# 2014 Rallye de France-Alsace

The 2014 Rallye de France — Alsace was the eleventh round of the 2014 World Rally Championship season. The event was based in Strasbourg, France, and started on 3 October and finished on 5 October after eighteen special stages, totaling 303.6 competitive kilometres.
Finnish driver Jari-Matti Latvala won the rally for the first time and in doing so became the first non-French driver to win the Strasbourg-based rally since its inception in 2010. It was Latvala's fourth and final victory of the 2014 season. There were no classified WRC-3 competitors as all those who finished were excluded for homologation irregularities. However, they were counted for in the JWRC category.

## Entry list

Notable entrants :
| No. | Entrant | Class | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Tyre |
| 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | WRC | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 2 | Volkswagen Motorsport | WRC | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 3 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | WRC | Kris Meeke | Paul Nagle | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 4 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | WRC | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 5 | M-Sport World Rally Team | WRC | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 6 | M-Sport World Rally Team | WRC | Elfyn Evans | Daniel Barritt | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 7 | Hyundai Shell World Rally Team | WRC | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 WRC | M |
| 8 | Hyundai Shell World Rally Team | WRC | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Hyundai i20 WRC | M |
| 9 | Volkswagen Motorsport II | WRC | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 10 | RK M-Sport World Rally Team | WRC | Robert Kubica | Maciek Szczepaniak | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 11 | M-Sport World Rally Team | WRC | Dennis Kuipers | Robin Buysmans | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 12 | M-Sport World Rally Team | WRC | Yuriy Protasov | Pavlo Cherepin | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 20 | Hyundai Motorsport N | WRC | Bryan Bouffier | Xavier Panseri | Hyundai i20 WRC | M |
| 21 | Jipocar Czech National Team | WRC | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 22 | Julien Maurin | WRC | Julien Maurin | Nicolas Klinger | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | P |
| 32 | Pontus Tidemand | WRC-2 | Pontus Tidemand | Patrik Barth | Ford Fiesta R5 | M |
| 35 | Bernardo Sousa | WRC-2 | Bernardo Sousa | Hugo Magalhães | Ford Fiesta RRC | P |
| 36 | Top Teams by MY Racing | WRC-2 | Sébastien Chardonnet | Thibault de la Haye | Citroën DS3 R5 | M |
| 38 | Jourdan Serderidis | WRC-2 | Jourdan Serderidis | Frédéric Miclotte | Ford Fiesta R5 | M |
| 39 | Quentin Gilbert | WRC-2 | Quentin Gilbert | Renaud Jamoul | Ford Fiesta R5 | P |
| 40 | C-Rally | WRC-2 | Jarosław Kołtun | Ireneusz Pleskot | Ford Fiesta R5 | M |
| 42 | Top Run Srl | WRC-2 | Johan Heloïse | Roberto Mometti | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | P |
| 49 | Martin McCormack | WRC-2 | Martin McCormack | James Morgan | Ford Fiesta R5 | H |
| 52 | Simone Tempestini | WRC-3 JWRC | Simone Tempestini | Dorin Pulpea | Citroën DS3 R3T | M |
| 53 | Aron Domzala | WRC-3 JWRC | Aron Domzala | Szymon Gospodarczyk | Citroën DS3 R3T | M |
| 55 | Quentin Giordano | WRC-3 JWRC | Quentin Giordano | Valentin Sarreaud | Citroën DS3 R3T | M |
| 56 | Styllex Slovak National Team | WRC-3 JWRC | Martin Koči | Lukáš Kosta | Citroën DS3 R3T | M |
| 57 | Stéphane Lefebvre | WRC-3 JWRC | Stéphane Lefebvre | Thomas Dubois | Citroën DS3 R3T | M |
| 62 | Alastair Fisher | WRC-3 JWRC | Alastair Fisher | Gordon Noble | Citroën DS3 R3T | M |
| 63 | Wurmbrand Racing Team | WRC-3 JWRC | Kornél Lukács | Márk Mesterházi | Citroën DS3 R3T | M |
| 68 | Rallye Jeunes FFSA | WRC-3 JWRC | Eric Camilli | Maxime Vilmot | Citroën DS3 R3T | M |
| 69 | Frédéric Hauswald | WRC-3 JWRC | Frédéric Hauswald | Olivier Ural | Citroën DS3 R3T | M |
| 70 | Rallye Jeunes FFSA | WRC-3 JWRC | Yohan Rossel | Benoît Fulcrand | Citroën DS3 R3T | M |
| 71 | Alain Pyrame | WRC-3 | Alain Pyrame | Vincent Varetz | Renault Clio RS R3T | P |
| 73 | Armando Pereira | WRC | Armando Pereira | Damien Augustin | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| Icon | Class |
| WRC | WRC entries eligible to score manufacturer points |
| WRC | Major entry ineligible to score manufacturer points |
| WRC-2 | Registered to take part in WRC-2 championship |
| WRC-3 | Registered to take part in WRC-3 championship |
| JWRC | Registered to take part in Junior World Rally championship |

## Results
### Event standings

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
| Overall classification ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 2:38:19.1 | 0.0 | 26 |
| 2 | 9 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Volkswagen Motorsport II | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 2:39:03.9 | +44.8 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | Kris Meeke | Paul Nagle | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 2:39:24.4 | +1:05.3 | 15 |
| 4 | 8 | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Hyundai Shell World Rally Team | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 2:40:07.8 | +1:48.7 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:40:19.8 | +2:00.7 | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | Elfyn Evans | Daniel Barritt | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:41:19.9 | +3:00.8 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 2:41:21.6 | +3:02.5 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai Shell World Rally Team | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 2:42:27.5 | +4:08.4 | 4 |
| 9 | 20 | Bryan Bouffier | Xavier Panseri | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 2:42:32.0 | +4:12.9 | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Jipocar Czech National Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 2:44:26.6 | +6:07.5 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 2:46:55.2 | +8:36.1 | 3 |
| WRC-2 standings ||||||||||
| 1 (15.) | 39 | Quentin Gilbert | Renaud Jamoul | Quentin Gilbert | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 2:48:56.8 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 (17.) | 35 | Bernardo Sousa | Hugo Magalhães | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta RRC | WRC-2 | 2:49:04.9 | +8.1 | 18 |
| 3 (18.) | 36 | Sébastien Chardonnet | Thibault de la Haye | Top Teams by MY Racing | Citroën DS3 R5 | WRC-2 | 2:51:04.1 | +2:07.3 | 15 |
| 4 (23.) | 32 | Pontus Tidemand | Patrik Barth | Pontus Tidemand | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:04:32.1 | +15:35.3 | 12 |
| 5 (40.) | 40 | Jarosław Kołtun | Ireneusz Pleskot | C-Rally | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:18:24.1 | +29:27.3 | 10 |
| 6 (42.) | 42 | Johan Heloïse | Roberto Mometti | Top Run Srl | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | WRC-2 | 3:20:33.5 | +31:36.7 | 8 |
| 7 (53.) | 38 | Jourdan Serderidis | Frédéric Miclotte | Jourdan Serderidis | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 3:32:37.9 | +43:41.1 | 6 |
| JWRC standings ||||||||||
| 1 | 62 | Alastair Fisher | Gordon Noble | Alastair Fisher | Citroën DS3 R3T | JWRC | 2:57:06.5 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 | 68 | Eric Camilli | Maxime Vilmot | Rallye Jeunes FFSA | Citroën DS3 R3T | JWRC | 2:57:57.4 | +50.9 | 18 |
| 3 | 55 | Quentin Giordano | Valentin Sarreaud | Quentin Giordano | Citroën DS3 R3T | JWRC | 2:58:27.5 | +1:21.0 | 15 |
| 4 | 57 | Stéphane Lefebvre | Thomas Dubois | Stéphane Lefebvre | Citroën DS3 R3T | JWRC | 2:58:48.5 | +1:42.0 | 12 |
| 5 | 70 | Yohan Rossel | Benoît Fulcrand | Rallye Jeunes FFSA | Citroën DS3 R3T | JWRC | 3:00:15.3 | +3:08.8 | 10 |
| 6 | 53 | Aron Domzala | Szymon Gospodarczyk | Arom Domzala | Citroën DS3 R3T | JWRC | 3:14:11.6 | +17:05.1 | 8 |
| 7 | 57 | Martin Koči | Lukáš Kostka | Styllex Slovak National Team | Citroën DS3 R3T | JWRC | 3:14:23.3 | +17:16.8 | 6 |
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### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Rally leader |
| Leg 1 (3 Oct) | SS1 | Col de la Charbonnière 1 | 11.11 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 5:34.9 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 1 (3 Oct) | SS2 | Vosges - Pays d'Ormont 1 | 34.34 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 18:33.5 | Andreas Mikkelsen |
| Leg 1 (3 Oct) | SS3 | Pays de Salm 1 | 9.59 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 4:54.6 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 1 (3 Oct) | SS4 | Col de la Charbonnière 2 | 11.11 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 5:35.3 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 1 (3 Oct) | SS5 | Vosges - Pays d'Ormont 2 | 34.34 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 18:31.5 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 1 (3 Oct) | SS6 | Pays de Salm 2 | 9.59 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 4:53.2 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 1 (3 Oct) | SS7 | Strasbourg | 4.67 km | Dani Sordo Andreas Mikkelsen | Hyundai i20 WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:35.3 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 2 (4 Oct) | SS8 | Valée de Munster 1 | 18.90 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9:13.1 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 2 (4 Oct) | SS9 | Soultzeren - Le Grand Hohnack 1 | 19.93 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9:33.4 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 2 (4 Oct) | SS10 | Pays Welche - Riquewihr 1 | 21.49 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 12:04.7 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 2 (4 Oct) | SS11 | Valée de Munster 2 | 18.90 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9:06.9 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 2 (4 Oct) | SS12 | Soultzeren - Le Grand Hohnack 2 | 19.93 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9:31.4 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 2 (4 Oct) | SS13 | Pays Welche - Riquewihr 2 | 21.49 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 11:56.9 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 2 (4 Oct) | SS14 | Mulhouse | 4.86 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:22.8 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 3 (5 Oct) | SS15 | Foret de la Petite - Pierre 1 | 12.33 km | Robert Kubica | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 6:10.5 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 3 (5 Oct) | SS16 | Foret de Saverne 1 | 19.36 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9:26.9 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 3 (5 Oct) | SS17 | Foret de la Petite - Pierre 2 | 12.33 km | Mads Østberg | Citroën DS3 WRC | 6:07.2 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 3 (5 Oct) | SS18 | Foret de Saverne 2 (Power Stage) | 19.36 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9:20.8 | Jari-Matti Latvala |

### Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 19.36 km (12.03 mi) stage at the end of the rally.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Diff. | Pts |
| 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9:20.8 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2 | Elfyn Evans | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 9:30.3 | +9.5 | 2 |
| 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9:33.7 | +12.9 | 1 |

## Standings after the rally
### WRC

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Sebastien Ogier | 217 |
| 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 190 |
| 3 | Andreas Mikkelsen | 143 |
| 4 | Mikko Hirvonen | 93 |
| 5 | Thierry Neuville | 83 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 373 |
| 2 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 175 |
| 3 | M-Sport World Rally Team | 164 |
| 4 | Hyundai Shell World Rally Team | 157 |
| 5 | Volkswagen Motorsport II | 127 |

### Other

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Lorenzo Bertelli | 93 |
| 2 | Yuriy Protasov | 90 |
| 3 | Jari Ketomaa | 90 |
| 4 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | 85 |
| 5 | Ott Tänak | 78 |
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Stéphane Lefebvre | 79 |
| 2 | Christian Riedemann | 46 |
| 3 | Quentin Giordano | 46 |
| 4 | Martin Koči | 45 |
| 5 | Alastair Fisher | 40 |
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Stéphane Lefebvre | 93 |
| 2 | Alastair Fisher | 67 |
| 3 | Quentin Giordano | 64 |
| 4 | Martin Koči | 52 |
| 5 | Christian Riedemann | 46 |