2022 Rally New Zealand

2022 Rally New Zealand
Repco Rally New Zealand 2022
Round 11 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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The Rally New Zealand returned to the championship.
Host country New Zealand
Rally baseAuckland, North Island
Dates run29 September – 2 October 2022
Start locationAuckland, North Island
Finish locationAuckland, North Island
Stages17 (279.80 km; 173.86 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,100.17 km (683.61 miles)
Overall distance1,379.97 km (857.47 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered29
Crews28 at start, 21 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:48:01.4
Power Stage winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
4:51.9
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerNew Zealand Hayden Paddon
New Zealand John Kennard
2:58:05.1
WRC-3 winnerNo classified finishers.

The 2022 Rally New Zealand (also known as the Repco Rally New Zealand 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 29 September and 2 October 2022.[2] It would mark the forty-fifth running of the Rally New Zealand. The event was the eleventh round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Auckland of North Island and was set to be contested over seventeen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 279.80 km (173.86 mi).[1]

Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena were the overall reigning rally winners, but they would not defend their titles. Citroën Total World Rally Team, the team they drove for in 2012, when the Rally New Zealand held a World Rally Championship event last time, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] However, they would not defend the rally either as they withdrew from the championship at the end of 2019.[4]

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won their sixth rally of the season and became the 2022 World Champions. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[5] Hayden Paddon and John Kennard won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[6]

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 set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as were twelve Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2.[7][8]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
1 France Sébastien Ogier France Benjamin Veillas Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
2 Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
16 France Adrien Fourmaux France Alexandre Coria United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer —
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
37 Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Lorenzo Granai United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
42 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
44 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Sweden Jonas Andersson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan 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 New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard New Zealand Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
21 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
22 New Zealand Ben Hunt New Zealand Tony Rawstorn New Zealand Ben Hunt Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
23 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Australia Glen Weston New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver P
24 Australia Harry Bates Australia John McCarthy Australia Harry Bates Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver P
25 New Zealand Raana Horan New Zealand Michael Connor New Zealand Raana Horan Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
26 New Zealand Todd Bawden New Zealand Paul Burborough New Zealand Todd Bawden Ford Fiesta Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
27 New Zealand Kingsley Jones New Zealand Waverley Jones New Zealand Kingsley Jones Škoda Fabia R5 Masters Driver, Co-driver P
28 Germany Armin Kremer Germany Ella Kremer France Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver P
29 Australia Luke Anear Australia Andrew Sarandis Australia Luke Anear Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
30 New Zealand Andy Martin New Zealand Matt Hayward New Zealand Andy Martin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Masters Driver, Co-driver P
31 Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Spain Jordi Hereu Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver P

Itinerary

All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
29 September 9:01 — Inland Road [Shakedown] 3.54 km
18:08 SS1 Pukekawa Auckland Domain 1.78 km
30 September 8:33 SS2 Whaanga Coast 1 29.27 km
10:11 SS3 Te Akau South 1 31.48 km
11:14 SS4 Te Akau North 1 18.53 km
14:22 SS5 Whaanga Coast 2 29.27 km
16:00 SS6 Te Akau South 2 31.48 km
17:03 SS7 Te Akau North 2 18.53 km
1 October 8:08 SS8 Kaipara Hills 1 15.83 km
9:06 SS9 Puhoi 1 22.50 km
10:14 SS10 Komokoriki 1 5.81 km
14:08 SS11 Kaipara Hills 2 15.83 km
15:06 SS12 Puhoi 2 22.50 km
16:24 SS13 Komokoriki 2 5.81 km
2 October 11:03 SS14 Whitford Forest – Te Maraunga Waiho 1 8.82 km
12:08 SS15 Jacks Ridge Haunui 1 6.77 km
13:38 SS16 Whitford Forest – Te Maraunga Waiho 2 8.82 km
15:18 SS17 Jacks Ridge Haunui 2 [Power Stage] 6.77 km
Source:[1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:48:01.4 0.0 25 5
2 2 1 Sébastien Ogier Benjamin Veillas Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:48:36.0 +34.6 18 3
3 3 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:48:49.9 +48.5 15 4
4 4 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:50:00.2 +1:58.8 12 1
5 5 2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:51:56.7 +3:55.3 10 2
7 6 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Lorenzo Granai M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:58:40.4 +10:39.0 6 0
16 7 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:27:00.8 +38:59.4 0 0
Retired SS12 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Accident 0 0
Retired SS11 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Accident damage 0 0
Retired SS10 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Accident 0 0
Did not start 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Withdrawn 0 0

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:27.7 —
SS1 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:45.8 Tänak / Järveoja
SS2 Greensmith / Andersson Ford Puma Rally1 20:04.4 Breen / Nagle
SS3 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:33.0
SS4 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:52.0 Tänak / Järveoja
SS5 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:40.2 Ogier / Veillas
SS6 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:35.8
SS7 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:47.5 Tänak / Järveoja
SS8 Breen / Nagle Ford Puma Rally1 9:42.9 Evans / Martin
SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:37.7 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS10 Breen / Nagle Ford Puma Rally1 3:20.6
SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:37.7
SS12 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:27.8
SS13 Breen / Nagle Ford Puma Rally1 3:19.2
SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:55.7
SS15 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:52.6
SS16 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:52.4
SS17 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:51.9

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Kalle Rovanperä 237 Jonne Halttunen 237 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 455
2 Ott Tänak 173 Martin Järveoja 173 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 374
3 Thierry Neuville 144 Martijn Wydaeghe 144 M-Sport Ford WRT 224
4 Elfyn Evans 116 Scott Martin 116 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 112
5 Takamoto Katsuta 100 Aaron Johnston 100

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
6 1 20 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:58:05.1 0.0 25 3 8
8 2 21 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:00:38.2 +2:33.1 18 2 4
9 3 23 Shane van Gisbergen Glen Weston Shane van Gisbergen Škoda Fabia R5 3:01:30.2 +3:25.1 15 1 2
10 4 24 Harry Bates John McCarthy Harry Bates Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:04:53.0 +6:47.9 12 0 1
11 5 28 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 3:09:03.2 +10:58.1 10 0 0
12 6 26 Todd Bawden Paul Burborough Todd Bawden Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:10:10.7 +12:05.6 8 0 0
13 7 29 Luke Anear Andrew Sarandis Luke Anear Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:12:39.7 +14:34.6 6 0 0
14 8 22 Ben Hunt Tony Rawstorn Ben Hunt Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:14:26.4 +16:21.3 4 0 0
15 9 30 Andy Martin Matt Hayward Andy Martin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:19:28.7 +21:23.6 2 0 0
17 10 31 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Jordi Hereu Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:30:16.1 +32:11.0 1 0 0
Retired SS12 27 Kingsley Jones Waverley Jones Kingsley Jones Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical 0 0 0
Retired SS2 25 Raana Horan Michael Connor Raana Horan Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn 0 0 0

Special stages

Stage Open Championship Junior Championship Masters Cup
Winners Car Time Class leaders Winners Car Time Class leaders Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:35.3 — Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:35.3 — A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 1:40.7 —
SS1 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:52.4 Paddon / Kennard Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:57.5 Bates / McCarthy A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 1:58.6 A. Kremer / E. Kremer
SS2 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 20:51.9 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 21:07.3 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 22:11.2
SS3 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 18:32.5 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 19:02.5 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 19:55.9
SS4 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:34.6 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:44.1 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 11:18.6
SS5 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 20:40.3 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 21:21.5 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 21:34.9
SS6 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 9:47.5 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 21:20.0 K. Jones / W. Jones Škoda Fabia R5 19:55.3
SS7 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:26.7 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:53.3 K. Jones / W. Jones Škoda Fabia R5 11:14.2
SS8 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:27.8 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:47.5 Bawden / Burborough Ford Fiesta Rally2 11:02.1
SS9 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 13:26.9 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 13:56.3 Bawden / Burborough Ford Fiesta Rally2 14:11.7
SS10 Stage interrupted
SS11 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:41.1 Paddon / Kennard Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:41.1 Bates / McCarthy Bawden / Burborough Ford Fiesta Rally2 11:14.3 A. Kremer / E. Kremer
SS12 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 13:27.6 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 14:39.7 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 14:11.9
SS13 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:39.6 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:42.7 Bawden / Burborough Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:50.9
SS14 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 5:16.0 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:17.2 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 5:31.9
SS15 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 5:07.4 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:15.8 Bawden / Burborough Ford Fiesta Rally2 5:27.7
SS16 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:16.5 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:16.5 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 5:30.7
SS17 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 5:07.8 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:13.5 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 5:26.0

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.
Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships Junior Drivers' championships Junior Co-drivers' championships Driver Masters' championships Co-driver Masters' championships
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 109 Torstein Eriksen 109 Toksport WRT 155 Emil Lindholm 108 James Fulton 111 2 Armin Kremer 100 Laurent Magat 100
2 2 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 96 1 Maciej Szczepaniak 96 Hyundai Motorsport N 143 Chris Ingram 92 Louis Louka 61 1 Mauro Miele 86 Michael Joseph Morrissey 61
3 1 Emil Lindholm 89 1 Reeta Hämäläinen 89 Toksport WRT 2 101 Nikolay Gryazin 79 Samu Vaaleri 50 1 Freddy Loix 83 Michela Lorigiola 48
4 1 Yohan Rossel 80 Konstantin Aleksandrov 70 Yaco ACCR Team 50 Georg Linnamäe 59 Elia De Guio 25 Jean-Michel Raoux 70 Hans van Goor 43
5 Nikolay Gryazin 70 Valentin Sarreaud 69 Saintéloc Junior Team 40 Mikołaj Marczyk 59 2 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz 50 Jörgen Fornander 25

WRC-3 Rally3

No Rally3 crews entered the round.

Championship standings

Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 Sami Pajari 87 Enni Mälkönen 87
2 Jan Černý 86 Liam Regan 63
3 Lauri Joona 86 Mikael Korhonen 61
4 William Creighton 63 Tamás Kürti 61
5 Zoltán László 61 Manuel Fenoli 48

References

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  2. ^ "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ Evans, David (24 June 2012). "Sebastien Loeb clinches Rally New Zealand win as Citroen gets another one-two". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. ^ Evans, David (20 November 2019). "Citroen ends WRC programme, cites Ogier's exit as reason". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Breaking: Rovanperä seals WRC crown with historic victory down under". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Home hero Paddon storms to statement WRC2 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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