2022 Rally Catalunya RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2022 | |||
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Round 12 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Spain | ||
Rally base | Salou, Catalonia | ||
Dates run | 20 – 23 October 2022 | ||
Start location | Lleida, Catalonia | ||
Finish location | Riudecanyes, Catalonia | ||
Stages | 19 (293.77 km; 182.54 miles)[1] | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
Transport distance | 1,086.20 km (674.93 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,379.97 km (857.47 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 67 | ||
Crews | 64 at start, 57 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Benjamin Veillas Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:44:43.9 | ||
Power Stage winner | Sébastien Ogier Benjamin Veillas Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 10:06.4 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Motorsport N 2:54:29.6 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen 3:04:36.1 |
The 2022 Rally Catalunya (also known as the RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 October 2022.[2] It marked the fifty-seventh running of the Rally de Catalunya. The event was the twelfth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Salou in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia and was contested over nineteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 293.77 km (182.54 mi).
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Eric Camilli and Maxime Vilmot were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category.[4] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending winners in the WRC-3 category.[5]
Sébastien Ogier and Benjamin Veillas won their first rally of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, won the 2022 manufacturers' title.[6] Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[7] Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen won the World Rally Championship-3 category, and with the victory, Joona became the 2022 WRC-3 champion.[8]
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, as well as the European Rally championship and its support categories. Twelve entered under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-three Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and four Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[9][10]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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57 | Jan Černý | Petr Černohorský | Jan Černý | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
58 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
59 | Lauri Joona | Mikael Korhonen | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
60 | Zoltán László | Tamás Kürti | Zoltán László | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
Itinerary
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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20 October | 9:01 | — | Coll de la Teixeta [Shakedown] | 4.21 km |
21 October | 8:33 | SS1 | Els Omells — Maldà 1 | 11.05 km |
9:33 | SS2 | Serra de la Llena 1 | 11.79 km | |
10:26 | SS3 | Les Garrigues Altes 1 | 22.64 km | |
11:26 | SS4 | Riba-roja 1 | 13.98 km | |
15:09 | SS5 | Els Omells — Maldà 2 | 11.05 km | |
16:09 | SS6 | Serra de la Llena 2 | 11.79 km | |
17:02 | SS7 | Les Garrigues Altes 2 | 22.64 km | |
18:02 | SS8 | Riba-roja 2 | 13.98 km | |
22 October | 8:44 | SS9 | Savallà 1 | 13.93 km |
9:37 | SS10 | Querol — Les Pobles 1 | 20.19 km | |
10:38 | SS11 | El Montmell 1 | 24.18 km | |
14:14 | SS12 | Savallà 2 | 13.93 km | |
15:07 | SS13 | Querol — Les Pobles 2 | 20.19 km | |
16:08 | SS14 | El Montmell 2 | 24.18 km | |
18:40 | SS15 | Salou | 2.24 km | |
23 October | 7:00 | SS16 | Pratdip 1 | 12.15 km |
8:08 | SS17 | Riudecanyes 1 | 15.90 km | |
10:29 | SS18 | Pratdip 2 | 12.15 km | |
12:18 | SS19 | Riudecanyes 2 [Power Stage] | 15.90 km | |
Source:[1] |
Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Kalle Rovanperä | 255 | Jonne Halttunen | 255 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 503 | ||||||
2 | Ott Tänak | 187 | Martin Järveoja | 187 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 410 | ||||||
3 | Thierry Neuville | 166 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 166 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 238 | ||||||
4 | Elfyn Evans | 124 | Scott Martin | 124 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 123 | ||||||
5 | Takamoto Katsuta | 107 | Aaron Johnston | 107 |
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
Special stages
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 | Hyundai Motorsport N | 178 | Emil Lindholm | 126 | James Fulton | 136 | Armin Kremer | 125 | Laurent Magat | 125 | |||||||||||||
2 | 1 | Emil Lindholm | 104 | 1 | Reeta Hämäläinen | 104 | 1 | Toksport WRT | 155 | 1 | Nikolay Gryazin | 104 | Louis Louka | 86 | Mauro Miele | 104 | Michael Joseph Morrissey | 61 | ||||||||||
3 | 1 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 104 | 1 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 104 | Toksport WRT 2 | 134 | 1 | Chris Ingram | 92 | Samu Vaaleri | 65 | 1 | Jean-Michel Raoux | 85 | Michela Lorigiola | 48 | ||||||||||
4 | Yohan Rossel | 98 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 85 | Yaco ACCR Team | 50 | 3 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | 68 | Elia De Guio | 25 | 1 | Freddy Loix | 83 | Hans van Goor | 43 | ||||||||||||
5 | Nikolay Gryazin | 85 | Valentin Sarreaud | 69 | Saintéloc Junior Team | 40 | Mikołaj Marczyk | 67 | Alejandro López Fernández | 12 | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | 56 | Jörgen Fornander | 25 |
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | Open | |||||||
30 | 1 | 59 | Lauri Joona | Mikael Korhonen | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:04:36.1 | 0.0 | 25 |
31 | 2 | 57 | Jan Černý | Tom Woodburn | Jan Černý | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:04:45.1 | +9.0 | 18 |
37 | 3 | 58 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:10:20.9 | +5:44.8 | 15 |
49 | 4 | 60 | Zoltán László | Tamás Kürti | Zoltán László | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:22:41.5 | +18:05.4 | 12 |
Special stages
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | 2 | Lauri Joona | 111 | Enni Mälkönen | 87 | |||
2 | Jan Černý | 104 | 1 | Mikael Korhonen | 86 | |||
3 | 2 | Sami Pajari | 87 | 1 | Tamás Kürti | 73 | ||
4 | 1 | Zoltán László | 73 | 2 | Liam Regan | 63 | ||
5 | 1 | William Creighton | 63 | Manuel Fenoli | 48 |
Notes
- ^ 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.[11]
- ^ 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.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Itinerary RallyRACC Catalunya 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Neuville wins in Spain as title fights go to final round". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "WRC2: Camilli clinches victory as Mikkelsen takes". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "WRC3: Lindholm secures Spain win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Double delight in Spain for Ogier and Toyota". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Sublime Suninen storms to WRC2 success". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Joona soars to WRC3 glory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Entry List RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Rally Spain 2022 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b "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 English and Spanish)
- 2022 Rally Catalunya at eWRC-results.com
- 2022 Rally Catalunya at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)