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| 2022 Croatia Rally Rally Croatia 2022 | |||
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Round 3 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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The Croatia Rally was the first tarmac rally on the calendar. | |||
| Host country | |||
| Rally base | Zagreb | ||
| Dates run | 21 – 24 April 2022 | ||
| Start location | Samobor, Zagreb County | ||
| Finish location | Kumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje | ||
| Stages | 20 (291.84 km; 181.34 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 979.55 km (608.66 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,356.29 km (842.76 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 66 | ||
| Crews | 63 at start, 56 at finish | ||
| Cancellation | SS15 cancelled due to safety concern. | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | 2:48:21.5 | ||
| Power Stage winner | 9:01.8 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | 2:58:22.5 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | 3:32:47.0 | ||
| J-WRC winner | 3:07:24.9 | ||
The 2022 Croatia Rally (also known as the Rally Croatia 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 April 2022.[2] It marked the 46th running of the Croatia Rally, and was the third round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Zagreb in Central Croatia and was contested over 20 special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 291.84 km (181.34 mi).[1]
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.[3] However, they did not complete to defend their title as Ogier undertook a partial program in 2022 and Ingrassia retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season.[4] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category,[6] with the British crew of Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall were the defending title-holders in the junior class.[7]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won a back-to-back victory. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title.[8] Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Zoltán László and Tamás Kürti won the World Rally Championship-3 category,[10] while the Finnish crew of the Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen won the junior class.[11]
The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event will be 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 are not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven crews were entered under Rally1 regulations, as are twenty-nine Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and eleven Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[12][13]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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| 52 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P | |||
| 53 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P | |||
| 54 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior, Open | P | |||
| 55 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | — | |||
| 56 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior, Open | P | |||
| 57 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P | |||
| 58 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior | P | |||
| 59 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P | |||
| 60 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P | |||
| 61 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P | |||
| 62 | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior, Open | P |
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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| 21 April | 09:01 | — | Okić | 3.65 km |
| 22 April | 8:33 | SS1 | Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1 | 19.20 km |
| 9:26 | SS2 | Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1 | 20.77 km | |
| 10:19 | SS3 | Krašić – Vrškovac 1 | 11.11 km | |
| 11:32 | SS4 | Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1 | 9.11 km | |
| 15:05 | SS5 | Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2 | 19.20 km | |
| 15:58 | SS6 | Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2 | 20.77 km | |
| 16:51 | SS7 | Krašić – Vrškovac 2 | 11.11 km | |
| 18:04 | SS8 | Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2 | 9.11 km | |
| 23 April | 7:43 | SS9 | Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1 | 23.76 km |
| 8:41 | SS10 | Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1 | 10.10 km | |
| 10:09 | SS11 | Platak 1 | 15.85 km | |
| 11:38 | SS12 | Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1 | 8.78 km | |
| 15:16 | SS13 | Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2 | 23.76 km | |
| 16:14 | SS14 | Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2 | 10.10 km | |
| 17:42 | SS15 | Platak 2 | 15.85 km | |
| 19:08 | SS16 | Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2 | 8.78 km | |
| 24 April | 7:18 | SS17 | Trakošćan – Vrbno 1 | 13.15 km |
| 8:38 | SS18 | Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1 | 14.09 km | |
| 10:26 | SS19 | Trakošćan – Vrbno 2 | 13.15 km | |
| 13:18 | SS20 | Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 | 14.09 km | |
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| 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 | 76 | Jonne Halttunen | 76 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 126 | ||||||
| 2 | Thierry Neuville | 47 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 47 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 84 | ||||||
| 3 | Craig Breen | 30 | Paul Nagle | 30 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 79 | ||||||
| 4 | Sébastien Loeb | 27 | Isabelle Galmiche | 27 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 30 | ||||||
| 5 | Ott Tänak | 27 | Martin Järveoja | 27 | ||||||||
| 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 | 51 | Torstein Eriksen | 51 | Toksport WRT | 62 | Erik Cais | 37 | Louis Louka | 43 | Mauro Miele | 61 | Michael Joseph Morrissey | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Yohan Rossel | 36 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 27 | Toksport WRT 2 | 58 | Nikolay Gryazin | 36 | Elia De Guio | 25 | Olivier Burri | 33 | Michela Lorigiola | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nikolay Gryazin | 27 | Valentin Sarreaud | 25 | Yaco ACCR Team | 50 | Emil Lindholm | 33 | Samu Vaaleri | 25 | Michał Sołowow | 25 | Laurent Magat | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Erik Cais | 22 | Petr Těšínský | 22 | Saintéloc Junior Team | 40 | Georg Linnamäe | 29 | James Fulton | 18 | Armin Kremer | 25 | Jörgen Fornander | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Emil Lindholm | 15 | Reeta Hämäläinen | 15 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 18 | Chris Ingram | 27 | Eamonn Boland | 22 | Hans van Goor | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | |||||
| 1 | Sami Pajari | 37 | Enni Mälkönen | 37 | Lauri Joona | 47 | Mikael Korhonen | 47 | ||||||||
| 2 | Enrico Brazzoli | 33 | Manuel Fenoli | 33 | Jon Armstrong | 47 | Brian Hoy | 47 | ||||||||
| 3 | William Creighton | 30 | Liam Regan | 30 | Robert Virves | 29 | Aleks Lesk | 29 | ||||||||
| 4 | Zoltán László | 25 | Tamás Kürti | 25 | William Creighton | 27 | Liam Regan | 27 | ||||||||
| 5 | Lauri Joona | 25 | Mikael Korhonen | 25 | Sami Pajari | 25 | Enni Mälkönen | 25 | ||||||||