The2020 Rally Estonia(also known as theRally Estonia 2020) was amotor racingevent forrally carsthat was held over three days between 4 and 6 September 2020.[2]It marked the tenth running ofRally Estoniaand was the fourth round of the2020 World Rally Championship,World Rally Championship-2andWorld Rally Championship-3.The 2020 event was based in the town ofTartuinTartu Countyand consisted of seventeenspecial stages.The rally covered a total competitive distance of 232.64 km (144.56 mi).[1]

2020 Rally Estonia
10. Rally Estonia
Round 4 of 7 in the2020 World Rally Championship
Previous eventNext event
Host countryEstonia
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 winnerEstoniaOtt Tänak
EstoniaMartin Järveoja
South KoreaHyundai Shell Mobis WRT
1:59:53.6
Power StagewinnerFinlandKalle Rovanperä
FinlandJonne Halttunen
JapanToyota Gazoo Racing WRT
10:12.4
Support categoryresults
WRC-2 winnerNorwayMads Østberg
NorwayTorstein Eriksen
FrancePH-Sport
2:08:10.9
WRC-3 winnerSwedenOliver Solberg
Republic of IrelandAaron Johnston
2:07:32.2
J-WRC winnerLatviaMārtiņš Sesks
LatviaRenārs Francis
LatviaLMT Autosporta Akadēmija
2:21:20.5

The rally marked the return of the FIA World Rally Championship after a half-year hiatus by theCOVID-19 pandemicand was the 600th event since the championship was founded back to1973.[3][4]

Ott TänakandMartin Järveojawere 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 ØstbergandTorstein Eriksenwere the winners in the WRC-2 category, whileOliver SolbergandAaron Johnstonwon the WRC-3 class.[6][7]In the junior championship, the Latvian crew ofMārtiņš SesksandRenārs Franciswon the event.[8]

Background

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Championship standings prior to the event

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Six-time world championsSébastien OgierandJulien Ingrassiaentered the round with an eight-point lead overElfyn EvansandScott Martin.Thierry NeuvilleandNicolas Gilsoulwere third, a further twelve points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers,Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTheld a twenty-one-point lead over defending manufacturers' championsHyundai Shell Mobis WRT,following byM-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings,Mads ØstbergandTorstein Eriksenheld a nine-point lead ahead ofNikolay GryazinandYaroslav Fedorovin the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, withPontus TidemandandPatrick Barthin third. In the manufacturer' championship,Hyundai Motorsport NledM-Sport Ford WRTby twenty-two points.PH-Sportsit in third, a slender two points behind.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, the crew ofEric CamilliandFrançois-Xavier Buresi,Jari HuttunenandMikko Lukka,andMarco Bulacia WilkinsonandGiovanni Bernacchiniall held twenty-five points in the standings.

In the junior championship,Tom KristenssonandJoakim SjöbergledMārtiņš SesksandRenars Francisby nine points.Ken TornandKauri Pannaswere third, a slender four points further back. In the Nations' championships,Swedenheld a seven-point lead overLatvia,withEstoniain third.

Schedule changes and event inclusion

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Following the impact of theCOVID-19 pandemicon 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 becamethe thirty-third nationto 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 andprivateerentries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Sixty entries were received, with thirteen crews entered inWorld Rally Cars,sixGroup R5cars 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 inFord Fiesta R2s.

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championshipentries
3 Teemu Suninen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
17 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
18 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
44 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
64 Georg Gross Raigo Mõlder OT Racing Ford Fiesta WRC M
65 Kimmo Kurkela Reeta Hämäläinen JanPro Ford Fiesta WRC M
69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
World Rally Championship-2entries
21 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen PH-Sport[a] Citroën C3 R5 M
22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Hyundai Motorsport N[b] Hyundai NG i20 R5 P
23 Pontus Tidemand Patrik Barth Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
24 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Hyundai Motorsport N[b] Hyundai NG i20 R5 P
25 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II M
26 Eyvind Brynildsen Ilka Minor Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
World Rally Championship-3entries
27 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Jari Huttunen[c] Hyundai NG i20 R5 M
28 Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Marcelo Der Ohannesian Marco Bulacia Wilkinson[d] Citroën C3 R5 P
29 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin[e] Citroën C3 R5 M
30 Emilio Fernández Ruben Garcia Emilio Fernández[f] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
31 Yohan Rossel Benoit Fulcrand PH-Sport[a] Citroën C3 R5 M
32 Eerik Pietarinen Antti Linnaketo Eerik Pietarinen[g] Škoda Fabia R5 P
34 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz[h] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
35 Oliver Solberg Aaron Johnston Oliver Solberg[i] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
36 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Hyundai i20 R5 P
37 Raul Jeets Andrus Toom Raul Jeets Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
38 Roland Poom Erik Lepikson Roland Poom Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
39 Karl Kruuda Dale Moscatt Karl Kruuda Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
40 Rainer Aus Simo Koskinen Rainer Aus Škoda Fabia R5 P
41 Egon Kaur Silver Simm Kaur Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
43 Priit Koik Alari-Uku Heldna Priit Koik Ford Fiesta R5 P
45 Georg Linnamäe Volodymyr Korsia Georg Linnamäe Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
46 Gustav Kruuda Ken Järveoja Gustav Kruuda Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
47 Jan Solans Mauro Barreiro Jan Solans Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
48 Radik Shaymiev Alexey Arnautov Radik Shaymiev Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
49 Jarosław Koltun Ireneusz Pleskot Jarosław Koltun Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
50 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 R5 P
51 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Rakan Al-Rashed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
Junior World Rally Championshipentries
52 Tom Kristensson Joakim Sjöberg Tom Kristensson Motorsport Ford Fiesta R2 P
53 Mārtiņš Sesks Renars Francis LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta R2 P
54 Ken Torn Kauri Pannas Estonian Autosport Junior Team Ford Fiesta R2 P
55 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta R2 P
56 Raul Baidu Gabriel Lazar Raul Baidu Ford Fiesta R2 P
57 Fabrizio Zaldívar Fernando Mussano Fabrizio Zaldívar Ford Fiesta R2 P
58 Ruairi Bell Matthew Edwards Ruairi Bell Ford Fiesta R2 P
59 Pontus Lönnström Stefan Gustavsson Pontus Lönnström Ford Fiesta R2 P
60 Marco Pollara Maurizio Messina Marco Pollara Ford Fiesta R2 P
61 Fabio Andolfi Stefano Savoia Fabio Andolfi Ford Fiesta R2 P
62 Enrico Oldrati Elia De Guio Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 P
63 Robert Virves Sander Pruul 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 areEEST(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 heroesOtt TänakandMartin Järveojaled almost the entire rally to win their home event.[5]Kalle RovanperäandJonne Halttunenreceived a one-minute time penalty for illegally removing theradiatorblanking plate.[13]Thierry NeuvilleandNicolas Gilsoulretired from Saturday afternoon after they damaged their rear-rightsuspension.[14]The Belgian crew's rally was further compromised as they suffered an electrical issue in the penultimatePower Stage.[15]Takamoto KatsutaandDaniel Barrittcrashed out on Sunday, whilePierre-Louis LoubetandVincent Landaisretired from their top-tier debut when they broke theirsteering.[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 ØstbergandTorstein Eriksendominated the class after apuncture.[6]Early leadersOle Christian VeibyandJonas Anderssonretired from Saturday when they hit aradiatorissue.[16]Things went from bad to worse when they rolled theirHyundaiin the final stage after the restart. TeammateNikolay GryazinandKonstantin Aleksandrovcould've finished second, but apuncturedropped 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 SolbergandAaron Johnstonovercame twopuncturesto lead the class on Saturday, and easily won the class.[17]Major retirements wereKajetan KajetanowiczandMaciej Szczepaniak,Gustav KruudaandKen Järveoja,andRaul JeetsandAndrus 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 thatRobert VirvesandSander Pruulfailed to win a stage, consistent pace helped the local crew to the junior class.[18]However, the local crew suffered apunctureon Sunday, which handed the victory to the Latvian crew ofMārtiņš SesksandRenars 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. ^abEntry supported byCitroën World Rally Team.
  2. ^abEntry prepared byRedGrey Rally Team.
  3. ^Entry operated by Hyundai Poland Racing.
  4. ^Entry operated by VIALCO Racing.
  5. ^Entry operated byDG Sport.
  6. ^Entry operated by Toksport WRT.
  7. ^Entry operated byTGS Worldwide.
  8. ^Entry operated byLotos Dynamic World Rally Team.
  9. ^Entry operated bySolberg World Rally.

References

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