2021 Rally Catalunya

2021 Rally Catalunya
*RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021*
2021 Rally Catalunya; RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021
Round 11 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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	Rally Catalunya returned to the championship as a full tarmac event.
Host country	Spain
Rally base	Salou, Tarragona
Dates run	14 – 17 October 2021
Start location	Vilaplana, Tarragona
Finish location	Riudecanyes, Tarragona
Stages	17 (280.46 km; 174.27 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac
Transport distance	1,129.83 km (702.04 miles)
Overall distance	1,410.29 km (876.31 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	83
Crews	83 at start, 50 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Thierry Neuville; Martijn Wydaeghe; Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT; 2:34:11.8
Power Stage winner	Dani Sordo; Cándido Carrera; Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT; 10:09.3
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Eric Camilli; Maxime Vilmot; Sports & You; 2:44:01.2
WRC-3 winner	Reeta Hämäläinen; Emil Lindholm; 2:44:31.9
J-WRC winner	Sami Pajari; Marko Salminen; Porvoon Autopalvelu; 2:58:02.5

The 2021 Rally Catalunya (also known as the RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 14 and 17 October 2021.^[2] It marked the fifty-sixth running of the Rally de Catalunya. The event was the tenth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It also hosted as the final round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship.^[3] The 2021 event was based in Salou in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia and was contested over seventeen special stages totalling 280.46 km (174.27 mi) in competitive distance.^[1]

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.^[4] However, Gilsoul did not defend his title as Neuville changed his co-driver to Martijn Wydaeghe at the start of the season.^[5] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category,^[a] while Eric Camilli and Benjamin Veillas were the defending winners in the WRC-3 category.^[b]^[6]

Neuville successfully defended his title with his new co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, successfully defended their titles.^[7] In the World Rally Championship-2 category, Eric Camilli and Maxime Vilmot won the event, while Andreas Mikkelsen confirmed to win the WRC-2 title.^[8] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen took back-to-back victory.^[9] In the junior championship, the Finnish crew of Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen won the rally and became the junior rally champions.^[10]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a twenty-four-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further thirty-six points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a massive sixty-one-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen led Mads Østberg by eight points in the drivers' championship, with Marco Bulacia Wilkinson in third. In the co-drivers' championship Torstein Eriksen held a fourteen-point lead over Marcelo Der Ohannesian, with Ola Fløene in third.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel led Kajetan Kajetanowicz by fifteen points in the drivers' championship, with Emil Lindholm in third. In the co-drivers' championship, Maciek Szczepaniak held a thirteen-point lead over Alexandre Coria, with Yannick Roche in third.

In the junior championship, Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen led Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall by three points. Mārtiņš Sesks and Renars Francis were third, eleven points further back. In the Nations' standings, Finland held an eight-point lead over United Kingdom and Latvia.

Entry list

The following crews entered the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were eight in the World Rally Championship-2 and fifteen in the World Rally Championship-3. A further six crews entered the Junior World Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta Rally4s.

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
2	Oliver Solberg	Craig Drew	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
6	Dani Sordo	Cándido Carrera	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
14	Nil Solans	Marc Martí	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
44	Gus Greensmith	Chris Patterson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
54	Armando Pereira	Rémi Tutélaire	Armando Pereira	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
Source:^[11]

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
21	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	TRT World Rally Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
23	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	P
24	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	P
25	Georg Linnamäe	James Morgan	ALM Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
26	Sean Johnston	Alex Kihurani	Saintéloc Junior Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
27	Eric Camilli	Maxime Vilmot	Sports & You	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
28	Erik Cais	Jindřiška Žáková	Movisport	Ford Fiesta Rally2	P
Source:^[11]

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3^[c]
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
29	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
30	Chris Ingram	Ross Whittock	Chris Ingram	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
31	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Carlos del Barrio	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
32	Pepe López	Borja Rozada	Pepe López	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
34	Mikko Heikkilä	Topi Luhtinen	Mikko Heikkilä	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
35	Josh McErlean	James Fulton	Josh McErlean	Hyundai i20 R5	P
36	Jan Solans	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	Jan Solans	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
37	Armin Kremer	Ella Kremer	Armin Kremer	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
38	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
39	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
40	Reeta Hämäläinen	Emil Lindholm	Reeta Hämäläinen	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
41	Neil Simpson	Michael Gibson	Neil Simpson	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
42	Dominik Stříteský	Jiří Hovorka	Dominik Stříteský	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
43	Sebastian Perez	Gary McElhinney	Sebastian Perez	Ford Fiesta Rally2	P
Source:^[11]

Rally4 entries competing in the Junior World Rally Championship
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
48	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Porvoon Autopalvelu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
49	Jon Armstrong	Phil Hall	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
50	Mārtiņš Sesks	Renārs Francis	LMT Autosporta Akademija	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
51	Lauri Joona	Mikael Korhonen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
52	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
53	Robert Virves	Aleks Lesk	Autosport Team Estonia	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
Source:^[11]

Other major entries
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
20	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
22	Nikolay Gryazin^[d]	Konstantin Aleksandrov^[e]	Movisport^[f]	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	P
Source:^[11]

Route

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
14 October	9:01	—	Coll de la Teixeta [Shakedown]	4.31 km
15 October	8:43	SS1	Vilaplana 1	20.00 km
	10:21	SS2	La Granadella 1	21.80 km
	11:42	SS3	Riba-roja 1	14.21 km
	15:00	SS4	Vilaplana 2	20.00 km
	16:38	SS5	La Granadella 2	21.80 km
	17:59	SS6	Riba-roja 2	14.21 km
16 October	8:44	SS7	Savallà 1	14.08 km
	9:37	SS8	Querol - Les Pobles 1	19.17 km
	10:38	SS9	El Montmell 1	24.40 km
	14:14	SS10	Savallà 2	14.08 km
	15:07	SS11	Querol - Les Pobles 2	19.17 km
	16:08	SS12	El Montmell 2	24.40 km
	18:00	SS13	Salou	2.24 km
17 October	7:00	SS14	Santa Marina 1	9.10 km
	8:08	SS15	Riudecanyes 1	16.35 km
	10:29	SS16	Santa Marina 2	9.10 km
	12:18	SS17	Riudecanyes 2 [Power Stage]	16.35 km
Source:^[1]

Report

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Event	Stage
1	1	11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:34:11.8	0.0	25	4
2	2	33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:34:35.9	+24.1	18	3
3	3	6	Dani Sordo	Cándido Carrera	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:34:47.1	+35.3	15	5
4	4	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:34:53.9	+42.1	12	2
5	5	69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:35:43.6	+1:31.8	10	1
6	6	44	Gus Greensmith	Chris Patterson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	2:38:29.1	+4:17.3	8	0
7	7	2	Oliver Solberg	Craig Drew	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:38:38.5	+4:26.7	6	0
8	8	14	Nil Solans	Marc Martí	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:38:46.7	+4:34.9	4	0
16	9	16	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	2:47:04.8	+12:53.0	0	0
39	10	54	Armando Pereira	Rémi Tutélaire	Armando Pereira	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:21:30.3	+47:18.5	0	0
40	11	18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:27:10.1	+52:58.3	0	0
Retired SS4		8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	Off-road		0	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
14 October	—	Coll de la Teixeta [Shakedown]	4.31 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:33.6	—
15 October	SS1	Vilaplana 1	20.00 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:16.9	Evans / Martin
	SS2	La Granadella 1	21.80 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe Evans / Martin	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Toyota Yaris WRC	11:46.0
	SS3	Riba-roja 1	14.21 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:30.8
	SS4	Vilaplana 2	20.00 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:17.6
	SS5	La Granadella 2	21.80 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	11:49.2	Neuville / Wydaeghe
	SS6	Riba-roja 2	14.21 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:38.2
16 October	SS7	Savallà 1	14.08 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:22.5
	SS8	Querol - Les Pobles 1	19.17 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:29.6
	SS9	El Montmell 1	24.40 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	12:03.5
	SS10	Savallà 2	14.08 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	7:24.5
	SS11	Querol - Les Pobles 2	19.17 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe Ogier / Ingrassia	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Toyota Yaris WRC	10:30.5
	SS12	El Montmell 2	24.40 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	12:03.7
	SS13	Salou	2.24 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:23.6
17 October	SS14	Santa Marina 1	9.10 km	Sordo / Carrera	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	5:05.5
	SS15	Riudecanyes 1	16.35 km	Sordo / Carrera	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:04.3
	SS16	Santa Marina 2	9.10 km	Sordo / Carrera	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	5:02.4
	SS17	Riudecanyes 2 [Power Stage]	16.35 km	Sordo / Carrera	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:09.3

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Sébastien Ogier	204		Julien Ingrassia	204		Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	476
2		Elfyn Evans	187		Scott Martin	187		Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	429
3		Thierry Neuville	159		Martijn Wydaeghe	159		M-Sport Ford WRT	190
4		Kalle Rovanperä	140		Jonne Halttunen	140		Hyundai 2C Competition	58
5		Ott Tänak	128		Martin Järveoja	128

World Rally Championship-2

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Class	Stage	Event
9	1	27	Eric Camilli	Maxime Vilmot	Sports & You	Citroën C3 Rally2	2:44:01.2	0.0	25	2	2
11	2	23	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	2:44:21.4	+20.2	18	4	0
13	3	28	Erik Cais	Jindřiška Žáková	Movisport	Ford Fiesta Rally2	2:44:57.3	+56.1	15	3	0
15	4	21	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	TRT World Rally Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	2:45:53.0	+1:51.8	12	5	0
19	5	26	Sean Johnston	Alex Kihurani	Saintéloc Junior Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	2:49:32.0	+5:30.8	10	0	0
21	6	25	Georg Linnamäe	James Morgan	ALM Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	2:50:40.3	+6:39.1	8	1	0
Retired SS10		23	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Oil Leak		0	0	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
14 October	—	Coll de la Teixeta [Shakedown]	4.31 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	2:42.2	—
15 October	SS1	Vilaplana 1	20.00 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	11:01.8	Østberg / Eriksen
	SS2	La Granadella 1	21.80 km	Camilli / Vilmot	Citroën C3 Rally2	12:33.7	Camilli / Vilmot
	SS3	Riba-roja 1	14.21 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	8:57.0	Camilli / Vilmot
	SS4	Vilaplana 2	20.00 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	10:57.0	Østberg / Eriksen
	SS5	La Granadella 2	21.80 km	Camilli / Vilmot	Citroën C3 Rally2	12:36.4	Camilli / Vilmot
	SS6	Riba-roja 2	14.21 km	Camilli / Vilmot	Citroën C3 Rally2	9:02.9
16 October	SS7	Savallà 1	14.08 km	Camilli / Vilmot	Citroën C3 Rally2	7:54.0
	SS8	Querol - Les Pobles 1	19.17 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	11:08.2
	SS9	El Montmell 1	24.40 km	Suninen / Markkula	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	12:49.8
	SS10	Savallà 2	14.08 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	7:52.0
	SS11	Querol - Les Pobles 2	19.17 km	Cais / Žáková	Ford Fiesta Rally2	11:04.6
	SS12	El Montmell 2	24.40 km	Suninen / Markkula	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	12:48.1
	SS13	Salou	2.24 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	2:26.0
17 October	SS14	Santa Marina 1	9.10 km	Camilli / Vilmot	Citroën C3 Rally2	5:25.3
	SS15	Riudecanyes 1	16.35 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	10:39.9
	SS16	Santa Marina 2	9.10 km	Suninen / Markkula	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	5:22.2
	SS17	Riudecanyes 2 [Power Stage]	16.35 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	10:40.7

Championship standings

Bold text indicates 2021 World Champions.

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Teams' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Andreas Mikkelsen	126		Torstein Eriksen	126		Toksport WRT	211
2		Mads Østberg	126		Marcelo Der Ohannesian	104		Movisport	202
3		Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	104		Ola Fløene	98		M-Sport Ford WRT	146
4	2	Teemu Suninen	93	2	Mikko Markkula	93		Hyundai Motorsport N	73
5	1	Jari Huttunen	78	1	Mikko Lukka	78		Saintéloc Junior Team	27

World Rally Championship-3

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Class	Stage	Event
12	1	32	Reeta Hämäläinen	Emil Lindholm	Reeta Hämäläinen	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:44:31.9	0.0	25	4	0
14	2	29	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:45:00.4	+28.5	18	5	0
17	3	35	Josh McErlean	James Fulton	Josh McErlean	Hyundai i20 R5	2:47:29.0	+2:57.1	15	2	0
18	4	39	Chris Ingram	Ross Whittock	Chris Ingram	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:47:46.0	+3:14.1	12	3	0
22	5	37	Armin Kremer	Ella Kremer	Armin Kremer	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:52:22.8	+7:50.9	10	1	0
23	6	31	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Carlos del Barrio	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:53:36.8	+9:04.9	8	0	0
24	7	38	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:54:23.7	+9:51.8	6	0	0
25	8	41	Neil Simpson	Michael Gibson	Neil Simpson	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:54:32.3	+10:00.4	4	0	0
26	9	43	Sebastian Perez	Gary McElhinney	Sebastian Perez	Ford Fiesta Rally2	2:55:52.7	+11:20.8	2	0	0
45	10	34	Mikko Heikkilä	Topi Luhtinen	Mikko Heikkilä	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:41:54.6	+57:22.7	1	0	0
Retired SS15		39	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Mechanical		0	0	0
Retired SS14		32	Pepe López	Borja Rozada	Pepe López	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Engine		0	0	0
Retired SS12		36	Jan Solans	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	Jan Solans	Citroën C3 Rally2	Crash		0	0	0
Retired SS7		42	Dominik Stříteský	Jiří Hovorka	Dominik Stříteský	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Crash		0	0	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
14 October	—	Coll de la Teixeta [Shakedown]	4.31 km	Hämäläinen / Lindholm	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:43.7	—
15 October	SS1	Vilaplana 1	20.00 km	Hämäläinen / Lindholm	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	11:02.5	Hämäläinen / Lindholm
	SS2	La Granadella 1	21.80 km	López / Rozada	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	12:39.1
	SS3	Riba-roja 1	14.21 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	9:00.0
	SS4	Vilaplana 2	20.00 km	Hämäläinen / Lindholm	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	10:57.1
	SS5	La Granadella 2	21.80 km	Hämäläinen / Lindholm	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	12:34.2
	SS6	Riba-roja 2	14.21 km	López / Rozada	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	9:04.6
16 October	SS7	Savallà 1	14.08 km	Hämäläinen / Lindholm	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	7:54.7
	SS8	Querol - Les Pobles 1	19.17 km	López / Rozada	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	11:10.2
	SS9	El Montmell 1	24.40 km	Hämäläinen / Lindholm	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	12:58.8
	SS10	Savallà 2	14.08 km	Hämäläinen / Lindholm	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	7:51.8
	SS11	Querol - Les Pobles 2	19.17 km	López / Rozada	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	11:08.4
	SS12	El Montmell 2	24.40 km	Hämäläinen / Lindholm	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	12:53.9
	SS13	Salou	2.24 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	2:27.0
17 October	SS14	Santa Marina 1	9.10 km	Ingram / Whittock	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	5:27.0
	SS15	Riudecanyes 1	16.35 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	10:40.0
	SS16	Santa Marina 2	9.10 km	Ingram / Whittock	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	5:24.5
	SS17	Riudecanyes 2 [Power Stage]	16.35 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	10:42.9

Championship standings

Bold text indicates 2021 World Champions.

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points
1	1	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	127		Maciek Szczepaniak	127
2	1	Yohan Rossel	127		Alexandre Coria	99
3		Emil Lindholm	73	3	Ross Whittock	64
4	3	Chris Ingram	64	1	Yannick Roche	57
5	1	Nicolas Ciamin	57	1	Reeta Hämäläinen	53

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Class	Stage
28	1	48	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Porvoon Autopalvelu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	2:58:02.5	0.0	50	4
29	2	51	Lauri Joona	Mikael Korhonen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta Rally4	2:58:18.4	+15.9	36	0
30	3	53	Robert Virves	Aleks Lesk	Autosport Team Estonia	Ford Fiesta Rally4	2:58:52.6	+50.1	30	5
42	4	49	Jon Armstrong	Phil Hall	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally4	3:31:54.3	+33:51.8	24	7
46	5	52	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally4	3:56:56.6	+58:54.1	20	1
47	6	50	Mārtiņš Sesks	Renārs Francis	LMT Autosporta Akademija	Ford Fiesta Rally4	3:58:12.2	+1:00:09.7	16	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
14 October	—	Coll de la Teixeta [Shakedown]	4.31 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	2:58.1	—
15 October	SS1	Vilaplana 1	20.00 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	11:48.0	Armstrong / Hall
	SS2	La Granadella 1	21.80 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	13:34.3
	SS3	Riba-roja 1	14.21 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	9:45.1
	SS4	Vilaplana 2	20.00 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	11:41.6
	SS5	La Granadella 2	21.80 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	13:25.5
	SS6	Riba-roja 2	14.21 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	9:44.1
16 October	SS7	Savallà 1	14.08 km	Virves / Lesk	Ford Fiesta Rally4	8:29.3	Pajari / Salminen
	SS8	Querol - Les Pobles 1	19.17 km	Virves / Lesk	Ford Fiesta Rally4	12:00.3
	SS9	El Montmell 1	24.40 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	13:42.6
	SS10	Savallà 2	14.08 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	8:24.5
	SS11	Querol - Les Pobles 2	19.17 km	Virves / Lesk	Ford Fiesta Rally4	12:01.5
	SS12	El Montmell 2	24.40 km	Creighton / Regan	Ford Fiesta Rally4	13:55.1
	SS13	Salou	2.24 km	Virves / Lesk	Ford Fiesta Rally4	2:43.2
17 October	SS14	Santa Marina 1	9.10 km	Virves / Lesk	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:49.8
	SS15	Riudecanyes 1	16.35 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	11:28.6
	SS16	Santa Marina 2	9.10 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:47.7
	SS17	Riudecanyes 2	16.35 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	11:30.9

Championship standings

Bold text indicates 2021 World Champions.

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Trophy for nations
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Sami Pajari	145		Marko Salminen	119		Finland	101
2		Jon Armstrong	119		Phil Hall	107		United Kingdom	83
3		Mārtiņš Sesks	93		Renars Francis	85		Latvia	78
4		Lauri Joona	88		Liam Regan	56		Estonia	64
5	1	Robert Virves	78	3	Mikael Korhonen	42		Ireland	54

Notes

^ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
^ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
^ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Gryazin and Aleksandrov are competing only for the Teams' Championship points.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Itinerary RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Five rounds named in junior WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "Sunday in Spain: Tänak takes WRC title". wrc.com. WRC. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ "Neuville parts ways with Gilsoul in shock move". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^ "Sunday in WRC 2: Heartbreak for Loubet". wrc.com. WRC. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ "Neuville wins in Spain as title fights go to final round". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "WRC2: Camilli clinches victory as Mikkelsen takes". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "WRC3: Lindholm secures Spain win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Pajari crowned FIA Junior WRC champion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Entry List RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

External links

Official website (in English and Spanish)
2021 Rally Catalunya at eWRC-results.com
The official website of the World Rally Championship

Previous rally: 2021 Rally Finland	2021 FIA World Rally Championship	Next rally: 2021 Rally Monza
Previous rally: 2019 Rally Catalunya	2021 Rally Catalunya	Next rally: 2022 Rally Catalunya

[6] The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.

[7] The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.

[14] Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.

[GryazinRAF-15] 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.

[AleksandrovRAF-16] 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.

[17] Gryazin and Aleksandrov are competing only for the Teams' Championship points.

[Spain_Route-1] "Itinerary RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[2] "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[3] "Five rounds named in junior WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[4] "Sunday in Spain: Tänak takes WRC title". wrc.com. WRC. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[5] "Neuville parts ways with Gilsoul in shock move". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

[2_and_Pro-8] "Sunday in WRC 2: Heartbreak for Loubet". wrc.com. WRC. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[9] "Neuville wins in Spain as title fights go to final round". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[10] "WRC2: Camilli clinches victory as Mikkelsen takes". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[11] "WRC3: Lindholm secures Spain win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[12] "Pajari crowned FIA Junior WRC champion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[Spain_entry_list-13] "Entry List RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

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