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2022 Ypres Rally Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022
Round 9 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
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)
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 WRT 2:25:38.9
Power Stage winner	Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 6:58.6
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy 2:35:24.6
WRC-3 winner	Jan Černý Tom Woodburn 2:53:14.2

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. 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).

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category, 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.

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won their third rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, successfully defended their title. Stéphane Lefebvre and Andy Malfoy won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Jan Černý and Tom Woodburn won the World Rally Championship-3 category.

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.

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
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	Andreas Mikkelsen	Torstein Eriksen	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
21	Yohan Rossel	Valentin Sarreaud	PH Sport	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
23	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
24	Stéphane Lefebvre	Andy Malfoy	Stéphane Lefebvre	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
25	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	Grégoire Munster	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver	P
26	Vincent Verschueren	Filip Cuvelier	Vincent Verschueren	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Driver, Co-driver	P
27	Davy Vanneste	Kris D'alleine	Davy Vanneste	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
28	Freddy Loix	Pieter Tsjoen	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
29	Marco Bulacia	Diego Vallejo	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
30	Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco	Jasper Vermeulen	Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver	P
31	Chris Ingram	Craig Drew	Chris Ingram	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Co-driver	P
32	Josh McErlean	James Fulton	Josh McErlean	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver	P
34	Niels Reynvoet	Diederik Pattyn	Niels Reynvoet	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
36	Armin Kremer	Timo Gottschalk	Armin Kremer	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
37	Olivier Burri	Anderson Levratti	Olivier Burri	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
38	Neil Simpson	Michael Gibson	Neil Simpson	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
39	Osamu Fukunaga	Misako Saida	Osamu Fukunaga	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
40	Eamonn Boland	Michael Joseph Morrissey	Eamonn Boland	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver	P
41	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Jordi Hereu	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
43	Henk Vossen	Hans van Goor	Henk Vossen	Ford Fiesta R5	Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver	P
50	Sébastien Bedoret	François Gilbert	Sébastien Bedoret	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Co-driver	P

Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
45	Jan Černý	Tom Woodburn	Jan Černý	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P
46	Enrico Brazzoli	Manuel Fenoli	Enrico Brazzoli	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P
47	Zoltán László	Tamás Kürti	Zoltán László	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P

Other major entries

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
22	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
35	Georg Linnamäe	James Morgan	ALM Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
48	Gino Bux	Nicolas Gilsoul	East Belgian Racing Team	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
49	Maxime Potty	Renaud Herman	Maxime Potty	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
51	Jos Verstappen	Harm van Koppen	Jos Verstappen	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
58	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Sami Pajari	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P

Itinerary

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

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	203			Jonne Halttunen	203			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	381
2			Ott Tänak	131			Martin Järveoja	131			Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	293
3		1	Elfyn Evans	116		1	Scott Martin	116			M-Sport Ford WRT	188
4		1	Thierry Neuville	106		1	Martijn Wydaeghe	106			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG	100
5			Takamoto Katsuta	92			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
		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	100			Torstein Eriksen	100		1	Toksport WRT	155		1	Chris Ingram	92			James Fulton	111			Mauro Miele	86			Laurent Magat	75
2		2	Yohan Rossel	80			Maciej Szczepaniak	76		1	Hyundai Motorsport N	116		1	Emil Lindholm	83		1	Louis Louka	61			Freddy Loix	83			Michael Joseph Morrissey	61
3		1	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	76		1	Valentin Sarreaud	69			Toksport WRT 2	58			Nikolay Gryazin	61		1	Samu Vaaleri	50			Jean-Michel Raoux	52		2	Hans van Goor	43
4		1	Emil Lindholm	64		1	Reeta Hämäläinen	64			Yaco ACCR Team	50			Mikołaj Marczyk	59			Elia De Guio	25		1	Armin Kremer	50		1	Michela Lorigiola	30
5		2	Chris Ingram	56		2	Craig Drew	56			Saintéloc Junior Team	40			Eerik Pietarinen	58						1	Olivier Burri	48		1	Jörgen Fornander	25

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

Special stages

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		1	Jan Černý	86			Mikael Korhonen	61
3		1	Lauri Joona	86		1	Tamás Kürti	61
4		2	Zoltán László	61		2	Manuel Fenoli	48
5		1	McRae Kimathi	57		2	Liam Regan	45

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 Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
2. "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
3. "Resurgent Neuville bags emotional Belgium triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
4. "WRC2: Huttunen claims unpected rally". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
5. "WRC3: Rossel strengthens title chanllenge with Belgium win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
6. "Fourmaux's new co-driver confirmed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
7. "Confident Tänak triumphs in Belgium". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
8. "Lefebvre lands Belgium success in WRC2". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
9. "Černý unrivalled on storming run to WRC3 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
10. "Entry List Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
11. "Ypres Rally Belgium 2022 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
12. ^ "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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