2022 WRC2 Championship


The 2022 FIA WRC2 Championship was the tenth season of WRC2, a rallying championship for organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category was open to cars entered by teams and complying with Group Rally2. The championship began in January 2022 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in November 2022 with Rally Japan, and ran in support of the 2022 World Rally Championship.
Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending 2021 drivers' and co-drivers' champions. Movisport were the defending teams' champions.
Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen became 2022 WRC2 drivers' and co-drivers' champions, while Toksport WRT won the teams' championship.

Calendar

Entries

The following teams and crews were officially entered into the 2022 WRC2:

Regulation changes

Sporting Regulations

The following titles were contested within the WRC2 category in 2022:
  • Open Championship for Drivers
  • Open Championship for Co-Drivers
  • Championship for Teams
  • Junior Championship for Drivers
  • Junior Championship for Co-Drivers
  • Masters Cup for Drivers
  • Masters Cup for Co-Drivers
In a change to 2021 rules, drivers could enter the Open and Junior championships independently instead of having to enter through a team. Teams wishing to compete in the championship for teams followed the same rules. For WRC2 Junior championships, drivers must have been born on or after 1 January 1992 with no extra registration necessary. Juniors must not have previously won WRC2 or WRC3, or ever been nominated to score points in the WRC Manufacturers' Championship. The Masters Cup will run alongside the open championship for drivers born on or before 1 January 1972 and who have registered to compete in the cup.
For the Open and Junior Driver and Co-Driver championships, points will be considered from the best 6 of 7 rounds entered. For Teams and the Masters Cup, points from the best 5 of 6 rallies entered in Europe will count, plus bonus points from a seventh round entered outside Europe.

Results and standings

Season summary

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Power Stage points are also awarded in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships, with three points awarded to the first-place finisher on the stage, two to second place, and one to third. A team has to enter two cars to score points in an event. Drivers and teams must nominate a scoring rally when they enter the event and the best six scores from seven nominated rallies will count towards the final classification. Registered drivers are able to enter additional rallies with Priority 2 status without scoring points.
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points251815121086421

FIA WRC2 Open Championship for Drivers

FIA WRC2 Open Championship for Co-Drivers

FIA WRC2 Championship-2 for Teams

FIA WRC2 Junior Championship for Drivers

FIA WRC2 Junior Championship for Co-Drivers

FIA WRC2 Masters Cup for Drivers

FIA WRC2 Masters Cup for Co-Drivers