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. 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 .
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category, 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.
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won their third rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, successfully defended their title. Stéphane Lefebvre and Andy Malfoy won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Jan Černý and Tom Woodburn won the World Rally Championship-3 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 are not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-one Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and three Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.
+ 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 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris 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 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 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team 21 Yohan Rossel Valentin Sarreaud PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 23 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 24 Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 25 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver 26 Vincent Verschueren Filip Cuvelier Vincent Verschueren Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, Co-driver 27 Davy Vanneste Kris D'alleine Davy Vanneste Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 28 Freddy Loix Pieter Tsjoen Freddy Loix Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 29 Marco Bulacia Diego Vallejo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 30 Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco Jasper Vermeulen Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver 31 Chris Ingram Craig Drew Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 32 Josh McErlean James Fulton Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver 34 Niels Reynvoet Diederik Pattyn Niels Reynvoet Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 36 Armin Kremer Timo Gottschalk Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 37 Olivier Burri Anderson Levratti Olivier Burri Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver 38 Neil Simpson Michael Gibson Neil Simpson Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 39 Osamu Fukunaga Misako Saida Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 40 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 41 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Jordi Hereu Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 43 Henk Vossen Hans van Goor Henk Vossen Ford Fiesta R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 50 Sébastien Bedoret François Gilbert Sébastien Bedoret Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 45 Jan Černý Tom Woodburn Jan Černý Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 46 Enrico Brazzoli Manuel Fenoli Enrico Brazzoli Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 47 Zoltán László Tamás Kürti Zoltán László Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 35 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 48 Gino Bux Nicolas Gilsoul East Belgian Racing Team Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 49 Maxime Potty Renaud Herman Maxime Potty Citroën C3 Rally2 51 Jos Verstappen Harm van Koppen Jos Verstappen Citroën C3 Rally2 58 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Sami Pajari Ford Fiesta Rally3
Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 18 August 16:01 — Nieuwkerke [Shakedown] 7.34 km 19 August 10:16 SS1 Vleteren 1 11.97 km 11:08 SS2 Westouter-Boeschepe 1 19.60 km 12:03 SS3 Mesen-Middelhoek 1 7.99 km 12:53 SS4 Langemark 1 8.95 km 15:16 SS5 Vleteren 2 11.97 km 16:08 SS6 Westouter-Boeschepe 2 19.60 km 17:03 SS7 Mesen-Middelhoek 2 7.99 km 17:53 SS8 Langemark 2 8.95 km 20 August 10:13 SS9 Reninge 1 15.00 km 11:08 SS10 Dikkebus 1 14.29 km 12:00 SS11 Wijtschate 1 15.00 km 12:55 SS12 Hollebeke 1 22.32 km 15:13 SS13 Reninge 2 15.00 km 16:08 SS14 Dikkebus 2 14.29 km 17:00 SS15 Wijtschate 2 15.00 km 17:55 SS16 Hollebeke 2 22.32 km 21 August 8:43 SS17 Watou 1 12.36 km 9:38 SS18 Kemmelberg 1 13.31 km 11:49 SS19 Watou 2 12.36 km 13:18 SS20 Kemmelberg 2 [Power Stage] 13.31 km Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Stage 1 1 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:25:38.9 0.0 25 2 2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:25:43.9 +5.0 18 4 3 3 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:27:20.5 +1:41.6 15 0 4 4 2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:29:07.4 +3:28.5 12 0 5 5 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:31:45.0 +6:06.1 10 1 19 6 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:44:19.3 +18:40.4 0 0 20 7 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:45:29.4 +19:50.5 0 3 62 8 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:36:08.4 +1:10:29.5 0 5 63 9 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:36:38.3 +1:10:59.4 0 0 Retired SS19 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Off-road 0 0
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:44.4 SS1 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:08.2 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS2 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 10:07.5 Evans / Martin SS3 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:23.1 SS4 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:13.5 SS5 Tänak / JärveojaNeuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:10.8 SS6 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 10:03.6 SS7 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:18.9 Neuville / Wydaeghe SS8 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:12.6 SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:48.8 Tänak / Järveoja SS10 Stage interrupted SS11 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:21.1 Neuville / Wydaeghe SS12 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 11:30.9 SS13 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:51.1 SS14 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:38.6 SS15 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:19.2 Tänak / Järveoja SS16 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 11:29.1 SS17 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:18.7 SS18 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:02.8 SS19 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:18.8 SS20 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:58.6
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Kalle Rovanperä 203 Jonne Halttunen 203 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 381 2 Ott Tänak 131 Martin Järveoja 131 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 293 3 1 Elfyn Evans 116 1 Scott Martin 116 M-Sport Ford WRT 188 4 1 Thierry Neuville 106 1 Martijn Wydaeghe 106 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 100 5 Takamoto Katsuta 92 Aaron Johnston 92
WRC-2 Rally2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Class Stage Event 6 1 24 Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 Rally2 2:35:24.6 0.0 25 1 8 7 2 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:35:42.7 +18.1 18 3 6 8 3 21 Yohan Rossel Valentin Sarreaud PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 2:36:33.7 +1:09.1 15 2 4 9 4 31 Chris Ingram Craig Drew Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:36:59.7 +1:35.1 12 0 2 11 5 25 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:37:07.8 +1:43.2 10 0 0 12 6 26 Vincent Verschueren Filip Cuvelier Vincent Verschueren Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:38:19.0 +2:54.4 8 0 0 15 7 50 Sébastien Bedoret François Gilbert Sébastien Bedoret Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:39:04.0 +3:39.4 6 0 0 16 8 36 Armin Kremer Timo Gottschalk Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:41:07.2 +5:42.6 4 0 0 17 9 28 Freddy Loix Pieter Tsjoen Freddy Loix Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:41:31.3 +6:06.7 2 0 0 18 10 27 Davy Vanneste Kris D'alleine Davy Vanneste Citroën C3 Rally2 2:42:58.0 +7:33.4 1 0 0 21 11 29 Marco Bulacia Diego Vallejo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:45:47.0 +10:22.4 0 0 0 24 12 34 Niels Reynvoet Diederik Pattyn Niels Reynvoet Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:47:25.4 +12:00.8 0 0 0 28 13 38 Neil Simpson Michael Gibson Neil Simpson Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:49:30.1 +14:05.5 0 0 0 29 14 37 Olivier Burri Anderson Levratti Olivier Burri Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:50:29.1 +15:04.5 0 0 0 36 15 40 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:55:49.4 +20:24.8 0 0 0 51 16 43 Henk Vossen Hans van Goor Henk Vossen Ford Fiesta R5 3:06:12.7 +30:48.1 0 0 0 58 17 41 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Jordi Hereu Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:28:19.5 +52:54.9 0 0 0 62 18 39 Osamu Fukunaga Misako Saida Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:02:58.0 +1:27:33.4 0 0 0 Retired SS11 30 Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco Jasper Vermeulen Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Off-road 0 0 0 Retired SS9 23 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Engine 0 0 0 Retired SS6 32 Josh McErlean James Fulton Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Crash 0 0 0
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