Rovanperä Secures His Third WRC Career Victory at Rally Sweden
Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары
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Kalle Rovanperä secured an emphatic victory at Rally Sweden on Sunday afternoon - 21 years after father Harri claimed his sole FIA World Rally Championship win at the event.
The Finn scored his third career success by 22.0sec after Toyota GR Yaris team-mate Elfyn Evans crashed out in a snowbank on the final morning. Rovanperä leads the series by 14 points after round two of 13.
Rovanperä was only four months old when his father triumphed at the WRC's only pure winter fixture in 2001 in a Peugeot 206 World Rally Car.
Five different drivers led during a fast and furious opening day near Umeå in the most northerly Rally Sweden ever. Rovanperä regained the initiative early on the second leg, but Evans remained hot on his heels before his untimely exit.
"I didn't think we could be this good, especially starting first on the road on Friday," enthused Rovanperä. "It was quite a big job but the team did a great job also and the car was great all the time. I feel so much more confident now."
"I didn't feel like celebrating too much now. It has been a really difficult weekend for the people in Ukraine and I really hope they have the strength and hope in these difficult times," he added.
Evans was fighting to overcome a 10sec penalty imposed late on Saturday night when he slammed into a snowbank in Sunday's opening speed test. The front of his car was damaged too badly to continue.
After a disappointing opening round last month, second place for Thierry Neuville provided a timely boost for Hyundai Motorsport. The Belgian survived a couple of brushes with the snowbanks in his i20 N and he kept a chasing Esapekka Lappi at bay.
Lappi, back in Toyota Gazoo Racing's line-up after a three-year absence, eventually finished 8.6sec behind Neuville to promote the Japanese marque into top spot in the manufacturers' championship, 24 points ahead of M-Sport Ford.
Takamoto Katsuta made it three GR Yaris cars in the top four, a further 1min 48.8sec adrift. Gus Greensmith overcame a troubled opening leg, when a trip into the snow and gearbox problems delayed him, to end fifth in a Ford Puma.
Oliver Solberg was in the midst of the lead battle on the opening day, but throttle problems on his i20 N cost time on Saturday and he dropped to sixth.
The series pauses for an early-season break before returning at the Croatia Rally on April 21-24. The asphalt event is based in capital city Zagreb.
Final positions
1. K Rovanperä / J Halttunen FIN Toyota GR Yaris 2hr 10min 44.9sec
2. T Neuville / M Wydaeghe BEL Hyundai i20 +22.0sec
3. E Lappi / J Ferm FIN Toyota GR Yaris +30.6sec
4. T Katsuta / A Johnston GBR Toyota GR Yaris +2min 19.4sec
5. G Greensmith / J Andersson GBR Ford Puma +3min 20.4sec
6. O Solberg / E Edmondson SWE Hyundai i20 +5min 39.4sec
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Rovanperä with those specs becoming this generation’s Timo Salonen 😅
@johnracy2871
2 жыл бұрын
Little Loysa!
Kalle Rovanpera is the scorching hot, new generation of world class Finnish drivers ! Congratulations Kalle !
The boy is 21 years old, has 3 WRC wins & he's 1,5 years younger than Latvala's win on Sweden in 2008. One word: Scary...
@gontran8638
2 жыл бұрын
and he was ultra calm too, no pressure whatsoever... even more scary
@j.s.p
2 жыл бұрын
@@gontran8638 Exactly mate... Loeb & Ogier records are under massive pressure from Kalle by the looks of it 👌
@DropkickNation
2 жыл бұрын
@@j.s.p Dude, breathe.
@j.s.p
2 жыл бұрын
@@DropkickNation Dude, we're witnessing history in the making here
@DropkickNation
2 жыл бұрын
@@j.s.p Breeeeaaathee
young Kalle humble and fast. well deserved
Go Kalle!! The next Finnish world champion, for sure.
Young Fin is a genius
Congratulations to Kalle for sure... Harri again, must be SO Proud!!!
Kalle & oliver the next generation champions on WRC
Kalle Rovanpera did really well at the Rally Sweden.
4:22 What a lucky snowman.
Great Rally and expert commentary from Mike Chen! This is the way!
@RedBullRally
2 жыл бұрын
This is the way.
Without ogier or loeb, Rovanpera really is the favorite for WDC. This kid is going to be hard to beat in the future and dominate like ogier. Unless there's another generational talent.
Team kalle forever bwoy, doing great work, happy for dude. God bless.
Hate that the title of the video is a spoiler
4:42 that lens crack is making it more dramatic!
Congratulations Kalle Rovanperä!!!
Bravo kalle!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I like Elfyn and Kalle, so pitter sweet for me.
Red bull making better highlights than WRC
Kalle 🇫🇮👊
Mega, monster jumps are the best of rallye! :-)
Everybody is fast,until Loeb come 😂😂💪💯😁
@MrSpoonFed
2 жыл бұрын
Overrated driver lmao
@miguelgomes4300
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrSpoonFed the guy has 9 WC's and you call him overrated? 🤣
Kalle Rovanperä. My legend
Congrats Kale.👉💪 Tough luck again Evans 🙄
@ThePaltsi
2 жыл бұрын
Evans just too many mistakes, already 2/2 races with mistakes.
Im rooting on the young gunz...
its the brown out shades 80's funk for me..
Bad days again, eh Elfyn? ;_; Props to King Kalle!
Kalle is best.
Go Toyota Love them 👍
excited over rovenpera of cos
Congs Rovanpera
👍👍👍👍👍
nice!
Pity for the camera lens that sacrifice for launch shot
TOYOTA・GAZOO・Racing🇯🇵🗾ROVANPERA🇫🇮congrats❗️
Good one
Kalle
If you can get second place on the Power Stage without Hybrid??? What kind of Hybrid Car is this? Only added Balast?
Great rally! Mi money on Neuville 🤘🏻
Tal como predije , Rovanpera perderá cuando corra Loeb y si acaso Ogier puede ganarlo , pero el campeón del mundo será Rovanvera , es una apuesta ganadora muy fácil, además después de Loeb es quien mejor entiende los WRC 400 cv + 100 cv E
Toyota:s car numbers on side panels are so difficult to read. I hope that they'll find oputimum way to wirite. I cannnot read driver name or co-driver's name on video, so they can cut the space for them and put car number front of them.
Heja Kalle 🇸🇪🇫🇮
WRC and FIA made mistake, they did not let Ott to drive the car. Hyundai car has working well, engine and 4 tyres, what more you need, no crash, nothing, just unreliable hybrid kit with extra weight in the trunk. Ott would be in Top3, probably even better. Now what, just 5 point from powerstage. No responsibility at all from FIA, it would be great, if Hyundai with Ott and Martin also get to decide their faith and they continue to win.
@gontran8638
2 жыл бұрын
yeah that's the worst thing that happened this weekend... I can understand retiring because of a failure but if it is not even a failure, and it's not your fault nor your team's fault, it's hard to swallow... at least he had the 5 pts
@okramediev404
2 жыл бұрын
He almost all the time gets big powerstage point, if needed. That not the case. Hybrid failure without any crash or damage and car was working well, all tyres ok, just like that hybrid kit stopped working and FIA rules, need to retire and it is third party hybrid kit, it was nothing about Hyundai or Ott, it is a really bad joke. They should give some points back to Hyundai and Ott and this should not happen ever again.
Kalle käy näyttää kui se tojota kääntyy..
👏👏👍👌🇸🇪🇳🇴
The fight is so much more interesting without the Sebs in contention. Back to competitive rallying!
Toyota de merde 👎👎👎👎👎😂😂🤣