12th edition of Rally Estonia
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
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.[ 11] [ 12]
Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility
Tyre
2
Oliver Solberg
Elliott Edmondson
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
4
Esapekka Lappi
Janne Ferm
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
7
Pierre-Louis Loubet
Vincent Landais
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver
P
8
Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
11
Thierry Neuville
Martijn Wydaeghe
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
16
Adrien Fourmaux
Alexandre Coria
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
18
Takamoto Katsuta
Aaron Johnston
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team
P
33
Elfyn Evans
Scott Martin
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
42
Craig Breen
Paul Nagle
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
44
Gus Greensmith
Jonas Andersson
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
69
Kalle Rovanperä
Jonne Halttunen
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility
Tyre
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 [ a]
Konstantin Aleksandrov [ b]
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
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3 ).
Date
Time
No.
Stage name
Distance
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
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
Notes
References
External links
Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points