The 2014 FIA WRC2 Championship was the second season of WRC2, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. The Championship was open to cars complying with R4, R5, Super 2000 and Group N regulations. The Championship is composed by thirteen Rallies, and Drivers and Teams must nominate a maximum of seven event. The best six results were counted towards the championship.
Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica did not return to defend his 2013 title as he joined the sport's premier category.
The Title went to Nasser Al-Attiyah finishing six the last event, winning the championship by three points over Jari Ketomaa (who won the event). Lorenzo Bertelli finished the championship in third position.
Calendar
Teams and drivers
Driver Co-driver Car Class Rounds M-Sport World Rally Team Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta R5 R5 1–5 Ford Fiesta RRC S 10 6 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano 3, 5 Ford Fiesta R5 R5 6–7, 12–13 Pontus Tidemand Ola Floene 4 Emil Axelsson 9 Patrik Barth 11 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul 11 13 Stohl Racing Armin Kremer Klaus Wicha Ford Fiesta R5 R5 1 Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Škoda Fabia S2000 S 9 www.Rallyproject.com srl Max Rendina Mario Pizzuti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X N 1–7, 10 J-Motorsport Jourdan Serderidis Morgane Rose Ford Fiesta R5 R5 1–2 Frédéric Miclotte 7 10 11–13 Team 2B Yacco Julien Maurin Nicolas Klinger Ford Fiesta RRC S 1, 4 Ford Fiesta R5 R5 6, 9, 12 CA1 Sport Ltd Robert Barrable Stuart Loudon Ford Fiesta R5 R5 1, 4 12 FWRT s.r.l. Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta Ford Fiesta R5 R5 1–2, 13 Ford Fiesta RRC S 3, 5–6, 10 Yazeed Racing Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC S 2, 6–8, 10 Matthew Wilson Scott Martin 13 Drive DMACK Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Ford Fiesta R5 R5 2, 4–5, 7–8, 10, 13 Fredrik Åhlin Morten Erik Abrahamsen 2, 4 Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder 3, 5–10 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul 3, 5–6 Eyvind Brynildsen Anders Fredriksson Ford Fiesta RRC S 8 Anders Grøndal Rally Team Anders Grøndal Roger Eilertsen Subaru Impreza WRX STi N 2 Eurolamp World Rally Team Valeriy Gorban Volodymyr Korsia MINI John Cooper Works S2000 S 2, 12–13 4, 6–8 Printsport Racing Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta S2000 S 2, 4, 8, 12–13 Tagai Racing Technology Peugeot 208 T16 R5 R5 6–7 Porto Cervo Racing Team Giuseppe Dettori Carlo Pisano Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N 2, 6 G.B. Motors Gianluca Linari Nicola Arena Subaru Impreza WRX STi N 2 3, 6 Danilo Fappani 5 ABR Paraguay by Astra Augusto Bestard Fernando Mendonca Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X N 3 Enrique Fratta 5 Nasser Al-Attiyah Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RRC S 4–6, 9, 12–13 RMC Motorsport Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Ford Fiesta R5 R5 4 Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X N 4, 6–8, 12 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 5 Ramón Torres José Díaz 5 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 6–7 AT Rally Team Bernardo Sousa Hugo Magalhães Ford Fiesta RRC S 4, 6–7, 9, 11–13 Martin Kangur Andres Ots Ford Fiesta S2000 4 Paweł Drahan 6 Kuldar Sikk 7, 13 Bosowa Rally Team Subhan Aksa Nicola Arena Ford Fiesta RRC S 4, 10 David Bogie Kevin Rae Ford Fiesta R5 R5 13 Skydive Dubai Rally Team Rashid Al Ketbi Karina Hepperle Ford Fiesta R5 R5 4, 6–7, 9, 12 Puma Rally Team Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy Ford Fiesta RRC S 4–6 A-Style Team Martin McCormack David Moynihan Ford Fiesta R5 R5 4, 6 Phil Clarke 9 James Morgan 11 John Higgins Ford Fiesta S2000 S 13 Vomero Racing Marco Vallario Antonio Pascale Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X N 4, 6, 8 Sirbb Kuwait Salah Bin Eidan Alex Gelsomino Ford Fiesta R5 R5 4 6–8 Saba Competicion Gustavo Saba Diego Cagnotti Škoda Fabia S2000 S 5 Barattero Motorsport Diego Domínguez Edgardo Galindo Ford Fiesta R5 R5 5 MZR Paraguay Miguel Zaldivar Fernando Mendonca Ford Fiesta R5 R5 5 Tom Cave Craig Parry 13 Top Teams by MY Racing Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye Citroën DS3 R5 R5 6–9, 11–12 Kaur Motorsport Egon Kaur Erik Lepikson Ford Fiesta R5 R5 6 C-Rally Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot Ford Fiesta R5 R5 7, 11 13 MM Motorsport Oleksiy Kikireshko Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R5 R5 8 BAS Motorsport Srl Mario Pizzuti Max Rendina Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X N 8 Benito Guerra Borja Rozada 12 Top Run Srl Johan Heloïse Roberto Mometti Subaru Impreza WRX STi N 11–12 PH Sport Stéphane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois Citroën DS3 R5 R5 12 Stéphane Prévot 13 Icon Class R4 Classificationwithin Group R R5 S Super 2000 N Group N
Driver changes Reigning WRC3 champion Sébastien Chardonnet moved up to the WRC-2. Jari Ketomaa took part in his first full season of competition, having made regular guest appearances in a variety of WRC championships for the past decade. Kristian Sohlberg returned to the World Rally Championship after a six-year absence. Sohlberg drove a Ford Fiesta R5 prepared by M-Sport and run by Autotek Motorsport. He last competed at World level in the now-defunct Production World Rally Championship in 2007. After losing his seat with the M-Sport World Rally Team in 2013, Ott Tänak alternated between contesting the WRC-2 season and competing in the WRC at rallies which are not nominated for points.
Regulation changes All competitors registered in the Championships–WRC, WRC-2, WRC-3 and the Junior WRC—were obliged to use a colour-coded windscreen sticker to distinguish its category. Drivers were no longer assigned permanent numbers, except upon request.
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 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin M-Sport World Rally Team(Ford Fiesta R5) 4:20:57.5 (15)14 (383,88 km)360,48 km 7 6 2 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta FWRT s.r.l.(Ford Fiesta R5) 4:28:47.9 3 Robert Barrable Stuart Loudon CA1 Sport Ltd(Ford Fiesta R5) 4:30:22.3 2 Rally Sweden(5–8 February) — Results and report 1 Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja Printsport Racing(Ford Fiesta S2000) 3:14:40.2 (24)23 (323,54 km)312,22 km 10 8 2 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive DMACK(Ford Fiesta R5) 3:14:42.5 3 Fredrik Åhlin Morten Erik Abrahamsen Drive DMACK(Ford Fiesta R5) 3:15:58.3 3 Rally Mexico(6–9 March) — Results and report 1 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin M-Sport World Rally Team(Ford Fiesta R5) 4:56:00.0 21 401,77 km 8 7 2 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta FWRT s.r.l.(Ford Fiesta R5) 5:19:43.9 3 Max Rendina Mario Pizzuti www.Rallyproject.com srl(Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) 5:19:59.8 4 Rally de Portugal(3–6 April) — Results and report 1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Autotek Motorsport(Ford Fiesta RRC) 3:43:35.1 16 339,46 km 20 17 2 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive DMACK(Ford Fiesta R5) 3:43:46.7 3 Pontus Tidemand Ola Floene M-Sport World Rally Team(Ford Fiesta R5) 3:45:42.1 5 Rally Argentina(8–11 May) — Results and report 1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Autotek Motorsport(Ford Fiesta RRC) 5:04:35.0 14 405,10 km 16 13 2 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano M-Sport World Rally Team(Ford Fiesta RRC) 5:10:10.7 3 Diego Domínguez Edgardo Galindo Barattero Motorsport (Ford Fiesta R5) 5:10:25.5 6 Rally Italia Sardegna(6–8 June) — Results and report 1 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta FWRT s.r.l.(Ford Fiesta R5) 4:17:59.9 17 364,54 km 22 15 2 Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye Top Teams by MY Racing(Citroën DS3 R5) 4:20:11.5 3 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin M-Sport World Rally Team(Ford Fiesta RRC) 4:23:27.0 7 Rally Poland(27–29 June) — Results and report 1 Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder Drive DMACK(Ford Fiesta R5) 2:42:12.3 24 336,64 km 15 12 2 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive DMACK(Ford Fiesta R5) 2:43:50.5 3 Yazeed Al Rajhi Michael Orr Yazeed Racing(Ford Fiesta RRC) 2:46:23.5 8 Rally Finland(1–3 August) — Results and report 1 Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja Printsport Racing(Ford Fiesta S2000) 3:12:07.9 26 360,94 km 10 7 2 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive DMACK(Ford Fiesta R5) 3:14:16.6 3 Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder Drive DMACK(Ford Fiesta R5) 3:14:40.1 9 Rallye Deutschland(22–24 August) — Results and report 1 Pontus Tidemand Emil Axelsson M-Sport World Rally Team(Ford Fiesta R5) 3:18:55.6 18 324,31 km 9 7 2 Ott Tänak Raigo Mõlder Drive DMACK(Ford Fiesta R5) 3:18:57.4 3 Armin Kremer Klaus Wicha Baumschlager Rallye & Racing(Škoda Fabia S2000) 3:20:00.8 10 Rally Australia(12–14 September) — Results and report 1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Autotek Motorsport(Ford Fiesta RRC) 3:05:11.1 20 304,34 km 9 6 2 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive DMACK(Ford Fiesta R5) 3:07:01.5 3 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin M-Sport World Rally Team(Ford Fiesta RRC) 3:07:48.1 11 Rallye de France Alsace(3–5 October) — Results and report 1 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul M-Sport World Rally Team(Ford Fiesta R5) 2:48:56.8 18 303,63 km 8 7 2 Bernardo Sousa Hugo Magalhães AT Rally Team(Ford Fiesta RRC) 2:49:04.9 3 Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye Top Teams by MY Racing(Citroën DS3 R5) 2:51:04.1 12 Rally de Catalunya(24–26 October) — Results and report 1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Autotek Motorsport(Ford Fiesta RRC) 3:59:24.4 17 372,96 km 12 8 2 Julien Maurin Nicolas Klinger Team 2B Yacco(Ford Fiesta R5) 3:59:59.4 3 Robert Barrable Stuart Loudon CA1 Sport Ltd(Ford Fiesta R5) 4:03:56.9 13 Wales Rally GB(14–16 November) — Results and report 1 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive DMACK(Ford Fiesta R5) 3:14:08.1 17 305,64 km 16 12 2 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta FWRT s.r.l.(Ford Fiesta R5) 3:15:05.5 3 Matthew Wilson Scott Martin Yazeed Racing(Ford Fiesta R5) 3:15:25.3
Notes: – The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened when a competitor stopped on Stage 14, blocking traffic and forcing organisers to abandon the stage.
Championship standings
FIA WRC2 for Drivers
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Drops Points 1 Nasser Al-Attiyah 1 1 Ret 5 1 1 6 0 118 2 Jari Ketomaa 2 2 11 2 2 2 1 0 115 3 Lorenzo Bertelli 2 6 2 4 1 4 2 8 103 4 Yuriy Protasov 1 5 1 14 Ret 3 3 0 90 5 Karl Kruuda 1 4 4 Ret 1 7 5 0 90 6 Ott Tänak 4 8 8 1 3 2 Ret 0 78 7 Pontus Tidemand 3 1 4 52 8 Bernardo Sousa 5 5 5 Ret 2 Ret Ret 0 48 9 Nicolás Fuchs 6 12 2 Ret 6 5 9 0 46 10 Valeriy Gorban 7 8 15 4 7 6 7 0 42 11 Yazeed Al-Rajhi 4 WD Ret 3 4 Ret 39 12 Robert Barrable 3 6 3 38 13 Max Rendina 5 WD 3 13 13 12 8 6 0 37 14 Quentin Gilbert Ret Ret 6 1 8 37 15 Sébastien Chardonnet 2 11 Ret Ret 3 Ret 33 16 Julien Maurin Ret Ret Ret 4 2 30 17 Armin Kremer 4 3 27 18 Jourdan Serderidis 6 Ret 9 Ret 7 8 10 0 21 19 Juan Carlos Alonso 15 7 9 10 6 Ret 17 20 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari WD 7 5 Ret 16 21 Jarosław Kołtun 7 5 12 16 22 Diego Domínguez 3 15 23 Fredrik Åhlin 3 Ret 15 24 Matthew Wilson 3 15 25 Gianluca Linari 8 5 12 11 14 26 Tom Cave 4 12 27 Subhan Aksa 9 5 12 28 Benito Guerra 4 EX 12 29 Eyvind Brynildsen 5 10 30 Miguel Angel Zaldivar 6 8 31 Augusto Bestard 7 9 8 32 Rashid Al Ketbi 11 Ret 6 WD 8 33 Johan Heloïse 6 8 34 Martin Kangur 10 7 Ret Ret 7 35 Martin McCormack Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 6 36 Ramon Torres 10 10 12 2 Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG ITA POL FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Drops Points
FIA WRC2 for Co-Drivers