2022 Rally New Zealand Repco Rally New Zealand 2022
Round 11 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
The Rally New Zealand returned to the championship.
Host country	New Zealand
Rally base	Auckland, North Island
Dates run	29 September – 2 October 2022
Start location	Auckland, North Island
Finish location	Auckland, North Island
Stages	17 (279.80 km; 173.86 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	1,100.17 km (683.61 miles)
Overall distance	1,379.97 km (857.47 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	29
Crews	28 at start, 21 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:48:01.4
Power Stage winner	Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 4:51.9
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Hayden Paddon John Kennard 2:58:05.1
WRC-3 winner	No classified finishers.

The 2022 Rally New Zealand (also known as the Repco Rally New Zealand 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 29 September and 2 October 2022.^[2] It would mark the forty-fifth running of the Rally New Zealand. The event was the eleventh round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Auckland of North Island and was set to be contested over seventeen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 279.80 km (173.86 mi).^[1]

Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena were the overall reigning rally winners, but they would not defend their titles. Citroën Total World Rally Team, the team they drove for in 2012, when the Rally New Zealand held a World Rally Championship event last time, were the defending manufacturers' winners.^[3] However, they would not defend the rally either as they withdrew from the championship at the end of 2019.^[4]

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won their sixth rally of the season and became the 2022 World Champions. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.^[5] Hayden Paddon and John Kennard won the World Rally Championship-2 category.^[6]

Background

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened 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. Eleven were set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as were twelve Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2.^[7][8]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
1	Sébastien Ogier	Benjamin Veillas	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
2	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
16	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	—
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
37	Lorenzo Bertelli	Lorenzo Granai	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
42	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
44	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
20	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Hayden Paddon	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
21	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
22	Ben Hunt	Tony Rawstorn	Ben Hunt	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
23	Shane van Gisbergen	Glen Weston	Shane van Gisbergen	Škoda Fabia R5	Driver, Co-driver	P
24	Harry Bates	John McCarthy	Harry Bates	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Junior Driver, Co-driver	P
25	Raana Horan	Michael Connor	Raana Horan	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Driver, Co-driver	P
26	Todd Bawden	Paul Burborough	Todd Bawden	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver	P
27	Kingsley Jones	Waverley Jones	Kingsley Jones	Škoda Fabia R5	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
28	Armin Kremer	Ella Kremer	Saintéloc Junior Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
29	Luke Anear	Andrew Sarandis	Luke Anear	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
30	Andy Martin	Matt Hayward	Andy Martin	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
31	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Jordi Hereu	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P

Itinerary

All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

• Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Kalle Rovanperä	237			Jonne Halttunen	237			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	455
2			Ott Tänak	173			Martin Järveoja	173			Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	374
3			Thierry Neuville	144			Martijn Wydaeghe	144			M-Sport Ford WRT	224
4			Elfyn Evans	116			Scott Martin	116			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG	112
5			Takamoto Katsuta	100			Aaron Johnston	100

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

• Bold text indicates 2022 World Champions.

Pos.		Open Drivers' championships				Open Co-drivers' championships				Teams' championships				Junior Drivers' championships				Junior Co-drivers' championships				Driver Masters' championships				Co-driver Masters' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Driver	Points
1			Andreas Mikkelsen	109			Torstein Eriksen	109			Toksport WRT	155			Emil Lindholm	108			James Fulton	111		2	Armin Kremer	100			Laurent Magat	100
2		2	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	96		1	Maciej Szczepaniak	96			Hyundai Motorsport N	143			Chris Ingram	92			Louis Louka	61		1	Mauro Miele	86			Michael Joseph Morrissey	61
3		1	Emil Lindholm	89		1	Reeta Hämäläinen	89			Toksport WRT 2	101			Nikolay Gryazin	79			Samu Vaaleri	50		1	Freddy Loix	83			Michela Lorigiola	48
4		1	Yohan Rossel	80			Konstantin Aleksandrov	70			Yaco ACCR Team	50			Georg Linnamäe	59			Elia De Guio	25			Jean-Michel Raoux	70			Hans van Goor	43
5			Nikolay Gryazin	70			Valentin Sarreaud	69			Saintéloc Junior Team	40			Mikołaj Marczyk	59						2	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	50			Jörgen Fornander	25

WRC-3 Rally3

No Rally3 crews entered the round.

Championship standings

Pos.		Open Drivers' championships				Open Co-drivers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points
1			Sami Pajari	87			Enni Mälkönen	87
2			Jan Černý	86			Liam Regan	63
3			Lauri Joona	86			Mikael Korhonen	61
4			William Creighton	63			Tamás Kürti	61
5			Zoltán László	61			Manuel Fenoli	48