Thousands participated in the fan vote, which was open from 13 - 31 December. Twenty-four-year-old Munster emerged as the winner with 25.5 per cent of the votes going in his favour - closely edging Fabrizio Zaldivar, who received 23 per cent. Kalle Rovanperä - the current WRC champion - was a close third.
The 2022 season was one full of promise for Munster, who finally made his breakthrough in WRC2 driving a Hyundai i20 N Rally2. The youngster turned heads with a top-five result at Rallye Monte-Carlo which he repeated once more at Ypres Rally Belgium.