Stats and facts Wales GB Rally 27.10.2016: The rally ahead… Dayinsure Wales Rally GB FIA World Rally Championship round 12/13

The rally ahead…


Dayinsure Wales Rally GB

FIA World Rally Championship round 12/13
WRC – WRC2 – WRC3 – JWRC
Date: Thursday October 27 – Sunday October 30
Based: Deeside, Wales
Service: Deeside (but it’s called Rally Village)
Stages: 22
Competitive distance: 330.21km (205.19 miles)
Liaison distance: 965.73km (600.10 miles)
Total distance: 1295.94km (805.29 miles)
Longest stage: SS3/7 Hafren 35.14km (21.83 miles)
Shortest stage: SS16 Cholmondeley Castle 1.80km (1.11 miles)





Stuart Loudon’s restaurant recommendation:



On your way back to the press office from Cholmondeley Castle, why not stop off next door at The Cholmondeley Arms? This quintessentially English pub is proud to support local suppliers and, perhaps more importantly, also offers over 300 different Gins.



If that doesn’t tickle your fancy, why not try some of the local ales brewed within a 30-mile radius, then take a taxi back to Rally Village! The food’s good too. Try the slow-braised lamb and parsnip hotpot followed by Tom’s sticky toffee pudding. The menu is varied, the place busy. Best to book: info@cholmondeleyarms.co.uk or 01829 720300.
 





Recent winners:


2006: Marcus Grönholm/Timo Rautiainen (Ford Focus RS WRC 06)
2007: Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Ford Focus RS WRC 07)
2008: Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citröen C4 WRC)
2009: Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citröen C4 WRC)
2010: Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citröen C4 WRC)
2011: Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)
2012: Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)
2013: Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)
2014: Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)
2015: Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (Volkswagen Polo R WRC)
 



Most successful driver on the Dayinsure Wales Rally GB:


Petter Solberg (4 wins)
 

World Rally Championship stat centre:


Rounds run: 11


Rallye Monte-Carlo (January 21-24), winners: Ogier/ Ingrassia; Rally Sweden (February 4-7), winners: Ogier/Ingrassia; Rally Mexico (March 3-6), winners: Latvala/Anttila; Rally Argentina (April 21-24), winners: Meeke/Nagle; Rally of Portugal (May 19-22), winners: Paddon/Kennard; Rally Italy (June 9-12), winners: Neuville/Gilsoul; Rally Poland (June 30-July 03), Andreas Mikkelsen/Anders Jaeger; Rally Finland (July 28-31), winners: Meeke/Nagle; ADAC Rallye Deutschland (August 18-21), winners: Ogier/ Ingrassia; Tour de Corse (September 29-October 2), winners: Ogier/Ingrassia; Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada (October 13-16), winners: Ogier/Ingrassia.



Stages completed: 196

Cancelled stages: 10

Accumulated winning time: 37h07m24.7s

Accumulated competitive distance: 3,717.37km (2,311.86 miles)

Accumulated liaison distance: 10,548.54km (6,557.34 miles)

Accumulated total distance: 14,629.91km (9,090.99 miles)

Longest stage of the season so far: Guanajuato (Rally Mexico) 80.00km (49.71 miles)

Shortest stage of the season so far: Street Stage Guanajuato (Rally Mexico) 1.09km (0.67 miles)
 



Most WRC fastest stage times in 2016

1 Ogier 57
2 Latvala 37
3 Meeke 26
 



Most WRC stages led in 2016

1 Ogier 69
2 Meeke 45
3 Latvala 31
 


Most WRC2 fastest stage times in 2016

1 Teemu Suninen 34
2 Lappi 33
=Evans 33
3 Kopecky 27
 


Most WRC2 stages led in 2016

1 Lappi 44
2 Suninen 40
3 Evans 38
 


Most Junior WRC fastest stage times in 2016

1 Tempestini 36
2 Veiby 19
3 Terry Folb 9
 


Most Junior WRC stages led in 2016

1 Tempestini 43
2 Veiby 26
3 Martin Koci 10
 


Most WRC3 fastest stage times in 2016

1 Michel Fabre 51
2 Andolfi 39
3 Tempestini 34
 

Most WRC3 stages led in 2016

1 Fabre 59
2 Tempestini 40
3 Veiby 39
 
Eight drivers have led WRC rounds; thirteen have led WRC2, six have led Junior WRC and eleven have led WRC3 rounds.
 


WRC standings

1 Ogier 222pts
2 Mikkelsen 127pts
= Neuville 127pts
3 Paddon 114pts
 


WRC2 standings

1 Evans 120pts
2 Suninen 105pts
3 Lappi 82pts
 


Junior WRC standings

1 Tempestini 105pts
2 Veiby 62pts
3 Folb 58pts
 


WRC3 standings

1 Tempestini 105pts
2 Fabre 91pts
= Andolfi 91pts
3 Veiby 73pts
 


*British Summer Time ends and Greenwich Mean Time begins at 0200 on Sunday October 30 (all you need to know is this gives you an extra hour in bed on Sunday morning…)
 





Sandra Evans- photo Stuart Loudon