The 2022 European Rally Championship was the 70th season of the FIA European Rally Championship, the European continental championship series in rallying. The season was also the ninth following the merge between the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
Andreas Mikkelsen was the reigning champion. Javier Pardo Siota was the reigning champion of ERC 2, now renamed as ERC Open, while Jean-Baptiste Franceschi was the reigning champion of ERC 3 - now renamed as ERC 4.
Efrén Llarena won the championship before 2022 Barum Czech Rally Zlín, using a Ŝkoda Fabia Rally2 evo prepared by Team MRF Tyres.
Competitions
FIA ERC: Main open championship for all current FIA-homologated cars within sporting classes RC2 to RC5, with Rally2 cars the leading contenders. FIA ERC3: Second tier, specifically for the Rally3 class. FIA ERC4: Third ERC tier, the first for front-wheel-drive cars. Allows Rally4, Rally5, R3 (Group R) and Group A cars. FIA ERC4 Junior: For drivers aged 27 and under on 1 January 2022 in Rally4 and Rally5 cars on Pirelli control tyres. Also called 'ERC Junior' by the promotor, this championship will not be contested over the first two rounds. FIA European Rally Championship for Teams: each team can nominate a maximum of three cars (from all categories), counting the two highest-placed cars from each team. ERC Open: for the cars formerly used in ERC-2, including N4, Rally2-Kit and RGT classes. This championship is organised by ERC Promotor Gmbh and is not an official FIA title, therefore entry into either ERC or ERC Open does not expressively qualify for entry into the other, unlike ERC3 or ERC4 for example. Clio Trophy by Toksport WRT: competition with six rounds of the ERC with Renault Clio Rally5 as the vehicle of choice. The winner receives the ability to contest 3 events from ERC 2023 season behind the wheel of a Renault Clio Rally4.
Calendar
The 2022 season is set to contested over eight rounds across Central, Northern and Southern Europe. Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref. 1 11 March 12 March Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras Fafe, Braga Gravel 17 196.21 km 2 25 March 27 March Azores Rallye Ponta Delgada, Azores Gravel 13 192.86 km 3 12 May 14 May Rally Islas Canarias Las Palmas, Canary Islands Tarmac 13 194.04 km 4 11 June 12 June Rally PolandMikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel 14 188.10 km 5 2 July 3 July Rally Liepāja Liepāja, Liepāja Gravel 12 181.28 km 6 23 July 24 July Rally di Roma Capitale Fiuggi, Lazio Tarmac 13 187.14 km 7 27 August 28 August Barum Czech Rally Zlín Zlín, Zlín Region Tarmac 13 202.57 km 8 20 October 22 October RallyRACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada Salou, Catalonia Tarmac 14 235.52 km Sources:
Entries
ERC
Rally2 ERC Entries Entrant / Team Driver Co-Driver Car / Car Running Team Tyre Rounds Agrotec Skoda Rally Team Jan Kopecký Jan HlousekŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo Kopeckŷ Motorsport 7 ALM Motorsport Georg Linnamäe James Morgan Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 ALM Motorsport 1 APR Motorsport Łukasz Byśkiniewicz Daniel Siatkowski Hyundai i20 R5 APR Motorsport 4 BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team Albert von Thurn und Taxis Bernhard EttelŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team6-7 BTH Import Stal Rally Team Łukasz Kotarba Tomasz Kotarba Citroën C3 Rally2 BTH Rally Team 1–6 Canarias Sport Club Luis Monzón José Carlos Déniz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Luis Monzón 3 Citroën Vodafone Team José Pedro Fontes Inês Ponte Citroën C3 Rally2 Sports & You 1–2 Copi Sport Enrique Cruz Yeray Mujica Eugenio Ford Fiesta Rally2 Copi Sport Rally Team 3 Entry Engineering - ATT Investments Filip Mareš Radovan Bucha Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Entry Engineering 4, 6-7 Escudería Milesocasiones.com Ricardo Triviño Vicente Salom Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Ricardo Triviño 1 Escudería Mollerussa José Luis García José Murado Škoda Fabia R5 Juan José Abia 1, 6 Alberto Chamorro 3 Eurosol Racing Team Hungary Simon Wagner Gerald Winter Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Eurosol Racing Team Hungary 2-3, 7 Pia Sumer 5 F.P.F. Sport Andrea Crugnola Pietro Ometto Citroën C3 Rally2 F.P.F. Sport 6Go2NFT Rally Team Radosław Typa Łukasz SitekVolkswagen Polo GTI R5 Rallytechnology4 Hyundai Rally Team Italia Giandomenico Basso Lorenzo Granai Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Friulmotor 6 Kowax 2BRally Racing Tom Kristensson Andreas Johansson Hyundai i20 R5 Martin Vlček Kowax Racing 4-5, 7 Martin Vlcek Alexandra Skripova 7 Orlen Team Miko Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Sports Racing Technologies 4 OT Racing Priit Koik Kristo Tamm Ford Fiesta Rally2 OT Racing 4-5 Play Racing Pedro Câmara João Câmara Citroën C3 Rally2 Sports & You 2 Plon Rally Team Ken Torn Kauri Pannas Ford Fiesta Rally2 Jarosław Kołtun 1–2, 4, 7 Andrus Toom 5 Ken Järveoja 6 Rallye Team Spain Nil Solans Marc Martí Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Francisco Dorado Vizcaíno 1 Revys Motorsport Miguel Ángel Suárez Eduardo González Delgado Citroën C3 Rally2 Sports & You Canarias 3 Samohyl Skoda Team Adam Brezik Ondrej Krajca Škoda Fabia R5 Vancik Motorsport 7 Team Hyundai Portugal Bruno Magalhães Carlos Magalhães Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Sports & You 1–2 Ricardo Teodósio José Teixeira Hyundai Motorsport 1–2 Team MRF Tyres Efrén Llarena Sara Fernández Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Race Seven All Norbert Herczig Igor Bacigál Eurosol Racing Team Hungary 1–4 Janos Czako 6 Ramon Ferencz 7 Simone Campedelli Tania Canton Step Five Motorsport 1–4, 6-7 Javier Pardo Adrian Perez Race Seven 5-8 Martins Sesks Renars Francis Sports Racing Technologies 5-6 Tehase Auto Gregor Jeets Timo Taniel Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Tehase Auto OÜ 4-5 Teltonika Racing Vaidotas Žala Ilka Minor Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Sports Racing Technologies 4-5 Toksport WRT Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov 1* Topp-Cars Rally Team Grzegorz Grzyb Kamil Kozdroń Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Topp-Cars Rally Team 3 Adam Binięda Zbigniew Gabryś 4, 6 Martin Laszlo David Berendi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Topp-Cars Rally Team 7-8 Yacco ACCR Team Erik Cais Petr Těšínský Ford Fiesta Rally2 Orsák Rally Sport 1, 7 Entries in Driver's name Driver Co-Driver Car / Car Running Team Tyre Rounds Pedro Almeida Mario Castro Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo The Racing Factory 1–2 Fabio Andolfi Manuel FenoliŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo MS Munaretto s.r.l.6 Luke Anear Andrew SarandisFord Fiesta Rally2 Luke Anear5 Armindo Araújo Luís Ramalho Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo The Racing Factory 1–2 Josep Bassas Axel Coronado Škoda Fabia R5 Rafael Botelho 1, 3, 5 Alberto Battistolli Simone Scattolin Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Krent S.r.l. 1–5, 7-8 Danilo Fappani6 Yoann Bonato Benjamin Boulloud Citroën C3 Rally2 PSA Motorsport 3, 5-6, 8 Miguel Correia Jorge Carvalho Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo ARC Sport 1–2 Adrian Chwietczuk Damian Syty Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Sports Racing Technologies 4 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Eurosol Racing Team Hungary 3 4 Tommaso Ciuffi Nicolò GonellaŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo By Bianchi 6 Pauric Duffy Jeff Case Hyundai i20 N Rally2 PCRS Rallysport 1 Zbigniew Gabryś Michał Marczewski Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Zbigniew Gabryś 4 Mikko Heikkila Samu Vaaleri Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo TGS Worldwide OU 5 Vladas Jurkevičius Aisvydas Paliukėnas Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Sports Racing Technologies 4-5 Pedro Meireles Pedro Alves Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Pedro Meireles 1 Maciej Lubiak Grzegorz Dachowski Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Maciej Lubiak 4 Aloísio Monteiro Sancho Eiró Škoda Fabia R5 Rafael Botelho 2 Ricardo Moura António Costa Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo ARC Sport 2 Paulo Nobre Gabriel Morales Škoda Fabia R5 Motorsport Italia 1–2 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Hyundai New Zealand 5 Javier Pardo Adrián Pérez Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Race Seven 1–3 4 Xavier Pons Alex Haro Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Xavier Pons TBA 8 Luís Rego Jorge Henriques Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo ARC Sport 2 Rúben Rodrigues Estevão Rodrigues Citroën C3 Rally2 PT Racing 1–2 Antonio Rusce Giulia PaganoniHyundai i20 N Rally2 G.B. Motors Racing6 Giacomo Scattolon Giovanni BernacchiniŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo Erreffe Rally Team6 Petr Semerad Danny PerseinŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo Topp-Cars Rally Team 7 Nil Solans Marc Martí Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Francisco Dorado Vizcaíno 3Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Martin Vlček Kowax Racing 4-6 Rachele Somaschini Nicola Arena Citroën C3 Rally2 RS Team srls 1–3, 6 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Keane Motorsport 1, 3–7 RB Motorsport 2 Damiano De Tommaso Giorgia AscaloneŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo Delta Rally6 Luis Vilariño Javier Martínez Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Luis Vilariño 1–2 Sources: Official rally entry lists: car and tyre information:
ERC Open
Rally2-Kit / R4 Entries Entrant / Team Driver Co-Driver Car / Car Running Team Tyres Rounds Proracing Rally Team Mārtiņš Sesks Renars Francis Škoda Fabia Rally2-Kit ProRacing 2 4 Suzuki Motor Ibérica Alberto Monarri Carlos Cancela Suzuki Swift R4LLY S Suzuki Motorsport 1–4, 6, 8 Joan Vinyes Claudi Ribeiro 1 Jordi Mercader 2–4, 6, 8 Sources: Official rally entry lists: Car information:
ERC3
Rally3 ERC & ERC3 entries Entrant / Team Driver Co-Driver Car / Car Running Team Tyres Rounds KG-RT Igor Widłak Daniel DymurskiFord Fiesta Rally3 Vacat Serwis & Motorsport 1–2, 4-5, 7 3, 6 M-Sport Poland Robert Virves Julia Thulin M-Sport Poland 4 Hugo Magalhães6 OT Racing Kaspar Kasari Rainis Raidma OT Racing 1, 4-5 Entries in Driver's name Jon Armstrong Brian Hoy M-Sport Poland 2 Dmitry Feofanov Normunds Kokins ANGI Motorsport 1 KMS Racing 4 McRae Kimathi Mwangi Kioni M-Sport Poland 4 Nassib Nassar Rony Maroun G.B. Motors Racing 6 Sources: Official rally entry lists: Car information:
ERC4