[WRC] Rally Catalunya

[KiwiWRCfan]

That looks wrong.

They need to score minimum 26 points if Toyota take 1-2 (43 points to Toyota, Hyundai is now 18 ahead = 43-18 =25)

CORRECTION
Hyundai need Minimum of 27 points in Australia to secure #WRC manufacturers title.
It could be achieved with
* Rally P1 & P8 or better
* Rally P2 & P5 or better
# Lower points work if Toyota do not get a P1-P2 finish

But if Toyota finish P1 & P2 and Hyundai finish P3 & P4 the teams will be tied on points.

Can we have joint manufacturers champions ?
What are tie break rules ?

[dimviii]

Can we have joint manufacturers champions ?
What are tie break rules ?

most wins,and Toyota has more.

[KKS]

That doesn't seem right. In the Estonian rally podcast "Kuues Käik", with Karl Kruuda, it was said that there were about 1000 Estonians in Catalunya.

Considering plane connection from Tallinn, it would take weeks to get 16 000 people from here to there.

via any hub-airport it could be easily done

[m-ast]

20000€ fine to Citroen Racing following stewards decisions 4 and 5, the R5 using a different intercooler than the homologated, and also using a modified radiator:
http://www.rallyracc.com/2019/online...ecision_N4.pdf
http://www.rallyracc.com/2019/online...ecision_N5.pdf

[KKS]

Btw. with all this excitement almost nobody talked about Katsuta. While I am generally very negative of him his speed here was actually quite good. Halved the s/km loss compared with Germany (though "easier" roads probably helped with that).

Katsuta and Suninen two people that I didn't excpect so much here. But very good pace for both. Yep in absolute speed now Katsuta far back, but it's only 2nd his rally on tarmac and at WRC and show great speed.
And now just compare to Tidemand... Katsuta simply on another level

[KKS]

He seems a good driver, shame he is unlucky in rallies. His results in WRC-2 don't really represent his pace.

https://youtu.be/Xe-_GBq_ceM?t=267 Crazy run for Solans

[KKS]

CORRECTION
Hyundai need Minimum of 27 points in Australia to secure #WRC manufacturers title.
It could be achieved with
* Rally P1 & P8 or better
* Rally P2 & P5 or better
# Lower points work if Toyota do not get a P1-P2 finish

But if Toyota finish P1 & P2 and Hyundai finish P3 & P4 the teams will be tied on points.

Can we have joint manufacturers champions ?
What are tie break rules ?

If Toyota P1 and P2 its 25+18=43pts
if Hyundai P3 and P4 its 15+12=27pts
Toyota: 362+43=405
Hyundai: 380+27=407 and Hyundai wins.

They can be equal on points if Toyota P1 and P3 and Hyundai P4 and P5 or
Toyota P1, P2. Hyunadi P3, P5 than it will be 405pts. But Toyota win it by bigger amount of 1st places

[KKS]

20000€ fine to Citroen Racing following stewards decisions 4 and 5, the R5 using a different intercooler than the homologated, and also using a modified radiator:
http://www.rallyracc.com/2019/online...ecision_N4.pdf
http://www.rallyracc.com/2019/online...ecision_N5.pdf

First Hyundai R5 department "forgot" to homologate new parts now it's Citorens move )

[Mirek]

20000€ fine to Citroen Racing following stewards decisions 4 and 5, the R5 using a different intercooler than the homologated, and also using a modified radiator:
http://www.rallyracc.com/2019/online...ecision_N4.pdf
http://www.rallyracc.com/2019/online...ecision_N5.pdf

These fines for whatever infringment the works teams do are ridiculous. It's nothing else than collecting money. In the past both cars would be excluded.

[denkimi]

Frankly it seems too wild a rumor for me still. Stranger things have happened but until someone confirms it I won't believe it.

I also have problems believing it. It just seems like such a stupid thing to do for tanak. Leaving the fastest car and a undisputed number one status in the team, for a shared number one status and a car that only neuville seems to get working.