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Ypres Rally Belgium 2021 counts for:
2021 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2021 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2021 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers/Co-drivers)
2021 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Drivers/Co-drivers)
2021 FIA Junior WRC Championship (for Drivers/Co-drivers)
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| 611th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 10 of 16 |
| Official name: | Renties Ypres Rally Belgium |
| Edition: | 57th |
| Date: | from Friday 13-Aug-2021 to Sunday 15-Aug-2021 |
| Rally HQ: | Ypres, West Flanders; Belgium |
| Clerk of the Course: | Emilia Abel |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
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| Entries: | 108 | |
| Starters: | 95 | |
| Finishers: | 73 | (76.8% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 20 | |
| Shortest: | 7.99 | km | (SS12 Mesen - Middelhoek 1) |
| Longest: | 25.86 | km | (SS13 Hollebeke 2) |
| Slowest: | 96.80 | km/h | (SS18 Francorchamps 1) |
| Fastest: | 124.16 | km/h | (SS4 Zonnebeke 1) |
| Planned stage distance: | 295.78 | km | (31.5% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 286.33 | km | (30.5% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 653.71 | km |
| Total distance: | 940.04 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 14th win and 49th podium for Thierry Neuville. |
| Second place was 5th podium for Craig Breen. |
| Third place was 4th podium for Kalle Rovanpera. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 19th win and 1-2 win were 77th to 78th podiums for Hyundai. |
| | Third place was 197th podium for Toyota. |
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Hyundai had most local knowledge so it was no wonder they were fastest off the bat and throughout the rally. All three drivers led the rally, Tanak initially until he missed junction, lost rhythm and had engine problems as well. Breen was next leader but Neuville (pictured) overhauled him with a string of fastest times and went on to win.
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All Toyotas ran reliably but weren't on pace against Hyundais. Ogier suffered two punctures and was slowest while young Rovanpera (pictured) pipped Evans on final day and finished on podium, ahead both of his team-mates.
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M-Sport had absolutely miserable rally. Fourmaux went off on SS3 and didn't restart while Greensmith (pictured) went of on SS4, restarted and finally finished 47th overall.
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