2014 Circuit of Ireland

The 2014 Circuit of Ireland was the fourth round of the 2014 European Rally Championship season, held in Ulster between 17 and 19 April 2014.[1] The Circuit returned to the European Rally Championship over the Easter weekend, starting in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Circuit of Ireland consisted of 18 special stages covering a total of 230 kilometres (140 miles) over the weekend.

2014 Circuit of Ireland
72. Circuit of Ireland 2014
Round 4 of 12 of the 2014 European Rally Championship
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Host countryNorthern Ireland
Rally baseNorthern Ireland Ulster
Dates run17 – 19 April 2014
Stages18
Stage surfaceTarmac
Statistics
Crews31 at start, 18 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Esapekka Lappi
Škoda Motorsport

Finnish driver Esapekka Lappi dominated the International section, towards the European Rally Championship, finishing almost two minutes ahead of second place Sepp Wiegand from Germany, who completed a Škoda 1–2. Irishman Robert Barrable finished third in his Ford Fiesta R5. Declan Boyle won the Circuit of Ireland National Rally in his Subaru Impreza S12B WRC, while teenage British driver Chris Ingram held the lead of the ERC Junior Championship event, but crashed out, handing the win to Czech driver Jan Černý. Ingram still became the youngest winner of the Colin McRae 'Flat Out' Award, handed to him by local hero Kris Meeke.

Entry list

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No Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Cup
1   Craig Breen   Scott Martin Peugeot Rally Academy Peugeot 208 T16
2   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia 2000
3   Kevin Abbring   Sebastian Marshall Peugeot Rally Academy Peugeot 208 T16
4   Sepp Wiegand   Frank Christian Škoda Auto Deutschland Škoda Fabia 2000
5   Robert Barrable   Stuart Loudon Ford Fiesta R5
6   Sam Moffett   James O'Reilly Ford Fiesta RRC
7   Josh Moffett   John Rowan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
8   Neil Simpson   Claire Mole Simpsons Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000
9   Robert Consani   Maxime Vilmot Peugeot 207 S2000
10   Lászlo Vizin   Gábor Zsíros Peugeot 207 S2000
11   Aaron MacHale   Eamonn Walsh Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
12   Robert Woodside   Allan Harryman Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4
14   Jan Černý   Pavel Kohout Czech National Team Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD J
15   Petter Kristiansen   Ole Kristian Brennum Škoda Fabia R2 2WD J
16   Andrea Crugnola   Michele Ferrara Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD J
17   Aleksander Zawada   Cathy Derousseaux Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD J
18   Chris Ingram   Gabin Moreau Renault Twingo RS R2 Evo2 2WD J
20   Stephen Wright   Susanne Wright Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD J
21   Alex Parpottas   Alexander Kihurani Ford Fiesta R2 2WD J
22   Gino Bux   Eric Borguet DG Sport Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD J
23   Zoltán Bessenyey   Julianna Nyírfás Honda Civic Type-R R3 2WD
24   Jukka Korhonen   Marko Salminen Autosport Technology Citroën DS3 R3T 2WD
25   Daniel McKenna   Arthur Kierans Citroën DS3 R3T 2WD
26   Jonathan Greer   Kirsty Riddick Citroën DS3 R3T 2WD
28   Eugene Meegan   Sarah Whelan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
30   Stanley Ballantine   Wendy Blackledge Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
31   Renato Pita   Hugo Magalhães Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD
34   Richard Tannahill   Aileen Kelly Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2WD
35   Mervyn Wedlock   Philip Smith Honda Civic Type-R 2WD
36   Barry Greer   Damien Duffin Ford Fiesta R2 2WD
37   Calvin Beattie   Emmet Sherry Ford Fiesta R2 2WD
Total entries: 31[2]

Results

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Pos No Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Points
1 2   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia 2000 2:06:15.5 39
2 4   Sepp Wiegand   Frank Christian Škoda Auto Deutschland Škoda Fabia 2000 2:08:05.5 28
3 5   Robert Barrable   Stuart Loudon Ford Fiesta R5 2:08:13.0 25
4 9   Robert Consani   Maxime Vilmot Peugeot 207 S2000 2:11:49.5 18
5 8   Neil Simpson   Claire Mole Simpsons Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 2:12:49.0 14
6 25   Daniel McKenna   Arthur Kierans Citroën DS3 R3T 2:17:02.0 9
7 7   Josh Moffett   John Rowan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2:17:16.1 8
8 14   Jan Černý   Pavel Kohout Czech National Team Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2:19:12.9 4
9 26   Jonathan Greer   Kirsty Riddick Citroën DS3 R3T 2:20:05.6 2
10 23   Zoltán Bessenyey   Julianna Nyírfás Honda Civic Type-R R3 2:21:19.6 1
Did not finish
SS11 1   Craig Breen   Scott Martin Peugeot Rally Academy Peugeot 208 T16 Cooling 6
SS8 3   Kevin Abbring   Sebastian Marshall Peugeot Rally Academy Peugeot 208 T16 Cooling
SS13 6   Sam Moffett   James O'Reilly Ford Fiesta RRC Fuel pressure 3
SS2 11   Aaron MacHale   Eamonn Walsh Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Accident
SS3 16   Andrea Crugnola   Michele Ferrara Peugeot 208 VTi R2 Accident
SS13 18   Chris Ingram   Gabin Moreau Renault Twingo RS R2 Evo2 Accident

Junior ERC

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Pos No Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Points
1 14   Jan Černý   Pavel Kohout Czech National Team Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2:19:12.9 38
2 21   Alex Parpottas   Alexander Kihurani Ford Fiesta R2 2:21:25.6 28
3 15   Petter Kristiansen   Ole Kristian Brennum Škoda Fabia R2 2:22:40.9 23
4 20   Stephen Wright   Susanne Wright Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2:23:03.5 19
5 17   Aleksander Zawada   Cathy Derousseaux Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2:25:26.8 14
6 22   Gino Bux   Eric Borguet DG Sport Peugeot 208 VTi R2 2:29:30.0 14

References

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  1. ^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
  2. ^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.