WRC Round 12 recap, VW WRC Manufacturers champions and Robert Kubica WRC-2 champion, Sébastien Chardonnet WRC-3 champion, Pontus Tidemand J-WRC champion, Champion

Last weekend was round twelve of the World Rally Championship at Rally de Catalunya (25th-27th October) was won by Sébastien Ogier to win the rally overall in the works Volkswagen Polo R WRC. While, Jari-Matti Latvala finished in second place in the other works Volkswagen Polo R WRC, to give VW a one-two and to give Volkswagen the 2013 WRC Manufacturers championship, contracts to Volkswagen for winning their first WRC Manufacturers title. Latvala was 32 seconds behind Ogier at the end.



Meanwhile, Mikko Hirvonen finish in third place in the works Citroën DS3 WRC. Hirvonen was 73 seconds behind Ogier at the end of the rally.

Meanwhile in WRC-2 class (Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by former Formula One driver Robert Kubica his Citroën backed Citroën DS3 RCC. Robert Kubica finished in ninth place overall and two points in the main standings as-well, he was over 11 minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally to give Robert Kubica the 2013 WRC-2 championship; contracts to Robert Kubica for winning the WRC-2 championship, in next months rounds WalesRallyGB Robert Kubica will be racing in a fully works Citroën DS3 WRC alongside Mikko Hirvonen and Dani Sordo.



While in WRC-3 class (Group R1, R2 and R3 cars) that was won by Enrique García Ojeda in his Autogomas Cantabria backed Citroën DS3 R3T. Enrique García Ojeda finished in thirteenth place overall, he was under 24 minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally. And despite Sébastien Chardonnet did not Rally last weekend, Sébastien Chardonnet did clinched the WRC-3 Championship at the last rounds Rallye de France-Alsace, contracts to Sébastien Chardonnet for winning the WRC-3 championship.



And finally in a class I do not write on this blog, Junior World Rally Championship class (all drivers in identical Ford Fiesta R2 cars, prepared by M-Sport. Hankook supplies tyres.) hat was won by Yeray Lemes in his Yeray Lemes backed Ford Fiesta R2. Yeray Lemes finished in seventeenth place overall, he was over 30 minutes behind Ogier at the end of the rally. And despite, Pontus Tidemand did not finish the rally. Pontus Tidemand did clinched the J-WRC Championship at the last rounds Rallye de France-Alsace, contracts to Pontus Tidemand for winning the J-WRC championship.



Highlights of the rally below.



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