Tuesday, 29 October 2019

2019 WRC Round 13 recap - Rally de Catalunya, Ott Tänak 2019 World Rally Champion!

Recap of the last round of WRC from last weekends Round Thirteen of Rally de Catalunya.

Last weekends was the thirteenth round of the World Rally Championship at Rally de Catalunya (25th - 28th October) that was won by Thierry Neuville in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC.



While, Ott Tänak finished second in his works Toyota Yaris WRC Tänak was seventeen seconds behind Neuville at the end; enough to give Ott Tänak the 2019 WRC title, contracts to Ott Tänak and co-driver Martin Järveoja for winning their first WRC drivers title.



Meanwhile, Dani Sordo finished third in his works Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, Sordo was eighteen seconds behind Neuville at the end of the rally.

Meanwhile in WRC-2 Pro class (Manufacturer entries competing in cars built to Group R5 specifications), that was won by Citroën Total driver Mads Østberg in his Citroën C3 R5. Mads Østberg finished in ninth place overall, he was eight and half minutes behind Neuville at the end of the rally.

While in WRC-2 class (Open to privately-entered cars; Group R5, R4, Super 2000 and Group N4 spec cars), that was won by Eric Camilli in his own backed Citroën C3 R5. Eric Camilli finished in tenth place overall, he was nine minutes behind Neuville at the end of the rally.

Highlights of the rally below, enjoy.



Next stop, Round Fourteen and the final round of the 2019 WRC season for Rally Australia in three weeks time.

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