Kalle Rovanpera is proud to have made history in WRC by becoming the series' youngest champion at the age of 22.
The Toyota driver clinched the 2022 title with two rounds of the season remaining after an impressive dominant victory at Rally New Zealand, his sixth of the campaign.
Rovanpera, the son of WRC rally winner Harri, also ended Finland’s 20-year wait for a world champion since Marcus Gronholm secured the second of his titles in New Zealand in 2002. “We both have the same mindset, which makes it easy. We both know what works. We know not to stress too much and push when we can and he is really good at his job, which is the most important thing.
Given the enormity of the situation, Rovanpera admitted that he only felt tense before the final powerstage, which he won despite only needing to finish fourth-fastest.“On the start line for the powerstage, for sure, I felt a bit tense just wanting to get it started.”
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