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timetable 10:08am 10:53am 11:02am 12:18pm 12:18pm 12:18pm 11:10am 8:06am 3:08pm 8:00am 8:08am 2:08pm 6:00am 2:40pm 4:30pm 9:56am 9:20pm 7:08pm 5:40am 7:08pm 3:02pm 9:22pm 9:42am 9:26am 7:49pm 7:46am 3:57pm 1:33pm 1:07pm 4:19pm 7:28am 6:10am 7:13pm 7:18am 6:11pm 2019 SS22 SS20 SS21 SS10 SS16 SS18 SS14 SS19 SS15 SS13 SS12 SS11 SS17 SS4 SS8 SS6 SS3 SS2 SS5 SS9 SS7 SS1 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5(152.50KM) SATURDAY, OCTOBER THURSDAY. OCTOBER 3(3.58KM) OCTOBER THURSDAY. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6(38.42KM) SUNDAY, OCTOBER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4(118.25KM) FRIDAY, OCTOBER Service/Tyre change, Llandudno Service/Tyre Service/Tyre change, Llandudno Service/Tyre change, Llandudno Service/Tyre Service/Tyre change, Llandudno Service/Tyre Service/Tyre change, Llandudno Service/Tyre Tyre change (TFZ), Newtown (TFZ), Tyre change Start ceremony,Start Liverpool Brenig Stage) 2 (Power Parc ferme, Llandudno ferme, Parc Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 Hafren Lamb Sweet Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 Hafren Lamb Sweet Shakedown (Gwydir) (Gwydir) Shakedown Service, Llandudno Service, Service, Llandudno Service, Finish, Llandudno Finish, Slate Mountain Slate Aberhirnant 2 Aberhirnant Aberhirnant 1 Aberhirnant Penmachno 1 Penmachno 2 Oulton Park Oulton Colwyn Bay Colwyn Orme Great Myherin 1 Myherin 2 Dyfnant 2 Dyfnant Dyfnant 1 Dyfnant Brenig 1 Alwen 1 Alwen Alwen 2 Alwen Dyfi 1 Dyfi Dyfi 2 Dyfi Elsi 2 Elsi Elsi 1 Elsi 40 minutes 40 45 minutes 45 minutes 15 minutes 15 15 minutes 15 15 minutes 15 15 minutes 15 15 minutes 15 23.54km 23.54km 25.86km 25.86km 25.65km 25.65km 19.36km 19.36km 16.95km 16.95km 10.41km 10.41km 11.65km 11.65km 4.68km 9.40km 9.40km 2.40km 3.58km 6.43km 6.43km 3.53km 4.74km

LOCAL TIME - SOURCE: WRC.COM - INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE Arnaud Rémy “WE WILL HAVE A NEW SOFT-COMPOUND OPTION FOR OUR WRC2 RUNNERS“ WRC Programme Manager, Michelin Motorsport

“The weather for Wales Rally GB frequently springs a few surprises. Last year was particularly mild, but we tend to expect rain and/or fog. The shifting conditions are always a big challenge for the teams and our technical staff when it comes to selecting tyres for this round’s high- forest stages. This year, in line with the choice available already in WRC, we have a new soft-compound option for our WRC2 runners. If the going turns out to be wet and muddy, it is probable that the new Latitude Cross S70 will make its maiden competitive appearance in Wales.”

MICHELIN’S TYRES MICHELIN FOR THE 2019 WALES RALLY GB AND RALLY GB

Michelin has won Rally GB Michelin LTX Force 17 times as a WRC round M6 S6 (medium) (soft) 3 quota: Michelin won Britain’s round 32 tyres from an allocation of 32 of the WRC (RAC Rally) for the first M6s and 16 S6s time in 1980 with WRC crews WRC ( Lotus)

Michelin Latitude Cross M80 (medium) et S70 (soft) From 1973 to 1979, Michelin

3 quota: 30 tyres from an allocation of 30 M80s and 16 S70s only won two RAC Rally stages! WRC2

Today, Michelin’s score stands Michelin’s Rally GB wins at 661 Rally GB fastest times (as a WRC round)

1980 1991 2013 Michelin has won Rally GB with Toivonen/White Kankkunen/Piironen Ogier/Ingrassia Talbot-Lotus Delta Integrale 16v VW Polo R WRC nine different Finnish drivers 1982 1993 Mikkola/Hertz Kankkunen/Grist 2014 Quattro Celica Turbo 4WD Ogier/Ingrassia 1984 1998 VW Polo R WRC Michelin has won Rally GB with eight Vatanen/Harryman Burn/Reid 2015 205 T16 Mitsubishi Carisma GT Ogier/Ingrassia different car manufacturers 1986 2001 VW Polo R WRC Salonen/Harjanne Grönholm/Rautiainen T16 WRC 2016 1988 2011 Ogier/Ingrassia Sébastien Ogier holds the record Alen/Kivimaki Latvala/Anttila VW Polo R WRC Integrale Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2018 1989 2012 for the highest number of Rally GB Airikkala/McNamee Latvala/Anttila Ogier/Ingrassia Mitsubishi Galant VR4 Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC wins (5), all on Michelin tyres Format WALES RALLYGB Fast, technical forest stages in frequently slippery, muddy conditions INFO The service park is in Llandudno, a North Wales seaside resort Liverpool is the ’s sixth biggest city The start ceremony will be held in Liverpool, (population: 500,000 habitants). It is famous as the followed by a super-special at Oulton Park home of the Beatles Friday and Saturday’s long legs last 15 and 14 hours respectively

There will be seven stages totalling 152.50km Llandudno is the biggest Welsh seaside resort without a break for service on Saturday

The spectacular Great Orme asphalt stage along the Irish Sea The Slate Mountain super-special in Snowdonia Park coast will only be contested once this year takes place near former slate quarries The podium ceremony will be held on Llandudno’s seafront (The Parade) Newtown sits on the River Severn, the United Stages Kingdom’s longest river (354km) Shakedown uses part of 2018’s Gwydir stage

Oulton Park (SS1) will feature a mixed dirt/asphalt loop

Elsi (SS2/6) is being run in the opposite direction to 2018

The end of Penmachno (SS3/7) has been modified compared with 2018

Dyfnant (SS4/9) and Aberhirnant (SS5/10) will run in their 2016 format. Aberhirnant 2 will start after nightfall

Great Orme, a rocky headland near Llandudno, is

named after the Old Norse for sea serpent

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch,

on the island of Anglesey, near Llandudno, is the

Slate Mountain (SS8) has been modified compared with 2018 European village with the longest name Dyfi (SS11/16) is identical to 2017

Myherin (SS12/14) has been shortened compared with 2016

Sweet Lamb Hafren (SS13/15) has been extended compared with 2018 and includes portions visited in 2017 MICHELIN GREEN GUIDE Colwyn Bay (SS17) is a new seafront asphalt stage Enjoy the beauty of the windswept moors, wild Alwen (SS18/21) and Brenig (SS19/22) are identical to 2017 coastline, gothic cathedrals, castles and medieval towns of and Wales, or discover the latest hip spots Great Orme (SS20, 2015 version) has been shortened compared with 2018 with the Michelin Green Guide. WINNERS: THE 2018 Sébastien Ogier / DOWN MEMORY event (Ford Fiesta RS WRC ) LANE STAGE WINNERS: Tänak (6), Ogier (5), Latvala (4), Mikkelsen (3), Lappi and Neuville (2), Ostberg (1)

RALLY LEADERS: Lappi (SS1), Tänak (SS2-SS15), Ogier (SS16-SS19), Latvala (SS20-SS21), Ogier (SS22)

3 Sébastien Ogier’s fifth RallyGB win 3 Ott Tänak retired while leading on Day 2 1989 3 The top-four were covered by just 13.5 seconds ahead of the last day Thirty years ago, the 3 The new soft-compound Michelin LTX Force S6 made its first 1989 Lombard RAC Rally competitive appearance saw Finn steer his Mitsubishi to his only WRC win, ahead RALLY GB TRIVIA of Toyota’s Sainz and Kankkunen. Formerly known as the RAC Rally, Rally GB first counted towards the FIA World Airikkala may not be one of the Rally Championship in 1973 most famous Flying Finns, yet he contested 38 WRC rounds The inaugural event (1932) was won from 1973 until 1990. His six by Colonel A.H. Loughborough driving podium finishes include his RAC a Lanchester 15/18 Rally success in 1989 driving a 21 different drivers have Michelin-equipped Mitsubishi won Rally GB since 1973 Galant VR4. Ford has won Rally GB 12 times, including a run of seven in a row An alternator problem after (1973 to 1979) with the Ford Escort RS nightfall in Kielder Forest forced to relinquish The 2019 event visits England for the start ceremony and SS1 the lead and leave first place to team-mate . But Airikkala put his knowledge of the Scottish stages to good effect to home in on the Spaniard who was slowed by a transmission issue. The 44-year old Finn eased ahead with two stages remaining and CLICK HERE TO WATCH went on to claim his only WRC OUR LATEST RALLY GB VIDEOS victory. Sadly, he passed away almost exactly 10 years ago, on September 30, 2009. Entry List #89 6 TOYOTA GAZOORACING WRT #42 #10 HYUNDAI SHELLMOBIS WRT CITROEN-TOTAL WRT #11 #8 #5 #4 #1 Champions 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 ENTRY LIST LIST ENTRY COMPLETE COMPLETE Race starts206- Wins 18-Podiums 67 Jari-Matti Latvala Race starts74- Wins 11-Podiums 20 Martin Järveoja Race starts103- Wins 11-Podiums 24 Ott Tänak Race starts58- Win 0-Podiums 5 Race starts102- Wins 5-Podiums 13 Race starts217- Wins 18-Podiums 67 Race starts82- Wins 5-Podiums 12 Race starts60- Win 0-Podiums 2 Race starts53- Wins 2-Podiums 11 Anders Jaeger Race starts109- Wins 3-Podiums 25 Race starts104- Wins 11-Podiums 38 Race starts108- Wins 11-Podiums 38 Race starts53- Win 1-Podiums 7 Race starts53- Win 1-Podiums 7 Race starts147- Wins 47-Podiums 78 Julien Ingrassia Race starts147- Wins 47-Podiums 78 Sébastien Ogier HERE

(EST) (IRL) (GBR) Hyundai i20Coupé WRC (FIN) (IRL) (FIN) (NOR) (BEL) WRC (FRA) (FIN) (EST) (BEL) (FRA) Citroën C3 WRC Citroën (FIN) (GBR) (NOR)

#33 M-SPORT FORD WRT M-SPORT #3 #7 Race starts102- Win 1-Podiums 15 Ola Floene Race starts48- Win 0-Podium 0 Race starts128- Win 0-Podiums 4 Race starts84- Win 1-Podiums 9 Race starts173- Wins 15-Podiums 70 Race starts51- Win 0-Podiums 2 (NOR) (GBR) (GBR) Ford Fiesta RS WRC (FIN) (FIN) (SWE) wrC DRIVERS’ STANDINGS

Monte-Carlo Mexico Argentina Chile Portugal Italy Germany Turkey Great Britain Australia TOTAL 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 26/07 > 29/07 16/08 > 19/08 13/09 > 16/09 4/10 > 7/10 25/10 > 28/10 15/11 > 18/11

1 15 + 2 25 + 5 18 8 + 4 4 + 1 25 + 5 25 + 3 10 25 + 5 25 0 + 5 Ott TÄNAK (3) (1) (2) (6) (8) (1) (1) (5) (1) (1) (16) 210

2 25 + 4 0 + 2 25 + 5 18 + 1 15 + 5 18 + 4 15 + 5 0 + 4 10 + 2 6 + 1 25 + 3 Sébastien OGIER (1) (11) (1) (2) (3) (2) (3) (41) (5) (7) (1) 193

3 18 + 3 15 + 4 12 + 3 25 + 2 25 + 3 0 18 + 4 8 + 3 8 + 4 12 + 5 4 + 4 Thierry NEUVILLE (2) (3) (4) (1) (1) (R) (2) (6) (6) (4) (8) 180

4 0 12 0 - 18 6 - 15 + 5 12 + 3 8 15 Andreas MIKKELSEN (R) (4) (R) (-) (2) (7) (-) (3) (4) (6) (3) 94

5 8 + 5 8 10 + 4 2 + 5 12 1 + 1 O 4 0 18 + 2 6 Kris MEEKE (6) (6) (5) (9) (4) (10) (R) (8) (R) (2) (7) 86

6 10 0 4 1 10 + 4 0 + 3 6 0 + 2 15 + 1 15 + 3 8 + 2 Jari-Matti LATVALA (5) (21) (8) (10) (5) (11) (7) (19) (3) (3) (6) 84

7 0 + 1 0 0 10 + 3 6 10 12 + 2 18 4 0 + 4 12 + 1 Teemu SUNINEN (11) (23) (R) (5) (7) (5) (4) (2) (8) (29) (4) 83

8 0 18 + 1 0 + 1 6 0 8 0 6 18 4 18 Esapekka LAPPI (R) (2) (13) (7) (R) (6) (R) (7) (2) (8) (2) 80

9 0 10 + 3 15 15 0 12 10 12 + 1 - - - Elfyn EVANS (R) (5) (3) (3) (R) (4) (5) (4) (-) (-) (D) 78

10 - - 2 + 2 12 8 + 2 - 0+1 25 - 10 10 (-) (-) (9) (4) (6) (-) (23) (1) (-) (5) (5) 72

11 12 6 - 4 - 15 + 2 0 - - - - Sébastien LOEB (4) (7) (-) (8) (-) (3) (R) (-) (-) (-) (-) 39

12 - - - - - 4 8 2 2 - 0 Kalle ROVANPERÄ (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (8) (6) (9) (9) (-) (18) 16

Manufacturers wrC2 pro drivers wrC2 drivers

1 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 314 pts 1 Kalle ROVANPERÄ 166 pts 1 73 pts

2 110 pts 2 Nicolay GRYAZIN 73 pts 2 WRT 295 pts 3 Mads OSTBERG 110 pts 3 Benito GUERRA 69 pts 3 Citroën Total WRT 259 pts 4 Jan KOPECKY 79 pts 4 Pierre-Louis LOUBET 63 pts

4 M-Sport WRT 184 pts 5 Lukasz PIENIAZEK 74 pts 5 50 pts

THE 2019 WRC rEGULATIONS Start orders points Day 1 in 2019 Drivers’ championship order, then 1st, 25 points • 2nd, 18 points • 3rd 15 points • 4th, 12 points reverse order of overnight classification 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 points with the two best-placed cars 1st, 5 points • 2nd, 4 points • 3rd, 3 points • 4th, 2 points to score Manufacturer points. 5th, 1 point. MICHELIN’S WRC RANGE WRC TYRE REGULATIONS 2019 season ✓✓The FIA has registered two different tyre manufactures for the 2019 WRC: Michelin and Pirelli

✓✓Car manufacturers must re- ASPHALT TYRES: WINTRY gister the tyre brand they michelin pILOT SPORT ASPHALT: have chosen with the FIA Michelin ✓✓Only moulded tyres are au- Pilot Alpin thorised A4 ✓✓Tyres must be identifiable by a barcode and RFID chip

✓✓Re-cutting or otherwise mo- difying the tread pattern is not permitted

✓✓Only marked tyres are al-

H5 (hard compound) S6 (soft compound) lowed to be used on stages Size: 20/65-18 Size: 20/65-18 ✓✓Tyre pre-heating systems are Conditions: dry stages Conditions: wet, cold conditions non-studded prohibited

✓✓Cars may carry up to two spares

✓✓Tyres may only be inflated using air

✓✓Only one type of dry-weather asphalt tyre (construction + pattern) and two compound options are authorised for SS6 (super soft compound) FW3 (Full Wet) studded the season (a third com- Size: 20/65-18 Size: 18/65-18 pound option is allowed for Conditions: icy, frosty, damp, Conditions: showers, standing Size: 18/65-18 cold conditions water or heavy rain Conditions: ice and/or snow the Rallye Monte-Carlo) ✓✓Just one type of asphalt rain tyre is authorised

✓✓Only one type of gravel tyre (construction + tread GRAVEL TYRES: SNOW/ICE TYRE: pattern) and three com- michelin LTX FORCE michelin X-ICE pound options are autho- NORTH rised 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 al- lowed per manufacturer in the course of the season

✓✓Tyre quotas per event for H4 (hard) M6 (medium) S6 (soft) Priority 1 drivers are calcu- X-Ice North 3 Size: 17/65-15 Size: 17/65-15 Size: 17/65-15 lated on the basis of four Conditions: rough, rocky, Conditions: smooth, Conditions: wet, Size: 15/65-15 abrasive surfaces loose surfaces, mud muddy, cold conditions Conditions: ice and/or snow tyres per tyre-change oppor- tunity plus four spares

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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 Road book in a town centre, especially for example, or between two loops of stages. An official road book is given to all spectators. The intention is to Work on the cars is not permitted. competitors before the start of ‘recce’. take the sport to a wider audience It provides a detailed description of and to organise promotional events at Parc ferme the itinerary in the form of detailed the same time. The times recorded count This is the zone where competing cars illustrations of junctions, etc. A towards the official results. park up before the start of a rally and at competitor who doesn’t the end of each leg. Work on the cars is follow the road book may be Power Stage not permitted. disqualified. On every round of the WRC, the last stage of every rally is known as the Power Stage. Time controls (TC) Recce The drivers who post the five fastest times Crews must have their timecard stamped on this test are awarded five, four, three, Recce involves driving over the special by marshals before and after each stage, two and one bonus points respectively. stages at slow speed at the wheel of as well as into and out of service areas The stages are timed to the closest 1,000th road cars ahead of the rally, the aim and regroups. These mandatory passage of a second. being to take turn-by-turn pace notes. controls ensure that competitors Only two passes through each stage are comply with the official Road section authorised. Road sections are the itinerary that crews timetable. must follow to get to the different stages. Course cars (‘triple zero’, ‘double zero’ and ‘zero’) These roads are open to other users and Shakedown 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 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.