After Toyota’s 5 consecutive victories in Belgium there Hyundai with Thierry Neuville she returned to victory in Rally of Ypres, eighth world championship round of the World Rally WRC 2021. The Belgian on his home roads broke a fast of victories that had lasted for over a year now. The last success in fact dates back to Monte Carlo Rally last season.
For Hyundai it was also shotgun, thanks to the second place of Craig Breen in front of the Toyota Yaris’s Kalle Rovanpera. Down since podium of the Ypres Rally the Yaris WRC’s Elfyn Evans And Sebastien Ogier
WRC Rally of Ypres 2021, results
Thierry Neuville returned to success on the streets of houses of the Ypres Rally. In Belgium, Hyundai also scored one shotgun thanks to the second place of the i20 Plus WRC’s Craig Breen.
Neuville with the Hyundai i20 WRC Plus won the Ypres Rally
The Belgian I dominated the eighth round of the world championship, winning first place after 3 special tests. The only one who shyly tried to undermine his leadership was the Northern Irish teammate.
Hyundai with the victory in Belgium reopens the world discourse
With this success Neuville and Hyundai, with 4 rallies still to be disputed, relaunch in a world perspective: Neuville hooks Evans’ second place to 38 points from Ogier while the Hyundai must recover 41 points from Toyota Gazoo Racing.
WRC podium Rally Ypres 2021
1. Neuville / Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 Coupé WRC)
2. Breen / Nagle (Hyundai i20 Coupé WRC)
3. Rovanperä / Halttunen (Toyota Yaris WRC)
The final podium with the Hyundai double in the Ypres Rally
WRC 2021 classification Rally Ypres, ORDER OF ARRIVAL
|
POS |
# |
CREW |
CAR |
CLASS |
TIME |
WITHDRAW |
|
1 |
69 |
Kalle Rovanperä |
Toyota Yaris WRC |
RC1 |
2: 51’29.100 | |
|
2 |
42 |
Craig Breen |
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC |
RC1 |
59.900 |
|
|
3 |
11 |
Thierry Neuville |
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC |
RC1 |
1’12.400 |
|
|
4 |
1 |
Sébastien Ogier |
Toyota Yaris WRC |
RC1 |
1’24.000 |
|
|
5 |
33 |
Elfyn Evans |
Toyota Yaris WRC |
RC1 |
2’07.100 |
|
|
6 |
3 |
Teemu Suninen |
Ford Fiesta WRC |
RC1 |
7’07.300 |
|
|
7 |
7 |
Pierre-Louis Loubet |
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC |
RC1 |
8’48.300 |
|
|
8 |
38 |
Alexey Lukyanuk |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo |
RC2 |
10’16.100 |
|
|
9 |
20 |
Andreas Mikkelsen |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo |
RC2 |
10’29.900 |
|
|
10 |
21 |
Mads Østberg |
Citroën C3 Rally2 |
RC2 |
10’46.600 |
|
|
11 |
22 |
Marco Bulacia |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo |
RC2 |
10’58.500 |
|
|
12 |
23 |
Adrien Fourmaux |
Ford Fiesta Rally2 |
RC2 |
11’26.000 |
|
|
13 |
30 |
Kajetan Kajetanowicz |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo |
RC2 |
13’32.000 |
|
|
14 |
36 |
Mikko Heikkilä |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo |
RC2 |
14’30.500 |
|
|
15 |
35 |
Pepe López |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo |
RC2 |
15’14.000 |
|
|
16 |
29 |
Tom Kristensson |
Ford Fiesta Rally2 |
RC2 |
15’30.300 |
|
|
17 |
39 |
Raul Jeets |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo |
RC2 |
17’33.800 |
|
|
18 |
28 |
Georg Linnamäe |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 |
RC2 |
17’38.300 |
|
|
19 |
41 |
Vladas Jurkevičius |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo |
RC2 |
20’14.600 |
|
|
20 |
32 |
Fabrizio Zaldivar |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo |
RC2 |
20’24.300 |
|
|
21 |
48 |
Sami Pajari |
Ford Fiesta Rally4 |
RC4 |
27’34.100 |
|
|
22 |
49 |
Jon Armstrong |
Ford Fiesta Rally4 |
RC4 |
27’58.200 |
|
|
23 |
47 |
Mārtiņš Sesks |
Ford Fiesta Rally4 |
RC4 |
28’30.500 |
|
|
24 |
51 |
Lauri Joona |
Ford Fiesta Rally4 |
RC4 |
31’17.800 |
|
|
25 |
54 |
Raul Badiu |
Ford Fiesta Rally4 |
RC4 |
32’16.400 |
|
|
26 |
53 |
William Creighton |
Ford Fiesta Rally4 |
RC4 |
33’11.200 |
|
|
27 |
37 |
Emilio Fernández |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo |
RC2 |
34’32.700 |
|
|
28 |
57 |
Otto Täht |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 |
RC3 |
41’53.100 |
|
|
29 |
46 |
Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo |
RC2 |
45’16.100 |
|
|
30 |
59 |
Joosep Ralf |
Ford Fiesta Rally4 |
RC4 |
49’57.300 |
|
|
31 |
8 |
Ott Tanak |
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC |
RC1 |
1: 02’46.900 |
|
|
32 |
44 |
Gus Greensmith |
Ford Fiesta WRC |
RC1 |
1: 20’36.100 |
|
|
33 |
31 |
Egon Kaur |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 |
RC2 |
1: 21’12.600 |
|
|
34 |
52 |
Robert Virves |
Ford Fiesta Rally4 |
RC4 |
1: 41’32.100 |
|
|
35 |
55 |
Kaspar Kasari |
Ford Fiesta Rally4 |
RC4 |
1: 57’10.800 |
|
|
36 |
43 |
Rakan Al-Rashed |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 |
RC2 |
2: 00’05.300 |
|
|
37 |
60 |
Karl-Markus Six |
Ford Fiesta Rally4 |
RC4 |
2: 56’03.200 |
|
|
38 |
58 |
Toni Herranen |
Ford Fiesta Rally4 |
RC4 |
2: 59’06.000 |
|
|
50 |
Martin Koci |
Ford Fiesta Rally4 |
RC4 |
SS24: Drive shaft |
||
|
25 |
Nikolay Gryazin |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 |
RC2 |
SS13: Rolled |
||
|
34 |
Emil Lindholm |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo |
RC2 |
SS12: Accident |
||
|
40 |
Priit Koik |
Ford Fiesta Rally2 |
RC2 |
SS12: Retired |
||
|
45 |
Radik Shaymiev |
Hyundai i20 R5 |
RC2 |
SS10: Withdrawn |
||
|
26 |
Sean Johnston |
Citroën C3 Rally2 |
RC2 |
SS9: Rolled |
||
|
18 |
Takamoto Katsuta |
Toyota Yaris WRC |
RC1 |
SS5: Codriver injury |
||
|
56 |
Molly Taylor |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 |
RC3 |
SS5: Accident |
||
|
61 |
Pranko Kõrgesaar |
Ford Fiesta Rally4 |
RC4 |
SS5: Accident |
||
|
24 |
Jari Huttunen |
Hyundai i20 R5 |
RC2 |
SS4: Rolled |
||
|
27 |
Oliver Solberg |
Hyundai i20 R5 |
RC2 |
SS4: Engine overheating |
WRC Rally Ypres 2021 video highlights
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