2023 Acropolis Rally

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2023 Acropolis Rally
EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023
Round 10 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Andreas Mikkelsen Acropolis Rally 2013 001.jpg
Twisty gravel mountain roads, high temperatures and choking dust are the challenges of the event.
Host countryFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Rally base Lamia, Central Greece
Dates run7 10 September 2023
Start location Athens, Attica
Finish locationKalamaki, Central Greece
Stages15 (270.89 km; 168.32 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance989.26 km (614.70 miles)
Overall distance1,260.15 km (783.02 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä
Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:00:16.7
WRC-2 winner Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen
Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen
Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT 3
3:09:57.7
WRC-3 winner Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr
Flag of Spain.svg Rogelio Peñate
3:24:38.9
J-WRC winner Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr
Flag of Spain.svg Rogelio Peñate
3:24:38.9
Power Stage winner Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä
Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
6:28.1
Crews registered72
Crews69 at start, 52 at finish

The 2023 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 7 September to 10 September 2023. [2] It marked the sixty-seventh running of the Acropolis Rally, and was the tenth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the final round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship. [3] The event was based in Lamia in Central Greece, and was contested over fifteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 307.69 km (191.19 mi). [1]

Contents

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [4] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. [5] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. [6] Robert Virves and Julia Thulin were the defending rally winners in the junior championship. [7]

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won their third rally of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners. [8] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category. [9] Dominguez Jr and Peñate successfully defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-3 category, as well as winning the junior class. [10] At the conclusion of the junior championship, the Irish crew of William Creighton and Liam Regan became the 2023 Junior Rally Champions. [11]

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, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-eight Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and thirteen Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of eight crews registered to participate in the Junior World Rally Championship. [12] [13]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
4 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
6 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Cándido Carrera Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
7 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
9 Flag of Greece.svg Jourdan Serderidis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Miclotte Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
17 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
20 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
21 Flag of France.svg Yohan Rossel Flag of France.svg Arnaud Dunand Flag of France.svg PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
22 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Pajari Flag of Finland.svg Enni Mälkönen Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-Driver, Team P
23 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
25 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
26 ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Nikolay Gryazin [lower-alpha 1] ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Team P
27 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of France.svg Alexandre Coria Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
28 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Flag of Spain.svg Diego Vallejo Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
29 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Ernst Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
30 Flag of Poland.svg Mikołaj Marczyk Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Gospodarczyk Flag of Poland.svg Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31 Flag of Estonia.svg Georg Linnamäe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Morgan Flag of Estonia.svg Georg Linnamäe Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
32 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
34 Flag of Finland.svg Lauri Joona Flag of Finland.svg Tuukka Shemeikka Flag of Finland.svg Lauri Joona Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
35 Flag of Estonia.svg Robert Virves Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Drew Flag of Estonia.svg Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
36 Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Tsouloftas Flag of Cyprus.svg Stelios Elia Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Tsouloftas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
37 Flag of Greece.svg Lambros Athanassoulas Flag of Greece.svg Nikolaos Zakheos Flag of Greece.svg Lambros Athanassoulas Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
38 Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Cachón Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro López Fernández Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
39 Flag of Spain.svg Alexander Villanueva Flag of Spain.svg José Murado González Flag of Spain.svg Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
40 Flag of Austria.svg Johannes Keferböck Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor Flag of Austria.svg Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver
41 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Rakan Al-Rashed Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Magalhães Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Rakan Al-Rashed Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
44 Flag of India.svg Gaurav Gill Flag of France.svg Florian Barral Flag of India.svg Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
45 Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Kehagias Flag of Greece.svg Christos Kouzionis Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Kehagias Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
46 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Roustemis Flag of Greece.svg Nikolaos Petropoulos Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Roustemis Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
47 Flag of Greece.svg Vassileios Velanis Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Velanis Flag of Greece.svg Vassileios Velanis Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
48 Flag of Greece.svg Chrisostomos Karellis Flag of Greece.svg Elias Panagiotounis Flag of Greece.svg Chrisostomos Karellis Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
49 Flag of Greece.svg Marios Xanthakos Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Karathanassis Flag of Greece.svg Marios Xanthakos Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
50 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Flag of Spain.svg Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
51 Flag of Greece.svg George Vassilakis Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Intzoglou Flag of Greece.svg George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
52 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver
67 Flag of Greece.svg Yorgo Philippedes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Loudon Flag of Greece.svg Yorgo Philippedes Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3 and/or the Junior World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarClass eligibilityTyre
53 Flag of Greece.svg Epaminondas Karanikolas Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Kakavas Flag of Greece.svg Epaminondas Karanikolas Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
54 Flag of Greece.svg Efthimios Halkias Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Komnos Flag of Greece.svg Efthimios Halkias Renault Clio Rally3 WRC-3 P
55 Flag of Greece.svg Spiros Galerakis Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Soukoulis Flag of Greece.svg Spiros Galerakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
56 Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Delaportas Flag of Greece.svg Evangelos Panaritis Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Delaportas Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
57 Flag of Peru.svg Eduardo Castro Flag of Spain.svg Carla Salvat Trías Flag of Peru.svg Eduardo Castro Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
58 Flag of Turkey.svg Ali Türkkan Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Erdener Flag of Turkey.svg Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
59 Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr Flag of Spain.svg Rogelio Peñate Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
60 Flag of Ireland.svg William Creighton Flag of Ireland.svg Liam Regan Flag of Ireland.svg Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
61 Flag of France.svg Laurent Pellier Flag of France.svg Kévin Bronner Flag of France.svg Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
62 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Rensonnet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Loïc Dumont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg RACB National Team Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
63 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Blach Núñez Flag of Spain.svg Mauro Barreiro Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
64 Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Kelly Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Mohan Flag of Ireland.svg Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
65 Flag of Kenya.svg Hamza Anwar Flag of Sweden.svg Julia Thulin Flag of Kenya.svg Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
66 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Nataniel Bruun Sosa Flag of Argentina.svg Claudio Bustos Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Nataniel Bruun Sosa Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC P

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

DateNo.Time spanStage nameDistance
7 SeptemberAfter 8:01Lamia [ Shakedown ]3.62 km
Ribbon-cutting icon.svg After 17:30Opening ceremony, Acropolis
SS1After 19:05EKO Super Special Stage1.48 km
8 SeptemberSS2After 8:23Loutraki 118.10 km
SS3After 9:26Pissia16.43 km
Racing tyre icon.svg 11:41 – 11:56Tyre fitting zone, Casino Loutraki
SS4After 12:19Loutraki 218.10 km
SS5After 15:12Livadia21.03 km
SS6After 16:45Elatia28.32 km
Icon tools.svg 17:25 – 18:10Flexi service A, Lamia
9 SeptemberSS7After 7:08Pavliani 124.25 km
SS8After 8:41Karoutes 128.49 km
SS9After 11:05Eleftherochori 118.02 km
Icon tools.svg 12:30 – 13:00Flexi service B, Lamia
SS10After 14:08Pavliani 224.25 km
SS11After 15:41Karoutes 228.49 km
SS12After 18:05Eleftherochori 218.02 km
Icon tools.svg 19:15 – 20:00Flexi service C, Lamia
10 SeptemberSS13After 8:52Tarzan23.37 km
SS14After 10:05Grammeni 119.67 km
Icon tools.svg 12:17 – 12:32Flexi service D, Lamia
SS15After 13:15Grammeni 2 [ Power Stage ]19.67 km
Podium icon - Noun Project 3834.svg After 15:55Podium ceremony, Lamia
Source: [1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
1169 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:00:16.70.0255
2233 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:01:48.4+1:31.7184
336 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:01:52.6+1:35.9152
448 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:04:45.1+4:28.4123
554 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:06:39.0+6:22.3101
6618 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:07:37.6+7:20.980
10717 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:12:00.1+11:43.410
1789 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:24:07.9+23:51.200
20911 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:29:37.9+29:21.200
Retired SS27 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Mechanical00

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Shakedown cancelled
SS1 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:32.9 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS2 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:34.4 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS3 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:16.8
SS4 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:32.1
SS5 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 12:51.7
SS6 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 18:01.4
SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:46.5 Ogier / Landais
SS8 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 17:00.5 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:47.6
SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:07.5 Ogier / Landais
SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:43.5
SS12 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:27.4 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS13 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:40.2
SS14 Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:46.4
SS15 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:28.1

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Kalle Rovanperä 200 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonne Halttunen 200 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 430
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Elfyn Evans 167 1rightarrow blue.svg Scott Martin 167 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 339
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Thierry Neuville 134 1rightarrow blue.svg Martijn Wydaeghe 134 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 220
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Ott Tänak 119 1rightarrow blue.svg Martin Järveoja 119
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Sébastien Ogier 99 1rightarrow blue.svg Vincent Landais 99

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
7120 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:09:57.70.02516
8224 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:10:08.0+10.31804
9321 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 3:11:23.7+1:26.01502
11427 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:12:13.8+2:16.11220
12532 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:12:32.4+2:34.71000
13625 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:12:52.5+2:54.8800
14734 Lauri Joona Tuukka Shemeikka Lauri Joona Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:13:05.1+3:07.4630
15829 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:17:15.6+7:17.9400
16930 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:23:01.0+13:03.3200
191038 Alejandro Cachón Alejandro López Fernández Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 3:26:34.5+16:36.8100
221148 Chrisostomos Karellis Elias Panagiotounis Chrisostomos Karellis Citroën C3 Rally2 3:31:32.1+21:34.4000
311228 Marco Bulacia Diego Vallejo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:49:37.8+39:40.1000
331350 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:56:09.8+46:12.1000
351451 George Vassilakis Nikos Intzoglou George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 4:01:05.7+51:08.0000
391547 Vassileios Velanis Ioannis Velanis Vassileios Velanis Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:09:11.9+59:14.2000
421649 Marios Xanthakos Nikos Karathanassis Marios Xanthakos Škoda Fabia R5 4:10:33.0+1:00:35.3000
451744 Gaurav Gill Florian Barral Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:13:06.0+1:03:08.3000
Retired SS1535 Robert Virves Craig Drew Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally2 Accident000
Retired SS1539 Alexander Villanueva José Murado González Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Rolled000
Retired SS1222 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Mechanical000
Retired SS1045 Giorgos Kehagias Christos Kouzionis Giorgos Kehagias Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn000
Retired SS837 Lambros Athanassoulas Nikolaos Zakheos Lambros Athanassoulas Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Accident000
Retired SS746 Panagiotis Roustemis Nikolaos Petropoulos Panagiotis Roustemis Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Co-driver injury000
Retired SS736 Alexandros Tsouloftas Stelios Elia Alexandros Tsouloftas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Accident000
Retired SS523 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Fuel system000
Retired SS567 Yorgo Philippedes Stuart Loudon Yorgo Philippedes Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Accident000
Retired SS231 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan Georg Linnamäe Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Rolled000
Did not start40 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn000
Did not start41 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Rakan Al-Rashed Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Medical000
Did not start52 Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta Rally2 Withdrawn000

Special stages

Championship standings

Pos.Open Drivers' championshipsOpen Co-drivers' championshipsTeams' championshipsChallenger Drivers' championshipsChallenger Co-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveDriverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Andreas Mikkelsen 108 1rightarrow blue.svg Torstein Eriksen 127 1uparrow green.svg 2 Toksport WRT 3 148 1rightarrow blue.svg Sami Pajari 93 1rightarrow blue.svg Enni Mälkönen 93
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Yohan Rossel 92 1rightarrow blue.svg Arnaud Dunand 92 1downarrow red.svg 1 M-Sport Ford WRT 146 1rightarrow blue.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz 93 1rightarrow blue.svg Maciej Szczepaniak 93
3 1uparrow green.svg 1 Gus Greensmith 80 1uparrow green.svg 1 Jonas Andersson 80 1uparrow green.svg 1 Toksport WRT 2 115 1uparrow green.svg 1 Marco Bulacia 72 1rightarrow blue.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov 68
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Sami Pajari 71 1downarrow red.svg 1 Jonas Andersson 71 1downarrow red.svg 2 Toksport WRT 110 1downarrow red.svg 1 Nikolay Gryazin 68 1uparrow green.svg 1 Szymon Gospodarczyk 65
5 1uparrow green.svg 4 Adrien Fourmaux 67 1uparrow green.svg 4 Alexandre Coria 67 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Motorsport N 104 1rightarrow blue.svg Mikołaj Marczyk 65 1downarrow red.svg 1 Diego Vallejo 62

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
18159 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:24:38.90.025
21264 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:31:31.5+6:52.618
23362 Tom Rensonnet Loïc Dumont RACB National Team Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:32:37.6+7:58.715
24457 Eduardo Castro Carla Salvat Trías Eduardo Castro Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:32:58.5+8:19.612
25563 Roberto Blach Núñez Mauro Barreiro Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:38:33.4+13:54.510
26654 Efthimios Halkias Nikos Komnos Efthimios Halkias Renault Clio Rally3 3:41:16.9+16:38.08
32755 Spiros Galerakis Konstantinos Soukoulis Spiros Galerakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:53:40.3+29:01.46
34860 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:57:39.9+33:01.04
43956 Giorgos Delaportas Evangelos Panaritis Giorgos Delaportas Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:12:14.2+47:35.32
441061 Laurent Pellier Kévin Bronner Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:13:03.0+48:24.11
Retired SS1353 Epaminondas Karanikolas Giorgos Kakavas Epaminondas Karanikolas Ford Fiesta Rally3 Withdrawn0
Retired SS1165 Hamza Anwar Julia Thulin Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 Rolled0
Retired SS258 Ali Türkkan Burak Erdener Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 Withdrawn0

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Shakedown cancelled
SS1 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:41.7 Creighton / Regan
SS2 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:26.7 Pellier / Bronner
SS3 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:49.8 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS4Stage cancelled
SS5 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:32.7 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS6 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 20:14.5 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
Pellier / Bronner
SS7 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 22:00.0 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS8 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:52.6
SS9Stage cancelled
SS10 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 21:15.0 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS11 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:22.2
SS12 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:44.7
SS13 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:43.6
SS14 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:22.0
SS15Stage cancelled

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Roope Korhonen 100 1rightarrow blue.svg Anssi Viinikka 100
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. 87 1rightarrow blue.svg Rogelio Peñate 87
3 1uparrow green.svg 2 Tom Rensonnet 55 1uparrow green.svg 1 Loïc Dumont 55
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 William Creighton 51 1downarrow red.svg 1 Liam Regan 51
5 1uparrow green.svg 4 Eamonn Kelly 49 1uparrow green.svg 2 Conor Mohan 49

J-WRC Rally3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage
18159 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:24:38.90.0254
21264 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:31:31.5+6:52.6180
23362 Tom Rensonnet Loïc Dumont RACB National Team Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:32:37.6+7:58.7150
25463 Roberto Blach Núñez Mauro Barreiro Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:38:33.4+13:54.5120
34560 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:57:39.9+33:01.0104
44661 Laurent Pellier Kévin Bronner Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:13:03.0+48:24.184
Retired SS1466 Nataniel Bruun Sosa Claudio Bustos Nataniel Bruun Sosa Ford Fiesta Rally3 Rolled00
Retired SS1165 Hamza Anwar Julia Thulin Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 Rolled00

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Shakedown cancelled
SS1 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:41.7 Creighton / Regan
SS2 Dominguez Jr / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:26.7 Pellier / Bronner
SS3 Dominguez Jr / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:49.8 Dominguez Jr / Peñate
SS4Stage cancelled
SS5 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:32.7 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS6 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 20:14.5 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
Pellier / Bronner
SS7 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 22:00.0 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS8 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:52.6
SS9Stage cancelled
SS10 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 21:15.0 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS11 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:22.2
SS12 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:44.7
SS13 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:43.6
SS14 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:22.0
SS15Stage cancelled

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.
Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg William Creighton 120 1rightarrow blue.svg Liam Regan 120
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Diego Dominguez Jr. 118 1rightarrow blue.svg Rogelio Peñate 118
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Laurent Pellier 87 1rightarrow blue.svg Mauro Barreiro 77
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Roberto Blach 77 1uparrow green.svg 1 Loïc Dumont 74
5 1uparrow green.svg 1 Tom Rensonnet 74 1uparrow green.svg 2 Conor Mohan 69

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. [14]
  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. [14]

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