2022 Ypres Rally
The 2022 Ypres Rally (also known as the Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 18 and 21 August 2022. It marked the fifty-eighth running of the Ypres Rally. The event was the ninth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Ypres in West Flanders and was contested over twenty special stages covering a total competitive distance of 281.58 km (174.97 mi).
| 2022 Ypres Rally Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022 | |||
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Round 9 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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| Host country | Belgium | ||
| Rally base | Ypres, West Flanders | ||
| Dates run | 18 – 21 August 2022 | ||
| Start location | Vleteren, West Flanders | ||
| Finish location | Kemmelberg, Flanders | ||
| Stages | 20 (281.58 km; 174.97 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 405.66 km (252.07 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 687.24 km (427.03 miles) | ||
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| Crews registered | 88 | ||
| Crews | 85 at start, 69 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:25:38.9 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 6:58.6 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy 2:35:24.6 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Jan Černý Tom Woodburn 2:53:14.2 | ||
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category, but neither of them defended their titles as Rossel stepped up to WRC-2, while Coria moved to the top-tier to co-drive with Adrien Fourmaux for M-Sport.
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won their third rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, successfully defended their title. Stéphane Lefebvre and Andy Malfoy won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Jan Černý and Tom Woodburn won the World Rally Championship-3 category.