Rally Estonia is a rallying event organised each year in Estonia. It is the largest and most high-profile motorsport event in the country and runs on smooth gravel roads in the south of the country, some of which are purpose-built for the rally. The city of Tartu hosts the ceremonial start and finish, with the rally headquarters and service park usually based in the Estonian National Museum in Tartu. From 2014 to 2016, Rally Estonia was a round of the FIA European Rally Championship. Rally Estonia was the official WRC Promotional Rally in 2019 and joined the World Rally Championship calendar in 2020.
Alexey Lukyanuk (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) leaving the start podium on the 2014 rally.
Craig Breen driving a Citroën C3 WRC on the 2018 rally.
Rally cars in parc fermé on the 2019 rally at Tartu city centre.
Ott Tänak driving a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC on the 2021 rally.
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,435. It is 186 kilometres southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century, Tartu was known in most of the world by variants of its historical name Dorpat.
Image: Tartu asv 2022 04 img 31 View from Emajõe Tower
Image: Heart of Tartu
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Image: Tartu Ülikooli peahoone 2012