The 2022 Rally Estonia was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 14 and 17 July 2022. It marked the twelfth running of the Rally Estonia. The event was the seventh round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Tartu of Tartu County and was contested over 24 special stages covering a total competitive distance of .
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Aleksey Lukyanuk and Yaroslav Fedorov were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. In the junior category, Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen were the defending winners.
Rovanperä and Halttunen successfully defended their titles, so as their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Pajari and Enni Mälkönen won the World Rally Championship-3 category as well as the junior class.
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. Eleven were entered under Rally1 regulations, as were nineteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and seven 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 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 21 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team 22 Egon Kaur Silver Simm Egon Kaur Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, Co-driver 23 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 24 Georg Linnamäe Craig Drew ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Junior Driver, Co-driver 25 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 26 Marco Bulacia Diego Vallejo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 27 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 28 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 29 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 30 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 31 Emilio Fernández Axel Coronado Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver 32 Sean Johnston Alexander Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 34 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team 35 Priit Koik Kristo Tamm Priit Koik Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 36 Gregor Jeets Timo Taniel Gregor Jeets Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 37 Bruno Bulacia Marc Martí Bruno Bulacia Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Junior Driver, Co-driver 38 Josh McErlean James Fulton Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Junior Driver, Co-driver 39 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Drivers, Co-driver 40 Luke Anear Andrew Sarandis Luke Anear Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 41 Jon Armstrong Brian Hoy Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 43 Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Lauri Joona Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open, Junior 45 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Sami Pajari Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open, Junior 46 Robert Virves Julia Thulin Starter Energy Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior 47 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open, Junior 48 Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Roope Korhonen Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open 49 McRae Kimathi Mwangi Kioni McRae Kimathi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Open, Junior
Itinerary All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3). Date Time No. Stage name Distance 14 July 9:01 — Abissaare [Shakedown] 6.23 km 20:38 SS1 Visit Estonia Tartu 1 1.66 km 15 July 7:45 SS2 Peipsiääre 1 24.35 km 8:43 SS3 Mustvee 1 17.09 km 10:26 SS4 Raanitsa 1 21.45 km 11:29 SS5 Vastsemõisa 1 6.70 km 15:16 SS6 Peipsiääre 2 24.35 km 16:14 SS7 Mustvee 2 17.09 km 17:57 SS8 Raanitsa 2 21.45 km 19:00 SS9 Vastsemõisa 2 6.70 km 16 July 9:03 SS10 Elva 1 11.73 km 10:16 SS11 Mäeküla 1 10.27 km 11:08 SS12 Otepää 1 17.08 km 12:02 SS13 Neeruti 1 7.60 km 15:08 SS14 Elva 2 11.73 km 16:16 SS15 Mäeküla 2 10.27 km 17:08 SS16 Otepää 2 17.08 km 18:02 SS17 Neeruti 2 7.60 km 19:08 SS18 Toyota Tartu 2 1.66 km 17 July 6:48 SS19 Tartu Vald 1 6.56 km 8:16 SS20 Kanepi 1 16.48 km 9:08 SS21 Kambja 1 15.95 km 11:00 SS22 Tartu Vald 2 6.56 km 12:28 SS23 Kanepi 2 16.48 km 14:18 SS24 Kambja 2 [Power Stage] 15.95 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 2:54:29.0 0.0 25 5 2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:55:29.0 +1:00.9 18 4 3 3 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:56:24.7 +1:55.7 15 0 4 4 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:58:22.3 +3:53.3 12 0 5 5 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:58:42.4 +4:13.4 10 1 6 6 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:59:18.1 +4:49.1 8 2 7 7 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:59:38.2 +5:09.2 6 0 13 9 2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:10:41.0 +16:12.0 0 0 30 10 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:00:09.2 +1:05:40.2 0 0 Retired SS21 44 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Transmission 0 0 Retired SS20 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Suspension 0 0
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Lappi / Ferm Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:53.3 SS1 Breen / Nagle Ford Puma Rally1 1:38.7 Breen / Nagle SS2 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:24.7 Evans / Martin SS3 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:57.2 SS4 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:18.5 SS5 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:16.8 SS6 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:37.5 SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:58.6 SS8 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:24.4 SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:23.2 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS10 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:57.2 SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:48.1 SS12 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:30.5 SS13 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:38.9 SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:57.5 SS15 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:43.6 SS16 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:34.9 SS17 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:41.4 SS18 Fourmaux / Coria Ford Puma Rally1 1:39.8 SS19 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:41.5 SS20 Rovanperä / HalttunenTänak / Järveoja Toyota GR Yaris Rally1Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:09.6 SS21 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:48.8 SS22 Lappi / Ferm Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:38.7 SS23 Lappi / Ferm Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:16.4 SS24 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:18.2
Championship standings Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Kalle Rovanperä 175 Jonne Halttunen 175 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 298 2 Thierry Neuville 92 Martijn Wydaeghe 92 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 211 3 3 Elfyn Evans 79 3 Scott Martin 79 M-Sport Ford WRT 156 4 1 Ott Tänak 77 1 Martin Järveoja 77 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 79 5 1 Takamoto Katsuta 73 1 Aaron Johnston 73
WRC-2 Rally2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Class Stage Event 8 1 21 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:05:30.8 0.0 25 3 4+3 9 2 20 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:05:56.1 +25.3 18 2 2 10 3 27 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:07:33.8 +2:03.0 15 1 1 11 4 29 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:08:57.8 +3:27.0 12 0 0 12 5 25 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:10:37.7 +5:06.9 10 0 0 14 6 31 Emilio Fernández Axel Coronado Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:11:00.0 +5:29.2 8 0 0 15 7 24 Georg Linnamäe Craig Drew ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:11:33.0 +6:02.2 6 0 0 19 8 38 Josh McErlean James Fulton Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:15:36.7 +10:05.9 4 0 0 20 9 34 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:15:52.8 +10:22.0 2 0 0 22 10 32 Sean Johnston Alexander Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 3:16:17.7 +10:46.9 1 0 0 24 11 36 Gregor Jeets Timo Taniel Gregor Jeets Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:17:47.7 +12:16.9 0 0 0 25 12 22 Egon Kaur Silver Simm Egon Kaur Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:19:05.9 +13:35.1 0 0 0 26 13 39 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:32:32.6 +27:01.8 0 0 0 27 14 40 Luke Anear Andrew Sarandis Luke Anear Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:37:13.5 +31:42.7 0 0 0 31 15 30 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:03:36.4 +58:05.6 0 0 0 Retired SS23 26 Marco Bulacia Diego Vallejo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Accident 0 0 0 Retired SS12 35 Priit Koik Kristo Tamm Priit Koik Ford Fiesta Rally2 Retired 0 0 0 Retired SS6 23 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Medical 0 0 0 Retired SS4 37 Bruno Bulacia Marc Martí Bruno Bulacia Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Mechanical 0 0 0 Did not start 82 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn 0 0 0
Special stages