The 2022 Croatia Rally (also known as the Rally Croatia 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 April 2022. It marked the 46th running of the Croatia Rally, and was the third round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Zagreb in Central Croatia and was contested over 20 special stages, covering a total competitive distance of .
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. However, they did not complete to defend their title as Ogier undertook a partial program in 2022 and Ingrassia retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season. Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category, with the British crew of Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall were the defending title-holders in the junior class.
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won a back-to-back victory. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title. Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Zoltán László and Tamás Kürti won the World Rally Championship-3 category, while the Finnish crew of the Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen won the junior class.
Background Entry list The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event will be 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. Eleven crews were entered under Rally1 regulations, as are twenty-nine Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and eleven 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 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 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 Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy DG Sport Compétition Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 21 Yohan Rossel Valentin Sarreaud PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 22 Eric Camilli Thibault de la Haye Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 23 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 24 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 25 Erik Cais Petr Těšínský Yacco ACCR Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 26 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 27 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 28 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver 29 Chris Ingram Craig Drew Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 30 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Junior Driver, Co-driver 31 Mikko Heikkilä Samu Vaaleri Mikko Heikkilä Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver 32 Sean Johnston Alexander Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 34 Benito Guerra Daniel Cué Benito Guerra Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 35 Armin Kremer Timo Gottschalk Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 36 Neil Simpson Michael Gibson Neil Simpson Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 37 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 38 Pierre Ragues Julien Pesenti Yacco ACCR Team Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, Co-driver, Team 39 Olivier Burri Anderson Levratti Olivier Burri Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Masters Driver, Co-driver 40 Niko Pulić Aleksandra Kovačić Niko Pulić Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 41 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 43 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 45 Fabrizio Arengi Massimiliano Bosi Fabrizio Arengi Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 46 Henk Vossen Hans van Goor Henk Vossen Ford Fiesta R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 47 Aljoša Novak Uroš Ocvirk Aljoša Novak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 48 Paulo Nobre Gabriel Morales Paulo Nobre Škoda Fabia R5 Masters Driver, Co-driver 49 Osamu Fukunaga Misako Saida Osamu Fukunaga Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver, Co-driver 50 Carlo Covi Michela Lorigiola Carlo Covi Škoda Fabia R5 Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 51 Filippo Marchino Roberto Briani Filippo Marchino Škoda Fabia R5 Driver, Co-driver
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 52 Jon Armstrong Brian Hoy Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 53 Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Lauri Joona Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 54 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Sami Pajari Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open 55 Jan Černý Petr Jindra Jan Černý Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 56 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open 57 Robert Virves Aleks Lesk Starter Energy Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 58 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Anthony Gorguilo Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 59 Enrico Brazzoli Manuel Fenoli Enrico Brazzoli Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 60 Zoltán László Tamás Kürti Zoltán László Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 61 Ivica Siladić Jasna Durak Ivica Siladić Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 62 McRae Kimathi Mwangi Kioni McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior, Open
Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 21 April 09:01 — Okić [Shakedown] 3.65 km 22 April 8:33 SS1 Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1 19.20 km 9:26 SS2 Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1 20.77 km 10:19 SS3 Krašić – Vrškovac 1 11.11 km 11:32 SS4 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1 9.11 km 15:05 SS5 Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2 19.20 km 15:58 SS6 Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2 20.77 km 16:51 SS7 Krašić – Vrškovac 2 11.11 km 18:04 SS8 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2 9.11 km 23 April 7:43 SS9 Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1 23.76 km 8:41 SS10 Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1 10.10 km 10:09 SS11 Platak 1 15.85 km 11:38 SS12 Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1 8.78 km 15:16 SS13 Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2 23.76 km 16:14 SS14 Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2 10.10 km 17:42 SS15 Platak 2 15.85 km 19:08 SS16 Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2 8.78 km 24 April 7:18 SS17 Trakošćan – Vrbno 1 13.15 km 8:38 SS18 Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1 14.09 km 10:26 SS19 Trakošćan – Vrbno 2 13.15 km 13:18 SS20 Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage] 14.09 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 2:48:21.5 0.0 25 5 2 2 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:48:25.8 +4.3 18 4 3 3 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:50:42.5 +2:21.0 15 0 4 4 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:51:28.8 +3:07.3 12 2 5 5 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:52:07.5 +3:46.0 10 3 6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:56:30.0 +8:08.5 8 0 15 7 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:04:48.2 +16:26.7 6 0 47 8 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:55:58.0 +1:07:36.5 4 0 49 9 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:09:53.2 +1:21:31.7 2 0 Retired SS9 2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Fire 0 0 Retired SS3 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Crash 0 0
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:52.5 SS1 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:44.6 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS2 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:14.2 SS3 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:08.0 SS4 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:11.2 SS5 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:00.9 SS6 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:32.8 SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:10.5 SS8 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:11.8 SS9 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:39.8 SS10 Lappi / Ferm Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:52.8 SS11 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:57.9 SS12 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 4:39.9 SS13 Lappi / Ferm Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:19.8 SS14 Lappi / Ferm Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:43.6 SS15 Stage cancelled SS16 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:36.0 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS17 Lappi / Ferm Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:05.8 SS18 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:25.8 SS19 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:15.5 Tänak / Järveoja SS20 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:01.8 Rovanperä / Halttunen
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Kalle Rovanperä 76 Jonne Halttunen 76 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 126 2 Thierry Neuville 47 Martijn Wydaeghe 47 1 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 84 3 4 Craig Breen 30 4 Paul Nagle 30 1 M-Sport Ford WRT 79 4 1 Sébastien Loeb 27 1 Isabelle Galmiche 27 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 30 5 4 Ott Tänak 27 4 Martin Järveoja 27
WRC-2 Rally2 Classification