2022 Croatia Rally Rally Croatia 2022
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TheCroatia Rally was the first tarmac rally on the calendar.
Host country	Croatia
Rally base	Zagreb
Dates run	21 – 24 April 2022
Start location	Samobor,Zagreb County
Finish location	Kumrovec,Krapina-Zagorje
Stages	20 (291.84 km; 181.34 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Tarmac
Transport distance	979.55 km (608.66 miles)
Overall distance	1,356.29 km (842.76 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	66
Crews	63 at start, 56 at finish
Cancellation	SS15 cancelled due to safety concern.
Overall results
Overall winner	Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:48:21.5
Power Stage winner	Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 9:01.8
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Yohan Rossel Benjamin Boulloud PH Sport 2:58:22.5
WRC-3 winner	Zoltán László Tamás Kürti 3:32:47.0
J-WRC winner	Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen 3:07:24.9

The2022 Croatia Rally (also known as theRally Croatia 2022) was amotor racing event forrally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 April 2022.^[2] It marked the 46th running of theCroatia Rally, and was the third round of the2022 World Rally Championship,World Rally Championship-2 andWorld Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based inZagreb inCentral Croatia and was contested over 20special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 291.84 km (181.34 mi).^[1]

Sébastien Ogier andJulien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.^[3] However, they did not complete to defend their title as Ogier undertook a partial program in 2022 and Ingrassia retired from the sport at the end of2021 season.^[4]Mads Østberg andTorstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.^[5]Kajetan Kajetanowicz andMaciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category,^[6] with the British crew ofJon Armstrong andPhil Hall were the defending title-holders in the junior class.^[7]

Kalle Rovanperä andJonne Halttunen won a back-to-back victory. Their team,Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title.^[8]Yohan Rossel andValentin Sarreaud won the World Rally Championship-2 category.^[9]Zoltán László andTamás Kürti won the World Rally Championship-3 category,^[10] while the Finnish crew of theLauri Joona andMikael Korhonen won the junior class.^[11]

The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event will be opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, andprivateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven crews were entered underRally1 regulations, as are twenty-nineRally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and elevenRally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.^[12][13]

Rally1 entries competing in theWorld 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
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
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 theWorld Rally Championship-2

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
20	Stéphane Lefebvre	Andy Malfoy	DG Sport Compétition	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
21	Yohan Rossel	Valentin Sarreaud	PH Sport	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
22	Eric Camilli	Thibault de la Haye	Saintéloc Junior Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
23	Nikolay Gryazin[a]	Konstantin Aleksandrov[b]	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
24	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
25	Erik Cais	Petr Těšínský	Yacco ACCR Team	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
26	Emil Lindholm	Reeta Hämäläinen	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
27	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
28	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	Grégoire Munster	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver	P
29	Chris Ingram	Craig Drew	Chris Ingram	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Co-driver	P
30	Georg Linnamäe	James Morgan	ALM Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Junior Driver, Co-driver	P
31	Mikko Heikkilä	Samu Vaaleri	Mikko Heikkilä	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver	P
32	Sean Johnston	Alexander Kihurani	Saintéloc Junior Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
34	Benito Guerra	Daniel Cué	Benito Guerra	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
35	Armin Kremer	Timo Gottschalk	Armin Kremer	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
36	Neil Simpson	Michael Gibson	Neil Simpson	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
37	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
38	Pierre Ragues	Julien Pesenti	Yacco ACCR Team	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
39	Olivier Burri	Anderson Levratti	Olivier Burri	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
40	Niko Pulić	Aleksandra Kovačić	Niko Pulić	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
41	Johannes Keferböck	Ilka Minor	Johannes Keferböck	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
43	Mikołaj Marczyk	Szymon Gospodarczyk	Mikołaj Marczyk	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Co-driver	P
45	Fabrizio Arengi	Massimiliano Bosi	Fabrizio Arengi	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
46	Henk Vossen	Hans van Goor	Henk Vossen	Ford Fiesta R5	Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver	P
47	Aljoša Novak	Uroš Ocvirk	Aljoša Novak	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Co-driver	P
48	Paulo Nobre	Gabriel Morales	Paulo Nobre	Škoda Fabia R5	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
49	Osamu Fukunaga	Misako Saida	Osamu Fukunaga	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
50	Carlo Covi	Michela Lorigiola	Carlo Covi	Škoda Fabia R5	Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver	P
51	Filippo Marchino	Roberto Briani	Filippo Marchino	Škoda Fabia R5	Driver, Co-driver	P

Rally3 entries competing in theWorld Rally Championship-3

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
52	Jon Armstrong	Brian Hoy	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior	P
53	Lauri Joona	Mikael Korhonen	Lauri Joona	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior	P
54	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Sami Pajari	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior, Open	P
55	Jan Černý	Petr Jindra	Jan Černý	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	—
56	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior, Open	P
57	Robert Virves	Aleks Lesk	Starter Energy Racing	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior	P
58	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Anthony Gorguilo	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior	P
59	Enrico Brazzoli	Manuel Fenoli	Enrico Brazzoli	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P
60	Zoltán László	Tamás Kürti	Zoltán László	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P
61	Ivica Siladić	Jasna Durak	Ivica Siladić	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Open	P
62	McRae Kimathi	Mwangi Kioni	McRae Kimathi	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior, Open	P

All dates and times areCEST (UTC+2).

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Kalle Rovanperä	76			Jonne Halttunen	76			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	126
2			Thierry Neuville	47			Martijn Wydaeghe	47		1	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	84
3		4	Craig Breen	30		4	Paul Nagle	30		1	M-Sport Ford WRT	79
4		1	Sébastien Loeb	27		1	Isabelle Galmiche	27			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG	30
5		4	Ott Tänak	27		4	Martin Järveoja	27

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	51			Torstein Eriksen	51		1	Toksport WRT	62			Erik Cais	37			Louis Louka	43			Mauro Miele	61		1	Michael Joseph Morrissey	36
2		8	Yohan Rossel	36		2	Konstantin Aleksandrov	27		3	Toksport WRT 2	58		1	Nikolay Gryazin	36			Elia De Guio	25		2	Olivier Burri	33		3	Michela Lorigiola	30
3		1	Nikolay Gryazin	27			Valentin Sarreaud	25		1	Yaco ACCR Team	50		7	Emil Lindholm	33			Samu Vaaleri	25		1	Michał Sołowow	25		1	Laurent Magat	25
4		2	Erik Cais	22		2	Petr Těšínský	22			Saintéloc Junior Team	40		2	Georg Linnamäe	29		1	James Fulton	18			Armin Kremer	25		1	Jörgen Fornander	25
5		11	Emil Lindholm	15		11	Reeta Hämäläinen	15		2	M-Sport Ford WRT	18		2	Chris Ingram	27						2	Eamonn Boland	22			Hans van Goor	25

Pos.		Open Drivers' championships				Open Co-drivers' championships				Junior Drivers' championships				Junior Co-drivers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Sami Pajari	37			Enni Mälkönen	37		1	Lauri Joona	47		1	Mikael Korhonen	47
2		3	Enrico Brazzoli	33		3	Manuel Fenoli	33		1	Jon Armstrong	47		1	Brian Hoy	47
3		1	William Creighton	30		1	Liam Regan	30		3	Robert Virves	29		3	Aleks Lesk	29
4		3	Zoltán László	25		3	Tamás Kürti	25			William Creighton	27			Liam Regan	27
5			Lauri Joona	25			Mikael Korhonen	25		2	Sami Pajari	25		2	Enni Mälkönen	25

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