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]
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 |
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] | ||||
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 |
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 |
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 | |||
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