2014 Rally Argentina

2014 Rally Argentina
34º Rally Argentina
Round 5 of the 2014 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Argentina
Rally baseVilla Carlos Paz, Argentina
Dates runMay 8 – May 11, 2014
Stages14 (405.10 km; 251.72 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
Crews29 at start, 23 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Jari-Matti Latvala
Miikka Anttila
Volkswagen Motorsport

The 2014 Rally Argentina was the fifth round of the 2014 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina, and started on 8 May and finished on 11 May after fourteen special stages, totaling 405.1 competitive kilometres.

Finnish driver Jari-Matti Latvala won the Rally Argentina for the first time, taking his second of three victories during the 2014 season.

Entry list

Entry List
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
1 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
2 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
3 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën DS3 WRC M
4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Citroën DS3 WRC M
5 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6 M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 WRC M
8 Hyundai Motorsport WRC Dani Sordo Marc Martí Hyundai i20 WRC M
9 Volkswagen Motorsport II WRC Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
10 RK M-Sport World Rally Team WRC Robert Kubica Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
21 Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
32 Yuriy Protasov WRC-2 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Ford Fiesta RRC M
33 www.Rallyproject.com srl WRC-2 Massimiliano Rendina Mario Pizzuti Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X P
34 ABR Paraguay by Astra WRC-2 Augusto Bestard Enrique Fratta Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X D
35 Drive DMACK WRC-2 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Ford Fiesta R5 D
36 Quentin Gilbert WRC-2 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 D
37 FWRT s.r.l. WRC-2 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta Ford Fiesta RRC P
38 Drive DMACK WRC-2 Ott Tänak Raigo Mőlder Ford Fiesta R5 D
39 Gustavo Saba WRC-2 Gustavo Saba Diego Cagnotti Škoda Fabia S2000 D
40 Nasser Al-Attiyah WRC-2 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RRC M
41 Nicolás Fuchs WRC-2 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Ford Fiesta R5 D
42 Diego Domínguez WRC-2 Diego Domínguez Edgardo Galindo Ford Fiesta R5 D
43 Gianluca Linari WRC-2 Gianluca Linari Danilo Fappani Subaru Impreza STi N15 D
44 Puma Rally Team WRC-2 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy Ford Fiesta RRC M
46 MZR Paraguay WRC-2 Miguel Ángel Zaldivar Fernando Mendonca Ford Fiesta R5 D
47 Ramón Torres WRC-2 Ramón Torres José Díaz Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX D
72 Juan Carlos Alonso WRC-2 Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX D
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship

Results

Event standings

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 2 Jari-Matti Latvala Mikka Anttila Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:41:24.8 0.00 26
2 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:42:51.7 +1:26.9 21
3 3 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 4:47:19.5 +5:54.7 15
4 9 Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:47:43.1 +6:18.3 12
5 7 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC 4:49:50.6 +8:25.8 10
6 10 Robert Kubica Maciek Szczepaniak RK M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:51:32.8 +10:08.0 8
7 6 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:51:57.0 +10:32.2 6
8 21 Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:53:28.7 +12:03.9 4
9 5 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 5:01:19.6 +19:54.8 4
10 40 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 5:04:35.0 +23:10.2 1
WRC-2 standings
1 (10.) 40 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 5:04:35.0 0.0 25
2 (11.) 41 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Nicolás Fuchs Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 5:10:10.7 +5:35.7 18
3 (12.) 42 Diego Domínguez Edgardo Galindo Diego Domínguez Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 5:10:25.5 +5:50.5 15
4 (13.) 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 5:17:48.4 +13:13.4 12
5 (14.) 44 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy Puma Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 5:25:52.4 +21:17.4 10
6 (15.) 46 Miguel Ángel Zaldivar Fernando Mendonca MZR Paraguay Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 5:31:24.7 +26:49.7 8
7 (16.) 72 Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo EZD World Rally Team RM Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX WRC-2 5:38:28.8 +33:53.8 6
8 (17.) 38 Ott Tänak Raigo Mőlder Drive DMACK Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 5:41:05.3 +36:30.3 4
9 (19.) 34 Augusto Bestard Enrique Fratta ABR Paraguay by Astra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X WRC-2 5:41:56.3 +37:21.3 2
10 (20.) 47 Ramón Torres José Díaz Ramón Torres Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX WRC-2 5:42:09.4 +37:34.4 1

Special stages

Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally leader
Leg 1
(8 May)
SS1 Super Especial Fernet Branca 6.04 km Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 4:51.7 Sébastien Ogier
Leg 1
(9 May)
SS2 Santa Catalina - La Pampa 1 27.09 km Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 18:25.8
SS3 Ascochinga - Agua de Oro 1 51.88 km Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 38:00.7 Jari-Matti Latvala
SS4 Santa Catalina - La Pampa 2 27.09 km Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 18:10.0 Sébastien Ogier
SS5 Ascochinga - Agua de Oro 2 51.88 km Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 37:57.3 Jari-Matti Latvala
Leg 2
(10 May)
SS6 San Agustin - Villa del Dique 1 39.99 km Andreas Mikkelsen Volkswagen Polo R WRC 22:34.9
SS7 Amboy - Yacanto 1 39.16 km Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 22:40.5
SS8 San Agustin - Villa del Dique 2 39.99 km Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 22:30.8
SS9 Amboy - Yacanto 2 39.16 km Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 22:48.3
SS10 Super Especial Fernet Branca 2 6.04 km Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 WRC 5:02.5
Leg 3
(11 May)
SS11 Giulio Cesare - Mina Clavero 1 22.07 km Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 18:28.1
SS12 El Condor - Copina 1 16.32 km Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 14:57.8
SS13 Giulio Cesare - Mina Clavero 2 22.07 km Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 19:00.2
SS14 El Condor - Copina 2 (Power Stage) 16.32 km Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 14:29.3

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 16.32 km (10.14 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

Pos Driver Car Time Diff. Pts
1 Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Polo R WRC 14:29.3 0.0 3
2 Mikko Hirvonen Ford Fiesta RS WRC 14:39.8 +10.5 2
3 Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Polo R WRC 14:39.9 +10.6 1

Standings after the rally

WRC

Other

References