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Rally Catalunya 2019 counts for:
2019 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2019 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2019 FIA World Rally Championship 2 Pro (for Teams and Drivers)
2019 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers)
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| 596th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 13 of 14 |
| Official name: | RallyRACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada |
| Edition: | 55th |
| Date: | from Friday 25-Oct-2019 to Sunday 27-Oct-2019 |
| Rally HQ: | Salou, Catalunya; Spain |
| Clerk of the Course: | Aman Barfull |
| Surface: | Tarmac/gravel |
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| Entries: | 64 | |
| Starters: | 61 | |
| Finishers: | 42 | (68.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 17 | |
| Shortest: | 2.24 | km | (SS13 Salou) |
| Longest: | 38.85 | km | (SS6 La Fatarella - Vilalba 2) |
| Slowest: | 51.79 | km/h | (SS13 Salou) |
| Fastest: | 119.89 | km/h | (SS12 El Montmell 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 325.56 | km | (25.3% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 325.56 | km | (25.3% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 963.29 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,288.85 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 12th win and 40th podium for Thierry Neuville. |
| Second place was 26th podium for Ott Tanak. |
| Third place was 46th podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 14th win and win and third place were 55th to 56th podiums for Hyundai. |
| | Second place was 175th podium for Toyota. |
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Neuville's title chances were slimmest of the trio and he desperately needed to win and set out to do exactly that. He took the lead in second day and kept it until the end. As it was, he couldn't do anything about Tanak finishing second so despite winning the rally he lost the title.
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Tanak concentrated solely on the title, making sure he kept his nose clean and scored sure points. That is, until the last stage where he unleashed stunning time, not only scoring decisive PS win but also overtaking Sordo for 2nd overall, either of which alone would have made sure of the title.
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Fords of Evans (pictured) and Suninen were reliable but unspectacular, being overshadowed by the focus on title fight. Evans was faster of the two but with surprisingly small margin.
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Ogier's title chances evaporated on a rare mechanical gremlin on first day which left him with no power steering. He dropped so far back that he had nothing to fight for, so remains of the rally was unmotivated drive to finish for him.
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Related links
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Wales Rally GB 2019
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Monte Carlo 2020
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