# 2019 Wales Rally GB

The 2019 Wales Rally GB (also known as Wales Rally GB 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 3 and 6 October 2019. It marked the seventy-fifth running of Wales Rally GB and was the twelfth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly created WRC-2 Pro class. It was also the final round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2019 event was based in Llandudno in Conwy, and was contested over twenty-two special stages with a total a competitive distance of 312.75 km (194.33 mi).
Reigning World Drivers' and World Co-Drivers Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. M-Sport Ford WRT, the team they drove for in 2018, were the defending manufacturers' winners. The Finnish crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not defend their titles as they were scheduled to be promoted to the newly created WRC-2 Pro class.
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won their first Wales Rally GB victory, extending their championship lead to a massive twenty-eight points. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. The Škoda Motorsport crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen secured the first WRC-2 Pro title by winning the category, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category. 2003 World Rally Champions Petter Solberg and Phil Mills bid farewell to WRC by winning the WRC-2 class. The Rally Team Spain crew of Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro won the final round of the J-WRC championship and became the champions of 2019 Junior World Rally Championship.

## Background
### Championship standings prior to the event

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja led both the drivers' and co-drivers' championships with a seventeen-point lead ahead of defending world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were third, a further thirteen points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a nineteen-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.
In the World Rally Championship-2 Pro standings, Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen led by fifty-six points in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively. Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson tied with Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in second. In the manufacturers' championship, Škoda Motorsport led M-Sport Ford WRT by thirty-seven points, with Citroën Total over a hundred points behind in third.
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak tied with Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov in first, with Benito Guerra and Jaime Zapata were third, only four points separating the top three.
In the Junior-World Rally Championship standings, Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog led Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro by just a point in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Dennis Rådström and Johan Johansson thirty-three points further behind in third in their own standings. In the Nations' standings, Sweden were first, thirteen points cleared of Spain, with Germany forty points further behind in third.

### Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, WRC-2 Pro and privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. A total of fifty-nine entries were received, with eleven crews entered with World Rally Cars and twenty-one entered the World Rally Championship-2. Five crews were nominated to score points in the Pro class. A further eleven entries were received for the Junior World Rally Championship.
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
| World Rally Car entries ||||||
| 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | M |
| 3 | Teemu Suninen | Jarmo Lehtinen | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | M |
| 4 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | M |
| 5 | Kris Meeke | Sebastian Marshall | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | M |
| 7 | Pontus Tidemand | Ola Fløene | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | M |
| 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | M |
| 10 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | M |
| 11 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | M |
| 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | M |
| 42 | Craig Breen | Paul Nagle | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | M |
| 89 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Anders Jæger-Amland | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | M |
| World Rally Championship-2 Pro entries ||||||
| 21 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | M |
| 22 | Mads Østberg | Torstein Eriksen | Citroën Total | Citroën C3 R5 | M |
| 23 | Gus Greensmith | Elliott Edmondson | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | M |
| 24 | Jan Kopecký | Jan Hloušek | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | M |
| 25 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | M |
| World Rally Championship-2 entries ||||||
| 41 | Benito Guerra | Daniel Cué | Benito Guerra | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | M |
| 43 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Vincent Landais | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | M |
| 44 | Ole Christian Veiby | Jonas Andersson | Ole Christian Veiby | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | M |
| 45 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P |
| 46 | Alberto Heller | José Díaz | Alberto Heller | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | M |
| 47 | Fabio Andolfi | Simone Scattolin | Fabio Andolfi | Škoda Fabia R5 | P |
| 49 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Fabian Cretu | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Škoda Fabia R5 | M |
| 50 | Paulo Nobre | Gabriel Morales | Paulo Nobre | Škoda Fabia R5 | P |
| 51 | Rhys Yates | James Morgan | Rhys Yates | Hyundai i20 R5 | P |
| 53 | Adrien Fourmaux | Renaud Jamoul | Adrien Fourmaux | Ford Fiesta R5 | M |
| 54 | Oliver Solberg | Aaron Johnston | Oliver Solberg | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P |
| 55 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Petter Solberg | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P |
| 56 | Guillaume De Mevius | Martijn Wydaeghe | Guillaume De Mevius | Citroën C3 R5 | M |
| 57 | Gaurav Gill | Glenn Macneall | Gaurav Gill | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | M |
| Junior World Rally Championship entries ||||||
| 71 | Tom Kristensson | Henrik Appelskog | Tom Kristensson | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 72 | Jan Solans | Mauro Barreiro | Rally Team Spain | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 73 | Dennis Rådström | Johan Johansson | Dennis Rådström | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 74 | Roland Poom | Ken Järveoja | Roland Poom | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 75 | Tom Williams | Phil Hall | Tom Williams | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 76 | Enrico Oldrati | Elia De Guio | Enrico Oldrati | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 77 | Sean Johnston | Alex Kihurani | Sean Johnston | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 78 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Fernando Mussano | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 79 | Nico Knacker | Michael Wenzel | ADAC Weser-Ems | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 80 | Ryan Booth | Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino | Ryan Booth | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| 81 | Keanna Erickson-Chang | Niall Burns | Keanna Erickson-Chang | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| Other Major Entries ||||||
| 91 | Nikolay Gryazin | Yaroslav Fedorov | Nikolay Gryazin | Škoda Fabia R5 | M |
| 92 | Takamoto Katsuta | Daniel Barritt | Takamoto Katsuta | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | P |
| 94 | Tom Cave | Dale Furniss | Tom Cave | Hyundai i20 R5 | P |
| 105 | Louise Cook | Stefan Davis | Louise Cook | Ford Fiesta R2 | P |
| Source: ||||||

### Route

The heart of Llandudno on the coast of north Wales served as the rally base for Wales Rally GB this year, with a purpose-built special stage at the Oulton Park circuit as the opening stage of the rally on Thursday evening.

#### Itinerary

All dates and times are BST (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
| 3 October | 9:00 | — | Gwydir [Shakedown] | 4.68 km |
| Leg 1 — 121.83 km |||||
| 3 October | 19:08 | SS1 | Oulton Park | 3.58 km |
| 4 October | 7:17 | SS2 | Elsi 1 | 11.65 km |
| 4 October | 7:45 | SS3 | Penmachno 1 | 16.95 km |
| 4 October | 9:57 | SS4 | Dyfnant 1 | 19.36 km |
| 4 October | 10:55 | SS5 | Aberhirnant 1 | 10.26 km |
| 4 October | 14:39 | SS6 | Elsi 2 | 11.65 km |
| 4 October | 15:07 | SS7 | Penmachno 2 | 16.95 km |
| 4 October | 15:57 | SS8 | Slate Mountain | 1.60 km |
| 4 October | 18:11 | SS9 | Dyfnant 2 | 19.36 km |
| 4 October | 19:09 | SS10 | Aberhirnant 2 | 10.26 km |
| Leg 2 — 152.50 km |||||
| 5 October | 8:08 | SS11 | Dyfi 1 | 25.86 km |
| 5 October | 10:08 | SS12 | Myherin 1 | 23.54 km |
| 5 October | 11:02 | SS13 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 | 25.65 km |
| 5 October | 14:08 | SS14 | Myherin 2 | 23.54 km |
| 5 October | 15:02 | SS15 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 | 25.65 km |
| 5 October | 16:22 | SS16 | Dyfi 2 | 25.86 km |
| 5 October | 19:11 | SS17 | Colwyn Bay | 2.40 km |
| Leg 3 — 38.42 km |||||
| 6 October | 7:34 | SS18 | Alwen 1 | 10.41 km |
| 6 October | 8:08 | SS19 | Brenig 1 | 6.43 km |
| 6 October | 9:26 | SS20 | Great Orme | 4.74 km |
| 6 October | 11:06 | SS21 | Alwen 2 | 10.41 km |
| 6 October | 12:08 | SS22 | Brenig 2 [Power Stage] | 6.43 km |
| Source: |||||

## Report
### World Rally Cars

The M-Sport Ford WRT crew of Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin returned to the championship after Evans injured his back during Rally Estonia. Ott Tänak started his rally with a near-10-second time loss because of an engine issue in the slippery opening stage, but he grabbed a narrow lead from teammate Kris Meeke going into Saturday after a day's effort. Esapekka Lappi retired from Friday after went off the road, while Jari-Matti Latvala retired from the rally after a heavy crash. Craig Breen rolled his i20 on Saturday morning, but it only cost cosmetic damage. Tänak won in style eventually.

#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Event | Stage |
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:00:58.0 | 0.0 | 25 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 3:01:08.9 | +10.9 | 18 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | 3:01:21.8 | +23.8 | 15 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Kris Meeke | Sebastian Marshall | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:01:33.6 | +35.6 | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | 3:01:46.6 | +48.6 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | 89 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Anders Jæger-Amland | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 3:01:56.2 | +58.2 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | Pontus Tidemand | Ola Fløene | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | 3:06:21.8 | +5:23.8 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 42 | Craig Breen | Paul Nagle | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 3:10:23.0 | +9:25.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | 4 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | 3:36:51.7 | +35:53.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Retired SS18 | Retired SS18 | 3 | Teemu Suninen | Jarmo Lehtinen | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | Mechanical | Mechanical | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS7 | Retired SS7 | 10 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | Crash | Crash | 0 | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 3 October | — | Gwydir [Shakedown] | 4.68 km | Meeke / Marshall | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:54.1 | — |
| 3 October | SS1 | Oulton Park | 3.58 km | Meeke / Marshall | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:47.4 | Meeke / Marshall |
| 4 October | SS2 | Elsi 1 | 11.65 km | Evans / Martin | Ford Fiesta WRC | 8:36.9 | Meeke / Marshall |
| 4 October | SS3 | Penmachno 1 | 16.95 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:43.0 | Meeke / Marshall |
| 4 October | SS4 | Dyfnant 1 | 19.36 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:06.9 | Meeke / Marshall |
| 4 October | SS5 | Aberhirnant 1 | 10.26 km | Latvala / Anttila Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC Ford Fiesta WRC | 5:37.4 | Meeke / Marshall |
| 4 October | SS6 | Elsi 2 | 11.65 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Citroën C3 WRC | 8:32.4 | Meeke / Marshall |
| 4 October | SS7 | Penmachno 2 | 16.95 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Citroën C3 WRC | 9:44.3 | Meeke / Marshall |
| 4 October | SS8 | Slate Mountain | 1.60 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1:09.7 | Meeke / Marshall |
| 4 October | SS9 | Dyfnant 2 | 19.36 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:06.1 | Meeke / Marshall |
| 4 October | SS10 | Aberhirnant 2 | 10.26 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:39.8 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 5 October | SS11 | Dyfi 1 | 25.86 km | Evans / Martin | Ford Fiesta WRC | 14:46.8 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 5 October | SS12 | Myherin 1 | 23.54 km | Evans / Martin | Ford Fiesta WRC | 12:50.6 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 5 October | SS13 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 | 25.65 km | Evans / Martin | Ford Fiesta WRC | 14:47.7 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 5 October | SS14 | Myherin 2 | 23.54 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 12:56.2 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 5 October | SS15 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 | 25.65 km | Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 14:59.7 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 5 October | SS16 | Dyfi 2 | 25.86 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 15:04.0 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 5 October | SS17 | Colwyn Bay | 2.40 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:51.6 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 6 October | SS18 | Alwen 1 | 10.41 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:26.3 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 6 October | SS19 | Brenig 1 | 6.43 km | Evans / Martin | Ford Fiesta WRC | 3:56.6 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 6 October | SS20 | Great Orme | 4.74 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled |
| 6 October | SS21 | Alwen 2 | 10.41 km | Evans / Martin | Ford Fiesta WRC | 5:29.3 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 6 October | SS22 | Brenig 2 [Power Stage] | 6.43 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:58.6 | Tänak / Järveoja |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | | Ott Tänak | 240 | | Martin Järveoja | 240 | | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 340 |
| 2 | | Sébastien Ogier | 212 | | Julien Ingrassia | 212 | | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 332 |
| 3 | | Thierry Neuville | 199 | | Nicolas Gilsoul | 199 | | Citroën Total WRT | 278 |
| 4 | | Andreas Mikkelsen | 102 | | Anders Jæger-Amland | 102 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 200 |
| 5 | | Kris Meeke | 98 | | Sebastian Marshall | 98 | | | |

### World Rally Championship-2 Pro

Kalle Rovanperä, who just celebrated his 19th birthday, led comfortably in the front until a puncture made his lead lost to his teammate Jan Kopecký. Mads Østberg and Hayden Paddon retired from Friday due to oil leak and car beached. In the second leg, Rovanperä regained the top spot from his teammate as Kopecký firstly punctured and then rolled his car. Hayden Paddon restarted on Saturday, but retired from the day again after he suffered two punctures. Gus Greensmith also retired from the day after hitting a bank and damaged his rear-right suspension. Rovanperä took the rally in the end to win the 2019 WRC-2 Pro championship.

#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Class | Event |
| 9 | 1 | 21 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:11:49.1 | 0.0 | 25 | 2 |
| 18 | 2 | 24 | Jan Kopecký | Jan Hloušek | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:16:36.1 | +4:47.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 33 | 3 | 22 | Gus Greensmith | Elliott Edmondson | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:59:48.5 | +47:59.4 | 15 | 0 |
| 38 | 4 | 25 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 4:12:03.6 | +1:00:14.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | 5 | 23 | Mads Østberg | Torstein Eriksen | Citroën Total | Citroën C3 R5 | 4:35:58.9 | +1:24:09.8 | 10 | 0 |

#### Special stages

Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.
| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 3 October | — | Gwydir [Shakedown] | 4.68 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:59.6 | — |
| 3 October | SS1 | Oulton Park | 3.58 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:53.2 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 4 October | SS2 | Elsi 1 | 11.65 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 8:48.1 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 4 October | SS3 | Penmachno 1 | 16.95 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 10:08.6 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 4 October | SS4 | Dyfnant 1 | 19.36 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 11:32.5 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 4 October | SS5 | Aberhirnant 1 | 10.26 km | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted |
| 4 October | SS6 | Elsi 2 | 11.65 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 8:48.1 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 4 October | SS7 | Penmachno 2 | 16.95 km | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted |
| 4 October | SS8 | Slate Mountain | 1.60 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 1:13.0 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 4 October | SS9 | Dyfnant 2 | 19.36 km | Kopecký / Hloušek | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 11:49.5 | Kopecký / Hloušek |
| 4 October | SS10 | Aberhirnant 2 | 10.26 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 6:05.4 | Kopecký / Hloušek |
| 5 October | SS11 | Dyfi 1 | 25.86 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 15:42.4 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 5 October | SS12 | Myherin 1 | 23.54 km | Paddon / Kennard | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 13:37.9 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 5 October | SS13 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 | 25.65 km | Paddon / Kennard | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 15:49.2 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 5 October | SS14 | Myherin 2 | 23.54 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 13:36.7 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 5 October | SS15 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 | 25.65 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 15:53.5 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 5 October | SS16 | Dyfi 2 | 25.86 km | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 15:55.8 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 5 October | SS17 | Colwyn Bay | 2.40 km | Kopecký / Hloušek | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 1:58.8 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 6 October | SS18 | Alwen 1 | 10.41 km | Paddon / Kennard | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 5:45.8 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 6 October | SS19 | Brenig 1 | 6.43 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 4:09.5 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 6 October | SS20 | Great Orme | 4.74 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled |
| 6 October | SS21 | Alwen 2 | 10.41 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 R5 | 5:43.2 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
| 6 October | SS22 | Brenig 2 | 6.43 km | Greensmith / Edmondson | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 4:11.4 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |

#### Championship standings

* Bold text indicates 2019 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | Manufacturers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | | Kalle Rovanperä | 191 | | Jonne Halttunen | 191 | | Škoda Motorsport | 300 |
| 2 | | Gus Greensmith | 125 | | Elliott Edmondson | 125 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 247 |
| 3 | | Mads Østberg | 120 | | Torstein Eriksen | 120 | | Citroën Total | 120 |
| 4 | | Jan Kopecký | 97 | | Pavel Dresler | 79 | | | |
| 5 | | Łukasz Pieniążek | 74 | | Kamil Heller | 62 | | | |

### World Rally Championship-2

Pierre-Louis Loubet led the class after a trouble-free run. Kajetan Kajetanowicz retired from Friday with three punctures, while Ole Christian Veiby retired from the first leg with a broken track control arm. Petter Solberg overtook Loubet to lead the category in the second loop of Saturday. His son Oliver Solberg made a sensational return after he exited his WRC debut due to steering issue on Friday, setting two fastest stage times until he stopped because of technical problems. Eventually, the 2003 World Champion won the class, ending his 20-year-long career in satisfactory.

#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Class | Event |
| 10 | 1 | 49 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Petter Solberg | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:12:34.1 | 0.0 | 25 | 1 |
| 12 | 2 | 43 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Vincent Landais | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:12:52.9 | +18.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 53 | Adrien Fourmaux | Renaud Jamoul | Adrien Fourmaux | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:15:24.7 | +2:50.6 | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 49 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Fabian Cretu | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:15:43.0 | +3:08.9 | 12 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 47 | Fabio Andolfi | Simone Scattolin | Fabio Andolfi | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:16:27.0 | +3:52.9 | 10 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 46 | Alberto Heller | José Díaz | Alberto Heller | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:16:59.2 | +4:25.1 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 41 | Benito Guerra | Daniel Cué | Benito Guerra | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:17:23.1 | +4:49.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 50 | Paulo Nobre | Gabriel Morales | Paulo Nobre | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:31:16.5 | +18:42.4 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 56 | Guillaume De Mevius | Martijn Wydaeghe | Guillaume De Mevius | Citroën C3 R5 | 3:33:26.2 | +20:52.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 51 | Alberto Heller | José Díaz | Alberto Heller | Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II | 3:33:56.5 | +21:22.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | 11 | 44 | Ole Christian Veiby | Jonas Andersson | Ole Christian Veiby | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 4:01:21.6 | +48:47.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 12 | 41 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia R5 | 4:27:45.6 | +1:15:11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS22 | Retired SS22 | 54 | Oliver Solberg | Aaron Johnston | Oliver Solberg | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Accident | Accident | 0 | 0 |

#### Special stages

Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.
| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 3 October | — | Gwydir [Shakedown] | 4.68 km | O. Solberg / Johnston | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:00.2 | — |
| 3 October | SS1 | Oulton Park | 3.58 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:50.7 | P. Solberg / Mills |
| 4 October | SS2 | Elsi 1 | 11.65 km | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 8:57.9 | Loubet / Landais |
| 4 October | SS3 | Penmachno 1 | 16.95 km | Veiby / Andersson | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 10:17.1 | Loubet / Landais |
| 4 October | SS4 | Dyfnant 1 | 19.36 km | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 11:51.3 | Loubet / Landais |
| 4 October | SS5 | Aberhirnant 1 | 10.26 km | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted |
| 4 October | SS6 | Elsi 2 | 11.65 km | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 9:02.1 | Loubet / Landais |
| 4 October | SS7 | Penmachno 2 | 16.95 km | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted |
| 4 October | SS8 | Slate Mountain | 1.60 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:13.6 | Loubet / Landais |
| 4 October | SS9 | Dyfnant 2 | 19.36 km | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 12:03.7 | Loubet / Landais |
| 4 October | SS10 | Aberhirnant 2 | 10.26 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 6:15.1 | Loubet / Landais |
| 5 October | SS11 | Dyfi 1 | 25.86 km | O. Solberg / Johnston | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 15:33.3 | Loubet / Landais |
| 5 October | SS12 | Myherin 1 | 23.54 km | O. Solberg / Johnston | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 13:34.8 | Loubet / Landais |
| 5 October | SS13 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 | 25.65 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 15:49.5 | Loubet / Landais |
| 5 October | SS14 | Myherin 2 | 23.54 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 13:45.1 | P. Solberg / Mills |
| 5 October | SS15 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 | 25.65 km | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 15:55.6 | Loubet / Landais |
| 5 October | SS16 | Dyfi 2 | 25.86 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 15:59.1 | P. Solberg / Mills |
| 5 October | SS17 | Colwyn Bay | 2.40 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 1:56.1 | P. Solberg / Mills |
| 6 October | SS18 | Alwen 1 | 10.41 km | O. Solberg / Johnston | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:48.3 | P. Solberg / Mills |
| 6 October | SS19 | Brenig 1 | 6.43 km | O. Solberg / Johnston | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 4:12.0 | P. Solberg / Mills |
| 6 October | SS20 | Great Orme | 4.74 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled |
| 6 October | SS21 | Alwen 2 | 10.41 km | P. Solberg / Mills | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:46.1 | P. Solberg / Mills |
| 6 October | SS22 | Brenig 2 | 6.43 km | Fourmaux / Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 | 4:09.4 | P. Solberg / Mills |

#### Championship standings

| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | 81 | 3 | Vincent Landais | 81 |
| 2 | 1 | Benito Guerra | 75 | 1 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 73 |
| 3 | 2 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 73 | 1 | Yaroslav Fedorov | 73 |
| 4 | 2 | Nikolay Gryazin | 73 | 1 | Jaime Zapata | 69 |
| 5 | 1 | Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | 60 | 1 | Fabian Cretu | 60 |

### Junior World Rally Championship

Jan Solans fended off championship leader Tom Kristensson, while Dennis Rådström went off the road and retired from Friday despite holding an early lead. On Saturday, Kristensson suffered a puncture and dropping over three minutes. Following title rival Kristensson's problem, Solans was clear in front. The Spaniard successfully sealed the win to snatch the junior title.

#### Classification

| Position | Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | Points |
| Event | Class | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Class | Stage |
| 21 | 1 | 72 | Jan Solans | Mauro Barreiro | Rally Team Spain | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:30:05.0 | 0.0 | 50 | 7 |
| 23 | 2 | 71 | Tom Kristensson | Henrik Appelskog | Tom Kristensson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:32:56.7 | +2:51.7 | 36 | 2 |
| 26 | 3 | 77 | Sean Johnston | Alex Kihurani | Sean Johnston | Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:35:16.9 | +5:11.9 | 30 | 0 |
| 30 | 4 | 76 | Enrico Oldrati | Elia De Guio | Enrico Oldrati | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:50:41.7 | +20:36.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 32 | 5 | 78 | Fabrizio Zaldívar | Fernando Mussano | Fabrizio Zaldívar | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:53:17.5 | +23:12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 34 | 6 | 80 | Ryan Booth | Rhianon Smyth-Gelsomino | Ryan Booth | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:58:17.7 | +28:12.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 36 | 7 | 81 | Keanna Erickson-Chang | Niall Burns | Keanna Erickson-Chang | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:04:52.2 | +34:47.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | 8 | 75 | Tom Williams | Phil Hall | Tom Williams | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:21:18.6 | +51:13.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 41 | 9 | 73 | Dennis Rådström | Johan Johansson | Dennis Rådström | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:24:16.0 | +54:11.0 | 4 | 10 |
| 43 | 10 | 74 | Roland Poom | Ken Järveoja | Roland Poom | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:32:24.8 | +1:02:19.8 | 2 | 0 |

#### Special stages

| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
| 3 October | — | Gwydir [Shakedown] | 4.68 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:29.4 | — |
| 3 October | SS1 | Oulton Park | 3.58 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:07.0 | Rådström / Johansson |
| 4 October | SS2 | Elsi 1 | 11.65 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 9:42.9 | Rådström / Johansson |
| 4 October | SS3 | Penmachno 1 | 16.95 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 11:24.1 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 4 October | SS4 | Dyfnant 1 | 19.36 km | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 12:45.7 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 4 October | SS5 | Aberhirnant 1 | 10.26 km | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted |
| 4 October | SS6 | Elsi 2 | 11.65 km | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 9:49.2 | Kristensson / Appelskog |
| 4 October | SS7 | Penmachno 2 | 16.95 km | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted | Stage interrupted |
| 4 October | SS8 | Slate Mountain | 1.60 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 1:23.3 | Kristensson / Appelskog |
| 4 October | SS9 | Dyfnant 2 | 19.36 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 12:59.6 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 4 October | SS10 | Aberhirnant 2 | 10.26 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:40.0 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 5 October | SS11 | Dyfi 1 | 25.86 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 17:25.1 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 5 October | SS12 | Myherin 1 | 23.54 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 14:51.6 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 5 October | SS13 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 | 25.65 km | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 17:25.4 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 5 October | SS14 | Myherin 2 | 23.54 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 15:00.8 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 5 October | SS15 | Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 | 25.65 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 17:35.1 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 5 October | SS16 | Dyfi 2 | 25.86 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 17:35.4 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 5 October | SS17 | Colwyn Bay | 2.40 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:08.4 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 6 October | SS18 | Alwen 1 | 10.41 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:32.8 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 6 October | SS19 | Brenig 1 | 6.43 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:37.8 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 6 October | SS20 | Great Orme | 4.74 km | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled | Stage cancelled |
| 6 October | SS21 | Alwen 2 | 10.41 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:23.5 | Solans / Barreiro |
| 6 October | SS22 | Brenig 2 | 6.43 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:34.8 | Solans / Barreiro |

#### Championship standings

* Bold text indicates 2019 World Champions.
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Trophy for Nations | Trophy for Nations | Trophy for Nations |
| Pos. | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Country | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Jan Solans | 139 | 1 | Mauro Barreiro | 139 | | Sweden | 104 |
| 2 | 1 | Tom Kristensson | 118 | 1 | Henrik Appelskog | 118 | | Spain | 98 |
| 3 | | Dennis Rådström | 75 | | Johan Johansson | 75 | 1 | Estonia | 49 |
| 4 | 5 | Sean Johnston | 50 | 5 | Alex Kihurani | 50 | 1 | Germany | 43 |
| 5 | 1 | Roland Poom | 46 | 1 | Ken Järveoja | 46 | | Italy | 38 |