Motorsport championship
Emil Lindholm is the 2022 WRC-2 drivers' champion.The 2022 FIA WRC2 Championship was the tenth season of WRC2 , a rallying championship for organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category was open to cars entered by teams and complying with Group Rally2 .[ 1] [ 2] Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in November 2022 with Rally Japan , and ran in support of the 2022 World Rally Championship .
Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending 2021 drivers' and co-drivers' champions. Movisport were the defending teams' champions.
Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen became 2022 WRC2 drivers' and co-drivers' champions, while Toksport WRT won the teams' championship.[ 3]
A map showing the locations of the rallies of the 2022 championship. Event headquarters are marked with black dots.
The 2022 season was contested over thirteen rounds across Europe, Africa, Oceania, and Asia.
Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref. 1 20 January 23 January Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Monte Carlo , Monaco Mixed[ a] 17 296.03 km [ 4] 2 24 February 27 February Rally Sweden Umeå , Västerbotten County Snow 17 264.81 km [ 5] 3 21 April 24 April Croatia Rally Zagreb Tarmac 20 291.84 km [ 6] 4 19 May 22 May Rally de Portugal Matosinhos , Porto Gravel 21 338.34 km [ 7] 5 2 June 5 June Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero , Sardinia Gravel 21 307.91 km [ 8] 6 23 June 26 June Safari Rally Kenya Nairobi Gravel 19 363.44 km [ 9] 7 14 July 17 July Rally Estonia Tartu , Tartu County Gravel 24 314.26 km [ 10] 8 4 August 7 August Rally Finland Jyväskylä , Central Finland Gravel 22 322.61 km [ 11] 9 18 August 21 August Ypres Rally Belgium Ypres , West Flanders Tarmac 20 281.58 km [ 12] 10 8 September 11 September Acropolis Rally Greece Lamia , Central Greece Gravel 16 303.30 km [ 13] 11 29 September 2 October Rally New Zealand Auckland , North Island Gravel 17 279.80 km [ 14] 12 20 October 23 October RACC Rally Catalunya de España Salou , Catalonia Tarmac 19 293.77 km [ 15] 13 10 November 13 November Rally Japan Toyota , Chūbu region Tarmac 19 283.27 km [ 16] Sources: [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
The headquarters of the Monte Carlo Rally moved from Gap , Hautes-Alpes to Monaco alone. The rally was previously headquartered solely in Monaco in 2006 .[ 20] Rally Sweden returned to the championship after a one-year absence. Because of a lack of snow, the organisers moved the rally headquarters for the first time in WRC history.[ 21] Torsby , Värmland northwards to Umeå in Västerbotten County .[ 22] special stages , but it was reduced to seventeen in a total of 264.81 km (164.5 mi) due to reindeer movements.[ 23] [ 5] Rally Italia Sardegna relocated its rally base back to Alghero following a one-off headquarter in Olbia for the 2021 event .[ 24]
Rally New Zealand returned to the championship for the first time since 2012 .[ 25] 2020 , but the event was not held in response to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 26] Rally Japan took the final spot in the calendar. It was scheduled as the final round in 2020 and 2021 , before being called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 27] [ 28] Rally Mexico had contracts to hold the WRC event in 2022 and 2023, but the rally was not included on the calendar.[ 29] [ 30] Rally Chile found itself in a similar situation to Mexico as their contract with WRC Promoter GmbH lasted till 2022. Chile had previously hosted the event in 2019 .[ 31] Rally GB was bidding for a 2022 return as the event was planned to hold in Northern Ireland , but the proposal was ultimately failed.[ 32]
The following teams and crews were officially entered into the 2022 WRC2:
Crews entered by or via teams Entrant Car Driver Co-driver Rounds Driver name Category Co-driver name Category ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Georg Linnamäe Junior James Morgan 2–5, 8, 10, 12 Craig Drew 7 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson 4 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula 4–5, 7–8, 10, 12–13 Fabrizio Zaldivar Junior Carlos Del Barrio 4–5 Marcelo Der Ohannesian 7–8, 10, 12–13 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Mattias Adielsson David Arhusiander 2 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka 2–3, 5, 7, 9, 12 Luke Anear Allan Harryman 12 PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Yohan Rossel Benjamin Boulloud 1 Valentin Sarreaud 3–5, 9–10 Arnaud Dunand 12 Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Eric Camilli Yannick Roche 1 Thibault de la Haye 3–5 Sean Johnston Alexander Kihurani 1, 3–4, 6–7, 13 Armin Kremer Masters Ella Kremer 11 Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Marco Bulacia Junior Marcelo Der Ohannesian 1–2, 4–5 Diego Vallejo 7, 9 Eyvind Brynildsen Roger Eilertsen 10 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–10 Emil Lindholm Junior Reeta Hämäläinen 13 Sami Pajari Junior Enni Mälkönen 13 Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Nikolay Gryazin [ b] Junior Konstantin Aleksandrov [ c] 1–2 Nikolay Gryazin [ d] Junior Konstantin Aleksandrov [ e] 3, 5, 7–8, 10, 12 Emil Lindholm Junior Reeta Hämäläinen 2–3, 7–8, 10, 12 Bruno Bulacia Junior Gabriel Morales 13 Mauro Miele Masters Luca Beltrame 13 Yacco ACCR Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 Erik Cais Junior Petr Těšínský 1, 3–5 Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Pierre Ragues Julien Pesenti 1, 3 Sources: [ 36] [ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40] [ 41] [ 42] [ 43] [ 44] [ 45] [ 46]
Private entries Manufacturer Car Driver Co-driver Rounds Driver name Category Co-driver name Category Citroën C3 Rally2 Toshi Arai Masters Naoya Tanaka 13 Alejandro Cachón Junior Alejandro López Fernández Junior 12 Paulo Caldeira Ana Gonçalves 4 Patrick Déjean Yannick Jammes 12 José Pedro Fontes Inês Ponte 4 Satoshi Imai Shizuka Takehara 13 Chrysostomos Karellis Leonidas Machairas 10 Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy 1,[ f] Jonathan Rieu Jules Escartefigue 10 Jan Solans Junior Rodrigo Sanjuan 4–5, 12 Davy Vanneste Kris D'alleine 9 Alexander Villanueva Masters Rodrigo Sanjuan 2 Ford Fiesta R5 Patrick Déjean Yannick Jammes 4 Ricardo Filipe Fernando Almeida 4 Leroy Gomes Urshlla Gomes 6 Karan Patel Tauseef Khan 6 Georgios Vasilakis Masters Konstantinos Soukoulis 10 Henk Vossen Masters Hans van Goor Masters 3, 9 Radboud van Hoek Masters 12 Fiesta Rally2 Per-Gunnar Andersson Anders Fredriksson 2 Luke Anear Andrew Sarandis 5, 7, 11 Stuart Loudon 13 Todd Bawden Masters Paul Burborough Masters 11 Eamonn Boland Masters Michael Joseph Morrissey Masters 1–2, 9, 12–13 Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot 2 Priit Koik Kristo Tamm 7 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst 4–5, 8, 10 Zdeněk Jůrka 6 Hyundai i20 R5 Laurent Battut Masters Eric Gressens Masters 4–5 Piero Canobbio Fabrizia Pons 6 Lucas Simões Junior Nuno Almeida 4 i20 N Rally2 Lambros Athanasoulas Nikolaos Zakchaios 10 Olivier Burri Masters Anderson Levratti 9 Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco Junior Jasper Vermeulen Junior 9 Pepe López Junior Borja Rozada 12 Bruno Magalhães Carlos Magalhães 4 Josh McErlean Junior James Fulton Junior 2, 4–5, 7–9, 12 Pedro Meireles Pedro Alves 4 Grégoire Munster Junior Louis Louka Junior 1, 3, 9–10, 12–13 Hayden Paddon John Kennard 7–8, 11 Frédéric Rosati Masters Philippe Marchetto Masters 1 Stéphane Prévot Masters 2, 4–5 Loris Pascaud 10, 13 Paul Rowley Andy Hayes 4 Nil Solans Junior Axel Coronado Jiménez 12 Emmanouil Stefanis Konstantinos Stefanis 10 Riku Tahko Sami Ryynänen 8 Ricardo Teodósio José Teixeira 4 Škoda Fabia R5 Raajpal Bharij Jasneil Ghataure 6 Manuel Castro Ricardo Cunha 4 Carlo Covi Masters Michela Lorigiola Masters 1, 3, 10 Andrea Budoia 5 Gaurav Gill Gabriel Morales 6, 8, 10 Kingsley Jones Masters Waverley Jones 11 Heikki Kovalainen Sae Kitagawa 13 Filippo Marchino Roberto Briani 3 Pietro Elia Ometto 12 Paulo Nobre Masters Gabriel Morales 3–4 Joakim Roman Masters Jörgen Fornander Masters 2 Diogo Salvi Masters Miguel Ramalho Masters 4 Hugo Magalhães 10 Dionysios Spanos Sotirios Gotovos 10 Shane Van Gisbergen Glen Weston 11 Osamu Fukunaga Masters Misako Saida 13 Fabia Rally2 evo 3, 9 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Masters Ilka Minor 10 Pedro Almeida Junior Mário Castro 4 Armindo Araújo Luís Ramalho 4 Fabrizio Arengi Masters Massimiliano Bosi 1, 3–4, 10, 12 Teemu Asunmaa Ville Mannisenmäki 8 Harry Bates Junior John McCarthy 11 Sébastien Bedoret Junior François Gilbert 9 Pablo Biolghini Stefano Pudda 5 Bruno Bulacia Junior Marc Martí 2, 4–5, 7, 10 Carlos del Barrio 12 Eduardo Castro Fernando Mussano 10 Efthymios Chalkias Andreas Vigkos 10 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller 5, 12 Miguel Correia Jorge Carvalho 4 Miguel Diaz Aboitiz Masters Jordi Hereu 4–5, 9–12 Emilio Fernández Axel Coronado 4–5, 7 Benito Guerra Daniel Cué 3 Sara Fernandez 4 Mikko Heikkilä Junior Samu Vaaleri Junior 3, 8, 12 Raana Horan Michael Connor 11 Ben Hunt Tony Rawstorn 11 Chris Ingram Junior Ross Whittock 1 Craig Drew 3–5, 9–10 Gregor Jeets Junior Timo Taniel 7 Jörgen Jonasson Nicklas Jonasson 2 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciek Szczepaniak 3–4, 6–7, 11–13 Georgios Kechagias Dimitrios Sainis 10 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor 1, 3, 12 Armin Kremer Masters Timo Gottschalk 3–4, 9, 10 Ella Kremer 5, 12 Freddy Loix Masters Pieter Tsjoen 1, 5, 8–9 Mikołaj Marczyk Junior Szymon Gospodarczyk 3–5, 7–8, 12 Jorge Martínez Alberto Álvarez Nicholson 10 Mauro Miele Masters Luca Beltrame 1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12 Maurizio Morato Enrico Gallinaro 1 Aljoša Novak Junior Uroš Ocvirk 3 Enrico Oldrati Junior Elia De Guio Junior 2 Sami Pajari Junior Enni Mälkönen 5, 8, 12 Silvano Patera Danilo Fappani 5 Eduard Pons Suñe Alberto Chamorro 5, 12 Niko Pulić Masters Aleksandra Kovačić 3 János Puskádi Barnabás Gódor 10 Amaanraj Rai Junior Gurdeep Panesar 6 Niels Reynvoet Diederik Pattyn 9 Simone Romagna Luca Addondi 5 Panagiotis Roustemis Junior Christos Bakloris 10 Jourdan Serderidis Masters Frédéric Miclotte 5 Neil Simpson Michael Gibson 3, 9 Francesco Tali Masters Cristina Caldart 5 Francisco Teixeira Masters João Serôdio 4 Vasileios Velanis Ioannis Velanis 10 Alexander Villanueva Masters José Murado 4 Aakif Virani Azhar Bhatti 6 Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães 2, 4–5, 12 Olivier Burri Masters Anderson Levratti 1, 3 Egon Kaur Silver Simm 2, 7–8 Andy Martin Masters Matt Hayward 11 Eerik Pietarinen Junior Antti Linnaketo 2, 4–5, 8 Jean-Michel Raoux Masters Laurent Magat Masters 1, 4–5, 10, 12–13 Stéphane Sarrazin Jacques-Julien Renucci 12 Michał Sołowow Masters Maciek Baran 2 Alexandros Tsouloftas Ross Whittock 10 Ole Christian Veiby Stig Rune Skjærmoen 2 Vincent Verschueren Filip Cuvelier 9 Sources: [ 36] [ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40] [ 41] [ 42] [ 43] [ 44] [ 45] [ 46]
Sporting Regulations [ edit ] The following titles were contested within the WRC2 category in 2022:[ 1]
Open Championship for Drivers Open Championship for Co-Drivers Championship for Teams Junior Championship for Drivers Junior Championship for Co-Drivers Masters Cup for Drivers Masters Cup for Co-Drivers In a change to 2021 rules, drivers could enter the Open and Junior championships independently instead of having to enter through a team. Teams wishing to compete in the championship for teams followed the same rules. For WRC2 Junior championships, drivers must have been born on or after 1 January 1992 with no extra registration necessary. Juniors must not have previously won WRC2 or WRC3, or ever been nominated to score points in the WRC Manufacturers' Championship. The Masters Cup will run alongside the open championship for drivers born on or before 1 January 1972 and who have registered to compete in the cup.
For the Open and Junior Driver and Co-Driver championships, points will be considered from the best 6 of 7 rounds entered. For Teams and the Masters Cup, points from the best 5 of 6 rallies entered in Europe will count, plus bonus points from a seventh round entered outside Europe.[ 1]
Results and standings [ edit ] Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Power Stage points are also awarded in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships, with three points awarded to the first-place finisher on the stage, two to second place, and one to third. A team has to enter two cars to score points in an event. Drivers and teams must nominate a scoring rally when they enter the event and the best six scores from seven nominated rallies will count towards the final classification. Registered drivers are able to enter additional rallies with Priority 2 status without scoring points.[ 1]
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
FIA WRC2 Open Championship for Drivers [ edit ] Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
Notes: 1 2 3 – Power Stage position
FIA WRC2 Open Championship for Co-Drivers [ edit ] Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
Notes: 1 2 3 – Power Stage position
FIA WRC2 Championship-2 for Teams [ edit ] Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
Notes: 1 2 3 – Power Stage position
FIA WRC2 Junior Championship for Drivers [ edit ] 
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Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo 
Rally Sweden 
Croatia Rally 
Rally de Portugal 
Rally Italia Sardegna 
Safari Rally Kenya 
Rally Estonia 
Rally Finland 
Ypres Rally Belgium 
Acropolis Rally Greece 
Rally New Zealand 
RACC Rally Catalunya de España 
Rally Japan 
