2022 Ypres Rally

2022 Ypres Rally
Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022
Round 9 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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Host country Belgium
Rally baseYpres, West Flanders
Dates run18 – 21 August 2022
Start locationVleteren, West Flanders
Finish locationKemmelberg, Flanders
Stages20 (281.58 km; 174.97 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance405.66 km (252.07 miles)
Overall distance687.24 km (427.03 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered88
Crews85 at start, 69 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:25:38.9
Power Stage winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
6:58.6
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFrance Stéphane Lefebvre
France Andy Malfoy
2:35:24.6
WRC-3 winnerCzech Republic Jan Černý
United Kingdom 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]

  1. ^ a b "Itinerary Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Resurgent Neuville bags emotional Belgium triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ^ "WRC2: Huttunen claims unpected rally". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ^ "WRC3: Rossel strengthens title chanllenge with Belgium win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Fourmaux's new co-driver confirmed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Confident Tänak triumphs in Belgium". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Lefebvre lands Belgium success in WRC2". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Černý unrivalled on storming run to WRC3 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.