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| Sibiu Rally Romania 2013 | |||
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Round 7 of the 2013 European Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  Romania | ||
| Rally base | Sibiu | ||
| Dates run | 25 – 27 July 2013 | ||
| Stages | 14 [1] (216 km; 134 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Results | |||
| Crews | 4 (ERC only) at start, 3 (ERC only) [2] at finish | ||
The 2013 Sibiu Rally Romania , formally the 13. Sibiu Rally Romania, was the seventh round of the 2013 European Rally Championship season.
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jan Kopecký | Pavel Dresler | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:18:07.8 | – | 25+14 |
| 2 |  François Delecour | Dominique Savignoni | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 2:21:10.6 | +3:02.8 | 18+9 |
| 3 |  Toshihiro Arai |  Anthony McLoughlin | Subaru Impreza R4 | 2:24:11.4 | +6:03.6 | 15+8 |
| 4 |  Marco Tempestini | Lucio Baggio | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:25:40.9 | +7:33.1 | 12+3 |
| 5 |  David Botka | Péter Mihalik | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2:25:56.1 | +7:48.3 | 10+5 |
| 6 | Valentin Porcișteanu | Mihai Daniel Dobre | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:26:47.6 | +8:39.8 | 8+6 |
| 7 | Jaroslav Orsák | Lukáš Kostka | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX R4 | 2:27:23.4 | +9:15.6 | 6+2 |
| 8 | János Puskádi | Barnabás Gódor | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:28:07.2 | +9:59.4 | 4 |
| 9 | Antonín Tlusťák | Lukáš Vyoral | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:29:46.9 | +11:39.1 | 2 |
| 10 | Daniel Ungur | Anton Avram | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2:33:25.1 | +15:17.3 | 1 |
| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Time | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 26 July | SS1 | Dobarca 1 | 6,92 km | 14:01 | François Delecour | 4:23.7 | 94.5 km/h | François Delecour |
| SS2 | Crinti 1 | 27,00 km | 14:44 | Bryan Bouffier | 19:51.0 | 81.6 km/h | Bryan Bouffier | |
| SS3 | Dobarca 2 | 6,92 km | 17:52 | Jan Kopecký | 4:15.3 | 97.6 km/h | ||
| SS4 | Crinti 2 | 27,00 km | 18:35 | Jan Kopecký | 19:38.4 | 82.5 km/h | Jan Kopecký | |
| SS5 | Superspeciala 1 | 3,50 km | 19:38 | Jan Kopecký | 3:22.2 | 62.3 km/h | ||
| SS6 | Paltinis | 9,00 km | 21:48 | Jan Kopecký | 5:54.6 | 91.4 km/h | ||
| SS7 | Santa | 15,50 km | 22:11 | François Delecour | 11:00.9 | 84.4 km/h | ||
| Day 2 27 July | SS8 | Sadu 1 | 8,50 km | 10:27 | Jan Kopecký | 4:12.4 | 121.2 km/h | |
| SS9 | Gatu Berbecului 1 | 30,00 km | 10:50 | Jan Kopecký | 21:39.5 | 83.1 km/h | ||
| SS10 | Santa Max 1 | 20,00 km | 11:43 | Jan Kopecký | 14:11.8 | 84.5 km/h | ||
| SS11 | Sadu 2 | 8,50 km | 14:08 | Jan Kopecký | 4:16.5 | 119.3 km/h | ||
| SS12 | Gatu Berbecului 2 | 30,00 km | 14:31 | Jan Kopecký | 21:39.5 | 83.1 km/h | ||
| SS13 | Santa Max 2 | 20,00 km | 15:24 | Stage cancelled | ||||
| SS14 | Superspeciala 2 | 3,50 km | 17:34 | Jan Kopecký | 3:17.5 | 63.8 km/h | ||
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