2022 Acropolis Rally

The 2022 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 8 and 11 September 2022.[3] It marked the sixty-sixth running of the Acropolis Rally. The event was the tenth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in the town of Lamia in Central Greece and was contested over sixteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 303.30 km (188.46 mi).[2]

2022 Acropolis Rally
EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2022
Round 10 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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The rally returned to the Olympic Stadium of Greece (Citroën Xsara WRC pictured in the stadium) for the first time since 2006.[1]
Host country Greece
Rally baseLamia, Central Greece
Dates run8 – 11 September 2022
Start locationAthens, Attica
Finish locationLamia, Central Greece
Stages16 (303.30 km; 188.46 miles)[2]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance888.07 km (551.82 miles)
Overall distance1,189.42 km (739.07 miles)
Results
Overall winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
3:34:52.0
WRC-2 winnerFinland Emil Lindholm
Finland Reeta Hämäläinen
Germany Toksport WRT 2
3:42:38.6
WRC-3 winnerParaguay Diego Dominguez Jr.
Spain Rogelio Peñate
4:02:20.1
J-WRC winnerEstonia Robert Virves
Sweden Julia Thulin
3:55:38.4
Power Stage winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
9:54.5
Crews registered70
Crews67 at start, 53 at finish

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6]

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their first rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[7] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[8] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[9] Robert Virves and Julia Thulin won the junior class and with the victory, Virves became the Junior Rally Champion.[10]

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 registered to score points in any championship. Thirteen were enter under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-five Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and nine Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[11][12]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
4 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Cándido Carrera South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
7 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
9 Greece Jourdan Serderidis Belgium Frédéric Miclotte United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
16 France Adrien Fourmaux France Alexandre Coria United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer —
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team P
19 France Sébastien Loeb France Isabelle Galmiche United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
42 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
44 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Sweden Jonas Andersson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Torstein Eriksen Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team P
21 France Yohan Rossel France Valentin Sarreaud France PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
22 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
23 Nikolay Gryazin[lower-alpha 1] Konstantin Aleksandrov[lower-alpha 2] Germany Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team P
24 Norway Eyvind Brynildsen Norway Roger Eilertsen Norway Eyvind Brynildsen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team P
25 Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Reeta Hämäläinen Germany Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team P
26 United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Craig Drew United Kingdom Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver P
27 Bolivia Bruno Bulacia Spain Marc Martí Bolivia Bruno Bulacia Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver P
28 Estonia Georg Linnamäe United Kingdom James Morgan Estonia ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Junior Driver, Co-driver P
29 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Argentina Marcelo Der Ohannesian South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team P
30 India Gaurav Gill Brazil Gabriel Morales India Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver P
31 Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver P
32 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Michal Ernst Czech Republic Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
34 Italy Mauro Miele Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Drivers, Co-driver —
35 Germany Armin Kremer Germany Timo Gottschalk Germany Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver P
36 Chile Jorge Martínez Argentina Alberto Alvarez Nicholson Chile Jorge Martínez Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
37 France Jean-Michel Raoux France Laurent Magat France Jean-Michel Raoux Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
38 France Jonathan Rieu France Jules Escartefigue France Jonathan Rieu Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
39 France Frédéric Rosati France Loris Pascaud France Frédéric Rosati Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Masters Driver, Co-driver P
40 Italy Fabrizio Arengi Italy Massimiliano Bosi Italy Fabrizio Arengi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver P
41 Peru Eduardo Castro Argentina Fernando Mussano Peru Eduardo Castro Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
43 Italy Carlo Covi Italy Michela Lorigiola Italy Carlo Covi Škoda Fabia R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver P
45 Portugal Diogo Salvi Portugal Hugo Magalhães Portugal Diogo Salvi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver P
46 Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Spain Jordi Hereu Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver P
47 Greece Giorgos Kehagias Greece Dimitris Sainis Greece Giorgos Kehagias Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
48 Greece Panagiotis Roustemis Greece Christos Bakloris Greece Panagiotis Roustemis Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver P
49 Greece Lambros Athanassoulas Greece Nikolaos Zakheos Greece Lambros Athanassoulas Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
50 Cyprus Alexandros Tsouloftas United Kingdom Ross Whittock Cyprus Alexandros Tsouloftas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, Co-driver P
51 Greece Chrisostomos Karellis Greece Leonidas Mahaeras Greece Chrisostomos Karellis Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
52 Greece Manos Stefanis Greece Konstantinos Stefanis Greece Manos Stefanis Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
53 Greece Vassileios Velanis Greece Ioannis Velanis Greece Vassileios Velanis Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
54 Greece Efthimios Halkias Greece Andreas Vigkos Greece Efthimios Halkias Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
55 Hungary János Puskádi Hungary Barnabás Gódor Hungary János Puskádi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver P
56 Greece George Vassilakis Greece Konstantinos Soukoulis Greece George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 Masters Driver, Co-driver P
57 Greece Dionyssis Spanos Greece Sotiris Gotovos Greece Dionyssis Spanos Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver P
67 Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi Austria Ilka Minor Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
58 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Enni Mälkönen Finland Sami Pajari Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior P
59 United Kingdom Jon Armstrong Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy United Kingdom Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior P
60 Estonia Robert Virves Sweden Julia Thulin Estonia Starter Energy Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior P
61 Finland Lauri Joona Finland Mikael Korhonen Finland Lauri Joona Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior P
62 Republic of Ireland William Creighton Republic of Ireland Liam Regan Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open, Junior P
63 Kenya McRae Kimathi Kenya Mwangi Kioni Kenya McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior P
64 Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Spain Rogelio Peñate Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open P
65 Greece Epaminondas Karanikolas Greece Giorgos Kakavas Greece Epaminondas Karanikolas Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open P
66 Greece Panos Ismailos United Kingdom Allan Harryman Greece Panos Ismailos Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open P

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
8 September 8:01 — Lygaria [Shakedown] 3.66 km
20:08 SS1 EKO SSS Olympic Stadium 1.95 km
9 September 7:53 SS2 Loutraki 1 17.95 km
8:46 SS3 Harvati 14.42 km
11:29 SS4 Loutraki 2 17.95 km
13:12 SS5 Dafni 14.00 km
15:10 SS6 Livadia 21.03 km
17:48 SS7 Bauxites 22.97 km
10 September 8:33 SS8 Pyrgos 1 33.20 km
9:34 SS9 Perivoli 1 17.42 km
11:08 SS10 Tarzan 1 23.37 km
14:33 SS11 Pyrgos 2 33.20 km
15:34 SS12 Perivoli 2 17.42 km
17:08 SS13 Tarzan 2 23.37 km
11 September 9:08 SS14 Eleftherochori 1 16.90 km
10:11 SS15 Elatia-Rengini 11.26 km
13:18 SS16 Eleftherochori 2 [Power Stage] 16.90 km
Source:[2]

Report

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:34:52.0 0.0 25 0
2 2 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:35:07.0 +15.0 18 5
3 3 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:36:41.7 +1:49.7 15 0
4 4 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:38:34.2 +3:42.2 12 0
5 5 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:39:01.0 +4:09.0 10 3
6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:41:13.1 +6:21.1 8 0
15 7 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:51:41.0 +16:49.0 0 4
22 8 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:59:31.0 +24:39.0 0 1
29 9 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:06:26.4 +31:34.4 0 2
Retired SS14 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Turbo 0 0
Retired SS11 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Electrical 0 0
Retired SS9 19 Sébastien Loeb Isabelle Galmiche M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Alternator belt 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 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:37.9 —
SS1 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:58.4 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS2 Loeb / Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1 12:26.8 Loeb / Galmiche
SS3 Loeb / Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1 10:34.8
SS4 Lappi / Ferm Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:06.9
SS5 Loubet / Landais Ford Puma Rally1 7:55.6 Loubet / Landais
SS6 Loubet / Landais Ford Puma Rally1 13:01.3
SS7 Loeb / Galmiche Ford Puma Rally1 13:50.5 Loeb / Galmiche
SS8 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 25:06.1
SS9 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 14:54.7 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS10 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 17:13.6
SS11 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 24:54.1
SS12 Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 N Rally1 14:50.1
SS13 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 16:50.8
SS14 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 10:05.3
SS15 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:00.6
SS16 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:54.5

Championship standings
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Kalle Rovanperä 207 Jonne Halttunen 207 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 404
2 Ott Tänak 154 Martin Järveoja 154 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 341
3 1 Thierry Neuville 131 1 Martijn Wydaeghe 131 M-Sport Ford WRT 214
4 1 Elfyn Evans 116 1 Scott Martin 116 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 112
5 Takamoto Katsuta 100 Aaron Johnston 100

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
7 1 25 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:42:38.6 0.0 25 0 6
8 2 23 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:43:14.7 +36.1 18 0 4
9 3 50 Alexandros Tsouloftas Ross Whittock Alexandros Tsouloftas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:45:45.8 +3:07.2 15 1 2
10 4 24 Eyvind Brynildsen Roger Eilertsen Eyvind Brynildsen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:45:48.7 +3:10.1 12 0 1
11 5 29 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:47:57.6 +5:19.0 10 0 0
12 6 30 Gaurav Gill Gabriel Morales Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia R5 3:50:27.7 +7:49.1 8 0 0
13 7 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:50:32.4 +7:53.8 6 3 0
14 8 32 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:50:51.8 +8:13.2 4 0 0
16 9 49 Lambros Athanassoulas Nikolaos Zakheos Lambros Athanassoulas Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:52:06.8 +9:28.2 2 0 0
17 10 22 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:52:55.6 +10:17.0 1 2 0
18 11 35 Armin Kremer Timo Gottschalk Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:54:02.5 +11:23.9 0 0 0
21 12 28 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:56:20.6 +13:42.0 0 0 0
23 13 38 Jonathan Rieu Jules Escartefigue Jonathan Rieu Citroën C3 Rally2 4:00:22.4 +17:43.8 0 0 0
24 14 53 Vassileios Velanis Ioannis Velanis Vassileios Velanis Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:00:48.8 +18:10.2 0 0 0
25 15 41 Eduardo Castro Fernando Mussano Eduardo Castro Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:01:00.5 +18:21.9 0 0 0
30 16 37 Jean-Michel Raoux Laurent Magat Jean-Michel Raoux Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:08:34.2 +25:55.6 0 0 0
31 17 55 János Puskádi Barnabás Gódor János Puskádi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:08:48.8 +26:10.2 0 0 0
32 18 40 Fabrizio Arengi Massimiliano Bosi Fabrizio Arengi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:14:06.2 +31:27.6 0 0 0
33 19 45 Diogo Salvi Hugo Magalhães Diogo Salvi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:16:01.7 +33:23.1 0 0 0
34 20 57 Dionyssis Spanos Sotiris Gotovos Dionyssis Spanos Škoda Fabia R5 4:16:51.7 +34:13.1 0 0 0
35 21 46 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Jordi Hereu Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:21:09.7 +38:31.1 0 0 0
40 22 27 Bruno Bulacia Marc Martí Bruno Bulacia Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:34:05.0 +51:26.4 0 0 0
41 23 36 Jorge Martínez Alberto Alvarez Nicholson Jorge Martínez Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:35:49.0 +53:10.4 0 0 0
44 24 51 Chrisostomos Karellis Leonidas Mahaeras Chrisostomos Karellis Citroën C3 Rally2 4:39:05.6 +56:27.0 0 0 0
45 25 43 Carlo Covi Michela Lorigiola Carlo Covi Škoda Fabia R5 4:45:10.1 +1:02:31.5 0 0 0
46 26 54 Efthimios Halkias Andreas Vigkos Efthimios Halkias Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:46:27.5 +1:03:48.9 0 0 0
48 27 47 Giorgos Kehagias Dimitris Sainis Giorgos Kehagias Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:48:37.1 +1:05:58.5 0 0 0
50 28 56 George Vassilakis Konstantinos Soukoulis George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 5:06:55.6 +1:24:17.0 0 0 0
Retired SS16 21 Yohan Rossel Valentin Sarreaud PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Rolled 0 0 0
Retired SS13 31 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Withdrawn 0 0 0
Retired SS9 39 Frédéric Rosati Stéphane Prévot Frédéric Rosati Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Mechanical 0 0 0
Retired SS8 26 Chris Ingram Craig Drew Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Rolled 0 0 0
Retired SS7 48 Panagiotis Roustemis Christos Bakloris Panagiotis Roustemis Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Off-road 0 0 0
Retired SS4 52 Manos Stefanis Konstantinos Stefanis Manos Stefanis Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Suspension 0 0 0
Did not start 34 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn 0 0 0
Did not start 67 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Ilka Minor Hamed Al-Wahaibi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver injury 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 Rossel / Sarreaud Citroën C3 Rally2 2:47.1 — Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:47.2 — Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:52.4 —
SS1 Suninen / Markkula Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:58.5 Suninen / Markkula Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1:59.6 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:01.9 Kremer / Gottschalk
SS2 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:50.0 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:56.6 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 13:31.6
SS3 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:48.5 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:51.4 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:37.7
SS4 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:30.2 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:30.2 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 13:21.8
SS5 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 8:11.6 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 8:11.6 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 8:37.2
SS6 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 13:28.3 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 13:28.3 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 14:07.4
SS7 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 14:29.5 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 14:40.6 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:29.6
SS8 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 25:44.2 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 26:03.1 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 27:00.8
SS9 Rossel / Sarreaud Citroën C3 Rally2 15:12.7 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:18.2 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:58.5
SS10 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 17:46.4 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 17:51.6 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 18:45.0
SS11 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 25:24.1 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 25:37.2 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 26:47.9
SS12 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:10.7 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:13.3 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 15:44.4
SS13 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 17:30.4 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 17:42.1 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 18:25.3
SS14 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:32.0 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:48.4 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:23.8
SS15 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 8:12.2 Linnamäe / Morgan Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 8:22.5 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 8:54.6
SS16 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:26.5 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:40.3 Kremer / Gottschalk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:15.0

Championship standings
Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships Junior Drivers' championships Junior Co-drivers' championships Driver Masters' championships Co-driver Masters' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Driver Points Move Driver Points Move Driver Points
1 Andreas Mikkelsen 109 Torstein Eriksen 109 Toksport WRT 155 1 Emil Lindholm 108 James Fulton 111 Mauro Miele 86 Laurent Magat 100
2 2 Emil Lindholm 89 2 Reeta Hämäläinen 89 Hyundai Motorsport N 143 1 Chris Ingram 92 Louis Louka 61 Freddy Loix 83 Michael Joseph Morrissey 61
3 1 Yohan Rossel 80 1 Maciej Szczepaniak 76 Toksport WRT 2 101 Nikolay Gryazin 79 Samu Vaaleri 50 1 Armin Kremer 75 1 Michela Lorigiola 48
4 1 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 76 2 Konstantin Aleksandrov 70 Yaco ACCR Team 50 3 Georg Linnamäe 59 Elia De Guio 25 1 Jean-Michel Raoux 70 1 Hans van Goor 43
5 1 Nikolay Gryazin 70 2 Valentin Sarreaud 69 Saintéloc Junior Team 40 Mikołaj Marczyk 59 Olivier Burri 48 Jörgen Fornander 25

Classification
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Open Junior Stage
19 1 60 Robert Virves Julia Thulin Starter Energy Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:55:38.4 0.0 — 50 4
20 2 59 Jon Armstrong Brian Hoy Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:55:55.9 +17.5 — 36 6
26 3 64 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:02:20.1 +6:41.7 25 — —
27 4 62 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:03:09.7 +7:31.3 18 30 0
28 5 65 Epaminondas Karanikolas Giorgos Kakavas Epaminondas Karanikolas Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:03:54.1 +8:15.7 15 — —
37 6 63 McRae Kimathi Mwangi Kioni McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:25:33.9 +29:55.5 — 24 0
38 7 66 Panos Ismailos Allan Harryman Panos Ismailos Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:25:46.7 +30:08.3 12 — —
43 8 58 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Sami Pajari Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:37:55.7 +42:17.3 — 20 6
47 9 61 Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Lauri Joona Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:47:50.8 +52:12.4 — 16 0

Special stages
Stage Open Championship Junior Championship
Winners Car Time Class leaders Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:55.9 — Virves / Thulin Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:51.8 —
SS1 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:05.2 Creighton / Regan Pajari / Mälkönen Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:03.5 Pajari / Mälkönen
SS2 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:28.6 Armstrong / Hoy Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:17.9 Armstrong / Hoy
SS3 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:10.8 Armstrong / Hoy Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:31.6
SS4 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:00.7 Virves / Thulin Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:32.6
SS5 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:49.3 Virves / Thulin Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:41.6 Virves / Thulin
SS6 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:25.1 Armstrong / Hoy Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:10.4
SS7 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:38.9 Virves / Thulin Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:36.5
SS8 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 27:24.1 Pajari / Mälkönen Ford Fiesta Rally3 27:11.0
SS9 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:03.5 Pajari / Mälkönen Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:56.6
SS10 Karanikolas / Kakavas Ford Fiesta Rally3 19:08.8 Karanikolas / Kakavas Pajari / Mälkönen Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:25.1
SS11 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 27:24.3 Pajari / Mälkönen Ford Fiesta Rally3 26:50.5
SS12 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:07.7 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Pajari / Mälkönen Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:44.1
SS13 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:50.1 Armstrong / Hoy Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:05.8
SS14 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:32.1 Armstrong / Hoy Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:12.5
SS15 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:53.3 Virves / Thulin Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:38.7
SS16 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:33.3 Armstrong / Hoy Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:03.2

Championship standings
  • Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.
Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships Junior Drivers' championships Junior Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 Sami Pajari 87 Enni Mälkönen 87 2 Robert Virves 130 Enni Mälkönen 101
2 Jan Černý 86 3 Liam Regan 63 Jon Armstrong 115 Brian Hoy 97
3 Lauri Joona 86 1 Mikael Korhonen 61 2 Sami Pajari 111 Mikael Korhonen 79
4 3 William Creighton 63 1 Tamás Kürti 61 Lauri Joona 83 2 Julia Thulin 64
5 1 Zoltán László 61 1 Manuel Fenoli 48 William Creighton 68 Liam Regan 53

Notes
  1. Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]
  2. Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]

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