2021 Rally Catalunya

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2021 Rally Catalunya
RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021
Round 11 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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Rally Catalunya returned to the championship as a full tarmac event.
Host country Spain
Rally baseSalou, Tarragona
Dates run14 – 17 October 2021
Start locationVilaplana, Tarragona
Finish locationRiudecanyes, Tarragona
Stages17 (280.46 km; 174.27 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance1,129.83 km (702.04 miles)
Overall distance1,410.29 km (876.31 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered83
Crews83 at start, 50 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:34:11.8
Power Stage winnerSpain Dani Sordo
Spain Cándido Carrera
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
10:09.3
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFrance Eric Camilli
France Maxime Vilmot
Portugal Sports & You
2:44:01.2
WRC-3 winnerFinland Reeta Hämäläinen
Finland Emil Lindholm
2:44:31.9
J-WRC winnerFinland Sami Pajari
Finland Marko Salminen
Finland Porvoon Autopalvelu
2:58:02.5

The 2021 Rally Catalunya (also known as the RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 14 and 17 October 2021.[2] It marked the fifty-sixth running of the Rally de Catalunya. The event was the tenth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It also hosted as the final round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2021 event was based in Salou in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia and was contested over seventeen special stages totalling 280.46 km (174.27 mi) in competitive distance.[1]

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] However, Gilsoul did not defend his title as Neuville changed his co-driver to Martijn Wydaeghe at the start of the season.[5] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category,[a] while Eric Camilli and Benjamin Veillas were the defending winners in the WRC-3 category.[b][6]

Neuville successfully defended his title with his new co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, successfully defended their titles.[7] In the World Rally Championship-2 category, Eric Camilli and Maxime Vilmot won the event, while Andreas Mikkelsen confirmed to win the WRC-2 title.[8] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen took back-to-back victory.[9] In the junior championship, the Finnish crew of Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen won the rally and became the junior rally champions.[10]

Background[edit]

Championship standings prior to the event[edit]

Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a twenty-four-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further thirty-six points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a massive sixty-one-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen led Mads Østberg by eight points in the drivers' championship, with Marco Bulacia Wilkinson in third. In the co-drivers' championship Torstein Eriksen held a fourteen-point lead over Marcelo Der Ohannesian, with Ola Fløene in third.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel led Kajetan Kajetanowicz by fifteen points in the drivers' championship, with Emil Lindholm in third. In the co-drivers' championship, Maciek Szczepaniak held a thirteen-point lead over Alexandre Coria, with Yannick Roche in third.

In the junior championship, Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen led Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall by three points. Mārtiņš Sesks and Renars Francis were third, eleven points further back. In the Nations' standings, Finland held an eight-point lead over United Kingdom and Latvia.

Entry list[edit]

The following crews entered the rally. The event was open 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. Twelve entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were eight in the World Rally Championship-2 and fifteen in the World Rally Championship-3. A further six crews entered the Junior World Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta Rally4s.

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
2 Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Craig Drew France Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Cándido Carrera South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
14 Spain Nil Solans Spain Marc Martí France Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
16 France Adrien Fourmaux France Alexandre Coria United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
44 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Republic of Ireland Chris Patterson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
54 France Armando Pereira France Rémi Tutélaire France Armando Pereira Ford Fiesta WRC P
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
Source:[11]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
21 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen Hungary TRT World Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 P
23 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Mikko Lukka South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 P
24 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 P
25 Estonia Georg Linnamäe United Kingdom James Morgan Estonia ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
26 United States Sean Johnston United States Alex Kihurani France Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 P
27 France Eric Camilli France Maxime Vilmot Portugal Sports & You Citroën C3 Rally2 P
28 Czech Republic Erik Cais Czech Republic Jindřiška Žáková Italy Movisport Ford Fiesta Rally2 P
Source:[11]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3[c]
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
29 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
30 United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Ross Whittock United Kingdom Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
31 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Spain Carlos del Barrio Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
32 Spain Pepe López Spain Borja Rozada Spain Pepe López Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
34 Finland Mikko Heikkilä Finland Topi Luhtinen Finland Mikko Heikkilä Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
35 Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean Republic of Ireland James Fulton Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 R5 P
36 Spain Jan Solans Spain Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Spain Jan Solans Citroën C3 Rally2 P
37 Germany Armin Kremer Germany Ella Kremer Germany Armin Kremer Citroën C3 Rally2 P
38 Italy Mauro Miele Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
39 Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Spain Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
40 Finland Reeta Hämäläinen Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Reeta Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
41 United Kingdom Neil Simpson United Kingdom Michael Gibson United Kingdom Neil Simpson Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
42 Czech Republic Dominik Stříteský Czech Republic Jiří Hovorka Czech Republic Dominik Stříteský Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
43 United Kingdom Sebastian Perez Republic of Ireland Gary McElhinney United Kingdom Sebastian Perez Ford Fiesta Rally2 P
Source:[11]
Rally4 entries competing in the Junior World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
48 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Marko Salminen Finland Porvoon Autopalvelu Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
49 United Kingdom Jon Armstrong United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
50 Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Renārs Francis Latvia LMT Autosporta Akademija Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
51 Finland Lauri Joona Finland Mikael Korhonen Finland Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
52 Republic of Ireland William Creighton Republic of Ireland Liam Regan Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
53 Estonia Robert Virves Estonia Aleks Lesk Estonia Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
Source:[11]
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
20 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Marcelo Der Ohannesian Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
22 Nikolay Gryazin[d] Konstantin Aleksandrov[e] Italy Movisport[f] Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
Source:[11]

Route[edit]

Itinerary[edit]

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
14 October 9:01 — Coll de la Teixeta [Shakedown] 4.31 km
15 October 8:43 SS1 Vilaplana 1 20.00 km
10:21 SS2 La Granadella 1 21.80 km
11:42 SS3 Riba-roja 1 14.21 km
15:00 SS4 Vilaplana 2 20.00 km
16:38 SS5 La Granadella 2 21.80 km
17:59 SS6 Riba-roja 2 14.21 km
16 October 8:44 SS7 Savallà 1 14.08 km
9:37 SS8 Querol - Les Pobles 1 19.17 km
10:38 SS9 El Montmell 1 24.40 km
14:14 SS10 Savallà 2 14.08 km
15:07 SS11 Querol - Les Pobles 2 19.17 km
16:08 SS12 El Montmell 2 24.40 km
18:00 SS13 Salou 2.24 km
17 October 7:00 SS14 Santa Marina 1 9.10 km
8:08 SS15 Riudecanyes 1 16.35 km
10:29 SS16 Santa Marina 2 9.10 km
12:18 SS17 Riudecanyes 2 [Power Stage] 16.35 km
Source:[1]

Report[edit]

World Rally Cars[edit]

Classification[edit]

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 Coupe WRC 2:34:11.8 0.0 25 4
2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:34:35.9 +24.1 18 3
3 3 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:34:47.1 +35.3 15 5
4 4 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:34:53.9 +42.1 12 2
5 5 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:35:43.6 +1:31.8 10 1
6 6 44 Gus Greensmith Chris Patterson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:38:29.1 +4:17.3 8 0
7 7 2 Oliver Solberg Craig Drew Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:38:38.5 +4:26.7 6 0
8 8 14 Nil Solans Marc Martí Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:38:46.7 +4:34.9 4 0
16 9 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:47:04.8 +12:53.0 0 0
39 10 54 Armando Pereira Rémi Tutélaire Armando Pereira Ford Fiesta WRC 3:21:30.3 +47:18.5 0 0
40 11 18 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:27:10.1 +52:58.3 0 0
Retired SS4 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Off-road 0 0

Special stages[edit]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
14 October — Coll de la Teixeta [Shakedown] 4.31 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 2:33.6 —
15 October SS1 Vilaplana 1 20.00 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 10:16.9 Evans / Martin
SS2 La Granadella 1 21.80 km Neuville / Wydaeghe
Evans / Martin 		Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC 		11:46.0
SS3 Riba-roja 1 14.21 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 8:30.8
SS4 Vilaplana 2 20.00 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:17.6
SS5 La Granadella 2 21.80 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11:49.2 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS6 Riba-roja 2 14.21 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:38.2
16 October SS7 Savallà 1 14.08 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 7:22.5
SS8 Querol - Les Pobles 1 19.17 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:29.6
SS9 El Montmell 1 24.40 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:03.5
SS10 Savallà 2 14.08 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 7:24.5
SS11 Querol - Les Pobles 2 19.17 km Neuville / Wydaeghe
Ogier / Ingrassia 		Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC 		10:30.5
SS12 El Montmell 2 24.40 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 12:03.7
SS13 Salou 2.24 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:23.6
17 October SS14 Santa Marina 1 9.10 km Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:05.5
SS15 Riudecanyes 1 16.35 km Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:04.3
SS16 Santa Marina 2 9.10 km Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:02.4
SS17 Riudecanyes 2 [Power Stage] 16.35 km Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:09.3

Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Sébastien Ogier 204 Julien Ingrassia 204 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 476
2 Elfyn Evans 187 Scott Martin 187 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 429
3 Thierry Neuville 159 Martijn Wydaeghe 159 M-Sport Ford WRT 190
4 Kalle Rovanperä 140 Jonne Halttunen 140 Hyundai 2C Competition 58
5 Ott Tänak 128 Martin Järveoja 128

World Rally Championship-2[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
9 1 27 Eric Camilli Maxime Vilmot Sports & You Citroën C3 Rally2 2:44:01.2 0.0 25 2 2
11 2 23 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:44:21.4 +20.2 18 4 0
13 3 28 Erik Cais Jindřiška Žáková Movisport Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:44:57.3 +56.1 15 3 0
15 4 21 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen TRT World Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 2:45:53.0 +1:51.8 12 5 0
19 5 26 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 2:49:32.0 +5:30.8 10 0 0
21 6 25 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:50:40.3 +6:39.1 8 1 0
Retired SS10 23 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Oil Leak 0 0 0

Special stages[edit]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
14 October — Coll de la Teixeta [Shakedown] 4.31 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 2:42.2 —
15 October SS1 Vilaplana 1 20.00 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 11:01.8 Østberg / Eriksen
SS2 La Granadella 1 21.80 km Camilli / Vilmot Citroën C3 Rally2 12:33.7 Camilli / Vilmot
SS3 Riba-roja 1 14.21 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 8:57.0
SS4 Vilaplana 2 20.00 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 10:57.0 Østberg / Eriksen
SS5 La Granadella 2 21.80 km Camilli / Vilmot Citroën C3 Rally2 12:36.4 Camilli / Vilmot
SS6 Riba-roja 2 14.21 km Camilli / Vilmot Citroën C3 Rally2 9:02.9
16 October SS7 Savallà 1 14.08 km Camilli / Vilmot Citroën C3 Rally2 7:54.0
SS8 Querol - Les Pobles 1 19.17 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 11:08.2
SS9 El Montmell 1 24.40 km Suninen / Markkula Hyundai i20 N Rally2 12:49.8
SS10 Savallà 2 14.08 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 7:52.0
SS11 Querol - Les Pobles 2 19.17 km Cais / Žáková Ford Fiesta Rally2 11:04.6
SS12 El Montmell 2 24.40 km Suninen / Markkula Hyundai i20 N Rally2 12:48.1
SS13 Salou 2.24 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 2:26.0
17 October SS14 Santa Marina 1 9.10 km Camilli / Vilmot Citroën C3 Rally2 5:25.3
SS15 Riudecanyes 1 16.35 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 10:39.9
SS16 Santa Marina 2 9.10 km Suninen / Markkula Hyundai i20 N Rally2 5:22.2
SS17 Riudecanyes 2 [Power Stage] 16.35 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 10:40.7

Championship standings[edit]

  • Bold text indicates 2021 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Andreas Mikkelsen 126 Torstein Eriksen 126 Toksport WRT 211
2 Mads Østberg 126 Marcelo Der Ohannesian 104 Movisport 202
3 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 104 Ola Fløene 98 M-Sport Ford WRT 146
4 2 Teemu Suninen 93 2 Mikko Markkula 93 Hyundai Motorsport N 73
5 1 Jari Huttunen 78 1 Mikko Lukka 78 Saintéloc Junior Team 27

World Rally Championship-3[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
12 1 32 Reeta Hämäläinen Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:44:31.9 0.0 25 4 0
14 2 29 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:45:00.4 +28.5 18 5 0
17 3 35 Josh McErlean James Fulton Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 R5 2:47:29.0 +2:57.1 15 2 0
18 4 39 Chris Ingram Ross Whittock Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:47:46.0 +3:14.1 12 3 0
22 5 37 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:52:22.8 +7:50.9 10 1 0
23 6 31 Fabrizio Zaldivar Carlos del Barrio Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:53:36.8 +9:04.9 8 0 0
24 7 38 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:54:23.7 +9:51.8 6 0 0
25 8 41 Neil Simpson Michael Gibson Neil Simpson Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:54:32.3 +10:00.4 4 0 0
26 9 43 Sebastian Perez Gary McElhinney Sebastian Perez Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:55:52.7 +11:20.8 2 0 0
45 10 34 Mikko Heikkilä Topi Luhtinen Mikko Heikkilä Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:41:54.6 +57:22.7 1 0 0
Retired SS15 39 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Mechanical 0 0 0
Retired SS14 32 Pepe López Borja Rozada Pepe López Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Engine 0 0 0
Retired SS12 36 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Jan Solans Citroën C3 Rally2 Crash 0 0 0
Retired SS7 42 Dominik Stříteský Jiří Hovorka Dominik Stříteský Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Crash 0 0 0

Special stages[edit]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
14 October — Coll de la Teixeta [Shakedown] 4.31 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:43.7 —
15 October SS1 Vilaplana 1 20.00 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:02.5 Hämäläinen / Lindholm
SS2 La Granadella 1 21.80 km López / Rozada Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:39.1
SS3 Riba-roja 1 14.21 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 9:00.0
SS4 Vilaplana 2 20.00 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:57.1
SS5 La Granadella 2 21.80 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:34.2
SS6 Riba-roja 2 14.21 km López / Rozada Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 9:04.6
16 October SS7 Savallà 1 14.08 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:54.7
SS8 Querol - Les Pobles 1 19.17 km López / Rozada Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:10.2
SS9 El Montmell 1 24.40 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:58.8
SS10 Savallà 2 14.08 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:51.8
SS11 Querol - Les Pobles 2 19.17 km López / Rozada Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 11:08.4
SS12 El Montmell 2 24.40 km Hämäläinen / Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 12:53.9
SS13 Salou 2.24 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:27.0
17 October SS14 Santa Marina 1 9.10 km Ingram / Whittock Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:27.0
SS15 Riudecanyes 1 16.35 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:40.0
SS16 Santa Marina 2 9.10 km Ingram / Whittock Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 5:24.5
SS17 Riudecanyes 2 [Power Stage] 16.35 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 10:42.9

Championship standings[edit]

  • Bold text indicates 2021 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 1 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 127 Maciek Szczepaniak 127
2 1 Yohan Rossel 127 Alexandre Coria 99
3 Emil Lindholm 73 3 Ross Whittock 64
4 3 Chris Ingram 64 1 Yannick Roche 57
5 1 Nicolas Ciamin 57 1 Reeta Hämäläinen 53

Junior World Rally Championship[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
28 1 48 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Porvoon Autopalvelu Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:58:02.5 0.0 50 4
29 2 51 Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:58:18.4 +15.9 36 0
30 3 53 Robert Virves Aleks Lesk Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:58:52.6 +50.1 30 5
42 4 49 Jon Armstrong Phil Hall Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:31:54.3 +33:51.8 24 7
46 5 52 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:56:56.6 +58:54.1 20 1
47 6 50 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis LMT Autosporta Akademija Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:58:12.2 +1:00:09.7 16 0

Special stages[edit]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
14 October — Coll de la Teixeta [Shakedown] 4.31 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:58.1 —
15 October SS1 Vilaplana 1 20.00 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 11:48.0 Armstrong / Hall
SS2 La Granadella 1 21.80 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 13:34.3
SS3 Riba-roja 1 14.21 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 9:45.1
SS4 Vilaplana 2 20.00 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 11:41.6
SS5 La Granadella 2 21.80 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 13:25.5
SS6 Riba-roja 2 14.21 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 9:44.1
16 October SS7 Savallà 1 14.08 km Virves / Lesk Ford Fiesta Rally4 8:29.3 Pajari / Salminen
SS8 Querol - Les Pobles 1 19.17 km Virves / Lesk Ford Fiesta Rally4 12:00.3
SS9 El Montmell 1 24.40 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 13:42.6
SS10 Savallà 2 14.08 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 8:24.5
SS11 Querol - Les Pobles 2 19.17 km Virves / Lesk Ford Fiesta Rally4 12:01.5
SS12 El Montmell 2 24.40 km Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally4 13:55.1
SS13 Salou 2.24 km Virves / Lesk Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:43.2
17 October SS14 Santa Marina 1 9.10 km Virves / Lesk Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:49.8
SS15 Riudecanyes 1 16.35 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 11:28.6
SS16 Santa Marina 2 9.10 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:47.7
SS17 Riudecanyes 2 16.35 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 11:30.9

Championship standings[edit]

  • Bold text indicates 2021 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Trophy for nations
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Sami Pajari 145 Marko Salminen 119  Finland 101
2 Jon Armstrong 119 Phil Hall 107  United Kingdom 83
3 Mārtiņš Sesks 93 Renars Francis 85  Latvia 78
4 Lauri Joona 88 Liam Regan 56  Estonia 64
5 1 Robert Virves 78 3 Mikael Korhonen 42  Ireland 54

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
  2. ^ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
  3. ^ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.
  4. ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
  5. ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
  6. ^ Gryazin and Aleksandrov are competing only for the Teams' Championship points.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Five rounds named in junior WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Sunday in Spain: Tänak takes WRC title". wrc.com. WRC. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Neuville parts ways with Gilsoul in shock move". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Sunday in WRC 2: Heartbreak for Loubet". wrc.com. WRC. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Neuville wins in Spain as title fights go to final round". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  8. ^ "WRC2: Camilli clinches victory as Mikkelsen takes". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  9. ^ "WRC3: Lindholm secures Spain win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Pajari crowned FIA Junior WRC champion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Entry List RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

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