2021 Rally Catalunya

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2021 Rally Catalunya
RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021
Round 11 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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Rally Catalunya returned to the championship as a full tarmac event.
Host countryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Rally base Salou, Tarragona
Dates run14 – 17 October 2021
Start location Vilaplana, Tarragona
Finish location Riudecanyes, Tarragona
Stages17 (280.46 km; 174.27 miles) [1]
Stage surface Tarmac
Transport distance1,129.83 km (702.04 miles)
Overall distance1,410.29 km (876.31 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered83
Crews83 at start, 50 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:34:11.8
Power Stage winner Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo
Flag of Spain.svg Cándido Carrera
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
10:09.3
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli
Flag of France.svg Maxime Vilmot
Flag of Portugal.svg Sports & You
2:44:01.2
WRC-3 winner Flag of Finland.svg Reeta Hämäläinen
Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm
2:44:31.9
J-WRC winner Flag of Finland.svg Sami Pajari
Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen
Flag of Finland.svg Porvoon Autopalvelu
2:58:02.5

The 2021 Rally Catalunya (also known as the RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 14 and 17 October 2021. [2] It marked the fifty-sixth running of the Rally de Catalunya. The event was the tenth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It also hosted as the final round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. [3] The 2021 event was based in Salou in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia and was contested over seventeen special stages totalling 280.46 km (174.27 mi) in competitive distance. [1]

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Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [4] However, Gilsoul did not defend his title as Neuville changed his co-driver to Martijn Wydaeghe at the start of the season. [5] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category, [lower-alpha 1] while Eric Camilli and Benjamin Veillas were the defending winners in the WRC-3 category. [lower-alpha 2] [6]

Neuville successfully defended his title with his new co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, successfully defended their titles. [7] In the World Rally Championship-2 category, Eric Camilli and Maxime Vilmot won the event, while Andreas Mikkelsen confirmed to win the WRC-2 title. [8] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen took back-to-back victory. [9] In the junior championship, the Finnish crew of Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen won the rally and became the junior rally champions. [10]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a twenty-four-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further thirty-six points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a massive sixty-one-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 led Mads Østberg by eight points in the drivers' championship, with Marco Bulacia Wilkinson in third. In the co-drivers' championship Torstein Eriksen held a fourteen-point lead over Marcelo Der Ohannesian, with Ola Fløene in third.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel led Kajetan Kajetanowicz by fifteen points in the drivers' championship, with Emil Lindholm in third. In the co-drivers' championship, Maciek Szczepaniak held a thirteen-point lead over Alexandre Coria, with Yannick Roche in third.

In the junior championship, Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen led Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall by three points. Mārtiņš Sesks and Renars Francis were third, eleven points further back. In the Nations' standings, Finland held an eight-point lead over United Kingdom and Latvia.

Entry list

The following crews entered 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, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were eight in the World Rally Championship-2 and fifteen in the World Rally Championship-3. A further six 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
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Drew Flag of France.svg Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
6 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Cándido Carrera Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 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
14 Flag of Spain.svg Nil Solans Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of France.svg Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
16 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of France.svg Alexandre Coria Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston 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
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
54 Flag of France.svg Armando Pereira Flag of France.svg Rémi Tutélaire Flag of France.svg Armando Pereira Ford Fiesta WRC P
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: [11]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
21 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen Flag of Hungary.svg TRT World Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 P
23 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 P
24 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 P
25 Flag of Estonia.svg Georg Linnamäe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Morgan Flag of Estonia.svg ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
26 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 Rally2 P
27 Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli Flag of France.svg Maxime Vilmot Flag of Portugal.svg Sports & You Citroën C3 Rally2 P
28 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Erik Cais Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jindřiška Žáková Flag of Italy.svg Movisport Ford Fiesta Rally2 P
Source: [11]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3 [lower-alpha 3]
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
29 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
30 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 Rally2 evo P
31 Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zaldivar Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Barrio Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
32 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe López Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rozada Flag of Spain.svg Pepe López Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
34 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Heikkilä Flag of Finland.svg Topi Luhtinen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Heikkilä Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
35 Flag of Ireland.svg Josh McErlean Flag of Ireland.svg James Fulton Flag of Ireland.svg Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 R5 P
36 Flag of Spain.svg Jan Solans Flag of Spain.svg Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Flag of Spain.svg Jan Solans Citroën C3 Rally2 P
37 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Kremer Flag of Germany.svg Ella Kremer Flag of Germany.svg Armin Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 P
38 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Miele Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
39 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Flag of Spain.svg Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
40 Flag of Finland.svg Reeta Hämäläinen Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm Flag of Finland.svg Reeta Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Simpson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Gibson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Simpson Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
42 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dominik Stříteský Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Hovorka Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dominik Stříteský Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
43 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Perez Flag of Ireland.svg Gary McElhinney Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Perez Ford Fiesta Rally2 P
Source: [11]
Rally4 entries competing in the Junior World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
48 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Pajari Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Flag of Finland.svg Porvoon Autopalvelu 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 Latvia.svg Mārtiņš Sesks Flag of Latvia.svg Renārs Francis Flag of Latvia.svg LMT Autosporta Akademija Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
51 Flag of Finland.svg Lauri Joona Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Korhonen Flag of Finland.svg Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
52 Flag of Ireland.svg William Creighton Flag of Ireland.svg Liam Regan Flag of Ireland.svg Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
53 Flag of Estonia.svg Robert Virves Flag of Estonia.svg Aleks Lesk Flag of Estonia.svg Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
Source: [11]
Other major entries
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
20 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Der Ohannesian Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
22 Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg Nikolay Gryazin [lower-alpha 4] Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov [lower-alpha 5] Flag of Italy.svg Movisport [lower-alpha 6] Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
Source: [11]

Route

Itinerary

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

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
14 October9:01—Coll de la Teixeta [ Shakedown ]4.31 km
15 October8:43SS1Vilaplana 120.00 km
10:21SS2La Granadella 121.80 km
11:42SS3Riba-roja 114.21 km
15:00SS4Vilaplana 220.00 km
16:38SS5La Granadella 221.80 km
17:59SS6Riba-roja 214.21 km
16 October8:44SS7Savallà 114.08 km
9:37SS8Querol - Les Pobles 119.17 km
10:38SS9El Montmell 124.40 km
14:14SS10Savallà 214.08 km
15:07SS11Querol - Les Pobles 219.17 km
16:08SS12El Montmell 224.40 km
18:00SS13Salou2.24 km
17 October7:00SS14Santa Marina 19.10 km
8:08SS15Riudecanyes 116.35 km
10:29SS16Santa Marina 29.10 km
12:18SS17Riudecanyes 2 [ Power Stage ]16.35 km
Source: [1]

Report

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
1111 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:34:11.80.0254
2233 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:34:35.9+24.1183
336 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:34:47.1+35.3155
441 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:34:53.9+42.1122
5569 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:35:43.6+1:31.8101
6644 Gus Greensmith Chris Patterson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:38:29.1+4:17.380
772 Oliver Solberg Craig Drew Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:38:38.5+4:26.760
8814 Nil Solans Marc Martí Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:38:46.7+4:34.940
16916 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:47:04.8+12:53.000
391054 Armando Pereira Rémi Tutélaire Armando Pereira Ford Fiesta WRC 3:21:30.3+47:18.500
401118 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:27:10.1+52:58.300
Retired SS48 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Off-road00

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
14 October—Coll de la Teixeta [ Shakedown ]4.31 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 2:33.6—
15 OctoberSS1Vilaplana 120.00 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 10:16.9 Evans / Martin
SS2La Granadella 121.80 km Neuville / Wydaeghe
Evans / Martin 		Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC 		11:46.0
SS3Riba-roja 114.21 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 8:30.8
SS4Vilaplana 220.00 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:17.6
SS5La Granadella 221.80 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11:49.2 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS6Riba-roja 214.21 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:38.2
16 OctoberSS7Savallà 114.08 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 7:22.5
SS8Querol - Les Pobles 119.17 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:29.6
SS9El Montmell 124.40 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:03.5
SS10Savallà 214.08 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 7:24.5
SS11Querol - Les Pobles 219.17 km Neuville / Wydaeghe
Ogier / Ingrassia 		Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC 		10:30.5
SS12El Montmell 224.40 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 12:03.7
SS13Salou2.24 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:23.6
17 OctoberSS14Santa Marina 19.10 km Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:05.5
SS15Riudecanyes 116.35 km Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:04.3
SS16Santa Marina 29.10 km Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:02.4
SS17Riudecanyes 2 [ Power Stage ]16.35 km Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:09.3

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Sébastien Ogier 204 1rightarrow blue.svg Julien Ingrassia 204 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 476
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Elfyn Evans 187 1rightarrow blue.svg Scott Martin 187 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 429
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Thierry Neuville 159 1rightarrow blue.svg Martijn Wydaeghe 159 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 190
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Kalle Rovanperä 140 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonne Halttunen 140 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai 2C Competition 58
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Ott Tänak 128 1rightarrow blue.svg Martin Järveoja 128

World Rally Championship-2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
9127 Eric Camilli Maxime Vilmot Sports & You Citroën C3 Rally2 2:44:01.20.02522
11223 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:44:21.4+20.21840
13328 Erik Cais Jindřiška Žáková Movisport Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:44:57.3+56.11530
15421 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen TRT World Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 2:45:53.0+1:51.81250
19526 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 2:49:32.0+5:30.81000
21625 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:50:40.3+6:39.1810
Retired SS1023 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Oil Leak000

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
14 October—Coll de la Teixeta [ Shakedown ]4.31 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 2:42.2—
15 OctoberSS1Vilaplana 120.00 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 11:01.8 Østberg / Eriksen
SS2La Granadella 121.80 km Camilli / Vilmot Citroën C3 Rally2 12:33.7 Camilli / Vilmot
SS3Riba-roja 114.21 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 8:57.0
SS4Vilaplana 220.00 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 10:57.0 Østberg / Eriksen
SS5La Granadella 221.80 km Camilli / Vilmot Citroën C3 Rally2 12:36.4 Camilli / Vilmot
SS6Riba-roja 214.21 km Camilli / Vilmot Citroën C3 Rally2 9:02.9
16 OctoberSS7Savallà 114.08 km Camilli / Vilmot Citroën C3 Rally2 7:54.0
SS8Querol - Les Pobles 119.17 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 11:08.2
SS9El Montmell 124.40 km Suninen / Markkula Hyundai i20 N Rally2 12:49.8
SS10Savallà 214.08 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 7:52.0
SS11Querol - Les Pobles 219.17 km Cais / Žáková Ford Fiesta Rally2 11:04.6
SS12El Montmell 224.40 km Suninen / Markkula Hyundai i20 N Rally2 12:48.1
SS13Salou2.24 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 2:26.0
17 OctoberSS14Santa Marina 19.10 km Camilli / Vilmot Citroën C3 Rally2 5:25.3
SS15Riudecanyes 116.35 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 10:39.9
SS16Santa Marina 29.10 km Suninen / Markkula Hyundai i20 N Rally2 5:22.2
SS17Riudecanyes 2 [ Power Stage ]16.35 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 10:40.7

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2021 World Champions.
Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsTeams' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Andreas Mikkelsen 126 1rightarrow blue.svg Torstein Eriksen 126 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 211
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Mads Østberg 126 1rightarrow blue.svg Marcelo Der Ohannesian 104 1rightarrow blue.svg Movisport 202
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 104 1rightarrow blue.svg Ola Fløene 98 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 146
4 1uparrow green.svg 2 Teemu Suninen 93 1uparrow green.svg 2 Mikko Markkula 93 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Motorsport N 73
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Jari Huttunen 78 1downarrow red.svg 1 Mikko Lukka 78 1rightarrow blue.svg Saintéloc Junior Team 27

World Rally Championship-3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
12132 Reeta Hämäläinen Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:44:31.90.02540
14229 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:45:00.4+28.51850
17335 Josh McErlean James Fulton Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 R5 2:47:29.0+2:57.11520
18439 Chris Ingram Ross Whittock Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:47:46.0+3:14.11230
22537 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:52:22.8+7:50.91010
23631 Fabrizio Zaldivar Carlos del Barrio Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:53:36.8+9:04.9800
24738 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:54:23.7+9:51.8600
25841 Neil Simpson Michael Gibson Neil Simpson Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:54:32.3+10:00.4400
26943 Sebastian Perez Gary McElhinney Sebastian Perez Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:55:52.7+11:20.8200
451034 Mikko Heikkilä Topi Luhtinen Mikko Heikkilä Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:41:54.6+57:22.7100
Retired SS1539 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Mechanical000
Retired SS1432 Pepe López Borja Rozada Pepe López Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Engine000
Retired SS1236 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Jan Solans Citroën C3 Rally2 Crash000
Retired SS742 Dominik Stříteský Jiří Hovorka Dominik Stříteský Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Crash000

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
14 October—Coll de la Teixeta [ Shakedown ]4.31 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:43.7—
15 OctoberSS1Vilaplana 120.00 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:02.5 Hämäläinen / Lindholm
SS2La Granadella 121.80 km López / Rozada Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:39.1
SS3Riba-roja 114.21 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 9:00.0
SS4Vilaplana 220.00 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:57.1
SS5La Granadella 221.80 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:34.2
SS6Riba-roja 214.21 km López / Rozada Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 9:04.6
16 OctoberSS7Savallà 114.08 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:54.7
SS8Querol - Les Pobles 119.17 km López / Rozada Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:10.2
SS9El Montmell 124.40 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:58.8
SS10Savallà 214.08 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:51.8
SS11Querol - Les Pobles 219.17 km López / Rozada Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:08.4
SS12El Montmell 224.40 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:53.9
SS13Salou2.24 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:27.0
17 OctoberSS14Santa Marina 19.10 km Ingram / Whittock Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:27.0
SS15Riudecanyes 116.35 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:40.0
SS16Santa Marina 29.10 km Ingram / Whittock Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:24.5
SS17Riudecanyes 2 [ Power Stage ]16.35 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:42.9

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2021 World Champions.
Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 1 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 127 1rightarrow blue.svg Maciek Szczepaniak 127
2 1downarrow red.svg 1 Yohan Rossel 127 1rightarrow blue.svg Alexandre Coria 99
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Emil Lindholm 73 1uparrow green.svg 3 Ross Whittock 64
4 1uparrow green.svg 3 Chris Ingram 64 1downarrow red.svg 1 Yannick Roche 57
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Nicolas Ciamin 57 1downarrow red.svg 1 Reeta Hämäläinen 53

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage
28148 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Porvoon Autopalvelu Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:58:02.50.0504
29251 Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:58:18.4+15.9360
30353 Robert Virves Aleks Lesk Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:58:52.6+50.1305
42449 Jon Armstrong Phil Hall Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:31:54.3+33:51.8247
46552 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:56:56.6+58:54.1201
47650 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis LMT Autosporta Akademija Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:58:12.2+1:00:09.7160

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
14 October—Coll de la Teixeta [ Shakedown ]4.31 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:58.1—
15 OctoberSS1Vilaplana 120.00 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 11:48.0 Armstrong / Hall
SS2La Granadella 121.80 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 13:34.3
SS3Riba-roja 114.21 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 9:45.1
SS4Vilaplana 220.00 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 11:41.6
SS5La Granadella 221.80 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 13:25.5
SS6Riba-roja 214.21 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 9:44.1
16 OctoberSS7Savallà 114.08 km Virves / Lesk Ford Fiesta Rally4 8:29.3 Pajari / Salminen
SS8Querol - Les Pobles 119.17 km Virves / Lesk Ford Fiesta Rally4 12:00.3
SS9El Montmell 124.40 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 13:42.6
SS10Savallà 214.08 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 8:24.5
SS11Querol - Les Pobles 219.17 km Virves / Lesk Ford Fiesta Rally4 12:01.5
SS12El Montmell 224.40 km Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally4 13:55.1
SS13Salou2.24 km Virves / Lesk Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:43.2
17 OctoberSS14Santa Marina 19.10 km Virves / Lesk Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:49.8
SS15Riudecanyes 116.35 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 11:28.6
SS16Santa Marina 29.10 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:47.7
SS17Riudecanyes 216.35 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 11:30.9

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2021 World Champions.
Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsTrophy for nations
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Sami Pajari 145 1rightarrow blue.svg Marko Salminen 119 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 101
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Jon Armstrong 119 1rightarrow blue.svg Phil Hall 107 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 83
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Mārtiņš Sesks 93 1rightarrow blue.svg Renars Francis 85 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 78
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Lauri Joona 88 1rightarrow blue.svg Liam Regan 56 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 64
5 1uparrow green.svg 1 Robert Virves 78 1uparrow green.svg 3 Mikael Korhonen 42 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 54

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. ↑ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Gryazin and Aleksandrov are competing only for the Teams' Championship points.

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