2021 Croatia Rally

2021 Croatia Rally
*Rally Croatia 2021*
2021 Croatia Rally; Rally Croatia 2021
Round 3 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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	Croatia became the 34th country to host a World Rally Championship round.
Host country	Croatia
Rally base	Zagreb, City of Zagreb Region
Dates run	22 – 25 April 2021
Start location	Samobor, Zagreb County
Finish location	Kumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje
Stages	20 (300.32 km; 186.61 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac
Transport distance	979.55 km (608.66 miles)
Overall distance	1,279.87 km (795.27 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	68
Crews	65 at start, 55 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier; Julien Ingrassia; Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT; 2:51:22.9
Power Stage winner	Sébastien Ogier; Julien Ingrassia; Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT; 8:14.0
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Mads Østberg; Torstein Eriksen; TRT World Rally Team; 3:01:23.7
WRC-3 winner	Kajetan Kajetanowicz; Maciej Szczepaniak; 3:03:23.8
J-WRC winner	Jon Armstrong; Phil Hall; 3:15:07.6

The 2021 Croatia Rally (also known as the Rally Croatia 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 22 and 25 April 2021.^[2] It marked the forty-fifth running of the Croatia Rally, and the first time the event has been run as a round of the World Rally Championship. The event was the third round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also the first round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship.^[3] The 2021 event was based in Zagreb in the City of Zagreb Region and was contested over twenty special stages totalling 300.32 km (186.61 mi) in competitive distance.^[1]

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia won the rally with a 0.6-second advantage over teammate Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin, which was the third closest winning margin overall after the 2011 Jordan Rally and the 2007 Rally New Zealand.^[4] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category,^[5] while Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak won the World Rally Championship-3 category.^[6] The British crew of Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall was the winner in the junior class.^[7]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen entered the round with a four-point lead over Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe. Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were third, another four points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held an eleven-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 and Ola Fløene held a twenty-four-point lead ahead of Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul in third. In the teams' championship, Toksport WRT and Movisport co-led the standings, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, the crew of Yohan Rossel and Benoît Fulcrand and of Teemu Asunmaa and Marko Salminen both led championships, with Egon Kaur and Silver Simm in third, trailing by five points.

Entry list

The following crews were entered into 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, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were seven in the World Rally Championship-2 and fifteen in the World Rally Championship-3. A further eight 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
7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	Hyundai 2C Competition	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
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
42	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
44	Gus Greensmith	Chris Patterson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
53	Armando Pereira	Rémi Tutélaire	Armando Pereira	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
54	Niko Pulić	Aleksandra Kovačić	Niko Pulić	Ford Fiesta WRC	—
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
Source:^[8]

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
20	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
21	Nikolay Gryazin^[a]	Konstantin Aleksandrov^[b]	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
22	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
23	Enrico Brazzoli	Maurizio Barone	Movisport	Škoda Fabia R5	P
24	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	TRT World Rally Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
25	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
26	Tom Kristensson	David Arhusiander	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
Source:^[8]

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3^[c]
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
27	Yohan Rossel	Alexandre Coria	Yohan Rossel	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
28	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
29	Hermann Neubauer	Bernhard Ettel	Hermann Neubauer	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
30	Cédric De Cecco	Jérôme Humblet	Cédric De Cecco	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
31	Johannes Keferböck	Ilka Minor	Johannes Keferböck	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
32	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
34	Emil Lindholm	Mikael Korhonen	Emil Lindholm	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
35	Chris Ingram	Ross Whittock	Chris Ingram	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
36	Hiroki Arai	Jürgen Heigl	Hiroki Arai	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
37	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Carlos del Barrio	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
38	Niki Mayr-Melnhof	Poldi Welsersheimb	Niki Mayr-Melnhof	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
39	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
40	Sébastien Bedoret	Thomas Walbrecq	Sébastien Bedoret	Škoda Fabia R5	P
41	Aleš Zrinski	Rok Vidmar	AK Plamtex Sport	Ford Fiesta R5	P
43	Kevin Raith	Christoph Wögerer	Kevin Raith	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
Source:^[8]

Group Rally4 entries competing in the Junior World Rally Championship
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
45	Mārtiņš Sesks	Francis Renars	LMT Autosporta Akademija	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
46	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Porvoon Autopalvelu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
47	Raul Badiu	Rareș Fetean	Raul Badiu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
48	Martin Koči	Petr Těšínský	Styllex Motorsport	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
49	Jon Armstrong	Phil Hall	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
50	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
51	Lauri Joona	Ari Koponen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
52	Robert Virves	Sander Pruul	Autosport Team Estonia	Ford Fiesta Rally4	P
Source:^[8]

Route

Itinerary

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

Leg	Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
—	22 April	09:01	—	Medvedgrad [Shakedown]	4.60 km
1	23 April	08:39	SS1	Rude – Plešivica 1	6.94 km
		09:32	SS2	Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1	23.76 km
		10:35	SS3	Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1	10.10 km
		11:38	SS4	Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1	9.11 km
		15:01	SS5	Rude – Plešivica 2	6.94 km
		15:54	SS6	Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2	23.76 km
		16:57	SS7	Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2	10.10 km
		18:00	SS8	Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2	9.11 km
2	24 April	08:29	SS9	Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1	20.30 km
		09:17	SS10	Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1	20.77 km
		10:10	SS11	Krašić – Vrškovac 1	11.11 km
		11:08	SS12	Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1	8.78 km
		14:29	SS13	Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2	20.30 km
		15:17	SS14	Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2	20.77 km
		16:10	SS15	Krašić – Vrškovac 2	11.11 km
		17:08	SS16	Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2	8.78 km
3	25 April	07:20	SS17	Bliznec – Pila 1	25.20 km
		08:38	SS18	Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1	14.09 km
		10:11	SS19	Bliznec – Pila 2	25.20 km
		13:18	SS20	Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage]	14.09 km
Source:^[1]

Report

World Rally Cars

Neuville and Wydaeghe led the rally at the end of the first day, while Rovanpera crashed on the initial stage.^[9] Ogier took the 600th stage win of his World Rally Championship career.^[10]

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	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:51:22.9	0.0	25	5
2	2	33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:51:23.5	+0.6	18	2
3	3	11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:51:31.0	+8.1	15	3
4	4	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:52:48.0	+1:25.1	12	1
5	5	16	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	2:54:32.6	+3:09.7	10	0
6	6	18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:54:54.7	+3:31.8	8	0
7	7	44	Gus Greensmith	Chris Patterson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	2:55:21.7	+3:58.8	6	0
8	8	42	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:55:51.1	+4:28.2	4	4
29	9	7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:24:42.8	+33:19.9	0	0
35	10	53	Armando Pereira	Rémi Tutélaire	Armando Pereira	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:32:20.6	+40:57.7	0	0
Retired SS1		69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	Crash		0	0
Did not start		54	Niko Pulić	Aleksandra Kovačić	Niko Pulić	Ford Fiesta WRC	Withdrawn		0	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
22 April	—	Medvedgrad [Shakedown]	4.60 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:45.1	—
23 April	SS1	Rude – Plešivica 1	6.94 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:24.2	Neuville / Wydaeghe
	SS2	Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1	23.76 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	12:58.6
	SS3	Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1	10.10 km	Ogier / Ingrassia Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC Toyota Yaris WRC	5:32.3
	SS4	Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1	9.11 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:51.9
	SS5	Rude – Plešivica 2	6.94 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:30.4
	SS6	Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2	23.76 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	12:55.8
	SS7	Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2	10.10 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:26.7
	SS8	Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2	9.11 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	4:49.8
24 April	SS9	Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1	20.30 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	12:26.1	Ogier / Ingrassia
	SS10	Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1	20.77 km	Katsuta / Barritt	Toyota Yaris WRC	12:36.9
	SS11	Krašić – Vrškovac 1	11.11 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:36.8
	SS12	Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1	8.78 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	4:37.6
	SS13	Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2	20.30 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	12:31.9
	SS14	Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2	20.77 km	Katsuta / Barritt	Toyota Yaris WRC	12:36.1
	SS15	Krašić – Vrškovac 2	11.11 km	Ogier / Ingrassia Neuville / Wydaeghe	Toyota Yaris WRC Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	5:32.1
	SS16	Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2	8.78 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	4:36.6
25 April	SS17	Bliznec – Pila 1	25.20 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	14:04.5
	SS18	Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1	14.09 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:18.4	Evans / Martin
	SS19	Bliznec – Pila 2	25.20 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	13:59.0	Evans / Martin
	SS20	Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage]	14.09 km	Ogier / Ingrassia	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:14.0	Ogier / Ingrassia

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1	2	Sébastien Ogier	61	2	Julien Ingrassia	61		Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	138
2		Thierry Neuville	53		Martijn Wydaeghe	53		Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	111
3	1	Elfyn Evans	51	1	Scott Martin	51		M-Sport Ford WRT	42
4	1	Ott Tänak	40	1	Martin Järveoja	40		Hyundai 2C Competition	28
5	4	Kalle Rovanperä	39	4	Jonne Halttunen	39

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	24	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	TRT World Rally Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:01:23.7	0.0	25	2	2
10	2	25	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	3:01:52.2	+28.5	18	4	1
12	3	22	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:03:26.4	+2:02.7	15	3	0
33	4	23	Enrico Brazzoli	Maurizio Barone	Movisport	Škoda Fabia R5	3:30:34.0	+29:10.3	12	1	0
39	5	20	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:41:05.9	+49:43.0	10	5	0
Retired SS19		21	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Rolled		0	0	0
Retired SS9		26	Tom Kristensson	David Arhusiander	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	Crash		0	0	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
22 April	—	Medvedgrad [Shakedown]	4.60 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	2:55.8	—
23 April	SS1	Rude – Plešivica 1	6.94 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	4:39.6	Gryazin / Aleksandrov
	SS2	Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1	23.76 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	13:48.4	Gryazin / Aleksandrov
	SS3	Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1	10.10 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	5:50.7	Østberg / Eriksen
	SS4	Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1	9.11 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	5:08.7
	SS5	Rude – Plešivica 2	6.94 km	Mikkelsen / Fløene	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	4:39.1
	SS6	Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2	23.76 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	13:44.6
	SS7	Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2	10.10 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	5:48.8
	SS8	Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2	9.11 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	5:06.6
24 April	SS9	Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1	20.30 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	13:04.1
	SS10	Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1	20.77 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	13:17.8
	SS11	Krašić – Vrškovac 1	11.11 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	5:58.1	Gryazin / Aleksandrov
	SS12	Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1	8.78 km	Østberg / Eriksen	Citroën C3 Rally2	4:54.0	Østberg / Eriksen
	SS13	Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2	20.30 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	13:07.0
	SS14	Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2	20.77 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	13:13.1
	SS15	Krašić – Vrškovac 2	11.11 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	5:55.4
	SS16	Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2	8.78 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	4:55.6
25 April	SS17	Bliznec – Pila 1	25.20 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	14:52.1
	SS18	Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1	14.09 km	Mikkelsen / Fløene	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	8:38.9
	SS19	Bliznec – Pila 2	25.20 km	Suninen / Markkula	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	14:51.8
	SS20	Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage]	14.09 km	Mikkelsen / Fløene	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	8:29.2

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Teams' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Andreas Mikkelsen	68		Ola Fløene	68		Toksport WRT	100
2	5	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	33	5	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	33		Movisport	85
3	1	Esapekka Lappi	29	1	Janne Ferm	29		M-Sport Ford WRT	43
4		Mads Østberg	27		Torstein Eriksen	27
5	2	Adrien Fourmaux	25	2	Renaud Jamoul	25

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
11	1	32	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:03:23.8	0.0	25	3	0
13	2	34	Emil Lindholm	Mikael Korhonen	Emil Lindholm	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:04:38.4	+1:14.6	18	2	0
14	3	27	Yohan Rossel	Alexandre Coria	Yohan Rossel	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:06:05.2	+2:41.4	15	5	0
15	4	28	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:06:28.4	+3:04.6	12	4	0
16	5	35	Chris Ingram	Ross Whittock	Chris Ingram	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:07:48.2	+4:24.4	10	1	0
17	6	37	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Carlos del Barrio	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:14:28.7	+11:04.9	8	0	0
21	7	31	Johannes Keferböck	Ilka Minor	Johannes Keferböck	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:16:15.9	+12:52.1	6	0	0
23	8	39	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	3:17:58.7	+14:34.9	4	0	0
27	9	43	Kevin Raith	Christoph Wögerer	Kevin Raith	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	3:20:31.1	+17:07.3	2	0	0
38	10	40	Sébastien Bedoret	Thomas Walbrecq	Sébastien Bedoret	Škoda Fabia R5	3:39:07.0	+35:43.2	1	0	0
Retired SS9		38	Niki Mayr-Melnhof	Poldi Welsersheimb	Niki Mayr-Melnhof	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	Engine		0	0	0
Retired SS7		30	Cédric De Cecco	Jérôme Humblet	Cédric De Cecco	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	Crash		0	0	0
Retired SS6		29	Hermann Neubauer	Bernhard Ettel	Hermann Neubauer	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	Crash		0	0	0
Retired SS6		36	Hiroki Arai	Jürgen Heigl	Hiroki Arai	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	Crash		0	0	0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
22 April	—	Medvedgrad [Shakedown]	4.60 km	Ciamin / Roche	Citroën C3 Rally2	2:56.0	—
23 April	SS1	Rude – Plešivica 1	6.94 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	4:44.4	Rossel / Coria
	SS2	Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1	23.76 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	14:11.7
	SS3	Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1	10.10 km	Mayr-Melnhof / Welsersheimb	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	6:02.1
	SS4	Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1	9.11 km	Lindholm / Korhonen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	5:07.2
	SS5	Rude – Plešivica 2	6.94 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	4:40.2
	SS6	Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2	23.76 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	13:51.6
	SS7	Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2	10.10 km	Lindholm / Korhonen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	5:54.3	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak
	SS8	Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2	9.11 km	Lindholm / Korhonen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	5:06.6	Rossel / Coria
24 April	SS9	Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1	20.30 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	13:18.8
	SS10	Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1	20.77 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	13:22.2
	SS11	Krašić – Vrškovac 1	11.11 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	5:59.4	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak
	SS12	Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1	8.78 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	4:56.0
	SS13	Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2	20.30 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	13:14.7
	SS14	Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2	20.77 km	Ciamin / Roche	Citroën C3 Rally2	13:18.2
	SS15	Krašić – Vrškovac 2	11.11 km	Lindholm / Korhonen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	5:55.1
	SS16	Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2	8.78 km	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	4:54.2
25 April	SS17	Bliznec – Pila 1	25.20 km	Ciamin / Roche	Citroën C3 Rally2	15:02.3
	SS18	Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1	14.09 km	Ciamin / Roche	Citroën C3 Rally2	8:52.7
	SS19	Bliznec – Pila 2	25.20 km	Stage cancelled
	SS20	Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage]	14.09 km	Rossel / Coria	Citroën C3 Rally2	8:36.9	Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points
1		Yohan Rossel	48	4	Yannick Roche	36
2	3	Nicolas Ciamin	36	1	Benoît Fulcrand	28
3	1	Teemu Asunmaa	28	1	Marko Salminen	28
4		Kajetan Kajetanowicz	28		Maciek Szczepaniak	28
5	2	Egon Kaur	23	2	Silver Simm	23

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
18	1	49	Jon Armstrong	Phil Hall	Jon Armstrong	Ford Fiesta Rally4	3:15:07.6	0.0	25	2
19	2	45	Mārtiņš Sesks	Francis Renars	LMT Autosporta Akademija	Ford Fiesta Rally4	3:15:41.1	+33.5	18	0
20	3	51	Lauri Joona	Ari Koponen	Team Flying Finn	Ford Fiesta Rally4	3:15:56.4	+48.8	15	1
22	4	48	Martin Koči	Petr Těšínský	Styllex Motorsport	Ford Fiesta Rally4	3:17:53.7	+2:46.1	12	3
24	5	50	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally4	3:18:43.1	+3:35.5	10	0
22	6	48	Sami Pajari	Marko Salminen	Porvoon Autopalvelu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	3:18:44.3	+3:36.7	8	9
51	7	52	Robert Virves	Sander Pruul	Autosport Team Estonia	Ford Fiesta Rally4	4:28:31.9	+1:13:24.3	6	0
53	8	47	Raul Badiu	Rareș Fetean	Raul Badiu	Ford Fiesta Rally4	4:37:40.2	+1:22:32.6	4	3

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
22 April	—	Medvedgrad [Shakedown]	4.60 km	Badiu / Fetean	Ford Fiesta Rally4	3:09.1	—
23 April	SS1	Rude – Plešivica 1	6.94 km	Badiu / Fetean	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:01.5	Badiu / Fetean
	SS2	Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1	23.76 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	14:43.2	Pajari / Salminen
	SS3	Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1	10.10 km	Badiu / Fetean	Ford Fiesta Rally4	6:17.5	Koči / Těšínský
	SS4	Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1	9.11 km	Koči / Těšínský	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:28.6
	SS5	Rude – Plešivica 2	6.94 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	4:59.2
	SS6	Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2	23.76 km	Stage cancelled
	SS7	Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2	10.10 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	6:09.9	Koči / Těšínský
	SS8	Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2	9.11 km	Joona / Koponen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:30.5
24 April	SS9	Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1	20.30 km	Koči / Těšínský	Ford Fiesta Rally4	14:19.6
	SS10	Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1	20.77 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	14:15.2
	SS11	Krašić – Vrškovac 1	11.11 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	6:21.6
	SS12	Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1	8.78 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:15.3
	SS13	Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2	20.30 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	14:07.1
	SS14	Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2	20.77 km	Armstrong / Hall	Ford Fiesta Rally4	14:04.1	Armstrong / Hall
	SS15	Krašić – Vrškovac 2	11.11 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	6:15.4
	SS16	Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2	8.78 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	5:11.4
25 April	SS17	Bliznec – Pila 1	25.20 km	Koči / Těšínský	Ford Fiesta Rally4	16:03.2
	SS18	Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1	14.09 km	Pajari / Salminen	Ford Fiesta Rally4	9:15.7
	SS19	Bliznec – Pila 2	25.20 km	Stage cancelled
	SS20	Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2	14.09 km	Badiu / Fetean	Ford Fiesta Rally4	9:13.1	Armstrong / Hall

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Trophy for nations
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Jon Armstrong	27		Phil Hall	27		United Kingdom	25
2		Mārtiņš Sesks	18		Renars Francis	18		Latvia	18
3		Sami Pajari	17		Marko Salminen	17		Finland	15
4		Lauri Joona	16		Ari Koponen	16		Slovakia	12
5		Martin Koči	15		Petr Těšínský	15		Ireland	10

Notes

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "WRC CR2021 – Overview rally maps" (PDF). rally-croatia.com. Croatia Rally. Retrieved 28 March 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.
^ "Ogier clinches stunning Croatia Rally win in nail-biting finale". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
^ "WRC2: Østberg makes dream return". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
^ "WRC3: Kajetanowicz arrives in style". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
^ "Junior WRC: Armstrong seals maiden victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Entry List Croatia Rally 2021". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ Garton, Nick (23 April 2021). "WRC Rally Croatia: Neuville leads from Ogier after Rovanpera crashes". Autosport. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ Craig, Jason (23 April 2021). "Ogier "learning to appreciate" stage wins after reaching 600 at Rally Croatia". Autosport. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

External links

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

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[GryazinRAF-9] 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-10] 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.

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

[map-1] "WRC CR2021 – Overview rally maps" (PDF). rally-croatia.com. Croatia Rally. Retrieved 28 March 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] "Ogier clinches stunning Croatia Rally win in nail-biting finale". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

[5] "WRC2: Østberg makes dream return". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

[6] "WRC3: Kajetanowicz arrives in style". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

[7] "Junior WRC: Armstrong seals maiden victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

[Croatia_entry_list-8] "Entry List Croatia Rally 2021". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[12] Garton, Nick (23 April 2021). "WRC Rally Croatia: Neuville leads from Ogier after Rovanpera crashes". Autosport. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[13] Craig, Jason (23 April 2021). "Ogier "learning to appreciate" stage wins after reaching 600 at Rally Croatia". Autosport. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

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