The 2014 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the second season of the

World Rally Championship-3 The FIA WRC3 is a support championship of the World Rally Championship. The calendar consists of the same rallies and stages as the parent series and crews usually compete immediately after WRC2 entrants. Entry into WRC3 is limited to cars th ...

, an

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championship recognised by the

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, running in support of the

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. It was created when the

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class of rally car was introduced in

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started as the defending champion. However, he did not defend his title as he competed in the WRC-2 championship instead. The championship was won by

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finished the championship second with Martin Koči third.

Calendar

Unlike its predecessor – the

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– the World Rally Championship-3 did not have a fixed calendar. Instead, teams and drivers competing in the series were free to contest any of thirteen rallies that formed the 2014 World Rally Championship. They had to nominate up to six events to score points in, and their best five results from these six events counted towards their final championship points score. The World Rally Championship was open to two-wheel drive cars complying with R1, R2 and R3 regulations.

Teams and drivers

Rally summaries

;Notes: * — The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened when a competitor stopped on Stage 14, blocking traffic and forcing organisers to abandon the stage.

Standings

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Teams

Regulation changes

* All competitors registered in the Championships–WRC, WRC-2, WRC-3 and the Junior WRC—were obliged to use a colour-coded windscreen sticker to distinguish its category. * Drivers were no longer assigned permanent numbers, except upon request. * All competitors registered for the Junior WRC were registered for scoring points in the World Rally Championship-3.

References

External links

Official website of the World Rally ChampionshipOfficial website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
{{World Rally Championship results World Rally Championship 3