2023 Central European Rally

1st edition of Central European Rally
  •  Czech Republic (leg 1)
  •  Austria (leg 2 & 3)
  •  Germany (leg 2 & 3)
Rally basePassau, Bavaria, GermanyDates run26 – 29 October 2023Start locationVelká Chuchle, Prague, Czech RepublicFinish locationPassau, Bavaria, GermanyStages18 (311.79 km; 193.74 miles)[1]Stage surfaceTarmacTransport distance1,355.29 km (842.14 miles)Overall distance1,667.08 km (1,035.88 miles)StatisticsCrews registered68Crews67 at start, 54 at finishOverall resultsOverall winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:52:39.9Power Stage winnerUnited Kingdom Elfyn Evans
United Kingdom Scott Martin
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
8:42.3Support category resultsWRC-2 winnerFrance Nicolas Ciamin
France Yannick Roche
3:04:33.0WRC-3 winnerCzech Republic Filip Kohn
United Kingdom Tom Woodburn
3:23:04.4

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 be 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]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
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
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
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 Nikolay Gryazin[a] Konstantin Aleksandrov[b] 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
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
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
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
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
25 October After 16:01 Germany Tittling [Shakedown] 3.38 km
26 October 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
20:45 – 21:33 Germany Flexi service A, Passau
27 October 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
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
19:22 – 20:10 Germany Flexi service C, Passau
28 October 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
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
19:35 – 19:23 Germany Flexi service F, Passau
29 October 6:30 – 6:46 Germany Service G, Passau
SS15 After 8:15 Austria Böhmerwald 1 17.25 km
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
After 11:01 Austria Regroup, Ulrichsberg
SS18 After 12:15 Germany Passauer Land 2 [Power Stage] 16.37 km
After 14:30 Germany Official finish, Passau
Source:[1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
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
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
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Kalle Rovanperä 235 Jonne Halttunen 235 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 504
2 Elfyn Evans 191 Scott Martin 191 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 399
3 Thierry Neuville 184 Martijn Wydaeghe 184 M-Sport Ford WRT 271
4 Ott Tänak 162 Martin Järveoja 162
5 Sébastien Ogier 114 Vincent Landais 114

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
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

Overall
Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Rossel / Dunand Citroën C3 Rally2 2:06.7
SS1 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:55.0 Mikkelsen / Eriksen
SS2 Rossel / Dunand Citroën C3 Rally2 4:35.0 Rossel / Dunand
SS3 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 7:39.6 Mikkelsen / Eriksen
SS4 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 13:26.8 Lindholm / Hämäläinen
SS5 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 14:09.7
SS6 Stage cancelled
SS7 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 13:48.9 Lindholm / Hämäläinen
SS8 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 14:26.6
SS9 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:51.5
SS10 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 17:16.2
SS11 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:09.5
SS12 Greensmith / Andersson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:45.7
SS13 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 17:26.1
SS14 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 8:27.2
SS15 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:49.9 Ciamin / Roche
SS16 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:18.3
SS17 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:43.6
SS18 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:15.1
Challenger
Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:08.9
SS1 Marczyk / Dymurski Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:55.2 Marczyk / Dymurski
SS2 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:37.9 Gryazin / Aleksandrov
SS3 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7:46.1 Ciamin / Roche
SS4 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 13:26.8 Cais / Trunkát
SS5 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 14:09.7
SS6 Stage cancelled
SS7 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 13.4839 Cais / Trunkát
SS8 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 14:26.6
SS9 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:51.5
SS10 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 17:19.4 Ciamin / Roche
SS11 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:09.5
SS12 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:46.7
SS13 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 17:27.3
SS14 Cais / Trunkát Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:28.8
SS15 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:49.9
SS16 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:19.2
SS17 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:43.6
SS18 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:15.1

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
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Driver Points
1 Andreas Mikkelsen 111 Torstein Eriksen 130 1 Toksport WRT 2 188 Sami Pajari 118 Enni Mälkönen 118
2 1 Gus Greensmith 111 1 Jonas Andersson 111 1 Toksport WRT 3 176 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 108 Maciej Szczepaniak 108
3 1 Yohan Rossel 104 1 Arnaud Dunand 104 M-Sport Ford WRT 146 Nikolay Gryazin 96 Konstantin Aleksandrov 96
4 Oliver Solberg 91 Elliott Edmondson 91 Toksport WRT 135 1 Mikołaj Marczyk 77 Szymon Gospodarczyk 65
5 Sami Pajari 86 Enni Mälkönen 86 Hyundai Motorsport N 128 1 Marco Bulacia 72 Diego Vallejo 62

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
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
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
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 Roope Korhonen 100 Anssi Viinikka 100
2 Diego Dominguez Jr. 87 Rogelio Peñate 87
3 Tom Rensonnet 55 Loïc Dumont 55
4 10 Filip Kohn 52 Liam Regan 51
5 1 William Creighton 51 Conor Mohan 49

Notes

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ 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

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  4. ^ Wood, Ida (29 October 2023). "Rovanperä wins the 2023 World Rally Championship". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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  • 2023 Central European Rally at eWRC-results.com
  • 2023 Central European Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)
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