2019 Rally Chile
The 2019 Rally Chile (also known as the Copec Rally Chile 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 9 and 12 May 2019. It marked the first running of Rally Chile, and was the sixth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. The 2019 event was based in Talcahuano of Concepción Province in Bío Bío Region and consists of sixteen special stages totalling 304.81 km (189.40 mi) competitive kilometres.
| 2019 Rally Chile 1. Copec Rally Chile | |||
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Round 6 of 14 in the 2019 World Rally Championship
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| Host country | Chile | ||
| Rally base | Concepción, Biobío | ||
| Dates run | 9 – 12 May 2019 | ||
| Start location | El Pinar, Concepción Province | ||
| Finish location | Villa Verde, Concepción Province | ||
| Stages | 16 (304.81 km; 189.40 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 940.87 km (584.63 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,245.68 km (774.03 miles) | ||
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| Crews registered | 63 | ||
| Crews | 55 at start, 35 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:15:53.8 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Takamoto Katsuta 3:29:26.7 | ||
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the first edition of Rally Chile. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. The Škoda Motorsport crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen took the victory in the WRC-2 Pro category, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category, while Takamoto Katsuta and Daniel Barritt won the wider WRC-2 class.