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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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) | ||
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 | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:54:29.0 | ||
Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 9:18.2 | ||
Support category results | |||
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 |
The 2022 Rally Estonia was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 14 and 17 July 2022. 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).
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Aleksey Lukyanuk and Yaroslav Fedorov were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. In the junior category, Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen were the defending winners.
Rovanperä and Halttunen successfully defended their titles, so as their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Pajari and Enni Mälkönen won the World Rally Championship-3 category as well as the junior class.
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.
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 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 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 | |
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Report
WRC Rally1
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 |
WRC-2 Rally2
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 |
WRC-3 Rally3
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 |