Probabily Yates in european round
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Probabily Yates in european round
Well well, once again: Rules!
Points.
WRC2 PRO Teams all 14 rallies will be counted. Teams can have 1 or 2 cars, so max points for 1 rally 25+18=43points
WRC2 PRO Drivers best 8 scores will be counted. Drivers can drive all 14 rallies if they want, so max points 8x25=200points
WRC2 only for drivers, first 7 events entered will be counted for championship and best 6 results out of those 7 for points.
so each 3 "R5 based" series has different points scoring rules, very difficult to understand...
You’re probably right, but I got the idea that in manus case even if they can enter/name 2 cars per event they can only score their best car result (a bit like the 3/2 WRC scoring rule).
Btw, a spanish site is saying that Ostberg is trying to make a deal with Citroen for the WRC 2 Pro. If so, maybe some WRC rounds could be included?
Østberg says to parcferme.no that he have offers to drive both polo R5 and citröen C3 R5 in WRC2 pro, he also have a offer to drive C3 WRC with some "financial support".
He will also do the first round in the Norwegian championship in a Subaru Gr.N:)
He will present his plans in the next week or so.
Well hard choice. If he will go on with Citroen then he needs to work hard to get any win or even a podium in R5, with Polo I think it could be a lot easier to do that. But on the other site if he will be right where he is then he could also drive WRC car and focus more on that. But the question is what he prefers. A few WRC rounds and WRC2 Pro programme with maybe in the top 5 overall or maybe a chance for the title in lower category.
Eerik Pietarinen to do 4-6 WRC2 rallies with a TGS Skoda
Fingers crossed for Mads in a C3 R5, it would be good to see how it could do with such a known quantity behind the wheel (Lefebvre being potentially very good but hasn't driven other cars for so long it's hard to compare his pace across them).
Gary KiwiWRCfan Boyd
Bolivian driver @MarquitoBulacia has announced on facebook he will drive a Skoda Fabia R5 for #WRC2 2019 rounds in Mexico , Argentina , Chile , Italy , Turkey , Wales and Australia
Bulacia is currently in Spain testing
Confirmed - Gus Greensmith will spearhead M-Sport's WRC2 Pro challenge:
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...iesta-wrc-shot
WRC2 program for Guillaume De Mevius as RACB national driver confirmed:
Monte Carlo, Corsica, Germany and Catalunya. Then 2 other rounds that could be Portugal, Turkey or Wales,
Greensmith and Pieniazek confirmed for M-Sport’s WRC2Pro entry
https://www.m-sport.co.uk/single-pos...-FOR-WRC-2-PRO
Patrik Flodin FabiaR5 WRC2 RallySweden
and as expected
Lars Stugemo PoloR5 WRC2 RallySweden
Wow, nice to see Patrik Flodin with a good rally program again. I remember him as a Subaru Poland driver 10 years ago. Good luck to him!
https://www.ewrc-results.com/image/317524/?entry=65174
Maybe you should do some research?
Bedoret: vice Junior Champion in Belgium behind De Mevius, very impressive debut year with an R5, setting multiple scratches in the 2nd half of the year. Backed by Skoda Belgium and coached by Freddy Loix
De Mevius: Belgian Junior Champion, RACB National driver. Very fast at times, but inconsistent. Maybe the less talented of the 3.
Munster: Belgian Junior CHampion, vice champion in the Adam Cup, won his 2nd rally in an R5 beating some local and more experienced drivers in very tricky conditions.
So, 3 young guys who clearly have talent, who are not afraid to try to make it abroad. I think WRC is where the biggest talents of different countries come together. And they are some of the biggest talents in Belgium.
Last year in Deutschland Bedoret was on his best stage result 15th fastest in RC2 class. Did he have some technical problems throughout the rally?
Munster seems to have about 200 km of competitive kilometres on an R5 car.
I don't think experience and results are a requirement for WRC2, but it's an expensive series to learn driving.
I did.
Bedoret: he was competing in ERC 2 years ago and failed to finish any event. 0 points. Last year full Belgian championship in the best car. Not a single win. Where is this impressive debut year?
De Mevius: He's been competing in R5 car for 2 years and hasn't won anything. Where is this talent?
Munster: I saw him in Barum Rally last year. After a series of bad stage times he finished 8th in ERC3 class. Is it impressive?
I wish them good luck. I just find it strange that someone wastes so much money.
Come on, this is laughable discussion. Look at Pieniazek. He was very slow when he started in WRC2 and now he is works driver for M-Sport. Everybody has to start somehow and gain experience.
Don't underestimate the level in het belgian championship. For Example, Verschueren and Princen finished 40 and 49 seconds behind Neuville after 277km stage in Ypres.
De Mevius, I have to agree I'm convinced he is a super talent, but he isn't slow or anything.
Munster, it was only his 2nd full year. He struggled in Barum yes. But overall he made great progress over the year and is very well coached.
I'm not saying they will finish on the podium in WRC2. Not this year. But they sure have (big) potential. Like Mirek says, you have to start somewhere.
de mevius and munster are both good examples of how enough money can make someone look fast in the lower classes.
as soon as they get up to a level where they no longer fight amateurs, but others with the same support and budget we'll see how good they really are.
bedoret is more difficult. he obviously only got in that r5 car because he had the biggest bag of money, but i think he might have some speed. probably not enough to be playing with the international big boys, but perhaps enough to become belgian champion someday.
there is only one belgian driver who impressed me this year, and its fernémont.
Perhaps this is a discussion for a separate thread? "Talents 2019" f.ex. with leads and links to drivers we hope will make an impact.
I personally would love to discuss talents on the verge of WRC/WRC2/JWRC/ERC worth checking out and following in their local rallies. Especially outside the nordics, since I am swedish and limited knowledge/updated information on talents in other parts of Europe and the world.
Actually, I was impressed with Pieniazek last year in Portugal; he looked fast on the stages, making decent times in most of them. Besides, he was around WRC2 top 5 all season long (finishing on P5), which can be impressive considering he was only on his second 4wd season ever. If Ingram runs the WRC2 this season, I bet he probably won’t beat the Polish.
Btw, this talk about driver A or B running the WRC just because they’re loaded seems a bit stupid; do drivers run the national series or the ERC without costs? Without money (personal or sponsors) no one can succeed in motorsport.
Speaking of Ingram... even when he wins money he cant get it !! :(
@autosport
Chris Ingram is understood to still be waiting for the €100,000 prize money he earned for winning the 2017 European Rally Championship's Under 27 title.
https://www.autosport.com/erc/news/1...27-prize-money
This is awful for a young guy with no personal sponsor (ie no rich daddy), and who has made his way by sourcing his own funding from sponsorship, getting results by his talent and attracting manu drives (Peugeot UK, Vauxhall UK, Opel) and by winning prize money.
The FIA (ERC) should be ashamed.
Rhys Yates @RhysYatesRally
Excited to reveal my 2019 WRC-2 plans here at the @Autosport_Show on the @autosport stage today.
After several years of progress and learning, I'm delighted to be heading into my biggest season yet.
It's going to be mega !
Find out what's in the pipeline: https://twitter.com/RhysYatesRally/s...16581356048385
Bit disappointed if those are the only 2 M-Sport drivers for the year. No complaints at either, the more the merrier, but I would have thought the new R5 car would be more important to the company than the WRC one this year, so was really hoping they'd have Tidemand, Camilli or another pro to advertise that car and put it in a good light.
Re: the Ingram story, I hope that reaches a swift conclusion in his favour; if he has to go into some sort of legal action that could be the end of his career.