First WRC Rally Win by Rovanperä, aged 21! - WRC Rally Estonia 2021

Kalle Rovanperä won WRC Rally Estonia 2021, his first ever WRC rally victory, and the youngest driver ever to win a WRC rally. at just 21 years old. The young Finnish rally driver talks about his memories of that first famous win in his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 and making WRC history.

WRC Rally Estonia 2022, round 7 of the FIA World Rally Championship 2022. Super fast rally driving on smooth gravel roads with rally jumps near the Estonian city of Tartu in the east of Estonia. The world's top rally drivers battle for WRC Championship points with the new 2022 Rally1 Hybrid WRC rally cars : Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, Hyundai i20 N Rally1 and M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1.

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WRC is the FIA World Rally Championship, a tough motorsport using rally cars on real roads around the world. Watch the best rally drivers flat out on gravel and asphalt roads with mud, rain, dust, ice and heat. Power slides, drifts, big jumps, watersplashes, handbrake turns, hairpin bends, lucky escapes, big moments or a massive crash. Rally requires maximum attack and careful tactics to become world rally champion.

Rally drivers take turns to complete closed road "special stages" as quickly as possible, setting off a few minutes apart. A co-driver reads pace notes to describe the hazards ahead. The same rally car is used to travel to each stage on public roads following normal traffic regulations. The crew which completes all the stages in the shortest time is the rally winner. WRC is administered by the FIA Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile FIA, motorsport's world governing body.

Some of the world's greatest drivers have won the FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers : Colin McRae, Carlos Sainz, Walter Röhrl, Stig Blomqvist, Petter Solberg, Ott Tänak. Champions from Finland are Juha Kankkunen, Tommi Mäkinen, Ari Vatanen, Marcus Grönholm and Hannu Mikkola. French rally drivers have dominated 8 times with Sébastien Ogier, and 9 times with Sébastien Loeb. Famous motorsport drivers have attempted WRC like Robert Kubica and Kimi Räikkönen from F1 and Ken Block from Rallycross.

Car companies compete for the prestigious FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers. The 1980's featured the iconic Group B rally cars like the Lancia 037 and Delta S4, Peugeot 205 T16, MG Metro 6R4, Ford RS200 and Audi Quattro.

[sammyanyembe]

Kalle Rovanpera is at his best level now. After seeing him win the Safari rally here in Kenya which he described as the toughest he ever participated in, I am certain Estonia will be a walk in the park. Watch out for this young lad!

[jahvheadgawn]

It’s crazy that he is so composed inside and outside of the car at such a young age.

[j.s.p]

King Kalle 🙌
I hope for another win in Estonia 💪

[fullsendsimracing]

He's taken the next level this season

[pip]

What a driver and about to make history as "The first Millennium World Rally Champion"...!

[jossgower]

I always knew he was going to be q world champion since he was a kid

[gatodemonte]

que se prepare Seb para un buen dolor de cabeza...

[zidannemaulana]

Fun fact: Hollyoaks fans didn't know about Kalle Rovanpera because he's looks like Sid Sumner

[runki]

Other people race, Finns just drive like the beer shop is closing in 5minutes

[bobbythompson]

What a privelege to watch this lad in action!

[Rautaneito]

Go Kalle! :) u can only like him. He is so down to earth person.

[l.mpatamali]

Nationality, racing background, opportunities, network, connections...all these are factors that play a significant role for such a young talent to make history...for the kids who are watching this don't be discouraged but remember there is more behind the scene than the thumbnail reveals...simply enjoy the sport and worry about this marketing thing of age...there are many talented young drivers even younger than him that don't have the same supporting factors and opportunities...however ...Rovanpera is a very talented driver and the next big icon I rally ...well done to the whole team.

[rzero]

Now comes the most interesting part of the championship for him... and it will be determined by the next three events. Will he drive conservatively? Or will he continue to push for victories?

He had big success in Estonia and Greece last year, and good success in Spain and Belgium. Finland, not so good. The other rally events will be new to him at WRC level (New Zealand, Japan). So the big effort, must happen in Estonia, Finland, Belgium and Greece.

[zidannemaulana]

I know Kalle Rovanpera looks like Sid from Hollyoaks

[Idfk_]

Get him out of WRC. He's killing the sport with his ridiculously boring domination