2023 Central European Rally
The 2023 Central European Rally (also known as the Central Europe Rally 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars which was held from 26 to 29 October 2023.[2] It marked the first running of the Central European Rally, and was the twelfth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Passau, Bavaria, Germany, and was contested over eighteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 311.79 km (193.74 mi).[1] Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their second rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[3] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen became the 2023 World Rally Champions after finishing second.[4] Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche won the World Rally Championship-2 category, while Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the 2023 WRC-2 title.[5] Filip Kohn and Tom Woodburn won the World Rally Championship-3 category.
Background
Entry list
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-one Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and three Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[6][7]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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3 | Finland Teemu Suninen | Finland Mikko Markkula | South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
4 | Finland Esapekka Lappi | Finland Janne Ferm | South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
7 | France Pierre-Louis Loubet | France Benjamin Veillas | United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
8 | Estonia Ott Tänak | Estonia Martin Järveoja | United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
11 | Belgium Thierry Neuville | Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe | South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
13 | Luxembourg Grégoire Munster | Belgium Louis Louka | United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
17 | France Sébastien Ogier | France Vincent Landais | Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
18 | Japan Takamoto Katsuta | Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston | Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
33 | United Kingdom Elfyn Evans | United Kingdom Scott Martin | Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
69 | Finland Kalle Rovanperä | Finland Jonne Halttunen | Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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20 | Norway Andreas Mikkelsen | Norway Torstein Eriksen | Germany Toksport WRT 3 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
21 | France Yohan Rossel | France Arnaud Dunand | France PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
22 | United Kingdom Gus Greensmith | Sweden Jonas Andersson | Germany Toksport WRT 3 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
23 | Finland Sami Pajari | Finland Enni Mälkönen | Germany Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Team | P |
25 | File:ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Nikolay Gryazin[lower-alpha 1] | File:ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov[lower-alpha 2] | Germany Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P |
26 | Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Poland Maciej Szczepaniak | Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
27 | Finland Emil Lindholm | Finland Reeta Hämäläinen | South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
28 | Poland Mikołaj Marczyk | Poland Daniel Dymurski | Poland Mikołaj Marczyk | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
29 | Finland Lauri Joona | Finland Tuukka Shemeikka | Finland Lauri Joona | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | — |
30 | Estonia Georg Linnamäe | United Kingdom James Morgan | Estonia Georg Linnamäe | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
31 | Czech Republic Erik Cais | Czech Republic Daniel Trunkát | Czech Republic Erik Cais | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
32 | Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean | Republic of Ireland James Fulton | Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
34 | Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar | Italy Marcelo Der Ohannesian | South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P |
35 | Spain Alejandro Cachón | Spain Alejandro López | Spain Alejandro Cachón | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
36 | France Nicolas Ciamin | France Yannick Roche | France Nicolas Ciamin | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
37 | Finland Roope Korhonen | Finland Anssi Viinikka | Finland Roope Korhonen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
38 | Czech Republic Jan Skála | Czech Republic Jiří Skořepa | Czech Republic Jan Skála | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
39 | Austria Simon Wagner | Austria Gerald Winter | Austria Simon Wagner | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
40 | Italy Matteo Gamba | Italy Nicolò Gonella | Italy Matteo Gamba | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
41 | Czech Republic Adam Březík | Czech Republic Ondřej Krajča | Czech Republic Adam Březík | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
44 | Czech Republic Štěpán Vojtěch | Czech Republic Michal Ernst | Czech Republic Štěpán Vojtěch | Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
45 | Germany Albert von Thurn und Taxis | Germany Jara Hain | Germany Albert von Thurn und Taxis | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
46 | Austria Martin Roßgatterer | Austria Jürgen Heigl | Austria Martin Roßgatterer | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
47 | Czech Republic Michal Horák | Czech Republic Ivan Horák | Czech Republic Michal Horák | Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
48 | Germany Armin Kremer | Germany Ella Kremer | Germany Armin Kremer | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
49 | Austria Johannes Keferböck | Austria Ilka Minor | Austria Johannes Keferböck | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
50 | Japan Osamu Fukunaga | Japan Misako Saida | Japan Osamu Fukunaga | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
51 | Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland | Republic of Ireland Michael Joseph Morrissey | Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | P |
52 | Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Spain Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
53 | Italy Filippo Marchino | Italy Pietro Ometto | Italy Filippo Marchino | Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
54 | Netherlands Henk Vossen | Netherlands Radboud van Hoek | Netherlands Henk Vossen | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | P |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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55 | Czech Republic Filip Kohn | United Kingdom Tom Woodburn | Czech Republic Filip Kohn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
56 | Germany Fabio Schwarz | Austria Bernhard Ettel | Germany Fabio Schwarz | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
57 | Croatia Martin Ravenščak | Croatia Dora Ravenščak | Croatia Marin Ravenščak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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24 | France Adrien Fourmaux | France Alexandre Coria | United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | — | P |
63 | Hungary Zoltán László | Hungary Gábor Zsiros | Hungary Zoltán László | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Masters Driver | P |
Route
The route was initially revealed in July 2023.[9] The first leg would be competed in the Czech Republic, while the second and third leg would be run across Austria and Germany.[10]
Itinerary
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2) from 25 to 28 October 2023 and CET (UTC+1) on 29 October 2023.
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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25 October | — | After 16:01 | Germany Tittling [Shakedown] | 3.38 km |
26 October | File:Ribbon-cutting icon.svg | After 13:00 | Czech Republic Opening ceremony, Hradčany Square | — |
SS1 | After 14:05 | Czech Republic Velká Chuchle | 2.37 km | |
SS2 | After 18:05 | Czech Republic Klatovy | 8.92 km | |
File:Icon tools.svg | 20:45 – 21:33 | Germany Flexi service A, Passau | — | |
27 October | File:Icon tools.svg | 7:00 – 7:10 | Germany Service B, Passau | — |
SS3 | After 9:50 | Czech Republic Vlachovo Březí 1 | 13.66 km | |
SS4 | After 10:42 | Czech Republic Zvotoky 1 | 23.81 km | |
SS5 | After 12:15 | Czech Republic Šumavské Hoštice 1 | 23.43 km | |
File:Racing tyre icon.svg | 13:52 – 14:07 | Czech Republic Tyre fitting zone, Prachatice | — | |
SS6 | After 14:32 | Czech Republic Vlachovo Březí 2 | 13.66 km | |
SS7 | After 15:24 | Czech Republic Zvotoky 2 | 23.81 km | |
SS8 | After 16:57 | Czech Republic Šumavské Hoštice 2 | 23.43 km | |
File:Icon tools.svg | 19:22 – 20:10 | Germany Flexi service C, Passau | — | |
28 October | File:Icon tools.svg | 7:00 – 7:16 | Germany Service D, Passau | — |
SS9 | After 8:15 | Austria Schärdinger Innviertel 1 | 16.02 km | |
SS10 | After 10:01 | Austria Mühltal 1 | 27.83 km | |
SS11 | After 11:05 | Germany Knaus Tabbert Bayerischer Wald 1 | 11.88 km | |
File:Icon tools.svg | 13:45 – 14:16 | Germany Service E, Passau | — | |
SS12 | After 15:15 | Austria Schärdinger Innviertel 2 | 16.02 km | |
SS13 | After 17:01 | Austria Mühltal 2 | 27.83 km | |
SS14 | After 18:05 | Germany Knaus Tabbert Bayerischer Wald 2 | 11.88 km | |
File:Icon tools.svg | 19:35 – 19:23 | Germany Flexi service F, Passau | — | |
29 October | File:Icon tools.svg | 6:30 – 6:46 | Germany Service G, Passau | — |
SS15 | After 8:15 | Austria Böhmerwald 1 | 17.25 km | |
File:Aiga carrental cropped.svg | After 8:33 | Austria Regroup, Ulrichsberg | — | |
SS16 | After 9:35 | Germany Passauer Land 1 | 16.37 km | |
SS17 | After 10:33 | Austria Böhmerwald 2 | 17.25 km | |
File:Aiga carrental cropped.svg | After 11:01 | Austria Regroup, Ulrichsberg | — | |
SS18 | After 12:15 | Germany Passauer Land 2 [Power Stage] | 16.37 km | |
File:BSicon RACE.svg | After 14:30 | Germany Official finish, Passau | — | |
Source:[1] |
Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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Event | Class | Event | Stage | |||||||
1 | 1 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:52:39.9 | 0.0 | 25 | 4 |
2 | 2 | 69 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:53:37.5 | +57.6 | 18 | 0 |
3 | 3 | 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 2:54:32.7 | +1:52.8 | 15 | 1 |
4 | 4 | 17 | Sébastien Ogier | Vincent Landais | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:54:48.5 | +2:08.6 | 12 | 3 |
5 | 5 | 18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:55:28.2 | +2:48.3 | 10 | 2 |
6 | 6 | 3 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:55:46.2 | +3:06.3 | 8 | 0 |
7 | 7 | 13 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 2:57:02.2 | +4:22.3 | 4 | 0 |
10 | 8 | 7 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Benjamin Veillas | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 3:04:44.2 | +12:04.3 | 1 | 0 |
31 | 9 | 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:32:38.1 | +39:58.2 | 0 | 5 |
Retired SS5 | 4 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Accident | 0 | 0 |
Special stages
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 1:57.5 | — |
SS1 | Tänak / Järveoja | Ford Puma Rally1 | 1:51.2 | Tänak / Järveoja |
SS2 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 4:14.7 | Neuville / Wydaeghe |
SS3 | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 7:08.2 | |
SS4 | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 12:30.8 | Rovanperä / Halttunen |
SS5 | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 13:13.5 | |
SS6 | Evans / Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 7:15.0 | |
SS7 | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 12:55.5 | |
SS8 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 13:46.5 | |
SS9 | Evans / Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 8:17.4 | |
SS10 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 16:06.7 | |
SS11 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 7:38.4 | Neuville / Wydaeghe |
SS12 | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 8:15.0 | |
SS13 | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 16:24.2 | |
SS14 | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 8:04.5 | |
SS15 | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 8:14.4 | |
SS16 | Evans / Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 8:36.5 | |
SS17 | Ogier / Landais | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 8:11.1 | |
SS18 | Evans / Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 8:42.3 |
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Kalle Rovanperä | 235 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Jonne Halttunen | 235 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 504 | |||
2 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Elfyn Evans | 191 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Scott Martin | 191 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 399 | |||
3 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Thierry Neuville | 184 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Martijn Wydaeghe | 184 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | M-Sport Ford WRT | 271 | |||
4 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Ott Tänak | 162 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Martin Järveoja | 162 | ||||||
5 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Sébastien Ogier | 114 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Vincent Landais | 114 |
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
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Event | Class | Class | Stage | Event | |||||||
9 | 1 | 36 | Nicolas Ciamin | Yannick Roche | Nicolas Ciamin | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:04:33.0 | 0.0 | 25 | 1 | 2 |
11 | 2 | 31 | Erik Cais | Daniel Trunkát | Erik Cais | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:05:05.7 | +32.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
12 | 3 | 26 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:06:39.9 | +2:06.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
14 | 4 | 22 | Gus Greensmith | Jonas Andersson | Toksport WRT 3 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:07:34.6 | +3:01.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
15 | 5 | 28 | Mikołaj Marczyk | Daniel Dymurski | Mikołaj Marczyk | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:08:07.5 | +3:34.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
16 | 6 | 25 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:08:32.0 | +3:59.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
17 | 7 | 39 | Simon Wagner | Gerald Winter | Simon Wagner | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:09:04.1 | +4:31.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
18 | 8 | 41 | Adam Březík | Ondřej Krajča | Adam Březík | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:09:55.0 | +5:22.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
19 | 9 | 34 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 3:12:13.8 | +7:40.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
20 | 10 | 48 | Armin Kremer | Ella Kremer | Armin Kremer | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:14:08.0 | +9:35.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21 | 11 | 44 | Štěpán Vojtěch | Michal Ernst | Štěpán Vojtěch | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:15:58.1 | +11:25.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | 12 | 46 | Martin Roßgatterer | Jürgen Heigl | Martin Roßgatterer | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:17:19.7 | +12:46.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | 13 | 20 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Torstein Eriksen | Toksport WRT 3 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:17:57.2 | +13:24.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
25 | 14 | 49 | Johannes Keferböck | Ilka Minor | Johannes Keferböck | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:24:01.0 | +19:28.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | 15 | 47 | Michal Horák | Ivan Horák | Michal Horák | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:28:37.5 | +24:04.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | 16 | 35 | Alejandro Cachón | Alejandro López | Alejandro Cachón | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 3:41:12.7 | +36:39.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | 17 | 53 | Filippo Marchino | Pietro Ometto | Filippo Marchino | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:44:43.8 | +40:10.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | 18 | 52 | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:54:24.4 | +49:51.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | 19 | 32 | Josh McErlean | James Fulton | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 3:55:56.2 | +51:23.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46 | 20 | 45 | Albert von Thurn und Taxis | Jara Hain | Albert von Thurn und Taxis | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:58:30.5 | +53:57.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
47 | 21 | 54 | Henk Vossen | Radboud van Hoek | Henk Vossen | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 4:03:34.4 | +59:01.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Retired SS16 | 30 | Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | Georg Linnamäe | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS16 | 38 | Jan Skála | Jiří Skořepa | Jan Skála | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Accident | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS15 | 27 | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Alternator | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS10 | 50 | Osamu Fukunaga | Misako Saida | Osamu Fukunaga | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Accident | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS3 | 21 | Yohan Rossel | Arnaud Dunand | PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Accident | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS3 | 37 | Roope Korhonen | Anssi Viinikka | Roope Korhonen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Administrative reasons | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS3 | 40 | Matteo Gamba | Nicolò Gonella | Matteo Gamba | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Administrative reasons | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS3 | 51 | Eamonn Boland | Michael Joseph Morrissey | Eamonn Boland | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Administrative reasons | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Did not start | 29 | Lauri Joona | Tuukka Shemeikka | Lauri Joona | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special stages
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Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
1 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Andreas Mikkelsen | 111 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Torstein Eriksen | 130 | File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | Toksport WRT 2 | 188 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Sami Pajari | 118 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Enni Mälkönen | 118 | |||||
2 | File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | Gus Greensmith | 111 | File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | Jonas Andersson | 111 | File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | Toksport WRT 3 | 176 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 108 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Maciej Szczepaniak | 108 | |||||
3 | File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | Yohan Rossel | 104 | File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | Arnaud Dunand | 104 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | M-Sport Ford WRT | 146 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Nikolay Gryazin | 96 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 96 | |||||
4 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Oliver Solberg | 91 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Elliott Edmondson | 91 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Toksport WRT | 135 | File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | Mikołaj Marczyk | 77 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Szymon Gospodarczyk | 65 | |||||
5 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Sami Pajari | 86 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Enni Mälkönen | 86 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Hyundai Motorsport N | 128 | File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | Marco Bulacia | 72 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Diego Vallejo | 62 |
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
24 | 1 | 55 | Filip Kohn | Tom Woodburn | Filip Kohn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:23:04.4 | 0.0 | 25 |
51 | 2 | 56 | Fabio Schwarz | Bernhard Ettel | Fabio Schwarz | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:24:35.4 | +1:01:31.0 | 18 |
53 | 3 | 57 | Martin Ravenščak | Dora Ravenščak | Martin Ravenščak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:15:43.8 | +1:52:39.4 | 15 |
Special stages
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Kohn / Woodburn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:27.2 | — |
SS1 | Schwarz / Ettel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:05.8 | Schwarz / Ettel |
SS2 | Kohn / Woodburn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:01.6 | Kohn / Woodburn |
SS3 | Schwarz / Ettel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:36.6 | |
SS4 | Schwarz / Ettel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:40.4 | |
SS5 | Kohn / Woodburn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:19.1 | |
SS6 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS7 | Kohn / Woodburn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:45.4 | Kohn / Woodburn |
SS8 | Kohn / Woodburn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:09.8 | |
SS9 | Kohn / Woodburn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:56.7 | |
SS10 | Kohn / Woodburn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 19:18.0 | |
SS11 | Kohn / Woodburn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:27.6 | |
SS12 | Kohn / Woodburn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:47.8 | |
SS13 | Kohn / Woodburn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 19:24.4 | |
SS14 | Kohn / Woodburn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:23.8 | |
SS15 | Schwarz / Ettel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:35.6 | |
SS16 | Schwarz / Ettel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:07.7 | |
SS17 | Schwarz / Ettel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:27.5 | |
SS18 | Schwarz / Ettel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:04.7 |
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Roope Korhonen | 100 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Anssi Viinikka | 100 | ||
2 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 87 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Rogelio Peñate | 87 | ||
3 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Tom Rensonnet | 55 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Loïc Dumont | 55 | ||
4 | File:1uparrow green.svg 10 | Filip Kohn | 52 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Liam Regan | 51 | ||
5 | File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | William Creighton | 51 | File:1rightarrow blue.svg | Conor Mohan | 49 |
Notes
- ↑ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]
- ↑ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Itinerary Central European Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ↑ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ "Sensational Rovanperä clinches 2023 WRC title". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (29 October 2023). "Rovanperä wins the 2023 World Rally Championship". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "Mikkelsen claims WRC2 title in last-gasp Central European Rally push". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ↑ "Entry List Central European Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ "Central European Rally 2023". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ↑ Barry, Luke (12 July 2023). "Route revealed for Central European Rally". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ Barry, Luke (11 August 2023). "Central European Rally alters its route". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External links
- Official website (in German and English)
- 2023 Central European Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2023 Central European Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)