2021 Ypres Rally

2021 Ypres Rally Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021
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Belgium became the thirty-fifth nation to host a WRC event.
Host country	Belgium
Rally base	Ypres, West Flanders
Dates run	13 – 15 August 2021
Start location	Lo-Reninge, West Flanders
Finish location	Stavelot, Liège
Stages	20 (295.78 km; 183.79 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Tarmac
Transport distance	653.71 km (406.20 miles)
Overall distance	949.49 km (589.99 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	108
Crews	99 at start, 73 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:30:24.2
Power Stage winner	Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 6:48.3
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Hyundai Motorsport N 2:51:32.9
WRC-3 winner	Yohan Rossel Alexandre Coria 2:42:39.1
J-WRC winner	Jon Armstrong Phil Hall 2:51:55.4

The 2021 Ypres Rally (also known as the Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 13 and 15 August 2021.[2] It marked the fifty-seventh running of the Ypres Rally. The event was the eighth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also the fourth round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2021 event was based in Ypres in West Flanders and was contested over twenty-four special stages totalling 295.78 km (183.79 mi) in competitive distance.[1]

Local heroes Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their home rally. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[4] Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka won the World Rally Championship-2 category,[5] while Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[6] The British crew of Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall was the winner in the junior class.[7]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a thirty-seven-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further fifteen points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held massive a fifty-nine-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene held an eleven-point lead ahead of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian in third. In the teams' championship, Toksport WRT led Movisport by thirty-seven points, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel led Kajetan Kajetanowicz by sixteen points in the drivers' championship, with Nicolas Ciamin in third. In the co-drivers' championship Maciek Szczepaniak held a twelve-point lead over Alexandre Coria, with Yannick Roche in third.

In the junior championship, Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen led Mārtiņš Sesks and Renars Francis by four points. Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall were third, eleven points further back. In the Nations' standings, Latvia and Finland co-lead United Kingdom by fifteen points.

Entry list

The following crews entered the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were five in the World Rally Championship-2 and nineteen in the World Rally Championship-3. A further six crews entered the Junior World Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta Rally4s.

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Florian Haut-Labourdette	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Keaton Williams	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
42	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
44	Gus Greensmith	Chris Patterson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
Source:[8]

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
20	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	P
21	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	P
22	Nikolay Gryazin[a]	Konstantin Aleksandrov[b]	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
23	Tom Kristensson	David Arhusiander	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	P
24	Oliver Solberg	Aaron Johnston	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	P
Source:[8]

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3[c]

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
25	Yohan Rossel	Alexandre Coria	Yohan Rossel	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
26	Pepe López	Borja Odriozola	Pepe López	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	—
27	Cédric De Cecco	Jérôme Humblet	Cédric De Cecco	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
28	Josh McErlean	James Fulton	Josh McErlean	Hyundai i20 R5	P
29	Davy Vanneste	Kris D'alleine	Davy Vanneste	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
30	Sébastien Bedoret	François Gilbert	Sébastien Bedoret	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
31	Pieter Tsjoen	Eddy Chevaillier	Pieter Tsjoen	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
32	Ghislain de Mevius	Johan Jalet	Ghislain de Mevius	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
34	Adrian Fernémont	Samuel Maillen	Adrian Fernémont	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
35	Kris Princen	Peter Kaspers	Kris Princen	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
36	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	Grégoire Munster	Hyundai i20 R5	P
37	Vincent Verschueren	Filip Cuvelier	Vincent Verschueren	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
38	Bernd Casier	Pieter Vyncke	Bernd Casier	Ford Fiesta Rally2	P
39	Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco	Jasper Vermeulen	Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
40	Maxime Potty	Loïc Dumont	Maxime Potty	Ford Fiesta Rally2	P
41	Filip Pyck	Peter Dehouck	Filip Pyck	Škoda Fabia R5	P
43	Harry Bouillon	Gregory Antoine	Harry Bouillon	Škoda Fabia R5	P
45	Kevin Hommes	Marco Hommes	Kevin Hommes	Škoda Fabia R5	P
46	Kurt Dujardyn	Jeannick Breyne	Kurt Dujardyn	Škoda Fabia R5	P
Source:[8]

Rally4 entries competing in the Junior World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
54	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Porvoon Autopalvelu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
55	Mārtiņš Sesks	Renārs Francis	LMT Autosporta Akademija	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
56	Jon Armstrong	Phil Hall	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
57	Lauri Joona	Mikael Korhonen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
58	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
59	Robert Virves	Aleks Lesk	Autosport Team Estonia	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
Source:[8]

Route

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Leg	Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
—	13 August	08:01	—	Langemark [Shakedown]	9.81 km
1	13 August	13:36	SS1	Reninge — Vleteren 1	15.00 km
		14:25	SS2	Westouter — Boeschepe 1	19.60 km
		15:15	SS3	Kemmelberg 1	23.62 km
		16:09	SS4	Zonnebeke 1	9.45 km
		18:15	SS5	Reninge — Vleteren 2	15.00 km
		19:04	SS6	Westouter — Boeschepe 2	19.60 km
		19:54	SS7	Kemmelberg 2	23.62 km
		20:48	SS8	Zonnebeke 2	9.45 km
2	14 August	09:11	SS9	Hollebeke 1	25.86 km
		10:08	SS10	Dikkebus 1	12.49 km
		11:01	SS11	Watou 1	13.62 km
		11:51	SS12	Mesen — Middelhoek 1	7.99 km
		14:11	SS13	Hollebeke 2	25.86 km
		15:08	SS14	Dikkebus 2	12.49 km
		16:01	SS15	Watou 2	13.62 km
		16:51	SS16	Mesen — Middelhoek 2	7.99 km
3	15 August	08:30	SS17	Stavelot 1	9.05 km
		09:08	SS18	Francorchamps 1	11.21 km
		10:40	SS19	Stavelot 2	9.05 km
		12:18	SS20	Francorchamps 2 [Power Stage]	11.21 km
Source:[1]

Report

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Event	Stage
1	1	11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:30.24.2	0.0	25	3
2	2	42	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:30:54.9	+30.7	18	0
3	3	69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:31:07.3	+43.1	15	2
4	4	33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:31:13.8	+49.6	12	1
5	5	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:31:20.0	+55.8	10	4
6	6	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:34:10.7	+3:46.5	8	5
47	7	44	Gus Greensmith	Chris Patterson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:14:22.7	+43:58.5	0	0
68	8	68	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Florian Haut-Labourdette	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:56:26.7	+1:26.02.5	0	0
Retired SS10		18	Takamoto Katsuta	Keaton Williams	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	Crash		0	0
Retired SS3		16	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	Crash		0	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
13 August	—	Langemark [Shakedown]	9.81 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:22.5	—
	SS1	Reninge — Vleteren 1	15.00 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:49.1	Tänak / Järveoja
	SS2	Westouter — Boeschepe 1	19.60 km	Breen / Nagle	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:35.3	Breen / Nagle
	SS3	Kemmelberg 1	23.62 km	Breen / Nagle	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	11:39.7
	SS4	Zonnebeke 1	9.45 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:34.0	Neuville / Wydaeghe
	SS5	Reninge — Vleteren 2	15.00 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:49.0
	SS6	Westouter — Boeschepe 2	19.60 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:27.0
	SS7	Kemmelberg 2	23.62 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	11:28.8
	SS8	Zonnebeke 2	9.45 km	Stage cancelled
14 August	SS9	Hollebeke 1	25.86 km	Breen / Nagle	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	13:30.7	Neuville / Wydaeghe
	SS10	Dikkebus 1	12.49 km	Breen / Nagle	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:23.9
	SS11	Watou 1	13.62 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	6:42.0
	SS12	Mesen — Middelhoek 1	7.99 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:23.8
	SS13	Hollebeke 2	25.86 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	13:23.7
	SS14	Dikkebus 2	12.49 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:19.1
	SS15	Watou 2	13.62 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	6:37.1
	SS16	Mesen — Middelhoek 2	7.99 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:21.2
15 August	SS17	Stavelot 1	9.05 km	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:06.2
	SS18	Francorchamps 1	11.21 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:56.9
	SS19	Stavelot 2	9.05 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	5:04.0
	SS20	Francorchamps 2 [Power Stage]	11.21 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	6:48.3

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Sébastien Ogier	162			Julien Ingrassia	162			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	348
2			Elfyn Evans	124			Scott Martin	124			Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	307
3			Thierry Neuville	124			Martijn Wydaeghe	124			M-Sport Ford WRT	135
4			Kalle Rovanperä	99			Jonne Halttunen	99			Hyundai 2C Competition	44
5			Ott Tänak	87			Martin Järveoja	87

World Rally Championship-2

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Stage	Event
19	1	21	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	2:51:32.9	+21:08.7	25	5	0
59	2	24	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	3:35:32.2	+1:05:08.0	18	4	0
Retired SS17		24	Oliver Solberg	Aaron Johnston	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Electrical		0	0	0
Retired SS13		20	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Engine		0	0	0
Retired SS7		23	Tom Kristensson	David Arhusiander	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Suspension		0	0	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
13 August	—	Langemark [Shakedown]	9.81 km	Huttunen / Lukka	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	7:49.1	—
	SS1	Reninge — Vleteren 1	15.00 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	8:28.2	Gryazin / Aleksandrov
	SS2	Westouter — Boeschepe 1	19.60 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta Rally2	11:26.6	Suninen / Markkula
	SS3	Kemmelberg 1	23.62 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta Rally2	12:36.5
	SS4	Zonnebeke 1	9.45 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta Rally2	4:57.7
	SS5	Reninge — Vleteren 2	15.00 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta Rally2	8:24.6
	SS6	Westouter — Boeschepe 2	19.60 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta Rally2	11:17.1
	SS7	Kemmelberg 2	23.62 km	Solberg / Johnston	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	12:30.1	Solberg / Johnston
	SS8	Zonnebeke 2	9.45 km	Stage cancelled
14 August	SS9	Hollebeke 1	25.86 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta Rally2	14:36.1	Solberg / Johnston
	SS10	Dikkebus 1	12.49 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta Rally2	6:56.5
	SS11	Watou 1	13.62 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta Rally2	7:13.0
	SS12	Mesen — Middelhoek 1	7.99 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta Rally2	4:45.3
	SS13	Hollebeke 2	25.86 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	14:26.2
	SS14	Dikkebus 2	12.49 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	6:47.4
	SS15	Watou 2	13.62 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	7:07.7
	SS16	Mesen — Middelhoek 2	7.99 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	4:40.1
15 August	SS17	Stavelot 1	9.05 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	5:27.7	Huttunen / Lukka
	SS18	Francorchamps 1	11.21 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	7:23.9
	SS19	Stavelot 2	9.05 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	5:24.9
	SS20	Francorchamps 2 [Power Stage]	11.21 km	Huttunen / Lukka	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	8:13.4

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Teams' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Andreas Mikkelsen	98			Ola Fløene	98			Toksport WRT	168
2			Mads Østberg	87			Torstein Eriksen	87			M-Sport Ford WRT	131
3			Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	82			Marcelo Der Ohannesian	82			Movisport	125
4		4	Jari Huttunen	60		3	Mikko Lukka	60			Hyundai Motorsport N	37
5		1	Esapekka Lappi	59		1	Janne Ferm	59

World Rally Championship-3

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Stage	Event
7	1	25	Yohan Rossel	Alexandre Coria	Yohan Rossel	Citroën C3 Rally2	2:42:39.1	0.0	25	4	6
8	2	39	Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco	Jasper Vermeulen	Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:43:30.1	+51.0	18	0	4
10	3	37	Vincent Verschueren	Filip Cuvelier	Vincent Verschueren	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	2:43:55.3	+1:16.2	15	2	1
11	4	30	Sébastien Bedoret	François Gilbert	Sébastien Bedoret	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:45:10.7	+2:31.6	12	0	0
12	5	28	Josh McErlean	James Fulton	Josh McErlean	Hyundai i20 R5	2:45:15.8	+2:36.7	10	0	0
13	6	38	Bernd Casier	Pieter Vyncke	Bernd Casier	Ford Fiesta Rally2	2:45:37.5	+2:58.4	8	0	0
14	7	32	Ghislain de Mevius	Johan Jalet	Ghislain de Mevius	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:46:09.4	+3:30.3	6	3	0
15	8	27	Cédric De Cecco	Jérôme Humblet	Cédric De Cecco	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:46:31.1	+3:52.0	4	1	0
16	9	36	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	Grégoire Munster	Hyundai i20 R5	2:47:24.2	+4:45.1	2	5	0
17	10	35	Kris Princen	Peter Kaspers	Kris Princen	Citroën C3 Rally2	2:47:49.4	+5:10.3	1	0	0
24	11	41	Filip Pyck	Peter Dehouck	Filip Pyck	Škoda Fabia R5	2:47:49.4	+5:10.3	0	0	0
28	12	45	Kevin Hommes	Marco Hommes	Kevin Hommes	Škoda Fabia R5	2:47:49.4	+5:10.3	0	0	0
35	13	46	Kurt Dujardyn	Jeannick Breyne	Kurt Dujardyn	Škoda Fabia R5	2:47:49.4	+5:10.3	0	0	0
50	14	29	Davy Vanneste	Kris D'alleine	Davy Vanneste	Citroën C3 Rally2	2:47:49.4	+5:10.3	0	0	0
57	15	43	Harry Bouillon	Gregory Antoine	Harry Bouillon	Škoda Fabia R5	2:47:49.4	+5:10.3	0	0	0
Retired SS9		31	Pieter Tsjoen	Eddy Chevaillier	Pieter Tsjoen	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Crash		0	0	0
Retired SS7		40	Maxime Potty	Loïc Dumont	Maxime Potty	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Engine		0	0	0
Did not start		26	Pepe López	Borja Odriozola	Pepe López	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Withdrawn		0	0	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
13 August	—	Langemark [Shakedown]	9.81 km	Vanneste / D'alleine	Citroën C3 Rally2	4:46.4	—
	SS1	Reninge — Vleteren 1	15.00 km	Rossel / Coria Vanneste / D'alleine	Citroën C3 Rally2 Citroën C3 Rally2	8:26.8	Rossel / Coria Vanneste / D'alleine
	SS2	Westouter — Boeschepe 1	19.60 km	Vanneste / D'alleine	Citroën C3 Rally2	11:19.2	Vanneste / D'alleine
	SS3	Kemmelberg 1	23.62 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	12:37.7	Rossel / Coria
	SS4	Zonnebeke 1	9.45 km	Munster / Louka	Hyundai i20 R5	4:57.6
	SS5	Reninge — Vleteren 2	15.00 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	8:28.7
	SS6	Westouter — Boeschepe 2	19.60 km	Munster / Louka	Hyundai i20 R5	11:18.1
	SS7	Kemmelberg 2	23.62 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	12:30.2
	SS8	Zonnebeke 2	9.45 km	Stage cancelled
14 August	SS9	Hollebeke 1	25.86 km	Bedoret / Gilbert	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	14:27.5	Rossel / Coria
	SS10	Dikkebus 1	12.49 km	Bedoret / Gilbert	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	6:53.5
	SS11	Watou 1	13.62 km	Bedoret / Gilbert	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	7:10.2	Bedoret / Gilbert
	SS12	Mesen — Middelhoek 1	7.99 km	Vanneste / D'alleine Munster / Louka	Citroën C3 Rally2 Hyundai i20 R5	4:46.1
	SS13	Hollebeke 2	25.86 km	Vanneste / D'alleine	Citroën C3 Rally2	14:31.3
	SS14	Dikkebus 2	12.49 km	Munster / Louka	Hyundai i20 R5	6:50.3
	SS15	Watou 2	13.62 km	Munster / Louka	Hyundai i20 R5	7:06.3
	SS16	Mesen — Middelhoek 2	7.99 km	Munster / Louka	Hyundai i20 R5	4:40.8
15 August	SS17	Stavelot 1	9.05 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	5:25.8	Rossel / Coria
	SS18	Francorchamps 1	11.21 km	de Mevius / Jalet	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	7:22.4
	SS19	Stavelot 2	9.05 km	de Mevius / Jalet	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	7:14.2
	SS20	Francorchamps 2 [Power Stage]	11.21 km	Munster / Louka	Hyundai i20 R5	7:17.0

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points
1			Yohan Rossel	127		1	Alexandre Coria	99
2			Kajetan Kajetanowicz	82		1	Maciek Szczepaniak	82
3			Nicolas Ciamin	57			Yannick Roche	57
4			Fabrizio Zaldívar	39			Carlos del Barrio	39
5			Pepe López	36			Silver Simm	32

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Stage
20	1	56	Jon Armstrong	Phil Hall	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally4	2:51:55.4	0.0	25	7
21	2	54	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Porvoon Autopalvelu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	2:52:56.0	+1:00.6	18	2
22	3	59	Robert Virves	Aleks Lesk	Autosport Team Estonia	Ford Fiesta Rally4	2:53:17.1	+1:21.7	15	0
23	4	57	Lauri Joona	Mikael Korhonen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta Rally4	2:53:43.2	+1:47.8	12	0
25	5	58	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally4	2:55:27.3	+3:31.9	10	7
70	6	55	Mārtiņš Sesks	Renārs Francis	LMT Autosporta Akademija	Ford Fiesta Rally4	4:03:25.1	+1:11:29.7	8	2

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
13 August	—	Langemark [Shakedown]	9.81 km	No stage winners		—	—
	SS1	Reninge — Vleteren 1	15.00 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	9:01.2	Armstrong / Hall
	SS2	Westouter — Boeschepe 1	19.60 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:15.7
	SS3	Kemmelberg 1	23.62 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	13:19.6
	SS4	Zonnebeke 1	9.45 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:15.7
	SS5	Reninge — Vleteren 2	15.00 km	Sesks / Francis	Ford Fiesta Rally4	8:57.1
	SS6	Westouter — Boeschepe 2	19.60 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	11:56.7
	SS7	Kemmelberg 2	23.62 km	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally4	13:18.0
	SS8	Zonnebeke 2	9.45 km	Stage cancelled
14 August	SS9	Hollebeke 1	25.86 km	Stage cancelled
	SS10	Dikkebus 1	12.49 km	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally4	7:21.2	Armstrong / Hall
	SS11	Watou 1	13.62 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	7:37.7
	SS12	Mesen — Middelhoek 1	7.99 km	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:03.2
	SS13	Hollebeke 2	25.86 km	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally4	15:28.8
	SS14	Dikkebus 2	12.49 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	7:12.9
	SS15	Watou 2	13.62 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	7:33.9
	SS16	Mesen — Middelhoek 2	7.99 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:00.4
15 August	SS17	Stavelot 1	9.05 km	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:49.9
	SS18	Francorchamps 1	11.21 km	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally4	7:52.3
	SS19	Stavelot 2	9.05 km	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:47.6
	SS20	Francorchamps 2	11.21 km	Sesks / Francis	Ford Fiesta Rally4	7:46.2

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Trophy for nations
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Sami Pajari	91			Marko Salminen	91		1	Finland	76
2		1	Jon Armstrong	88		1	Phil Hall	88		1	United Kingdom	68
3		1	Mārtiņš Sesks	77		1	Renars Francis	77		2	Latvia	68
4			Lauri Joona	52		2	Liam Regan	45			Estonia	46
5		1	William Creighton	45		1	Petr Těšínský	34			Ireland	42

Notes

1. Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
2. Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
3. Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.

References

1. "Itinerary Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
2. "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
3. "Five rounds named in junior WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
4. "Resurgent Neuville bags emotional Belgium triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
5. "WRC2: Huttunen claims unpected rally". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
6. "WRC3: Rossel strengthens title chanllenge with Belgium win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
7. "Junior WRC: Armstrong blasts to Ypres glory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
8. "Entry List Ypres Rally Belgium 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

External links

• Official website (in Dutch, English, and French)
• 2021 Ypres Rally at eWRC-results.com
• The official website of the World Rally Championship

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