2022 Rally Estonia
The 2022 Rally Estonia was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 14 and 17 July 2022.[2] It marked the twelfth running of the Rally Estonia. The event was the seventh round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Tartu of Tartu County and was contested over 24 special stages covering a total competitive distance of 313.84 km (195.01 mi).[1]
2022 Rally Estonia Rally Estonia 2022 | |||
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Round 7 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Estonia | ||
Rally base | Tartu, Tartu County | ||
Dates run | 14 – 17 July 2022 | ||
Start location | Tartu, Tartu County | ||
Finish location | Leigo Lakes | ||
Stages | 24 (313.84 km; 195.01 miles)[1] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 1,172.93 km (728.82 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,486.77 km (923.84 miles) | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:54:29.0 | ||
WRC-2 winner | Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 3:05:30.8 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen 3:13:58.6 | ||
J-WRC winner | Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen 3:13:58.6 | ||
Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 9:18.2 | ||
Crews registered | 43 | ||
Crews | 42 at start, 33 at finish |
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4] Aleksey Lukyanuk and Yaroslav Fedorov were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[5] In the junior category, Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen were the defending winners.[6]
Rovanperä and Halttunen successfully defended their titles, so as their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.[7] Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[8] Pajari and Enni Mälkönen won the World Rally Championship-3 category as well as the junior class.[9][10]
Background
Entry list
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven were entered under Rally1 regulations, as were nineteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and seven Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[11][12]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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20 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
21 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Torstein Eriksen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
22 | Egon Kaur | Silver Simm | Egon Kaur | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
23 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
24 | Georg Linnamäe | Craig Drew | ALM Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Junior Driver, Co-driver | P |
25 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | P |
26 | Marco Bulacia | Diego Vallejo | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
27 | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
28 | Nikolay Gryazin[lower-alpha 1] | Konstantin Aleksandrov[lower-alpha 2] | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team | — |
29 | Jari Huttunen | Mikko Lukka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
30 | Mikołaj Marczyk | Szymon Gospodarczyk | Mikołaj Marczyk | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver | P |
31 | Emilio Fernández | Axel Coronado | Emilio Fernández | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | P |
32 | Sean Johnston | Alexander Kihurani | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
34 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
35 | Priit Koik | Kristo Tamm | Priit Koik | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
36 | Gregor Jeets | Timo Taniel | Gregor Jeets | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver | P |
37 | Bruno Bulacia | Marc Martí | Bruno Bulacia | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver | P |
38 | Josh McErlean | James Fulton | Josh McErlean | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Junior Driver, Co-driver | P |
39 | Mauro Miele | Luca Beltrame | Mauro Miele | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Drivers, Co-driver | P |
40 | Luke Anear | Andrew Sarandis | Luke Anear | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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41 | Jon Armstrong | Brian Hoy | Jon Armstrong | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P |
43 | Lauri Joona | Mikael Korhonen | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open, Junior | P |
45 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Sami Pajari | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open, Junior | P |
46 | Robert Virves | Julia Thulin | Starter Energy Racing | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P |
47 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open, Junior | P |
48 | Roope Korhonen | Anssi Viinikka | Roope Korhonen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
49 | McRae Kimathi | Mwangi Kioni | McRae Kimathi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open, Junior | P |
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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14 July | 9:01 | — | Abissaare [Shakedown] | 6.23 km |
20:38 | SS1 | Visit Estonia Tartu 1 | 1.66 km | |
15 July | 7:45 | SS2 | Peipsiääre 1 | 24.35 km |
8:43 | SS3 | Mustvee 1 | 17.09 km | |
10:26 | SS4 | Raanitsa 1 | 21.45 km | |
11:29 | SS5 | Vastsemõisa 1 | 6.70 km | |
15:16 | SS6 | Peipsiääre 2 | 24.35 km | |
16:14 | SS7 | Mustvee 2 | 17.09 km | |
17:57 | SS8 | Raanitsa 2 | 21.45 km | |
19:00 | SS9 | Vastsemõisa 2 | 6.70 km | |
16 July | 9:03 | SS10 | Elva 1 | 11.73 km |
10:16 | SS11 | Mäeküla 1 | 10.27 km | |
11:08 | SS12 | Otepää 1 | 17.08 km | |
12:02 | SS13 | Neeruti 1 | 7.60 km | |
15:08 | SS14 | Elva 2 | 11.73 km | |
16:16 | SS15 | Mäeküla 2 | 10.27 km | |
17:08 | SS16 | Otepää 2 | 17.08 km | |
18:02 | SS17 | Neeruti 2 | 7.60 km | |
19:08 | SS18 | Toyota Tartu 2 | 1.66 km | |
17 July | 6:48 | SS19 | Tartu Vald 1 | 6.56 km |
8:16 | SS20 | Kanepi 1 | 16.48 km | |
9:08 | SS21 | Kambja 1 | 15.95 km | |
11:00 | SS22 | Tartu Vald 2 | 6.56 km | |
12:28 | SS23 | Kanepi 2 | 16.48 km | |
14:18 | SS24 | Kambja 2 [Power Stage] | 15.95 km | |
Source:[1] |
Report
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Kalle Rovanperä | 175 | Jonne Halttunen | 175 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 298 | ||||||
2 | Thierry Neuville | 92 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 92 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 211 | ||||||
3 | 3 | Elfyn Evans | 79 | 3 | Scott Martin | 79 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 156 | ||||
4 | 1 | Ott Tänak | 77 | 1 | Martin Järveoja | 77 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 79 | ||||
5 | 1 | Takamoto Katsuta | 73 | 1 | Aaron Johnston | 73 |
Classification
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
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Event | Class | Class | Stage | Event | |||||||
8 | 1 | 21 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Torstein Eriksen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:05:30.8 | 0.0 | 25 | 3 | 4+3 |
9 | 2 | 20 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 3:05:56.1 | +25.3 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
10 | 3 | 27 | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:07:33.8 | +2:03.0 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
11 | 4 | 29 | Jari Huttunen | Mikko Lukka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 3:08:57.8 | +3:27.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
12 | 5 | 25 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:10:37.7 | +5:06.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
14 | 6 | 31 | Emilio Fernández | Axel Coronado | Emilio Fernández | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:11:00.0 | +5:29.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
15 | 7 | 24 | Georg Linnamäe | Craig Drew | ALM Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:11:33.0 | +6:02.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
19 | 8 | 38 | Josh McErlean | James Fulton | Josh McErlean | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 3:15:36.7 | +10:05.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
20 | 9 | 34 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 3:15:52.8 | +10:22.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
22 | 10 | 32 | Sean Johnston | Alexander Kihurani | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 3:16:17.7 | +10:46.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
24 | 11 | 36 | Gregor Jeets | Timo Taniel | Gregor Jeets | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:17:47.7 | +12:16.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | 12 | 22 | Egon Kaur | Silver Simm | Egon Kaur | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:19:05.9 | +13:35.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | 13 | 39 | Mauro Miele | Luca Beltrame | Mauro Miele | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:32:32.6 | +27:01.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | 14 | 40 | Luke Anear | Andrew Sarandis | Luke Anear | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 3:37:13.5 | +31:42.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | 15 | 30 | Mikołaj Marczyk | Szymon Gospodarczyk | Mikołaj Marczyk | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 4:03:36.4 | +58:05.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Retired SS23 | 26 | Marco Bulacia | Diego Vallejo | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Accident | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS12 | 35 | Priit Koik | Kristo Tamm | Priit Koik | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Retired | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS6 | 23 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Medical | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS4 | 37 | Bruno Bulacia | Marc Martí | Bruno Bulacia | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Mechanical | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Did not start | 82 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Special stages
Championship standings
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Junior Drivers' championships | Junior Co-drivers' championships | Driver Masters' championships | Co-driver Masters' championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||||
1 | 3 | Andreas Mikkelsen | 79 | 3 | Torstein Eriksen | 79 | Toksport WRT | 112 | Chris Ingram | 67 | James Fulton | 93 | Mauro Miele | 86 | Laurent Magat | 75 | ||||||||||||
2 | 1 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 66 | 1 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 66 | 1 | Hyundai Motorsport N | 91 | Nikolay Gryazin | 61 | Louis Louka | 43 | Jean-Michel Raoux | 52 | Michael Joseph Morrissey | 36 | |||||||||||
3 | 1 | Yohan Rossel | 63 | 1 | Valentin Sarreaud | 52 | 1 | Toksport WRT 2 | 58 | 3 | Emil Lindholm | 58 | Elia De Guio | 25 | Freddy Loix | 40 | Michela Lorigiola | 30 | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | Nikolay Gryazin | 52 | 1 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 52 | Yaco ACCR Team | 50 | 3 | Georg Linnamäe | 47 | Samu Vaaleri | 25 | Olivier Burri | 33 | Jörgen Fornander | 25 | |||||||||||
5 | 1 | Jari Huttunen | 45 | 1 | Mikko Lukka | 45 | Saintéloc Junior Team | 40 | 2 | Erik Cais | 45 | Fabrizio Arengi | 28 | Hans van Goor | 25 | |||||||||||||
Classification
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
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Event | Class | Open | Junior | Stage | |||||||
16 | 1 | 45 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Sami Pajari | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:13:58.6 | 0.0 | 25 | 25 | 4 |
17 | 2 | 46 | Robert Virves | Julia Thulin | Starter Energy Racing | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:14:13.5 | +14.9 | — | 18 | 17 |
18 | 3 | 41 | Jon Armstrong | Brian Hoy | Jon Armstrong | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:14:58.0 | +59.4 | — | 15 | 3 |
21 | 4 | 43 | Lauri Joona | Mikael Korhonen | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:16:14.3 | +2:15.7 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
23 | 5 | 47 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:17:44.9 | +3:46.3 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
29 | 6 | 49 | McRae Kimathi | Mwangi Kioni | McRae Kimathi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:53:12.2 | +39:13.6 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
33 | 7 | 48 | Roope Korhonen | Anssi Viinikka | Roope Korhonen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:28:46.9 | +1:14:48.3 | 10 | — | — |
Special stages
Championship standings
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Junior Drivers' championships | Junior Co-drivers' championships | ||||||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||||
1 | Sami Pajari | 87 | Enni Mälkönen | 87 | 2 | Sami Pajari | 85 | 2 | Enni Mälkönen | 85 | ||||||
2 | 3 | Lauri Joona | 61 | Mikael Korhonen | 61 | 1 | Jon Armstrong | 85 | 1 | Brian Hoy | 85 | |||||
3 | 1 | McRae Kimathi | 57 | 2 | Liam Regan | 45 | 1 | Robert Virves | 84 | 1 | Mikael Korhonen | 79 | ||||
4 | 3 | William Creighton | 45 | Tamás Kürti | 43 | 2 | Lauri Joona | 79 | Aleks Lesk | 49 | ||||||
5 | 2 | Jan Černý | 43 | 1 | Mwangi Kioni | 42 | William Creighton | 38 | Liam Regan | 38 | ||||||
Notes
- Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]
- Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]
References
- "Itinerary Rally Estonia 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- "Record-breaking Rovanperä triumphs in Estonia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- "WRC2: Mikkelsen reclaims winning form". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- "Lukyanuk completes WRC3 Annihilation". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- "Pajari bags maiden junior win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- "Dazzling Rovanperä triumphs in Estonia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- "WRC2 win relights Mikkelsen's title hopes". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- "Pajari holds on for WRC3 glory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- "Pajari's juniot WRC win sets up final round thriller". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- "Entry List Rally Estonia 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- "Rally Estonia 2022 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian and English)
- 2022 Rally Estonia at eWRC-results.com
- 2022 Rally Estonia at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)