Ypres Rally
# 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.

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.

## 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 | 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 |
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