2020 Rally Turkey

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2020 Rally Turkey
13. Marmaris Rally Turkey
Round 5 of 7 in the 2020 World Rally Championship
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Rally Turkey had moved forward by a week, which facilitated the opportunity for additional rounds as many rallies were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Host countryFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Rally base Marmaris, Muğla
Dates run18 – 20 September 2020
Start location İçmeler, Muğla
Finish locationMarmaris, Muğla
Stages12 (223.00 km; 138.57 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance484.81 km (301.25 miles)
Overall distance707.81 km (439.81 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:43:02.7
WRC-2 winner Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand
Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Barth
Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT
2:56:02.4
WRC-3 winner Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak
2:55:38.2
Power Stage winner Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
4:20.4
Crews registered26
Crews24 at start, 18 at finish

The 2020 Rally Turkey (also known as Marmaris Rally Turkey 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held between 18 and 20 September 2020. [2] It marked the thirteenth running of Rally Turkey and was the fifth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was based in Marmaris in Muğla Province, and was contested over twelve special stages with a total competitive distance of 223.00 km (138.57 mi). [1]

Contents

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. [3] Citroën World Rally Team, the team they drove for in 2019, were the reigning manufacturers' winners, but they did not defending their title after parent company Citroën withdrew from the sport. [4] Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not defend their titles as they were promoted to the sport's top tier by M-Sport Ford World Rally Team. [5] [lower-alpha 1] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the reigning rally winners. [5] [lower-alpha 2]

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the overall winners of the rally, recording a second win of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. [6] The Toksport WRT crew of Pontus Tidemand and Patrik Barth won the WRC-2 category. [7] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak successfully defended their tiles in the WRC-3 category. [8]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Six-time world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a nine-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Reigning world champions Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were third, a further four points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a five-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, following by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen held a twenty-point lead ahead of Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Nikolay Gryazin and Renaud Jamoul in third. In the manufacturer' championship, Hyundai Motorsport N led PH-Sport by nine points. M-Sport Ford WRT sit in third, a slender five points behind.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, the crew of Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka led both drivers' and co-drivers' championships by six and eight points over Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Aaron Johnston respectively. Oliver Solberg was third in the drivers' standings, while Yannick Roche held third in the co-drivers' standings.

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Twenty-six entries were received, with ten crews entered in World Rally Cars, three Group R5 cars entered in the World Rally Championship-2 and twelve in the World Rally Championship-3.

No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
World Rally Championship entries
3 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
7 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of France.svg Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
9 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
17 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
21 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Barth Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
22 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Jamoul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
23 Flag of Norway.svg Eyvind Brynildsen Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
World Rally Championship-3 entries
24 Flag of Bolivia.svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Der Ohannesian Flag of Bolivia.svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Citroën C3 R5 P
25 Flag of Chile.svg Emilio Fernández Flag of Argentina.svg Ruben Garcia Flag of Chile.svg Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
26 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
27 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Nobre Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Morales Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Nobre Škoda Fabia R5 N/A
28 Flag of Turkey.svg Yağiz Avci Flag of Turkey.svg Onur Vatansever Flag of Turkey.svg Yağiz Avci Citroën C3 R5 P
29 Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Cukurova Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Akcay Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Cukurova Škoda Fabia R5 P
30 Flag of Turkey.svg Uğur Soylu Flag of Turkey.svg Mehmet Köleoğlu Flag of Turkey.svg Uğur Soylu Škoda Fabia R5 P
31 Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
32 Flag of Spain.svg Jan Solans Flag of Spain.svg Mauro Barreriro Flag of Spain.svg Jan Solans Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
34 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Johnston Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kihurani Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 R5 P
35 Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Salvi Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Magalhães Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Salvi Škoda Fabia R5 N/A
36 Flag of Italy.svg "Pedro" [lower-alpha 3] Flag of Italy.svg Emmanuele Baldaccini Flag of Italy.svg "Pedro" Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
Source: [9]

Route

Itinerary

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

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
18 September09:01—Asparan [ Shakedown ]4.70 km
Leg 1 — 25.22 km
18 September17:08SS1İçmeler13.90 km
18:21SS2Gökçe11.32 km
Leg 2 — 107.38 km
19 September08:50SS3Yeşilbelde 131.79 km
10:08SS4Datça 18.75 km
11:06SS5Kızlan 113.15 km
14:50SS6Yeşilbelde 231.79 km
16:08SS7Datça 28.75 km
17:06SS8Kızlan 213.15 km
Leg 3 — 90.40 km
20 September07:30SS9Çetibeli 138.15 km
09:08SS10Marmaris 17.05 km
11:20SS11Çetibeli 238.15 km
13:18SS12Marmaris 2 [ Power Stage ]7.05 km
Source: [1]

Report

World Rally Cars

Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena held the lead going onto Saturday. At the age of forty-six, Loeb became the oldest driver to lead a WRC event. [10] Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja retired Friday when their Hyundai speared off the road because of a steering issue. [11] Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia took over the lead on Saturday morning, but they dropped their lead to Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul in the afternoon loop due to a puncture and hydraulics issue. [12] Sunday's first pass through the Çetibeli stage saw tyre dramas, which saw five crews suffering punctures, including the crew of Neuville and Gilsoul, Loeb and Elena, Ogier and Ingrassia, Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen, and Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm, with two more crews retired from the rally. [13] Ogier and Ingrassia then retired from the rally when their engine was on fire. [14] Eventually, the rally was won by Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. [6]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
1133 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:43:02.70.0252
2211 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:43:37.9+35.2185
339 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:44:02.1+59.4151
4469 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:45:38.6+2:35.9123
5544 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:47:11.0+4:08.3100
664 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:48:38.9+5:36.280
1778 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:56:46.0+1:13:43.304
Retired SS1117 Sebastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Engine00
Retired SS93 Teemu Suninen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Lost wheel00
Retired SS97 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Mechanical00

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
18 September—Asparan [ Shakedown ]4.70 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:23.4N/A
SS1İçmeler13.90 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:13.1 Neuville / Gilsoul
SS2Gökçe11.32 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 8:34.0 Loeb / Elena
19 SeptemberSS3Yeşilbelde 131.79 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 24:54.2 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS4Datça 18.75 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 6:53.9
SS5Kızlan 113.15 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 7:10.7
SS6Yeşilbelde 231.79 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 24:41.6 Neuville / Gilsoul
SS7Datça 28.75 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:52.7
SS8Kızlan 213.15 km Loeb / Elena Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 7:09.4
20 SeptemberSS9Çetibeli 138.15 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 28:38.9 Evans / Martin
SS10Marmaris 17.05 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:25.5
SS11Çetibeli 238.15 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 27:46.0
SS12Marmaris 2 [ Power Stage ]7.05 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:20.4

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 1 Elfyn Evans 97 1uparrow green.svg 1 Scott Martin 97 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 174
2 1downarrow red.svg 1 Sébastien Ogier 79 1downarrow red.svg 1 Julien Ingrassia 79 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 165
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Ott Tänak 70 1rightarrow blue.svg Martin Järveoja 70 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 101
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Kalle Rovanperä 70 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonne Halttunen 70
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Thierry Neuville 65 1rightarrow blue.svg Nicolas Gilsoul 65

World Rally Championship-2

Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul claimed back-to-back stage wins to lead the class on Friday, [15] but a rear-left puncture in Saturday afternoon cost them the lead. [16] Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth took over the lead and won the class. [7]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
8121 Pontus Tidemand Patrick Barth Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:56:02.40.0254
10222 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:57:45.3+1:42.9181
18323 Eyvind Brynildsen Ilka Minor Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4:04:27.1+1:08:24.7150

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
18 September—Asparan [ Shakedown ]4.70 km Brynildsen / Minor Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:47.1N/A
SS1İçmeler13.90 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 10:56.1 Fourmaux / Jamoul
SS2Gökçe11.32 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 9:01.0
19 SeptemberSS3Yeşilbelde 131.79 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 26:36.2
SS4Datça 18.75 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 7:14.9
SS5Kızlan 113.15 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 7:37.1
SS6Yeşilbelde 231.79 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 26:29.4 Tidemand / Barth
SS7Datça 28.75 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 7:14.1
SS8Kızlan 213.15 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 7:41.8
20 SeptemberSS9Çetibeli 138.15 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 31:03.5
SS10Marmaris 17.05 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4:43.8
SS11Çetibeli 238.15 km Fourmaux / Jamoul Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 30:55.4
SS12Marmaris 27.05 km Tidemand / Barth Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4:38.1

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 1 Pontus Tidemand 80 1uparrow green.svg 1 Patrick Barth 80 1uparrow green.svg 3 Toksport WRT 107
2 1downarrow red.svg 1 Mads Østberg 75 1downarrow red.svg 1 Torstein Eriksen 75 1uparrow green.svg 1 M-Sport Ford WRT 88
3 1uparrow green.svg 1 Adrien Fourmaux 66 1rightarrow blue.svg Renaud Jamoul 66 1downarrow red.svg 2 Hyundai Motorsport N 84
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Nikolay Gryazin 51 1rightarrow blue.svg Yaroslav Fedorov 41 1downarrow red.svg 2 PH-Sport 75
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Ole Christian Veiby 33 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonas Andersson 33

World Rally Championship-3

Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian led the class through Friday. Sean Johnston and Alex Kihurani retired from the rally when their Citroën caught fire. [17] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak set some blistering times, opening a huge gap to comfortably win the rally. [18] [8]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
7126 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:55:38.20.0256
9224 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Citroën C3 R5 2:57:49.1+2:10.9182
11328 Yağiz Avci Onur Vatansever Yağiz Avci Citroën C3 R5 3:02:53.8+7:15.6150
12431 Alberto Heller Marc Martí Alberto Heller Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:05:06.1+9:27.9120
13529 Burak Cukurova Burak Akcay Burak Cukurova Škoda Fabia R5 3:07:50.1+12:11.9100
14632 Jan Solans Mauro Barreriro Jan Solans Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:14:18.2+18:40.080
15725 Emilio Fernández Ruben Garcia Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:16:55.2+21:17.060
16836 "Pedro" Emmanuele Baldaccini "Pedro" Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:18:33.2+22:55.040
Retired SS1230 Uğur Soylu Mehmet Köleoğlu Uğur Soylu Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical00
Retired SS234 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 R5 Fire00
Did not start27 Paulo Nobre Gabriel Morales Paulo Nobre Škoda Fabia R5 Withdrawn00
Did not start35 Diogo Salvi Hugo Magalhães Diogo Salvi Škoda Fabia R5 Withdrawn00

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
18 September—Asparan [ Shakedown ]4.70 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian Citroën C3 R5 3:49.8N/A
SS1İçmeler13.90 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian Citroën C3 R5 10:54.5 Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian
SS2Gökçe11.32 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian Citroën C3 R5 9:03.7
19 SeptemberSS3Yeşilbelde 131.79 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 26:30.6 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak
SS4Datça 18.75 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 7:09.7
SS5Kızlan 113.15 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian Citroën C3 R5 7:39.6
SS6Yeşilbelde 231.79 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 26:16.1
SS7Datça 28.75 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 7:17.7
SS8Kızlan 213.15 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian Citroën C3 R5 7:38.1
20 SeptemberSS9Çetibeli 138.15 km Solans / Barreriro Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 31:04.4
SS10Marmaris 17.05 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4:44.8
SS11Çetibeli 238.15 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 31:30.5
SS12Marmaris 27.05 km Bulacia Wilkinson / Der Ohannesian Citroën C3 R5 4:42.2

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 1 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 55 1rightarrow blue.svg Mikko Lukka 43
2 1downarrow red.svg 1 Jari Huttunen 43 1uparrow green.svg 11 Maciek Szczepaniak 37
3 1uparrow green.svg 11 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 37 1downarrow red.svg 1 Aaron Johnston 35
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Oliver Solberg 35 1uparrow green.svg 9 Marcelo Der Ohannesian 30
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Nicolas Ciamin 26 1uparrow green.svg 5 Marc Martí 27

Notes

  1. ↑ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
  2. ↑ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
  3. ↑ Pseudonym of Massimo Pedretti.

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2020 Rally Estonia 10th edition of Rally Estonia

The 2020 Rally Estonia was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 4 and 6 September 2020. It marked the tenth running of Rally Estonia and was the fourth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was based in the town of Tartu in Tartu County and consisted of seventeen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 232.64 km (144.56 mi).

2020 Rally Monza 41st edition of ACI Rally Monza

The 2020 Rally Monza was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to hold between 3 to 6 December 2020. It marked the forty-first running of Monza Rally Show and was the final round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3. It was also the final round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The event was based in the famous Autodromo Nazionale di Monza circuit near Milan, where the Italian Grand Prix is held. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 239.20 km (148.63 mi).

2021 Croatia Rally 45th edition of Croatia Rally

The 2021 Croatia Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 22 and 25 April 2021. It marked the forty-fifth running of the Croatia Rally, and the first time the event has been run as a round of the World Rally Championship. The event was the third round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also the first round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2021 event was based in Zagreb in the City of Zagreb Region and was contested over twenty special stages totalling 300.32 km (186.61 mi) in competitive distance.

2021 Rally de Portugal 54th edition of Rally de Portugal

The 2021 Rally de Portugal was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 May 2021. It marked the fifty-fourth running of the Rally de Portugal. The event was the fourth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, as well as the second round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2021 event was based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and was contested over twenty special stages totalling 337.51 km (209.72 mi) in competitive distance.

2021 Rally Italia Sardegna 18th edition of Rally Italia Sardegna

The 2021 Rally Italia Sardegna was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 3 and 6 June 2021. It marked the eighteenth running of the Rally Italia Sardegna. The event was the fifth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Olbia in Sardinia and contested over twenty special stages totalling 303.10 km (188.34 mi) in competitive distance.

2021 Safari Rally 68th edition of Safari Rally

The 2021 Safari Rally is a motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to be held over four days between 24 and 27 June 2021. It will mark the sixty-eighth running of the Safari Rally. The event will be the sixth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event will be based in Nairobi in the Nairobi County and is set to contest over eighteen special stages totalling 320.19 km (198.96 mi) in competitive distance.

2021 Ypres Rally 56th edition of Ypres Rally

The 2021 Ypres Rally is a motor racing event for rally cars that is scheduled to hold over three days between 13 and 15 August 2021. It will mark the fifty-sixth running of the Ypres Rally. The event will be the eighth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It will also be the fourth round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2021 event will be based in Ypres in West Flanders and is set to contest over twenty-four special stages totalling 295.78 km (183.79 mi) in competitive distance.

References

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