Rally Argentina 2014

 Rally Argentina 2014

Racing data
5th of 13 rounds of the 2014 World Rally Championship
Surname:	Rally Argentina
Date:	8-11 May 2014
Begin:	Villa Carlos Paz
Exams:	14 tests over 402 km
Distance:	1783.36 km
Covering:	gravel
Podium
First:	Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Motorsport
Second:	Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Motorsport
Third:	Kris Meeke Citroën World Rally Team

Jari-Matti Latvala

The 34th Rally Argentina was the 5th round of the 2014 World Rally Championship and lasted from May 8 to May 11, 2014. A total of 14 special stages were driven on gravel.

Reports

Day 1 (Thursday, May 8th)

Hyundai driver Dani Sordo set the fastest time in the shakedown of the Rally Argentina, ahead of Mikko Hirvonen (Ford). World champion Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) came in fifth. Then Ogier started the rally with a fastest time in the first special stage (Super Special). The world champion beat Mads Østberg (Citroën) by three seconds.

Day 2 (Friday, May 9th)

After the third special stage, Jari-Matti Latvala took over the lead from team-mate Ogier (both Volkswagen). The third Volkswagen driver, Andreas Mikkelsen , took third place ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai). Hirvonen hit a wall in SS 2 and was eliminated. Likewise Østberg, he hit a rock and ripped off a wheel. Until the last special stage of the day the lead changed again between Latvala and Ogier, on Friday evening Latvala was ahead. Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) had problems with the power steering, Neuville and Sordo also had technical problems (both Hyundai). They had to park the cars. On Saturday, the retired will start again according to the rally 2 regulations .

3rd day (Saturday, May 10th)

Up to SS 8 the two leaders exchanged blows for the lead. After nine special stages, Latvala was able to pull out a lead of around 30 seconds on Ogier. Kris Meeke (Citroën) was already 3.41 minutes behind after the third day.

4th day (Sunday, May 11th)

After 14 special stages, Latvala was the winner of the Argentina Rally . World champion Ogier could only congratulate Latvala after his impeccable performance. In the World Cup, Latvala narrowed his gap to Ogier to 24 points. Kris Meeke finished third, the second podium for the Citroën works driver this year.

“It's not bad to get 21 points here. I only lost five on Jari. So in relation to the World Cup, that was really not bad. "

- Sébastien Ogier : wrc.com

Registration list

Vehicles not registered as WRC, WRC-2 and WRC-3 were not included in this list.

No driver Co-driver team automobile class 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC RC1 2 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC RC1 3 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC RC1 4th Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC RC1 5 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 6th Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 7th Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC RC1 8th Dani Sordo Marc Marti Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC RC1 9 Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC RC1 10 Robert Kubica Maciej Szczepaniak RK Robert Kubica Ford Fiesta R5 WRC RC1 21st Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Jipocar ​​Czech National Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 31 Yazeed al Rajhi Michael Orr Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 RC2 32 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Yuriy Protasov Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 33 Massimiliano Rendina Mario Pizzuti www.Rallyproject.com Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X WRC-2 RC2 35 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive Dmack Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta FWRT srl Ford Fiesta S2000 RRC WRC-2 RC2 38 Ott Tanak Raigo Mõlder Drive Dmack Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 40 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta S2000 RRC WRC-2 RC2 41 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Nicolás Fuchs Ford Fiesta S2000 RRC WRC-2 RC2 44 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ford Fiesta 1600 RRC WRC-2 RC2 72 Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo Juan Carlos Alonso Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX WRC-2 RC2 source

Icon class WRC WRC works teams and private teams registered for manufacturer points WRC Factory teams and private teams registered for non-manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered for WRC-2 WRC-3 Registered for WRC-3 (JWRC)

Classifications

Bottom line

rank	driver	Co-driver	automobile	time	Residue	Points + Power Stage
WRC
01	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	4: 41: 24.8		25 + 1
02	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	4: 42: 51.7	01: 26.9	18 + 3
03	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën DS3 WRC	4: 47: 19.5	05: 54.7	15th
04th	Andreas Mikkelsen	Mikko Markkula	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	4: 47: 43.1	06: 18.3	12
05	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 WRC	4: 49: 50.6	08: 25.8	10
06th	Robert Kubica	Maciej Szczepaniak	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4: 51: 32.8	10: 08.0	8th
07th	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4: 51: 57.0	10: 32.2	6th
08th	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4: 53: 28.7	12: 03.9	4th
09	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	5: 01: 19.6	19: 54.8	2 + 2
10	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ford Fiesta RRC	5: 04: 35.0	23: 10.2	1
WRC-2
01 (10)	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Ford Fiesta RRC	5: 04: 35.0		25th
02 (11)	Nicolás Fuchs	Mussano Fernando	Ford Fiesta RRC	5: 10: 10.7	05: 35.7	18th
03 (12)	Diego Dominguez	Edgardo Galindo	Ford Fiesta R5	5: 10: 25.5	05: 50.5	15th
04 (13)	Lorenzo Bertelli	Mitia Dotta	Ford Fiesta RRC	5: 17: 48.4	13: 13.4	12
05 (14)	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari	Killian Duffy	Ford Fiesta RRC	5: 25: 22.4	20: 47.4	10
06 (15)	Miguel Zaldivar	Fernando Mendonca	Ford Fiesta R5	5: 31: 24.7	26: 49.7	8th
07 (16)	Juan Carlos Alonso	Juan Pablo Monasterolo	Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX	5: 38: 18.8	33: 43.8	6th
08 (17)	Ott Tanak	Raigo Mölder	Ford Fiesta R5	5: 41: 05.3	36: 30.3	4th
09 (19)	Augusto Bestard	Fernando Mendonca	Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX	5: 41: 56.3	37: 21.3	2
10 (20)	Ramon Torres Fuentes	José Díaz	Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX	5: 42: 09.4	37: 34.4	1

Special stages

Day	WP	WP name	length	winner	automobile	time	Ø km / h	leader
Day 1 May 8th	WP1	Super Special Stage - Parque Temático 1	06.04 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	04: 51.7	074.5 km / h	Sébastien Ogier
Day 2 May 9th	WP2	Santa Catalina / La Pampa 1	27.09 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	18: 25.8	088.2 km / h
	WP3	Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 1	51.88 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	38: 00.7	081.9 km / h	Jari-Matti Latvala
	WP4	Sta. Catalina / La Pampa 2	27.09 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	18: 10.0	089.5 km / h	Sébastien Ogier
	WP5	Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 2	51.88 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	37: 57.3	082.0 km / h	Jari-Matti Latvala
Day 3 May 10th	WP6	Santa Rosa - Villa del Dique 1	39.99 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	22: 34.9	106.3 km / h
	WP7	Amboy - Yacanto 1	39.16 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	22: 40.5	103.6 km / h
	WP8	Santa Rosa - Villa del Dique 2	39.99 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	22: 30.8	106.6 km / h
	WP9	Amboy - Yacanto 2	39.16 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	22: 48.3	103.0 km / h
	WP10	Super Special Stage - Parque Temático 2	06.04 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 WRC	05: 02.5	071.9 km / h
Day 4 May 11th	WP11	Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare 1	22.07 km	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	18: 28.1	071.7 km / h
	WP12	El Condor - Copina	16.32 km	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	14: 57.8	065.4 km / h
	WP13	Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare 2	22.07 km	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	19: 00.2	069.7 km / h
	WP14	El Condor (Power Stage)	16.32 km	Sébastien Ogier	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	14: 29.3	067.6 km / h
source

Driver ranking after the rally

The scoring system for the first ten drivers is 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. For the power stage, the three fastest drivers each receive 3-2-1 bonus points for the drivers' world championship.

rank	driver	Points
1	Sébastien Ogier	112
2	Jari-Matti Latvala	88
3	Andreas Mikkelsen	48
4th	Mads Østberg	48
5	Mikko Hirvonen	40
6th	Kris Meeke	32
7th	Thierry Neuville	31
8th	Elfyn Evans	26th
9	Martin Prokop	22nd
10	Bryan Bouffier	18th

Media (German)

Web

The official website of the World Rally Championship, wrc.com, reported live daily from the event. The websites rallye-magazin.de, volkswagen-motorsport.de and motorsport-total.com, along with other magazines, kept those interested in rallying up to date.

watch TV

Sport1 ran a 30-minute daily report on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On the Monday after the rally, ServusTV broadcast a 60-minute summary in the late evening program. Motors TV broadcast a 25-minute daily report on Saturday and Sunday and a 45-minute summary in the week after the rally, which was repeated several times.

Web links

• Information and results

Individual evidence

1. ↑ motorsport-total.com - website: News: motorsport-total.com. Retrieved May 24, 2014 . 
2. ↑ wrc.com: Ogier: "It's not that bad," Retrieved August 27, 2014.
3. ↑ ewrc-results.com - Website: Entry list: ewrc-results.com - XION-Rally-Argentina-2014. Retrieved April 12, 2014 . 
4. ↑ volkswagen-motorsport.com - Website: Rally Argentina. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 31, 2014 ; Retrieved April 8, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.