Singh Baryan Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3 1 40 5 Giancarlo Davite Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3 Ret 4 Ret Ret 4 39 6 Moriféré Soumaoro Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2 18 Haji Abdu Sempebwa Subaru Impreza WRX 2 Ret Ret 18 8 Kenneth Mukosa Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4 12
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