2022 Croatia Rally

2022 Croatia Rally
Rally Croatia 2022
Round 3 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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The Croatia Rally was the first tarmac rally on the calendar.
Host country Croatia
Rally baseZagreb
Dates run21 – 24 April 2022
Start locationSamobor, Zagreb County
Finish locationKumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje
Stages20 (291.84 km; 181.34 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance979.55 km (608.66 miles)
Overall distance1,356.29 km (842.76 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered66
Crews63 at start, 56 at finish
CancellationSS15 cancelled due to safety concern.
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:48:21.5
Power Stage winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
9:01.8
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFrance Yohan Rossel
France Benjamin Boulloud
France PH Sport
2:58:22.5
WRC-3 winnerHungary Zoltán László
Hungary Tamás Kürti
3:32:47.0
J-WRC winnerFinland Lauri Joona
Finland Mikael Korhonen
3:07:24.9

The 2022 Croatia Rally (also known as the Rally Croatia 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 April 2022.[2] It marked the 46th running of the Croatia Rally, and was the third round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Zagreb in Central Croatia and was contested over 20 special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 291.84 km (181.34 mi).[1]

Sébastien Ogier and Julien 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 of 2021 season.[4] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category,[6] with the British crew of Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall were the defending title-holders in the junior class.[7]

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

  1. ^ a b "Itinerary Croatia Rally 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Ogier clinches stunning Croatia Rally win in nail-biting finale". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ Barry, Luke (7 October 2021). "Ogier and Ingrassia's partnership to end after 2021". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ "WRC2: Østberg makes dream return". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. ^ "WRC3: Kajetanowicz arrives in style". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Junior WRC: Armstrong seals maiden victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Rovanperä grabs last-gasp Croatia victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Rossel secures dominant WRC2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  10. ^ "László inherits WRC3 honours". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Joona claims shock junior WRC victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.