Ypres Rally

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The Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally (BYWR) founded by Frans Thévelin in 1965 is one of the most famous rallies in the European Rally Championship, the , the British Rally Championship, and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

In its history, the rally has had some famous pilots and co-pilots participating, such as Didier Auriol, Colin McRae, Alister McRae, Juha Kankkunen, François Duval, Michèle Mouton, Jean Todt, Armin Schwarz and Ari Vatanen among others. It was hosted for 44 years by A.C. Targa Florio from 1965 till 2008. It is currently hosted by Super Stage under management of Alain Penasse. It was a round of the 2021 World Rally Championship replacing the cancelled Rally GB.^[1]

Winners[]

Year	Driver	Car
1965		Austin Cooper
1966		Lotus Elan
1967	"Hervé"	Lotus Elan
1968	"Vandyck"	BMW 2002
1969		Ford Cortina
1970		Ford Escort
1971	"Pedro"	BMW 2002
1972		Ford Escort
1973	"Pedro"	BMW 2002
1974		Ford Escort
1975		Porsche Carrera
1976	Walter Röhrl	Opel Kadett GT/E
1977	Bernard Darniche	Lancia Stratos HF
1978	Tony Pond	Triumph TR8
1979	Bernard Béguin	Porsche Carrera
1980	Tony Pond	Triumph TR8
1981	Jean-Claude Andruet	Ferrari 308 GTB
1982	Marc Duez	Porsche 911 SC
1983	Massimo Biasion	Lancia 037 Rally
1984	Henri Toivonen	Porsche 911 SC
1985	Jean Ragnotti	Renault R5 Maxi Turbo
1986	Robert Droogmans	Ford RS200
1987	Jimmy McRae	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1988	Robert Droogmans	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1989	Robert Droogmans	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1990	Robert Droogmans	Lancia Delta Integrale
1991		Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4
1992		Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4
1993		Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1994		Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1995		Toyota Celica GT-Four
1996	Freddy Loix	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
1997	Freddy Loix	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
1998	Freddy Loix	Toyota Corolla WRC
1999	Freddy Loix	Mitsubishi Carisma GT
2000	Henrik Lundgaard	Toyota Corolla WRC
2001		Toyota Corolla WRC
2002	Bruno Thiry	Peugeot 206 WRC
2003	Bruno Thiry	Peugeot 206 WRC
2004		Renault Clio S1600
2005		Renault Clio S1600
2006	Giandomenico Basso	Fiat Punto Abarth S2000
2007	Luca Rossetti	Peugeot 207 S2000
2008	Freddy Loix	Peugeot 207 S2000
2009	Kris Meeke	Peugeot 207 S2000
2010	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia S2000
2011	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia S2000
	Juho Hänninen	Škoda Fabia S2000
2013	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia S2000
2014	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia S2000
	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia R5
	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia R5
	Kevin Abbring	Peugeot 208 R5
	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 R5
	Craig Breen	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Source:[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Rally at ewrc-results.com