12. Rally Estonia 2022
14. 7. – 17. 7. 2022, Tartu • Estonian Autosport Events MTÜ • gravel 313.84 km • total distance including road sections - 1486.77 km • Other years
#22
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 
SP ***
SP ***
RC2
Final results
25. overall
12. class RC2
25. WRC
12. WRC2 Open
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Visit Estonia Tartu 1 (1.66 km) | 1:44.9 | 22.
11. class RC2 22. WRC 11. WRC2 Open |
57.0 km/h 3.73 s/km |
1:44.9 | 22.
11. class RC2 22. WRC 11. WRC2 Open |
|
| "It's an awesome feeling. It has been a long time in the making to get a WRC event in Estonia and now it's becoming a regularity, so that's very nice." | ||||||
| SS2 Peipisääre 1 (24.35 km) | 14:19.2 | 12.
1. class RC2 12. WRC 1. WRC2 Open |
102.0 km/h 2.24 s/km |
16:04.1 | 13.
2. class RC2 13. WRC 2. WRC2 Open |
|
| “Definitely happy, I got a bit mad in the middle because I thought I had a puncture and I took some corners carefully, after that continued normally.” | ||||||
| SS3 Mustvee 1 (17.09 km) | 9:34.4 | 13.
2. class RC2 13. WRC 2. WRC2 Open |
107.1 km/h 2.18 s/km |
25:38.5 | 12.
1. class RC2 12. WRC 1. WRC2 Open |
|
| “The bumper is missing? I wasn’t happy with the stage because we had vibration in the front axle but that might be connected with the bumper.” | ||||||
| SS4 Raanitsa 1 (21.45 km) | 11:06.1 | 16.
6. class RC2 16. WRC 6. WRC2 Open |
115.9 km/h 2.22 s/km |
36:44.6 | 14.
4. class RC2 14. WRC 4. WRC2 Open |
|
| “Grip was incredibly poor in there. I missed a junction, spun and stalled so we had to get going again.” | ||||||
| SS5 Vastsemõisa 1 (6.70 km) | 4:31.4 | 16.
6. class RC2 16. WRC 6. WRC2 Open |
88.9 km/h 2.18 s/km |
41:16.0 | 14.
4. class RC2 14. WRC 4. WRC2 Open |
|
| “The plan would be to avoid problems. The second loop is gonna be rough. We already lost a bumper and had a spin, need to make sure that doesn’t happen again.” | ||||||
| SS6 Peipisääre 2 (24.35 km) | 14:41.9 | 14.
4. class RC2 14. WRC 4. WRC2 Open |
99.4 km/h 2.64 s/km |
55:57.9 | 14.
4. class RC2 14. WRC 4. WRC2 Open |
|
| SS7 Mustvee 2 (17.09 km) | 10:48.4 | 27.
13. class RC2 27. WRC 13. WRC2 Open |
94.9 km/h 6.42 s/km |
1:06:46.3 | 17.
7. class RC2 17. WRC 7. WRC2 Open |
|
| Puncture | ||||||
| “On this new narrow section, there was a rock in the line or something and that was it.” | ||||||
| SS8 Raanitsa 2 (21.45 km) | 11:25.0 | 17.
8. class RC2 17. WRC 8. WRC2 Open |
112.7 km/h 2.83 s/km |
1:18:11.3 | 16.
7. class RC2 16. WRC 7. WRC2 Open |
|
| Second puncture | ||||||
| SS9 Vastsemõisa 2 (6.70 km) |
14:45.3 [N] |
35.
17. class RC2 35. WRC 16. WRC2 Open |
27.2 km/h 92.85 s/km |
1:32:56.6 [SR] |
29.
14. class RC2 29. WRC 14. WRC2 Open |
|
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Elva 1 (11.73 km) | 6:20.0 | 15.
4. class RC2 15. WRC 4. WRC2 Open |
111.1 km/h 1.94 s/km |
1:39:16.6 [SR] |
29.
14. class RC2 29. WRC 14. WRC2 Open |
|
| SS11 Mäeküla 1 (10.27 km) | 6:12.8 | 14.
3. class RC2 14. WRC 3. WRC2 Open |
99.2 km/h 2.41 s/km |
1:45:29.4 [SR] |
28.
13. class RC2 28. WRC 13. WRC2 Open |
|
| SS12 Otepää 1 (17.08 km) | 9:22.5 | 16.
8. class RC2 16. WRC 8. WRC2 Open |
109.3 km/h 3.04 s/km |
1:54:51.9 [SR] |
28.
13. class RC2 28. WRC 13. WRC2 Open |
|
| SS13 Neeruti 1 (7.60 km) | 5:13.5 | 26.
12. class RC2 26. WRC 12. WRC2 Open |
87.3 km/h 4.55 s/km |
2:00:05.4 [SR] |
28.
13. class RC2 28. WRC 13. WRC2 Open |
|
| SS14 Elva 2 (11.73 km) | 6:24.5 | 17.
6. class RC2 17. WRC 6. WRC2 Open |
109.8 km/h 2.30 s/km |
2:06:29.9 [SR] |
28.
13. class RC2 28. WRC 13. WRC2 Open |
|
| SS15 Mäekülä 2 (10.27 km) | 6:14.5 | 17.
6. class RC2 17. WRC 6. WRC2 Open |
98.7 km/h 3.01 s/km |
2:12:44.4 [SR] |
28.
13. class RC2 28. WRC 13. WRC2 Open |
|
| SS16 Otepää 2 (17.08 km) | 9:20.8 | 16.
6. class RC2 16. WRC 6. WRC2 Open |
109.6 km/h 2.69 s/km |
2:22:05.2 [SR] |
28.
13. class RC2 28. WRC 13. WRC2 Open |
|
| SS17 Neeruti 2 (7.60 km) | 5:02.4 | 15.
4. class RC2 15. WRC 4. WRC2 Open |
90.5 km/h 2.76 s/km |
2:27:07.6 [SR] |
28.
13. class RC2 28. WRC 13. WRC2 Open |
|
| SS18 Toyota Tartu 2 (1.66 km) | 1:45.7 | 20.
9. class RC2 20. WRC 9. WRC2 Open |
56.5 km/h 3.55 s/km |
2:28:53.3 [SR] |
28.
13. class RC2 28. WRC 13. WRC2 Open |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS19 Tartu Vald 1 (6.56 km) | 5:52.4 | 10.
1. class RC2 10. WRC 1. WRC2 Open |
67.0 km/h 1.66 s/km |
2:34:45.7 [SR] |
28.
13. class RC2 28. WRC 13. WRC2 Open |
|
| SS20 Kanepi 1 (16.48 km) | 8:35.1 | 9.
1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2 Open |
115.2 km/h 1.55 s/km |
2:43:20.8 [SR] |
27.
13. class RC2 27. WRC 13. WRC2 Open |
|
| SS21 Kambja 1 (15.95 km) | 10:18.5 | 30.
15. class RC2 30. WRC 15. WRC2 Open |
92.8 km/h 5.62 s/km |
2:53:39.3 [SR] |
26.
13. class RC2 26. WRC 13. WRC2 Open |
|
| Puncture | ||||||
| SS22 Tartu Vald 2 (6.56 km) | 5:47.5 | 9.
1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2 Open |
68.0 km/h 1.34 s/km |
2:59:26.8 [SR] |
26.
13. class RC2 26. WRC 13. WRC2 Open |
|
| "We had a mistake on the previous stage. We need to find a good balance between pushing and steady speed." | ||||||
| SS23 Kanepi 2 (16.48 km) | 9:10.3 | 10.
1. class RC2 10. WRC 1. WRC2 Open |
107.8 km/h 3.27 s/km |
3:08:37.1 [SR] |
25.
12. class RC2 25. WRC 12. WRC2 Open |
|
| "I went into a ditch, otherwise quite calm. Bulacia was in a bad place, it was so slippery there." | ||||||
| SS24 Kambja 2[Power Stage] (15.95 km) | 10:28.8 | 10.
4. class RC2 10. WRC 4. WRC2 Open |
91.3 km/h 4.43 s/km |
3:19:05.9 [SR] |
25.
12. class RC2 25. WRC 12. WRC2 Open |
|
| "Quite a slippery stage to finish it off. We're now looking forward to Finland." | ||||||
