2022 Ypres Rally
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| 2022 Ypres Rally Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022 | |||
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Round 9 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  Belgium | ||
| Rally base | Ypres, West Flanders | ||
| Dates run | 18 – 21 August 2022 | ||
| Start location | Vleteren, West Flanders | ||
| Finish location | Kemmelberg, Flanders | ||
| Stages | 20 (281.58 km; 174.97 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 405.66 km (252.07 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 687.24 km (427.03 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 88 | ||
| Crews | 85 at start, 69 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT2:25:38.9 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT6:58.6 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy2:35:24.6 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Jan Černý Tom Woodburn2:53:14.2 | ||
The 2022 Ypres Rally (also known as the Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 18 and 21 August 2022.[2] It marked the fifty-eighth running of the Ypres Rally. The event was the ninth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Ypres in West Flanders and was contested over twenty special stages covering a total competitive distance of 281.58 km (174.97 mi).[1]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[4] Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category,[5] but neither of them defended their titles as Rossel stepped up to WRC-2, while Coria moved to the top-tier to co-drive with Adrien Fourmaux for M-Sport.[6]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won their third rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, successfully defended their title.[7] Stéphane Lefebvre and Andy Malfoy won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[8] Jan Černý and Tom Woodburn won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[9]
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 are not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-one Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and three Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[10][11]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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| 45 | Jan Černý
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Tom Woodburn
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Jan Černý
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
| 46 |  Enrico Brazzoli
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Manuel Fenoli
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Enrico Brazzoli
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
| 47 |  Zoltán László
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Tamás Kürti
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Zoltán László
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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| 22 |  Nikolay Gryazin[a]
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Konstantin Aleksandrov[b]
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 Toksport WRT 2
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Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P |
| 35 | Georg Linnamäe
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James Morgan
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ALM Motorsport
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Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P |
| 48 | Gino Bux
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Nicolas Gilsoul
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East Belgian Racing Team
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Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P |
| 49 | Maxime Potty
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Renaud Herman
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Maxime Potty
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Citroën C3 Rally2 | P |
| 51 |  Jos Verstappen
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Harm van Koppen
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Jos Verstappen
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Citroën C3 Rally2 | P |
| 58 | Sami Pajari
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Enni Mälkönen
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Sami Pajari
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
Itinerary
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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| 18 August | 16:01 | — | Nieuwkerke | 7.34 km |
| 19 August | 10:16 | SS1 | Vleteren 1 | 11.97 km |
| 11:08 | SS2 | Westouter-Boeschepe 1 | 19.60 km | |
| 12:03 | SS3 | Mesen-Middelhoek 1 | 7.99 km | |
| 12:53 | SS4 | Langemark 1 | 8.95 km | |
| 15:16 | SS5 | Vleteren 2 | 11.97 km | |
| 16:08 | SS6 | Westouter-Boeschepe 2 | 19.60 km | |
| 17:03 | SS7 | Mesen-Middelhoek 2 | 7.99 km | |
| 17:53 | SS8 | Langemark 2 | 8.95 km | |
| 20 August | 10:13 | SS9 | Reninge 1 | 15.00 km |
| 11:08 | SS10 | Dikkebus 1 | 14.29 km | |
| 12:00 | SS11 | Wijtschate 1 | 15.00 km | |
| 12:55 | SS12 | Hollebeke 1 | 22.32 km | |
| 15:13 | SS13 | Reninge 2 | 15.00 km | |
| 16:08 | SS14 | Dikkebus 2 | 14.29 km | |
| 17:00 | SS15 | Wijtschate 2 | 15.00 km | |
| 17:55 | SS16 | Hollebeke 2 | 22.32 km | |
| 21 August | 8:43 | SS17 | Watou 1 | 12.36 km |
| 9:38 | SS18 | Kemmelberg 1 | 13.31 km | |
| 11:49 | SS19 | Watou 2 | 12.36 km | |
| 13:18 | SS20 | Kemmelberg 2 | 13.31 km | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
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 | 
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Kalle Rovanperä | 203 |
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Jonne Halttunen | 203 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 381 | |||
| 2 |
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Ott Tänak | 131 |
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Martin Järveoja | 131 |
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 293 | |||
| 3 |  1
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Elfyn Evans | 116 | 1
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Scott Martin | 116 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 188 | |||
| 4 |  1
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Thierry Neuville | 106 | 1
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Martijn Wydaeghe | 106 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 100 | |||
| 5 |
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Takamoto Katsuta | 92 |
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Aaron Johnston | 92 | ||||||
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
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 |
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Andreas Mikkelsen | 100 |
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Torstein Eriksen | 100 | 1
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Toksport WRT | 155 | 1
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Chris Ingram | 92 |
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James Fulton | 111 |
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Mauro Miele | 86 |
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Laurent Magat | 75 | |||||||
| 2 | 2
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Yohan Rossel | 80 |
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Maciej Szczepaniak | 76 | 1
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Hyundai Motorsport N | 116 | 1
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Emil Lindholm | 83 | 1
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Louis Louka | 61 |
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Freddy Loix | 83 |
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Michael Joseph Morrissey | 61 | |||||||
| 3 | 1
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Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 76 | 1
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Valentin Sarreaud | 69 |
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Toksport WRT 2 | 58 |
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Nikolay Gryazin | 61 | 1
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Samu Vaaleri | 50 |
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Jean-Michel Raoux | 52 | 2
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Hans van Goor | 43 | |||||||
| 4 | 1
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Emil Lindholm | 64 | 1
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Reeta Hämäläinen | 64 |
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Yaco ACCR Team | 50 |
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Mikołaj Marczyk | 59 |
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Elia De Guio | 25 | 1
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Armin Kremer | 50 | 1
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Michela Lorigiola | 30 | |||||||
| 5 | 2
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Chris Ingram | 56 | 2
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Craig Drew | 56 |
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Saintéloc Junior Team | 40 |
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Eerik Pietarinen | 58 | 1
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Olivier Burri | 48 | 1
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Jörgen Fornander | 25 | ||||||||||
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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| Event | Class | Open | |||||||
| 34 | 1 | 45 | Jan Černý | Tom Woodburn | Jan Černý | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:43:14.2 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 51 | 2 | 47 | Zoltán László | Tamás Kürti | Zoltán László | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:03:56.2 | +10:41.8 | 18 |
| 69 | 3 | 46 | Enrico Brazzoli | Manuel Fenoli | Enrico Brazzoli | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:46:01.1 | +1:52:46.9 | 15 |
Special stages
Championship standings
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 |
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Sami Pajari | 87 |
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Enni Mälkönen | 87 | ||
| 2 | 1
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Jan Černý | 86 |
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Mikael Korhonen | 61 | ||
| 3 | 1
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Lauri Joona | 86 | 1
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Tamás Kürti | 61 | ||
| 4 | 2
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Zoltán László | 61 | 2
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Manuel Fenoli | 48 | ||
| 5 | 1
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McRae Kimathi | 57 | 2
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Liam Regan | 45 | ||
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.[12]
- ^ 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.[12]
References
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Resurgent Neuville bags emotional Belgium triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "WRC2: Huttunen claims unpected rally". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "WRC3: Rossel strengthens title chanllenge with Belgium win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Fourmaux's new co-driver confirmed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Confident Tänak triumphs in Belgium". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Lefebvre lands Belgium success in WRC2". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Černý unrivalled on storming run to WRC3 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Entry List Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Ypres Rally Belgium 2022 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 20 August 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
- Official website (in Dutch, English, and French)
- 2022 Ypres Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2022 Ypres Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)
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