2021 Croatia Rally

2021 Croatia Rally
Rally Croatia 2021
Round 3 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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Croatia became the 34th country to host a World Rally Championship round.
Host country Croatia
Rally baseZagreb, City of Zagreb Region
Dates run22 – 25 April 2021
Start locationSamobor, Zagreb County
Finish locationKumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje
Stages20 (300.32 km; 186.61 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance979.55 km (608.66 miles)
Overall distance1,279.87 km (795.27 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered68
Crews65 at start, 55 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:51:22.9
Power Stage winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
8:14.0
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerNorway Mads Østberg
Norway Torstein Eriksen
Hungary TRT World Rally Team
3:01:23.7
WRC-3 winnerPoland Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Poland Maciej Szczepaniak
3:03:23.8
J-WRC winnerUnited Kingdom Jon Armstrong
United Kingdom Phil Hall
3:15:07.6

The 2021 Croatia Rally (also known as the Rally Croatia 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 22 and 25 April 2021.[2] It marked the forty-fifth running of the Croatia Rally, and the first time the event has been run as a round of the World Rally Championship. The event was the third round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also the first round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2021 event was based in Zagreb in the City of Zagreb Region and was contested over twenty special stages totalling 300.32 km (186.61 mi) in competitive distance.[1]

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally with a 0.6-second advantage over teammate Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin, which was the third closest winning margin overall after the 2011 Jordan Rally and the 2007 Rally New Zealand.[4] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category,[5] while Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[6] The British crew of Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall was the winner in the junior class.[7]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen entered the round with a four-point lead over Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe. Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were third, another four points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held an eleven-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 and Ola Fløene held a twenty-four-point lead ahead of Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul in third. In the teams' championship, Toksport WRT and Movisport co-led the standings, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, the crew of Yohan Rossel and Benoît Fulcrand and of Teemu Asunmaa and Marko Salminen both led championships, with Egon Kaur and Silver Simm in third, trailing by five points.

Entry list

The following crews were entered into 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, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were seven in the World Rally Championship-2 and fifteen in the World Rally Championship-3. A further eight 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
7 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais France Hyundai 2C Competition 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
16 France Adrien Fourmaux Belgium Renaud Jamoul United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta United Kingdom Daniel Barritt 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
42 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
44 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Republic of Ireland Chris Patterson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
53 France Armando Pereira France Rémi Tutélaire France Armando Pereira Ford Fiesta WRC P
54 Croatia Niko Pulić Croatia Aleksandra Kovačić Croatia Niko Pulić Ford Fiesta WRC —
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
Source:[8]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
20 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Fløene Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
21 Nikolay Gryazin[a] Konstantin Aleksandrov[b] Italy Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
22 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Marcelo Der Ohannesian Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
23 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Movisport Škoda Fabia R5 P
24 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen Hungary TRT World Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 P
25 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
26 Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden David Arhusiander United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
Source:[8]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3[c]
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
27 France Yohan Rossel France Alexandre Coria France Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 P
28 France Nicolas Ciamin France Yannick Roche France Nicolas Ciamin Citroën C3 Rally2 P
29 Austria Hermann Neubauer Austria Bernhard Ettel Austria Hermann Neubauer Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
30 Belgium Cédric De Cecco Belgium Jérôme Humblet Belgium Cédric De Cecco Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
31 Austria Johannes Keferböck Austria Ilka Minor Austria Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
32 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
34 Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Mikael Korhonen Finland Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
35 United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Ross Whittock United Kingdom Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
36 Japan Hiroki Arai Austria Jürgen Heigl Japan Hiroki Arai Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
37 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldívar Spain Carlos del Barrio Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldívar Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
38 Austria Niki Mayr-Melnhof Austria Poldi Welsersheimb Austria Niki Mayr-Melnhof Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
39 Italy Mauro Miele Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
40 Belgium Sébastien Bedoret Belgium Thomas Walbrecq Belgium Sébastien Bedoret Škoda Fabia R5 P
41 Slovenia Aleš Zrinski Slovenia Rok Vidmar Slovenia AK Plamtex Sport Ford Fiesta R5 P
43 Austria Kevin Raith Austria Christoph Wögerer Austria Kevin Raith Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
Source:[8]
Group Rally4 entries competing in the Junior World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
45 Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Francis Renars Latvia LMT Autosporta Akademija Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
46 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Marko Salminen Finland Porvoon Autopalvelu Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
47 Romania Raul Badiu Romania Rareș Fetean Romania Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
48 Slovakia Martin Koči Czech Republic Petr Těšínský Slovakia Styllex Motorsport Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
49 United Kingdom Jon Armstrong United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
50 Republic of Ireland William Creighton Republic of Ireland Liam Regan Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
51 Finland Lauri Joona Finland Ari Koponen Finland Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
52 Estonia Robert Virves Estonia Sander Pruul Estonia Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
Source:[8]

Route

Itinerary

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

Leg Date Time No. Stage name Distance
— 22 April 09:01 — Medvedgrad [Shakedown] 4.60 km
1 23 April 08:39 SS1 Rude – Plešivica 1 6.94 km
09:32 SS2 Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1 23.76  km
10:35 SS3 Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1 10.10 km
11:38 SS4 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1 9.11 km
15:01 SS5 Rude – Plešivica 2 6.94 km
15:54 SS6 Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2 23.76 km
16:57 SS7 Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2 10.10 km
18:00 SS8 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2 9.11 km
2 24 April 08:29 SS9 Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1 20.30 km
09:17 SS10 Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1 20.77 km
10:10 SS11 Krašić – Vrškovac 1 11.11 km
11:08 SS12 Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1 8.78 km
14:29 SS13 Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2 20.30 km
15:17 SS14 Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2 20.77 km
16:10 SS15 Krašić – Vrškovac 2 11.11 km
17:08 SS16 Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2 8.78 km
3 25 April 07:20 SS17 Bliznec – Pila 1 25.20 km
08:38 SS18 Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1 14.09 km
10:11 SS19 Bliznec – Pila 2 25.20 km
13:18 SS20 Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage] 14.09 km
Source:[1]

Report

World Rally Cars

Neuville and Wydaeghe led the rally at the end of the first day, while Rovanpera crashed on the initial stage.[9] Ogier took the 600th stage win of his World Rally Championship career.[10]

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:51:22.9 0.0 25 5
2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:51:23.5 +0.6 18 2
3 3 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:51:31.0 +8.1 15 3
4 4 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:52:48.0 +1:25.1 12 1
5 5 16 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:54:32.6 +3:09.7 10 0
6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:54:54.7 +3:31.8 8 0
7 7 44 Gus Greensmith Chris Patterson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:55:21.7 +3:58.8 6 0
8 8 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:55:51.1 +4:28.2 4 4
29 9 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:24:42.8 +33:19.9 0 0
35 10 53 Armando Pereira Rémi Tutélaire Armando Pereira Ford Fiesta WRC 3:32:20.6 +40:57.7 0 0
Retired SS1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Crash 0 0
Did not start 54 Niko Pulić Aleksandra Kovačić Niko Pulić Ford Fiesta WRC Withdrawn 0 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
22 April — Medvedgrad [Shakedown] 4.60 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 2:45.1 —
23 April SS1 Rude – Plešivica 1 6.94 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:24.2 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS2 Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1 23.76  km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:58.6
SS3 Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1 10.10 km Ogier / Ingrassia
Evans / Martin 		Toyota Yaris WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC 		5:32.3
SS4 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1 9.11 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:51.9
SS5 Rude – Plešivica 2 6.94 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:30.4
SS6 Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2 23.76 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 12:55.8
SS7 Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2 10.10 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 5:26.7
SS8 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2 9.11 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 4:49.8
24 April SS9 Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1 20.30 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 12:26.1 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS10 Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1 20.77 km Katsuta / Barritt Toyota Yaris WRC 12:36.9
SS11 Krašić – Vrškovac 1 11.11 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 5:36.8
SS12 Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1 8.78 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 4:37.6
SS13 Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2 20.30 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:31.9
SS14 Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2 20.77 km Katsuta / Barritt Toyota Yaris WRC 12:36.1
SS15 Krašić – Vrškovac 2 11.11 km Ogier / Ingrassia
Neuville / Wydaeghe 		Toyota Yaris WRC
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 		5:32.1
SS16 Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2 8.78 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 4:36.6
25 April SS17 Bliznec – Pila 1 25.20 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 14:04.5
SS18 Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1 14.09 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 8:18.4 Evans / Martin
SS19 Bliznec – Pila 2 25.20 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:59.0
SS20 Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage] 14.09 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 8:14.0 Ogier / Ingrassia

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 2 Sébastien Ogier 61 2 Julien Ingrassia 61 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 138
2 Thierry Neuville 53 Martijn Wydaeghe 53 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 111
3 1 Elfyn Evans 51 1 Scott Martin 51 M-Sport Ford WRT 42
4 1 Ott Tänak 40 1 Martin Järveoja 40 Hyundai 2C Competition 28
5 4 Kalle Rovanperä 39 4 Jonne Halttunen 39

World Rally Championship-2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
9 1 24 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen TRT World Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 3:01:23.7 0.0 25 2 2
10 2 25 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:01:52.2 +28.5 18 4 1
12 3 22 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:03:26.4 +2:02.7 15 3 0
33 4 23 Enrico Brazzoli Maurizio Barone Movisport Škoda Fabia R5 3:30:34.0 +29:10.3 12 1 0
39 5 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:41:05.9 +49:43.0 10 5 0
Retired SS19 21 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Rolled 0 0 0
Retired SS9 26 Tom Kristensson David Arhusiander M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Crash 0 0 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
22 April — Medvedgrad [Shakedown] 4.60 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:55.8 —
23 April SS1 Rude – Plešivica 1 6.94 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:39.6 Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS2 Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1 23.76  km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 13:48.4
SS3 Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1 10.10 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 5:50.7 Østberg / Eriksen
SS4 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1 9.11 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 5:08.7
SS5 Rude – Plešivica 2 6.94 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4:39.1
SS6 Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2 23.76 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:44.6
SS7 Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2 10.10 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 5:48.8
SS8 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2 9.11 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:06.6
24 April SS9 Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1 20.30 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:04.1
SS10 Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1 20.77 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 13:17.8
SS11 Krašić – Vrškovac 1 11.11 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:58.1 Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS12 Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1 8.78 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 Rally2 4:54.0 Østberg / Eriksen
SS13 Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2 20.30 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 13:07.0
SS14 Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2 20.77 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:13.1
SS15 Krašić – Vrškovac 2 11.11 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:55.4
SS16 Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2 8.78 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:55.6
25 April SS17 Bliznec – Pila 1 25.20 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:52.1
SS18 Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1 14.09 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 8:38.9
SS19 Bliznec – Pila 2 25.20 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 14:51.8
SS20 Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage] 14.09 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 8:29.2

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Andreas Mikkelsen 68 Ola Fløene 68 Toksport WRT 100
2 5 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 33 5 Marcelo Der Ohannesian 33 Movisport 85
3 1 Esapekka Lappi 29 1 Janne Ferm 29 M-Sport Ford WRT 43
4 New entry Mads Østberg 27 New entry Torstein Eriksen 27
5 2 Adrien Fourmaux 25 2 Renaud Jamoul 25

World Rally Championship-3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
11 1 32 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:03:23.8 0.0 25 3 0
13 2 34 Emil Lindholm Mikael Korhonen Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:04:38.4 +1:14.6 18 2 0
14 3 27 Yohan Rossel Alexandre Coria Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 3:06:05.2 +2:41.4 15 5 0
15 4 28 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin Citroën C3 Rally2 3:06:28.4 +3:04.6 12 4 0
16 5 35 Chris Ingram Ross Whittock Chris Ingram Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:07:48.2 +4:24.4 10 1 0
17 6 37 Fabrizio Zaldívar Carlos del Barrio Fabrizio Zaldívar Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:14:28.7 +11:04.9 8 0 0
21 7 31 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:16:15.9 +12:52.1 6 0 0
23 8 39 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:17:58.7 +14:34.9 4 0 0
27 9 43 Kevin Raith Christoph Wögerer Kevin Raith Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 3:20:31.1 +17:07.3 2 0 0
38 10 40 Sébastien Bedoret Thomas Walbrecq Sébastien Bedoret Škoda Fabia R5 3:39:07.0 +35:43.2 1 0 0
Retired SS9 38 Niki Mayr-Melnhof Poldi Welsersheimb Niki Mayr-Melnhof Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Engine 0 0 0
Retired SS7 30 Cédric De Cecco Jérôme Humblet Cédric De Cecco Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Crash 0 0 0
Retired SS6 29 Hermann Neubauer Bernhard Ettel Hermann Neubauer Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Crash 0 0 0
Retired SS6 36 Hiroki Arai Jürgen Heigl Hiroki Arai Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II Crash 0 0 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
22 April — Medvedgrad [Shakedown] 4.60 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 2:56.0 —
23 April SS1 Rude – Plešivica 1 6.94 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 4:44.4 Rossel / Coria
SS2 Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1 23.76  km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 14:11.7
SS3 Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1 10.10 km Mayr-Melnhof / Welsersheimb Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 6:02.1
SS4 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1 9.11 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:07.2
SS5 Rude – Plešivica 2 6.94 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 4:40.2
SS6 Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2 23.76 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 13:51.6
SS7 Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2 10.10 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:54.3 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak
SS8 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2 9.11 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:06.6 Rossel / Coria
24 April SS9 Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1 20.30 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 13:18.8
SS10 Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1 20.77 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 13:22.2
SS11 Krašić – Vrškovac 1 11.11 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:59.4 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak
SS12 Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1 8.78 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4:56.0
SS13 Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2 20.30 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 13:14.7
SS14 Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2 20.77 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 13:18.2
SS15 Krašić – Vrškovac 2 11.11 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:55.1
SS16 Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2 8.78 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4:54.2
25 April SS17 Bliznec – Pila 1 25.20 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 15:02.3
SS18 Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1 14.09 km Ciamin / Roche Citroën C3 Rally2 8:52.7
SS19 Bliznec – Pila 2 25.20 km Stage cancelled
SS20 Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage] 14.09 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 8:36.9 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 Yohan Rossel 48 4 Yannick Roche 36
2 3 Nicolas Ciamin 36 1 Benoît Fulcrand 28
3 1 Teemu Asunmaa 28 1 Marko Salminen 28
4 New entry Kajetan Kajetanowicz 28 New entry Maciek Szczepaniak 28
5 2 Egon Kaur 23 2 Silver Simm 23

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
18 1 49 Jon Armstrong Phil Hall Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:15:07.6 0.0 25 2
19 2 45 Mārtiņš Sesks Francis Renars LMT Autosporta Akademija Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:15:41.1 +33.5 18 0
20 3 51 Lauri Joona Ari Koponen Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:15:56.4 +48.8 15 1
22 4 48 Martin Koči Petr Těšínský Styllex Motorsport Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:17:53.7 +2:46.1 12 3
24 5 50 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:18:43.1 +3:35.5 10 0
22 6 48 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Porvoon Autopalvelu Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:18:44.3 +3:36.7 8 9
51 7 52 Robert Virves Sander Pruul Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 4:28:31.9 +1:13:24.3 6 0
53 8 47 Raul Badiu Rareș Fetean Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta Rally4 4:37:40.2 +1:22:32.6 4 3

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
22 April — Medvedgrad [Shakedown] 4.60 km Badiu / Fetean Ford Fiesta Rally4 3:09.1 —
23 April SS1 Rude – Plešivica 1 6.94 km Badiu / Fetean Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:01.5 Badiu / Fetean
SS2 Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1 23.76  km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 14:43.2 Pajari / Salminen
SS3 Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1 10.10 km Badiu / Fetean Ford Fiesta Rally4 6:17.5 Koči / Těšínský
SS4 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1 9.11 km Koči / Těšínský Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:28.6
SS5 Rude – Plešivica 2 6.94 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 4:59.2
SS6 Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2 23.76 km Stage cancelled
SS7 Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2 10.10 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 6:09.9 Koči / Těšínský
SS8 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2 9.11 km Joona / Koponen Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:30.5
24 April SS9 Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1 20.30 km Koči / Těšínský Ford Fiesta Rally4 14:19.6
SS10 Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1 20.77 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 14:15.2
SS11 Krašić – Vrškovac 1 11.11 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 6:21.6
SS12 Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1 8.78 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:15.3
SS13 Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2 20.30 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 14:07.1
SS14 Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2 20.77 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 14:04.1 Armstrong / Hall
SS15 Krašić – Vrškovac 2 11.11 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 6:15.4
SS16 Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2 8.78 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:11.4
25 April SS17 Bliznec – Pila 1 25.20 km Koči / Těšínský Ford Fiesta Rally4 16:03.2
SS18 Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1 14.09 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 9:15.7
SS19 Bliznec – Pila 2 25.20 km Stage cancelled
SS20 Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 14.09 km Badiu / Fetean Ford Fiesta Rally4 9:13.1 Armstrong / Hall

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Trophy for nations
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 New entry Jon Armstrong 27 New entry Phil Hall 27 New entry  United Kingdom 25
2 New entry Mārtiņš Sesks 18 New entry Renars Francis 18 New entry  Latvia 18
3 New entry Sami Pajari 17 New entry Marko Salminen 17 New entry  Finland 15
4 New entry Lauri Joona 16 New entry Ari Koponen 16 New entry  Slovakia 12
5 New entry Martin Koči 15 New entry Petr Těšínský 15 New entry  Ireland 10

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.

References

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  4. ^ "Ogier clinches stunning Croatia Rally win in nail-biting finale". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "WRC2: Østberg makes dream return". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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