| 2023 Rally Estonia WRC Rally Estonia 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 8 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
| |||
| Rally Estonia is the biggest motorsport event in the Baltic states. | |||
| Host country | |||
| Rally base | Tartu, Tartu County | ||
| Dates run | 20 – 23 July 2023 | ||
| Start location | Tartu, Tartu County | ||
| Finish location | Leigo Lakes | ||
| Stages | 21 (300.42 km; 186.67 miles) [1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 1,064.42 km (661.40 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,364.84 km (848.07 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 53 | ||
| Crews | 50 at start, 44 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | 2:36:03.2 | ||
| Power Stage winner | 2:36:03.2 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | 2:45:57.3 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | 2:57:16.2 | ||
| J-WRC winner | | ||
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]
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]
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 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]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | | | | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
| 4 | | | | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
| 7 | | | | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
| 8 | | | | Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
| 11 | | | | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
| 18 | | | | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
| 33 | | | | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
| 69 | | | | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July | — | After 9:01 | Kastre [ Shakedown ] | 4.08 km |
| | After 18:30 | Opening ceremony, Tartu | — | |
| SS1 | After 20:05 | Tartu 1 | 3.35 km | |
| | 20:23 – 20:38 | Flexi service A, Raadi | — | |
| 21 July | SS2 | After 9:08 | Peipsiääre 1 | 24.35 km |
| SS3 | After 10:01 | Mustvee 1 | 17.09 km | |
| SS4 | After 11:44 | Raanitsa 1 | 21.45 km | |
| | 12:54 – 13:04 | Regroup, Raadi | — | |
| | 13:04 – 13:44 | Service B, Raadi | — | |
| SS5 | After 14:42 | Peipsiääre 2 | 24.35 km | |
| SS6 | After 15:35 | Mustvee 2 | 17.09 km | |
| SS7 | After 17:18 | Raanitsa 2 | 21.45 km | |
| SS8 | After 18:21 | Neeruti | 7.60 km | |
| | 19:31 – 19:41 | Regroup, Raadi | — | |
| | 19:41 – 20:26 | Flexi service C, Raadi | — | |
| 22 July | SS9 | After 8:09 | Mäeküla 1 | 10.27 km |
| SS10 | After 9:02 | Otepää 1 | 11.15 km | |
| | 9:37 – 10:17 | Regroup, Kanepi | — | |
| SS11 | After 11:10 | Mäeküla 2 | 10.27 km | |
| SS12 | After 12:03 | Otepää 2 | 11.15 km | |
| | 13:18 – 13:28 | Regroup, Raadi | — | |
| | 13:28 – 14:08 | Service D, Raadi | — | |
| SS13 | After 14:56 | Elva 1 | 11.73 km | |
| SS14 | After 16:05 | Kanepi 1 | 16.48 km | |
| | 16:35 – 17:05 | Regroup, Kanepi | — | |
| SS15 | After 17:56 | Elva 2 | 11.73 km | |
| SS16 | After 19:05 | Kanepi 2 | 16.48 km | |
| SS17 | After 20:24 | Tartu 2 | 3.35 km | |
| | 20:46 – 21:31 | Flexi service E, Raadi | — | |
| 23 July | SS18 | After 8:09 | Karaski 1 | 12.04 km |
| SS19 | After 9:05 | Kambja 1 | 18.50 km | |
| | 10:00 – 10:33 | Regroup, Kanepi | — | |
| SS20 | After 11:01 | Karaski 2 | 12.04 km | |
| | 11:26 – 12:42 | Regroup, Kanepi | — | |
| SS21 | After 13:05 | Kambja 2 [ Power Stage ] | 18.50 km | |
| | After 16:30 | Podium ceremony, Tartu | — | |
| Source: [1] | ||||
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Event | Stage | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 69 | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:36:03.2 | 0.0 | 25 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Martijn Wydaeghe | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:36:55.8 | +52.6 | 18 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:37:02.7 | +59.5 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 33 | Elfyn Evans | Scott Martin | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:37:09.9 | +1:06.7 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | 2:38:24.2 | +2:21.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 7 | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Nicolas Gilsoul | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 2:39:13.1 | +3:09.9 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 18 | Takamoto Katsuta | Aaron Johnston | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 2:39:13.4 | +3:10.2 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | 2:42:28.7 | +6:25.5 | 4 | 2 |
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | | Kalle Rovanperä | 170 | | Jonne Halttunen | 170 | | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 331 | |||
| 2 | | Elfyn Evans | 115 | | Scott Martin | 115 | | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 274 | |||
| 3 | | Thierry Neuville | 112 | | Martijn Wydaeghe | 112 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 195 | |||
| 4 | | Ott Tänak | 104 | | Martin Järveoja | 104 | ||||||
| 5 | | Sébastien Ogier | 98 | | Vincent Landais | 98 | ||||||
| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
| 1 | | Yohan Rossel | 77 | | Torstein Eriksen | 88 | | Toksport WRT | 110 | | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 75 | | Maciej Szczepaniak | 75 | |||||
| 2 | | Andreas Mikkelsen | 69 | | Arnaud Dunand | 77 | | Hyundai Motorsport N | 98 | | Sami Pajari | 68 | | Enni Mälkönen | 68 | |||||
| 3 | | Oliver Solberg | 64 | | Elliott Edmondson | 64 | | Toksport WRT 3 | 93 | | Marco Bulacia | 68 | | Diego Vallejo | 58 | |||||
| 4 | | Gus Greensmith | 62 | | Jonas Andersson | 62 | | M-Sport Ford WRT | 91 | | Nikolay Gryazin | 50 | | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 50 | |||||
| 5 | | Emil Lindholm | 59 | | Reeta Hämäläinen | 59 | | Toksport WRT 2 | 65 | | Mikołaj Marczyk | 45 | | Szymon Gospodarczyk | 45 | |||||
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 17 | 1 | 47 | Roope Korhonen | Anssi Viinikka | Rautio Motorsport | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:57:16.2 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 20 | 2 | 54 | Laurent Pellier | Kévin Bronner | Laurent Pellier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:57:50.8 | +34.6 | 18 |
| 22 | 3 | 48 | Toni Herranen | Mikko Lukka | Toni Herranen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:59.0 | +2:42.8 | 15 |
| 24 | 4 | 49 | Ali Türkkan | Burak Erdener | Castrol Ford Team Türkiye | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:01:51.6 | +4:35.4 | 12 |
| 31 | 5 | 55 | Roberto Blach Núñez | Mauro Barreiro | Roberto Blach Núñez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:10:56.5 | +13:40.3 | 10 |
| 33 | 6 | 59 | Hamza Anwar | Alexander Kihurani | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:12:47.0 | +15:30.8 | 8 |
| 34 | 7 | 51 | Brendan Cumiskey | Arthur Kierans | Brendan Cumiskey | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:14:42.8 | +17:26.6 | 6 |
| 35 | 8 | 56 | Tom Rensonnet | Loïc Dumont | RACB National Team | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:15:00.5 | +17:44.3 | 4 |
| 37 | 9 | 50 | Benjamin Korhola | Pekka Kelander | Rautio Motorsport | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:26:41.8 | +29:25.6 | 2 |
| 41 | 10 | 52 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:36:32.9 | +39:16.7 | 1 |
| Retired SS21 | 57 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Mechanical | 0 | ||
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class 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 | |
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 | | Roope Korhonen | 100 | | Anssi Viinikka | 100 | ||
| 2 | | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 62 | | Rogelio Peñate | 62 | ||
| 3 | | William Creighton | 47 | | Liam Regan | 47 | ||
| 4 | | Laurent Pellier | 43 | | Loïc Dumont | 40 | ||
| 5 | | Tom Rensonnet | 40 | | Mikko Lukka | 37 | ||
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Stage | |||||||
| 18 | 1 | 58 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | Grégoire Munster | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:57:42.7 | 0.0 | 25 | 5 |
| 20 | 2 | 54 | Laurent Pellier | Kévin Bronner | Laurent Pellier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:57:50.8 | +8.1 | 18 | 3 |
| 23 | 3 | 53 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:00:43.6 | +3:00.9 | 15 | 2 |
| 31 | 4 | 55 | Roberto Blach Núñez | Mauro Barreiro | Roberto Blach Núñez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:10:56.5 | +13:13.8 | 12 | 0 |
| 33 | 5 | 59 | Hamza Anwar | Alexander Kihurani | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:12:47.0 | +15:04.3 | 10 | 0 |
| 35 | 6 | 56 | Tom Rensonnet | Loïc Dumont | RACB National Team | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:15:00.5 | +17:17.8 | 8 | 0 |
| 41 | 7 | 52 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:36:32.9 | +38:50.2 | 6 | 11 |
| Retired SS21 | 57 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Mechanical | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class 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 | |
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 | | William Creighton | 96 | | Liam Regan | 96 | ||
| 2 | | Laurent Pellier | 67 | | Rogelio Peñate | 64 | ||
| 3 | | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 64 | | Mauro Barreiro | 53 | ||
| 4 | | Roberto Blach | 53 | | Louis Louka | 45 | ||
| 5 | | Grégoire Munster | 45 | | Loïc Dumont | 44 | ||