If Rossel does win CER, Citroën would lastly prime the WRC’s second tier for the primary time since Mads Østberg’s 2020 title ought to Pajari then fail to put within the prime two in Japan. There’s even a ridiculous state of affairs the place Rossel, having received in CER, then loses the title on countback if Pajari finishes second in Japan, although Rossel’s dropped rating (fifth in Portugal) is best than Pajari’s (retirement in Portugal).
If Rossel and Pajari’s end-of-year points-scoring outcomes do find yourself an identical, the subsequent tiebreak state of affairs within the laws is: “Based on the better variety of highest locations achieved within the closing classifications of their respective Championship, taking into account solely these rallies during which all the drivers and/or co-drivers involved have taken half.”
Rossel and Pajari have rallied towards one another thrice this season: Portugal, Italy and Greece. Pajari received the latter two occasions and wins the tiebreak.
All of the whereas Solberg may find yourself profitable in CER and be powerless to keep away from shedding the title anyway: he’s registered for groups’ championship factors this week however has already accomplished his seven allowed rounds for the drivers’ championship.
If Rossel’s Chile time is revised…
Rossel being demoted from victory in Chile, courtesy of a second stage time adjustment, would instantly alter who’s even within the title race to start with.
Citroën’s foremost man solely stays within the race due to his Chile win – in any other case he’d have completed too many factors in need of Solberg’s whole to catch him. If that change involves go, then team-mate Nikolay Gryazin can be promoted to victory, which in flip would put him again within the title race.
