Youngest ever World Rally Champion, Kalle Rovanpera

fin Calle Rovanpera (Toyota) was sentenced this Sunday at the age of 22, rally world championthanks to him the youngest ever win in new zealand He surpassed France’s Sebastien Ogier (Toyota) and Estonia’s Ott Tänak (Hyundai).

After reaching the antipodes with a 53 point lead over Tänak, Rovanperä adds 64 income in the remaining two races End of season (Spain and Japan). He capped off this historic season of work in style, picking up all five bonus points from the final New Zealand Power Stage ahead of 2019 World Champion Tänak.

“Kalle has beaten us many times. I have nothing to say. Congratulations,” he responded. Tanak At the end of Stage 17 in New Zealand. The Estonian has won three events this season, but has failed to extend the suspense beyond the sea event, which has returned to the calendar a few years later.

Rovanpera dominated the season. 6 winners out of 11 contested racessucceeding eight-time world champion Ogier, who has only competed in a few races this year.

By his title he Youngest World Champion in WRC historyIn a championship created in 1972, this honor fell to Englishman Colin McRae, who was crowned in 1995 at the age of 27. Finland’s last world champion was Markus Gronholm in 2002. Larry his driver’s son, Callero Vampera, was just two years old at the time.