Beim ersten echten Asphalt-Wettbewerb der Saison befahren alle Crews des WM-Feldes Neuland. Die Strecken der Rallye Kroatien im Hinterland von Zagreb führen durch einige der schönsten Gegenden des Adria-Staates. Eng, aber schnell, dazu gespickt mit kleinen Sprungkuppen.
So gegensätzlich die Asphaltqualitäten sind, so durchgehend malerisch präsentiert sich die Landschaft rund um die pulsierende Hauptstadt Zagreb, in der auch der Service-Park untergebracht ist. Anders als viele extrem kompakte Formate im Vorjahr umfasst der dritte WM-Lauf drei Tagesetappen über insgesamt 1.279,87 Kilometer. 300,32 Kilometer davon entfallen auf die 20 Wertungsprüfungen.
Eindrücke von den Prüfungen
| Zeitplan Rallye Kroatien | |||
| Donnerstag, 22.04.2021 | |||
| 09:01 | Shakedown :: Medvedgrad | ||
| Freitag, 23.04.2021 | |||
| 08:39 | WP 1 | Rude – Plešivica 1 | 6,94 km |
| 09:32 | WP 2 | Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1 | 23,76 km |
| 10:35 | WP 3 | Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 1 | 10,10 km |
| 11:39 | WP 4 | Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1 | 9,11 km |
| 13:28 | Service | ||
| 15:01 | WP 5 | Rude – Plešivica 2 | 6,94 km |
| 15:54 | WP 6 | Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2 | 23,76 km |
| 16:57 | WP 7 | Jaškovo – Mali Modruš Potok 2 | 10,10 km |
| 18:00 | WP 8 | Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2 | 9,11 km |
| 19:50 | Service | ||
| Samstag, 24.04.2021 | |||
| 07:16 | Service | ||
| 08:29 | WP 9 | Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1 | 20,30 km |
| 09:17 | WP 10 | Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 1 | 20,77 km |
| 10:10 | WP 11 | Krašić – Vrškovac 1 | 11,11 km |
| 11:08 | WP 12 | Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1 | 8,78 km |
| 12:51 | Service | ||
| 14:29 | WP 13 | Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2 | 20,30 km |
| 15:17 | WP 14 | Stojdraga – Gornja Vas 2 | 20,77 km |
| 16:10 | WP 15 | Krašić – Vrškovac 2 | 11,11 km |
| 17:08 | WP 16 | Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2 | 8,78 km |
| 18:28 | Service | ||
| Sonntag, 25.04.2021 | |||
| 06:32 | Service | ||
| 07:20 | WP 17 | Bliznec – Pila 1 | 25,20 km |
| 08:38 | WP 18 | Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1 | 14,09 km |
| 10:11 | WP 19 | Bliznec – Pila 2 | 25,20 km |
| 13:18 | WP 20 | Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 | 14,09 km |
| Nennliste Rallye Kroatien | |||
| Nr. | Fahrer / Beifahrer | Fahrzeug | Gr. |
| 1 | OGIER Sébastien / INGRASSIA Julien | Toyota Yaris WRC | RC1 |
| 7 | LOUBET Pierre-Louis / LANDAIS Vincent | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | RC1 |
| 8 | TäNAK Ott / JäRVEOJA Martin | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | RC1 |
| 11 | NEUVILLE Thierry / WYDAEGHE Martijn | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | RC1 |
| 16 | FOURMAUX Adrien / JAMOUL Renaud | Ford Fiesta WRC | RC1 |
| 18 | KATSUTA Takamoto / BARRITT Daniel | Toyota Yaris WRC | RC1 |
| 20 | MIKKELSEN Andreas / FLøENE Ola | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | RC2 |
| 21 | GRYAZIN Nikolay / ALEKSANDROV Konstantin | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | RC2 |
| 22 | BULACIA WILKINSON Marco / OHANNESIAN Marcelo | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | RC2 |
| 23 | BRAZZOLI Enrico / BARONE Maurizio | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | RC2 |
| 24 | ÖSTBERG Mads / ERIKSEN Torstein | Citroën C3 Rally2 | RC2 |
| 25 | SUNINEN Teemu / MARKKULA Mikko | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | RC2 |
| 26 | KRISTENSSON Tom / ARHUSIANDER David | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | RC2 |
| 27 | ROSSEL Yohan / CORIA Alexandre | Citroën C3 Rally2 | RC2 |
| 28 | CIAMIN Nicolas / ROCHE Yannick | Citroën C3 Rally2 | RC2 |
| 29 | NEUBAUER Hermann / ETTEL Bernhard | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | RC2 |
| 30 | DE CECCO Cédric / HUMBLET Jérôme | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | RC2 |
| 31 | KEFERBöCK Johannes / MINOR Ilka | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | RC2 |
| 32 | KAJETANOWICZ Kajetan / SZCZEPANIAK Maciej | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | RC2 |
| 33 | EVANS Elfyn / MARTIN Scott | Toyota Yaris WRC | RC1 |
| 34 | LINDHOLM Emil / KORHONEN Mikael | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | RC2 |
| 35 | INGRAM Chris / WHITTOCK Ross | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | RC2 |
| 36 | ARAI Hiroki / HEIGL Jürgen | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | RC2 |
| 37 | ZALDIVAR Fabrizio / DEL BARRIO Carlos | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | RC2 |
| 38 | MAYR-MELNHOF Niki / WELSERSHEIMB Leopold | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | RC2 |
| 39 | MIELE Mauro / BELTRAME Luca | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | RC2 |
| 40 | BEDORET Sébastien / WALBRECQ Thomas | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 |
| 42 | BREEN Craig / NAGLE Paul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | RC1 |
| 43 | RAITH Kevin / WöGERER Christoph | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | RC2 |
| 44 | GREENSMITH Gus / PATTERSON Chris | Ford Fiesta WRC | RC1 |
| 45 | SESKS Martins / FRANCIS Renars | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 46 | PAJARI Sami / SALMINEN Marko | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 47 | BADIU Raul / FETEAN Rare_ | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 48 | KOCI Martin / T?šíNSKý Petr | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 49 | ARMSTRONG Jon / HALL Phil | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 50 | CREIGHTON William / REGAN Liam | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 51 | JOONA Lauri / KOPONEN Ari | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 52 | VIRVES Robert / PRUUL Sander | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 53 | PEREIRA Armando / TUTéLAIRE Rémi | Ford Fiesta WRC | RC1 |
| 55 | RAGUES Pierre / PESENTI Julien | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | RC2 |
| 56 | BAFFOUN Philippe / DUNAND Arnaud | Alpine A110 Rally RGT | RGT |
| 57 | PANAGIOTIS Yannick / PANAGIOTIS Valérie | Alpine A110 Rally RGT | RGT |
| 58 | PUSKáDI János / GóDOR Barnabás | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | RC2 |
| 59 | LEMAITRE Eddie / CHAUFFRAY Thomas | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | RC2 |
| 60 | SCHWAB Stan / BLANC Nicolas | Ford Fiesta R5 | RC2 |
| 62 | ROCHé Pierre / MONDON Cédric | Citroën C3 Rally2 | RC2 |
| 63 | NOVAK Aljola / CEVC Jaka | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | RC2 |
| 64 | PELJHAN Darko / CAR Matej | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 |
| 65 | GöTTIG Stefan / SOLBACH-SCHMIDT Natalie | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 |
| 66 | WINDISCH Enrico / HUBER Kurt | Audi A1 Rally2-Kit | RC2 |
| 67 | LáSZLó Zoltán / BERENDI Dávid | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | RC3 |
| 68 | RåDSTRöM Dennis / JOHANSSON Johan | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 69 | ROVANPERä Kalle / HALTTUNEN Jonne | Toyota Yaris WRC | RC1 |
| 70 | PRODAN Viliam / RATEGORAC Zoran | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 71 | PREMRL Grega / BREER Gregor | Toyota GT86 CS-R3 | RC4 |
| 72 | RAVENš?AK Martin / TOMAKOVI Tomislav | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 73 | RAVENšLAK Kreimir / RAVENšLAK Dora | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 74 | BUTORAC Mateo / STIPERSKI Marko | Peugeot 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 75 | SILADI Ivica / DURAK Jasna | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 76 | BRAZDA Primo / TAV_AR Primo_ | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 77 | ŽELJKO Magli?i? / NEMAK Domagoj | Ford Fiesta Rally4 | RC4 |
| 78 | ROUSSEL Frédéric / GILBERT François | Peugeot 208 Rally4 | RC4 |
| 79 | CUSIMANO Alain / KUKULKA Sylvain | Renault Twingo RS R1 | RC5 |
| 80 | PAUGET Pascal / BELLAVARDE Mélodie | Renault Clio RSR Rally5 | RC5 |
| 81 | KRAMER Alfred / ANDERSSON Jeannette | Renault Clio RSR Rally5 | RC5 |
