2023_Central_Europe_Rally

2023 Central European Rally
*Central Europe Rally 2023*
2023 Central European Rally; Central Europe Rally 2023
Round 12 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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	Rally winners Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe during the event.
Host country	Czech Republic (leg 1); Austria (leg 2 & 3); Germany (leg 2 & 3);
Rally base	Passau, Bavaria, Germany
Dates run	26 – 29 October 2023
Start location	Velká Chuchle, Prague, Czech Republic
Finish location	Passau, Bavaria, Germany
Stages	18 (311.79 km; 193.74 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac
Transport distance	1,355.29 km (842.14 miles)
Overall distance	1,667.08 km (1,035.88 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	68
Crews	67 at start, 54 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Thierry Neuville; Martijn Wydaeghe; Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT; 2:52:39.9
Power Stage winner	Elfyn Evans; Scott Martin; Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT; 8:42.3
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Nicolas Ciamin; Yannick Roche; 3:04:33.0
WRC-3 winner	Filip Kohn; Tom Woodburn; 3:23:04.4

2023 Central European Rally

1st edition of Central European Rally

The 2023 Central European Rally (also known as the Central Europe Rally 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars which was held from 26 to 29 October 2023.^[2] It marked the first running of the Central European Rally, and was be the twelfth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Passau, Bavaria, Germany, and was contested over eighteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 311.79 km (193.74 mi).^[1]

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Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their second rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.^[3] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen became the 2023 World Rally Champions after finishing second.^[4] Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche won the World Rally Championship-2 category, while Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the 2023 WRC-2 title.^[5] Filip Kohn and Tom Woodburn won the World Rally Championship-3 category.

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[9] 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.^[8]

[10] 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.^[8]

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No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
3	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Benjamin Veillas	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
13	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
17	Sébastien Ogier	Vincent Landais	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
20	Andreas Mikkelsen	Torstein Eriksen	Toksport WRT 3	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
21	Yohan Rossel	Arnaud Dunand	PH Sport	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
22	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	Toksport WRT 3	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
23	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Team	P
25	Nikolay Gryazin^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Konstantin Aleksandrov^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
26	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
27	Emil Lindholm	Reeta Hämäläinen	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
28	Mikołaj Marczyk	Daniel Dymurski	Mikołaj Marczyk	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
29	Lauri Joona	Tuukka Shemeikka	Lauri Joona	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	—
30	Georg Linnamäe	James Morgan	Georg Linnamäe	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
31	Erik Cais	Daniel Trunkát	Erik Cais	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
32	Josh McErlean	James Fulton	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
34	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
35	Alejandro Cachón	Alejandro López	Alejandro Cachón	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
36	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
37	Roope Korhonen	Anssi Viinikka	Roope Korhonen	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
38	Jan Skála	Jiří Skořepa	Jan Skála	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
39	Simon Wagner	Gerald Winter	Simon Wagner	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
40	Matteo Gamba	Nicolò Gonella	Matteo Gamba	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
41	Adam Březík	Ondřej Krajča	Adam Březík	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
44	Štěpán Vojtěch	Michal Ernst	Štěpán Vojtěch	Škoda Fabia R5	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
45	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	Jara Hain	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
46	Martin Roßgatterer	Jürgen Heigl	Martin Roßgatterer	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
47	Michal Horák	Ivan Horák	Michal Horák	Škoda Fabia R5	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
48	Armin Kremer	Ella Kremer	Armin Kremer	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
49	Johannes Keferböck	Ilka Minor	Johannes Keferböck	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
50	Osamu Fukunaga	Misako Saida	Osamu Fukunaga	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
51	Eamonn Boland	Michael Joseph Morrissey	Eamonn Boland	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver	P
52	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
53	Filippo Marchino	Pietro Ometto	Filippo Marchino	Škoda Fabia R5	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
54	Henk Vossen	Radboud van Hoek	Henk Vossen	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver	P

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
55	Filip Kohn	Tom Woodburn	Filip Kohn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P
56	Fabio Schwarz	Bernhard Ettel	Fabio Schwarz	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P
57	Martin Ravenščak	Dora Ravenščak	Marin Ravenščak	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
24	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	—	P
63	Zoltán László	Gábor Zsiros	Zoltán László	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Masters Driver	P

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
25 October	—	After 16:01	Tittling [Shakedown]	3.38 km
26 October		After 13:00	Opening ceremony, Hradčany Square	—
	SS1	After 14:05	Velká Chuchle	2.37 km
	SS2	After 18:05	Klatovy	8.92 km
		20:45 – 21:33	Flexi service A, Passau	—
27 October		7:00 – 7:10	Service B, Passau	—
	SS3	After 9:50	Vlachovo Březí 1	13.66 km
	SS4	After 10:42	Zvotoky 1	23.81 km
	SS5	After 12:15	Šumavské Hoštice 1	23.43 km
		13:52 – 14:07	Tyre fitting zone, Prachatice	—
	SS6	After 14:32	Vlachovo Březí 2	13.66 km
	SS7	After 15:24	Zvotoky 2	23.81 km
	SS8	After 16:57	Šumavské Hoštice 2	23.43 km
		19:22 – 20:10	Flexi service C, Passau	—
28 October		7:00 – 7:16	Service D, Passau	—
	SS9	After 8:15	Schärdinger Innviertel 1	16.02 km
	SS10	After 10:01	Mühltal 1	27.83 km
	SS11	After 11:05	Knaus Tabbert Bayerischer Wald 1	11.88 km
		13:45 – 14:16	Service E, Passau	—
	SS12	After 15:15	Schärdinger Innviertel 2	16.02 km
	SS13	After 17:01	Mühltal 2	27.83 km
	SS14	After 18:05	Knaus Tabbert Bayerischer Wald 2	11.88 km
		19:35 – 19:23	Flexi service F, Passau	—
29 October		6:30 – 6:46	Service G, Passau	—
	SS15	After 8:15	Böhmerwald 1	17.25 km
		After 8:33	Regroup, Ulrichsberg	—
	SS16	After 9:35	Passauer Land 1	16.37 km
	SS17	After 10:33	Böhmerwald 2	17.25 km
		After 11:01	Regroup, Ulrichsberg	—
	SS18	After 12:15	Passauer Land 2 [Power Stage]	16.37 km
		After 14:30	Official finish, Passau	—
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2023_Central_Europe_Rally

2023 Central European Rally

Background

Entry list

Route

Itinerary

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

Special stages

Championship standings

Notes

References

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Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Event	Stage
1	1	11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	2:52:39.9	0.0	25	4
2	2	69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	2:53:37.5	+57.6	18	0
3	3	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	2:54:32.7	+1:52.8	15	1
4	4	17	Sébastien Ogier	Vincent Landais	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	2:54:48.5	+2:08.6	12	3
5	5	18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	2:55:28.2	+2:48.3	10	2
6	6	3	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	2:55:46.2	+3:06.3	8	0
7	7	13	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	2:57:02.2	+4:22.3	4	0
10	8	7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Benjamin Veillas	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	3:04:44.2	+12:04.3	1	0
31	9	33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	3:32:38.1	+39:58.2	0	5
Retired SS5		4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Accident		0	0

Stage	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
SD	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	1:57.5	—
SS1	Tänak / Järveoja	Ford Puma Rally1	1:51.2	Tänak / Järveoja
SS2	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	4:14.7	Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS3	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	7:08.2	Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS4	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	12:30.8	Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS5	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	13:13.5
SS6	Evans / Martin	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	7:15.0
SS7	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	12:55.5
SS8	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	13:46.5
SS9	Evans / Martin	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	8:17.4
SS10	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	16:06.7
SS11	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	7:38.4	Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS12	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	8:15.0
SS13	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	16:24.2
SS14	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	8:04.5
SS15	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	8:14.4
SS16	Evans / Martin	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	8:36.5
SS17	Ogier / Landais	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	8:11.1
SS18	Evans / Martin	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	8:42.3

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Kalle Rovanperä	235		Jonne Halttunen	235		Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	504
2		Elfyn Evans	191		Scott Martin	191		Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	399
3		Thierry Neuville	184		Martijn Wydaeghe	184		M-Sport Ford WRT	271
4		Ott Tänak	162		Martin Järveoja	162
5		Sébastien Ogier	114		Vincent Landais	114

Stage	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
SD	Kohn / Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	2:27.2	—
SS1	Schwarz / Ettel	Ford Fiesta Rally3	2:05.8	Schwarz / Ettel
SS2	Kohn / Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	5:01.6	Kohn / Woodburn
SS3	Schwarz / Ettel	Ford Fiesta Rally3	8:36.6
SS4	Schwarz / Ettel	Ford Fiesta Rally3	14:40.4
SS5	Kohn / Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	15:19.1
SS6	Stage cancelled
SS7	Kohn / Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	14:45.4	Kohn / Woodburn
SS8	Kohn / Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	16:09.8
SS9	Kohn / Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	9:56.7
SS10	Kohn / Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	19:18.0
SS11	Kohn / Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	10:27.6
SS12	Kohn / Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	9:47.8
SS13	Kohn / Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	19:24.4
SS14	Kohn / Woodburn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	9:23.8
SS15	Schwarz / Ettel	Ford Fiesta Rally3	9:35.6
SS16	Schwarz / Ettel	Ford Fiesta Rally3	10:07.7
SS17	Schwarz / Ettel	Ford Fiesta Rally3	9:27.5
SS18	Schwarz / Ettel	Ford Fiesta Rally3	10:04.7

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Previous rally: New event	2023 Central European Rally	Next rally: 2024 Central European Rally

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points
1		Roope Korhonen	100		Anssi Viinikka	100
2		Diego Dominguez Jr.	87		Rogelio Peñate	87
3		Tom Rensonnet	55		Loïc Dumont	55
4	10	Filip Kohn	52		Liam Regan	51
5	1	William Creighton	51		Conor Mohan	49