ARDECA YPRES RALLY 2026 FINAL RESULTS: LEFEBVRE SECURES VICTORY

The Ardeca Ypres Rally 2026 Final Results saw Stéphane Lefebvre and co-driver Pieter Tsjoen take overall victory after completing the Belgian asphalt event in a total time of 2:14:50.56 aboard their Toyota GR Yaris Rally2.

Lefebvre finished 44.38 seconds ahead of Maxime Potty and Renaud Herman, who secured second place in a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2.

Third place went to Vincent Verschueren and Mathieu Vynckier, another Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 crew, finishing 1:24.11 behind the winners.

Bernd Casier and Pieter Vyncke placed fourth, while Bjorn Syx and Ari Vynrobegys completed the top five.

Former FIA World Rally Championship driver Hayden Paddon and Kris D'alleine finished sixth overall in their Hyundai i20 N Rally2.

The remainder of the top ten included Davy Vanneste, Emile Breittmayer, Gilles Pyck and Nicola Stampaert.

STÉPHANE LEFEBVRE CLAIMS OVERALL WIN AS MAXIME POTTY AND VINCENT VERSCHUEREN COMPLETE THE PODIUM IN BELGIUM

KEY POINTS

📌 Stéphane Lefebvre and Pieter Tsjoen claimed overall victory.

📌 Lefebvre won driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2.

📌 Maxime Potty finished second, 44.38 seconds behind the winner.

📌 Vincent Verschueren completed the overall podium in third.

📌 Toyota and Škoda filled the top five positions.

📌 Hayden Paddon finished sixth overall in his Hyundai i20 N Rally2.

📌 Citroën crews secured seventh and ninth places.

📌 The top ten featured Toyota, Škoda, Hyundai and Citroën Rally2 machinery.

QUOTES

"Stéphane Lefebvre and Pieter Tsjoen secured overall victory after completing the rally in 2:14:50.56."

"Maxime Potty and Vincent Verschueren completed the overall podium following a competitive Rally2 battle."

TOP 10 OVERALL FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Stéphane Lefebvre / Pieter Tsjoen – Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 – 2:14:50.56

2. Maxime Potty / Renaud Herman – Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 – 2:15:34.94 (+44.38)

3. Vincent Verschueren / Mathieu Vynckier – Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 – 2:16:14.67 (+1:24.11)

4. Bernd Casier / Pieter Vyncke – Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 – 2:16:20.70 (+1:30.14)

5. Bjorn Syx / Ari Vynrobegys – Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 – 2:16:29.62 (+1:39.06)

6. Hayden Paddon / Kris D'alleine – Hyundai i20 N Rally2 – 2:16:52.22 (+2:01.66)

7. Davy Vanneste / Denis Squedin – Citroën C3 Rally2 – 2:17:35.66 (+2:45.10)

8. Emile Breittmayer / Stéphane Prévot – Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 – 2:19:55.68 (+5:05.12)

9. Gilles Pyck / Olivier Vanneste – Citroën C3 Rally2 – 2:20:18.36 (+5:27.80)

10. Nicola Stampaert / Stijn Vanderbiesen – Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 – 2:21:27.40 (+6:36.84)