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The Power Stage (abbreviated as PS) is a special stage that usually runs as the final stage of a rally in the World Rally Championship (WRC)[lower-alpha 1] and European Rally Championship (ERC). Additional championship points are available to the fastest five crews through the stage regardless of where they actually finished in the rally.[2] Unlike normal special stages, which are timed to a tenth of a second, the timing of the Power Stage is to a thousandth of a second.[3]
The bonus scoring system was once used at the 1999 Tour de Corse and 1999 Rally Finland.[4][5] Re-introduced in 2011, the top three crews through the stage could score extra bonus points, with the fastest crew receiving three points, the second-fastest receiving two points, and the third-fastest receiving one point.[5] In 2017, the scoring system was amended so the five fastest drivers through the stage were awarded points from five for first to one for fifth.[6] Manufacturers, WRC-2 and WRC-3 categories were also eligible to score Power Stage points in 2021. From 2022, WRC-2 awarded Power Stage points from three for first place, to one for third place. However, it was axed from 2024 onwards.[7] Power Stage points are no longer awarded in WRC-3.
Power Stages were also introduced during the 2022 European Rally Championship, using the final stage of each rally and awarding points to the five fastest crews in a similar fashion to the WRC.[8][9]
This list does not include cancelled rallies.
No. | Rally | Stage name | Reason | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 2013 Monte Carlo Rally | Lantosque – Lucéram 2 | Increase in local traffic due to bad weather. | [10] |
2. | 2020 Rally Mexico | El Brinco | The rally ended prematurely in response to increased travel restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. | [11] |
Bold | Drivers or co-drivers active in the World Rally Championship |
World Rally Championship Drivers' or Co-Drivers' champions |
Bold | Won the World Championship in the same year |
Year | Driver(s) | Wins | Races |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Didier Auriol | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 3] |
2011 | Sébastien Ogier | 4 | 13 |
2012 | Sébastien Loeb | 4 | 13 |
2013 | Sébastien Ogier | 7 | 12[lower-alpha 4] |
2014 | Sébastien Ogier | 6 | 13 |
2015 | Sébastien Ogier | 9 | 13 |
2016 | Sébastien Ogier | 7 | 13 |
2017 | Thierry Neuville | 4 | 13 |
2018 | Thierry Neuville Ott Tänak Esapekka Lappi |
3 | 13 |
2019 | Ott Tänak | 6 | 13 |
2020 | Thierry Neuville Kalle Rovanperä |
2 | 6[lower-alpha 5] |
2021 | Ott Tänak | 4 | 12 |
2022 | Kalle Rovanperä | 7 | 13 |
2023 | Kalle Rovanperä | 6 | 13 |
Bold | Drivers or co-drivers active in the World Rally Championship |
World Rally Championship Drivers' or Co-Drivers' champions |
Bold | Won the World Championship in the same year |
Year | Driver(s) | Points | Races |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Didier Auriol | 6 | 2[lower-alpha 3] |
2011 | Sébastien Loeb | 19 | 13 |
2012 | Sébastien Loeb | 19 | 13 |
2013 | Sébastien Ogier | 28 | 12[lower-alpha 4] |
2014 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 25 | 13 |
2015 | Sébastien Ogier | 27 | 13 |
2016 | Sébastien Ogier | 26 | 13 |
2017 | Sébastien Ogier Thierry Neuville |
34 | 13 |
2018 | Sébastien Ogier | 37 | 13 |
2019 | Sébastien Ogier | 41 | 13 |
2020 | Ott Tänak Thierry Neuville |
18 | 6[lower-alpha 5] |
2021 | Thierry Neuville | 35 | 12 |
2022 | Kalle Rovanperä | 50 | 13 |
2023 | Kalle Rovanperä | 43 | 13 |
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