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2022 Rally Estonia Rally Estonia 2022
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Rally Estonia was the biggest motorsport event in the Baltic states.
Host country	Estonia
Rally base	Tartu, Tartu County
Dates run	14 – 17 July 2022
Start location	Tartu, Tartu County
Finish location	Leigo Lakes
Stages	24 (313.84 km; 195.01 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	1,172.93 km (728.82 miles)
Overall distance	1,486.77 km (923.84 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	43
Crews	42 at start, 33 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:54:29.0
Power Stage winner	Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 9:18.2
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 3:05:30.8
WRC-3 winner	Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen 3:13:58.6
J-WRC winner	Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen 3:13:58.6

The 2022 Rally Estonia was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 14 and 17 July 2022. 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).

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Aleksey Lukyanuk and Yaroslav Fedorov were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. In the junior category, Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen were the defending winners.

Rovanperä and Halttunen successfully defended their titles, so as their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Pajari and Enni Mälkönen won the World Rally Championship-3 category as well as the junior class.

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.

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	Konstantin Aleksandrov	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

Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
41	Jon Armstrong	Brian Hoy	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior	P
43	Lauri Joona	Mikael Korhonen	Lauri Joona	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open, Junior	P
45	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Sami Pajari	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open, Junior	P
46	Robert Virves	Julia Thulin	Starter Energy Racing	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior	P
47	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open, Junior	P
48	Roope Korhonen	Anssi Viinikka	Roope Korhonen	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P
49	McRae Kimathi	Mwangi Kioni	McRae Kimathi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open, Junior	P

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Kalle Rovanperä	175			Jonne Halttunen	175			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	298
2			Thierry Neuville	92			Martijn Wydaeghe	92			Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	211
3		3	Elfyn Evans	79		3	Scott Martin	79			M-Sport Ford WRT	156
4		1	Ott Tänak	77		1	Martin Järveoja	77			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG	79
5		1	Takamoto Katsuta	73		1	Aaron Johnston	73

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
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Driver	Points
1		3	Andreas Mikkelsen	79		3	Torstein Eriksen	79			Toksport WRT	112			Chris Ingram	67			James Fulton	93			Mauro Miele	86			Laurent Magat	75
2		1	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	66		1	Maciej Szczepaniak	66		1	Hyundai Motorsport N	91			Nikolay Gryazin	61			Louis Louka	43			Jean-Michel Raoux	52			Michael Joseph Morrissey	36
3		1	Yohan Rossel	63		1	Valentin Sarreaud	52		1	Toksport WRT 2	58		3	Emil Lindholm	58			Elia De Guio	25			Freddy Loix	40			Michela Lorigiola	30
4		1	Nikolay Gryazin	52		1	Konstantin Aleksandrov	52			Yaco ACCR Team	50		3	Georg Linnamäe	47			Samu Vaaleri	25			Olivier Burri	33			Jörgen Fornander	25
5		1	Jari Huttunen	45		1	Mikko Lukka	45			Saintéloc Junior Team	40		2	Erik Cais	45							Fabrizio Arengi	28			Hans van Goor	25

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

Pos.		Open Drivers' championships				Open Co-drivers' championships				Junior Drivers' championships				Junior Co-drivers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points
1			Sami Pajari	87			Enni Mälkönen	87		2	Sami Pajari	85		2	Enni Mälkönen	85
2		3	Lauri Joona	61			Mikael Korhonen	61		1	Jon Armstrong	85		1	Brian Hoy	85
3		1	McRae Kimathi	57		2	Liam Regan	45		1	Robert Virves	84		1	Mikael Korhonen	79
4		3	William Creighton	45			Tamás Kürti	43		2	Lauri Joona	79			Aleks Lesk	49
5		2	Jan Černý	43		1	Mwangi Kioni	42			William Creighton	38			Liam Regan	38

Notes

1. 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.
2. 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.

References

1. ^ "Itinerary Rally Estonia 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
2. "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
3. "Record-breaking Rovanperä triumphs in Estonia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
4. "WRC2: Mikkelsen reclaims winning form". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
5. "Lukyanuk completes WRC3 Annihilation". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
6. "Pajari bags maiden junior win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
7. "Dazzling Rovanperä triumphs in Estonia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
8. "WRC2 win relights Mikkelsen's title hopes". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
9. "Pajari holds on for WRC3 glory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
10. "Pajari's juniot WRC win sets up final round thriller". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
11. "Entry List Rally Estonia 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
12. "Rally Estonia 2022 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
13. ^ "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 Estonian and English)
• 2022 Rally Estonia at eWRC-results.com
• 2022 Rally Estonia at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)

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