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WRC returns to Croatia

After yesterday’s presentation, the third race of the new WRC season, Croatia Rally 2022, officially started today. 66 teams registered in all categories, of which 8 are Croatian. The race will take place from April 21-24.

After Monte-Carlo and Sweden, the leader is Kalle Rovanperä from the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 team, who said: “I feel ready and of course it is exciting to lead the Championship, the situation is the same as last year (before this rally), but hopefully We are well prepared and it is nice to have a good advantage in points even though only two rallies have passed in the season. I do not feel any pressure as a leader, but we will try to keep our position even though it is still a long way to go. the way. ”

When it comes to the Rally1 category, among the participants in Croatia Relly 2022 are the winners of the WRC Monte-Carlo, Craig Breen / Paul Nagle, but this time with Ford, instead of Hyundai, which was the case in 2021. They will be joined by teammates Gus Greensmith / Jonas Andersson and Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria.

29 teams registered in the Rally2 category. Ten teams have entered the WRC3 for Rally3 cars, seven of which are eligible for junior WRC championship points.

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Kalle Rovanperä finished as the winner of the WRC Rally Sweden

In the second race of the new FIA World Rally Championship season, which took place last weekend in Umeå, the fastest was the Finnish driver Kalle Rovanperä. He won with his Toyota with over 20 seconds of advantage, after his teammate from Toyota GR Yaris Elfyn Evans hit the snowdrift last morning.

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For the young Finnish driver, this was the third victory in his career, and it is interesting that his father achieved his only victory in the FIA ​​World Rally Championship 21 years ago in the same race.

The Finnish driver took the initiative from the very beginning of the race, which was extremely interesting. Five different drivers took turns in the leader position during the race. Rovanperä managed to regain the lead at the decisive moment and achieve his third win in the FIA WRC.

Second place went to Belgian Thierry Neuville behind the wheel of a Hyundai i20 N from the Hyundai Motorsport team, while third was Esapekka Lappi in his Toyota Gazoo Racing.

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In the drivers championchip, the leader is Kalle Rovanperä with 46 points, followed by Thierry Neuville with 32 points and Sebastien Loeb with 27 points.

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There are 11 races left until the end of the season. The next race will be held in Croatia on April 21-24.

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WRC crash at Monte Carlo without serious consequences

We all know how dangerous WRC races can be, so accidents are not uncommon. One such accident happened at the race in Monte Carlo, but fortunately without fatal consequences.

The accident happened on a narrow mountain road when the driver of a Ford Puma, Adrien Fourmaux, lost control of the vehicle and hit a rock. Due to the force of the impact, the car bounced, broke through the fence and fell into an abyss thirty meters deep. The car suffered extensive damage, but the passenger cage protected the driver and front passenger. They literally walked away from the crash site.

The most advanced technological solutions, as well as high safety standards, have proven to be crucial in the moment of life and death. Great role was played by the vast experience and knowledge of the driver, but also a dose of happiness that is always welcome when things like this happen. It is often said that cats have nine lives, but it seems that Rally Championship drivers also have more than one.

Source: Motorsport.com