Rally Ypres Belgium part of the World Rally Championship will be held this weekend from 13th to 15th August. A total of 20 speed sections, 295.78 km of racing length and transitions of 653.71 km. The center of the event is the city of Ypres (Ypres) in western Belgium near the French border and close to the North Sea.
The track in asphalt, a flat race using the roads along the agricultural lands.
The difference compared to other asphalt roads is that here the asphalt is very flat and very fast route interrupted by rectangular intersections.
The longest speed stage is Hollebeke passed twice on Saturday and is 25.86 km long.
Until now, Rally Ypres was used in the European Rally Championship before in the IRC series, but after the crisis with the epidemic Ypres managed to rank among the big ones.
A total of 108 pilots have been registered for the asphalt race.
This is the 8th race on the calendar with 12 rallies in the 2021 season. It is led by Sebastien Ogier with 148 points, who would have a slight advantage over his pursuer Elfyn Evans with 111 points. Great expectations from the Belgian driver in his home race Thierry Neuville, who is third in the standings with 96 points.
The race starts on Friday afternoon and ends on Sunday, August 15 on the track known from Formula 1 Spa-Francorchamps.