2021 Croatia Rally

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2021 Croatia Rally
Rally Croatia 2021
Round 3 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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Croatia Rally 2021 - Elfyn Evans.jpg
Croatia became the 34th country to host a World Rally Championship round.
Host countryFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Rally base Zagreb, City of Zagreb Region
Dates run22 – 25 April 2021
Start location Samobor, Zagreb County
Finish location Kumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje
Stages20 (300.32 km; 186.61 miles) [1]
Stage surface Tarmac
Transport distance979.55 km (608.66 miles)
Overall distance1,279.87 km (795.27 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered68
Crews65 at start, 55 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:51:22.9
Power Stage winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
8:14.0
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg
Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen
Flag of Hungary.svg TRT World Rally Team
3:01:23.7
WRC-3 winner Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak
3:03:23.8
J-WRC winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Armstrong
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hall
3:15:07.6

The 2021 Croatia Rally (also known as the Rally Croatia 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 22 and 25 April 2021. [2] 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. [3] 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. [1]

Contents

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally with a 0.6-second advantage over teammate Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin, which was the third closest winning margin overall after the 2011 Jordan Rally and the 2007 Rally New Zealand. [4] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category, [5] while Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak won the World Rally Championship-3 category. [6] The British crew of Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall was the winner in the junior class. [7]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen entered the round with a four-point lead over Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe. Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were third, another four points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held an eleven-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene held a twenty-four-point lead ahead of Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul in third. In the teams' championship, Toksport WRT and Movisport co-led the standings, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, the crew of Yohan Rossel and Benoît Fulcrand and of Teemu Asunmaa and Marko Salminen both led championships, with Egon Kaur and Silver Simm in third, trailing by five points.

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were seven in the World Rally Championship-2 and fifteen in the World Rally Championship-3. A further eight crews entered the Junior World Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta Rally4s.

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
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 P
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 P
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
16 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 WRC P
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
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 P
42 Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of Ireland.svg Chris Patterson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
53 Flag of France.svg Armando Pereira Flag of France.svg Rémi Tutélaire Flag of France.svg Armando Pereira Ford Fiesta WRC P
54 Flag of Croatia.svg Niko Pulić Flag of Croatia.svg Aleksandra Kovačić Flag of Croatia.svg Niko Pulić Ford Fiesta WRC —
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
Source: [8]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
20 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
21 Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg Nikolay Gryazin [lower-alpha 1] Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Italy.svg Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
22 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Der Ohannesian Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
23 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Barone Flag of Italy.svg Movisport Škoda Fabia R5 P
24 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen Flag of Hungary.svg TRT World Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 P
25 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
26 Flag of Sweden.svg Tom Kristensson Flag of Sweden.svg David Arhusiander Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
Source: [8]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3 [lower-alpha 3]
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
27 Flag of France.svg Yohan Rossel Flag of France.svg Alexandre Coria Flag of France.svg Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 P
28 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Flag of France.svg Yannick Roche Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Citroën C3 Rally2 P
29 Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Neubauer Flag of Austria.svg Bernhard Ettel Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Neubauer Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
30 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cédric De Cecco Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme Humblet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cédric De Cecco Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
31 Flag of Austria.svg Johannes Keferböck Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor Flag of Austria.svg Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
32 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
34 Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Korhonen Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Ingram Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Whittock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
36 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Arai Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Heigl Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Arai Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
37 Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zaldívar Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Barrio Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zaldívar Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
38 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Mayr-Melnhof Flag of Austria.svg Poldi Welsersheimb Flag of Austria.svg Niki Mayr-Melnhof Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
39 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Miele Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
40 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sébastien Bedoret Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Walbrecq Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sébastien Bedoret Škoda Fabia R5 P
41 Flag of Slovenia.svg Aleš Zrinski Flag of Slovenia.svg Rok Vidmar Flag of Slovenia.svg AK Plamtex Sport Ford Fiesta R5 P
43 Flag of Austria.svg Kevin Raith Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Wögerer Flag of Austria.svg Kevin Raith Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
Source: [8]
Group Rally4 entries competing in the Junior World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
45 Flag of Latvia.svg Mārtiņš Sesks Flag of Latvia.svg Francis Renars Flag of Latvia.svg LMT Autosporta Akademija Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
46 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Pajari Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Flag of Finland.svg Porvoon Autopalvelu Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
47 Flag of Romania.svg Raul Badiu Flag of Romania.svg Rareș Fetean Flag of Romania.svg Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
48 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Koči Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Těšínský Flag of Slovakia.svg Styllex Motorsport Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
49 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Armstrong Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
50 Flag of Ireland.svg William Creighton Flag of Ireland.svg Liam Regan Flag of Ireland.svg Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
51 Flag of Finland.svg Lauri Joona Flag of Finland.svg Ari Koponen Flag of Finland.svg Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
52 Flag of Estonia.svg Robert Virves Flag of Estonia.svg Sander Pruul Flag of Estonia.svg Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
Source: [8]

Route

Itinerary

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

LegDateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
—22 April09:01—Medvedgrad [ Shakedown ]4.60 km
123 April08:39SS1Rude – Plešivica 16.94 km
09:32SS2Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 123.76  km
10:35SS3Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 110.10 km
11:38SS4Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 19.11 km
15:01SS5Rude – Plešivica 26.94 km
15:54SS6Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 223.76 km
16:57SS7Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 210.10 km
18:00SS8Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 29.11 km
224 April08:29SS9Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 120.30 km
09:17SS10Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 120.77 km
10:10SS11Krašić – Vrškovac 111.11 km
11:08SS12Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 18.78 km
14:29SS13Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 220.30 km
15:17SS14Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 220.77 km
16:10SS15Krašić – Vrškovac 211.11 km
17:08SS16Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 28.78 km
325 April07:20SS17Bliznec – Pila 125.20 km
08:38SS18Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 114.09 km
10:11SS19Bliznec – Pila 225.20 km
13:18SS20Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [ Power Stage ]14.09 km
Source: [1]

Report

World Rally Cars

Neuville and Wydaeghe led the rally at the end of the first day, while Rovanpera crashed on the initial stage. [9] Ogier took the 600th stage win of his World Rally Championship career. [10]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
111 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:51:22.90.0255
2233 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:51:23.5+0.6182
3311 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:51:31.0+8.1153
448 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:52:48.0+1:25.1121
5516 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:54:32.6+3:09.7100
6618 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:54:54.7+3:31.880
7744 Gus Greensmith Chris Patterson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:55:21.7+3:58.860
8842 Craig Breen Paul Nagle Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:55:51.1+4:28.244
2997 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:24:42.8+33:19.900
351053 Armando Pereira Rémi Tutélaire Armando Pereira Ford Fiesta WRC 3:32:20.6+40:57.700
Retired SS169 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Crash00
Did not start54 Niko Pulić Aleksandra Kovačić Niko Pulić Ford Fiesta WRC Withdrawn00

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
22 April—Medvedgrad [ Shakedown ]4.60 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 2:45.1—
23 AprilSS1Rude – Plešivica 16.94 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:24.2 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS2Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 123.76  km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:58.6
SS3Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 110.10 km Ogier / Ingrassia
Evans / Martin 		Toyota Yaris WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC 		5:32.3
SS4Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 19.11 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:51.9
SS5Rude – Plešivica 26.94 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:30.4
SS6Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 223.76 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 12:55.8
SS7Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 210.10 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 5:26.7
SS8Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 29.11 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 4:49.8
24 AprilSS9Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 120.30 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 12:26.1 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS10Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 120.77 km Katsuta / Barritt Toyota Yaris WRC 12:36.9
SS11Krašić – Vrškovac 111.11 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 5:36.8
SS12Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 18.78 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 4:37.6
SS13Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 220.30 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:31.9
SS14Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 220.77 km Katsuta / Barritt Toyota Yaris WRC 12:36.1
SS15Krašić – Vrškovac 211.11 km Ogier / Ingrassia
Neuville / Wydaeghe 		Toyota Yaris WRC
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 		5:32.1
SS16Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 28.78 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 4:36.6
25 AprilSS17Bliznec – Pila 125.20 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 14:04.5
SS18Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 114.09 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 8:18.4 Evans / Martin
SS19Bliznec – Pila 225.20 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:59.0
SS20Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [ Power Stage ]14.09 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 8:14.0 Ogier / Ingrassia

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 2 Sébastien Ogier 61 1uparrow green.svg 2 Julien Ingrassia 61 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 138
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Thierry Neuville 53 1rightarrow blue.svg Martijn Wydaeghe 53 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 111
3 1uparrow green.svg 1 Elfyn Evans 51 1uparrow green.svg 1 Scott Martin 51 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 42
4 1uparrow green.svg 1 Ott Tänak 40 1uparrow green.svg 1 Martin Järveoja 40 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai 2C Competition 28
5 1downarrow red.svg 4 Kalle Rovanperä 39 1downarrow red.svg 4 Jonne Halttunen 39

World Rally Championship-2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
9124 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen TRT World Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 3:01:23.70.02522
10225 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:01:52.2+28.51841
12322 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:03:26.4+2:02.71530
33423 Enrico Brazzoli Maurizio Barone Movisport Škoda Fabia R5 3:30:34.0+29:10.31210
39520 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:41:05.9+49:43.01050
Retired SS1921 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Rolled000
Retired SS926 Tom Kristensson David Arhusiander M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Crash000

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
22 April—Medvedgrad [ Shakedown ]4.60 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:55.8—
23 AprilSS1Rude – Plešivica 16.94 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:39.6 Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS2Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 123.76  km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 13:48.4
SS3Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 110.10 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 5:50.7 Østberg / Eriksen
SS4Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 19.11 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 5:08.7
SS5Rude – Plešivica 26.94 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4:39.1
SS6Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 223.76 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:44.6
SS7Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 210.10 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 5:48.8
SS8Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 29.11 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:06.6
24 AprilSS9Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 120.30 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:04.1
SS10Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 120.77 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 13:17.8
SS11Krašić – Vrškovac 111.11 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:58.1 Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS12Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 18.78 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 4:54.0 Østberg / Eriksen
SS13Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 220.30 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 13:07.0
SS14Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 220.77 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:13.1
SS15Krašić – Vrškovac 211.11 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:55.4
SS16Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 28.78 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:55.6
25 AprilSS17Bliznec – Pila 125.20 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:52.1
SS18Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 114.09 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 8:38.9
SS19Bliznec – Pila 225.20 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 14:51.8
SS20Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [ Power Stage ]14.09 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 8:29.2

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsTeams' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Andreas Mikkelsen 68 1rightarrow blue.svg Ola Fløene 68 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 100
2 1uparrow green.svg 5 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 33 1uparrow green.svg 5 Marcelo Der Ohannesian 33 1rightarrow blue.svg Movisport 85
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Esapekka Lappi 29 1downarrow red.svg 1 Janne Ferm 29 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 43
4New.png Mads Østberg 27New.png Torstein Eriksen 27
5 1downarrow red.svg 2 Adrien Fourmaux 25 1downarrow red.svg 2 Renaud Jamoul 25

World Rally Championship-3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
11132 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:03:23.80.02530
13234 Emil Lindholm Mikael Korhonen Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:04:38.4+1:14.61820
14327 Yohan Rossel Alexandre Coria Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 3:06:05.2+2:41.41550
15428 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin Citroën C3 Rally2 3:06:28.4+3:04.61240
16535 Chris Ingram Ross Whittock Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:07:48.2+4:24.41010
17637 Fabrizio Zaldívar Carlos del Barrio Fabrizio Zaldívar Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:14:28.7+11:04.9800
21731 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:16:15.9+12:52.1600
23839 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:17:58.7+14:34.9400
27943 Kevin Raith Christoph Wögerer Kevin Raith Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:20:31.1+17:07.3200
381040 Sébastien Bedoret Thomas Walbrecq Sébastien Bedoret Škoda Fabia R5 3:39:07.0+35:43.2100
Retired SS938 Niki Mayr-Melnhof Poldi Welsersheimb Niki Mayr-Melnhof Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Engine000
Retired SS730 Cédric De Cecco Jérôme Humblet Cédric De Cecco Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Crash000
Retired SS629 Hermann Neubauer Bernhard Ettel Hermann Neubauer Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Crash000
Retired SS636 Hiroki Arai Jürgen Heigl Hiroki Arai Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Crash000

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
22 April—Medvedgrad [ Shakedown ]4.60 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 2:56.0—
23 AprilSS1Rude – Plešivica 16.94 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 4:44.4 Rossel / Coria
SS2Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 123.76  km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 14:11.7
SS3Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 110.10 km Mayr-Melnhof / Welsersheimb Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 6:02.1
SS4Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 19.11 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:07.2
SS5Rude – Plešivica 26.94 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 4:40.2
SS6Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 223.76 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:51.6
SS7Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 210.10 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:54.3 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak
SS8Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 29.11 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:06.6 Rossel / Coria
24 AprilSS9Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 120.30 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 13:18.8
SS10Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 120.77 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 13:22.2
SS11Krašić – Vrškovac 111.11 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:59.4 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak
SS12Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 18.78 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4:56.0
SS13Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 220.30 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 13:14.7
SS14Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 220.77 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 13:18.2
SS15Krašić – Vrškovac 211.11 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:55.1
SS16Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 28.78 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4:54.2
25 AprilSS17Bliznec – Pila 125.20 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 15:02.3
SS18Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 114.09 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 8:52.7
SS19Bliznec – Pila 225.20 kmStage cancelled
SS20Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [ Power Stage ]14.09 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 8:36.9 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Yohan Rossel 48 1uparrow green.svg 4 Yannick Roche 36
2 1uparrow green.svg 3 Nicolas Ciamin 36 1downarrow red.svg 1 Benoît Fulcrand 28
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Teemu Asunmaa 28 1downarrow red.svg 1 Marko Salminen 28
4New.png Kajetan Kajetanowicz 28New.png Maciek Szczepaniak 28
5 1downarrow red.svg 2 Egon Kaur 23 1downarrow red.svg 2 Silver Simm 23

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage
18149 Jon Armstrong Phil Hall Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:15:07.60.0252
19245 Mārtiņš Sesks Francis Renars LMT Autosporta Akademija Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:15:41.1+33.5180
20351 Lauri Joona Ari Koponen Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:15:56.4+48.8151
22448 Martin Koči Petr Těšínský Styllex Motorsport Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:17:53.7+2:46.1123
24550 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:18:43.1+3:35.5100
22648 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Porvoon Autopalvelu Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:18:44.3+3:36.789
51752 Robert Virves Sander Pruul Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 4:28:31.9+1:13:24.360
53847 Raul Badiu Rareș Fetean Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta Rally4 4:37:40.2+1:22:32.643

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
22 April—Medvedgrad [ Shakedown ]4.60 km Badiu / Fetean Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:09.1—
23 AprilSS1Rude – Plešivica 16.94 km Badiu / Fetean Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:01.5 Badiu / Fetean
SS2Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 123.76  km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 14:43.2 Pajari / Salminen
SS3Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 110.10 km Badiu / Fetean Ford Fiesta Rally4 6:17.5 Koči / Těšínský
SS4Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 19.11 km Koči / Těšínský Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:28.6
SS5Rude – Plešivica 26.94 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 4:59.2
SS6Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 223.76 kmStage cancelled
SS7Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 210.10 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 6:09.9 Koči / Těšínský
SS8Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 29.11 km Joona / Koponen Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:30.5
24 AprilSS9Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 120.30 km Koči / Těšínský Ford Fiesta Rally4 14:19.6
SS10Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 120.77 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 14:15.2
SS11Krašić – Vrškovac 111.11 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 6:21.6
SS12Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 18.78 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:15.3
SS13Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 220.30 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 14:07.1
SS14Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 220.77 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 14:04.1 Armstrong / Hall
SS15Krašić – Vrškovac 211.11 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 6:15.4
SS16Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 28.78 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:11.4
25 AprilSS17Bliznec – Pila 125.20 km Koči / Těšínský Ford Fiesta Rally4 16:03.2
SS18Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 114.09 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 9:15.7
SS19Bliznec – Pila 225.20 kmStage cancelled
SS20Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 214.09 km Badiu / Fetean Ford Fiesta Rally4 9:13.1 Armstrong / Hall

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsTrophy for nations
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1New.png Jon Armstrong 27New.png Phil Hall 27New.pngFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 25
2New.png Mārtiņš Sesks 18New.png Renars Francis 18New.pngFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 18
3New.png Sami Pajari 17New.png Marko Salminen 17New.pngFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 15
4New.png Lauri Joona 16New.png Ari Koponen 16New.pngFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 12
5New.png Martin Koči 15New.png Petr Těšínský 15New.pngFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 10

Notes

  1. ↑ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
  2. ↑ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
  3. ↑ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.

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