2023 Rally Chile
2nd edition of Rally Chile
| 2023 Rally Chile Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023 | |||
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Round 11 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  Chile | ||
| Rally base | Concepción, Biobío | ||
| Dates run | 28 September – 1 October 2023 | ||
| Start location | Coronel, Biobío | ||
| Finish location | Concepción, Biobío | ||
| Stages | 16 (321.06 km; 199.50 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 912.03 km (566.71 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,233.09 km (766.21 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 55 | ||
| Crews | 51 at start, 36 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT3:06:38.1 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT7:06.7 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson3:14:56.6 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Eduardo Castro Fernando Mussano3:36:41.7 | ||
The 2023 Rally Chile (also known as the Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 28 September to 1 October 2023.[2] It marked the second running of the Rally Chile, and was the eleventh round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Concepción of the Biobío Region, and was contested over sixteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 321.06 km (199.50 mi).[1]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2019, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category,[a] and Takamoto Katsuta and Daniel Barritt were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[4][b] However, neither crews defended their titles as they were promoted to the top tier by Toyota in 2020.[5][6]
Tänak and Järveoja successfully defended their title. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT were the manufacturer's winners.[7] Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT sealed the manufacturer's title.[8] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Eduardo Castro and Fernando Mussano won the World Rally Championship-3 category, which meant Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka became the 2023 WRC3 champions.[10]
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 nineteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and two Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[11][12]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |  Yohan Rossel | Arnaud Dunand | PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
| 21 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen |  Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-Driver, Team | P |
| 22 | Oliver Solberg | Elliott Edmondson | Oliver Solberg | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
| 23 | Gus Greensmith | Jonas Andersson | Toksport WRT 3 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
| 24 | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen |  Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
| 25 |  Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 26 |  Nikolay Gryazin[c] | Konstantin Aleksandrov[d] | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P |
| 27 |  Marco Bulacia |  Diego Vallejo | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 29 | Jorge Martínez Fontena | Alberto Alvarez Nicholson | Jorge Martínez Fontena | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 30 | Emilio Fernández | Borja Rozada | Emilio Fernández | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 31 | Bruno Bulacia | José Luis Díaz | Bruno Bulacia | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 32 |  Fabrizio Zaldivar |  Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P |
| 34 | Pedro Heller | Pablo Olmos | Pedro Heller | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 35 | Emilio Rosselot | Tomas Cañete | Emilio Rosselot | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 36 | Benjamin Israel | Matias Ramos | Benjamin Israel | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 37 | Martin Scuncio | Javiera Roman | Martin Scuncio | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 38 | Germán Lyon | Sebastian Vera | Germán Lyon | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 39 | Gerardo V. Rosselot | Marcelo Brizio | Gerardo V. Rosselot | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| 40 | Eduardo Kovacs | Ruben Garcia | Eduardo Kovacs | Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Diego Dominguez Jr | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
| 44 | Eduardo Castro | Fernando Mussano | Eduardo Castro | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
Itinerary
All dates and times are CLT (UTC-3).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 28 September | — | After 8:01 | Bio Bio [Shakedown] | 5.75 km |
 | After 19:00 | Opening ceremony, Los Ángeles | — | |
| 29 September | SS1 | After 8:35 | Pulperia 1 | 19.77 km |
| SS2 | After 9:33 | Rere 1 | 13.34 km | |
| SS3 | After 10:27 | Rio Claro 1 | 23.32 km | |
 | 13:07 – 13:37 | Flexi service A, Talcahuano | — | |
| SS4 | After 14:42 | Pulperia 2 | 19.77 km | |
| SS5 | After 15:40 | Rere 2 | 13.34 km | |
| SS6 | After 16:34 | Rio Claro 2 | 23.32 km | |
| | 18:44 – 19:29 | Flexi service B, Talcahuano | — | |
| 30 September | SS7 | After 7:57 | Chivilingo 1 | 27.23 km |
| SS8 | After 9:01 | Rio Lia 1 | 21.09 km | |
| SS9 | After 10:05 | Maria de las Cruces 1 | 28.72 km | |
| | 13:05 – 13:35 | Flexi service C, Talcahuano | — | |
| SS10 | After 14:57 | Chivilingo 2 | 27.23 km | |
| SS11 | After 16:01 | Rio Lia 2 | 21.09 km | |
| SS12 | After 17:05 | Maria de las Cruces 2 | 28.72 km | |
| | 19:12 – 19:57 | Flexi service D, Talcahuano | — | |
| 1 October | SS13 | After 8:07 | Las Pataguas 1 | 13.20 km |
| SS14 | After 9:05 | El Poñen 1 | 13.86 km | |
| | 10:40 – 10:55 | Flexi service E, Talcahuano | — | |
| SS15 | After 11:40 | Las Pataguas 2 | 13.20 km | |
| SS16 | After 13:15 | El Poñen 2 [Power Stage] | 13.86 km | |
 | After 14:20 | Official finish, Talcahuano | — | |
 | After 15:10 | Podium ceremony, Talcahuano | — | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| SD | Evans / Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 3:59.6 | — |
| SS1 | Tänak / Järveoja | Ford Puma Rally1 | 10:16.8 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| SS2 | Evans / Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 6:52.9 | Evans / Martin |
| SS3 | Evans / Martin | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 12:32.0 | |
| SS4 | Suninen / Markkula | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 9:58.7 | Suninen / Markkula |
| SS5 | Tänak / Järveoja | Ford Puma Rally1 | 6:39.8 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| SS6 | Tänak / Järveoja | Ford Puma Rally1 | 12:12.2 | |
| SS7 | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 17:20.7 | |
| SS8 | Tänak / Järveoja | Ford Puma Rally1 | 13:59.0 | |
| SS9 | Tänak / Järveoja | Ford Puma Rally1 | 17:40.9 | |
| SS10 | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 17:07.5 | |
| SS11 | Tänak / Järveoja | Ford Puma Rally1 | 13:47.8 | |
| SS12 | Tänak / Järveoja | Ford Puma Rally1 | 17:20.5 | |
| SS13 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 7:43.4 | |
| SS14 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 7:22.9 | |
| SS15 | Neuville / Wydaeghe | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 7:33.0 | |
| SS16 | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 7:06.7 |
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 |  | Kalle Rovanperä | 217 | | Jonne Halttunen | 217 | | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 466 | |||
| 2 | | Elfyn Evans | 186 | | Scott Martin | 186 | | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 360 | |||
| 3 | | Thierry Neuville | 155 | | Martijn Wydaeghe | 155 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 247 | |||
| 4 | | Ott Tänak | 146 | | Martin Järveoja | 146 | ||||||
| 5 | | Sébastien Ogier | 99 | | Vincent Landais | 99 | ||||||
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Stage | Event | |||||||
| 6 | 1 | 22 | Oliver Solberg | Elliott Edmondson | Oliver Solberg | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:14:56.6 | 0.0 | 25 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 23 | Gus Greensmith | Jonas Andersson | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:15:22.4 | +25.8 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 21 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:15:58.7 | +1:02.1 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 20 | Yohan Rossel | Arnaud Dunand | PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 3:16:32.0 | +1:35.4 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | 26 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:16:46.3 | +1:49.7 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | 35 | Emilio Rosselot | Tomas Cañete | Emilio Rosselot | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 3:21:36.9 | +6:40.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 34 | Pedro Heller | Pablo Olmos | Pedro Heller | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 3:21:48.7 | +6:52.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | 32 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 3:24:12.7 | +9:16.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 29 | Jorge Martínez Fontena | Alberto Alvarez Nicholson | Jorge Martínez Fontena | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:29:09.9 | +14:13.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | 30 | Emilio Fernández | Borja Rozada | Emilio Fernández | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:30:43.2 | +15:46.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 31 | Bruno Bulacia | José Luis Díaz | Bruno Bulacia | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:31:35.0 | +16:38.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 39 | Gerardo V. Rosselot | Marcelo Brizio | Gerardo V. Rosselot | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 3:52:43.4 | +37:46.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | 40 | Eduardo Kovacs | Ruben Garcia | Eduardo Kovacs | Škoda Fabia R5 | 4:21:18.1 | +1:06:21.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retired SS15 | 24 | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Accident damage | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS15 | 25 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Rear suspension | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 37 | Martin Scuncio | Javiera Roman | Martin Scuncio | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Rolled | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 36 | Benjamin Israel | Matias Ramos | Benjamin Israel | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 27 | Marco Bulacia | Diego Vallejo | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Accident damage | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 38 | Germán Lyon | Sebastian Vera | Germán Lyon | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Accident | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Special stages
Championship standings
| 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 | | Andreas Mikkelsen | 108 | | Torstein Eriksen | 127 | | Toksport WRT 3 | 148 | | Sami Pajari | 118 | | Enni Mälkönen | 118 | |||||
| 2 | | Yohan Rossel | 104 | | Arnaud Dunand | 104 |  1 | Toksport WRT 2 | 148 | | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 93 | | Maciej Szczepaniak | 93 | |||||
| 3 | | Gus Greensmith | 99 | | Jonas Andersson | 99 |  1 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 146 | 1 | Nikolay Gryazin | 86 | | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 86 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | Oliver Solberg | 91 | 2 | Elliott Edmondson | 91 | | Toksport WRT | 135 | 1 | Marco Bulacia | 72 | | Szymon Gospodarczyk | 65 | |||||
| 5 | 1 | Sami Pajari | 86 | 1 | Enni Mälkönen | 86 | | Hyundai Motorsport N | 116 | | Mikołaj Marczyk | 65 | | Diego Vallejo | 62 | |||||
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 19 | 1 | 44 | Eduardo Castro | Fernando Mussano | Eduardo Castro | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:36:41.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
| Retired SS15 | 41 | Diego Dominguez Jr | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | 0 | ||
Special stages
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Dominguez Jr / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:27.4 | — |
| SS1 | Dominguez Jr / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:49.4 | Dominguez Jr / Peñate |
| SS2 | Dominguez Jr / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:55.2 | |
| SS3 | Dominguez Jr / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:23.5 | |
| SS4 | Dominguez Jr / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:32.9 | |
| SS5 | Castro / Mussano | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:59.8 | |
| SS6 | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS7 | Dominguez Jr / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 19:27.1 | Dominguez Jr / Peñate |
| SS8 | Dominguez Jr / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:30.6 | |
| SS9 | Castro / Mussano | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 20:05.2 | |
| SS10 | Dominguez Jr / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 19:03.6 | |
| SS11 | Dominguez Jr / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:47.8 | |
| SS12 | Dominguez Jr / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 19:33.1 | |
| SS13 | Dominguez Jr / Peñate | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:54.8 | |
| SS14 | Castro / Mussano | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:53.6 | |
| SS15 | Castro / Mussano | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:08.3 | Castro / Mussano |
| SS16 | Castro / Mussano | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:42.7 | |
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 | | Roope Korhonen | 100 | | Anssi Viinikka | 100 | ||
| 2 | | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 87 | | Rogelio Peñate | 87 | ||
| 3 | | Tom Rensonnet | 55 | | Loïc Dumont | 55 | ||
| 4 | | William Creighton | 51 | | Liam Regan | 51 | ||
| 5 | | Eamonn Kelly | 49 | | Conor Mohan | 49 | ||
Notes
- ^ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
- ^ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
- ^ 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.[13]
- ^ 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.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Rally Chile BIOBÍO 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.
- ^ "Sunday in Chile: victory for masterful Tänak". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Sunday in Chile: Rovanperä seals Pro win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Toyota reveals 2020 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (14 December 2019). "Toyota hands Katsuta eight WRC starts for 2020". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Tänak celebrates Chile win as Toyota clinches manufacturers' crown". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Howard, Tom (2 October 2023). "Toyota joins WRC royalty with manufacturers' title three-peat". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Solberg's campaign ends on a high with WRC2 victory in Chile". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Korhonen crowned WRC3 champion as Dominguez times out in Chile". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Entry List Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Rally Chile BIOBIO 2023". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish and English)
- 2023 Rally Chile at eWRC-results.com
- 2023 Rally Chile at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)
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