2019
Michelin
BASED IN CONCEPCIÓN st
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1 EDITION Organised by RallyMobil
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ROUND 6, 2019 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
THURSDAY, MAY 9 11:00am
Shakedown FRIDAY, MAY 10 (125.27KM)
6:30am
Exit service park, Talcahuano
8:00am
SS1
El Pinar
17.11km
9:33am
SS2
El Puma 1
30.72km
10:36am
SS3
Espigado 1
22.26km
Service/Tyre change, Talcahuano
40 minutes
12:51pm 3:24pm
SS4
El Puma 2
30.72km
4:27pm
SS5
Espigado 2
22.26km
6:40pm
SS6
Conception-Bicentenario
2.20km
Service, Talcahuano
45 minutes
7:15pm
63
entries
6.45km
SATURDAY, MAY 11 (121.16KM) 6:30am
Service/Tyre change, Talcahuano
15 minutes
8:08am
SS7
Rio Lia 1
20.90km
9:08am
SS8
Maria Las Cruces 1
23.09km
TOTA L D I STA N C E :
10:20am
SS9
Pelun 1
16.59km
1,245.68 km
12:05pm
Service/Tyre change, Talcahuano
40 minutes
including 304.81km divided into 16 special stages
2:08pm
SS10
Rio Lia 2
20.90km
3:08pm
SS11
Maria Las Cruces 2
23.09km
4:20pm
SS12
Pelun 2
16.59km
Service/Tyre change
45 minutes
5:45pm
SUNDAY, MAY 12 (58.38KM) 7:00am
Service/Tyre change, Talcahuano
15 minutes
8:08am
SS13
Bio Bio 1
12.52km
9:30am
SS14
Lircay
18.06km
San Nicolas
15.28km
Bio Bio 2 Power Stage
12.52km
10:20am SS15 12:18pm
SS16
1:15pm
Finish
4:00pm
Podium ceremony, Plaza de la Independencia, Concepción
LOCAL TIME - SOURCE: WRC.COM - INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE
MAY 9»12
timetable
2019 COPEC Rally Chile
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY UNCHARTERED TERRITORY FOR EVERYBODY
Arnaud Rémy WRC Programme Manager, Michelin Motorsport
“As a new event, this is obviously unchartered territory for everybody. Some of the stages are held on forest tracks that have tree trunks and stones on the insides of many corners. They can also be very fast and bumpy in places. We don’t have much precise data about how our tyres are likely to perform here but we have placed the emphasis on safety by nominating the medium- and hard-compound versions of the LTX Force, which are more versatile. We are especially keen to see how ‘El Puma’ goes. It’s more than 30km in length and looks similar to a Rally GB stage. There could be a lot of ‘road-sweeping’ if the weather is dry but wear-rates aren’t expected to be very high.”
MICHELIN’S TYRES FOR THE 2019 RALLY CHILE
H4
(hard)
M6
(medium)
3 Drivers can use up to 28 tyres from an allocation of 28
Michelin Latitude
WRC2
WRC
Michelin LTX Force
Cross S80 (soft) and Michelin Latitude Cross H90 (hard)
3 Drivers can use up to 26 tyres
LTX Force M6s and
from an allocation of 26 S80s
16 LTX Force H4s
and 16 H90s
Itinerary Practically all the stages take place on privately-owned ground The compact route visits three Chilean provinces: Concepción, Biobío and Arauco The majority of the stages take place between the Pacific coast and the Biobío River The service park is hosted by the Casino Marina del Sol
The stages ‘El Puma’ (SS2/4) is the longest stage of the rally (30.72km) and is described as Chile’s ‘Ouninpohja’! A super-special (SS6) will be held in the Parque Bicentenario de Concepción The stages take place in forests and tend to be wide and smooth, with cambered corners
RALLY CHILE TRIVIA Chile is the 32nd country to be visited by the World Rally Championship since 1973 Santiago hosted a round of the FIA Formula E Championship in 2018 and 2019 The Dakar Rally has included competitive action in Chile several times, notably in the Atacama Desert, in the north. The 2013 event finished in Santiago Chile’s best known driver Eliseo Salazar (24 F1 grands prix, Le Mans, Indy 500, etc.) contested the 2012 Rally Argentina in a Michelin-equipped Mini
CONCEPCION
RALLY CHILE
AND CHILE
Santiago was a venue for the start of the 1980
Chile is 4,300km ‘long’ from north to south, but only
Codasur Rally’s Concentration Run
180km ‘wide’ on average
The RallyMobil Chilean Rally Championship has been running for 19 years The project of making the COPEC Rally Chile a
Chilean territory is spread over three different continents: America, Oceania and Antarctica Concepción is the capital of the province of the same name and is situated in the Biobío region
WRC round was presented in 2016 The 2018 COPEC Rally Chile was observed by the FIA before its inclusion in the WRC calendar for a period of three years Concepción (population: more than 1 million) is Chile’s second-biggest city, after Santiago Talcahuano (population: 150,000) is situated 12km north of Concepción. It is Chile’s biggest fishing port and biggest military base Talcahuano was rocked by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in 2010
Entry List
CITROEN-TOTAL WRT
#1
Citroën C3 WRC
Sébastien Ogier (FRA)
Race starts 141 - Wins 46 - Podiums 75
M-SPORT FORD WRT
#3
Julien Ingrassia (FRA)
#33
Race starts 47 - Victoire 1 - Podiums 5
#37 HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WRT Hyundai i20 Coupé WRC
Thierry Neuville (BEL)
Race starts 102 - Wins 11 - Podiums 37
Nicolas Gilsoul (BEL)
Race starts 98 - Wins 11 - Podiums 37
Andreas Mikkelsen (NOR)
Race starts 104 - Wins 3 - Podiums 23
Anders Jaeger (NOR)
Race starts 48 - Wins 2 - Podiums 9
#19
Sébastien Loeb (FRA)
Race starts 175 - Wins 79 - Podiums 117
Daniel Elena (MCO)
Race starts 175 - Wins 79 - Podiums 117 9 Champions 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT
#5
Toyota Yaris WRC
Kris Meeke (GBR)
Race starts 96 - Wins 5 - Podiums 12
Sebastian Marshall (GBR)
Race starts 52 - Wins 0 - Podiums 4
#8
Ott Tänak (EST)
Race starts 97 - Wins 7 - Podiums 20
Martin Järveoja (EST)
Race starts 68 - Wins 7 - Podiums 16
#10
Race starts 81 - Wins 1 - Podiums 9 Race starts 125 - Wins 0 - Podiums 4
Race starts 47 - Victoire 1 - Podiums 5
#89
Elfyn Evans (GBR)
Scott Martin (GBR)
Janne Ferm (FIN)
#11
Race starts 45 - Wins 0 - Podiums 1 Race starts 29 - Wins 0 - Podiums 0
6 Champions 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
#4
Teemu Suninen (FIN)
Marko Salminen (FIN)
Race starts 141 - Wins 46 - Podiums 75
Esapekka Lappi (FIN)
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN)
Race starts 200 - Wins 18 - Podiums 65
Miikka Anttila (FIN)
Race starts 211 - Wins 18 - Podiums 65
COMP LETE E NTRY LIST HE RE
Lorenzo Bertelli (ITA)
Race starts 59 - Wins 0 - Podiums 0
Simone Scattolin (ITA)
Race starts 77 - Wins 0 - Podiums 0
wrC DRIVERS’ STANDINGS Mexico France Monte-Carlo Sweden Argentina Chile Portugal Italy 24/01 > 27/01 14/02 > 17/02 7/03 > 10/03 28/03 > 31/03 25/04 > 28/04 9/05 > 12/05 30/05 > 02/06 7/06 > 10/06
Australia Great Britain Turkey Spain Germany Finland 26/07 > 29/07 16/08 > 19/08 13/09 > 16/09 4/10 > 7/10 25/10 > 28/10 15/11 > 18/11
TOTAL
1
Thierry NEUVILLE
18 + 3 15 + 4 12 + 3 25 + 2 25 + 3
110
2
Sébastien OGIER
25 + 4 0 + 2 25 + 5 18 + 1 15 + 5
100
3
Ott TÄNAK
15 + 2 25 + 5
4
Kris MEEKE
8+5
5
Elfyn EVANS
(R)
6
Andreas MIKKELSEN
(R)
7
Jari-Matti LATVALA
(5)
8
Esapekka LAPPI
(R)
9
Dani SORDO
(-)
10
Sébastien LOEB
(4)
11
Teemu SUNINEN
12
Benito GUERRA
(2)
(1)
(3)
(1)
8
10 + 3
0
10 0
12
0+1 (11)
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(-)
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
157 pts
2
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
120 pts 117 pts
M-Sport Ford World Rally Team 78 pts
(1)
(2)
(3)
18
8+4
4+1
82
12
54
0
43
(2)
(5)
(5)
12
15
(3)
0
(4)
(R)
0
4
(21)
(8)
18 + 1 0 + 1 (2)
(13)
-
2+2
(-)
(9)
6
-
(7)
0
(23)
(6)
-
(9)
15
(3)
(R)
(2)
18
30
1
10 + 4
29
(10)
6
(5)
(7)
(R)
0
26
12
8+2
26
-
22
6
20
-
8
(4)
(6)
4
0
10 + 3
8
(4)
-
(8)
(6)
(8)
(-)
(-)
(R)
(-)
(1)
(1)
10 + 4 2 + 5
0
1
4
(11)
(6)
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Citroën Total WRT
(4)
(6)
Manufacturers
3
(3)
(5)
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(-)
(-)
(7)
(-)
wrC2 pro drivers
wrC2 drivers
1
Lukasz PIENIAZEK
62 pts
1
Benito GUERRA
43 pts
2
Gus GREENSMITH
58 pts
2
Ole Christian VEIBY
40 pts
3
Mads OSTBERG
50 pts
3
Nicolas GRYAZIN
28 pts
4
Kalle ROVANPERÄ
36 pts
4
Alberto HELLER
27 pts
5
Eerik PIETARINEN
0 pts
5
Yoann BONATO
25 pts
THE 2019 WRC rEGULATIONS Start orders
points
Day 1 in 2019 Drivers’ championship order, then reverse order of overnight classification
1 , 25 points • 2 , 18 points • 3rd 15 points • 4th, 12 points 5th, 10 points • 6th, 8 points • 7th, 6 points • 8th, 4 points 9th, 2 points • 10th, 1 point
Manufacturers can nominate up to three cars with the two best-placed cars to score Manufacturer points.
st
nd
Power Stage points 1st, 5 points • 2nd, 4 points • 3rd, 3 points • 4th, 2 points 5th, 1 point.
MICHELIN’S WRC RANGE
2019 season
ASPHALT TYRES: michelin pILOT SPORT
WRC TYRE REGULATIONS ✓✓The FIA has registered two different tyre manufactures for the 2019 WRC: Michelin and Pirelli
WINTRY ASPHALT: Michelin Pilot Alpin A4
✓✓Car manufacturers must register the tyre brand they have chosen with the FIA ✓✓Only moulded tyres are authorised ✓✓Tyres must be identifiable by a barcode and RFID chip ✓✓Re-cutting or otherwise modifying the tread pattern is not permitted
H5 (hard compound)
S6 (soft compound)
Size: 20/65-18 Conditions: dry stages
Size: 20/65-18 Conditions: wet, cold conditions
✓✓Only marked tyres are allowed to be used on stages non-studded
✓✓Tyre pre-heating systems are prohibited ✓✓Cars may carry up to two spares ✓✓Tyres may only be inflated using air
SS6 (super soft compound)
FW3 (Full Wet)
Size: 20/65-18 Conditions: icy, frosty, damp, cold conditions
Size: 18/65-18 Conditions: showers, standing water or heavy rain
studded
Size: 18/65-18 Conditions: ice and/or snow
✓✓Only one type of dry-weather asphalt tyre (construction + pattern) and two compound options are authorised for the season (a third compound option is allowed for the Rallye Monte-Carlo) ✓✓Just one type of asphalt rain tyre is authorised
GRAVEL TYRES: michelin LTX FORCE
SNOW/ICE TYRE: michelin X-ICE NORTH
✓✓Only one type of gravel tyre (construction + tread pattern) and three compound options are authorised for the season (choice of two compounds per event) ✓✓A single type of snow/ice tyre (one compound only) to be fitted to 7x15-inch rims ✓✓A single ‘joker’ change is allowed per manufacturer in the course of the season
H4 (hard)
M6 (medium)
Size: 17/65-15 Size: 17/65-15 Conditions: rough, rocky, Conditions: smooth, abrasive surfaces loose surfaces, mud
S6 (soft)
Size: 17/65-15 Conditions: wet, muddy, cold conditions
michelinmotorsport.com
X-Ice North 3
Size: 15/65-15 Conditions: ice and/or snow
✓✓Tyre quotas per event for Priority 1 drivers are calculated on the basis of four tyres per tyre-change opportunity plus four spares
DO YOU SPEAK RALLY? Special stage (SS)
Service park
Special stages (or just ‘stages’) take place
The service park (or service area) is a
on roads or tracks which are closed to
place where work is permitted on the
traffic and made secure for competitors
cars, including tyre changes. The time
and spectators. The length of these timed
spent in a service park can vary
tests – which can take place in daylight or
from 15 to 45 minutes.
at night – tend to vary from five to up to 80 kilometres.
Regroup ‘Regroups’ are holding zones which
Super-special
enable the organisers to include a pause
This is a short stage generally organised
in the timetable, before a service halt, for
in a town centre, especially for
example, or between two loops of stages.
An official road book is given to all
Work on the cars is not permitted.
competitors before the start of ‘recce’.
spectators. The intention is to take the sport to a wider audience and to organise promotional events at the same time. The times recorded count towards the official results. Power Stage On every round of the WRC, the last stage of every rally is known as the Power Stage. The drivers who post the five fastest times on this test are awarded five, four, three, two and one bonus points respectively. The stages are timed to the closest 1,000th of a second. Road section Road sections are the itinerary that crews
It provides a detailed description of Parc ferme
the itinerary in the form of detailed
This is the zone where competing cars
illustrations of junctions, etc.
park up before the start of a rally and at
competitor
the end of each leg. Work on the cars is
follow the road book may be
not permitted.
disqualified.
Time controls (TC)
who
A
doesn’t
Recce
Crews must have their timecard stamped
Recce involves driving over the special
by marshals before and after each stage,
stages at slow speed at the wheel of
as well as into and out of service areas
road cars ahead of the rally, the aim
and regroups. These mandatory passage
being to take turn-by-turn pace notes.
controls ensure that competitors
Only two passes through each stage are
comply
with
the
official
authorised.
timetable.
must follow to get to the different stages. These roads are open to other users and
Road book
Shakedown
Course cars (‘triple zero’, ‘double zero’ and ‘zero’)
competitors must comply with local traffic
A shakedown test is organised ahead of
Course cars are safety cars which cover
legislation at all times. Road sections
all WRC events using a short section of a
the stages before the competitors. Their
must be covered in a time specified by the
sample road. This test usually takes place
mission is to warn spectators of the
organisers. Penalties are incurred for late
on the Thursday morning before the start.
imminent arrival of the cars. Course cars
or early arrival at the next time control.
Each priority driver must complete at least
bear the numbers ‘000’, ‘00’ and ‘0’ on
The penalty for late arrival is 10 seconds
three passes. Should the car suffer damage
their doors. They pass between 30 and
per minute and the penalty for
or break down during this test, crews can
five minutes before the due time of the
early arrival is one
still take part in the event if repairs are
first competitor.
minute per minute.
completed in time.