2014 Circuit of Ireland
| 2014 Circuit of Ireland 72. Circuit of Ireland 2014 | |||
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Round 4 of 12 of the 2014 European Rally Championship
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| Host country | Northern Ireland | ||
| Rally base |  Ulster | ||
| Dates run | 17 – 19 April 2014 | ||
| Stages | 18 | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 31 at start, 18 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Esapekka LappiŠkoda Motorsport | ||
The 2014 Circuit of Ireland was the fourth round of the 2014 European Rally Championship season, held in Ulster between 17–19 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.
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
| 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
| 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
| 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 |