2023 Croatia Rally

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2023 Croatia Rally
Croatia Rally 2023
Round 4 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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The Croatia Rally was the first tarmac rally on the calendar.
Host countryFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Rally base Zagreb
Dates run20 – 23 April 2023
Start location Samobor, Zagreb County
Finish location Kumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje
Stages20 (301.26 km; 187.19 miles) [1]
Stage surface Tarmac
Transport distance1,348.42 km (837.87 miles)
Overall distance1,649.68 km (1,025.06 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing
2:50:54.3
WRC-2 winner Flag of France.svg Yohan Rossel
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Dunand
Flag of France.svg PH Sport
2:58:45.6
WRC-3 winner Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Kelly
Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Mohan
Flag of Ireland.svg Motorsport Ireland Academy
3:20:15.7
J-WRC winner Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Kelly
Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Mohan
Flag of Ireland.svg Motorsport Ireland Academy
3:20:15.7
Power Stage winner Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobil WRT
8:06.4
Crews registered57
Crews54 at start, 48 at finish

The 2023 Croatia Rally (also known as the Rally Croatia 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 April 2023. [2] It marked the 47th running of the Croatia Rally, and was the fourth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the second round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship. [3] The 2023 event was based in Zagreb in Central Croatia and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 301.26 km (187.19 mi). [1]

Contents

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners. [4] Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. [5] Zoltán László and Tamás Kürti were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. [6] Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen were the defending rally winners in the junior category. [7]

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won the rally, ending their victory drought since the 2021 Rally Finland. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT successfully defended their manufacturer's title. [8] Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand successfully defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-2 category. [9] Eamonn Kelly and Conor Mohan won the World Rally Championship-3 category, [10] as well as the junior championship. [11]

Following an accident in the pre-event test, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT driver Craig Breen died at the age of 33. [12]

Background

Entry list

The following crews were set to enter into the rally. The event was open 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 were entered under Rally1 regulations, as were nineteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and eight Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of eight crews were registered to participate in the Junior World Rally Championship. [13] [14]

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
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
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 [lower-alpha 1] P
42 Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of Ireland.svg James Fulton Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer—
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
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 Emil Lindholm Flag of Finland.svg Reeta Hämäläinen Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
24ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Nikolay Gryazin [lower-alpha 2] ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov [lower-alpha 3] Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
25 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
26 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Pajari Flag of Finland.svg Enni Mälkönen Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
27 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Erik Cais Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Těšínský Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Erik Cais Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
28 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
29 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
30 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Flag of France.svg Yannick Roche Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31 Flag of Ireland.svg Josh McErlean Flag of Ireland.svg John Rowan Flag of Ireland.svg Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
32 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Kremer Flag of Germany.svg Ella Kremer Flag of Germany.svg Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
34 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Miele Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
35 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 P
36 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
37 Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Herczig Flag of Hungary.svg Ramón Ferencz Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Herczig Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver P
38 Flag of Ireland.svg Patrick O'Brien Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen O'Brien Flag of Ireland.svg Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
39 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henk Vossen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Radboud van Hoek Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henk Vossen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P
40 Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Boland Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Joseph Morrissey Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Boland Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3 and/or the Junior World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarClass eligibilityTyre
41 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
44 Flag of France.svg Laurent Pellier Flag of France.svg Marine Pelamourgues Flag of France.svg Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
45 Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. Flag of Spain.svg Rogelio Peñate Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC P
46 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Hernández Flag of Spain.svg Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Hernández Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC P
47 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
48 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Rensonnet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Loïc Dumont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Rensonnet Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
49 Flag of Kenya.svg Hamza Anwar Flag of Ireland.svg Martin Brady Flag of Kenya.svg Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
50 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
51 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Kohn Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Střeska Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Kohn Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
52 Flag of Croatia.svg Martin Ravenščak Flag of Croatia.svg Dora Ravenščak Flag of Croatia.svg Martin Ravenščak Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
Other major entries
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
20 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 — P
56 Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán László Flag of Hungary.svg Gábor Zsiros Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán László Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver P
57 Flag of Slovenia.svg Aleš Zrinski Flag of Slovenia.svg Rok Vidmar Flag of Slovenia.svg Aleš Zrinski Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver P

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

DateNo.Time spanStage nameDistance
20 April—After 9:00Okić [ Shakedown ]3.65 km
Ribbon-cutting icon.svg After 18:30Opening ceremony, Zagreb —
21 AprilSS1After 8:03Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 119.20 km
SS2After 8:56Stojdraga – Hartje 125.67 km
SS3After 9:59Krašić – Vrškovac 111.11 km
SS4After 11:12Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 19.11 km
Icon tools.svg 13:02 – 13:42Service A, Zagreb —
SS5After 14:45Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 219.20 km
SS6After 15:38Stojdraga – Hartje 225.67 km
SS7After 16:41Krašić – Vrškovac 211.11 km
SS8After 17:54Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 29.11 km
Icon tools.svg 19:24 – 20:09Flexi service B, Zagreb —
22 April Icon tools.svg 6:31 – 6:46Service C, Zagreb —
SS9After 7:54Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 123.76 km
SS10After 9:05Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 18.78 km
SS11After 10:23Ravna Gora – Skrad 110.13 km
SS12After 11:26Platak 115.63 km
Icon tools.svg 14:06 – 14:46Service D, Zagreb —
SS13After 15:54Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 223.76 km
SS14After 17:05Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 28.78 km
SS15After 18:23Ravna Gora – Skrad 210.13 km
SS16After 19:26Platak 215.63 km
Icon tools.svg 21:46 – 22:31Flexi service E, Zagreb —
23 April Icon tools.svg 5:30 – 5:45Service F, Zagreb —
SS17After 7:08Trakošćan – Vrbno 113.15 km
SS18After 8:38Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 114.09 km
SS19After 10:26Trakošćan – Vrbno 213.15 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 12:01 – 12:58Regroup, Kumrovec —
SS20After 13:15Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [ Power Stage ]14.09 km
Podium icon - Noun Project 3834.svg After 15:30Podium ceremony, Kumrovec —
Source: [1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
1133 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:50:54.30.0250
228 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:51:21.3+27.0180
334 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:51:52.9+58.6151
4469 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:52:12.6+1:18.3124
5517 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:52:22.3+1:28.0103
6618 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:53:16.8+2:22.582
777 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:55:16.9+4:22.660
33811 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:49:54.2+58:59.905
Did not start42 Craig Breen James Fulton Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver's fatal accident00

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:52.8—
SS1 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:57.7 Ogier / Landais
SS2 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 15:18.1 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS3 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:30.8
SS4 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:48.2
SS5 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:06.8
SS6 Lappi / Ferm Hyundai i20 N Rally1 15:33.3
SS7 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 5:29.1
SS8 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:56.3
SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:43.6
SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:30.3
SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:47.9 Evans / Martin
SS12 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:22.9
SS13 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:55.0
SS14 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 4:32.2
SS15 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:50.6
SS16 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:28.0
SS17 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:56.5
SS18 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:08.2
SS19 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:02.5
SS20 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:06.4

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Sébastien Ogier 69 1rightarrow blue.svg Vincent Landais 69 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 161
2 1uparrow green.svg 3 Elfyn Evans 69 1uparrow green.svg 3 Scott Martin 69 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 132
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Kalle Rovanperä 68 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonne Halttunen 68 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 108
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Ott Tänak 65 1rightarrow blue.svg Martin Järveoja 65
5 1downarrow red.svg 3 Thierry Neuville 58 1downarrow red.svg 3 Martijn Wydaeghe 58

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
8121 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 2:58:45.60.02504
9224 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:59:01.7+16.11802
11322 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:00:13.1+1:27.51510
12425 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:01:04.1+2:18.51220
13526 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:01:12.2+2:26.61000
14623 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:03:58.0+5:12.4830
15732 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:10:09.8+11:24.2600
16837 Norbert Herczig Ramón Ferencz Norbert Herczig Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:12:05.1+13:19.5400
18935 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:15:41.5+16:55.9200
191038 Patrick O'Brien Stephen O'Brien Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:16:01.4+17:15.8100
261128 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:34:23.3+35:37.7000
281240 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Citroën C3 Rally2 3:36:37.1+37:51.5000
321329 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan Georg Linnamäe Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:43:00.7+44:15.1000
361439 Henk Vossen Radboud van Hoek Henk Vossen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:57:49.0+59:03.4000
431536 Alejandro Cachón Alejandro López Fernández Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 4:20:01.1+1:21:15.5000
441627 Erik Cais Petr Těšínský Erik Cais Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:20:29.2+1:21:43.6000
Retired SS1934 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Overtime000
Retired SS1330 Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche Nicolas Ciamin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Accident000
Did not start31 Josh McErlean John Rowan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Withdrawn000

Special stages

Championship standings

Pos.Open Drivers' championshipsOpen Co-drivers' championshipsTeams' championshipsChallenger Drivers' championshipsChallenger Co-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveManufacturerPointsMoveDriverPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 1 Yohan Rossel 53 1uparrow green.svg 1 Arnaud Dunand 53 1uparrow green.svg 1 Toksport WRT 80 1rightarrow blue.svg Nikolay Gryazin 50 1rightarrow blue.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov 50
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Emil Lindholm 44 1uparrow green.svg 1 Reeta Hämäläinen 44 1downarrow red.svg 1 Toksport WRT 2 65 1uparrow green.svg 1 Sami Pajari 43 1uparrow green.svg 1 Enni Mälkönen 43
3 1downarrow red.svg 2 Oliver Solberg 43 1downarrow red.svg 2 Elliott Edmondson 43 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 60 1downarrow red.svg 1 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 25 1downarrow red.svg 1 Maciej Szczepaniak 25
4 1uparrow green.svg 1 Nikolay Gryazin 38 1uparrow green.svg 1 Konstantin Aleksandrov 38 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Motorsport N 30 1rightarrow blue.svg Marco Bulacia 25 1uparrow green.svg 1 James Morgan 20
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Gus Greensmith 37 1downarrow red.svg 1 Jonas Andersson 37 1rightarrow blue.svg Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy 18 1uparrow green.svg 1 Georg Linnamäe 18 1downarrow red.svg 1 Borja Rozada 18

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
20150 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:20:15.70.025
21248 Tom Rensonnet Loïc Dumont Tom Rensonnet Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:20:46.5+30.818
35347 Roberto Blach Núñez Mauro Barreiro Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:57:11.9+36:56.215
41449 Hamza Anwar Martin Brady Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:16:10.8+55:55.112
45541 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:32:17.4+1:12:01.710
46651 Filip Kohn Tomáš Střeska Filip Kohn Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:44:33.1+1:24:17.48
Retired SS1944 Laurent Pellier Marine Pelamourgues Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 Engine0
Retired SS1852 Martin Ravenščak Dora Ravenščak Martin Ravenščak Ford Fiesta Rally3 Accident0

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:10.0—
SS1 Pellier / Pelamourgues Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:32.4 Pellier / Pelamourgues
SS2 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:56.4
SS3 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 36:42.6
SS4 Pellier / Pelamourgues Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:18.5
SS5 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:14.2 Creighton / Regan
SS6 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 17:06.4
SS7 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:07.7
SS8 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:21.4
SS9 Pellier / Pelamourgues Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:34.4 Pellier / Pelamourgues
SS10 Rensonnet / Dumont Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:10.9
SS11 Pellier / Pelamourgues Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:44.7
SS12 Pellier / Pelamourgues Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:46.2
SS13 Núñez / Barreiro Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:02.9
SS14 Kohn / Střeska Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:09.7
SS15 Kohn / Střeska Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:01.5
SS16 Núñez / Barreiro Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:17.8
SS17 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:04.3
SS18 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:10.1
SS19 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:57.8 Kelly / Mohan
SS20 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:07.4

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. 37 1rightarrow blue.svg Rogelio Peñate 37
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 William Creighton 28 1uparrow green.svg 1 Liam Regan 28
3 1uparrow green.svg 3 Tom Rensonnet 28 1uparrow green.svg 3 Loïc Dumont 28
4 1downarrow red.svg 2 Roope Korhonen 25 1downarrow red.svg 2 Anssi Viinikka 25
5 1uparrow green.svg 7 Eamonn Kelly 25 1uparrow green.svg 7 Conor Mohan 25

J-WRC Rally3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage
20150 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:20:15.70.0250
21248 Tom Rensonnet Loïc Dumont Tom Rensonnet Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:20:46.5+30.8182
35347 Roberto Blach Núñez Mauro Barreiro Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:57:11.9+36:56.2153
38445 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:58:14.7+37:59.0120
41549 Hamza Anwar Martin Brady Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:16:10.8+55:55.1100
42646 Raúl Hernández Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Raúl Hernández Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:19:17.5+59:01.880
45741 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:32:17.4+1:12:01.7610
Retired SS1944 Laurent Pellier Marine Pelamourgues Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 Engine05

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:10.0—
SS1 Pellier / Pelamourgues Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:32.4 Pellier / Pelamourgues
SS2 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:56.4
SS3 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:12.5
SS4 Pellier / Pelamourgues Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:18.5
SS5 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:14.2 Creighton / Regan
SS6 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 17:06.4
SS7 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:07.7
SS8 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:21.4
SS9 Pellier / Pelamourgues Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:34.4 Pellier / Pelamourgues
SS10 Rensonnet / Dumont Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:10.9
SS11 Pellier / Pelamourgues Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:44.7
SS12 Pellier / Pelamourgues Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:46.2
SS13 Núñez / Barreiro Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:02.9
SS14 Rensonnet / Dumont Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:11.0
SS15 Núñez / Barreiro Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:04.2
SS16 Núñez / Barreiro Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:17.8
SS17 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:04.3
SS18 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:10.1
SS19 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:57.8 Kelly / Mohan
SS20 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:07.4

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg William Creighton 50 1rightarrow blue.svg Liam Regan 50
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Laurent Pellier 29 1rightarrow blue.svg Marine Pelamourgues 29
3 1rightarrow blue.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. 27 1rightarrow blue.svg Rogelio Peñate 27
4 1uparrow green.svg 3 Tom Rensonnet 26 1uparrow green.svg 3 Loïc Dumont 26
5 1uparrow green.svg 1 Roberto Blach 26 1uparrow green.svg 1 Mauro Barreiro 26

Death of Craig Breen

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Craig Breen died in the pre-event test.

The event was overshadowed by the death of Hyundai works driver Craig Breen, who was killed in the pre-event test after the front-left of his Hyundai i20 N Rally1 collided with a pole on a road. [17] This was the first competitor-involved fatal accident since Jörg Bastuck at the 2006 Rally Catalunya. [18] His co-driver James Fulton was uninjured. [19] Breen's funeral took place on 18 April 2023 at The Sacred Heart Church in Ferrybank. [20] Several members from the WRC family attended the funeral, including Fulton, Breen's former co-driver, Paul Nagle and Breen's teammate at Hyundai, Dani Sordo. [21]

In tribute to Breen, Moonraker Forestry Rally, the second round of the Irish Forestry Championship, was postponed. [22] The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile announced his car number 42 would be retired from the rest of the season. [23] Hyundai also decided to participate the event with a special livery on two cars, with the third car withdrawn from the event in honor of Breen. [24]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Toyota crew of Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin was initially nominated to score manufacturer points at the weekend, but Toyota amended their championship eligibility to not score manufacturer points to match Hyundai and M-Sport following Breen's death ahead of the event as a mark of solidarity. [15]
  2. ↑ 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. [16]
  3. ↑ 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. [16]

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