57th edition of Rally de Catalunya
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]
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 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]
Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility
Tyre
1
Sébastien Ogier
Benjamin Veillas
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
6
Dani Sordo
Cándido Carrera
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
7
Pierre-Louis Loubet
Vincent Landais
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver
P
8
Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
9
Jourdan Serderidis
Frédéric Miclotte
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver
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
Yohan Rossel
Arnaud Dunand
PH Sport
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
21
Teemu Suninen
Mikko Markkula
Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
22
Emil Lindholm
Reeta Hämäläinen
Toksport WRT 2
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
23
Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Maciej Szczepaniak
Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
24
Nikolay Gryazin [a]
Konstantin Aleksandrov [b]
Toksport WRT 2
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
25
Jari Huttunen
Mikko Lukka
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
26
Pepe López
Borja Rozada
Pepe López
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
27
Nil Solans
Axel Coronado Jiménez
Nil Solans
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
28
Jan Solans
Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio
Jan Solans
Citroën C3 Rally2
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
29
Alejandro Cachón
Alejandro López Fernández
Alejandro Cachón
Citroën C3 Rally2
Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver
P
30
Bruno Bulacia
Carlos del Barrio
Bruno Bulacia
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
31
Josh McErlean
James Fulton
Josh McErlean
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver
P
32
Georg Linnamäe
James Morgan
ALM Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
34
Sami Pajari
Enni Mälkönen
Sami Pajari
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
35
Stéphane Sarrazin
Jacques-Julien Renucci
Stéphane Sarrazin
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Driver, Co-driver
P
36
Eduard Pons Suñe
Alberto Chamorro
Eduard Pons Suñe
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
37
Grégoire Munster
Louis Louka
Grégoire Munster
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver
P
38
Johannes Keferböck
Ilka Minor
Johannes Keferböck
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
39
Mikołaj Marczyk
Szymon Gospodarczyk
Mikołaj Marczyk
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
40
Mikko Heikkilä
Samu Vaaleri
Mikko Heikkilä
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver
P
41
Fabrizio Zaldivar
Marcelo Der Ohannesian
Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Junior Driver, Team
P
43
Daniel Chwist
Kamil Heller
Daniel Chwist
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
45
Armin Kremer
Ella Kremer
Armin Kremer
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
46
Mauro Miele
Luca Beltrame
Mauro Miele
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
47
Jean-Michel Raoux
Laurent Magat
Jean-Michel Raoux
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
P
48
Eamonn Boland
Michael Joseph Morrissey
Eamonn Boland
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
P
49
Fabrizio Arengi
Massimiliano Bosi
Fabrizio Arengi
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
50
Patrick Déjean
Yannick Jammes
Patrick Déjean
Citroën C3 Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
51
Rakan Al-Rashed
Hugo Magalhães
Rakan Al-Rashed
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Driver, Co-driver
P
52
Luke Anear
Allan Harryman
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
54
Henk Vossen
Radboud van Hoek
Henk Vossen
Ford Fiesta R5
Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver
P
55
Filippo Marchino
Pietro Elia Ometto
Filippo Marchino
Škoda Fabia R5
Driver, Co-driver
P
56
Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz
Jordi Hereu
Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
Itinerary
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2 ).
Date
Time
No.
Stage name
Distance
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]
Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.
Notes
References
External links
Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points
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