The 2019 Wales Rally GB (also known as Wales Rally GB 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 3 and 6 October 2019.[2] It marked the seventy-fifth running of Wales Rally GB and was the twelfth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. It was also the final round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2019 event was based in Llandudno in Conwy, and was contested over twenty-two special stages with a total a competitive distance of 312.75 km (194.33 mi).
| 2019 Wales Rally GB 75. Wales Rally GB | |||
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Round 12 of 14 in the 2019 World Rally Championship
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.jpg) Changeable weather can bring rain and fog to the rally. | |||
| Host country |  United Kingdom | ||
| Rally base | Llandudno, Conwy | ||
| Dates run | 3 – 6 October 2019 | ||
| Start location | Little Budworth, Cheshire | ||
| Finish location | Denbigh Moors, Denbighshire | ||
| Stages | 22 (312.75 km; 194.33 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 1,342.49 km (834.18 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,655.24 km (1,028.52 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 59 | ||
| Crews | 52 at start, 47 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT3:00:58.0 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Petter Solberg Phil Mills Petter Solberg3:12:34.1 | ||
| J-WRC winner |  Jan Solans Mauro Barreiro Rally Team Spain3:30:05.0 | ||
Reigning World Drivers' and World Co-Drivers Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. M-Sport Ford WRT, the team they drove for in 2018, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] 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 scheduled to be promoted to the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class.[4]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won their first Wales Rally GB victory, extending their championship lead to a massive twenty-eight points. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[5] The Škoda Motorsport crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen secured the first WRC-2 Pro title by winning the category, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category.[6] 2003 World Rally Champions Petter Solberg and Phil Mills bid farewell to WRC by winning the WRC-2 class.[6] The Rally Team Spain crew of Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro won the final round of the J-WRC championship and became the champions of 2019 Junior World Rally Championship.[7]
Background
Championship standings prior to the event
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja led both the drivers' and co-drivers' championships with a seventeen-point lead 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 a nineteen-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.[8]
In the World Rally Championship-2 Pro standings, Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen led by fifty-six points in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively. Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson tied with Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in second. In the manufacturers' championship, Škoda Motorsport led M-Sport Ford WRT by thirty-seven points, with Citroën Total over a hundred points behind in third.[9]
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak tied with Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov in first, with Benito Guerra and Jaime Zapata were third, only four points separating the top three.[9]
In the Junior-World Rally Championship standings, Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog led Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro by just a point in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Dennis Rådström and Johan Johansson thirty-three points further behind in third in their own standings. In the Nations' standings, Sweden were first, thirteen points cleared of Spain, with Germany forty points further behind in third.[10]
Entry list
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 and privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. A total of fifty-nine entries were received, with eleven crews entered with World Rally Cars and twenty-one entered the World Rally Championship-2. Five crews were nominated to score points in the Pro class. A further eleven entries were received for the Junior World Rally Championship.
Route
The heart of Llandudno on the coast of north Wales served as the rally base for Wales Rally GB this year, with a purpose-built special stage at the Oulton Park circuit as the opening stage of the rally on Thursday evening.[12]
Itinerary
All dates and times are BST (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October | 9:00 | — | Gwydir [Shakedown] | 4.68 km |
| Leg 1 — 121.83 km | ||||
| 3 October | 19:08 | SS1 | Oulton Park | 3.58 km |
| 4 October | 7:17 | SS2 | Elsi 1 | 11.65 km |
| 7:45 | SS3 | Penmachno 1 | 16.95 km | |
| 9:57 | SS4 | Dyfnant 1 | 19.36 km | |
| 10:55 | SS5 | Aberhirnant 1 | 10.26 km | |
| 14:39 | SS6 | Elsi 2 | 11.65 km | |
| 15:07 | SS7 | Penmachno 2 | 16.95 km | |
| 15:57 | SS8 | Slate Mountain | 1.60 km | |
| 18:11 | SS9 | Dyfnant 2 | 19.36 km | |
| 19:09 | SS10 | Aberhirnant 2 | 10.26 km | |
| Leg 2 — 152.50 km | ||||
| 5 October | 8:08 | SS11 | Dyfi 1 | 25.86 km |
| 10:08 | SS12 | Myherin 1 | 23.54 km | |
| 11:02 | SS13 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 | 25.65 km | |
| 14:08 | SS14 | Myherin 2 | 23.54 km | |
| 15:02 | SS15 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 | 25.65 km | |
| 16:22 | SS16 | Dyfi 2 | 25.86 km | |
| 19:11 | SS17 | Colwyn Bay | 2.40 km | |
| Leg 3 — 38.42 km | ||||
| 6 October | 7:34 | SS18 | Alwen 1 | 10.41 km |
| 8:08 | SS19 | Brenig 1 | 6.43 km | |
| 9:26 | SS20 | Great Orme | 4.74 km | |
| 11:06 | SS21 | Alwen 2 | 10.41 km | |
| 12:08 | SS22 | Brenig 2 [Power Stage] | 6.43 km | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
Report
World Rally Cars
The M-Sport Ford WRT crew of Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin returned to the championship after Evans injured his back during Rally Estonia.[13] Ott Tänak started his rally with a near-10-second time loss because of an engine issue in the slippery opening stage, but he grabbed a narrow lead from teammate Kris Meeke going into Saturday after a day's effort.[14][15] Esapekka Lappi retired from Friday after went off the road, while Jari-Matti Latvala retired from the rally after a heavy crash.[16] Craig Breen rolled his i20 on Saturday morning, but it only cost cosmetic damage.[17] Tänak won in style eventually.[5]
Classification
Special stages
| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October | — | Gwydir [Shakedown] | 4.68 km | Meeke / Marshall | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:54.1 | — |
| SS1 | Oulton Park | 3.58 km | Meeke / Marshall | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:47.4 | Meeke / Marshall | |
| 4 October | SS2 | Elsi 1 | 11.65 km | Evans / Martin | Ford Fiesta WRC | 8:36.9 | |
| SS3 | Penmachno 1 | 16.95 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:43.0 | ||
| SS4 | Dyfnant 1 | 19.36 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:06.9 | ||
| SS5 | Aberhirnant 1 | 10.26 km | Latvala / Anttila Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC Ford Fiesta WRC | 5:37.4 | ||
| SS6 | Elsi 2 | 11.65 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Citroën C3 WRC | 8:32.4 | ||
| SS7 | Penmachno 2 | 16.95 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Citroën C3 WRC | 9:44.3 | ||
| SS8 | Slate Mountain | 1.60 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1:09.7 | ||
| SS9 | Dyfnant 2 | 19.36 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:06.1 | ||
| SS10 | Aberhirnant 2 | 10.26 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:39.8 | Tänak / Järveoja | |
| 5 October | SS11 | Dyfi 1 | 25.86 km | Evans / Martin | Ford Fiesta WRC | 14:46.8 | |
| SS12 | Myherin 1 | 23.54 km | Evans / Martin | Ford Fiesta WRC | 12:50.6 | ||
| SS13 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 | 25.65 km | Evans / Martin | Ford Fiesta WRC | 14:47.7 | ||
| SS14 | Myherin 2 | 23.54 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 12:56.2 | ||
| SS15 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 | 25.65 km | Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 14:59.7 | ||
| SS16 | Dyfi 2 | 25.86 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 15:04.0 | ||
| SS17 | Colwyn Bay | 2.40 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:51.6 | ||
| 6 October | SS18 | Alwen 1 | 10.41 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:26.3 | |
| SS19 | Brenig 1 | 6.43 km | Evans / Martin | Ford Fiesta WRC | 3:56.6 | ||
| SS20 | Great Orme | 4.74 km | Stage cancelled[m] | ||||
| SS21 | Alwen 2 | 10.41 km | Evans / Martin | Ford Fiesta WRC | 5:29.3 | Tänak / Järveoja | |
| SS22 | Brenig 2 [Power Stage] | 6.43 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:58.6 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  | Ott Tänak | 240 | | Martin Järveoja | 240 | | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 340 | |||
| 2 | | Sébastien Ogier | 212 | | Julien Ingrassia | 212 | | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 332 | |||
| 3 | | Thierry Neuville | 199 | | Nicolas Gilsoul | 199 | | Citroën Total WRT | 278 | |||
| 4 | | Andreas Mikkelsen | 102 | | Anders Jæger-Amland | 102 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 200 | |||
| 5 | | Kris Meeke | 98 | | Sebastian Marshall | 98 | ||||||
World Rally Championship-2 Pro
Kalle Rovanperä, who just celebrated his 19th birthday, led comfortably in the front until a puncture made his lead lost to his teammate Jan Kopecký. Mads Østberg and Hayden Paddon retired from Friday due to oil leak and car beached.[18] In the second leg, Rovanperä regained the top spot from his teammate as Kopecký firstly punctured and then rolled his car. Hayden Paddon restarted on Saturday, but retired from the day again after he suffered two punctures. Gus Greensmith also retired from the day after hitting a bank and damaged his rear-right suspension.[19] Rovanperä took the rally in the end to win the 2019 WRC-2 Pro championship.[6]
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Event | |||||||
| 9 | 1 | 21 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:11:49.1 | 0.0 | 25 | 2 |
| 18 | 2 | 24 | Jan Kopecký | Jan Hloušek | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:16:36.1 | +4:47.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 33 | 3 | 22 | Gus Greensmith | Elliott Edmondson | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:59:48.5 | +47:59.4 | 15 | 0 |
| 38 | 4 | 25 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 4:12:03.6 | +1:00:14.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | 5 | 23 | Mads Østberg | Torstein Eriksen | Citroën Total | Citroën C3 R5 | 4:35:58.9 | +1:24:09.8 | 10 | 0 |
Special stages
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October | — | Gwydir [Shakedown] | 4.68 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:59.6 | — |
| SS1 | Oulton Park | 3.58 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:53.2 | Rovanperä / Halttunen | |
| 4 October | SS2 | Elsi 1 | 11.65 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 8:48.1 | |
| SS3 | Penmachno 1 | 16.95 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 10:08.6 | ||
| SS4 | Dyfnant 1 | 19.36 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 11:32.5 | ||
| SS5 | Aberhirnant 1 | 10.26 km | Stage interrupted[n] | ||||
| SS6 | Elsi 2 | 11.65 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 8:48.1 | Rovanperä / Halttunen | |
| SS7 | Penmachno 2 | 16.95 km | Stage interrupted[o] | ||||
| SS8 | Slate Mountain | 1.60 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 1:13.0 | Rovanperä / Halttunen | |
| SS9 | Dyfnant 2 | 19.36 km | Kopecký / Hloušek | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 11:49.5 | Kopecký / Hloušek | |
| SS10 | Aberhirnant 2 | 10.26 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 6:05.4 | ||
| 5 October | SS11 | Dyfi 1 | 25.86 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 15:42.4 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| SS12 | Myherin 1 | 23.54 km | Paddon / Kennard | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 13:37.9 | ||
| SS13 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 | 25.65 km | Paddon / Kennard | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 15:49.2 | ||
| SS14 | Myherin 2 | 23.54 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 13:36.7 | ||
| SS15 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 | 25.65 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 15:53.5 | ||
| SS16 | Dyfi 2 | 25.86 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 15:55.8 | ||
| SS17 | Colwyn Bay | 2.40 km | Kopecký / Hloušek | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 1:58.8 | ||
| 6 October | SS18 | Alwen 1 | 10.41 km | Paddon / Kennard | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 5:45.8 | |
| SS19 | Brenig 1 | 6.43 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 4:09.5 | ||
| SS20 | Great Orme | 4.74 km | Stage cancelled[m] | ||||
| SS21 | Alwen 2 | 10.41 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 5:43.2 | Rovanperä / Halttunen | |
| SS22 | Brenig 2 | 6.43 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 4:11.4 | ||
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2019 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | | Kalle Rovanperä | 191 | | Jonne Halttunen | 191 | | Škoda Motorsport | 300 | |||
| 2 | | Gus Greensmith | 125 | | Elliott Edmondson | 125 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 247 | |||
| 3 | | Mads Østberg | 120 | | Torstein Eriksen | 120 | | Citroën Total | 120 | |||
| 4 | | Jan Kopecký | 97 | | Pavel Dresler | 79 | ||||||
| 5 | | Łukasz Pieniążek | 74 | | Kamil Heller | 62 | ||||||
World Rally Championship-2
Pierre-Louis Loubet led the class after a trouble-free run. Kajetan Kajetanowicz retired from Friday with three punctures, while Ole Christian Veiby retired from the first leg with a broken track control arm.[18] Petter Solberg overtook Loubet to lead the category in the second loop of Saturday. His son Oliver Solberg made a sensational return after he exited his WRC debut due to steering issue on Friday, setting two fastest stage times until he stopped because of technical problems.[19] Eventually, the 2003 World Champion won the class, ending his 20-year-long career in satisfactory.[6]
Classification
Special stages
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October | — | Gwydir [Shakedown] | 4.68 km | O. Solberg / Johnston | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:00.2 | — |
| SS1 | Oulton Park | 3.58 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:50.7 | P. Solberg / Mills | |
| 4 October | SS2 | Elsi 1 | 11.65 km | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 8:57.9 | Loubet / Landais |
| SS3 | Penmachno 1 | 16.95 km | Veiby / Andersson | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 10:17.1 | ||
| SS4 | Dyfnant 1 | 19.36 km | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 11:51.3 | ||
| SS5 | Aberhirnant 1 | 10.26 km | Stage interrupted[n] | ||||
| SS6 | Elsi 2 | 11.65 km | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 9:02.1 | Loubet / Landais | |
| SS7 | Penmachno 2 | 16.95 km | Stage interrupted[o] | ||||
| SS8 | Slate Mountain | 1.60 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:13.6 | Loubet / Landais | |
| SS9 | Dyfnant 2 | 19.36 km | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 12:03.7 | ||
| SS10 | Aberhirnant 2 | 10.26 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 6:15.1 | ||
| 5 October | SS11 | Dyfi 1 | 25.86 km | O. Solberg / Johnston | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 15:33.3 | |
| SS12 | Myherin 1 | 23.54 km | O. Solberg / Johnston | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 13:34.8 | ||
| SS13 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 | 25.65 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 15:49.5 | ||
| SS14 | Myherin 2 | 23.54 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 13:45.1 | P. Solberg / Mills | |
| SS15 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 | 25.65 km | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 15:55.6 | Loubet / Landais | |
| SS16 | Dyfi 2 | 25.86 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 15:59.1 | P. Solberg / Mills | |
| SS17 | Colwyn Bay | 2.40 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 1:56.1 | ||
| 6 October | SS18 | Alwen 1 | 10.41 km | O. Solberg / Johnston | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:48.3 | |
| SS19 | Brenig 1 | 6.43 km | O. Solberg / Johnston | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 4:12.0 | ||
| SS20 | Great Orme | 4.74 km | Stage cancelled[m] | ||||
| SS21 | Alwen 2 | 10.41 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:46.1 | P. Solberg / Mills | |
| SS22 | Brenig 2 | 6.43 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 | 4:09.4 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 |  3 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | 81 | 3 | Vincent Landais | 81 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Benito Guerra | 75 |  1 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 73 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 73 | 1 | Yaroslav Fedorov | 73 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Nikolay Gryazin | 73 | 1 | Jaime Zapata | 69 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | 60 | 1 | Fabian Cretu | 60 | ||
Junior World Rally Championship
Jan Solans fended off championship leader Tom Kristensson, while Dennis Rådström went off the road and retired from Friday despite holding an early lead.[21] On Saturday, Kristensson suffered a puncture and dropping over three minutes.[22] Following title rival Kristensson's problem, Solans was clear in front. The Spaniard successfully sealed the win to snatch the junior title.[7]
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Stage | |||||||
| 21 | 1 | 72 | Jan Solans | Mauro Barreiro | Rally Team Spain | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:30:05.0 | 0.0 | 50 | 7 |
| 23 | 2 | 71 | Tom Kristensson | Henrik Appelskog | Tom Kristensson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:32:56.7 | +2:51.7 | 36 | 2 |
| 26 | 3 | 77 | Sean Johnston | Alex Kihurani | Sean Johnston | Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:35:16.9 | +5:11.9 | 30 | 0 |
| 30 | 4 | 76 | Enrico Oldrati | Elia De Guio | Enrico Oldrati | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:50:41.7 | +20:36.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 32 | 5 | 78 | Fabrizio Zaldívar | Fernando Mussano | Fabrizio Zaldívar | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:53:17.5 | +23:12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 34 | 6 | 80 | Ryan Booth | Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino | Ryan Booth | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:58:17.7 | +28:12.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 36 | 7 | 81 | Keanna Erickson-Chang | Niall Burns | Keanna Erickson-Chang | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:04:52.2 | +34:47.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | 8 | 75 | Tom Williams | Phil Hall | Tom Williams | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:21:18.6 | +51:13.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 41 | 9 | 73 | Dennis Rådström | Johan Johansson | Dennis Rådström | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:24:16.0 | +54:11.0 | 4 | 10 |
| 43 | 10 | 74 | Roland Poom | Ken Järveoja | Roland Poom | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:32:24.8 | +1:02:19.8 | 2 | 0 |
Special stages
| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October | — | Gwydir [Shakedown] | 4.68 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:29.4 | — |
| SS1 | Oulton Park | 3.58 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:07.0 | Rådström / Johansson | |
| 4 October | SS2 | Elsi 1 | 11.65 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 9:42.9 | |
| SS3 | Penmachno 1 | 16.95 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 11:24.1 | Solans / Barreiro | |
| SS4 | Dyfnant 1 | 19.36 km | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 12:45.7 | ||
| SS5 | Aberhirnant 1 | 10.26 km | Stage interrupted[n] | ||||
| SS6 | Elsi 2 | 11.65 km | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 9:49.2 | Kristensson / Appelskog | |
| SS7 | Penmachno 2 | 16.95 km | Stage interrupted[o] | ||||
| SS8 | Slate Mountain | 1.60 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 1:23.3 | Kristensson / Appelskog | |
| SS9 | Dyfnant 2 | 19.36 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 12:59.6 | Solans / Barreiro | |
| SS10 | Aberhirnant 2 | 10.26 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:40.0 | ||
| 5 October | SS11 | Dyfi 1 | 25.86 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 17:25.1 | |
| SS12 | Myherin 1 | 23.54 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 14:51.6 | ||
| SS13 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 | 25.65 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 17:25.4 | ||
| SS14 | Myherin 2 | 23.54 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 15:00.8 | ||
| SS15 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 | 25.65 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 17:35.1 | ||
| SS16 | Dyfi 2 | 25.86 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 17:35.4 | ||
| SS17 | Colwyn Bay | 2.40 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:08.4 | ||
| 6 October | SS18 | Alwen 1 | 10.41 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:32.8 | |
| SS19 | Brenig 1 | 6.43 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:37.8 | ||
| SS20 | Great Orme | 4.74 km | Stage cancelled[m] | ||||
| SS21 | Alwen 2 | 10.41 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:23.5 | Solans / Barreiro | |
| SS22 | Brenig 2 | 6.43 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:34.8 | ||
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2019 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Trophy for Nations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Country | Points | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Jan Solans | 139 | 1 | Mauro Barreiro | 139 | | Sweden | 104 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Tom Kristensson | 118 | 1 | Henrik Appelskog | 118 | | Spain | 98 | |||
| 3 | | Dennis Rådström | 75 | | Johan Johansson | 75 | 1 | Estonia | 49 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Sean Johnston | 50 | 5 | Alex Kihurani | 50 | 1 | Germany | 43 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Roland Poom | 46 | 1 | Ken Järveoja | 46 | | Italy | 38 | |||
Notes
References
External links
- Official website (in English)
- 2019 Wales Rally GB in e-wrc website
- The official website of the World Rally Championship