2023 Central European Rally

2023 Central European Rally
Central Europe Rally 2023
Round 12 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Rally winners Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe during the event.
Host country
Rally basePassau, Bavaria, Germany
Dates run26 – 29 October 2023
Start locationVelká Chuchle, Prague, Czech Republic
Finish locationPassau, Bavaria, Germany
Stages18 (311.79 km; 193.74 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance1,355.29 km (842.14 miles)
Overall distance1,667.08 km (1,035.88 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered68
Crews67 at start, 54 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:52:39.9
Power Stage winnerUnited Kingdom Elfyn Evans
United Kingdom Scott Martin
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
8:42.3
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFrance Nicolas Ciamin
France Yannick Roche
3:04:33.0
WRC-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

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

  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary Central European Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Sensational Rovanperä clinches 2023 WRC title". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. ^ Wood, Ida (29 October 2023). "Rovanperä wins the 2023 World Rally Championship". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Mikkelsen claims WRC2 title in last-gasp Central European Rally push". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Entry List Central European Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Central European Rally 2023". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Barry, Luke (12 July 2023). "Route revealed for Central European Rally". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  10. ^ 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)
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