2023 Rally Estonia

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2023 Rally Estonia
WRC Rally Estonia 2023
Round 8 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Alexey Lukyanuk Rally Estonia 2016.jpg
Rally Estonia is the biggest motorsport event in the Baltic states.
Host countryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Rally base Tartu, Tartu County
Dates run20 23 July 2023
Start locationTartu, Tartu County
Finish location Leigo Lakes
Stages21 (300.42 km; 186.67 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance1,064.42 km (661.40 miles)
Overall distance1,364.84 km (848.07 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä
Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:36:03.2
WRC-2 winner Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen
Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen
Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT 3
2:45:57.3
WRC-3 winner Flag of Finland.svg Roope Korhonen
Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Viinikka
Flag of Finland.svg Rautio Motorsport
2:57:16.2
J-WRC winner Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka
Power Stage winner Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä
Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:36:03.2
Crews registered53
Crews50 at start, 44 at finish

The 2023 Rally Estonia (also known as the WRC Rally Estonia 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 20 July to 23 July 2023. [2] It marked the thirteenth running of the Rally Estonia, and was the eighth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the fourth round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship. [3] The event was based in Tartu of Tartu County, and was contested over twenty-one special stages covering a total competitive distance of 300.42 km (186.67 mi). [1]

Contents

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. [5] Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category as well as the junior championship. [6] [7]

Rovanperä and Halttunen successfully defended their titles, so as their team, Toyota. [8] Mikkelsen and Eriksen defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-2 category. [9] Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category. [10] Grégoire Munster and Grégoire Munster won the junior class. [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 and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Eight entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-four Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and eleven 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
3 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
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
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, Manufacturer 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 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
21 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 Team P
22 Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm Flag of Finland.svg Reeta Hämäläinen Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
23 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
24 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
25 Flag of Estonia.svg Egon Kaur Flag of Estonia.svg Jakko Viilo Flag of Estonia.svg Egon Kaur Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
26 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
27 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, Team P
28 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
29 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
30 Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zaldivar Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Der Ohannesian Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
31 Flag of Ireland.svg Josh McErlean Flag of Ireland.svg James Fulton Flag of Ireland.svg Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
32 Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Cachón Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro López Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
34 Flag of Chile.svg Jorge Martínez Fontena Flag of Argentina.svg Alberto Alvarez Nicholson Flag of Chile.svg Jorge Martínez Fontena Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
35 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bruno Bulacia Flag of Spain.svg Axel Coronado Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bruno Bulacia Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
36 Flag of Chile.svg Emilio Fernández Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rozada Flag of Chile.svg Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
37 Flag of Estonia.svg Priit Koik Flag of Estonia.svg Kristo Tamm Flag of Estonia.svg Priit Koik Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
38 Flag of Estonia.svg Kaspar Kasari Flag of Estonia.svg Rainis Raidma Flag of Estonia.svg Kaspar Kasari Škoda Fabia R5 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 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
41 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
44 Flag of Paraguay.svg Miguel Zaldivar Sr. Flag of Argentina.svg José Luis Díaz Flag of Paraguay.svg Miguel Zaldivar Sr. Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver
45 Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Cobbe Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Mometti Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Cobbe Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P
46 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
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3 and/or the Junior World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarClass eligibilityTyre
47 Flag of Finland.svg Roope Korhonen Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Viinikka Flag of Finland.svg Rautio Motorsport Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
48 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Herranen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka Flag of Finland.svg Toni Herranen Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
49 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
50 Flag of Finland.svg Benjamin Korhola Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Kelander Flag of Finland.svg Rautio Motorsport Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
51 Flag of Ireland.svg Brendan Cumiskey Flag of Ireland.svg Arthur Kierans Flag of Ireland.svg Brendan Cumiskey Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
52 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
53 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
54 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
55 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
56 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
57 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
58 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC P
59 Flag of Kenya.svg Hamza Anwar Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Kihurani Flag of Kenya.svg Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P

Itinerary

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

DateNo.Time spanStage nameDistance
20 JulyAfter 9:01Kastre [ Shakedown ]4.08 km
Ribbon-cutting icon.svg After 18:30Opening ceremony, Tartu
SS1After 20:05Tartu 13.35 km
Icon tools.svg 20:23 – 20:38Flexi service A, Raadi
21 JulySS2After 9:08Peipsiääre 124.35 km
SS3After 10:01Mustvee 117.09 km
SS4After 11:44Raanitsa 121.45 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 12:54 – 13:04Regroup, Raadi
Icon tools.svg 13:04 – 13:44Service B, Raadi
SS5After 14:42Peipsiääre 224.35 km
SS6After 15:35Mustvee 217.09 km
SS7After 17:18Raanitsa 221.45 km
SS8After 18:21Neeruti7.60 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 19:31 – 19:41Regroup, Raadi
Icon tools.svg 19:41 – 20:26Flexi service C, Raadi
22 JulySS9After 8:09Mäeküla 110.27 km
SS10After 9:02Otepää 111.15 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 9:37 – 10:17Regroup, Kanepi
SS11After 11:10Mäeküla 210.27 km
SS12After 12:03Otepää 211.15 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 13:18 – 13:28Regroup, Raadi
Icon tools.svg 13:28 – 14:08Service D, Raadi
SS13After 14:56Elva 111.73 km
SS14After 16:05Kanepi 116.48 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 16:35 – 17:05Regroup, Kanepi
SS15After 17:56Elva 211.73 km
SS16After 19:05Kanepi 216.48 km
SS17After 20:24Tartu 23.35 km
Icon tools.svg 20:46 – 21:31Flexi service E, Raadi
23 JulySS18After 8:09Karaski 112.04 km
SS19After 9:05Kambja 118.50 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 10:00 – 10:33Regroup, Kanepi
SS20After 11:01Karaski 212.04 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 11:26 – 12:42Regroup, Kanepi
SS21After 13:05Kambja 2 [ Power Stage ]18.50 km
Podium icon - Noun Project 3834.svg After 16:30Podium ceremony, Tartu
Source: [1]

Report

WRC Rally1

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
1169 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:36:03.20.0255
2211 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:36:55.8+52.6181
334 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:37:02.7+59.5153
4433 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:37:09.9+1:06.7124
553 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:38:24.2+2:21.0100
667 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:39:13.1+3:09.980
7718 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:39:13.4+3:10.260
888 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:42:28.7+6:25.542

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:58.8
SS1 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 3:02.5 Lappi / Ferm
Evans / Martin
SS2 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 13:16.1 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS3 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 8:47.4
SS4 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 10:15.0
SS5 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:18.7
SS6 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:46.1 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS7 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 10:02.2
SS8 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 4:32.1
SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:39.3
SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:44.7
SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:34.2
SS12 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:37.6
SS13 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:55.1
SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:58.5
SS15 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:48.7
SS16 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:49.0
SS17 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:00.0
SS18 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:00.0
SS19 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:23.6
SS20 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:55.3
SS21 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:14.9

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Kalle Rovanperä 170 1rightarrow blue.svg Jonne Halttunen 170 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 331
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Elfyn Evans 115 1rightarrow blue.svg Scott Martin 115 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 274
3 1uparrow green.svg 2 Thierry Neuville 112 1uparrow green.svg 2 Martijn Wydaeghe 112 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 195
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Ott Tänak 104 1rightarrow blue.svg Martin Järveoja 104
5 1downarrow red.svg 2 Sébastien Ogier 98 1downarrow red.svg 2 Vincent Landais 98

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
9123 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:45:57.30.02522
10224 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:46:07.0+9.71831
11322 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:47:19.0+1:21.71500
12427 Marco Bulacia Diego Vallejo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:48:00.9+2:03.61200
13529 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:48:20.2+2:22.91010
14626 Robert Virves Craig Drew Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:48:32.5+2:35.2800
15725 Egon Kaur Jakko Viilo Egon Kaur Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:48:32.9+2:35.6600
16831 Josh McErlean James Fulton Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:49:56.4+3:59.1400
19938 Kaspar Kasari Rainis Raidma Kaspar Kasari Škoda Fabia R5 2:57:43.0+11:45.7200
211035 Bruno Bulacia Axel Coronado Bruno Bulacia Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:58:04.5+12:07.2100
251139 Alexander Villanueva José Murado González Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:01:54.5+15:57.2000
281237 Priit Koik Kristo Tamm Priit Koik Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:05:25.9+19:28.6000
291341 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:09:54.7+23:57.4000
321430 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:12:35.7+26:38.4000
361545 Luciano Cobbe Roberto Mometti Luciano Cobbe Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:21:04.4+35:07.1000
381620 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:26:56.2+40:58.9000
391728 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan Georg Linnamäe Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:27:20.9+41:23.6000
421834 Jorge Martínez Fontena Alberto Alvarez Nicholson Jorge Martínez Fontena Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:42:58.7+57:01.4000
431940 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:49:37.7+1:03:40.4000
Retired SS2121 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Suspension000
Retired SS1936 Emilio Fernández Borja Rozada Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Accident000
Did not start32 Alejandro Cachón Alejandro López Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 Withdrawn000
Did not start44 Miguel Zaldivar Sr. José Luis Díaz Miguel Zaldivar Sr. Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Withdrawn000
Did not start46 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 Yohan Rossel 77 1uparrow green.svg 3 Torstein Eriksen 88 1uparrow green.svg 1 Toksport WRT 110 1rightarrow blue.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz 75 1rightarrow blue.svg Maciej Szczepaniak 75
2 1uparrow green.svg 4 Andreas Mikkelsen 69 1downarrow red.svg 1 Arnaud Dunand 77 1uparrow green.svg 1 Hyundai Motorsport N 98 1uparrow green.svg 3 Sami Pajari 68 1uparrow green.svg 1 Enni Mälkönen 68
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Oliver Solberg 64 1downarrow red.svg 1 Elliott Edmondson 64 1uparrow green.svg 1 Toksport WRT 3 93 1rightarrow blue.svg Marco Bulacia 68 1uparrow green.svg 1 Diego Vallejo 58
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Gus Greensmith 62 1downarrow red.svg 1 Jonas Andersson 62 1downarrow red.svg 3 M-Sport Ford WRT 91 1downarrow red.svg 2 Nikolay Gryazin 50 1downarrow red.svg 2 Konstantin Aleksandrov 50
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Emil Lindholm 59 1uparrow green.svg 1 Reeta Hämäläinen 59 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 2 65 1uparrow green.svg 2 Mikołaj Marczyk 45 1uparrow green.svg 2 Szymon Gospodarczyk 45

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
17147 Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Rautio Motorsport Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:57:16.20.025
20254 Laurent Pellier Kévin Bronner Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:57:50.8+34.618
22348 Toni Herranen Mikko Lukka Toni Herranen Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:59:59.0+2:42.815
24449 Ali Türkkan Burak Erdener Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:01:51.6+4:35.412
31555 Roberto Blach Núñez Mauro Barreiro Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:10:56.5+13:40.310
33659 Hamza Anwar Alexander Kihurani Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:12:47.0+15:30.88
34751 Brendan Cumiskey Arthur Kierans Brendan Cumiskey Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:14:42.8+17:26.66
35856 Tom Rensonnet Loïc Dumont RACB National Team Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:15:00.5+17:44.34
37950 Benjamin Korhola Pekka Kelander Rautio Motorsport Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:26:41.8+29:25.62
411052 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:36:32.9+39:16.71
Retired SS2157 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Mechanical0

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Korhola / Kelander Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:19.5
SS1 Korhola / Kelander Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:13.9 Korhola / Kelander
SS2 Korhola / Kelander Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:46.9
SS3 Korhola / Kelander Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:55.1
SS4 Korhonen / Viinikka Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:21.3
SS5 Korhola / Kelander Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:03.3
SS6 Korhonen / Viinikka Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:07.7 Korhonen / Viinikka
SS7 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:37.9
SS8 Korhonen / Viinikka Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:02.0
SS9 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:20.9
SS10 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:28.3
SS11 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:23.2
SS12 Korhola / Kelander Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:26.1
SS13 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:36.8
SS14 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:54.9
SS15 Korhonen / Viinikka Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:34.1
SS16 Korhola / Kelander Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:50.1
SS17 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:14.6
SS18 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:50.1
SS19 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:37.6
SS20 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:44.1
SS21 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:29.4

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. 62 1rightarrow blue.svg Rogelio Peñate 62
3 1rightarrow blue.svg William Creighton 47 1rightarrow blue.svg Liam Regan 47
4 1uparrow green.svg 4 Laurent Pellier 43 1rightarrow blue.svg Loïc Dumont 40
5 1rightarrow blue.svg Tom Rensonnet 40 1uparrow green.svg 2 Mikko Lukka 37

J-WRC Rally3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage
18158 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:57:42.70.0255
20254 Laurent Pellier Kévin Bronner Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:57:50.8+8.1183
23353 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:00:43.6+3:00.9152
31455 Roberto Blach Núñez Mauro Barreiro Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:10:56.5+13:13.8120
33559 Hamza Anwar Alexander Kihurani Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:12:47.0+15:04.3100
35656 Tom Rensonnet Loïc Dumont RACB National Team Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:15:00.5+17:17.880
41752 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:36:32.9+38:50.2611
Retired SS2157 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Mechanical00

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Munster / Louka Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:20.8
SS1 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:14.3 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS2 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:53.9 Creighton / Regan
SS3 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:09.7
SS4 Munster / Louka Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:26.2
SS5 Munster / Louka Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:25.0 Munster / Louka
SS6 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:10.5
SS7 Munster / Louka Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:35.5
SS8 Munster / Louka Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:01.6
SS9 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:20.9
SS10 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:28.3
SS11 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:23.2
SS12 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:26.6
SS13 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:36.8
SS14 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:54.9
SS15 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:34.9
SS16 Munster / Louka Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:49.1
SS17 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:14.0
SS18 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:50.1
SS19 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:37.6
SS20 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:44.1
SS21 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:29.4

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg William Creighton 96 1rightarrow blue.svg Liam Regan 96
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Laurent Pellier 67 1rightarrow blue.svg Rogelio Peñate 64
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Diego Dominguez Jr. 64 1rightarrow blue.svg Mauro Barreiro 53
4 1rightarrow blue.svg Roberto Blach 53 1uparrow green.svg 5 Louis Louka 45
5 1uparrow green.svg 4 Grégoire Munster 45 1downarrow red.svg 1 Loïc Dumont 44

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