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Rally Catalunya 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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| 614th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 14 of 16 |
| Official name: | RallyRACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada - Rally de Espana |
| Edition: | 56th |
| Date: | from Thursday 14-Oct-2021 to Sunday 17-Oct-2021 |
| Rally HQ: | Salou, Catalunya; Spain |
| Clerk of the Course: | Jordi Barrabes |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
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| Entries: | 74 | |
| Starters: | 68 | |
| Finishers: | 49 | (72.1% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 17 | |
| Shortest: | 2.15 | km | (SS13 Salou) |
| Longest: | 24.40 | km | (SS12 El Montmell 2) |
| Slowest: | 53.90 | km/h | (SS13 Salou) |
| Fastest: | 121.41 | km/h | (SS9 El Montmell 1) |
| Planned stage distance: | 280.37 | km | (19.9% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 280.37 | km | (19.9% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,129.83 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,410.20 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 15th win and 50th podium for Thierry Neuville. |
| Second place was 18th podium for Elfyn Evans. |
| Third place was 50th podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 20th win and win and third place were 82nd to 83rd podiums for Hyundai. |
| | Second place was 201st podium for Toyota. |
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Neuville was fastest Hyundai all through the rally, his teammate Sordo being able to claim stage wins only in last day when Thierry relaxed in the lead. Final day saw some drama as Thierry's i20 WRC refused to start on regroup before PS and it had to be pushed before growling to life amidst small flames from exhaust.
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Evans (pictured) wanted very much to win to keep his title hopes against Ogier alive. Luckily for Elfyn, Ogier struggled and presented little opposition whereas Neuville went past to lead and win. Nevertheless, Elfyn kept pressure on and even though he was only second overall, he managed to outscore Ogier even on Power Stage, thus reducing the gap in championship.
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Gus Greensmith was driving his last rally with experienced co-driver Chris Patterson but managed to be faster than Fourmaux only because Frenchman clipped armco on stage 11, losing several minutes in the process.
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Related links
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Rally Finland 2021
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Monza 2021
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