2023 World Rally Championship

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Kalle Rovanperä won his second drivers' championship title.
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (GR Yaris Rally1 pictured) were the manufacturers' champions.

The 2023 FIA World Rally Championship was the 51st season of the World Rally Championship, an international rallying series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and WRC Promoter GmbH. Teams and crews competed for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with Groups Rally1 to Rally5 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with Rally1 cars homologated were eligible to score points in the manufacturers' championship. The championship began in January 2023 with the Monte Carlo Rally and concluded in November 2023 with the Rally Japan. The series was supported by WRC2 and WRC3 categories at every round of the championship and by the Junior WRC at selected events.

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions, having secured their first championship titles at the 2022 Rally New Zealand. Toyota were the defending manufacturers' champions.

At the conclusion of the championship, Rovanperä and Halttunen won their second World Rally Championship titles at the 2023 Central European Rally. Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were second, trailing by thirty-four points. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further twenty-seven points behind. In the manufacturers' championship, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT successfully defended their title at the 2023 Rally Chile, holding over-one-hundred-point lead over Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third.

The season was marred by the death of Craig Breen in a pre-event test prior to the 2023 Croatia Rally.

Calendar

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A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2023 championship. Event headquarters are marked with black dots.

The 2023 season was contested over thirteen rounds crossing Europe, Africa, North and South America, and Asia.

RoundStart dateFinish date Rally Rally headquartersSurface Stages DistanceRef.
119 January22 January Flag of Monaco.svg Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Monte Carlo, MonacoMixed [a] 18325.02 km [1]
29 February12 February Flag of Sweden.svg Rally Sweden Umeå, Västerbotten County, SwedenSnow18301.18 km [2]
316 March19 March Flag of Mexico.svg Rally Guanajuato México León, Guanajuato, MexicoGravel23315.69 km [3]
420 April23 April Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Rally Zagreb, CroatiaTarmac20301.26 km [4]
511 May14 May Flag of Portugal.svg Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto, PortugalGravel19329.06 km [5]
61 June4 June Flag of Italy.svg Rally Italia Sardegna Olbia, Sardinia, ItalyGravel19322.88 km [6]
722 June25 June Flag of Kenya.svg Safari Rally Kenya Naivasha, Nakuru County, KenyaGravel19355.92 km [7]
820 July23 July Flag of Estonia.svg Rally Estonia Tartu, EstoniaGravel21300.41 km [8]
93 August6 August Flag of Finland.svg Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland, FinlandGravel22320.56 km [9]
107 September10 September Flag of Greece.svg Acropolis Rally Greece Lamia, Central Greece, GreeceGravel15270.89 km [10]
1128 September1 October Flag of Chile.svg Rally Chile Concepción, Biobío, ChileGravel16321.06 km [11]
1226 October29 October Flag of Europe.svg Central European Rally Passau, Bavaria, GermanyTarmac18310.01 km [12]
1316 November19 November Flag of Japan.svg Rally Japan Toyota, Aichi, JapanTarmac22304.66 km [13]
Sources: [14] [15]

Calendar changes

The championship was expected to be expanded to fourteen rounds from the thirteen rounds in the previous season by WRC Promoter GmbH, with eight Europe-based rallies and six fly-away events covering the season. [16] However, when the calendar was released in late November following a lengthy delay, the number of the events was reduced to thirteen with the anticipated Saudi Arabian rally based at Jeddah, absent from the calendar. [17] [18]

Rally Mexico (picured in 2008 with a Subaru Impreza WRC) returned to the calendar. 2008 Rally Mexico - Chris Atkinson.jpg
Rally Mexico (picured in 2008 with a Subaru Impreza WRC) returned to the calendar.

Several rally organizers also expressed their interests to return to the championship, including Rally Argentina, Rally Australia, the German Rally, and an event in Northern Ireland. [27] [28] [29] [30] The Argentine, Australian and Northern Irish bids failed and Germany organized the Central European Rally along with Austria and the Czech Republic. [31] [32] In addition to the candidate events, the WRC Promoter GmbH was also working on the calendar expansion to the Middle East and United States, but no rallies were added for the 2023 season. [33]

Location changes

Entrants

The following teams, drivers and co-drivers contested the championship under Rally1 regulations. [38]

Rally1 entries eligible to score manufacturer points
Manufacturer EntrantCar No. Driver name Co-driver name Rounds
Ford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 7 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul 1–11
Flag of France.svg Benjamin Veillas 12
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja All
16 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of France.svg Alexandre Coria 13
Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula 8–9, 11–12
4 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm All
6 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Cándido Carrera 1, 3, 5–7, 10, 13
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe All
42 Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of Ireland.svg James Fulton 2, 4 [b]
Toyota Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais 1, 3–4, 6–7, 10, 12–13
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston 2, 5, 8–9, 11
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin 1–3, 5–13 [c]
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen All
Sources: [41]

The below crews were not entered to score manufacturer points and were entered in Rally1 cars as privateers or under arrangement with the manufacturers.

Rally1 entries ineligible to score manufacturer points
ManufacturerEntrantCarNo.Driver nameCo-driver nameRounds
Ford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 9 Flag of Greece.svg Jourdan Serderidis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Miclotte 1, 3, 10
Flag of France.svg Andy Malfoy 7
13 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka 11–12
28 Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Ernesto Allende 11
Toyota Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston 1, 3–4, 6–7, 10, 12–13
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin 4 [c]
37 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bertelli Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin 2
97 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen 9
Sources: [41]

In detail

Ott Tanak (left) and Martin Jarveoja (right) left Hyundai and returned to M-Sport. Rallye Deutschland 2017 (Tanak-Jarveoja-0777).jpg
Ott Tänak (left) and Martin Järveoja (right) left Hyundai and returned to M-Sport.

M-Sport signed a full-year deal with Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja after they terminated their multi-year contract with Hyundai. [42] [43] Pierre-Louis Loubet's programme with M-Sport was expanded, with Loubet entered every round as a manufacturer-registered points scorer. [44] Nicolas Gilsoul, who was formerly Thierry Neuville's navigator, became Loubet's new co-driver. [45] However, their partnership ended before the 2023 Central European Rally. [46] Benjamin Veillas, the ex co-driver of Sébastien Ogier, replaced Gilsoul. [47] Adrien Fourmaux, who drove as M-Sport's Rally1 entry in 2022, was demoted to the team's WRC2 program, [48] though he would substitute for Loubet at the season finale. [49] Jourdan Serderidis continued to drive a privately funded entry for the team at selected events. [50] Chilean rally driver Alberto Heller made his debut at his home event with the team. [51] So was the Luxembourgish driver Grégoire Munster at the event. [52] Gus Greensmith left the team after eight years, [53] and drove for Toksport in the WRC2 championship. [54]

Craig Breen was killed in an accident ahead of the 2023 Croatia Rally. Hyundai vinner Rally Sweden 4 (cropped 3).jpg
Craig Breen was killed in an accident ahead of the 2023 Croatia Rally.

Hyundai retained Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe. [55] They were joined by Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm as the team's full-time crews. [56] Craig Breen, who had previously driven for Hyundai from 2019 to 2021, rejoined the team despite having a two-year contract with M-Sport. [57] [58] He shared the third car with Dani Sordo, [59] who had previously planned to retire at the end of 2022 season. [60] However, Breen died in an accident during a test before the 2023 Croatia Rally. [61] The FIA subsequently announced that his car number 42 would be retired for the rest of the season. [62] Teemu Suninen succeeded his position with co-driver Mikko Markkula. [63] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were dropped from the team. [64] They moved to Toksport to compete the WRC2 category. [65] Former Renault Formula One Team manager Cyril Abiteboul became Hyundai's new team boss. [66]

Toyota retained the crews of Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin and of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen as their two full-time competitors. [67] Rovanperä and Halttunen retained the car number 69 for the season, despite the no.1 plate being available to them as defending champions. [68] Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston stepped up to the works team to share the third car with Ogier and Vincent Landais. [69] The team's fourth car was made available for privately funded competitors when Ogier did not compete, [70] the first of whom were Lorenzo Bertelli and Simone Scattolin at the 2023 Rally Sweden. [71] Team principal Jari-Matti Latvala also made a one-off private return at the 2023 Rally Finland, which was announced after the Safari Rally. [72]

Regulation changes

Rally organisers can include an optional Tyre Warming Zone (TWZ) between the Time Control (TC) and the start of a Special Stage. The evening flexi-service for Rally1 cars was limited to a maximum of two hours every rally weekend. [73] Morning service on gravel rallies was also removed. [74]

The allocation of pre-event test days for the manufacturers was also reduced from 28 days to 21. [75] This change was intended to reduce cost. [76]

Season report

Opening rounds

At the season opener at Monte Carlo, Ogier took his ninth Monte Carlo Rally win, surpassing Sébastien Loeb to become the driver with the most victories at the event. [77] His navigator Landais took his first overall victory in a World Rally Championship round. [78] The second round, Rally Sweden, saw Tänak and Järveoja take an early lead, before being surpassed by Breen and Fulton on Friday evening. [79] However, Tänak and Järveoja fought back on Saturday evening, [80] and eventually won the event. [81] After being absent from Sweden, Ogier and Landais returned at Rally Mexico, where they took another victory after capitalizing on their relative late road position and led the championships, despite only competing in two of the three rounds. [82] [83]

"We promised the [Breen] family we'd enjoy the weekend, we've done that. I'm sure they were following us, but we're definitely thinking of you."

—Evans' comments at the end of the rally [84]

Before the Croatia Rally, Hyundai driver Breen was killed during an accident at the pre-event test after the front-left of his i20 collided with a pole. [85] His co-driver Fulton was unharmed. [86] The rally was led by Neuville and Wydaeghe at early stage, but they crashing out on Saturday morning. [87] Evans and Martin inherited the lead, and eventually won the rally, their first since the 2021 Rally Finland and dedicated the win to Breen. [88] [89]

Mid-season gravel events

The Portuguese Rally marked the start of a sequence of seven consecutive gravel events. [90] Rovanperä and Halttunen dominated the rally, taking their first victory the season as well as winning the Power Stage to add a full thirty points to their championship defence. [91] The Sardinian Rally saw a rainy weekend. [92] Ogier and Landais fought for the lead until they went off the road on Saturday evening. [93] This left the Hyundais of Neuville and Wydaeghe and of Lappi and Ferm out in front before they eventually secured a 1–2 finish for the team. [94] Toyota responded with a 1–2–3–4 finish at the Safari Rally, (their third at the Safari Rally and fourth in the WRC), with Ogier and Landais claiming their third win of the season. [95] Meanwhile, Neuville and Wydaeghe were disqualified from eighth place at the event, due to a reconnaissance breach, [96] having already retired from two of Friday afternoon's stages with suspension damage. [97]

Kalle Rovanpera and Jonne Halttunen driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 at the shakedown of the 2023 Rally Finland. Kalle Rovanpera Rally Finland 2023 Rannankyla.jpg
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 at the shakedown of the 2023 Rally Finland.

Heading into the second half of the season, Rovanperä and Halttunen did a Rally Estonia hat-trick, winning the rally as well as the Power Stage to extend their championship leads beyond fifty points. [98] However, they retired from their home rally on the first day after they rolled their Yaris out of contention when leading the event. [99] Evans and Martin capitalized on the opportunity to win the event and the Power Stage to cut the championship leads down to twenty-five points. [100] The retirement did not stop Rovanperä and Halttunen from winning the following event at Greece and the respective Power Stage to score maximum points for the third time in 2023. [101] On the other hand, the crew of Neuville and Wydaeghe retired from the rally with suspension damage, [102] whilst the Finnish crew's other main championship rivals in Evans and Martin finished second, [103] further solidifying Rovanperä and Halttunen's chances of securing a second consecutive world title. [104] The final gravel event of the season at Chile, saw Toyota outscore Hyundai by more than thirteen points after Suninen and Markkula retired from second, which meant Toyota secured a third consecutive manufacturer's title. [105] The rally was won by Tänak and Järveoja, their second of the season. [106]

Closing rounds

At the calendar newcomer, the Central European Rally, Rovanperä and Halttunen finished second after title rival and teammates Evans and Martin crashed out on Saturday, which meant Rovanperä and Halttunen successfully defended their world titles. [107] Meanwhile, Neuville and Wydaeghe won the rally, closing the gap to the second placed Evans and Martin in the championships. [108] However, the battle for the runner-up spot was over when Neuville and Wydaeghe crashed out at the Rally Japan, meaning Evans and Martin became the crew who came out in front. [109] They ended the season with a victory as a part of Toyota 1–2–3 finish. [110]

Results and standings

Season summary

RoundEvent Winning driver Winning co-driverWinning entrantWinning timeReportRef.
1 Flag of Monaco.svg Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:12:02.0 Report [111] [112]
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Rally Sweden Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 2:25:54.5 Report [113] [114]
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Rally Guanajuato México Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:16:09.4 Report [115] [116]
4 Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Rally Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:50:54.3 Report [117] [118]
5 Flag of Portugal.svg Rally de Portugal Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:35:11.7 Report [119] [120]
6 Flag of Italy.svg Rally Italia Sardegna Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 3:40:01.4 Report [121] [122]
7 Flag of Kenya.svg Safari Rally Kenya Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:30:42.5 Report [123] [124]
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Rally Estonia Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:36:03.2 Report [125] [126]
9 Flag of Finland.svg Rally Finland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:33:11.3 Report [127] [128]
10 Flag of Greece.svg Acropolis Rally Greece Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:00:16.7 Report [129] [130]
11 Flag of Chile.svg Rally Chile Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 3:06:38.1 Report [131] [132]
12 Flag of Europe.svg Central European Rally Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:52:39.9 Report [133] [134]
13 Flag of Japan.svg Rally Japan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:32:08.8 Report [135] [136]

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. In the manufacturers' championship, teams were eligible to nominate three crews to score points, but these points were only awarded to the top two classified finishers representing a manufacturer and driving a 2022-specification Rally1 car. There were also five bonus points awarded to the winners of the Power Stage, four points for second place, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. Power Stage points were awarded in the drivers', co-drivers' and manufacturers' championships. [137] [138]

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points251815121086421

FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers

The driver who recorded a top-ten finish was taken into account for the championship regardless of the categories.

Pos.Driver MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
CRO
Flag of Croatia.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
KEN
Flag of Kenya.svg
EST
Flag of Estonia.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
GRE
Flag of Greece.svg
CHL
Flag of Chile.svg
EUR
Flag of Europe.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
Points
1 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä 2143444211312211Ret114123250
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans 435231Ret4435421122323111216
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville 3432333151DSQ2522202312131189
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak 5214922423526184Ret43143562174
5 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier 15115314513104325133
6 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi 871Ret3533212433Ret55RetRet43113
7 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta 6Ret236433440347346555454101
8 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo 75525Ret534Ret63
9 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen 15106543Ret642
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg 1488107449386Ret633
11 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen 85910723729
12 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Ret627732Ret7645RetRet1029
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith 6146RetRetRet871426
14 Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen 25WD19
15 Flag of France.svg Yohan Rossel 98981799Ret16
16 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz 107813Ret12913
17 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Pajari DNS10132229107Ret81312
18 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 5511
19 ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Nikolay Gryazin [d] 1011Ret930349471016810
20 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux 13161215Ret8118Ret8
21 Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm 16711Ret1120RetRet6
22 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster 1726264211Ret181512Ret7Ret6
23 Flag of Poland.svg Mikołaj Marczyk 149131316152
24 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Ret331692
25 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby 92
26 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Erik Cais 12443410111
27 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop 111310151
28 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Arai 101
Pos.Driver MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
CRO
Flag of Croatia.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
KEN
Flag of Kenya.svg
EST
Flag of Estonia.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
GRE
Flag of Greece.svg
CHL
Flag of Chile.svg
EUR
Flag of Europe.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
Points
Sources: [141] [142]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:
1 2 3 4 5 Power Stage position

FIA World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers

The co-driver who recorded a top-ten finish was taken into account for the championship regardless of the categories.

Pos.Co-driver MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
CRO
Flag of Croatia.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
KEN
Flag of Kenya.svg
EST
Flag of Estonia.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
GRE
Flag of Greece.svg
CHL
Flag of Chile.svg
EUR
Flag of Europe.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
Points
1 Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen 2143444211312211Ret114123250
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin 435231Ret4435421122323111216
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe 3432333151DSQ2522202312131189
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja 5214922423526184Ret43143562174
5 Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais 15115314513104325133
6 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm 871Ret3533212433Ret55RetRet43113
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston 6Ret236433440347346555454101
8 Flag of Spain.svg Cándido Carrera 75525Ret534Ret63
9 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula 15106543Ret642
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson 1488107449386Ret633
11 Flag of Norway.svg Torstein Eriksen 985910723731
12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Ret627732Ret7645RetRetWD28
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson 6146RetRetRet871426
14 Flag of Ireland.svg James Fulton 25WDRet16194519
15 Flag of France.svg Arnaud Dunand 98981799Ret16
16 Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak 107813Ret12913
17 Flag of Finland.svg Enni Mälkönen DNS10132229107Ret81312
18 Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen 5511
19 ANA flag (2021) WA.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov [e] 1011Ret930349471012810
20 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Coria 13161215Ret8118Ret8
21 Flag of Finland.svg Reeta Hämäläinen 16711Ret1120RetRet6
22 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka 1726264211Ret181512Ret7Ret6
23 Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Gospodarczyk 1491313162
24 Flag of France.svg Yannick Roche Ret331692
25 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Těšínský 124434101
26 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Jůrka 101
27 Flag of France.svg Benjamin Veillas 101
28 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Tachikui 101
Pos.Co-driver MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
CRO
Flag of Croatia.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
KEN
Flag of Kenya.svg
EST
Flag of Estonia.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
GRE
Flag of Greece.svg
CHL
Flag of Chile.svg
EUR
Flag of Europe.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
Points
Sources: [141] [143]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:
1 2 3 4 5 Power Stage position

FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers

Only the best two results of each manufacturer in the respective overall classification and Power Stage at each rally were taken into account for the championship.

Pos.Manufacturer MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
CRO
Flag of Croatia.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
KEN
Flag of Kenya.svg
EST
Flag of Estonia.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
GRE
Flag of Greece.svg
CHL
Flag of Chile.svg
EUR
Flag of Europe.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 14211321131131111113221548
2153343644422423422414325
NC3RetNC4WDRetNCNCNCRetNCNCNC1NC
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 342523252513252234231233432
53456133264334355Ret551
NCNC1RetWDNCRetDSQNCRetNCRetRetRet
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 42145214252415543143542287
Ret6655Ret564RetRetRet6Ret
Pos.Manufacturer MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
CRO
Flag of Croatia.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
KEN
Flag of Kenya.svg
EST
Flag of Estonia.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
GRE
Flag of Greece.svg
CHL
Flag of Chile.svg
EUR
Flag of Europe.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
Points
Sources: [141] [144]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:
1 2 3 4 5 Power Stage position

Notes

  1. The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.
  2. The crew of Craig Breen and James Fulton was registered for the 2023 Croatia Rally before Breen's fatal accident in the pre-event test. [39]
  3. 1 2 The crew of Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin was initially nominated to score manufacturer points at the 2023 Croatia Rally, 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. [40]
  4. Nikolay Gryazin is a Russian national, but competes as an Authorised Neutral Athlete in accordance with recommendations made by the International Olympic Committee, after a decision by the FIA to ban all connections with Russia following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [139] [140]
  5. Konstantin Aleksandrov is a Russian national, but competes as an Authorised Neutral Athlete in accordance with recommendations made by the International Olympic Committee, after a decision by the FIA to ban all connections with Russia following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [139] [140]

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