{"id":3284,"date":"2025-04-28T09:53:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T09:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/?p=3284"},"modified":"2026-01-12T17:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:15:39","slug":"rovanpera-triumphs-to-clinch-first-wrc-rally-islas-canarias-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/rovanpera-triumphs-to-clinch-first-wrc-rally-islas-canarias-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Rovanper\u00e4 Triumphs to Clinch First WRC Rally Islas Canarias Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kalle Rovanper\u00e4 has won the 2025 Rally Islas Canarias, leading a strong Toyota team and taking control from start to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final day of the rally started with drama. Josh McErlean went wide at 4.9km into Stage 14 and hit an armco barrier. His car\u2019s suspension was badly damaged, and he had to retire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many drivers struggled with their pace notes for the Maspalomas stage (SS15). Heavy traffic during recce made it hard for them to get accurate information. Thierry Neuville explained, <em>\u201cI had such bad traffic here that I was driving 30 kph all the stage.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neuville had a positive start to Sunday, closing the gap to Adrien Fourmaux. But disaster struck in the second-to-last stage when he suffered a puncture. He not only lost time but also his sixth place to Ott T\u00e4nak, ending a tough weekend for the Belgian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/494088192_1004440558334901_362286944835133844_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/494088192_1004440558334901_362286944835133844_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/494088192_1004440558334901_362286944835133844_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/494088192_1004440558334901_362286944835133844_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/494088192_1004440558334901_362286944835133844_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/494088192_1004440558334901_362286944835133844_n-446x297.jpg 446w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/494088192_1004440558334901_362286944835133844_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kalle Rovanper\u00e4 and Jonne Halttunen at Gran Karting Club \/ Photo by Goretti @worldrally.eu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday also featured a special, nostalgic moment. Organisers brought back the Gran Karting Club of Maspalomas for a short 1.5 km stage, honoring the rally\u2019s history. This track once hosted legends like Kankkunen, Panizzi, and Bertone during the days of the Rally El Corte Ingl\u00e9s. The karting stage was so short that times were extremely close, with many drivers separated by just a few tenths of a second. Adrien Fourmaux was fastest, with S\u00e9bastien Ogier and Yohan Rossel matching his time (1:18.4). Takamoto Katsuta and Nikolay Gryazin both did 1:18.7, followed by T\u00e4nak, Lindholm, and Evans at 1:18.9. Rovanper\u00e4 finished 9th just 0.1 seconds behind, and Neuville was 14th with 1:19.6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Power Stage, the final stage of the rally, was all about pushing hard to grab extra points. Once again, the three Toyotas dominated. Rovanper\u00e4 was fastest, ahead of Ogier and Evans, with Fourmaux and Neuville also scoring points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Without any big surprises, the 49th edition of Rally Islas Canarias ended with a clear result:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Kalle Rovanper\u00e4 \/ Jonne Halttunen \u2013 2:54:39.8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\udd48 S\u00e9bastien Ogier \/ Vincent Landais \u2013 2:55:33.3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\udd49 Elfyn Evans \/ Scott Martin \u2013 2:55:56.9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Rovanper\u00e4 was dominant, winning 15 out of the 18 stages. After the rally, he said, <em>\u201cIt has not been the best start of the season but we are definitely \u2013 in this kind of condition \u2013 back now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/493200684_1271376694778786_1783476501540537666_n-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/493200684_1271376694778786_1783476501540537666_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/493200684_1271376694778786_1783476501540537666_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/493200684_1271376694778786_1783476501540537666_n-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/493200684_1271376694778786_1783476501540537666_n-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/493200684_1271376694778786_1783476501540537666_n-446x297.jpg 446w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/493200684_1271376694778786_1783476501540537666_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand, Rally Islas Canarias podium \/ Photo by TG MotorPhoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In WRC2, the results were also clear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83e\udd47 Yohan Rossel \/ Arnaud Dunand \u2013 3:01:50.5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\udd48 Alejandro Cach\u00f3n \/ Borja Rozada \u2013 3:02:20.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\udd49 Nikolay Gryazin \/ Konstantin Aleksandrow \u2013 3:02:38.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Rossel claimed his second WRC2 win of the year after winning in Monte-Carlo. He said, <em>\u201cAlejandro and his co-driver pushed me a lot. I didn\u2019t know if I could fight for the win when I arrived, but the car could for sure!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was also a big moment for Alejandro Cach\u00f3n, who celebrated his first WRC2 podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overall Championship Standings after Islas Canarias (rd.4)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-04-28-102529-824x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3285\" style=\"width:731px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-04-28-102529-824x1024.png 824w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-04-28-102529-241x300.png 241w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-04-28-102529-768x954.png 768w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-04-28-102529-1024x1272.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.worldrally.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-04-28-102529.png 1150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/worldrally.eu\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-instagram  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/world_rallyeu?igsh=OTN0eWh5aDFwdnY2\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12,4.622c2.403,0,2.688,0.009,3.637,0.052c0.877,0.04,1.354,0.187,1.671,0.31c0.42,0.163,0.72,0.358,1.035,0.673 c0.315,0.315,0.51,0.615,0.673,1.035c0.123,0.317,0.27,0.794,0.31,1.671c0.043,0.949,0.052,1.234,0.052,3.637 s-0.009,2.688-0.052,3.637c-0.04,0.877-0.187,1.354-0.31,1.671c-0.163,0.42-0.358,0.72-0.673,1.035 c-0.315,0.315-0.615,0.51-1.035,0.673c-0.317,0.123-0.794,0.27-1.671,0.31c-0.949,0.043-1.233,0.052-3.637,0.052 s-2.688-0.009-3.637-0.052c-0.877-0.04-1.354-0.187-1.671-0.31c-0.42-0.163-0.72-0.358-1.035-0.673 c-0.315-0.315-0.51-0.615-0.673-1.035c-0.123-0.317-0.27-0.794-0.31-1.671C4.631,14.688,4.622,14.403,4.622,12 s0.009-2.688,0.052-3.637c0.04-0.877,0.187-1.354,0.31-1.671c0.163-0.42,0.358-0.72,0.673-1.035 c0.315-0.315,0.615-0.51,1.035-0.673c0.317-0.123,0.794-0.27,1.671-0.31C9.312,4.631,9.597,4.622,12,4.622 M12,3 C9.556,3,9.249,3.01,8.289,3.054C7.331,3.098,6.677,3.25,6.105,3.472C5.513,3.702,5.011,4.01,4.511,4.511 c-0.5,0.5-0.808,1.002-1.038,1.594C3.25,6.677,3.098,7.331,3.054,8.289C3.01,9.249,3,9.556,3,12c0,2.444,0.01,2.751,0.054,3.711 c0.044,0.958,0.196,1.612,0.418,2.185c0.23,0.592,0.538,1.094,1.038,1.594c0.5,0.5,1.002,0.808,1.594,1.038 c0.572,0.222,1.227,0.375,2.185,0.418C9.249,20.99,9.556,21,12,21s2.751-0.01,3.711-0.054c0.958-0.044,1.612-0.196,2.185-0.418 c0.592-0.23,1.094-0.538,1.594-1.038c0.5-0.5,0.808-1.002,1.038-1.594c0.222-0.572,0.375-1.227,0.418-2.185 C20.99,14.751,21,14.444,21,12s-0.01-2.751-0.054-3.711c-0.044-0.958-0.196-1.612-0.418-2.185c-0.23-0.592-0.538-1.094-1.038-1.594 c-0.5-0.5-1.002-0.808-1.594-1.038c-0.572-0.222-1.227-0.375-2.185-0.418C14.751,3.01,14.444,3,12,3L12,3z M12,7.378 c-2.552,0-4.622,2.069-4.622,4.622S9.448,16.622,12,16.622s4.622-2.069,4.622-4.622S14.552,7.378,12,7.378z M12,15 c-1.657,0-3-1.343-3-3s1.343-3,3-3s3,1.343,3,3S13.657,15,12,15z M16.804,6.116c-0.596,0-1.08,0.484-1.08,1.08 s0.484,1.08,1.08,1.08c0.596,0,1.08-0.484,1.08-1.08S17.401,6.116,16.804,6.116z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalle Rovanper\u00e4 has won the 2025 Rally Islas Canarias, leading a strong Toyota team and taking control from start to finish. 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