The 2014 Circuit of Ireland was the fourth round of the 2014 European Rally Championship season, held in Ulster between 17 and 19 April 2014. 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 over the weekend.
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 Ford Fiesta R5 6 Sam Moffett James O'Reilly Ford Fiesta RRC 7 Josh Moffett John Rowan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 8 Neil Simpson Claire Mole Simpsons Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 9 Robert Consani Maxime Vilmot Peugeot 207 S2000 10 Lászlo Vizin Gábor Zsíros Peugeot 207 S2000 11 Aaron MacHale Eamonn Walsh Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 12 Robert Woodside Allan Harryman Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 14 Jan Černý Pavel Kohout Czech National Team Peugeot 208 VTi R22WD J 15 Petter Kristiansen Ole Kristian Brennum Škoda Fabia R22WD J 16 Andrea Crugnola Michele Ferrara Peugeot 208 VTi R22WD J 17 Aleksander Zawada Cathy Derousseaux Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD J 18 Chris Ingram Gabin Moreau Renault Twingo RS R2 Evo2 2WD J 20 Stephen Wright Susanne Wright Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD J 21 Alex Parpottas Alexander Kihurani Ford Fiesta R2 2WD J 22 Gino Bux Eric Borguet DG Sport Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD J 23 Zoltán Bessenyey Julianna Nyírfás Honda Civic Type-R R3 2WD 24 Jukka Korhonen Marko Salminen Autosport Technology Citroën DS3 R3T 2WD 25 Daniel McKenna Arthur Kierans Citroën DS3 R3T 2WD 26 Jonathan Greer Kirsty Riddick Citroën DS3 R3T 2WD 28 Eugene Meegan Sarah Whelan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 30 Stanley Ballantine Wendy Blackledge Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 31 Renato Pita Hugo Magalhães Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD 34 Richard Tannahill Aileen Kelly Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD 35 Mervyn Wedlock Philip Smith Honda Civic Type-R 2WD 36 Barry Greer Damien Duffin Ford Fiesta R2 2WD 37 Calvin Beattie Emmet Sherry Ford Fiesta R2 2WD Total entries: 31
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 Ford Fiesta R5 2:08:13.0 25 4 9 Robert Consani Maxime Vilmot 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 Citroën DS3 R3T 2:17:02.0 9 7 7 Josh Moffett John Rowan 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 Citroën DS3 R3T 2:20:05.6 2 10 23 Zoltán Bessenyey Julianna Nyírfás 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 Ford Fiesta RRC Fuel pressure 3 SS2 11 Aaron MacHale Eamonn Walsh Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Accident SS3 16 Andrea Crugnola Michele Ferrara Peugeot 208 VTi R2 Accident SS13 18 Chris Ingram Gabin Moreau 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 Ford Fiesta R2 2:21:25.6 28 3 15 Petter Kristiansen Ole Kristian Brennum Škoda Fabia R2 2:22:40.9 23 4 20 Stephen Wright Susanne Wright Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2:23:03.5 19 5 17 Aleksander Zawada Cathy Derousseaux 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
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