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The 2019 Rally Catalunya (also known as RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars which was held over four days between 24 and 27 October 2019.[2] It marks the fifty-fifth running of Rally Catalunya and is the thirteenth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, the newly created WRC-2 Pro class, World Rally Championship-2, the Spanish national Rally Championship and Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica championship.[a] The 2019 event is based in Salou in Tarragona, and is contested over seventeen special stages with a total a competitive distance of 325.56 km (202.29 mi).
| 2019 Rally Catalunya 55. RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada | |||
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Round 13 of 14 in the 2019 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  Spain | ||
| Rally base | Salou, Tarragona | ||
| Dates run | 24 – 27 October 2019 | ||
| Start location | Gandesa, Tarragona | ||
| Finish location | Baix Camp, Tarragona | ||
| Stages | 17 (325.56 km; 202.29 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel / Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 953.78 km (592.65 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,278.86 km (794.65 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 64 | ||
| Crews | 61 at start, 42 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT3:07:39.6 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Eric Camilli Benjamin Veillas Eric Camilli3:16:26.8 | ||
Nine-time world champions Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena were the defending rally winners. Citroën Total WRT, the team they drove for in 2018, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] The Finnish crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not defend their titles as they were promoted to the newly created WRC-2 Pro class.[5]
Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul won the rally for the first time in their career. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[6] The Citroën Total crew of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen won the WRC-2 Pro category, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category, while the French crew of Eric Camilli and Benjamin Veillas won the wider WRC-2 class.[7]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja finished second overall as well as taking the power stage victory, which was enough for them to seal their maiden World Rally Championship titles.[8] This made Tänak the first non-French driver to be World Rally Champion since Petter Solberg won the 2003 World Rally Championship title, ending a run of 5,831 days in which a Sébastien was the current champion. With a 2-3 finish in the Pro category, Škoda Motorsport took the first World Rally Championship-2 Pro manufacturers’ title.[7]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja led both the drivers' and co-drivers' championships by twenty-eight-points ahead of defending world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were third, a further thirteen points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held an eight-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.[9]
In the World Rally Championship-2 Pro standings, newly crowned champions Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen led by sixty-six points in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively. Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson are second, with Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen further five points behind in third. In the manufacturers' championship, Škoda Motorsport led M-Sport Ford WRT by fifty-three points, with Citroën Total over a hundred points behind in third.[10]
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by six and eight points respectively. Benito Guerra and Maciej Szczepaniak were second, while Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Yaroslav Fedorov were third.[10]
The following crews entered into the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, WRC-2 Pro, Spanish national Rally Championship, Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica championship and privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. A total of sixty-four entries were received, with eleven crews entered with World Rally Cars and twenty-four entered the World Rally Championship-2. Four crews were nominated to score points in the Pro class.
The La Mussara stage is scheduled to return to the itinerary for the first time since 2014 and due to run as the Power stage on Sunday.[12]
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2) from 24 to 26 October 2019 and CET (UTC+1) on 27 October 2019.
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 October | 9:01 | — | Salou [Shakedown] | 2.00 km |
| Leg 1 — 129.70 km | ||||
| 25 October | 9:23 | SS1 | Gandesa 1 | 7.00 km |
| 10:03 | SS2 | Horta-Bot 1 | 19.00 km | |
| 11:13 | SS3 | La Fatarella — Vilalba 1 | 38.85 km | |
| 15:26 | SS4 | Gandesa 2 | 7.00 km | |
| 16:06 | SS5 | Horta-Bot 2 | 19.00 km | |
| 17:16 | SS6 | La Fatarella — Vilalba 2 | 38.85 km | |
| Leg 2 — 121.72 km | ||||
| 26 October | 9:00 | SS7 | Savallà 1 | 14.08 km |
| 9:41 | SS8 | Querol 1 | 21.26 km | |
| 10:38 | SS9 | El Montmell 1 | 24.40 km | |
| 14:01 | SS10 | Savallà 2 | 14.08 km | |
| 14:42 | SS11 | Querol 2 | 21.26 km | |
| 15:38 | SS12 | El Montmell 2 | 24.40 km | |
| 17:30 | SS13 | Salou | 2.24 km | |
| Leg 3 — 74.14 km | ||||
| 27 October | 7:41 | SS14 | Riudecanyes 1 | 16.35 km |
| 8:38 | SS15 | La Mussara 1 | 20.72 km | |
| 10:54 | SS16 | Riudecanyes 2 | 16.35 km | |
| 12:18 | SS17 | La Mussara 2 [Power Stage] | 20.72 km | |
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It was a devastating blow for the reigning world champion Sébastien Ogier's title hope. After setting the fastest stage time at the opening stage, the Frenchman's C3 was crawling through the rest of the morning loop due to power steering failure and loss of hydraulics, which lost the six-time world champion nearly three minutes.[13] Citroën's rally went from bad to worse as Esapekka Lappi retired from the rally with engine issues in the afternoon loop.[14] Hyundai ended the first leg in 1-2-3 after all three drivers set impressive times, until Kris Meeke broke the monopoly after the first stage of the second leg.[15] However, his position was short-lived as the Briton understeer into the barrier and retired from the day.[16] Despite Meeke's retirement, the Korean squad's 1-2-3 was still under threat from the title-chasing Ott Tänak, who won four stages on Saturday.[17] The championship leader was flying through the power stage and snatched second from local hero Dani Sordo to seal his maiden WRC title.[8] Thierry Neuville eventually won the rally for the first time in Spain.[6]
| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 October | — | Salou [Shakedown] | 2.00 km | Meeke / Marshall | Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:31.6 | — |
| 25 October | SS1 | Gandesa 1 | 7.00 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Citroën C3 WRC | 4:16.8 | Ogier / Ingrassia |
| SS2 | Horta-Bot 1 | 19.00 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:18.5 | Neuville / Gilsoul | |
| SS3 | La Fatarella — Vilalba 1 | 38.85 km | Loeb / Elena | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 26:30.9 | Sordo / del Barrio | |
| SS4 | Gandesa 2 | 7.00 km | Sordo / del Barrio | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 4:12.0 | ||
| SS5 | Horta-Bot 2 | 19.00 km | Loeb / Elena | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:01.5 | ||
| SS6 | La Fatarella — Vilalba 2 | 38.85 km | Loeb / Elena | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 25:46.8 | Loeb / Elena | |
| 26 October | SS7 | Savallà 1 | 14.08 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 7:25.9 | Neuville / Gilsoul |
| SS8 | Querol 1 | 21.26 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:52.4 | ||
| SS9 | El Montmell 1 | 24.40 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:16.2 | ||
| SS10 | Savallà 2 | 14.08 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 7:25.2 | ||
| SS11 | Querol 2 | 21.26 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:55.6 | ||
| SS12 | El Montmell 2 | 24.40 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:12.7 | ||
| SS13 | Salou | 2.24 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:35.7 | ||
| 27 October | SS14 | Riudecanyes 1 | 16.35 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:13.5 | |
| SS15 | La Mussara 1 | 20.72 km | Sordo / del Barrio | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:58.5 | ||
| SS16 | Riudecanyes 2 | 16.35 km | Sordo / del Barrio | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:11.4 | ||
| SS17 | La Mussara 2 [Power Stage] | 20.72 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:49.6 | ||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  |
Ott Tänak | 263 | |
Martin Järveoja | 263 | |
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 380 | |||
| 2 |  1 |
Thierry Neuville | 227 | 1 |
Nicolas Gilsoul | 227 | |
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 362 | |||
| 3 |  1 |
Sébastien Ogier | 217 | 1 |
Julien Ingrassia | 217 | |
Citroën Total WRT | 284 | |||
| 4 | |
Andreas Mikkelsen | 102 | |
Anders Jæger-Amland | 102 | |
M-Sport Ford WRT | 218 | |||
| 5 | 1 |
Elfyn Evans | 102 | 1 |
Scott Martin | 102 | ||||||
Mads Østberg dominated Friday with an over-40-second lead going into Saturday.[18] However, the Norwegian's lead was under a big threat from the freshly-crowned WRC-2 Pro champion Kalle Rovanperä, until the youngster hit a post in the Salou stage and damaged the rear axle on his Fabia R5.[19] That left Østberg comfortable to win the category.[7]
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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| Event | Class | Class | Event | |||||||
| 9 | 1 | 23 | Mads Østberg | Torstein Eriksen | Citroën Total | Citroën C3 R5 | 3:16:04.2 | 0.0 | 25 | 2 |
| 11 | 2 | 24 | Jan Kopecký | Jan Hloušek | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:16:36.1 | +54.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 21 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:17:33.3 | +1:29.1 | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 22 | Gus Greensmith | Elliott Edmondson | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:19:23.7 | +3:19.5 | 12 | 0 |
Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.
| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 October | — | Salou [Shakedown] | 2.00 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 1:35.7 | — |
| 25 October | SS1 | Gandesa 1 | 7.00 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 4:28.2 | Østberg / Eriksen |
| SS2 | Horta-Bot 1 | 19.00 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:38.5 | ||
| SS3 | La Fatarella — Vilalba 1 | 38.85 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 27:28.9 | ||
| SS4 | Gandesa 2 | 7.00 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 4:23.5 | ||
| SS5 | Horta-Bot 2 | 19.00 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:25.2 | ||
| SS6 | La Fatarella — Vilalba 2 | 38.85 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 27:08.2 | ||
| 26 October | SS7 | Savallà 1 | 14.08 km | Kopecký / Hloušek | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 7:51.5 | |
| SS8 | Querol 1 | 21.26 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 11:23.7 | ||
| SS9 | El Montmell 1 | 24.40 km | Kopecký / Hloušek | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 12:53.7 | ||
| SS10 | Savallà 2 | 14.08 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 7:46.2 | ||
| SS11 | Querol 2 | 21.26 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 11:22.5 | ||
| SS12 | El Montmell 2 | 24.40 km | Kopecký / Hloušek | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 12:51.2 | ||
| SS13 | Salou | 2.24 km | Kopecký / Hloušek | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:38.8 | ||
| 27 October | SS14 | Riudecanyes 1 | 16.35 km | Kopecký / Hloušek | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 10:38.2 | |
| SS15 | La Mussara 1 | 20.72 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 11:32.6 | ||
| SS16 | Riudecanyes 2 | 16.35 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:36.1 | ||
| SS17 | La Mussara 2 | 20.72 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 11:25.2 | ||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | |
Kalle Rovanperä | 206 | |
Jonne Halttunen | 206 | |
Škoda Motorsport | 333 | |||
| 2 | 1 |
Mads Østberg | 145 | 1 |
Torstein Eriksen | 145 | |
M-Sport Ford WRT | 259 | |||
| 3 | 1 |
Gus Greensmith | 137 | 1 |
Elliott Edmondson | 137 | |
Citroën Total | 145 | |||
| 4 | |
Jan Kopecký | 115 | |
Pavel Dresler | 79 | ||||||
| 5 | |
Łukasz Pieniążek | 74 | |
Kamil Heller | 62 | ||||||
Nil Solans took an early lead, but a double puncture dropped the local hero over eight minutes.[18] Championship leader Pierre-Louis Loubet edged Eric Camilli by only 1.5 seconds after Friday, but Camilli surpassed Loubet and built a comfortable lead before the day ended. Championship contender Benito Guerra retired from the rally due to mechanical issues.[19]
On Sunday, Loubet went off the road and beached his Fabia, which dropped him to fifth. Although the Frenchman still remained on top, his lead was down to just three points. Camilli won the class in the end to give C3 R5 an 1-2 finish in the combined R5 class with Østberg.[7]
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Event | |||||||
| 10 | 1 | 49 | Eric Camilli | Benjamin Veillas | Eric Camilli | Citroën C3 R5 | 3:16:26.8 | 0.0 | 25 | 1 |
| 13 | 2 | 53 | Emil Lindholm | Mikael Korhonen | Emil Lindholm | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:18:07.5 | +1:40.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 43 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:18:23.3 | +1:56.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 44 | Ole Christian Veiby | Jonas Andersson | Ole Christian Veiby | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:19:37.1 | +3:10.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 41 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Vincent Landais | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:20:09.4 | +3:42.6 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 46 | Fabio Andolfi | Simone Scattolin | Fabio Andolfi | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:20:20.1 | +3:53.3 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 58 | José Antonio Suárez | Alberto Iglesias | José Antonio Suárez | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:20:21.5 | +3:54.7 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 54 | Guillaume De Mevius | Martijn Wydaeghe | Guillaume De Mevius | Citroën C3 R5 | 3:22:50.2 | +6:23.4 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 57 | Nil Solans | Marc Martí | Nil Solans | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:24:07.9 | +7:41.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 59 | Jan Solans | Mauro Barreiro | Jan Solans | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:24:24.9 | +7:58.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 44 | Nikolay Gryazin | Yaroslav Fedorov | Nikolay Gryazin | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:28:07.1 | +11:40.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 55 | "Pedro" | Emanuele Baldaccini | "Pedro" | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:38:02.0 | +21:35.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 13 | 50 | Adrien Fourmaux | Renaud Jamoul | Adrien Fourmaux | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:52:14.3 | +35:47.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS14 | 45 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Fabian Cretu | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Škoda Fabia R5 | Mechanical | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS14 | 52 | Simone Tempestini | Sergiu Itu | Simone Tempestini | Hyundai i20 R5 | Mechanical | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 42 | Benito Guerra | Daniel Cué | Benito Guerra | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | Mechanical | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 49 | Paulo Nobre | Gabriel Morales | Paulo Nobre | Škoda Fabia R5 | Accident | 0 | 0 | ||
Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.
| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 October | — | Salou [Shakedown] | 2.00 km | Camilli / Veillas | Citroën C3 R5 | 1:35.5 | — |
| 25 October | SS1 | Gandesa 1 | 7.00 km | N. Solans / Martí | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 4:28.4 | N. Solans / Martí |
| SS2 | Horta-Bot 1 | 19.00 km | N. Solans / Martí | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 10:42.8 | ||
| SS3 | La Fatarella — Vilalba 1 | 38.85 km | Veiby / Andersson | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 27:26.3 | Loubet / Landais | |
| SS4 | Gandesa 2 | 7.00 km | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 4:22.4 | ||
| SS5 | Horta-Bot 2 | 19.00 km | Camilli / Veillas | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:27.0 | ||
| SS6 | La Fatarella — Vilalba 2 | 38.85 km | Camilli / Veillas | Citroën C3 R5 | 26:58.0 | ||
| 26 October | SS7 | Savallà 1 | 14.08 km | N. Solans / Martí | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 7:53.4 | Camilli / Veillas |
| SS8 | Querol 1 | 21.26 km | Veiby / Andersson | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 11:28.6 | ||
| SS9 | El Montmell 1 | 24.40 km | N. Solans / Martí | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 12:55.5 | ||
| SS10 | Savallà 2 | 14.08 km | Camilli / Veillas | Citroën C3 R5 | 7:47.9 | ||
| SS11 | Querol 2 | 21.26 km | N. Solans / Martí | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 11:27.7 | ||
| SS12 | El Montmell 2 | 24.40 km | N. Solans / Martí | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 12:49.3 | ||
| SS13 | Salou | 2.24 km | N. Solans / Martí | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:36.5 | ||
| 27 October | SS14 | Riudecanyes 1 | 16.35 km | Camilli / Veillas | Citroën C3 R5 | 10:39.3 | |
| SS15 | La Mussara 1 | 20.72 km | N. Solans / Martí | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 11:33.1 | ||
| SS16 | Riudecanyes 2 | 16.35 km | N. Solans / Martí | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 10:33.5 | ||
| SS17 | La Mussara 2 | 20.72 km | N. Solans / Martí | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 11:24.7 | ||
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 | |
Pierre-Louis Loubet | 91 | |
Vincent Landais | 91 | ||
| 2 | 1 |
Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 88 | |
Maciej Szczepaniak | 88 | ||
| 3 | 1 |
Benito Guerra | 75 | |
Yaroslav Fedorov | 73 | ||
| 4 | |
Nikolay Gryazin | 73 | |
Jaime Zapata | 69 | ||
| 5 | 1 |
Fabio Andolfi | 64 | 1 |
Jonas Andersson | 62 | ||
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