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2020 Rally Estonia
10. Rally Estonia
Round 4 of 7 in the 2020 World Rally Championship
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Estonia became the thirty-third nation to hold a World Rally Championship event.
Host country Estonia
Rally baseTartu, Tartu County
Dates run4 – 6 September 2020
Start locationTartu, Tartu County
Finish locationKambja, Tartu County
Stages17 (232.64 km; 144.56 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance639.25 km (397.21 miles)
Overall distance871.89 km (541.77 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered60
Crews59 at start, 44 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
1:59:53.6
Power Stage winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
10:12.4
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerNorway Mads Østberg
Norway Torstein Eriksen
France PH-Sport
2:08:10.9
WRC-3 winnerSweden Oliver Solberg
Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston
2:07:32.2
J-WRC winnerLatvia Mārtiņš Sesks
Latvia Renārs Francis
Latvia LMT Autosporta Akadēmija
2:21:20.5

The 2020 Rally Estonia (also known as the Rally Estonia 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 4 and 6 September 2020.[2] It marked the tenth running of Rally Estonia and was the fourth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was based in the town of Tartu in Tartu County and consisted of seventeen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 232.64 km (144.56 mi).[1]

The rally marked the return of the FIA World Rally Championship after a half-year hiatus by the COVID-19 pandemic and was the 600th event since the championship was founded back to 1973.[3][4]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the overall winners of the rally, winning their home event for the third straight year. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[5] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the winners in the WRC-2 category, while Oliver Solberg and Aaron Johnston won the WRC-3 class.[6][7] In the junior championship, the Latvian crew of Mārtiņš Sesks and Renārs Francis won the event.[8]

Background

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Championship standings prior to the event

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Six-time world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with an eight-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were third, a further twelve points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a twenty-one-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, following by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen held a nine-point lead ahead of Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth in third. In the manufacturer' championship, Hyundai Motorsport N led M-Sport Ford WRT by twenty-two points. PH-Sport sit in third, a slender two points behind.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, the crew of Eric Camilli and François-Xavier Buresi, Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka, and Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Giovanni Bernacchini all held twenty-five points in the standings.

In the junior championship, Tom Kristensson and Joakim Sjöberg led Mārtiņš Sesks and Renars Francis by nine points. Ken Torn and Kauri Pannas were third, a slender four points further back. In the Nations' championships, Sweden held a seven-point lead over Latvia, with Estonia in third.

Schedule changes and event inclusion

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See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on motorsport

Following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the championship, a number of events were cancelled or postponed indefinitely for health and safety grounds, with Rally Mexico abridged to give time for crews to head home due to lockdowns being implemented across the world. It was then announced on 2 July 2020 that the season would return with an updated calendar, with Rally Estonia hosting the resuming round between 4 and 6 September. The country became the thirty-third nation to stage a championship round in the WRC.[9]

Entry list

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The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3, and Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Sixty entries were received, with thirteen crews entered in World Rally Cars, six Group R5 cars entered in the World Rally Championship-2, twenty-two in the World Rally Championship-3. A further twelve crews were entered in the Junior World Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta R2s.

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship entries
3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
7 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais France Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
17 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
42 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
44 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
64 Estonia Georg Gross Estonia Raigo Mõlder Estonia OT Racing Ford Fiesta WRC M
65 Finland Kimmo Kurkela Finland Reeta Hämäläinen Finland JanPro Ford Fiesta WRC M
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
21 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France PH-Sport[a] Citroën C3 R5 M
22 Russia Nikolay Gryazin Russia Konstantin Aleksandrov South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N[b] Hyundai NG i20 R5 P
23 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Patrik Barth Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
24 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Sweden Jonas Andersson South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N[b] Hyundai NG i20 R5 P
25 France Adrien Fourmaux Belgium Renaud Jamoul United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
26 Norway Eyvind Brynildsen Austria Ilka Minor Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
World Rally Championship-3 entries
27 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Mikko Lukka Finland Jari Huttunen[c] Hyundai NG i20 R5 M
28 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Marcelo Der Ohannesian Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson[d] Citroën C3 R5 P
29 France Nicolas Ciamin France Yannick Roche France Nicolas Ciamin[e] Citroën C3 R5 M
30 Chile Emilio Fernández Argentina Ruben Garcia Chile Emilio Fernández[f] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
31 France Yohan Rossel France Benoit Fulcrand France PH-Sport[a] Citroën C3 R5 M
32 Finland Eerik Pietarinen Finland Antti Linnaketo Finland Eerik Pietarinen[g] Škoda Fabia R5 P
34 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz[h] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
35 Sweden Oliver Solberg Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Sweden Oliver Solberg[i] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
36 Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 R5 P
37 Estonia Raul Jeets Estonia Andrus Toom Estonia Raul Jeets Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
38 Estonia Roland Poom Estonia Erik Lepikson Estonia Roland Poom Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
39 Estonia Karl Kruuda Australia Dale Moscatt Estonia Karl Kruuda Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
40 Estonia Rainer Aus Estonia Simo Koskinen Estonia Rainer Aus Škoda Fabia R5 P
41 Estonia Egon Kaur Estonia Silver Simm Estonia Kaur Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
43 Estonia Priit Koik Estonia Alari-Uku Heldna Estonia Priit Koik Ford Fiesta R5 P
45 Estonia Georg Linnamäe Ukraine Volodymyr Korsia Estonia Georg Linnamäe Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
46 Estonia Gustav Kruuda Estonia Ken Järveoja Estonia Gustav Kruuda Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
47 Spain Jan Solans Spain Mauro Barreiro Spain Jan Solans Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
48 Russia Radik Shaymiev Russia Alexey Arnautov Russia Radik Shaymiev Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
49 Poland Jarosław Koltun Poland Ireneusz Pleskot Poland Jarosław Koltun Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
50 United States Sean Johnston United States Alex Kihurani France Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 R5 P
51 Saudi Arabia Rakan Al-Rashed Portugal Hugo Magalhães Saudi Arabia Rakan Al-Rashed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
Junior World Rally Championship entries
52 Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Sweden Tom Kristensson Motorsport Ford Fiesta R2 P
53 Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Renars Francis Latvia LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta R2 P
54 Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kauri Pannas Estonia Estonian Autosport Junior Team Ford Fiesta R2 P
55 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Marko Salminen Finland Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta R2 P
56 Romania Raul Baidu Romania Gabriel Lazar Romania Raul Baidu Ford Fiesta R2 P
57 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldívar Argentina Fernando Mussano Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldívar Ford Fiesta R2 P
58 United Kingdom Ruairi Bell United Kingdom Matthew Edwards United Kingdom Ruairi Bell Ford Fiesta R2 P
59 Sweden Pontus Lönnström Sweden Stefan Gustavsson Sweden Pontus Lönnström Ford Fiesta R2 P
60 Italy Marco Pollara Italy Maurizio Messina Italy Marco Pollara Ford Fiesta R2 P
61 Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Stefano Savoia Italy Fabio Andolfi Ford Fiesta R2 P
62 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Elia De Guio Italy Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 P
63 Estonia Robert Virves Estonia Sander Pruul Estonia Estonian Autosport Junior Team Ford Fiesta R2 P
Source:[10]

Route

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The rally features a short format schedule, which lasts only three days.[11] This leads to the change of road order rules—Saturday's first loop would start as championship order, while the second loop would revert to the standard reversed order, which usually comes into effect on the second leg.[12]

Itinerary

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All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
4 September 09:01 — Abissaare [Shakedown] 5.51 km
Leg 1 — 1.28 km
4 September 19:08 SS1 Tartu 1.28 km
Leg 2 — 146.40 km
5 September 07:40 SS2 Prangli 1 20.23 km
08:21 SS3 Kanepi 1 16.89 km
09:08 SS4 Otepää 1 9.60 km
10:00 SS5 Mäeküla 1 14.76 km
11:19 SS6 Elva 1 11.72 km
14:37 SS7 Prangli 2 20.23 km
15:18 SS8 Kanepi 2 16.89 km
16:08 SS9 Otepää 2 9.60 km
17:00 SS10 Mäeküla 2 14.76 km
18:19 SS11 Elva 2 11.72 km
Leg 3 — 84.96 km
6 September 07:35 SS12 Arula 1 6.97 km
08:09 SS13 Kaagvere 1 15.46 km
09:08 SS14 Kambja 1 20.05 km
10:49 SS15 Arula 2 6.97 km
11:28 SS16 Kaagvere 2 15.46 km
13:18 SS17 Kambja 2 [Power Stage] 20.05 km
Source:[1]

Report

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World Rally Cars

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Local heroes Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja led almost the entire rally to win their home event.[5] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen received a one-minute time penalty for illegally removing the radiator blanking plate.[13] Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul retired from Saturday afternoon after they damaged their rear-right suspension.[14] The Belgian crew's rally was further compromised as they suffered an electrical issue in the penultimate Power Stage.[15] Takamoto Katsuta and Daniel Barritt crashed out on Sunday, while Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais retired from their top-tier debut when they broke their steering.[5]

Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:59:53.6 0.0 25 3
2 2 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:00:15.8 +22.2 18 1
3 3 17 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:00:20.5 +26.9 15 2
4 4 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:00:35.5 +41.9 12 4
5 5 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:01:12.3 +1:18.7 10 5
6 6 3 Teemu Suninen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:02:33.2 +2:39.6 8 0
7 7 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:02:45.6 +2:52.0 6 0
8 8 44 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:04:47.4 +4:53.8 4 0
25 9 65 Kimmo Kurkela Reeta Hämäläinen JanPro Ford Fiesta WRC 2:15:35.7 +15:42.1 0 0
Retired SS17 11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Electrical 0 0
Retired SS13 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Steering 0 0
Retired SS13 18 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Rolled 0 0
Retired SS2 64 Georg Gross Raigo Mõlder OT Racing Ford Fiesta WRC Accident 0 0

Special stages

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Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
4 September — Abissaare [Shakedown] 5.51 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:56.8 —
SS1 Tartu 1.28 km Lappi / Ferm
Ogier / Ingrassia 		Ford Fiesta WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC 		1:17.0 Lappi / Ferm
Ogier / Ingrassia
5 September SS2 Prangli 1 20.23 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 9:52.1 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS3 Kanepi 1 16.89 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:16.6 Tänak / Järveoja
SS4 Otepää 1 9.60 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:04.5
SS5 Mäeküla 1 14.76 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 7:46.2
SS6 Elva 1 11.72 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:05.1
SS7 Prangli 2 20.23 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 9:45.3
SS8 Kanepi 2 16.89 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:10.6
SS9 Otepää 2 9.60 km Breen / Nagle Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:00.4
SS10 Mäeküla 2 14.76 km Breen / Nagle Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 7:40.1
SS11 Elva 2 11.72 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 5:58.0
6 September SS12 Arula 1 6.97 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 3:15.3
SS13 Kaagvere 1 15.46 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 8:42.5
SS14 Kambja 1 20.05 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 10:26.9
SS15 Arula 2 6.97 km Ogier / Ingrassia Toyota Yaris WRC 3:14.7
SS16 Kaagvere 2 15.46 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 8:34.1
SS17 Kambja 2 [Power Stage] 20.05 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 10:12.4

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Sébastien Ogier 79 Julien Ingrassia 79 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 137
2 Elfyn Evans 70 Scott Martin 70 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 132
3 2 Ott Tänak 66 2 Martin Järveoja 66 M-Sport Ford WRT 83
4 Kalle Rovanperä 55 Jonne Halttunen 55
5 2 Thierry Neuville 42 2 Nicolas Gilsoul 42

World Rally Championship-2

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Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen dominated the class after a puncture.[6] Early leaders Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson retired from Saturday when they hit a radiator issue.[16] Things went from bad to worse when they rolled their Hyundai in the final stage after the restart. Teammate Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov could've finished second, but a puncture dropped them three minutes and tumbled to fifth.[6]

Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
10 1 21 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen PH-Sport Citroën C3 R5 2:08:10.9 0.0 25 1
13 2 25 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:09:39.3 +1:28.4 18 0
15 3 23 Pontus Tidemand Patrick Barth Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:11:01.0 +2:50.1 15 0
16 4 26 Eyvind Brynildsen Ilka Minor Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:11:03.1 +2:52.2 12 0
19 5 22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai NG i20 R5 1:20:03.7 +4:10.6 8 0
Retired SS16 24 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai NG i20 R5 Rolled 0 0

Special stages

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Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
4 September — Abissaare [Shakedown] 5.51 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 3:09.4 —
SS1 Tartu 1.28 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 1:18.2 Østberg / Eriksen
5 September SS2 Prangli 1 20.23 km Veiby / Andersson Hyundai NG i20 R5 10:31.8 Veiby / Andersson
SS3 Kanepi 1 16.89 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 8:55.1 Østberg / Eriksen
SS4 Otepää 1 9.60 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Hyundai NG i20 R5 5:29.8 Fourmaux / Jamoul
SS5 Mäeküla 1 14.76 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 8:16.2
SS6 Elva 1 11.72 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 6:28.7 Østberg / Eriksen
SS7 Prangli 2 20.23 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 10:27.3
SS8 Kanepi 2 16.89 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 8:46.4
SS9 Otepää 2 9.60 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 5:21.1
SS10 Mäeküla 2 14.76 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 8:13.2
SS11 Elva 2 11.72 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 6:22.2
6 September SS12 Arula 1 6.97 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 3:31.1
SS13 Kaagvere 1 15.46 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 9:13.5
SS14 Kambja 1 20.05 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 11:10.4
SS15 Arula 2 6.97 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 3:28.9
SS16 Kaagvere 2 15.46 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 9:09.3
SS17 Kambja 2 20.05 km Østberg / Eriksen Citroën C3 R5 11:02.9

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Mads Østberg 75 Torstein Eriksen 75 Hyundai Motorsport N 84
2 1 Pontus Tidemand 55 1 Patrick Barth 55 1 PH-Sport 75
3 1 Nikolay Gryazin 51 2 Renaud Jamoul 48 1 M-Sport Ford WRT 70
4 1 Adrien Fourmaux 48 2 Yaroslav Fedorov 41 Toksport WRT 67
5 1 Ole Christian Veiby 33 1 Jonas Andersson 33

World Rally Championship-3

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Oliver Solberg and Aaron Johnston overcame two punctures to lead the class on Saturday, and easily won the class.[17] Major retirements were Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak, Gustav Kruuda and Ken Järveoja, and Raul Jeets and Andrus Toom. All three crews were forced to retire as they rolled their cars.[7]

Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
9 1 35 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Oliver Solberg Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:07:32.2 0.0 25 2
11 2 27 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Jari Huttunen Hyundai NG i20 R5 2:08:31.2 +59.0 18 0
12 3 41 Egon Kaur Silver Simm Kaur Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:09:20.0 +1:47.8 15 0
14 4 28 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Citroën C3 R5 2:10:08.8 +2:36.6 12 0
17 5 39 Karl Kruuda Dale Moscatt Karl Kruuda Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:11:37.1 +4:04.9 10 0
18 6 29 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin Citroën C3 R5 2:11:44.9 +4:12.7 8 0
20 7 40 Rainer Aus Simo Koskinen Rainer Aus Škoda Fabia R5 2:12:16.7 +4:44.5 6 0
21 8 50 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 R5 2:12:24.8 +4:52.6 4 0
22 9 31 Yohan Rossel Benoit Fulcrand PH Sport Citroën C3 R5 2:12:36.2 +5:04.0 2 0
23 10 43 Priit Koik Alari-Uku Heldna Priit Koik Ford Fiesta R5 2:13:56.9 +6:24.7 1 0
24 11 36 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 R5 2:14:15.9 +6:43.7 0 0
26 12 47 Jan Solans Mauro Barreiro Jan Solans Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:16:03.1 +8:30.9 0 0
27 13 49 Jarosław Koltun Ireneusz Pleskot Jarosław Koltun Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:21:05.7 +13:33.5 0 0
31 14 48 Radik Shaymiev Alexey Arnautov Radik Shaymiev Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:24:09.0 +16:36.8 0 0
34 15 38 Roland Poom Erik Lepikson Roland Poom Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:27:09.1 +19:36.9 0 0
39 16 32 Eerik Pietarinen Antti Linnaketo Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 2:42:30.6 +34:58.4 0 0
42 17 45 Georg Linnamäe Volodymyr Korsia Georg Linnamäe Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:59:51.8 +52:19.6 0 0
43 18 51 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Rakan Al-Rashed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:44:14.8 +1:36:41.6 0 0
Retired SS17 34 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Rolled 0 0
Retired SS16 46 Gustav Kruuda Ken Järveoja Gustav Kruuda Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Rolled 0 0
Retired SS13 37 Raul Jeets Andrus Toom Raul Jeets Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Rolled 0 0
Retired SS3 30 Emilio Fernández Ruben Garcia Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Mechanical 0 0

Special stages

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Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
4 September — Abissaare [Shakedown] 5.51 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai NG i20 R5 3:10.1 —
SS1 Tartu 1.28 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai NG i20 R5 1:18.5 Huttunen / Lukka
5 September SS2 Prangli 1 20.23 km Kaur / Simm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 10:29.2 Kaur / Simm
SS3 Kanepi 1 16.89 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 8:51.9
SS4 Otepää 1 9.60 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:21.4 Solberg / Johnston
SS5 Mäeküla 1 14.76 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 8:15.1
SS6 Elva 1 11.72 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 6:26.8
SS7 Prangli 2 20.23 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:27.0
SS8 Kanepi 2 16.89 km Kaur / Simm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 8:47.3
SS9 Otepää 2 9.60 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:19.3
SS10 Mäeküla 2 14.76 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 8:17.4
SS11 Elva 2 11.72 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai NG i20 R5 6:23.5
6 September SS12 Arula 1 6.97 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:29.1
SS13 Kaagvere 1 15.46 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai NG i20 R5 9:07.3
SS14 Kambja 1 20.05 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:04.5
SS15 Arula 2 6.97 km Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:27.7
SS16 Kaagvere 2 15.46 km Huttunen / Lukka Hyundai NG i20 R5 9:03.7
SS17 Kambja 2 20.05 km Solberg / Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:00.2

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 1 Jari Huttunen 43 1 Mikko Lukka 43
2 1 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 37 12 Aaron Johnston 35
3 11 Oliver Solberg 35 1 Yannick Roche 26
4 Nicolas Ciamin 26 1 Giovanni Bernacchini 25
5 4 Eric Camilli 25 4 François-Xavier Buresi 25

Junior World Rally Championship

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Despite the fact that Robert Virves and Sander Pruul failed to win a stage, consistent pace helped the local crew to the junior class.[18] However, the local crew suffered a puncture on Sunday, which handed the victory to the Latvian crew of Mārtiņš Sesks and Renars Francis.[8]

Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
28 1 53 Mārtiņš Sesks Renars Francis LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta R2 2:21:20.5 0.0 25 3
29 2 55 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta R2 2:21:35.2 +14.7 18 8
30 3 63 Robert Virves Sander Pruul Estonian Autosport Junior Team Ford Fiesta R2 2:21:58.3 +37.8 15 2
33 4 58 Ruairi Bell Matthew Edwards Ruairi Bell Ford Fiesta R2 2:26:33.2 +5:12.7 12 0
35 5 60 Marco Pollara Maurizio Messina Marco Pollara Ford Fiesta R2 2:28:24.4 +7:03.9 10 0
37 6 57 Fabrizio Zaldívar Fernando Mussano Fabrizio Zaldívar Ford Fiesta R2 2:30:50.3 +9:29.8 8 0
38 7 62 Enrico Oldrati Elia De Guio Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 2:32:05.2 +10:44.7 6 0
44 8 56 Raul Baidu Gabriel Lazar Raul Baidu Ford Fiesta R2 3:46:06.5 +1:24:46.0 4 0
Retired SS15 59 Pontus Lönnström Stefan Gustavsson Pontus Lönnström Ford Fiesta R2 Accident 0 0
Retired SS13 54 Ken Torn Kauri Pannas Estonian Autosport Junior Team Ford Fiesta R2 Mechanical 0 3
Retired SS4 61 Fabio Andolfi Stefano Savoia Fabio Andolfi Ford Fiesta R2 Mechanical 0 0
Retired SS3 52 Tom Kristensson Joakim Sjöberg Tom Kristensson Motorsport Ford Fiesta R2 Crank shaft 0 1

Special stages

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Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
4 September — Abissaare [Shakedown] 5.51 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 3:31.7 —
SS1 Tartu 1.28 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 1:24.3 Pajari / Salminen
5 September SS2 Prangli 1 20.23 km Kristensson / Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2 11:26.8 Kristensson / Sjöberg
SS3 Kanepi 1 16.89 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta R2 9:48.6 Sesks / Francis
SS4 Otepää 1 9.60 km Torn / Pannas Ford Fiesta R2 5:52.9 Virves / Pruul
SS5 Mäeküla 1 14.76 km Torn / Pannas Ford Fiesta R2 9:09.0
SS6 Elva 1 11.72 km Torn / Pannas Ford Fiesta R2 6:56.6
SS7 Prangli 2 20.23 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta R2 11:27.5
SS8 Kanepi 2 16.89 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 9:46.7
SS9 Otepää 2 9.60 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 5:55.3
SS10 Mäeküla 2 14.76 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 9:12.7
SS11 Elva 2 11.72 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 7:04.3
6 September SS12 Arula 1 6.97 km Sesks / Francis Ford Fiesta R2 3:52.5
SS13 Kaagvere 1 15.46 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 10:03.6
SS14 Kambja 1 20.05 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 12:20.6 Sesks / Francis
SS15 Arula 2 6.97 km Pajari / Salminen Ford Fiesta R2 3:51.2
SS16 Kaagvere 2 15.46 km Virves / Pruul Ford Fiesta R2 9:59.3
SS17 Kambja 2 20.05 km Virves / Pruul Ford Fiesta R2 12:10.4

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Nations' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Country Points
1 1 Mārtiņš Sesks 47 1 Renars Francis 47 1  Latvia 43
2 2 Sami Pajari 39 2 Marko Salminen 39 2  Finland 30
3 2 Tom Kristensson 29 2 Joakim Sjöberg 29  Estonia 30
4 1 Ken Torn 18 1 Kauri Pannas 18 3  Sweden 25
5 2 Ruairi Bell 18 Sander Pruul 17 2  United Kingdom 18

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Entry supported by Citroën World Rally Team.
  2. ^ a b Entry prepared by RedGrey Rally Team.
  3. ^ Entry operated by Hyundai Poland Racing.
  4. ^ Entry operated by VIALCO Racing.
  5. ^ Entry operated by DG Sport.
  6. ^ Entry operated by Toksport WRT.
  7. ^ Entry operated by TGS Worldwide.
  8. ^ Entry operated by Lotos Dynamic World Rally Team.
  9. ^ Entry operated by Solberg World Rally.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Appendix 1 Timetable" (PDF). rallyestonia.com. Rally Estonia. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "WRC sets return date". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ Garton, Nick (4 September 2020). "Rally Estonia WRC: Tanak leads home event after shakedown as WRC returns". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Preview – Rally Estonia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Tänak files to Estonia win despite late fright". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Østberg takes the spoils in WRC 2". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Solberg storms to WRC 3 glory in Estonia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Sunday in Estonia: Junior success for Sesks after Virves heartbreak". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  9. ^ Evans, David (2 July 2020). "WRC reveals new calendar with Estonia restart". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Rally Estonia 2020 Entry List" (PDF). rallyestonia.com. Rally Estonia. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Rally Estonia announces route details". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  12. ^ Thukral, Rachit; Rauli, Giacomo (13 July 2020). "WRC changes starting order rules for season return on shortened Rally Estonia". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Rovanperä hit with minute penalty". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Tänak supreme on home roads in Estonia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  15. ^ Garton, Nick (6 September 2020). "WRC Rally Estonia: Tanak takes home win and leads Hyundai 1-2". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Saturday in Estonia: Mads manages healthy WRC 2 lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  17. ^ "WRC 3 in Estonia: Solberg sets the pace". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Saturday in Estonia: Consistent Virves heads young guns". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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