World Rally Championship special stage
The Power Stage (abbreviated as PS ) is a special stage that usually runs as the final stage of a rally in the World Rally Championship (WRC)[ a] and European Rally Championship (ERC). Additional championship points are available to the fastest five crews through the stage regardless of where they actually finished in the rally.[ 2] Unlike normal special stages, which are timed to a tenth of a second, the timing of the Power Stage is to a thousandth of a second.[ 3]
Points scoring systems [ edit ]
The bonus scoring system was once used at the 1999 Tour de Corse and 1999 Rally Finland .[ 4] [ 5] Re-introduced in 2011 , the top three crews through the stage could score extra bonus points, with the fastest crew receiving three points, the second-fastest receiving two points, and the third-fastest receiving one point.[ 5] In 2017 , the scoring system was amended so the five fastest drivers through the stage were awarded points from five for first to one for fifth.[ 6] Manufacturers, WRC-2 and WRC-3 categories were also eligible to score Power Stage points in 2021. From 2022, WRC-2 awarded Power Stage points from three for first place, to one for third place. However, it was axed from 2024 onwards.[ 7] Power Stage points are no longer awarded in WRC-3.
Power Stages were also introduced during the 2022 European Rally Championship , using the final stage of each rally and awarding points to the five fastest crews in a similar fashion to the WRC.[ 8] [ 9]
Cancelled Power Stages [ edit ]
This list does not include cancelled rallies.
Eight-time world champion Sébastien Ogier has the most Power Stage victories.
No.
Driver
Active years
Wins
First win
Last win
1.
Sébastien Ogier
2008 –present
43
2011 Rally Sweden
2023 Rally Mexico
2.
Thierry Neuville
2009 –2010 , 2012 –present
26
2013 Rally Finland
2024 Rally Poland
3.
Ott Tänak
2009 –2012 , 2014 –present
22
2012 Rallye de France
2024 Rally Latvia
4.
Kalle Rovanperä
2017 –present
18
2020 Rally Sweden
2024 Rally Sweden
5.
Jari-Matti Latvala
2002 –2020 , 2023
15
2011 Rallye de France
2018 Wales Rally GB
6.
Sébastien Loeb
1999 –2013 , 2015 , 2018 –2020 , 2022
7
2011 Rally de Portugal
2012 Rallye Deutschland
7.
Kris Meeke
2002 –2008 , 2011 , 2013 –2019
6
2011 Rally Catalunya
2019 Tour de Corse
8.
Mikko Hirvonen
2002 –2014
5
2011 Rally México
2012 Wales Rally GB
8.
Esapekka Lappi
2011 –2013 , 2015 –present
5
2017 Rally Italia Sardegna
2023 Rally Sweden
8.
Dani Sordo
2003 –present
5
2012 Rally de Portugal
2021 Rally Catalunya
11.
Elfyn Evans
2007 , 2011 , 2013 –present
4
2014 Rallye Deutschland
2023 Central European Rally
11.
Petter Solberg
1998 –2012 , 2018 –2019
4
2011 Rally Argentina
2012 Rally Italia Sardegna
13.
Andreas Mikkelsen
2006 –present
3
2014 Rally Italia Sardegna
2019 Rally Italia Sardegna
14.
Didier Auriol
1984 –2003 , 2005
2
1999 Tour de Corse
1999 Rally Finland
14.
Takamoto Katsuta
2016 –present
2
2020 Rally Monza
2024 Rally Finland
16.
Craig Breen
2009 –2012 , 2014 –2023
1
2022 Rally Japan
2022 Rally Japan
16.
Adrien Fourmaux
2009 –present
1
2024 Croatia Rally
2024 Croatia Rally
16.
Mads Østberg
2006 –2021
1
2014 Rally Sweden
2014 Rally Sweden
16.
Hayden Paddon
2007 –2019 , 2022
1
2016 Rally Argentina
2016 Rally Argentina
Notes: [ b]
No.
Co-Driver
Active years
Wins
First win
Last win
1.
Julien Ingrassia
2008 –2021
41
2011 Rally Sweden
2021 Croatia Rally
2.
Martin Järveoja
2010 –present
20
2017 Rally de Portugal
2024 Rally Latvia
3.
Jonne Halttunen
2011 –2014 , 2017 –present
18
2020 Rally Sweden
2024 Rally Sweden
4.
Miikka Anttila
1999 –2020
15
2011 Rallye de France
2018 Wales Rally GB
4.
Nicolas Gilsoul
2007 –2008 , 2012 –2020 , 2023
15
2013 Rally Finland
2020 Rally Turkey
6.
Martijn Wydaeghe
2013 –2019 , 2021 –present
11
2021 Rally Italia Sardegna
2024 Rally Poland
7.
Daniel Elena
1998 –2013 , 2015 , 2018 –2020
7
2011 Rally de Portugal
2012 Rallye Deutschland
8.
Jarmo Lehtinen
1997 –2014 , 2018 –2020
5
2011 Rally México
2012 Wales Rally GB
8.
Janne Ferm
2011 –2013 , 2015 –present
5
2017 Rally Italia Sardegna
2023 Rally Sweden
10.
/ Chris Patterson
1993 , 1997 –2018 , 2021
4
2011 Rally Argentina
2012 Rally Italia Sardegna
10.
Paul Nagle
2004 , 2006 –2008 , 2011 –2022
4
2011 Rally Catalunya
2018 Monte Carlo Rally
12.
Scott Martin
2004 –present
3
2021 Rally Finland
2023 Central European Rally
13.
Denis Giraudet
1981 –1984 , 1989 , 1991 –1993 , 1995 –2017 , 2019
2
1999 Tour de Corse
1999 Rally Finland
13.
Carlos del Barrio
1991 –1992 , 1994 –2000 , 2002 , 2004 –2007 , 2010 –2014 , 2018 –2022
2
2012 Rally de Portugal
2013 Rallye de France-Alsace
13.
Marc Martí
1992 –1993 , 1995 –2010 , 2012 , 2014 –2022
2
2017 Rallye Deutschland
2017 Rally Catalunya
13.
Ola Fløene
1995 , 2000 –2019 , 2021
2
2014 Rally Italia Sardegna
2015 Rally Catalunya
13.
Daniel Barritt
2000 , 2002 –2021
2
2014 Rallye Deutschland
2020 Rally Monza
13.
Jonas Andersson
2002 –present
2
2014 Rally Sweden
2024 Rally Finland
13.
Sebastian Marshall
2008 , 2010 –2019 , 2021
2
2019 Monte Carlo Rally
2019 Tour de Corse
20.
John Kennard
1985 , 1987 –1989 , 1991 , 1998 , 2007 –2017 , 2019 , 2022
1
2016 Rally Argentina
2016 Rally Argentina
20.
Benjamin Veillas
1999 , 2008 , 2015 –2019 , 2021 –present
1
2022 Rally Catalunya
2022 Rally Catalunya
20.
Kuldar Sikk
2003 –2015 , 2017 –2020
1
2012 Rallye de France
2012 Rallye de France
20.
Raigo Mõlder
2009 , 2014 –2016 , 2020
1
2016 Wales Rally GB
2016 Wales Rally GB
20.
Cándido Carrera
2010 –2016 , 2018 –2019 , 2021 –present
1
2021 Rally Catalunya
2021 Rally Catalunya
20.
Alexandre Coria
2016 , 2019 , 2021 –present
1
2024 Croatia Rally
2024 Croatia Rally
20.
James Fulton
2020 –present
1
2022 Rally Japan
2022 Rally Japan
20.
Anders Jæger-Amland
2014 –2020
1
2019 Rally Italia Sardegna
2019 Rally Italia Sardegna
20.
Aaron Johnston
2019 –present
1
2024 Rally Finland
2024 Rally Finland
20.
Vincent Landais
2012 –present
1
2023 Rally Mexico
2023 Rally Mexico
Notes: [ b]
Most wins per season [ edit ]
No.
Driver
Active years
Times
First score
Last score
Points
1.
Sébastien Ogier
2008 –present
112
2011 Rally Sweden
2024 Rally Finland
319
2.
Thierry Neuville
2009 –2010 , 2012 –present
89
2012 Rallye de France
2024 Rally Finland
286
3.
Ott Tänak
2009 –2012 , 2014 –present
71
2012 Rally de Portugal
2024 Rally Latvia
243
4.
Jari-Matti Latvala
2002 -2020 , 2023 –present
72
2011 Rally Sweden
2023 Rally Finland
154
5.
Kalle Rovanperä
2017 –present
35
2020 Rally Sweden
2024 Rally Poland
146
6.
Elfyn Evans
2007 , 2011 , 2013 –present
51
2014 Rallye Deutschland
2024 Rally Latvia
141
7.
Esapekka Lappi
2011 –2013 , 2015 –present
26
2017 Rally de Portugal
2024 Rally Finland
78
8.
Dani Sordo
2003 –present
36
2011 Rallye de France
2023 Acropolis Rally
75
9.
Sébastien Loeb
1999 –2013 , 2015 , 2018 –2020 , 2022
27
2011 Rally Sweden
2022 Safari Rally
57
9.
Andreas Mikkelsen
2006 –present
28
2012 Rallye Deutschland
2022 Rally Estonia
57
11.
Kris Meeke
2002 –2008 , 2011 , 2013 –2019
23
2011 Rally Catalunya
2019 Rallye Deutschland
55
12.
Takamoto Katsuta
2016 –present
22
2020 Rally Monza
2024 Rally Finland
44
13.
Mikko Hirvonen
2002 –2014
17
2011 Rally Mexico
2014 Rallye Deutschland
43
14.
Craig Breen
2009 –2012 , 2014 –2023
14
2017 Tour de Corse
2023 Rally Sweden
32
15.
Mads Østberg
2006 –2021
12
2012 Rally México
2023 Rally Italia Sardegna
25
16.
Teemu Suninen
2014 –present
9
2018 Rally de Portugal
2023 Rally Finland
22
17.
Petter Solberg
1998 –2012 , 2018 –2019
10
2011 Rally México
2012 Rally Italia Sardegna
21
18.
Adrien Fourmaux
2022 –present
5
2022 Safari Rally
2024 Rally Finland
12
19.
Hayden Paddon
2007 –2019 , 2022 –present
4
2016 Rally Mexico
2017 Rally Sweden
7
20.
Didier Auriol
1984 –2003 , 2005
2
1999 Tour de Corse
1999 Rally Finland
6
20.
Juho Hänninen
2006 –2011 , 2013 –2015 , 2017 , 2023 -present
4
2017 Monte Carlo Rally
2013 Rally Finland
6
20.
Evgeny Novikov
2007 –2009 , 2011 –2013
4
2012 Monte Carlo Rally
2013 Wales Rally GB
6
20.
Stéphane Lefebvre
2013 –present
2
2017 Monte Carlo Rally
2017 Rally Poland
6
24.
Tommi Mäkinen
1987 –2003
2
1999 Tour de Corse
1999 Rally Finland
4
24.
Gus Greensmith
2022 –present
2
2022 Safari Rally
2022 Acropolis Rally
4
24.
Mauro Miele
2018 –present
1
2022 Rally Japan
2022 Rally Japan
4
27.
Robert Kubica
2013 –2016
2
2015 Tour de Corse
2015 Wales Rally GB
3
28.
Kevin Abbring
2007 –2012 , 2014 –2018 , 2020 –2021
1
2016 Rally Italia Sardegna
2016 Rally Italia Sardegna
2
28.
Oliver Solberg
2019 –present
1
2022 Rally New Zealand
2022 Rally New Zealand
2
29.
Carlos Sainz
1987 –2005
1
1999 Tour de Corse
1999 Tour de Corse
1
29.
Toni Gardemeister
1996 –2008 , 2010
1
1999 Rally Finland
1999 Rally Finland
1
29.
Nasser Al-Attiyah
2004 –2015
1
2012 Rally Argentina
2012 Rally Argentina
1
29.
Emil Lindholm
2022 –present
1
2022 Croatia Rally
2022 Croatia Rally
1
29.
Fabrizio Zaldivar
2019 –present
1
2022 Rally Japan
2022 Rally Japan
1
Notes: [ b]
No.
Co-Driver
Active years
Times
First score
Last score
Points
1.
Julien Ingrassia
2008 –2021
96
2011 Rally Sweden
2021 Rally Monza
276
2.
Martin Järveoja
2010 –present
67
2017 Rally Mexico
2024 Rally Latvia
234
3.
Nicolas Gilsoul
2007 –2008 , 2012 –2020 , 2023
53
2012 Rallye de France
2020 Rally Italia Sardegna
159
4.
Miikka Anttila
1999 –2020
71
2011 Rally Sweden
2019 Rally Turkey
153
5.
Jonne Halttunen
2011 –2014 , 2017 –present
35
2020 Rally Sweden
2024 Rally Poland
146
6.
Martijn Wydaeghe
2013 –2019 , 2021 –present
35
2021 Monte Carlo Rally
2024 Rally Finland
127
7.
Scott Martin
2004 –present
44
2017 Tour de Corse
2024 Rally Latvia
123
8.
Janne Ferm
2011 –2013 , 2015 –present
26
2017 Rally de Portugal
2024 Rally Finland
78
9.
Paul Nagle
2004 , 2006 –2008 , 2011 –2022
25
2011 Rally Catalunya
2022 Acropolis Rally
57
10.
Jarmo Lehtinen
1997 –2014 , 2018 –2020
20
2011 Rally Mexico
2020 Monte Carlo Rally
51
10.
Daniel Elena
1998 –2013 , 2015 , 2018 –2020
24
2011 Rally Sweden
2020 Rally Turkey
51
12.
Aaron Johnston
2019 –present
21
2021 Rally Finland
2024 Rally Finland
42
13.
Anders Jæger-Amland
2014 –2020
15
2016 Monte Carlo Rally
2019 Rally Finland
35
14.
Vincent Landais
2012 –present
12
2023 Monte Carlo Rally
2024 Rally Finland
31
15.
Daniel Barritt
2000 , 2002 –2021
12
2014 Rallye Deutschland
2020 Rally Monza
30
15.
Carlos del Barrio
1991 –1992 , 1994 –2000 , 2002 , 2004 –2007 , 2010 –2014 , 2018 –present
15
2011 Rallye de France
2021 Monte Carlo Rally
30
17.
Marc Martí
1992 –1993 , 1995 –2010 , 2012 , 2014 –present
12
2015 Rally Argentina
2017 Rally Catalunya
27
18.
/ Chris Patterson
1993 , 1997 –2018 , 2021
10
2011 Rally México
2012 Rally Italia Sardegna
21
19.
Sebastian Marshall
2008 , 2010 –2019 , 2021
6
2016 Rally Italia Sardegna
2019 Rallye Deutschland
19
20.
Ola Fløene
1995 , 2000 –2019 , 2021
10
2014 Rally Italia Sardegna
2015 Wales Rally GB
17
21.
Jonas Andersson
2002 –present
14
2012 Rally México
2022 Acropolis Rally
16
21.
Cándido Carrera
2010 –2016 , 2018 –2019 , 2021 –present
6
2021 Rally Catalunya
2023 Acropolis Rally
16
23.
Benjamin Veillas
1999 , 2008 , 2015 –2019 , 2021 –present
4
2022 Croatia Rally
2022 Rally Catalunya
12
23.
Alexandre Coria
2022 –present
5
2022 Safari Rally
2024 Rally Finland
12
25.
Torstein Eriksen
2011 –2012 , 2015 , 2017 –present
3
2018 Rally Finland
2022 Rally Estonia
10
26.
Mikko Markkula
2001 –2019 , 2021 –present
3
2018 Rally de Portugal
2023 Rally Finland
8
27.
Denis Giraudet
1981 –1984 , 1989 , 1991 –1993 , 1995 –2017 , 2019
3
1999 Tour de Corse
2012 Monte Carlo Rally
7
27.
John Kennard
1985 , 1987 –1989 , 1991 , 1998 , 2007 –2017 , 2019 , 2022 –present
4
2016 Rally Mexico
2017 Rally Sweden
7
29.
Gabin Moreau
2013 –2018
2
2017 Monte Carlo Rally
2017 Rally Poland
6
29.
Marko Salminen
2008 , 2011 –2021
3
2019 Monte Carlo Rally
2019 Rally de Portugal
6
29.
Isabelle Galmiche
2007 , 2013 , 2017 , 2022 –present
2
2022 Monte Carlo Rally
2022 Safari Rally
6
29.
James Fulton
2020 –present
2
2022 Rally Japan
2023 Rally Sweden
6
33.
Ilka Minor
1997 –2007 , 2010 –2016 , 2018 –present
3
2013 Acropolis Rally
2013 Wales Rally GB
5
33.
Raigo Mõlder
2009 , 2014 –2016 , 2020
2
2015 Rally Poland
2016 Wales Rally GB
5
33.
Kaj Lindström
1996 –2006 , 2009 –2015 , 2017 , 2019
3
2017 Monte Carlo Rally
2017 Rally Catalunya
5
36.
Risto Mannisenmäki
1982 , 1986 –1990 , 1992 –2001 , 2003
2
1999 Tour de Corse
1999 Rally Finland
4
36.
Kuldar Sikk
2003 –2015 , 2017 –2020
2
2012 Rally de Portugal
2012 Rallye de France
4
36.
Luca Beltrame
2007 , 2017 –present
1
2022 Rally Japan
2022 Rally Japan
4
39.
Maciej Szczepaniak
1999 –2000 , 2002 –2003 , 2006 –present
2
2015 Tour de Corse
2015 Wales Rally GB
3
40.
Borja Rozada
2007 , 2009 –2018 , 2020 –present
2
2021 Rally Italia Sardegna
2021 Safari Rally
2
40.
Elliott Edmondson
2013 , 2015 –present
1
2022 Rally New Zealand
2022 Rally New Zealand
2
42.
Luis Moya
1988 –2002
1
1999 Tour de Corse
1999 Tour de Corse
1
42.
Paavo Lukander
1996 –2004
1
1999 Rally Finland
1999 Rally Finland
1
42.
Giovanni Bernacchini
1998 –2017 , 2020
1
2012 Rally Argentina
2012 Rally Argentina
1
42.
Reeta Hämäläinen
2022 –present
1
2022 Croatia Rally
2022 Croatia Rally
1
42.
Marcelo Der Ohannesian
2011 , 2015 , 2018 –present
1
2022 Rally Japan
2022 Rally Japan
1
Notes: [ b]
Most points per season [ edit ]
^ 2018 Wales Rally GB used fourth to last stage as the power stage.[ 1]
^ a b c d Statistics updated as of the 2024 Rally Finland .
^ a b 1999 consisted of 14 rallies, but Power Stage was only run on two.
^ a b 2013 consisted of 13 rallies, but Power Stage was cancelled in Monte Carlo.
^ a b 2020 consisted of seven rallies, but Power Stage was cancelled in Mexico.