Ypres Rally

The Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally (BYWR) founded by Frans Thévelin in 1965 is one of the most famous rallies in the European Rally Championship, the Belgian Rally Championship, the British Rally Championship, and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

Ypres Rally
Status	Active
Genre	Motorsporting event
Frequency	Annual
Country	Belgium
Inaugurated	1965
Website	ypresrally.com

In its history, the rally has had some famous pilots and co-pilots participating, such as Didier Auriol, Colin McRae, Alister McRae, Juha Kankkunen, François Duval, Michèle Mouton, Jean Todt, Armin Schwarz and Ari Vatanen among others. It was hosted for 44 years by A.C. Targa Florio from 1965 till 2008. It is currently hosted by Super Stage under management of Alain Penasse. It was a round of the 2021 World Rally Championship and the 2022 World Rally Championship replacing the cancelled Rally GB.^{[1] [2]}

Winners

Year	Driver	Car
1965	Jean Pierre Vandermeersch	Austin Cooper
1966	Hubert Saelens	Lotus Elan
1967	"Hervé"	Lotus Elan
1968	"Vandyck"	BMW 2002
1969	Gilbert Staepelare	Ford Cortina
1970	Gilbert Staepelare	Ford Escort
1971	"Pedro"	BMW 2002
1972	Gilbert Staepelare	Ford Escort
1973	"Pedro"	BMW 2002
1974	Gilbert Staepelare	Ford Escort
1975	Bernard Mordacq	Porsche Carrera
1976	Walter Röhrl	Opel Kadett GT/E
1977	Bernard Darniche	Lancia Stratos HF
1978	Tony Pond	Triumph TR8
1979	Bernard Béguin	Porsche Carrera
1980	Tony Pond	Triumph TR8
1981	Jean-Claude Andruet	Ferrari 308 GTB
1982	Marc Duez	Porsche 911 SC
1983	Massimo Biasion	Lancia 037 Rally
1984	Henri Toivonen	Porsche 911 SC
1985	Jean Ragnotti	Renault R5 Maxi Turbo
1986	Robert Droogmans	Ford RS200
1987	Jimmy McRae	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1988	Robert Droogmans	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1989	Robert Droogmans	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1990	Robert Droogmans	Lancia Delta Integrale
1991	Patrick Snijers	Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4
1992	Patrick Snijers	Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4
1993	Patrick Snijers	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1994	Patrick Snijers	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1995	Renaud Verreydt	Toyota Celica GT-Four
1996	Freddy Loix	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
1997	Freddy Loix	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
1998	Freddy Loix	Toyota Corolla WRC
1999	Freddy Loix	Mitsubishi Carisma GT
2000	Henrik Lundgaard	Toyota Corolla WRC
2001	Pieter Tsjoen	Toyota Corolla WRC
2002	Bruno Thiry	Peugeot 206 WRC
2003	Bruno Thiry	Peugeot 206 WRC
2004	Larry Cols	Renault Clio S1600
2005	Kris Princen	Renault Clio S1600
2006	Giandomenico Basso	Fiat Punto Abarth S2000
2007	Luca Rossetti	Peugeot 207 S2000
2008	Freddy Loix	Peugeot 207 S2000
2009	Kris Meeke	Peugeot 207 S2000
2010	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia S2000
2011	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia S2000
2012	Juho Hänninen	Škoda Fabia S2000
2013	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia S2000
2014	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia S2000
2015	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia R5
2016	Freddy Loix	Škoda Fabia R5
2017	Kevin Abbring	Peugeot 208 R5
2018	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 R5
2019	Craig Breen	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
2022	Ott Tänak	Hyundai i20 N Rally1
2023	Adrien Fourmaux	Ford Fiesta Rally2
Source:^[3]

References

1. . www.motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-12.
2. "Belgium added to 2022 FIA World Rally Championship".
3. "Ypres Rally". eWRC-results.com.

External links

• Official website
• Rally at ewrc-results.com