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2021 Croatia Rally

{{Short description|45th edition of Croatia Rally}}

{{Infobox rally

|name = 2021 Croatia Rally

|native_name = Rally Croatia 2021

|round = 3

|season_no = 12

|championship = 2021 World Rally Championship

|previous_round = 2021 Arctic Rally Finland

|next_round = 2021 Rally de Portugal

|country = {{CRO}}

|image = 275px

|caption = Croatia became the 34th country to host a World Rally Championship round.

|start = Samobor, Zagreb County

|finish = Kumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje

|rallybase = Zagreb, City of Zagreb Region

|startdate = 22

|enddate = 25 April 2021

|stages = 20

|stagekm = 300.32

|stagekm_note = {{cite web|url=https://rally-croatia.com/uploads/files/wrc-cr2021-overview-rally-maps.pdf|title=WRC CR2021 – Overview rally maps|website=rally-croatia.com|publisher=Croatia Rally|access-date=28 March 2021}}

|transportkm = 979.55

|overallkm = 1,279.87

|surface = Tarmac

|driver1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier

|codriver1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Ingrassia

|team1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

|time1 = 2:51:22.9

|driver2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Mads Østberg

|codriver2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Torstein Eriksen

|team2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} TRT World Rally Team

|time2 = 3:01:23.7

|driver3 = {{flagicon|POL}} Kajetan Kajetanowicz

|codriver3 = {{flagicon|POL}} Maciej Szczepaniak

|time3 = 3:03:23.8

|driverJ = {{flagicon|GBR}} Jon Armstrong

|codriverJ = {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Hall

|timeJ = 3:15:07.6

|powerstage_driver = {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier

|powerstage_codriver = {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Ingrassia

|powerstage_team = {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

|powerstage_time = 8:14.0

|crewsreg = 68

|teamsstart = 65

|teamsfinish = 55

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2020/wrc/croatia-and-estonia-named-in-2021-wrc-calendar/|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=9 October 2020|accessdate=9 October 2020}} 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.{{cite web|title=Five rounds named in junior WRC calendar|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/junior-wrc/five-rounds-named-in-junior-wrc-calendar/|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=28 January 2021|access-date=28 January 2021}} The 2021 event was based in Zagreb in the City of Zagreb Region and was contested over twenty special stages totalling {{convert|300.32|km|mi|2|abbr=on}} in competitive distance.

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc/breaking-news-ogier-grabs-dramatic-croatia-rally-win/|title=Ogier clinches stunning Croatia Rally win in nail-biting finale|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=25 April 2021|accessdate=26 April 2021}} Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category,{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc2/wrc2-ostberg-makes-dream-return/|title=WRC2: Østberg makes dream return|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=25 April 2021|accessdate=26 April 2021}} while Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak won the World Rally Championship-3 category.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc3/wrc3-kajetanowicz-arrives-in-style/|title=WRC3: Kajetanowicz arrives in style|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=25 April 2021|accessdate=26 April 2021}} The British crew of Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall was the winner in the junior class.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/junior-wrc/junior-wrc-armstrong-seals-maiden-victory/|title=Junior WRC: Armstrong seals maiden victory|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=25 April 2021|accessdate=26 April 2021}}

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.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

|+{{nowrap|Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship}}

! No.

! Driver

! Co-Driver

! Entrant

! Car

! Tyre

align="center" | 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Ingrassia

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 7

| nowrap | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Louis Loubet

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Vincent Landais

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Hyundai 2C Competition

| nowrap | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 8

| {{flagicon|EST}} Ott Tänak

| {{flagicon|EST}} Martin Järveoja

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| nowrap | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 11

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Martijn Wydaeghe

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 16

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Fourmaux

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Renaud Jamoul

| {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Fiesta WRC

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 18

| nowrap | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takamoto Katsuta

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Barritt

| nowrap | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 33

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Elfyn Evans

| nowrap | {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Martin

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 42

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Craig Breen

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Paul Nagle

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 44

| nowrap | {{flagicon|GBR}} Gus Greensmith

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Chris Patterson

| {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT

| nowrap | Ford Fiesta WRC

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 53

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Armando Pereira

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Rémi Tutélaire

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Armando Pereira

| Ford Fiesta WRC

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 54

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Niko Pulić

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Aleksandra Kovačić

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Niko Pulić

| Ford Fiesta WRC

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 69

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Rovanperä

| nowrap | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jonne Halttunen

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

colspan="6" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"| Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/67214-croatia-rally-2021/|title=Entry List Croatia Rally 2021|website=ewrc-results.com|accessdate=8 April 2021}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

|+{{nowrap|Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2}}

! No.

! Driver

! Co-Driver

! Entrant

! Car

! Tyre

align="center" | 20

| nowrap | {{flagicon|NOR}} Andreas Mikkelsen

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Ola Fløene

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Toksport WRT

| nowrap | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 21

| File:Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg Nikolay Gryazin{{efn|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.|name="GryazinRAF"|group=}}

| File:Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov{{efn|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.|name="AleksandrovRAF"|group=}}

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Movisport

| nowrap | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 22

| nowrap | {{flagicon|BOL}} Marco Bulacia Wilkinson

| nowrap | {{flagicon|ARG}} Marcelo Der Ohannesian

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Toksport WRT

| nowrap | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 23

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Enrico Brazzoli

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Maurizio Barone

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Movisport

| nowrap | Škoda Fabia R5

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 24

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Mads Østberg

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Torstein Eriksen

| {{flagicon|HUN}} TRT World Rally Team

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 25

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Teemu Suninen

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Markkula

| {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 26

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Tom Kristensson

| {{flagicon|SWE}} David Arhusiander

| {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

colspan="6" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"| Source:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

|+{{nowrap|Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3{{efn|Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.}}}}

! No.

! Driver

! Co-Driver

! Entrant

! Car

! Tyre

align="center" | 27

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yohan Rossel

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Coria

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yohan Rossel

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 28

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Ciamin

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Roche

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Ciamin

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 29

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Hermann Neubauer

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Bernhard Ettel

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Hermann Neubauer

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 30

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Cédric De Cecco

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jérôme Humblet

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Cédric De Cecco

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 31

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Johannes Keferböck

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Ilka Minor

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Johannes Keferböck

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 32

| {{flagicon|POL}} Kajetan Kajetanowicz

| {{flagicon|POL}} Maciej Szczepaniak

| {{flagicon|POL}} Kajetan Kajetanowicz

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 34

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Emil Lindholm

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikael Korhonen

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Emil Lindholm

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 35

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Ingram

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ross Whittock

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Ingram

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 36

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Arai

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Jürgen Heigl

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Arai

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 37

| {{flagicon|PAR}} Fabrizio Zaldívar

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos del Barrio

| {{flagicon|PAR}} Fabrizio Zaldívar

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 38

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Mayr-Melnhof

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Poldi Welsersheimb

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Mayr-Melnhof

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 39

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mauro Miele

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Beltrame

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mauro Miele

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 40

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Sébastien Bedoret

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thomas Walbrecq

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Sébastien Bedoret

| Škoda Fabia R5

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 41

| {{flagicon|SVN}} Aleš Zrinski

| {{flagicon|SVN}} Rok Vidmar

| {{flagicon|SVN}} AK Plamtex Sport

| Ford Fiesta R5

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 43

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Kevin Raith

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Christoph Wögerer

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Kevin Raith

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

colspan="6" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"| Source:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

|+{{nowrap|Group Rally4 entries competing in the Junior World Rally Championship

! No.

! Driver

! Co-Driver

! Entrant

! Car

! Tyre

align="center" | 45

| {{flagicon|LAT}} Mārtiņš Sesks

| {{flagicon|LAT}} Francis Renars

| {{flagicon|LAT}} LMT Autosporta Akademija

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 46

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Sami Pajari

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marko Salminen

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Porvoon Autopalvelu

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 47

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Raul Badiu

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Rareș Fetean

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Raul Badiu

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 48

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Martin Koči

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Těšínský

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Styllex Motorsport

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 49

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jon Armstrong

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Hall

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jon Armstrong

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 50

| {{flagicon|IRL}} William Creighton

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Liam Regan

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 51

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lauri Joona

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Ari Koponen

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Team Flying Finn

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 52

| {{flagicon|EST}} Robert Virves

| {{flagicon|EST}} Sander Pruul

| {{flagicon|EST}} Autosport Team Estonia

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

colspan="6" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"| Source:

=Route=

==Itinerary==

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! Leg

! Date

! Time

! No.

! Stage name

! Distance

{{n/a}}

! 22 April

| align="center" | 09:01

| align="center" | —

| Medvedgrad [Shakedown]

| align="center" | 4.60 km

rowspan="8" | 1

! rowspan="8" | 23 April

| align="center" | 08:39

| align="center" | SS1

| Rude – Plešivica 1

| align="center" | 6.94 km

align="center" | 09:32

| align="center" | SS2

| Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1

| align="center" | 23.76  km

align="center" | 10:35

| align="center" | SS3

| Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1

| align="center" | 10.10 km

align="center" | 11:38

| align="center" | SS4

| Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1

| align="center" | 9.11 km

align="center" | 15:01

| align="center" | SS5

| Rude – Plešivica 2

| align="center" | 6.94 km

align="center" | 15:54

| align="center" | SS6

| Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2

| align="center" | 23.76 km

align="center" | 16:57

| align="center" | SS7

| Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2

| align="center" | 10.10 km

align="center" | 18:00

| align="center" | SS8

| Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2

| align="center" | 9.11 km

rowspan="8" | 2

! rowspan="8" | 24 April

| align="center" | 08:29

| align="center" | SS9

| Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1

| align="center" | 20.30 km

align="center" | 09:17

| align="center" | SS10

| Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1

| align="center" | 20.77 km

align="center" | 10:10

| align="center" | SS11

| Krašić – Vrškovac 1

| align="center" | 11.11 km

align="center" | 11:08

| align="center" | SS12

| Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1

| align="center" | 8.78 km

align="center" | 14:29

| align="center" | SS13

| Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2

| align="center" | 20.30 km

align="center" | 15:17

| align="center" | SS14

| Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2

| align="center" | 20.77 km

align="center" | 16:10

| align="center" | SS15

| Krašić – Vrškovac 2

| align="center" | 11.11 km

align="center" | 17:08

| align="center" | SS16

| Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2

| align="center" | 8.78 km

rowspan="4" | 3

! rowspan="4" | 25 April

| align="center" | 07:20

| align="center" | SS17

| Bliznec – Pila 1

| align="center" | 25.20 km

align="center" | 08:38

| align="center" | SS18

| Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1

| align="center" | 14.09 km

align="center" | 10:11

| align="center" | SS19

| Bliznec – Pila 2

| align="center" | 25.20 km

align="center" | 13:18

| align="center" | SS20

| Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage]

| align="center" | 14.09 km

colspan="6" | Source:

Report

=World Rally Cars=

Neuville and Wydaeghe led the rally at the end of the first day, while Rovanpera crashed on the initial stage.{{cite news|first= Nick|last=Garton|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/wrc-rally-croatia-neuville-leads-from-ogier-after-rovanpera-crashes/6422479/|title=WRC Rally Croatia: Neuville leads from Ogier after Rovanpera crashes|work=Autosport|date=23 April 2021|access-date=23 April 2021}} Ogier took the 600th stage win of his World Rally Championship career.{{cite news|first=Jason|last=Craig|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/ogier-learning-to-appreciate-stage-wins-after-reaching-600-at-rally-croatia/6423168/|title=Ogier "learning to appreciate" stage wins after reaching 600 at Rally Croatia|work=Autosport|date=23 April 2021|access-date=23 April 2021}}

==Classification==

class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;"

! colspan="2" | Position

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" | Driver

! rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|Co-driver}}

! rowspan="2" | Entrant

! rowspan="2" | Car

! rowspan="2" | Time

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}}

! colspan="2" | Points

Event

! Class

! Event

! Stage

1

! 1

| align="center" | 1

| Sébastien Ogier

| Julien Ingrassia

| Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| 2:51:22.9

| 0.0

| align="center" | 25

| align="center" | 5

2

! 2

| align="center" | 33

| Elfyn Evans

| Scott Martin

| Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| 2:51:23.5

| +0.6

| align="center" | 18

| align="center" | 2

3

! 3

| align="center" | 11

| Thierry Neuville

| Martijn Wydaeghe

| Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| 2:51:31.0

| +8.1

| align="center" | 15

| align="center" | 3

4

! 4

| align="center" | 8

| Ott Tänak

| Martin Järveoja

| nowrap |Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| nowrap | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| 2:52:48.0

| +1:25.1

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | 1

5

! 5

| align="center" | 16

| Adrien Fourmaux

| Renaud Jamoul

| M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Fiesta WRC

| 2:54:32.6

| +3:09.7

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 0

6

! 6

| align="center" | 18

| nowrap | Takamoto Katsuta

| Daniel Barritt

| Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| 2:54:54.7

| +3:31.8

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 0

7

! 7

| align="center" | 44

| Gus Greensmith

| Chris Patterson

| M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Fiesta WRC

| 2:55:21.7

| +3:58.8

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 0

8

! 8

| align="center" | 42

| Craig Breen

| Paul Nagle

| Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| 2:55:51.1

| +4:28.2

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 4

29

! 9

| align="center" | 7

| nowrap | Pierre-Louis Loubet

| Vincent Landais

| Hyundai 2C Competition

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| 3:24:42.8

| +33:19.9

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

35

! 10

| align="center" | 53

| Armando Pereira

| Rémi Tutélaire

| Armando Pereira

| Ford Fiesta WRC

| 3:32:20.6

| +40:57.7

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

colspan="2" | Retired SS1

| align="center"| 69

| Kalle Rovanperä

| Jonne Halttunen

| Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| colspan="2" align="center" | Crash

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

colspan="2" | Did not start

| align="center"| 54

| Niko Pulić

| Aleksandra Kovačić

| Niko Pulić

| Ford Fiesta WRC

| colspan="2" align="center" | Withdrawn

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

==Special stages==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! Day

! Stage

! Stage name

! Length

! Winners

! Car

! Time

! Class leaders

22 April

| align="center" | —

| Medvedgrad [Shakedown]

| align="center" | 4.60 km

| Evans / Martin

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 2:45.1

| {{n/a}}

rowspan="8" | 23 April

| align="center" | SS1

| Rude – Plešivica 1

| align="center" | 6.94 km

| Neuville / Wydaeghe

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| align="center" | 4:24.2

| rowspan="8" | Neuville / Wydaeghe

align="center" | SS2

| Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1

| align="center" | 23.76  km

| Neuville / Wydaeghe

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| align="center" | 12:58.6

align="center" | SS3

| Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1

| align="center" | 10.10 km

| Ogier / Ingrassia
Evans / Martin

| Toyota Yaris WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 5:32.3

align="center" | SS4

| Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1

| align="center" | 9.11 km

| Neuville / Wydaeghe

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| align="center" | 4:51.9

align="center" | SS5

| Rude – Plešivica 2

| align="center" | 6.94 km

| Tänak / Järveoja

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| align="center" | 4:30.4

align="center" | SS6

| Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2

| align="center" | 23.76 km

| Ogier / Ingrassia

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 12:55.8

align="center" | SS7

| Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2

| align="center" | 10.10 km

| Ogier / Ingrassia

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 5:26.7

align="center" | SS8

| Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2

| align="center" | 9.11 km

| Ogier / Ingrassia

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 4:49.8

rowspan="8" | 24 April

| align="center" | SS9

| Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1

| align="center" | 20.30 km

| Ogier / Ingrassia

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 12:26.1

| rowspan="9" | Ogier / Ingrassia

align="center" | SS10

| Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1

| align="center" | 20.77 km

| Katsuta / Barritt

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 12:36.9

align="center" | SS11

| Krašić – Vrškovac 1

| align="center" | 11.11 km

| Evans / Martin

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 5:36.8

align="center" | SS12

| Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1

| align="center" | 8.78 km

| Ogier / Ingrassia

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 4:37.6

align="center" | SS13

| Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2

| align="center" | 20.30 km

| Neuville / Wydaeghe

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| align="center" | 12:31.9

align="center" | SS14

| Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2

| align="center" | 20.77 km

| Katsuta / Barritt

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 12:36.1

align="center" | SS15

| Krašić – Vrškovac 2

| align="center" | 11.11 km

| Ogier / Ingrassia
Neuville / Wydaeghe

| Toyota Yaris WRC
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| align="center" | 5:32.1

align="center" | SS16

| Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2

| align="center" | 8.78 km

| Ogier / Ingrassia

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 4:36.6

rowspan="4" | 25 April

| align="center" | SS17

| Bliznec – Pila 1

| align="center" | 25.20 km

| Evans / Martin

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 14:04.5

align="center" | SS18

| Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1

| align="center" | 14.09 km

| Evans / Martin

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 8:18.4

| rowspan="2" | Evans / Martin

align="center" | SS19

| Bliznec – Pila 2

| align="center" | 25.20 km

| Neuville / Wydaeghe

| Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

| align="center" | 13:59.0

align="center" | SS20

| Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage]

| align="center" | 14.09 km

| Ogier / Ingrassia

| Toyota Yaris WRC

| align="center" | 8:14.0

| Ogier / Ingrassia

==Championship standings==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Co-drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Manufacturers' championships

Move

!Driver

!Points

!Move

!Co-driver

!Points

!Move

!Manufacturer

!Points

align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 10px 2

| Sébastien Ogier

| align="center" | 61

| align="center" | 10px 2

| Julien Ingrassia

| align="center" | 61

| align="center" | 10px

| nowrap | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| align="center" | 138

align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 10px

| Thierry Neuville

| align="center" | 53

| align="center" | 10px

| nowrap | Martijn Wydaeghe

| align="center" | 53

| align="center" | 10px

| Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| align="center" | 111

align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Elfyn Evans

| align="center" | 51

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Scott Martin

| align="center" | 51

| align="center" | 10px

| M-Sport Ford WRT

| align="center" | 42

align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Ott Tänak

| align="center" | 40

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Martin Järveoja

| align="center" | 40

| align="center" | 10px

| Hyundai 2C Competition

| align="center" | 28

align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 10px 4

| nowrap | Kalle Rovanperä

| align="center" | 39

| align="center" | 10px 4

| nowrap | Jonne Halttunen

| align="center" | 39

|

=World Rally Championship-2=

==Classification==

class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;"
colspan="2" | Position

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" | Driver

! rowspan="2" | Co-driver

! rowspan="2" | Entrant

! rowspan="2" | Car

! rowspan="2" | Time

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}}

! colspan="3" | Points

Event

! Class

! Class

! Stage

! Event

9

! 1

| align="center" | 24

| Mads Østberg

| Torstein Eriksen

| TRT World Rally Team

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| 3:01:23.7

| 0.0

| align="center" | 25

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 2

10

! 2

| align="center" | 25

| Teemu Suninen

| Mikko Markkula

| M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| 3:01:52.2

| +28.5

| align="center" | 18

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 1

12

! 3

| align="center" | 22

| Marco Bulacia Wilkinson

| Marcelo Der Ohannesian

| Toksport WRT

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| 3:03:26.4

| +2:02.7

| align="center" | 15

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 0

33

! 4

| align="center" | 23

| Enrico Brazzoli

| Maurizio Barone

| Movisport

| Škoda Fabia R5

| 3:30:34.0

| +29:10.3

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 0

39

! 5

| align="center" | 20

| Andreas Mikkelsen

| Ola Fløene

| Toksport WRT

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| 3:41:05.9

| +49:43.0

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 0

colspan=2 nowrap | Retired SS19

| align="center" | 21

| Nikolay Gryazin

| Konstantin Aleksandrov

| Movisport

| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

| colspan="2" align="center" | Rolled

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

colspan=2 nowrap | Retired SS9

| align="center" | 26

| Tom Kristensson

| David Arhusiander

| M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| colspan="2" align="center" | Crash

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

==Special stages==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! Day

! Stage

! Stage name

! Length

! Winners

! Car

! Time

! Class leaders

22 April

| align="center" | —

| Medvedgrad [Shakedown]

| align="center" | 4.60 km

| Suninen / Markkula

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| align="center" | 2:55.8

| {{n/a}}

rowspan="8" | 23 April

| align="center" | SS1

| Rude – Plešivica 1

| align="center" | 6.94 km

| Gryazin / Aleksandrov

| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

| align="center" | 4:39.6

| rowspan="2" | Gryazin / Aleksandrov

align="center" | SS2

| Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1

| align="center" | 23.76  km

| Østberg / Eriksen

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 13:48.4

align="center" | SS3

| Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1

| align="center" | 10.10 km

| Østberg / Eriksen

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 5:50.7

| rowspan="8" | Østberg / Eriksen

align="center" | SS4

| Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1

| align="center" | 9.11 km

| Østberg / Eriksen

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 5:08.7

align="center" | SS5

| Rude – Plešivica 2

| align="center" | 6.94 km

| Mikkelsen / Fløene

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | 4:39.1

align="center" | SS6

| Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2

| align="center" | 23.76 km

| Gryazin / Aleksandrov

| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

| align="center" | 13:44.6

align="center" | SS7

| Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2

| align="center" | 10.10 km

| Østberg / Eriksen

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 5:48.8

align="center" | SS8

| Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2

| align="center" | 9.11 km

| Gryazin / Aleksandrov

| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

| align="center" | 5:06.6

rowspan="8" | 24 April

| align="center" | SS9

| Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1

| align="center" | 20.30 km

| Gryazin / Aleksandrov

| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

| align="center" | 13:04.1

align="center" | SS10

| Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1

| align="center" | 20.77 km

| Suninen / Markkula

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| align="center" | 13:17.8

align="center" | SS11

| Krašić – Vrškovac 1

| align="center" | 11.11 km

| Gryazin / Aleksandrov

| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

| align="center" | 5:58.1

| Gryazin / Aleksandrov

align="center" | SS12

| Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1

| align="center" | 8.78 km

| Østberg / Eriksen

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 4:54.0

| rowspan="9" | Østberg / Eriksen

align="center" | SS13

| Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2

| align="center" | 20.30 km

| Suninen / Markkula

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| align="center" | 13:07.0

align="center" | SS14

| Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2

| align="center" | 20.77 km

| Gryazin / Aleksandrov

| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

| align="center" | 13:13.1

align="center" | SS15

| Krašić – Vrškovac 2

| align="center" | 11.11 km

| Gryazin / Aleksandrov

| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

| align="center" | 5:55.4

align="center" | SS16

| Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2

| align="center" | 8.78 km

| Gryazin / Aleksandrov

| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

| align="center" | 4:55.6

rowspan="4" | 25 April

| align="center" | SS17

| Bliznec – Pila 1

| align="center" | 25.20 km

| Gryazin / Aleksandrov

| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

| align="center" | 14:52.1

align="center" | SS18

| Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1

| align="center" | 14.09 km

| Mikkelsen / Fløene

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | 8:38.9

align="center" | SS19

| Bliznec – Pila 2

| align="center" | 25.20 km

| Suninen / Markkula

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| align="center" | 14:51.8

align="center" | SS20

| Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage]

| align="center" | 14.09 km

| Mikkelsen / Fløene

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | 8:29.2

==Championship standings==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Co-drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Teams' championships

Move

!Driver

!Points

!Move

!Co-driver

!Points

!Move

!Manufacturer

!Points

align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 10px

| Andreas Mikkelsen

| align="center" | 68

| align="center" | 10px

| Ola Fløene

| align="center" | 68

| align="center" | 10px

| Toksport WRT

| align="center" | 100

align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 10px 5

| Marco Bulacia Wilkinson

| align="center" | 33

| align="center" | 10px 5

| Marcelo Der Ohannesian

| align="center" | 33

| align="center" | 10px

| Movisport

| align="center" | 85

align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Esapekka Lappi

| align="center" | 29

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Janne Ferm

| align="center" | 29

| align="center" | 10px

| M-Sport Ford WRT

| align="center" | 43

align="center" | 4

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Mads Østberg

| align="center" | 27

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Torstein Eriksen

| align="center" | 27

|

align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 10px 2

| Adrien Fourmaux

| align="center" | 25

| align="center" | 10px 2

| Renaud Jamoul

| align="center" | 25

|

=World Rally Championship-3=

==Classification==

class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;"
colspan="2" | Position

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" | Driver

! rowspan="2" | Co-driver

! rowspan="2" | Entrant

! rowspan="2" | Car

! rowspan="2" | Time

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}}

! colspan="3" | Points

Event

! Class

! Class

! Stage

! Event

11

! 1

| align="center" | 32

| Kajetan Kajetanowicz

| Maciej Szczepaniak

| Kajetan Kajetanowicz

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| 3:03:23.8

| 0.0

| align="center" | 25

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 0

13

! 2

| align="center" | 34

| Emil Lindholm

| Mikael Korhonen

| Emil Lindholm

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| 3:04:38.4

| +1:14.6

| align="center" | 18

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 0

14

! 3

| align="center" | 27

| Yohan Rossel

| Alexandre Coria

| Yohan Rossel

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| 3:06:05.2

| +2:41.4

| align="center" | 15

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 0

15

! 4

| align="center" | 28

| Nicolas Ciamin

| Yannick Roche

| Nicolas Ciamin

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| 3:06:28.4

| +3:04.6

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 0

16

! 5

| align="center" | 35

| Chris Ingram

| Ross Whittock

| Chris Ingram

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| 3:07:48.2

| +4:24.4

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 0

17

! 6

| align="center" | 37

| Fabrizio Zaldívar

| Carlos del Barrio

| Fabrizio Zaldívar

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| 3:14:28.7

| +11:04.9

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

21

! 7

| align="center" | 31

| Johannes Keferböck

| Ilka Minor

| Johannes Keferböck

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| 3:16:15.9

| +12:52.1

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

23

! 8

| align="center" | 39

| Mauro Miele

| Luca Beltrame

| Mauro Miele

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| 3:17:58.7

| +14:34.9

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

27

! 9

| align="center" | 43

| Kevin Raith

| Christoph Wögerer

| Kevin Raith

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| 3:20:31.1

| +17:07.3

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

38

! 10

| align="center" | 40

| Sébastien Bedoret

| Thomas Walbrecq

| Sébastien Bedoret

| Škoda Fabia R5

| 3:39:07.0

| +35:43.2

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

colspan=2 nowrap | Retired SS9

| align="center" | 38

| Niki Mayr-Melnhof

| Poldi Welsersheimb

| Niki Mayr-Melnhof

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| colspan="2" align="center" | Engine

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

colspan=2 nowrap | Retired SS7

| align="center" | 30

| Cédric De Cecco

| Jérôme Humblet

| Cédric De Cecco

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| colspan="2" align="center" | Crash

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

colspan=2 nowrap | Retired SS6

| align="center" | 29

| Hermann Neubauer

| Bernhard Ettel

| Hermann Neubauer

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| colspan="2" align="center" | Crash

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

colspan=2 nowrap | Retired SS6

| align="center" | 36

| Hiroki Arai

| Jürgen Heigl

| Hiroki Arai

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| colspan="2" align="center" | Crash

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

==Special stages==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! Day

! Stage

! Stage name

! Length

! Winners

! Car

! Time

! Class leaders

22 April

| align="center" | —

| Medvedgrad [Shakedown]

| align="center" | 4.60 km

| Ciamin / Roche

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 2:56.0

| {{n/a}}

rowspan="8" | 23 April

| align="center" | SS1

| Rude – Plešivica 1

| align="center" | 6.94 km

| Rossel / Coria

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 4:44.4

| rowspan="6" | Rossel / Coria

align="center" | SS2

| Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1

| align="center" | 23.76  km

| Rossel / Coria

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 14:11.7

align="center" | SS3

| Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1

| align="center" | 10.10 km

| Mayr-Melnhof / Welsersheimb

| Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II

| align="center" | 6:02.1

align="center" | SS4

| Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1

| align="center" | 9.11 km

| Lindholm / Korhonen

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | 5:07.2

align="center" | SS5

| Rude – Plešivica 2

| align="center" | 6.94 km

| Rossel / Coria

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 4:40.2

align="center" | SS6

| Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2

| align="center" | 23.76 km

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | 13:51.6

align="center" | SS7

| Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2

| align="center" | 10.10 km

| Lindholm / Korhonen

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | 5:54.3

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

align="center" | SS8

| Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2

| align="center" | 9.11 km

| Lindholm / Korhonen

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | 5:06.6

| rowspan="3" | Rossel / Coria

rowspan="8" | 24 April

| align="center" | SS9

| Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1

| align="center" | 20.30 km

| Rossel / Coria

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 13:18.8

align="center" | SS10

| Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1

| align="center" | 20.77 km

| Rossel / Coria

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 13:22.2

align="center" | SS11

| Krašić – Vrškovac 1

| align="center" | 11.11 km

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | 5:59.4

| rowspan="8" | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

align="center" | SS12

| Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1

| align="center" | 8.78 km

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | 4:56.0

align="center" | SS13

| Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2

| align="center" | 20.30 km

| Rossel / Coria

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 13:14.7

align="center" | SS14

| Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2

| align="center" | 20.77 km

| Ciamin / Roche

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 13:18.2

align="center" | SS15

| Krašić – Vrškovac 2

| align="center" | 11.11 km

| Lindholm / Korhonen

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | 5:55.1

align="center" | SS16

| Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2

| align="center" | 8.78 km

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia R5 Evo

| align="center" | 4:54.2

rowspan="4" | 25 April

| align="center" | SS17

| Bliznec – Pila 1

| align="center" | 25.20 km

| Ciamin / Roche

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 15:02.3

align="center" | SS18

| Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1

| align="center" | 14.09 km

| Ciamin / Roche

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 8:52.7

align="center" | SS19

| Bliznec – Pila 2

| align="center" | 25.20 km

| colspan="4" align="center" | Stage cancelled

align="center" | SS20

| Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage]

| align="center" | 14.09 km

| Rossel / Coria

| Citroën C3 Rally2

| align="center" | 8:36.9

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

==Championship standings==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Co-drivers' championships

Move

!Driver

!Points

!Move

!Co-driver

!Points

align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 10px

| Yohan Rossel

| align="center" | 48

| align="center" | 10px 4

| Yannick Roche

| align="center" | 36

align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 10px 3

| Nicolas Ciamin

| align="center" | 36

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Benoît Fulcrand

| align="center" | 28

align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Teemu Asunmaa

| align="center" | 28

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Marko Salminen

| align="center" | 28

align="center" | 4

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Kajetan Kajetanowicz

| align="center" | 28

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Maciek Szczepaniak

| align="center" | 28

align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 10px 2

| Egon Kaur

| align="center" | 23

| align="center" | 10px 2

| Silver Simm

| align="center" | 23

=Junior World Rally Championship=

==Classification==

class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;"
colspan="2" | Position

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" | Driver

! rowspan="2" | Co-driver

! rowspan="2" | Entrant

! rowspan="2" | Car

! rowspan="2" | Time

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}}

! colspan="2" | Points

Event

! Class

! Class

! Stage

18

! 1

| align="center" | 49

| Jon Armstrong

| Phil Hall

| Jon Armstrong

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| 3:15:07.6

| 0.0

| align="center" | 25

| align="center" | 2

19

! 2

| align="center" | 45

| Mārtiņš Sesks

| Francis Renars

| LMT Autosporta Akademija

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| 3:15:41.1

| +33.5

| align="center" | 18

| align="center" | 0

20

! 3

| align="center" | 51

| Lauri Joona

| Ari Koponen

| Team Flying Finn

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| 3:15:56.4

| +48.8

| align="center" | 15

| align="center" | 1

22

! 4

| align="center" | 48

| Martin Koči

| Petr Těšínský

| Styllex Motorsport

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| 3:17:53.7

| +2:46.1

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" | 3

24

! 5

| align="center" | 50

| William Creighton

| Liam Regan

| Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| 3:18:43.1

| +3:35.5

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 0

22

! 6

| align="center" | 48

| Sami Pajari

| Marko Salminen

| Porvoon Autopalvelu

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| 3:18:44.3

| +3:36.7

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 9

51

! 7

| align="center" | 52

| Robert Virves

| Sander Pruul

| Autosport Team Estonia

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| 4:28:31.9

| +1:13:24.3

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 0

53

! 8

| align="center" | 47

| Raul Badiu

| Rareș Fetean

| Raul Badiu

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| 4:37:40.2

| +1:22:32.6

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 3

==Special stages==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! Day

! Stage

! Stage name

! Length

! Winners

! Car

! Time

! Class leaders

22 April

| align="center" | —

| Medvedgrad [Shakedown]

| align="center" | 4.60 km

| Badiu / Fetean

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 3:09.1

| {{n/a}}

rowspan="8" | 23 April

| align="center" | SS1

| Rude – Plešivica 1

| align="center" | 6.94 km

| Badiu / Fetean

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 5:01.5

| Badiu / Fetean

align="center" | SS2

| Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1

| align="center" | 23.76  km

| Pajari / Salminen

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 14:43.2

| Pajari / Salminen

align="center" | SS3

| Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1

| align="center" | 10.10 km

| Badiu / Fetean

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 6:17.5

| rowspan="3"| Koči / Těšínský

align="center" | SS4

| Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1

| align="center" | 9.11 km

| Koči / Těšínský

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 5:28.6

align="center" | SS5

| Rude – Plešivica 2

| align="center" | 6.94 km

| Pajari / Salminen

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 4:59.2

align="center" | SS6

| Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2

| align="center" | 23.76 km

| colspan="4" align="center" | Stage cancelled

align="center" | SS7

| Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2

| align="center" | 10.10 km

| Pajari / Salminen

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 6:09.9

| rowspan="7" | Koči / Těšínský

align="center" | SS8

| Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2

| align="center" | 9.11 km

| Joona / Koponen

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 5:30.5

rowspan="8" | 24 April

| align="center" | SS9

| Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1

| align="center" | 20.30 km

| Koči / Těšínský

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 14:19.6

align="center" | SS10

| Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1

| align="center" | 20.77 km

| Armstrong / Hall

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 14:15.2

align="center" | SS11

| Krašić – Vrškovac 1

| align="center" | 11.11 km

| Pajari / Salminen

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 6:21.6

align="center" | SS12

| Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1

| align="center" | 8.78 km

| Pajari / Salminen

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 5:15.3

align="center" | SS13

| Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2

| align="center" | 20.30 km

| Pajari / Salminen

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 14:07.1

align="center" | SS14

| Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2

| align="center" | 20.77 km

| Armstrong / Hall

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 14:04.1

| rowspan="5" | Armstrong / Hall

align="center" | SS15

| Krašić – Vrškovac 2

| align="center" | 11.11 km

| Pajari / Salminen

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 6:15.4

align="center" | SS16

| Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2

| align="center" | 8.78 km

| Pajari / Salminen

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 5:11.4

rowspan="4" | 25 April

| align="center" | SS17

| Bliznec – Pila 1

| align="center" | 25.20 km

| Koči / Těšínský

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 16:03.2

align="center" | SS18

| Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1

| align="center" | 14.09 km

| Pajari / Salminen

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 9:15.7

align="center" | SS19

| Bliznec – Pila 2

| align="center" | 25.20 km

| colspan="4" align="center" | Stage cancelled

align="center" | SS20

| Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2

| align="center" | 14.09 km

| Badiu / Fetean

| Ford Fiesta Rally4

| align="center" | 9:13.1

| Armstrong / Hall

==Championship standings==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Co-drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Trophy for nations

Move

!Driver

!Points

!Move

!Co-driver

!Points

!Move

!Manufacturer

!Points

align="center" | 1

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Jon Armstrong

| align="center" | 27

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Phil Hall

| align="center" | 27

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| {{GBR}}

| align="center" | 25

align="center" | 2

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Mārtiņš Sesks

| align="center" | 18

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Renars Francis

| align="center" | 18

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| {{LAT}}

| align="center" | 18

align="center" | 3

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Sami Pajari

| align="center" | 17

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Marko Salminen

| align="center" | 17

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| {{FIN}}

| align="center" | 15

align="center" | 4

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Lauri Joona

| align="center" | 16

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Ari Koponen

| align="center" | 16

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| {{SVK}}

| align="center" | 12

align="center" | 5

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Martin Koči

| align="center" | 15

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Petr Těšínský

| align="center" | 15

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| {{IRL}}

| align="center" | 10

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category}}

  • {{Official website|https://rally-croatia.com/en/}} {{in lang|en|hr}}
  • [https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/67214-croatia-rally-2021/ 2021 Croatia Rally] at eWRC-results.com
  • The [http://www.wrc.com official website] of the World Rally Championship

{{Rally succession box

| Year_of_rally = 2021

| Name_of_rally = 2021 Croatia Rally

| Previous_rally_in_season = 2021 Arctic Rally Finland

| Next_rally_in_season = 2021 Rally de Portugal

| Previous_year's_rally = 2017 Croatia Rally
{{small|2018 event cancelled}}

| Next_year's_rally = 2022 Croatia Rally

}}

{{2021 World Rally Championship season}}

{{Croatia Rally}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Croatia Rally, 2021}}

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