2022 World Rally Championship-2
The 2022 FIA World Rally Championship-2 is the tenth season of the World Rally Championship-2, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category is open to cars entered by teams and complying with Group Rally2.[1][2] The championship will begin in January 2022 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and is due to conclude in November 2022 with Rally Japan, and will run in support of the 2022 World Rally Championship.

Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen are the defending 2021 drivers' and co-drivers' champions. Movisport are the defending teams' champions.
Calendar
The 2022 season is scheduled to be contested over thirteen rounds that across Europe, Africa, Oceania and Asia.
Round | Start Date | Finish Date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance | Ref. |
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1 | 20 January | 23 January | ![]() |
Monte Carlo, Monaco | Mixed[lower-alpha 1] | 17 | 296.03 km | [3] |
2 | 24 February | 27 February | ![]() |
Umeå, Västerbotten County | Snow | 17 | 264.81 km | [4] |
3 | 21 April | 24 April | ![]() |
Zagreb | Tarmac | 20 | 291.84 km | [5] |
4 | 19 May | 22 May | ![]() |
Matosinhos, Porto | Gravel | 21 | 330.17 km | [6] |
5 | 2 June | 5 June | ![]() |
Alghero, Sardinia | Gravel | 21 | 308.63 km | [7] |
6 | 23 June | 26 June | ![]() |
Nairobi | Gravel | 19 | 363.56 km | [8] |
7 | 14 July | 17 July | ![]() |
Tartu, Tartu County | Gravel | 24 | 314.26 km | [9] |
8 | 4 August | 7 August | ![]() |
Jyväskylä, Central Finland | Gravel | 22 | 323.38 km | [10] |
9 | 18 August | 21 August | ![]() |
Ypres, West Flanders | Tarmac | 20 | 281.58 km | [11] |
10 | 8 September | 11 September | ![]() |
Lamia, Central Greece | Gravel | TBA | TBA | |
11 | 29 September | 2 October | ![]() |
Auckland, Te Ika-a-Māui | Gravel | TBA | TBA | |
12 | 20 October | 23 October | ![]() |
Salou, Catalonia | Tarmac | TBA | TBA | |
13 | 10 November | 13 November | ![]() |
Nagoya, Chūbu Region | Tarmac | TBA | TBA | |
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Location changes
- The headquarter of the Monte Carlo Rally moved from Gap, Hautes-Alpes to Monaco solely. The rally had previously based in Monaco in 2006.[15]
- Rally Sweden is due to return to the championship after a one-year absence. In case of a lack of snow, the organizers are planned to move the rally headquarter for the first time in history.[16] It will relocate from Torsby, Värmland northwards to Umeå in Västerbotten County.[17] The rally was initially covered 303.74 km (188.7 mi) in nineteen special stages, but it was reduced to seventeen in a total of 264.81 km (164.5 mi) due to reindeer movements.[18]
- Rally Italia Sardegna will relocate its rally base to Alghero following a one-off headquarter in Olbia for the 2021 event.[19]
Calendar changes
- Rally New Zealand is set to return to the championship for the first time since 2012.[20] The country had also secured a spot in the calendar in 2020, but their bid to return to championship was taken down due to the cancellation of the event in response to the COVID-19 situation.[21]
- For the third year in a row, Rally Japan takes the final spot in the original calendar. The previous two years saw the rally called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]
- Rally Mexico has contracts to hold the WRC event in 2022 and 2023, but the rally was not included on the 2022 calendar.[23] A national event was held in the bid of a 2023 return.[24]
- Rally Chile finds itself in a similar situation like Mexico when its contract with WRC Promoter GmbH is set to end in 2022. Chile had previously hosted the event in 2019.[25]
- Rally GB was bidding for a 2022 return as the event was planned to hold in Northern Ireland, but the proposal was ultimately failed.[26]
Entries
The following teams and crews are officially entered into the 2022 World Rally Championship-2:
Car | Driver | Co-driver | Rounds | ||
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Driver name | Category | Co-driver name | Category | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Junior | ![]() |
4 | |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | ![]() |
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2, 4 | ||
Ford Fiesta Rally2 | ![]() |
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2 | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
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4 | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
1, 3–4 | |
Ford Fiesta Rally2 | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
Masters | 1–2 |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Junior | ![]() |
2, 4 | |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
1, 3 | |
Citroën C3 Rally2 | ![]() |
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4 | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
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4 | ||
Škoda Fabia R5 | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
Masters | 1, 3 |
Ford Fiesta R5 | ![]() |
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4 | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
4 | |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
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4 | ||
Citroën C3 Rally2 | ![]() |
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4 | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
3 | |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
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3–4 | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Junior | ![]() |
Junior | 3 |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Junior | ![]() |
1 | |
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3–4 | ||||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
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2 | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
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3–4 | ||
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | ![]() |
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2 | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
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1, 3 | ||
Ford Fiesta Rally2 | ![]() |
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2 | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
3–4 | |
Citroën C3 Rally2 | ![]() |
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1[lower-alpha 6], 3–4 | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
1 | |
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | ![]() |
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4 | ||
Škoda Fabia R5 | ![]() |
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3 | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Junior | ![]() |
3–4 | |
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | ![]() |
Junior | ![]() |
Junior | 2, 4 |
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | ![]() |
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4 | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
1–3 | |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
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1 | ||
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | ![]() |
Junior | ![]() |
Junior | 1, 3 |
Škoda Fabia R5 | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
3–4 | |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Junior | ![]() |
3 | |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Junior | ![]() |
Junior | 2 |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | ![]() |
Junior | ![]() |
2, 4 | |
Ford Fiesta Rally2 | ![]() |
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4 | ||
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
3 | |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
Masters | 1 |
Škoda Fabia R5 | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
Masters | 2 |
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
Masters | 1 |
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Masters | 2, 4 | |||
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | ![]() |
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4 | ||
Škoda Fabia R5 | ![]() |
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4 | ||
Hyundai i20 R5 | ![]() |
Junior | ![]() |
4 | |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
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3 | ||
Citroën C3 Rally2 | ![]() |
Junior | ![]() |
4 | |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
2 | |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
4 | |
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | ![]() |
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4 | ||
Ford Fiesta Rally2 | ![]() |
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2 | ||
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | ![]() |
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2 | ||
Citroën C3 Rally2 | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
2 | |
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | ![]() |
4 | |||
Ford Fiesta R5 | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
Masters | 3 |
Sources:[30][31][32][33] |
Regulation changes
Sporting Regulations
The following titles will be contested within the WRC-2 category in 2022:[1]
- Open Championship for Drivers
- Open Championship for Co-Drivers
- Championship for Teams
- Junior Championship for Drivers
- Junior Championship for Co-Drivers
- Masters Cup for Drivers
- Masters Cup for Co-Drivers
In a change to 2021 rules, drivers can enter the Open and Junior championships independently instead of having to enter through a team. Teams wishing to compete in the championship for teams must follow the same rules. For WRC2 Junior championships, drivers must have been born on or after 1 January 1992 with no registration necessary. Juniors must not have previously won WRC2 or WRC3 or ever been nominated to score points in the WRC Manufacturers Championship. The Masters Cup will run alongside the open championship for drivers born on or before 1 January 1972 and have registered to compete in the cup.
For the Open and Junior Driver and Co-Driver championships, points will be considered from the best 6 of 7 rounds entered. For Teams and the Masters Cup, points from the best 5 of 6 rallies entered in Europe will count, plus bonus points from a seventh round entered outside Europe.[1]
Results and standings
Season summary
Round | Event | Winning driver | Winning co-driver | Winning entrant | Winning time | Report | Ref. |
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1 | ![]() |
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3:12:06.6 | Report | [34] |
2 | ![]() |
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2:17:56.0 | Report | [35] |
3 | ![]() |
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2:58:22.5 | Report | [36] |
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5 | ![]() |
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Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Power Stage points are also awarded in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships, with three points awarded to the first place finisher on the stage, two to second place, and one to third. A team has to enter two cars to score points in an event. Drivers and teams must nominate a scoring rally when they enter the event and the best six scores from seven nominated rallies will count towards the final classification. Registered drivers are able to enter additional rallies with Priority 2 status without scoring points.[1]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
FIA Open World Rally Championship-2 for Drivers
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Notes: |
FIA Open World Rally Championship-2 for Co-Drivers
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Notes: |
FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Teams
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Notes: |
FIA Junior World Rally Championship-2 for Drivers
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FIA Junior World Rally Championship-2 for Co-Drivers
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FIA Masters Cup for Drivers
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FIA Masters Cup for Co-Drivers
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Notes
- The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.
- 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.[28]
- 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.[28]
- Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the Authorised Neutral Athletes flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[29]
- Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the Authorised Neutral Athletes flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[29]
- Entrant was '
DG Sport Compétition' for round 1
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Rally Chile's Felipe Horta said: 'The decision was to wait a year to take the world championship. We have talked with the FIA and the WRC [Promoter] in Germany, where they have fortunately understood very favourably what is happening and are allowing us to cancel the 2020 date and resume the contract we have established for three years.'
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External links
- Official website (in English, French, and Spanish)
- FIA World Rally Championship-2 Open 2022 at eWRC-results.com
- FIA World Rally Championship-2 Junior 2022 at eWRC-results.com
- FIA World Rally Championship-2 Masters Cup 2022 at eWRC-results.com