11th edition of Rally Estonia
The 2021 Rally Estonia (also known as the Rally Estonia 2021 ) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 15 and 18 July 2021.[ 2] Rally Estonia . The event was the seventh round of the 2021 World Rally Championship , World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 . It was also the third round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship .[ 3] Tartu in Tartu County and contested over twenty-four special stages totalling 319.38 km (198.45 mi) in competitive distance.[ 1]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT , were the defending manufacturers' winners.[ 4] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category.[ 5] Oliver Solberg and Aaron Johnston were the reigning rally winners,[ 6] Hyundai Motorsport .[ 7] Mārtiņš Sesks and Renārs Francis were the defending winners.[ 8]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won the rally, the first of their careers. At the age of twenty, Rovanperä became the youngest driver to win a WRC event . Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT , were the manufacturer's winners.[ 9] Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene won the World Rally Championship-2 category,[ 10] Aleksey Lukyanuk and Yaroslav Fedorov won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[ 11] Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen was the winner in the junior class.[ 12]
Background
Championship standings prior to the event
Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a thirty-four-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin . Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further twenty-two points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a massive fifty-nine-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT , followed by M-Sport Ford WRT .
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene held a two-point lead ahead of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian in third. In the teams' championship, Movisport and Toksport WRT co-leading the championship, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.
In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel and Alexandre Coria led drivers' and co-drivers' championship respectively. Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciek Szczepaniak were second, trailed by Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche .
In the junior championship, Mārtiņš Sesks and Renars Francis led Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen by nine points. Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall were third, four points further back. In the Nations' standings, Latvia held a ten-point lead over Finland , with United Kingdom in third.
Entry list
The following crews were set to enter the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were ten in the World Rally Championship-2 and fourteen in the World Rally Championship-3. A further eight crews were set to enter the Junior World Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta Rally4s .
Route
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3 ).
Leg
Date
Time
No.
Stage name
Distance
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15 July
09:01
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Abissaare [Shakedown ]
6.23 km
1
15 July
20:38
SS1
Tartu 1
1.64 km
16 July
09:40
SS2
Arula 1
12.68 km
10:28
SS3
Otepää 1
17.05 km
11:16
SS4
Kanepi 1
16.54 km
12:08
SS5
Kambja 1
17.85 km
15:34
SS6
Arula 2
12.68 km
16:22
SS7
Otepää 2
17.05 km
17:10
SS8
Kanepi 2
16.54 km
18:08
SS9
Kambja 2
17.85 km
2
17 July
08:06
SS10
Peipsiääre 1
23.53 km
09.08
SS11
Mustvee 1
12.28 km
10:36
SS12
Raanitsa 1
22.76 km
11:39
SS13
Vastsemõisa 1
6.70 km
15:06
SS14
Peipsiääre 2
23.53 km
16:08
SS15
Mustvee 2
12.28 km
17:34
SS16
Raanitsa 2
22.76 km
18:37
SS17
Vastsemõisa 2
6.70 km
20:08
SS18
Tartu 2
1.64 km
3
18 July
07:21
SS19
Neeruti 1
7.82 km
08:09
SS20
Elva 1
11.72 km
09:08
SS21
Tartu vald 1
6.51 km
11:41
SS22
Neeruti 2
7.82 km
12:29
SS23
Elva 2
11.72 km
14:18
SS24
Tartu vald 2 [Power Stage ]
6.51 km
Source:[ 1]
Report
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
World Rally Championship-2
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
World Rally Championship-3
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
Junior World Rally Championship
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
Notes
^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation ), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation ), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.^ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.
^ a b Aleksey Lukyanuk is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation ), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.^ Yaroslav Fedorov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation ), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.^ a b Radik Shaymiev is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation ), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.^ Maxim Tsvetkov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation ), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
References
External links
Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points
Cancelled events
Sweden
Chile
Great Britain
Japan
