| 2022 Croatia Rally | |
| Native Name: | Rally Croatia 2022 |
| Round: | 3 |
| Season No: | 13 |
| Championship: | 2022 World Rally Championship |
| Previous Round: | 2022 Rally Sweden |
| Next Round: | 2022 Rally de Portugal |
| Start: | Samobor, Zagreb County |
| Finish: | Kumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje |
| Rallybase: | Zagreb |
| Startdate: | 21 |
| Enddate: | 24 April 2022 |
| Stages: | 20 |
| Stagekm: | 291.84 |
| Stagekm Note: | [1] |
| Transportkm: | 979.55 |
| Overallkm: | 1,356.29 |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
| Driver1: |  Kalle Rovanperä |
| Codriver1: | Jonne Halttunen |
| Team1: |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT |
| Time1: | 2:48:21.5 |
| Driver2: |  Yohan Rossel |
| Codriver2: | Benjamin Boulloud |
| Team2: | PH Sport |
| Time2: | 2:58:22.5 |
| Driver3: |  Zoltán László |
| Codriver3: | Tamás Kürti |
| Time3: | 3:32:47.0 |
| Driverj: | Lauri Joona |
| Codriverj: | Mikael Korhonen |
| Timej: | 3:07:24.9 |
| Powerstage Driver: | Kalle Rovanperä |
| Powerstage Codriver: | Jonne Halttunen |
| Powerstage Team: | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT |
| Powerstage Time: | 9:01.8 |
| Cancel1: | SS15 |
| Reason1: | safety concern |
| Crewsreg: | 66 |
| Teamsstart: | 63 |
| Teamsfinish: | 56 |
The 2022 Croatia Rally (also known as the Rally Croatia 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 April 2022.[2] It marked the 46th running of the Croatia Rally, and was the third round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Zagreb in Central Croatia and was contested over 20 special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 291.842NaN2.[1]
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.[3] However, they did not complete to defend their title as Ogier undertook a partial program in 2022 and Ingrassia retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season.[4] Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Maciej Szczepaniak were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category,[6] with the British crew of Jon Armstrong and Phil Hall were the defending title-holders in the junior class.[7]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won a back-to-back victory. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their title.[8] Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Zoltán László and Tamás Kürti won the World Rally Championship-3 category,[10] while the Finnish crew of the Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen won the junior class.[11]
The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event will be 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 are not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven crews were entered under Rally1 regulations, as are twenty-nine Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and eleven Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[12] [13]
| 20 | Stéphane Lefebvre | Andy Malfoy |  DG Sport Compétition | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
| 21 | Yohan Rossel | Valentin Sarreaud | PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
| 22 | Eric Camilli | Thibault de la Haye | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 23 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov |  Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 24 |  Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | |
| 25 |  Erik Cais | Petr Těšínský | Yacco ACCR Team | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 26 | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 27 | Jari Huttunen | Mikko Lukka |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
| 28 |  Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | Grégoire Munster | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver | |
| 29 | Chris Ingram | Craig Drew | Chris Ingram | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver | |
| 30 |  Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | ALM Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Junior Driver, Co-driver | |
| 31 | Mikko Heikkilä | Samu Vaaleri | Mikko Heikkilä | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver | |
| 32 |  Sean Johnston | Alexander Kihurani | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 34 |  Benito Guerra |  Daniel Cué | Benito Guerra | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | |
| 35 | Armin Kremer | Timo Gottschalk | Armin Kremer | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | |
| 36 | Neil Simpson | Michael Gibson | Neil Simpson | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | |
| 37 |  Mauro Miele | Luca Beltrame | Mauro Miele | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | |
| 38 | Pierre Ragues | Julien Pesenti | Yacco ACCR Team | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 39 | Olivier Burri | Anderson Levratti | Olivier Burri | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Masters Driver, Co-driver | |
| 40 | Niko Pulić | Aleksandra Kovačić | Niko Pulić | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | |
| 41 |  Johannes Keferböck | Ilka Minor | Johannes Keferböck | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Driver, Co-driver | |
| 43 | Mikołaj Marczyk | Szymon Gospodarczyk | Mikołaj Marczyk | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver | |
| 45 | Fabrizio Arengi | Massimiliano Bosi | Fabrizio Arengi | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | |
| 46 | Henk Vossen | Hans van Goor | Henk Vossen | Ford Fiesta R5 | Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver | |
| 47 |  Aljoša Novak | Uroš Ocvirk | Aljoša Novak | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Junior Driver, Co-driver | |
| 48 |  Paulo Nobre | Gabriel Morales | Paulo Nobre | Škoda Fabia R5 | Masters Driver, Co-driver | |
| 49 | Osamu Fukunaga | Misako Saida | Osamu Fukunaga | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | |
| 50 | Carlo Covi | Michela Lorigiola | Carlo Covi | Škoda Fabia R5 | Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver | |
| 51 | Filippo Marchino | Roberto Briani | Filippo Marchino | Škoda Fabia R5 | Driver, Co-driver | |
