2020 Rally Estonia

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2020 Rally Estonia
10. Rally Estonia
Round 4 of 7 in the 2020 World Rally Championship
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Estonia became the thirty-third nation to hold a World Rally Championship event.
Host country Estonia
Rally baseTartu, Tartu County
Dates run4 – 6 September 2020
Start locationTartu, Tartu County
Finish locationKambja, Tartu County
Stages17 (232.64 km; 144.56 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance639.25 km (397.21 miles)
Overall distance871.89 km (541.77 miles)
Results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
1:59:53.6
WRC-2 winnerNorway Mads Østberg
Norway Torstein Eriksen
France PH-Sport
2:08:10.9
WRC-3 winnerSweden Oliver Solberg
Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston
2:07:32.2
J-WRC winnerLatvia
Latvia
Latvia
2:21:20.5
Power Stage winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
10:12.4
Crews registered60
Crews59 at start, 44 at finish

The 2020 Rally Estonia (also known as the Rally Estonia 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 4 and 6 September 2020.[2] It marked the tenth running of Rally Estonia and was the fourth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was based in the town of Tartu in Tartu County and consisted of seventeen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 232.64 km (144.56 mi).[1]

The rally marked the return of the FIA World Rally Championship after a half-year hiatus by the COVID-19 pandemic and was the 600th event since the championship was founded back to 1973.[3][4]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the overall winners of the rally, winning their home event for the third straight year. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[5] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the winners in the WRC-2 category, while Oliver Solberg and Aaron Johnston won the WRC-3 class.[6][7] In the junior championship, the Latvian crew of and won the event.[8]

Background[]

Championship standings prior to the event[]

Six-time world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with an eight-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were third, a further twelve points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a twenty-one-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, following by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen held a nine-point lead ahead of Nikolay Gryazin and in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Pontus Tidemand and in third. In the manufacturer' championship, Hyundai Motorsport N led M-Sport Ford WRT by twenty-two points. PH-Sport sit in third, a slender two points behind.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, the crew of Eric Camilli and , Jari Huttunen and , and Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and all held twenty-five points in the standings.

In the junior championship, Tom Kristensson and led and by nine points. and were third, a slender four points further back. In the Nations' championships, Sweden held a seven-point lead over Latvia, with Estonia in third.

Schedule changes and event inclusion[]

See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on motorsport

Following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the championship, a number of events were cancelled or postponed indefinitely for health and safety grounds, with Rally Mexico abridged to give time for crews to head home due to lockdowns being implemented across the world. It was then announced on 2 July 2020 that the season would return with an updated calendar, with Rally Estonia hosting the resuming round between 4 and 6 September. The country became the thirty-third nation to stage a championship round in the WRC.[9]

Entry list[]

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3, and Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Sixty entries were received, with thirteen crews entered in World Rally Cars, six Group R5 cars entered in the World Rally Championship-2, twenty-two in the World Rally Championship-3. A further twelve crews were entered in the Junior World Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta R2s.

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship entries
3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
7 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais France Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
17 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
42 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
44 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
64 Estonia Georg Gross Estonia Raigo Mõlder Estonia OT Racing Ford Fiesta WRC M
65 Finland Finland Finland JanPro Ford Fiesta WRC M
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
21 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France PH-Sport[a] Citroën C3 R5 M
22 Russia Nikolay Gryazin Russia South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N[b] Hyundai NG i20 R5 P
23 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
24 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Sweden Jonas Andersson South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N[b] Hyundai NG i20 R5 P
25 France Adrien Fourmaux Belgium Renaud Jamoul United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
26 Norway Eyvind Brynildsen Austria Ilka Minor Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
World Rally Championship-3 entries
27 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Finland Jari Huttunen[c] Hyundai NG i20 R5 M
28 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson[d] Citroën C3 R5 P
29 France France France [e] Citroën C3 R5 M
30 Chile Argentina Chile [f] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
31 France Yohan Rossel France France PH-Sport[a] Citroën C3 R5 M
32 Finland Finland Finland [g] Škoda Fabia R5 P
34 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz[h] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
35 Sweden Oliver Solberg Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Sweden Oliver Solberg[i] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
36 Luxembourg Belgium Luxembourg Hyundai i20 R5 P
37 Estonia Estonia Estonia Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
38 Estonia Estonia Estonia Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
39 Estonia Karl Kruuda Australia Estonia Karl Kruuda Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
40 Estonia Estonia Estonia Škoda Fabia R5 P
41 Estonia Egon Kaur Estonia Estonia Kaur Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
43 Estonia Estonia Estonia Ford Fiesta R5 P
45 Estonia Ukraine Volodymyr Korsia Estonia Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
46 Estonia Estonia Estonia Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
47 Spain Jan Solans Spain Spain Jan Solans Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
48 Russia Russia Russia Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
49 Poland Poland Poland Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
50 United States Sean Johnston United States France Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 R5 P
51 Saudi Arabia Portugal Saudi Arabia Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
Junior World Rally Championship entries
52 Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden Sweden Tom Kristensson Motorsport Ford Fiesta R2 P
53 Latvia Latvia Latvia Ford Fiesta R2 P
54 Estonia Estonia Estonia Ford Fiesta R2 P
55 Finland Finland Marko Salminen Finland Ford Fiesta R2 P
56 Romania Romania Romania Ford Fiesta R2 P
57 Paraguay Argentina Paraguay Ford Fiesta R2 P
58 United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom Ford Fiesta R2 P
59 Sweden Sweden Sweden Ford Fiesta R2 P
60 Italy Italy Italy Ford Fiesta R2 P
61 Italy Italy Italy Ford Fiesta R2 P
62 Italy Italy Italy Ford Fiesta R2 P
63 Estonia Estonia Estonia Ford Fiesta R2 P
Source:[10]

Route[]

The rally features a short format schedule, which lasts only three days.[11] This leads to the change of road order rules—Saturday's first loop would start as championship order, while the second loop would revert to the standard reversed order, which usually comes into effect on the second leg.[12]

Itinerary[]

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
4 September 09:01 — Abissaare [Shakedown] 5.51 km
Leg 1 — 1.28 km
4 September 19:08 SS1 Tartu 1.28 km
Leg 2 — 146.40 km
5 September 07:40 SS2 Prangli 1 20.23 km
08:21 SS3 Kanepi 1 16.89 km
09:08 SS4 Otepää 1 9.60 km
10:00 SS5 Mäeküla 1 14.76 km
11:19 SS6 Elva 1 11.72 km
14:37 SS7 Prangli 2 20.23 km
15:18 SS8 Kanepi 2 16.89 km
16:08 SS9 Otepää 2 9.60 km
17:00 SS10 Mäeküla 2 14.76 km
18:19 SS11 Elva 2 11.72 km
Leg 3 — 84.96 km
6 September 07:35 SS12 Arula 1 6.97 km
08:09 SS13 Kaagvere 1 15.46 km
09:08 SS14 Kambja 1 20.05 km
10:49 SS15 Arula 2 6.97 km
11:28 SS16 Kaagvere 2 15.46 km
13:18 SS17 Kambja 2 [Power Stage] 20.05 km
Source:[1]

Report[]

World Rally Cars[]

Local heroes Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja led almost the entire rally to win their home event.[5] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen received a one-minute time penalty for illegally removing the radiator blanking plate.[13] Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul retired from Saturday afternoon after they damaged their rear-right suspension.[14] The Belgian crew's rally was further compromised as they suffered an electrical issue in the penultimate Power Stage.[15] Takamoto Katsuta and Daniel Barritt crashed out on Sunday, while Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais retired from their top-tier debut when they broke their steering.[5]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:59:53.6 0.0 25 3
2 2 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:00:15.8 +22.2 18 1
3 3 17 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:00:20.5 +26.9 15 2
4 4 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:00:35.5 +41.9 12 4
5 5 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:01:12.3 +1:18.7 10 5
6 6 3 Teemu Suninen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:02:33.2 +2:39.6 8 0
7 7 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:02:45.6 +2:52.0 6 0
8 8 44 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:04:47.4 +4:53.8 4 0
25 9 65 JanPro Ford Fiesta WRC 2:15:35.7 +15:42.1 0 0
Retired SS17 11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Electrical 0 0
Retired SS13 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Steering 0 0
Retired SS13 18 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Rolled 0 0
Retired SS2 64 Georg Gross Raigo Mõlder OT Racing Ford Fiesta WRC Accident 0 0

Special stages[]

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
4 September — Abissaare [Shakedown] 5.51 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:56.8 N/A
SS1 Tartu 1.28 km Lappi / Ferm
Ogier / Ingrassia 		Ford Fiesta WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC 		1:17.0 Lappi / Ferm
Ogier / Ingrassia
5 September SS2 Prangli 1 20.23 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 9:52.1 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS3 Kanepi 1 16.89 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:16.6 Tänak / Järveoja
SS4 Otepää 1 9.60 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:04.5
SS5 Mäeküla 1 14.76 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 7:46.2
SS6 Elva 1 11.72 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:05.1
SS7 Prangli 2 20.23 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 9:45.3
SS8 Kanepi 2 16.89 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:10.6
SS9 Otepää 2 9.60 km Breen / Nagle Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:00.4
SS10 Mäeküla 2 14.76 km Breen / Nagle Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 7:40.1
SS11 Elva 2 11.72 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 5:58.0
6 September SS12 Arula 1 6.97 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 3:15.3
SS13 Kaagvere 1 15.46 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 8:42.5
SS14 Kambja 1 20.05 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 10:26.9
SS15 Arula 2 6.97 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 3:14.7
SS16 Kaagvere 2 15.46 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 8:34.1
SS17 Kambja 2 [Power Stage] 20.05 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 10:12.4

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Sébastien Ogier 79 1rightarrow blue.svg Julien Ingrassia 79 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 137
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Elfyn Evans 70 1rightarrow blue.svg Scott Martin 70 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 132
3 1uparrow green.svg 2 Ott Tänak 66 1uparrow green.svg 2 Martin Järveoja 66 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 83
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Kalle Rovanperä 55 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonne Halttunen 55
5 1downarrow red.svg 2 Thierry Neuville 42 1downarrow red.svg 2 Nicolas Gilsoul 42

World Rally Championship-2[]

Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen dominated the class after a puncture.[6] Early leaders Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson retired from Saturday when they hit a radiator issue.[16] Things went from bad to worse when they rolled their Hyundai in the final stage after the restart. Teammate Nikolay Gryazin and could've finished second, but a puncture dropped them three minutes and tumbled to fifth.[6]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
10 1 21 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen PH-Sport Citroën C3 R5 2:08:10.9 0.0 25 1
13 2 25 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:09:39.3 +1:28.4 18 0
15 3 23 Pontus Tidemand Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:11:01.0 +2:50.1 15 0
16 4 26 Eyvind Brynildsen Ilka Minor Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:11:03.1 +2:52.2 12 0
19 5 22 Nikolay Gryazin Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai NG i20 R5 1:20:03.7 +4:10.6 8 0
Retired SS16 24 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai NG i20 R5 Rolled 0 0

Special stages[]

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
4 September — Abissaare [Shakedown] 5.51 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 3:09.4 N/A
SS1 Tartu 1.28 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 1:18.2 Østberg / Eriksen
5 September SS2 Prangli 1 20.23 km Veiby / Andersson Hyundai NG i20 R5 10:31.8 Veiby / Andersson
SS3 Kanepi 1 16.89 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 8:55.1 Østberg / Eriksen
SS4 Otepää 1 9.60 km Gryazin / Hyundai NG i20 R5 5:29.8 Fourmaux / Jamoul
SS5 Mäeküla 1 14.76 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 8:16.2
SS6 Elva 1 11.72 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 6:28.7 Østberg / Eriksen
SS7 Prangli 2 20.23 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 10:27.3
SS8 Kanepi 2 16.89 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 8:46.4
SS9 Otepää 2 9.60 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 5:21.1
SS10 Mäeküla 2 14.76 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 8:13.2
SS11 Elva 2 11.72 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 6:22.2
6 September SS12 Arula 1 6.97 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 3:31.1
SS13 Kaagvere 1 15.46 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 9:13.5
SS14 Kambja 1 20.05 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 11:10.4
SS15 Arula 2 6.97 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 3:28.9
SS16 Kaagvere 2 15.46 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 9:09.3
SS17 Kambja 2 20.05 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 11:02.9

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Mads Østberg 75 1rightarrow blue.svg Torstein Eriksen 75 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Motorsport N 84
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Pontus Tidemand 55 1uparrow green.svg 1 55 1uparrow green.svg 1 PH-Sport 75
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Nikolay Gryazin 51 1uparrow green.svg 2 Renaud Jamoul 48 1downarrow red.svg 1 M-Sport Ford WRT 70
4 1uparrow green.svg 1 Adrien Fourmaux 48 1downarrow red.svg 2 41 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 67
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Ole Christian Veiby 33 1downarrow red.svg 1 Jonas Andersson 33

World Rally Championship-3[]

Oliver Solberg and Aaron Johnston overcame two punctures to lead the class on Saturday, and easily won the class.[17] Major retirements were Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak, and , and and . All three crews were forced to retire as they rolled their cars.[7]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
9 1 35 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:07:32.2 0.0 25 2
11 2 27 Jari Huttunen Jari Huttunen Hyundai NG i20 R5 2:08:31.2 +59.0 18 0
12 3 41 Egon Kaur Kaur Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:09:20.0 +1:47.8 15 0
14 4 28 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Citroën C3 R5 2:10:08.8 +2:36.6 12 0
17 5 39 Karl Kruuda Karl Kruuda Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:11:37.1 +4:04.9 10 0
18 6 29 Citroën C3 R5 2:11:44.9 +4:12.7 8 0
20 7 40 Škoda Fabia R5 2:12:16.7 +4:44.5 6 0
21 8 50 Sean Johnston Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 R5 2:12:24.8 +4:52.6 4 0
22 9 31 Yohan Rossel PH Sport Citroën C3 R5 2:12:36.2 +5:04.0 2 0
23 10 43 Ford Fiesta R5 2:13:56.9 +6:24.7 1 0
24 11 36 Hyundai i20 R5 2:14:15.9 +6:43.7 0 0
26 12 47 Jan Solans Jan Solans Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:16:03.1 +8:30.9 0 0
27 13 49 Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:21:05.7 +13:33.5 0 0
31 14 48 Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:24:09.0 +16:36.8 0 0
34 15 38 Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:27:09.1 +19:36.9 0 0
39 16 32 Škoda Fabia R5 2:42:30.6 +34:58.4 0 0
42 17 45 Volodymyr Korsia Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:59:51.8 +52:19.6 0 0
43 18 51 Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:44:14.8 +1:36:41.6 0 0
Retired SS17 34 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Rolled 0 0
Retired SS16 46 Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Rolled 0 0
Retired SS13 37 Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Rolled 0 0
Retired SS3 30 Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Mechanical 0 0

Special stages[]

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
4 September — Abissaare [Shakedown] 5.51 km Huttunen / Hyundai NG i20 R5 3:10.1 N/A
SS1 Tartu 1.28 km Huttunen / Hyundai NG i20 R5 1:18.5 Huttunen /
5 September SS2 Prangli 1 20.23 km Kaur / Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 10:29.2 Kaur /
SS3 Kanepi 1 16.89 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 8:51.9
SS4 Otepää 1 9.60 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:21.4 Solberg / Johnston
SS5 Mäeküla 1 14.76 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 8:15.1
SS6 Elva 1 11.72 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 6:26.8
SS7 Prangli 2 20.23 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:27.0
SS8 Kanepi 2 16.89 km Kaur / Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 8:47.3
SS9 Otepää 2 9.60 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:19.3
SS10 Mäeküla 2 14.76 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 8:17.4
SS11 Elva 2 11.72 km Huttunen / Hyundai NG i20 R5 6:23.5
6 September SS12 Arula 1 6.97 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:29.1
SS13 Kaagvere 1 15.46 km Huttunen / Hyundai NG i20 R5 9:07.3
SS14 Kambja 1 20.05 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:04.5
SS15 Arula 2 6.97 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:27.7
SS16 Kaagvere 2 15.46 km Huttunen / Hyundai NG i20 R5 9:03.7
SS17 Kambja 2 20.05 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:00.2

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 1uparrow green.svg 1 Jari Huttunen 43 1uparrow green.svg 1 43
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 37 1uparrow green.svg 12 Aaron Johnston 35
3 1uparrow green.svg 11 Oliver Solberg 35 1uparrow green.svg 1 26
4 1rightarrow blue.svg 26 1downarrow red.svg 1 25
5 1downarrow red.svg 4 Eric Camilli 25 1downarrow red.svg 4 25

Junior World Rally Championship[]

Despite the fact that and failed to win a stage, consistent pace helped the local crew to the junior class.[18] However, the local crew suffered a puncture on Sunday, which handed the victory to the Latvian crew of and .[8]

Classification[]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
28 1 53 Ford Fiesta R2 2:21:20.5 0.0 25 3
29 2 55 Marko Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 2:21:35.2 +14.7 18 8
30 3 63 Ford Fiesta R2 2:21:58.3 +37.8 15 2
33 4 58 Ford Fiesta R2 2:26:33.2 +5:12.7 12 0
35 5 60 Ford Fiesta R2 2:28:24.4 +7:03.9 10 0
37 6 57 Ford Fiesta R2 2:30:50.3 +9:29.8 8 0
38 7 62 Ford Fiesta R2 2:32:05.2 +10:44.7 6 0
44 8 56 Ford Fiesta R2 3:46:06.5 +1:24:46.0 4 0
Retired SS15 59 Ford Fiesta R2 Accident 0 0
Retired SS13 54 Ford Fiesta R2 Mechanical 0 3
Retired SS4 61 Ford Fiesta R2 Mechanical 0 0
Retired SS3 52 Tom Kristensson Tom Kristensson Motorsport Ford Fiesta R2 Crank shaft 0 1

Special stages[]

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
4 September — Abissaare [Shakedown] 5.51 km / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 3:31.7 N/A
SS1 Tartu 1.28 km / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 1:24.3 / Salminen
5 September SS2 Prangli 1 20.23 km Kristensson / Ford Fiesta R2 11:26.8 Kristensson /
SS3 Kanepi 1 16.89 km / Ford Fiesta R2 9:48.6 /
SS4 Otepää 1 9.60 km / Ford Fiesta R2 5:52.9 /
SS5 Mäeküla 1 14.76 km / Ford Fiesta R2 9:09.0
SS6 Elva 1 11.72 km / Ford Fiesta R2 6:56.6
SS7 Prangli 2 20.23 km / Ford Fiesta R2 11:27.5
SS8 Kanepi 2 16.89 km / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 9:46.7
SS9 Otepää 2 9.60 km / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 5:55.3
SS10 Mäeküla 2 14.76 km / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 9:12.7
SS11 Elva 2 11.72 km / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 7:04.3
6 September SS12 Arula 1 6.97 km / Ford Fiesta R2 3:52.5
SS13 Kaagvere 1 15.46 km / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 10:03.6
SS14 Kambja 1 20.05 km / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 12:20.6 /
SS15 Arula 2 6.97 km / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 3:51.2
SS16 Kaagvere 2 15.46 km / Ford Fiesta R2 9:59.3
SS17 Kambja 2 20.05 km / Ford Fiesta R2 12:10.4

Championship standings[]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Nations' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Country Points
1 1uparrow green.svg 1 47 1uparrow green.svg 1 47 1uparrow green.svg 1  Latvia 43
2 1uparrow green.svg 2 39 1uparrow green.svg 2 Marko Salminen 39 1uparrow green.svg 2  Finland 30
3 1downarrow red.svg 2 Tom Kristensson 29 1downarrow red.svg 2 29 1rightarrow blue.svg  Estonia 30
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 18 1downarrow red.svg 1 18 1downarrow red.svg 3  Sweden 25
5 1uparrow green.svg 2 18 17 1uparrow green.svg 2  United Kingdom 18

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Entry supported by Citroën World Rally Team.
  2. ^ a b Entry prepared by .
  3. ^ Entry operated by Hyundai Poland Racing.
  4. ^ Entry operated by VIALCO Racing.
  5. ^ Entry operated by DG Sport.
  6. ^ Entry operated by Toksport WRT.
  7. ^ Entry operated by TGS Worldwide.
  8. ^ Entry operated by Lotos Dynamic World Rally Team.
  9. ^ Entry operated by Solberg World Rally.

References[]

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