The 2022 Rally Catalunya (also known as the RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 October 2022. It marked the fifty-seventh running of the Rally de Catalunya. The event was the twelfth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Salou in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia and was contested over nineteen 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. Eric Camilli and Maxime Vilmot were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category. Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending winners in the WRC-3 category.
Sébastien Ogier and Benjamin Veillas won their first rally of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, won the 2022 manufacturers' title. Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen won the World Rally Championship-3 category, and with the victory, Joona became the 2022 WRC-3 champion.
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, as well as the European Rally championship and its support categories. Twelve entered under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-three Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and four Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.
+ 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 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 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 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 21 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 22 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 23 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 24 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 25 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 26 Pepe López Borja Rozada Pepe López Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Co-driver 27 Nil Solans Axel Coronado Jiménez Nil Solans Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Co-driver 28 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Jan Solans Citroën C3 Rally2 Junior Driver, Co-driver 29 Alejandro Cachón Alejandro López Fernández Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver 30 Bruno Bulacia Carlos del Barrio Bruno Bulacia Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 31 Josh McErlean James Fulton Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver 32 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Junior Driver, Co-driver 34 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Sami Pajari Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 35 Stéphane Sarrazin Jacques-Julien Renucci Stéphane Sarrazin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, Co-driver 36 Eduard Pons Suñe Alberto Chamorro Eduard Pons Suñe Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 37 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver 38 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 39 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 40 Mikko Heikkilä Samu Vaaleri Mikko Heikkilä Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver 41 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Team 43 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 45 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 46 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 47 Jean-Michel Raoux Laurent Magat Jean-Michel Raoux Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 48 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta Rally2 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 49 Fabrizio Arengi Massimiliano Bosi Fabrizio Arengi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 50 Patrick Déjean Yannick Jammes Patrick Déjean Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 51 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Rakan Al-Rashed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, Co-driver 52 Luke Anear Allan Harryman M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 54 Henk Vossen Radboud van Hoek Henk Vossen Ford Fiesta R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 55 Filippo Marchino Pietro Elia Ometto Filippo Marchino Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver 56 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Jordi Hereu Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 57 Jan Černý Petr Černohorský Jan Černý Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 58 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 59 Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Lauri Joona Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 60 Zoltán László Tamás Kürti Zoltán László Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open
Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 20 October 9:01 — Coll de la Teixeta [Shakedown] 4.21 km 21 October 8:33 SS1 Els Omells — Maldà 1 11.05 km 9:33 SS2 Serra de la Llena 1 11.79 km 10:26 SS3 Les Garrigues Altes 1 22.64 km 11:26 SS4 Riba-roja 1 13.98 km 15:09 SS5 Els Omells — Maldà 2 11.05 km 16:09 SS6 Serra de la Llena 2 11.79 km 17:02 SS7 Les Garrigues Altes 2 22.64 km 18:02 SS8 Riba-roja 2 13.98 km 22 October 8:44 SS9 Savallà 1 13.93 km 9:37 SS10 Querol — Les Pobles 1 20.19 km 10:38 SS11 El Montmell 1 24.18 km 14:14 SS12 Savallà 2 13.93 km 15:07 SS13 Querol — Les Pobles 2 20.19 km 16:08 SS14 El Montmell 2 24.18 km 18:40 SS15 Salou 2.24 km 23 October 7:00 SS16 Pratdip 1 12.15 km 8:08 SS17 Riudecanyes 1 15.90 km 10:29 SS18 Pratdip 2 12.15 km 12:18 SS19 Riudecanyes 2 [Power Stage] 15.90 km Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Stage 1 1 1 Sébastien Ogier Benjamin Veillas Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:44:43.9 0.0 25 5 2 2 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:45:00.3 +16.4 18 4 3 3 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:45:18.4 +34.5 15 3 4 4 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:45:27.9 +44.0 12 2 5 5 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:46:05.4 +1:21.5 10 1 6 6 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:46:35.0 +1:51.1 8 0 7 7 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:47:03.0 +2:19.1 6 0 8 8 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:47:22.3 +2:38.4 4 0 9 9 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:47:26.9 +2:43.0 2 0 10 10 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:48:09.0 +3:25.1 1 0 28 11 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:02:38.2 +17:54.3 0 0 Retired SS19 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Withdrawn 0 0
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:40.1 SS1 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:16.1 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS2 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:41.0 SS3 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:31.9 Ogier / Veillas SS4 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:41.0 Neuville / Wydaeghe SS5 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:08.8 Ogier / Veillas SS6 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:47.2 SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:10.9 SS8 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:41.0 SS9 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:21.7 SS10 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:13.9 SS11 Stage interrupted SS12 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:23.7 Ogier / Veillas SS13 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:14.7 SS14 Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 N Rally1 12:06.1 SS15 Tänak / JärveojaNeuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:27.1 SS16 Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:04.8 SS17 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 10:06.6 SS18 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:00.7 SS19 Ogier / Veillas Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:06.4
Championship standings Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Kalle Rovanperä 255 Jonne Halttunen 255 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 503 2 Ott Tänak 187 Martin Järveoja 187 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 410 3 Thierry Neuville 166 Martijn Wydaeghe 166 M-Sport Ford WRT 238 4 Elfyn Evans 124 Scott Martin 124 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 123 5 Takamoto Katsuta 107 Aaron Johnston 107
WRC-2 Rally2 Classification