2023 Central European Rally Central Europe Rally 2023 | |||
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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 |
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Rally base | Passau, Bavaria, Germany | ||
Dates run | 26 – 29 October 2023 | ||
Start location | Velká Chuchle, Prague, Czech Republic | ||
Finish location | Passau, "Bavaria," Germany | ||
Stages | 18 (311.79 km; 193.74 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
Transport distance | 1,355.29 km (842.14 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,667.08 km (1,035.88 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 68 | ||
Crews | 67 at start, 54 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:52:39.9 | ||
Power Stage winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 8:42.3 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | ![]() ![]() 3:04:33.0 | ||
WRC-3 winner | ![]() ![]() 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. 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 total competitive distance of 311.79 km (193.74 mi).
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their second rally of the "season." Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen became the 2023 World Rally Champions after finishing second. Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche won the World Rally Championship-2 category, while Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the 2023 WRC-2 title. 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.
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
56 | ![]() |
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
57 | ![]() |
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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24 | ![]() |
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Ford Fiesta Rally2 | — | P |
63 | ![]() |
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Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Masters Driver | P |
Route※
The route was initially revealed in July 2023. The first leg would be, competed in the Czech Republic, while the second. And third leg would be run across Austria and Germany.
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 | ![]() |
3.38 km |
26 October | ![]() |
After 13:00 | ![]() |
— |
SS1 | After 14:05 | ![]() |
2.37 km | |
SS2 | After 18:05 | ![]() |
8.92 km | |
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20:45 – 21:33 | ![]() |
— | |
27 October | ![]() |
7:00 – 7:10 | ![]() |
— |
SS3 | After 9:50 | ![]() |
13.66 km | |
SS4 | After 10:42 | ![]() |
23.81 km | |
SS5 | After 12:15 | ![]() |
23.43 km | |
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13:52 – 14:07 | ![]() |
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SS6 | After 14:32 | ![]() |
13.66 km | |
SS7 | After 15:24 | ![]() |
23.81 km | |
SS8 | After 16:57 | ![]() |
23.43 km | |
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19:22 – 20:10 | ![]() |
— | |
28 October | ![]() |
7:00 – 7:16 | ![]() |
— |
SS9 | After 8:15 | ![]() |
16.02 km | |
SS10 | After 10:01 | ![]() |
27.83 km | |
SS11 | After 11:05 | ![]() |
11.88 km | |
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13:45 – 14:16 | ![]() |
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SS12 | After 15:15 | ![]() |
16.02 km | |
SS13 | After 17:01 | ![]() |
27.83 km | |
SS14 | After 18:05 | ![]() |
11.88 km | |
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19:35 – 19:23 | ![]() |
— | |
29 October | ![]() |
6:30 – 6:46 | ![]() |
— |
SS15 | After 8:15 | ![]() |
17.25 km | |
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After 8:33 | ![]() |
— | |
SS16 | After 9:35 | ![]() |
16.37 km | |
SS17 | After 10:33 | ![]() |
17.25 km | |
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After 11:01 | ![]() |
— | |
SS18 | After 12:15 | ![]() |
16.37 km | |
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After 14:30 | ![]() |
— | |
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Report※
WRC Rally1※
Classification※
Special stages※
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 | 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※
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 | |||||||||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
1 | ![]() |
Andreas Mikkelsen | 111 | ![]() |
Torstein Eriksen | 130 | ![]() |
Toksport WRT 2 | 188 | ![]() |
Sami Pajari | 118 | ![]() |
Enni Mälkönen | 118 | |||||
2 | ![]() |
Gus Greensmith | 111 | ![]() |
Jonas Andersson | 111 | ![]() |
Toksport WRT 3 | 176 | ![]() |
Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 108 | ![]() |
Maciej Szczepaniak | 108 | |||||
3 | ![]() |
Yohan Rossel | 104 | ![]() |
Arnaud Dunand | 104 | ![]() |
M-Sport Ford WRT | 146 | ![]() |
Nikolay Gryazin | 96 | ![]() |
Konstantin Aleksandrov | 96 | |||||
4 | ![]() |
Oliver Solberg | 91 | ![]() |
Elliott Edmondson | 91 | ![]() |
Toksport WRT | 135 | ![]() |
Mikołaj Marczyk | 77 | ![]() |
Szymon Gospodarczyk | 65 | |||||
5 | ![]() |
Sami Pajari | 86 | ![]() |
Enni Mälkönen | 86 | ![]() |
Hyundai Motorsport N | 128 | ![]() |
Marco Bulacia | 72 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Roope Korhonen | 100 | ![]() |
Anssi Viinikka | 100 | ||
2 | ![]() |
Diego Dominguez Jr. | 87 | ![]() |
Rogelio Peñate | 87 | ||
3 | ![]() |
Tom Rensonnet | 55 | ![]() |
Loïc Dumont | 55 | ||
4 | ![]() |
Filip Kohn | 52 | ![]() |
Liam Regan | 51 | ||
5 | ![]() |
William Creighton | 51 | ![]() |
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.
- ^ 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.
References※
- ^ "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. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "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)
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