2019 Rallye Deutschland
The 2019 Rallye Deutschland (also known as ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 22 and 25 August 2019. It marked the thirty-seventh running of Rallye Deutschland and was the tenth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. The 2019 event was based at the Bostalsee in Saarland, and was contested over nineteen special stages with a total a competitive distance of 344.04 km (213.78 mi).
| 2019 Rally Deutschland 37. ADAC Rallye Deutschland | |||
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Round 10 of 14 in the 2019 World Rally Championship
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Unpredictable weather and a variety of tarmac surfaces can make tyre choice difficult. | |||
| Host country | Germany | ||
| Rally base | Bostalsee, Saarland | ||
| Dates run | 22 – 25 August 2019 | ||
| Start location | Winterbach, Saarland | ||
| Finish location | Sankt Wendel, Saarland | ||
| Stages | 19 (344.04 km; 213.78 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 844.19 km (524.56 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,228.23 km (763.19 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 55 | ||
| Crews | 52 at start, 41 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:15:29.8 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Fabian Kreim Tobias Braun Fabian Kreim 3:28:16.7 | ||
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. The Škoda Motorsport crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not defend their titles as they were promoted to the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class.
Tänak and Järveoja successfully defended their titles to get German hat-trick. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, won the rally and covered all three podium places for the first time since 1993 Safari Rally. The Škoda Motorsport crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler took their first victory of the season in the WRC-2 Pro category, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category, while the local crew of Fabian Kreim and Tobias Braun won the wider WRC-2 class.