2022 Rally Estonia
2022 Rally Estonia Rally Estonia 2022 | |||
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Round 7 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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![]() Rally Estonia was the biggest motorsport event in the Baltic states. | |||
Host country | ![]() | ||
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) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 43 | ||
Crews | 42 at start, 33 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:54:29.0 | ||
Power Stage winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 9:18.2 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 3:05:30.8 | ||
WRC-3 winner | ![]() ![]() 3:13:58.6 | ||
J-WRC winner | ![]() ![]() 3:13:58.6 |
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]
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
[edit]Entry list
[edit]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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41 | ![]() |
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P |
43 | ![]() |
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open, Junior | P |
45 | ![]() |
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open, Junior | P |
46 | ![]() |
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P |
47 | ![]() |
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open, Junior | P |
48 | ![]() |
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
49 | ![]() |
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open, Junior | P |
Itinerary
[edit]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
[edit]WRC Rally1
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]Championship standings
[edit]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 | ![]() |
Elfyn Evans | 79 | ![]() |
Scott Martin | 79 | ![]() |
M-Sport Ford WRT | 156 | |||
4 | ![]() |
Ott Tänak | 77 | ![]() |
Martin Järveoja | 77 | ![]() |
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 79 | |||
5 | ![]() |
Takamoto Katsuta | 73 | ![]() |
Aaron Johnston | 73 |
WRC-2 Rally2
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]Championship standings
[edit]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 | ![]() |
Andreas Mikkelsen | 79 | ![]() |
Torstein Eriksen | 79 | ![]() |
Toksport WRT | 112 | ![]() |
Chris Ingram | 67 | ![]() |
James Fulton | 93 | ![]() |
Mauro Miele | 86 | ![]() |
Laurent Magat | 75 | |||||||
2 | ![]() |
Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 66 | ![]() |
Maciej Szczepaniak | 66 | ![]() |
Hyundai Motorsport N | 91 | ![]() |
Nikolay Gryazin | 61 | ![]() |
Louis Louka | 43 | ![]() |
Jean-Michel Raoux | 52 | ![]() |
Michael Joseph Morrissey | 36 | |||||||
3 | ![]() |
Yohan Rossel | 63 | ![]() |
Valentin Sarreaud | 52 | ![]() |
Toksport WRT 2 | 58 | ![]() |
Emil Lindholm | 58 | ![]() |
Elia De Guio | 25 | ![]() |
Freddy Loix | 40 | ![]() |
Michela Lorigiola | 30 | |||||||
4 | ![]() |
Nikolay Gryazin | 52 | ![]() |
Konstantin Aleksandrov | 52 | ![]() |
Yaco ACCR Team | 50 | ![]() |
Georg Linnamäe | 47 | ![]() |
Samu Vaaleri | 25 | ![]() |
Olivier Burri | 33 | ![]() |
Jörgen Fornander | 25 | |||||||
5 | ![]() |
Jari Huttunen | 45 | ![]() |
Mikko Lukka | 45 | ![]() |
Saintéloc Junior Team | 40 | ![]() |
Erik Cais | 45 | ![]() |
Fabrizio Arengi | 28 | ![]() |
Hans van Goor | 25 |
WRC-3 Rally3
[edit]Classification
[edit]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
[edit]Championship standings
[edit]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 | ![]() |
Sami Pajari | 85 | ![]() |
Enni Mälkönen | 85 | ||||
2 | ![]() |
Lauri Joona | 61 | ![]() |
Mikael Korhonen | 61 | ![]() |
Jon Armstrong | 85 | ![]() |
Brian Hoy | 85 | ||||
3 | ![]() |
McRae Kimathi | 57 | ![]() |
Liam Regan | 45 | ![]() |
Robert Virves | 84 | ![]() |
Mikael Korhonen | 79 | ||||
4 | ![]() |
William Creighton | 45 | ![]() |
Tamás Kürti | 43 | ![]() |
Lauri Joona | 79 | ![]() |
Aleks Lesk | 49 | ||||
5 | ![]() |
Jan Černý | 43 | ![]() |
Mwangi Kioni | 42 | ![]() |
William Creighton | 38 | ![]() |
Liam Regan | 38 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "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
[edit]- 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)