2021 Ypres Rally
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. 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. 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.
| 2021 Ypres Rally Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021 | |||
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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 base | Ypres, West Flanders | ||
| Dates run | 13 – 15 August 2021 | ||
| Start location | Lo-Reninge, West Flanders | ||
| Finish location | Stavelot, Liège | ||
| Stages | 20 (295.78 km; 183.79 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 653.71 km (406.20 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 949.49 km (589.99 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 108 | ||
| Crews | 99 at start, 73 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:30:24.2 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 6:48.3 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Hyundai Motorsport N 2:51:32.9 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Yohan Rossel Alexandre Coria 2:42:39.1 | ||
| J-WRC winner | Jon Armstrong Phil Hall 2:51:55.4 | ||
Local heroes Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their home rally. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka won the World Rally Championship-2 category, while Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria won the World Rally Championship-3 category. The British crew of Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall was the winner in the junior class.