Ypres Rally 2026 - Qualifying Stage Nieuwkerke - all runs (raw footage) - hot moment Paddon

The qualifying stage for the 61th Ardeca Ypres Rally. All FIA teams and "golden entries" get a free practice run, and then one shot to set a fastest time. The 10 best drivers then get to choose their starting position at the Ypres Market Square on Friday noon, the others will drive in order of their classification on the qualifying stage. After 2 cars the free practice was interrupted because Jos Verstappen crashed. After recovering the car, the free practice was resumed, then followed by the qualifying run. There is no course car after the qualifying stage, the 0 car did one more run, followed by a shakedown for all other competitors. I will upload a separate shakedown video. Thumbnail: Grégoire Munster (13, Hyundai i20 N Rally2) Hayden Paddon (Hyundai i20 N Rally2, 2nd car on the road) went off the road in the last corner in the video but managed to get back on, not losing too much time. Eventually, Stéphane Lefebvre (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2) won the qualifying stage, 2 seconds before Paddon. Enjoy watching! 00:00 Course cars 02:59 Free practice run 03:59 stage red flagged due to crash Verstappen 04:51 Free practice run - resumed 15:34 Course car 15:54 Qualifying run