2022 Croatia Rally
The 2022 Croatia Rally (also known as the Rally Croatia 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 April 2022. It marked the 46th running of the Croatia Rally, and was the third round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Zagreb in Central Croatia and was contested over 20 special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 291.84 km (181.34 mi).
| 2022 Croatia Rally Rally Croatia 2022 | |||
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Round 3 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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The Croatia Rally was the first tarmac rally on the calendar. | |||
| Host country | Croatia | ||
| Rally base | Zagreb | ||
| Dates run | 21 – 24 April 2022 | ||
| Start location | Samobor, Zagreb County | ||
| Finish location | Kumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje | ||
| Stages | 20 (291.84 km; 181.34 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 979.55 km (608.66 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,356.29 km (842.76 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 66 | ||
| Crews | 63 at start, 56 at finish | ||
| Cancellation | SS15 cancelled due to safety concern. | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:48:21.5 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 9:01.8 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Yohan Rossel Benjamin Boulloud PH Sport 2:58:22.5 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Zoltán László Tamás Kürti 3:32:47.0 | ||
| J-WRC winner | Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen 3:07:24.9 | ||
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. However, they did not complete to defend their title as Ogier undertook a partial program in 2022 and Ingrassia retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season. Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category, with the British crew of Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall were the defending title-holders in the junior class.
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won a back-to-back victory. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title. Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Zoltán László and Tamás Kürti won the World Rally Championship-3 category, while the Finnish crew of the Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen won the junior class.