2022 Ypres Rally

2022 Ypres Rally Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022
Round 9 of 13 in the Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy 2:35:24.6
WRC-3 winner	Jan Černý Tom Woodburn 2:53:14.2

The 2022 Ypres Rally (also known as the Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 18 and 21 August 2022.^[2] It marked the fifty-eighth running of the Ypres Rally. The event was the ninth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Ypres in West Flanders and was contested over twenty special stages covering a total competitive distance of 281.58 km (174.97 mi).^[1]

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.^[3] Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.^[4] Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category,^[5] but neither of them defended their titles as Rossel stepped up to WRC-2, while Coria moved to the top-tier to co-drive with Adrien Fourmaux for M-Sport.^[6]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won their third rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, successfully defended their title.^[7] Stéphane Lefebvre and Andy Malfoy won the World Rally Championship-2 category.^[8] Jan Černý and Tom Woodburn won the World Rally Championship-3 category.^[9]

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 are not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-one Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and three Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.^[10][11]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
2	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
42	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
44	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
20	Andreas Mikkelsen	Torstein Eriksen	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
21	Yohan Rossel	Valentin Sarreaud	PH Sport	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
23	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
24	Stéphane Lefebvre	Andy Malfoy	Stéphane Lefebvre	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
25	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	Grégoire Munster	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver	P
26	Vincent Verschueren	Filip Cuvelier	Vincent Verschueren	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Driver, Co-driver	P
27	Davy Vanneste	Kris D'alleine	Davy Vanneste	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
28	Freddy Loix	Pieter Tsjoen	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
29	Marco Bulacia	Diego Vallejo	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
30	Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco	Jasper Vermeulen	Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver	P
31	Chris Ingram	Craig Drew	Chris Ingram	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Co-driver	P
32	Josh McErlean	James Fulton	Josh McErlean	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver	P
34	Niels Reynvoet	Diederik Pattyn	Niels Reynvoet	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
36	Armin Kremer	Timo Gottschalk	Armin Kremer	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
37	Olivier Burri	Anderson Levratti	Olivier Burri	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
38	Neil Simpson	Michael Gibson	Neil Simpson	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
39	Osamu Fukunaga	Misako Saida	Osamu Fukunaga	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
40	Eamonn Boland	Michael Joseph Morrissey	Eamonn Boland	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver	P
41	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Jordi Hereu	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
43	Henk Vossen	Hans van Goor	Henk Vossen	Ford Fiesta R5	Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver	P
50	Sébastien Bedoret	François Gilbert	Sébastien Bedoret	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Co-driver	P

Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
45	Jan Černý	Tom Woodburn	Jan Černý	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P
46	Enrico Brazzoli	Manuel Fenoli	Enrico Brazzoli	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P
47	Zoltán László	Tamás Kürti	Zoltán László	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P

Other major entries

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
22	Nikolay Gryazin[a]	Konstantin Aleksandrov[b]	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
35	Georg Linnamäe	James Morgan	ALM Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
48	Gino Bux	Nicolas Gilsoul	East Belgian Racing Team	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
49	Maxime Potty	Renaud Herman	Maxime Potty	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
51	Jos Verstappen	Harm van Koppen	Jos Verstappen	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
58	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Sami Pajari	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P

Itinerary

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

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Kalle Rovanperä	203			Jonne Halttunen	203			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	381
2			Ott Tänak	131			Martin Järveoja	131			Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	293
3		1	Elfyn Evans	116		1	Scott Martin	116			M-Sport Ford WRT	188
4		1	Thierry Neuville	106		1	Martijn Wydaeghe	106			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG	100
5			Takamoto Katsuta	92			Aaron Johnston	92

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

Pos.		Open Drivers' championships				Open Co-drivers' championships				Teams' championships				Junior Drivers' championships				Junior Co-drivers' championships				Driver Masters' championships				Co-driver Masters' championships
		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	100			Torstein Eriksen	100		1	Toksport WRT	155		1	Chris Ingram	92			James Fulton	111			Mauro Miele	86			Laurent Magat	75
2		2	Yohan Rossel	80			Maciej Szczepaniak	76		1	Hyundai Motorsport N	116		1	Emil Lindholm	83		1	Louis Louka	61			Freddy Loix	83			Michael Joseph Morrissey	61
3		1	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	76		1	Valentin Sarreaud	69			Toksport WRT 2	58			Nikolay Gryazin	61		1	Samu Vaaleri	50			Jean-Michel Raoux	52		2	Hans van Goor	43
4		1	Emil Lindholm	64		1	Reeta Hämäläinen	64			Yaco ACCR Team	50			Mikołaj Marczyk	59			Elia De Guio	25		1	Armin Kremer	50		1	Michela Lorigiola	30
5		2	Chris Ingram	56		2	Craig Drew	56			Saintéloc Junior Team	40			Eerik Pietarinen	58						1	Olivier Burri	48		1	Jörgen Fornander	25

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

Pos.		Open Drivers' championships				Open Co-drivers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points
1			Sami Pajari	87			Enni Mälkönen	87
2		1	Jan Černý	86			Mikael Korhonen	61
3		1	Lauri Joona	86		1	Tamás Kürti	61
4		2	Zoltán László	61		2	Manuel Fenoli	48
5		1	McRae Kimathi	57		2	Liam Regan	45

Notes