The 2022 Rally New Zealand (also known as the Repco Rally New Zealand 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 29 September and 2 October 2022. It would mark the forty-fifth running of the Rally New Zealand. The event was the eleventh round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Auckland of North Island and was set to be contested over seventeen special stages covering a total competitive distance of .
Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena were the overall reigning rally winners, but they would not defend their titles. Citroën Total World Rally Team, the team they drove for in , when the Rally New Zealand held a World Rally Championship event last time, were the defending manufacturers' winners. However, they would not defend the rally either as they withdrew from the championship at the end of .
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won their sixth rally of the season and became the 2022 World Champions. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. Hayden Paddon and John Kennard won the World Rally Championship-2 category.
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. Eleven were set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as were twelve Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2.
+ 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 2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Lorenzo Granai M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 20 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 21 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 22 Ben Hunt Tony Rawstorn Ben Hunt Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 23 Shane van Gisbergen Glen Weston Shane van Gisbergen Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver 24 Harry Bates John McCarthy Harry Bates Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 25 Raana Horan Michael Connor Raana Horan Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 26 Todd Bawden Paul Burborough Todd Bawden Ford Fiesta Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 27 Kingsley Jones Waverley Jones Kingsley Jones Škoda Fabia R5 Masters Driver, Co-driver 28 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver 29 Luke Anear Andrew Sarandis Luke Anear Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 30 Andy Martin Matt Hayward Andy Martin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Masters Driver, Co-driver 31 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Jordi Hereu Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver
Itinerary All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 29 September 9:01 — Inland Road [Shakedown] 3.54 km 18:08 SS1 Pukekawa Auckland Domain 1.78 km 30 September 8:33 SS2 Whaanga Coast 1 29.27 km 10:11 SS3 Te Akau South 1 31.48 km 11:14 SS4 Te Akau North 1 18.53 km 14:22 SS5 Whaanga Coast 2 29.27 km 16:00 SS6 Te Akau South 2 31.48 km 17:03 SS7 Te Akau North 2 18.53 km 1 October 8:08 SS8 Kaipara Hills 1 15.83 km 9:06 SS9 Puhoi 1 22.50 km 10:14 SS10 Komokoriki 1 5.81 km 14:08 SS11 Kaipara Hills 2 15.83 km 15:06 SS12 Puhoi 2 22.50 km 16:24 SS13 Komokoriki 2 5.81 km 2 October 11:03 SS14 Whitford Forest – Te Maraunga Waiho 1 8.82 km 12:08 SS15 Jacks Ridge Haunui 1 6.77 km 13:38 SS16 Whitford Forest – Te Maraunga Waiho 2 8.82 km 15:18 SS17 Jacks Ridge Haunui 2 [Power Stage] 6.77 km Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Stage 1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:48:01.4 0.0 25 5 2 2 1 Sébastien Ogier Benjamin Veillas Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:48:36.0 +34.6 18 3 3 3 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:48:49.9 +48.5 15 4 4 4 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:50:00.2 +1:58.8 12 1 5 5 2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:51:56.7 +3:55.3 10 2 7 6 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Lorenzo Granai M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:58:40.4 +10:39.0 6 0 16 7 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:27:00.8 +38:59.4 0 0 Retired SS12 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Accident 0 0 Retired SS11 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Accident damage 0 0 Retired SS10 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Accident 0 0 Did not start 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Withdrawn 0 0
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:27.7 SS1 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:45.8 Tänak / Järveoja SS2 Greensmith / Andersson Ford Puma Rally1 20:04.4 Breen / Nagle SS3 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:33.0 SS4 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:52.0 Tänak / Järveoja SS5 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:40.2 Ogier / Veillas SS6 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:35.8 SS7 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:47.5 Tänak / Järveoja SS8 Breen / Nagle Ford Puma Rally1 9:42.9 Evans / Martin SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:37.7 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS10 Breen / Nagle Ford Puma Rally1 3:20.6 SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:37.7 SS12 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:27.8 SS13 Breen / Nagle Ford Puma Rally1 3:19.2 SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:55.7 SS15 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:52.6 SS16 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:52.4 SS17 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:51.9
Championship standings Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Kalle Rovanperä 237 Jonne Halttunen 237 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 455 2 Ott Tänak 173 Martin Järveoja 173 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 374 3 Thierry Neuville 144 Martijn Wydaeghe 144 M-Sport Ford WRT 224 4 Elfyn Evans 116 Scott Martin 116 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 112 5 Takamoto Katsuta 100 Aaron Johnston 100
WRC-2 Rally2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Class Stage Event 6 1 20 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:58:05.1 0.0 25 3 8 8 2 21 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:00:38.2 +2:33.1 18 2 4 9 3 23 Shane van Gisbergen Glen Weston Shane van Gisbergen Škoda Fabia R5 3:01:30.2 +3:25.1 15 1 2 10 4 24 Harry Bates John McCarthy Harry Bates Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:04:53.0 +6:47.9 12 0 1 11 5 28 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 3:09:03.2 +10:58.1 10 0 0 12 6 26 Todd Bawden Paul Burborough Todd Bawden Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:10:10.7 +12:05.6 8 0 0 13 7 29 Luke Anear Andrew Sarandis Luke Anear Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:12:39.7 +14:34.6 6 0 0 14 8 22 Ben Hunt Tony Rawstorn Ben Hunt Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:14:26.4 +16:21.3 4 0 0 15 9 30 Andy Martin Matt Hayward Andy Martin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:19:28.7 +21:23.6 2 0 0 17 10 31 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Jordi Hereu Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:30:16.1 +32:11.0 1 0 0 Retired SS12 27 Kingsley Jones Waverley Jones Kingsley Jones Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical 0 0 0 Retired SS2 25 Raana Horan Michael Connor Raana Horan Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn 0 0 0
Special stages Stage Open Championship Junior Championship Masters Cup Winners Car Time Class leaders Winners Car Time Class leaders Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:35.3 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:35.3 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 1:40.7 SS1 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:52.4 Paddon / Kennard Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:57.5 Bates / McCarthy A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 1:58.6 A. Kremer / E. Kremer SS2 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 20:51.9 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 21:07.3 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 22:11.2 SS3 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 18:32.5 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 19:02.5 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 19:55.9 SS4 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:34.6 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:44.1 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 11:18.6 SS5 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 20:40.3 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 21:21.5 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 21:34.9 SS6 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 9:47.5 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 21:20.0 K. Jones / W. Jones Škoda Fabia R5 19:55.3 SS7 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:26.7 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:53.3 K. Jones / W. Jones Škoda Fabia R5 11:14.2 SS8 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:27.8 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:47.5 Bawden / Burborough Ford Fiesta Rally2 11:02.1 SS9 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 13:26.9 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 13:56.3 Bawden / Burborough Ford Fiesta Rally2 14:11.7 SS10 Stage interrupted SS11 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:41.1 Paddon / Kennard Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:41.1Bates / McCarthy Bawden / Burborough Ford Fiesta Rally2 11:14.3 A. Kremer / E. Kremer SS12 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 13:27.6 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 14:39.7 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 14:11.9 SS13 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:39.6 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:42.7 Bawden / Burborough Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:50.9 SS14 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 5:16.0 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:17.2 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 5:31.9 SS15 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 5:07.4 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:15.8 Bawden / Burborough Ford Fiesta Rally2 5:27.7 SS16 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:16.5 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:16.5 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 5:30.7 SS17 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 5:07.8 Bates / McCarthy Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:13.5 A. Kremer / E. Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 5:26.0
Championship standings Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.