2021 Ypres Rally

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2021 Ypres Rally
Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021
Round 8 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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Belgium became the thirty-fifth nation to host a WRC event.
Host country Belgium
Rally baseYpres, West Flanders
Dates run13 – 15 August 2021
Start locationLo-Reninge, West Flanders
Finish locationStavelot, Liège
Stages20 (295.78 km; 183.79 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance653.71 km (406.20 miles)
Overall distance949.49 km (589.99 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered108
Crews99 at start, 73 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:30:24.2
Power Stage winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
6:48.3
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFinland Jari Huttunen
Finland Mikko Lukka
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N
2:51:32.9
WRC-3 winnerFrance Yohan Rossel
France Alexandre Coria
2:42:39.1
J-WRC winnerUnited Kingdom Jon Armstrong
United Kingdom Phil Hall
2:51:55.4

The 2021 Ypres Rally (also known as the Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 13 and 15 August 2021.[2] It marked the fifty-seventh running of the Ypres Rally. The event was the eighth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also the fourth round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2021 event was based in Ypres in West Flanders and was contested over twenty-four special stages totalling 295.78 km (183.79 mi) in competitive distance.[1]

Local heroes Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their home rally. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[4] Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka won the World Rally Championship-2 category,[5] while Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria 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[edit]

Championship standings prior to the event[edit]

Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a thirty-seven-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further fifteen points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held massive a fifty-nine-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 an eleven-point lead ahead of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian in third. In the teams' championship, Toksport WRT led Movisport by thirty-seven points, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.

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

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

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, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were five in the World Rally Championship-2 and nineteen 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
7 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Florian Haut-Labourdette 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 Keaton Williams 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
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 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 P
21 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Mikko Lukka South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 P
22 Nikolay Gryazin[a] Konstantin Aleksandrov[b] Italy Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
23 Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden David Arhusiander United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 P
24 Sweden Oliver Solberg Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 P
Source:[8]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3[c]
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
25 France Yohan Rossel France Alexandre Coria France Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 P
26 Spain Pepe López Spain Borja Odriozola Spain Pepe López Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo —
27 Belgium Cédric De Cecco Belgium Jérôme Humblet Belgium Cédric De Cecco Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
28 Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean Republic of Ireland James Fulton Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 R5 P
29 Belgium Davy Vanneste Belgium Kris D'alleine Belgium Davy Vanneste Citroën C3 Rally2 P
30 Belgium Sébastien Bedoret France François Gilbert Belgium Sébastien Bedoret Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
31 Belgium Pieter Tsjoen Belgium Eddy Chevaillier Belgium Pieter Tsjoen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
32 Belgium Ghislain de Mevius Belgium Johan Jalet Belgium Ghislain de Mevius Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
34 Belgium Adrian Fernémont Belgium Samuel Maillen Belgium Adrian Fernémont Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
35 Belgium Kris Princen Belgium Peter Kaspers Belgium Kris Princen Citroën C3 Rally2 P
36 Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 R5 P
37 Belgium Vincent Verschueren Belgium Filip Cuvelier Belgium Vincent Verschueren Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
38 Belgium Bernd Casier Belgium Pieter Vyncke Belgium Bernd Casier Ford Fiesta Rally2 P
39 Belgium Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco Belgium Jasper Vermeulen Belgium Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo P
40 Belgium Maxime Potty Belgium Loïc Dumont Belgium Maxime Potty Ford Fiesta Rally2 P
41 Belgium Filip Pyck Belgium Peter Dehouck Belgium Filip Pyck Škoda Fabia R5 P
43 Belgium Harry Bouillon Belgium Gregory Antoine Belgium Harry Bouillon Škoda Fabia R5 P
45 Belgium Kevin Hommes Belgium Marco Hommes Belgium Kevin Hommes Škoda Fabia R5 P
46 Belgium Kurt Dujardyn Belgium Jeannick Breyne Belgium Kurt Dujardyn Škoda Fabia R5 P
Source:[8]
Rally4 entries competing in the Junior World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
54 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Marko Salminen Finland Porvoon Autopalvelu Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
55 Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Renārs Francis Latvia LMT Autosporta Akademija Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
56 United Kingdom Jon Armstrong United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
57 Finland Lauri Joona Finland Mikael Korhonen Finland Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
58 Republic of Ireland William Creighton Republic of Ireland Liam Regan Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
59 Estonia Robert Virves Estonia Aleks Lesk Estonia Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 P
Source:[8]

Route[edit]

Itinerary[edit]

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

Leg Date Time No. Stage name Distance
— 13 August 08:01 — Langemark [Shakedown] 9.81 km
1 13 August 13:36 SS1 Reninge — Vleteren 1 15.00 km
14:25 SS2 Westouter — Boeschepe 1 19.60 km
15:15 SS3 Kemmelberg 1 23.62 km
16:09 SS4 Zonnebeke 1 9.45 km
18:15 SS5 Reninge — Vleteren 2 15.00 km
19:04 SS6 Westouter — Boeschepe 2 19.60 km
19:54 SS7 Kemmelberg 2 23.62 km
20:48 SS8 Zonnebeke 2 9.45 km
2 14 August 09:11 SS9 Hollebeke 1 25.86 km
10:08 SS10 Dikkebus 1 12.49 km
11:01 SS11 Watou 1 13.62 km
11:51 SS12 Mesen — Middelhoek 1 7.99 km
14:11 SS13 Hollebeke 2 25.86 km
15:08 SS14 Dikkebus 2 12.49 km
16:01 SS15 Watou 2 13.62 km
16:51 SS16 Mesen — Middelhoek 2 7.99 km
3 15 August 08:30 SS17 Stavelot 1 9.05 km
09:08 SS18 Francorchamps 1 11.21 km
10:40 SS19 Stavelot 2 9.05 km
12:18 SS20 Francorchamps 2 [Power Stage] 11.21 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 2:30.24.2 0.0 25 3
2 2 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:30:54.9 +30.7 18 0
3 3 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:31:07.3 +43.1 15 2
4 4 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:31:13.8 +49.6 12 1
5 5 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:31:20.0 +55.8 10 4
6 6 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:34:10.7 +3:46.5 8 5
47 7 44 Gus Greensmith Chris Patterson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:14:22.7 +43:58.5 0 0
68 8 68 Pierre-Louis Loubet Florian Haut-Labourdette Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:56:26.7 +1:26.02.5 0 0
Retired SS10 18 Takamoto Katsuta Keaton Williams Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Crash 0 0
Retired SS3 16 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Crash 0 0

Special stages[edit]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
13 August — Langemark [Shakedown] 9.81 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:22.5 —
SS1 Reninge — Vleteren 1 15.00 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 7:49.1 Tänak / Järveoja
SS2 Westouter — Boeschepe 1 19.60 km Breen / Nagle Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:35.3 Breen / Nagle
SS3 Kemmelberg 1 23.62 km Breen / Nagle Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11:39.7
SS4 Zonnebeke 1 9.45 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:34.0 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS5 Reninge — Vleteren 2 15.00 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 7:49.0
SS6 Westouter — Boeschepe 2 19.60 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:27.0
SS7 Kemmelberg 2 23.62 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 11:28.8
SS8 Zonnebeke 2 9.45 km Stage cancelled
14 August SS9 Hollebeke 1 25.86 km Breen / Nagle Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:30.7 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS10 Dikkebus 1 12.49 km Breen / Nagle Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:23.9
SS11 Watou 1 13.62 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 6:42.0
SS12 Mesen — Middelhoek 1 7.99 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:23.8
SS13 Hollebeke 2 25.86 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 13:23.7
SS14 Dikkebus 2 12.49 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:19.1
SS15 Watou 2 13.62 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 6:37.1
SS16 Mesen — Middelhoek 2 7.99 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:21.2
15 August SS17 Stavelot 1 9.05 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 5:06.2
SS18 Francorchamps 1 11.21 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:56.9
SS19 Stavelot 2 9.05 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:04.0
SS20 Francorchamps 2 [Power Stage] 11.21 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:48.3

Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Sébastien Ogier 162 Julien Ingrassia 162 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 348
2 Elfyn Evans 124 Scott Martin 124 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 307
3 Thierry Neuville 124 Martijn Wydaeghe 124 M-Sport Ford WRT 135
4 Kalle Rovanperä 99 Jonne Halttunen 99 Hyundai 2C Competition 44
5 Ott Tänak 87 Martin Järveoja 87

World Rally Championship-2[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
19 1 21 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:51:32.9 +21:08.7 25 5 0
59 2 24 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:35:32.2 +1:05:08.0 18 4 0
Retired SS17 24 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Electrical 0 0 0
Retired SS13 20 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Engine 0 0 0
Retired SS7 23 Tom Kristensson David Arhusiander M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Suspension 0 0 0

Special stages[edit]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
13 August — Langemark [Shakedown] 9.81 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai i20 N Rally2 7:49.1 —
SS1 Reninge — Vleteren 1 15.00 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 8:28.2 Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS2 Westouter — Boeschepe 1 19.60 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta Rally2 11:26.6 Suninen / Markkula
SS3 Kemmelberg 1 23.62 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta Rally2 12:36.5
SS4 Zonnebeke 1 9.45 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta Rally2 4:57.7
SS5 Reninge — Vleteren 2 15.00 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta Rally2 8:24.6
SS6 Westouter — Boeschepe 2 19.60 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta Rally2 11:17.1
SS7 Kemmelberg 2 23.62 km Solberg / Johnston Hyundai i20 N Rally2 12:30.1 Solberg / Johnston
SS8 Zonnebeke 2 9.45 km Stage cancelled
14 August SS9 Hollebeke 1 25.86 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta Rally2 14:36.1 Solberg / Johnston
SS10 Dikkebus 1 12.49 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta Rally2 6:56.5
SS11 Watou 1 13.62 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta Rally2 7:13.0
SS12 Mesen — Middelhoek 1 7.99 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta Rally2 4:45.3
SS13 Hollebeke 2 25.86 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:26.2
SS14 Dikkebus 2 12.49 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 6:47.4
SS15 Watou 2 13.62 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 7:07.7
SS16 Mesen — Middelhoek 2 7.99 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:40.1
15 August SS17 Stavelot 1 9.05 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:27.7 Huttunen / Lukka
SS18 Francorchamps 1 11.21 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 7:23.9
SS19 Stavelot 2 9.05 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:24.9
SS20 Francorchamps 2 [Power Stage] 11.21 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai i20 N Rally2 8:13.4

Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Andreas Mikkelsen 98 Ola Fløene 98 Toksport WRT 168
2 Mads Østberg 87 Torstein Eriksen 87 M-Sport Ford WRT 131
3 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 82 Marcelo Der Ohannesian 82 Movisport 125
4 4 Jari Huttunen 60 3 Mikko Lukka 60 Hyundai Motorsport N 37
5 1 Esapekka Lappi 59 1 Janne Ferm 59

World Rally Championship-3[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
7 1 25 Yohan Rossel Alexandre Coria Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 2:42:39.1 0.0 25 4 6
8 2 39 Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco Jasper Vermeulen Pieter Jan Michiel Cracco Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:43:30.1 +51.0 18 0 4
10 3 37 Vincent Verschueren Filip Cuvelier Vincent Verschueren Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:43:55.3 +1:16.2 15 2 1
11 4 30 Sébastien Bedoret François Gilbert Sébastien Bedoret Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:45:10.7 +2:31.6 12 0 0
12 5 28 Josh McErlean James Fulton Josh McErlean Hyundai i20 R5 2:45:15.8 +2:36.7 10 0 0
13 6 38 Bernd Casier Pieter Vyncke Bernd Casier Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:45:37.5 +2:58.4 8 0 0
14 7 32 Ghislain de Mevius Johan Jalet Ghislain de Mevius Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:46:09.4 +3:30.3 6 3 0
15 8 27 Cédric De Cecco Jérôme Humblet Cédric De Cecco Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:46:31.1 +3:52.0 4 1 0
16 9 36 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 R5 2:47:24.2 +4:45.1 2 5 0
17 10 35 Kris Princen Peter Kaspers Kris Princen Citroën C3 Rally2 2:47:49.4 +5:10.3 1 0 0
24 11 41 Filip Pyck Peter Dehouck Filip Pyck Škoda Fabia R5 2:47:49.4 +5:10.3 0 0 0
28 12 45 Kevin Hommes Marco Hommes Kevin Hommes Škoda Fabia R5 2:47:49.4 +5:10.3 0 0 0
35 13 46 Kurt Dujardyn Jeannick Breyne Kurt Dujardyn Škoda Fabia R5 2:47:49.4 +5:10.3 0 0 0
50 14 29 Davy Vanneste Kris D'alleine Davy Vanneste Citroën C3 Rally2 2:47:49.4 +5:10.3 0 0 0
57 15 43 Harry Bouillon Gregory Antoine Harry Bouillon Škoda Fabia R5 2:47:49.4 +5:10.3 0 0 0
Retired SS9 31 Pieter Tsjoen Eddy Chevaillier Pieter Tsjoen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Crash 0 0 0
Retired SS7 40 Maxime Potty Loïc Dumont Maxime Potty Ford Fiesta Rally2 Engine 0 0 0
Did not start 26 Pepe López Borja Odriozola Pepe López Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn 0 0 0

Special stages[edit]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
13 August — Langemark [Shakedown] 9.81 km Vanneste / D'alleine Citroën C3 Rally2 4:46.4 —
SS1 Reninge — Vleteren 1 15.00 km Rossel / Coria
Vanneste / D'alleine 		Citroën C3 Rally2
Citroën C3 Rally2 		8:26.8 Rossel / Coria
Vanneste / D'alleine
SS2 Westouter — Boeschepe 1 19.60 km Vanneste / D'alleine Citroën C3 Rally2 11:19.2 Vanneste / D'alleine
SS3 Kemmelberg 1 23.62 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 12:37.7 Rossel / Coria
SS4 Zonnebeke 1 9.45 km Munster / Louka Hyundai i20 R5 4:57.6
SS5 Reninge — Vleteren 2 15.00 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 8:28.7
SS6 Westouter — Boeschepe 2 19.60 km Munster / Louka Hyundai i20 R5 11:18.1
SS7 Kemmelberg 2 23.62 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 12:30.2
SS8 Zonnebeke 2 9.45 km Stage cancelled
14 August SS9 Hollebeke 1 25.86 km Bedoret / Gilbert Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 14:27.5 Rossel / Coria
SS10 Dikkebus 1 12.49 km Bedoret / Gilbert Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 6:53.5
SS11 Watou 1 13.62 km Bedoret / Gilbert Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:10.2 Bedoret / Gilbert
SS12 Mesen — Middelhoek 1 7.99 km Vanneste / D'alleine
Munster / Louka 		Citroën C3 Rally2
Hyundai i20 R5 		4:46.1
SS13 Hollebeke 2 25.86 km Vanneste / D'alleine Citroën C3 Rally2 14:31.3
SS14 Dikkebus 2 12.49 km Munster / Louka Hyundai i20 R5 6:50.3
SS15 Watou 2 13.62 km Munster / Louka Hyundai i20 R5 7:06.3
SS16 Mesen — Middelhoek 2 7.99 km Munster / Louka Hyundai i20 R5 4:40.8
15 August SS17 Stavelot 1 9.05 km Rossel / Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 5:25.8 Rossel / Coria
SS18 Francorchamps 1 11.21 km de Mevius / Jalet Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:22.4
SS19 Stavelot 2 9.05 km de Mevius / Jalet Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:14.2
SS20 Francorchamps 2 [Power Stage] 11.21 km Munster / Louka Hyundai i20 R5 7:17.0

Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 Yohan Rossel 127 1 Alexandre Coria 99
2 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 82 1 Maciek Szczepaniak 82
3 Nicolas Ciamin 57 Yannick Roche 57
4 Fabrizio Zaldívar 39 Carlos del Barrio 39
5 Pepe López 36 Silver Simm 32

Junior World Rally Championship[edit]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
20 1 56 Jon Armstrong Phil Hall Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:51:55.4 0.0 25 7
21 2 54 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Porvoon Autopalvelu Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:52:56.0 +1:00.6 18 2
22 3 59 Robert Virves Aleks Lesk Autosport Team Estonia Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:53:17.1 +1:21.7 15 0
23 4 57 Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:53:43.2 +1:47.8 12 0
25 5 58 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 2:55:27.3 +3:31.9 10 7
70 6 55 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis LMT Autosporta Akademija Ford Fiesta Rally4 4:03:25.1 +1:11:29.7 8 2

Special stages[edit]

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
13 August — Langemark [Shakedown] 9.81 km No stage winners — —
SS1 Reninge — Vleteren 1 15.00 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 9:01.2 Armstrong / Hall
SS2 Westouter — Boeschepe 1 19.60 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:15.7
SS3 Kemmelberg 1 23.62 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 13:19.6
SS4 Zonnebeke 1 9.45 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:15.7
SS5 Reninge — Vleteren 2 15.00 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta Rally4 8:57.1
SS6 Westouter — Boeschepe 2 19.60 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 11:56.7
SS7 Kemmelberg 2 23.62 km Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally4 13:18.0
SS8 Zonnebeke 2 9.45 km Stage cancelled
14 August SS9 Hollebeke 1 25.86 km Stage cancelled
SS10 Dikkebus 1 12.49 km Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally4 7:21.2 Armstrong / Hall
SS11 Watou 1 13.62 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 7:37.7
SS12 Mesen — Middelhoek 1 7.99 km Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:03.2
SS13 Hollebeke 2 25.86 km Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally4 15:28.8
SS14 Dikkebus 2 12.49 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 7:12.9
SS15 Watou 2 13.62 km Armstrong / Hall Ford Fiesta Rally4 7:33.9
SS16 Mesen — Middelhoek 2 7.99 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:00.4
15 August SS17 Stavelot 1 9.05 km Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:49.9
SS18 Francorchamps 1 11.21 km Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally4 7:52.3
SS19 Stavelot 2 9.05 km Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally4 5:47.6
SS20 Francorchamps 2 11.21 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta Rally4 7:46.2

Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Trophy for nations
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Sami Pajari 91 Marko Salminen 91 1  Finland 76
2 1 Jon Armstrong 88 1 Phil Hall 88 1  United Kingdom 68
3 1 Mārtiņš Sesks 77 1 Renars Francis 77 2  Latvia 68
4 Lauri Joona 52 2 Liam Regan 45  Estonia 46
5 1 William Creighton 45 1 Petr Těšínský 34  Ireland 42

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 8 April 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. ^ "Resurgent Neuville bags emotional Belgium triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ^ "WRC2: Huttunen claims unpected rally". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ^ "WRC3: Rossel strengthens title chanllenge with Belgium win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Junior WRC: Armstrong blasts to Ypres glory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d "Entry List Ypres Rally Belgium 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

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