2019 African Rally Championship

The 2019 African Rally Championship was the 39th season of the African Rally Championship (ARC), the FIA regional zone rally championship for the African continent. The season began on February 21 in the Côte d'Ivoire, and ended on October 10 in Rwanda, after seven events.

Skoda Fabia driver Manvir Singh Baryan won his third consecutive title. Baryan again won three of the seven rallies, taking victory in the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire, Zambia International Rally and Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally. Baryan dominated the title, winning with 201 points compared to Zambian Ford driver Leeroy Gomes 88 points. Baryan's title extended the run of Kenyan success to five consecutive years.

Kenyan Mitsubishi driver and winner of the Safari Rally, Baldev Chager was third in the championship on 56 points, six points ahead of South African Toyota driver Hergen Fekken. Fekken won the Rally of South Africa. Baryan wrapped up the title early in August after winning the Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally. The two subsequent rallies in Tanzania and Rwanda were won by local drivers who were not chasing the African title.

Event calendar and results

There were seven rallies in the 2019 African Rally Championship. The only change from the 2018 schedule was the Safari Rally that moved from March to July:

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Rallye Bandama - Côte d'Ivoire (21–23 February)^[1]	1	Manvir Singh Baryan	Škoda Fabia R5	2:51:30.28	13	268.80 km	31	17
		2	Maxime Abondio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	3:08:12.04
		3	Bernard Piallat	Can-Am Maverick X3	3:09:04.67

2	Rally of South Africa (26–27 April)^[2]	1	Hergen Fekken	Toyota Etios R4	2:19:30.1	15	193.59 km	20	14
		2	Manvir Singh Baryan	Škoda Fabia R5	2:20:09.0
		3	Guy Botterill	Toyota Etios R2	2:27:18.3

3	Gomes Zambia International Rally (7–9 June)^[3]	1	Manvir Singh Baryan	Škoda Fabia R5	2:21:37.0	18	194.42 km	24	15
		2	Leeroy Gomes	Ford Fiesta R5	2:23:27.0
		3	Onkar Rai	Škoda Fabia R5	2:24:13.0

4	Safari Rally (5–7 July)^[4]	1	Baldev Chager	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:44:50.0	14	262.93 km	48	29
		2	Carl Tundo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:45:23.6
		3	Manvir Singh Baryan	Škoda Fabia R5	2:56:23.8

5	Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally (2–4 August)^[5]	1	Manvir Singh Baryan	Škoda Fabia R5	2:02:30.1	10	210.98 km	45	20
		2	Yasin Nasser	Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4 D	2:16:07.8
		3	Arthur Blick	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:16:11.7

6	Oryx Energies Rally of Tanzania (13–15 September)^[6]	1	Dharam Pandya	Subaru WRX STI	2:29:00.8	10	201.60 km	16	8
		2	Tufail Tufail	Subaru Impreza GC8	2:35:19.3
		3	Mandeep Singh Dhani	Subaru Impreza STi N10	2:37:40.2

7	Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (4–6 October)^[7]	1	Jean-Claude Gakwaya	Subaru Impreza STi N11	1:35:09	9	138.76 km	10	6
		2	Jean-Jean Giesen	Toyota Celica	1:45:24
		3	Christian Remezo	Toyota Celica	1:52:00

Championship standings

The 2019 African Rally Championship points are as follows:^[8]

Pos.	Driver	Vehicle	BAN	RSA	ZAM	SAF	PoA	TAN	RMG	Total
1	Manvir Singh Baryan	Škoda Fabia R5	1	2	1	3	1			201
2	Leeroy Gomes	Ford Fiesta R5		4	2	4				88
3	Baldev Chager	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X			6	1				56
4	Hergen Fekken	Toyota Etios R4		1						50
4	Carl Tundo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X			5	2				50
6	Cyril Bottari	Subaru Impreza STi N12B	2							36
7	Onkar Rai	Škoda Fabia R5			3	Ret				30
8	Dharam Pandya	Subaru WRX STI			Ret			1		25
9	Yasin Nasser	Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4 D				8	2			24
	Ismail Shermohammed	Toyota Yaris S2000		5						24
	Muna Singh Jnr	Subaru Impreza STi N16			4					24
12	Altaaf Munge	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X						2		18
13	Christakis Fitidis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X				13	3			17
	Jassy Singh	Subaru Impreza STi N14				5				17
	Tejveer Rai	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X			9	7				17
16	Giancarlo Davite	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X				6			Ret	16
17	Kleevan Gomes	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX			7					14
18	Abdul Katete	Subaru Impreza				Ret	4			12
18	Siddarth Joshi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX			8					12
20	Duncan Mubiru	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4 D				9	5			10
20	Minesh Rathod	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX				10				10
22	Guy Botterill	Toyota Etios R2 Toyota Etios R4		3	10					8
23	Nzioka Waita	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX				11				7
24	Izhar Mirza	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X				14				6
25	Jonathan Somen	Ford Escort Mk.II				12				5
26	Hardev Sira	Ford Escort Mk.I				15				1

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

References

^ "45. Rallye Bandama - Côte d'Ivoire 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ "28. Rally of South Africa 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ "Gomes Zambia International Rally 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ "67. Safari Rally 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ "23. Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ "18. Oryx Energies Rally of Tanzania 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ "18. Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ "Classifications 2019 FIA African Rally Championship". fia.com. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] "45. Rallye Bandama - Côte d'Ivoire 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[2] "28. Rally of South Africa 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[3] "Gomes Zambia International Rally 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[4] "67. Safari Rally 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[5] "23. Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[6] "18. Oryx Energies Rally of Tanzania 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[7] "18. Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally 2019". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[8] "Classifications 2019 FIA African Rally Championship". fia.com. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

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