2022 Rally Catalunya (World Rally Championship)
The 2022 Rally Catalunya (also known as the RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 October 2022. It marked the fifty-seventh running of the Rally de Catalunya. The event was the twelfth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Salou in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia and was contested over nineteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 293.77 km (182.54 mi).
| 2022 Rally Catalunya RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2022 | |||
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Round 12 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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The rally featured fast and smooth circuit-like asphalt. | |||
| Host country | Spain | ||
| Rally base | Salou, Catalonia | ||
| Dates run | 20 – 23 October 2022 | ||
| Start location | Lleida, Catalonia | ||
| Finish location | Riudecanyes, Catalonia | ||
| Stages | 19 (293.77 km; 182.54 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 1,086.20 km (674.93 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,379.97 km (857.47 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 67 | ||
| Crews | 64 at start, 57 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Benjamin Veillas Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:44:43.9 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Sébastien Ogier Benjamin Veillas Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 10:06.4 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Motorsport N 2:54:29.6 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Lauri Joona Mikael Korhonen 3:04:36.1 | ||
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Eric Camilli and Maxime Vilmot were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category. Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending winners in the WRC-3 category.
Sébastien Ogier and Benjamin Veillas won their first rally of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, won the 2022 manufacturers' title. Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen won the World Rally Championship-3 category, and with the victory, Joona became the 2022 WRC-3 champion.