2023 Croatia Rally Croatia Rally 2023 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Round 4 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
| |||
Host country | Croatia | ||
Rally base | Zagreb | ||
Dates run | 20 – 23 April 2023 | ||
Start location | Samobor, Zagreb County | ||
Finish location | Kumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje | ||
Stages | 20 (301.26 km; 187.19 miles)[1] | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
Transport distance | 1,348.42 km (837.87 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,649.68 km (1,025.06 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 57 | ||
Crews | 54 at start, 48 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing 2:50:54.3 | ||
Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobil WRT 8:06.4 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport 2:58:45.6 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Academy 3:20:15.7 | ||
J-WRC winner | Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Academy 3:20:15.7 |
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]
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]
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]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | Yohan Rossel | Arnaud Dunand | PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
22 | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
23 | Gus Greensmith | Jonas Andersson | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
24 | Nikolay Gryazin[b] | Konstantin Aleksandrov[c] | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
25 | Adrien Fourmaux | Alexandre Coria | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | P |
26 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P |
27 | Erik Cais | Petr Těšínský | Erik Cais | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
28 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P |
29 | Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | Georg Linnamäe | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
30 | Nicolas Ciamin | Yannick Roche | Nicolas Ciamin | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
31 | Josh McErlean | John Rowan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P |
32 | Armin Kremer | Ella Kremer | Armin Kremer | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
34 | Mauro Miele | Luca Beltrame | Mauro Miele | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
35 | Johannes Keferböck | Ilka Minor | Johannes Keferböck | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver | P |
36 | Alejandro Cachón | Alejandro López Fernández | Alejandro Cachón | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | P |
37 | Norbert Herczig | Ramón Ferencz | Norbert Herczig | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver | P |
38 | Patrick O'Brien | Stephen O'Brien | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | P |
39 | Henk Vossen | Radboud van Hoek | Henk Vossen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | P |
40 | Eamonn Boland | Michael Joseph Morrissey | Eamonn Boland | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | P |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Class eligibility | Tyre |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
44 | Laurent Pellier | Marine Pelamourgues | Laurent Pellier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
45 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior WRC | P |
46 | Raúl Hernández | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Raúl Hernández | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior WRC | P |
47 | Roberto Blach Núñez | Mauro Barreiro | Roberto Blach Núñez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
48 | Tom Rensonnet | Loïc Dumont | Tom Rensonnet | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
49 | Hamza Anwar | Martin Brady | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
50 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | P |
51 | Filip Kohn | Tomáš Střeska | Filip Kohn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3 | P |
52 | Martin Ravenščak | Dora Ravenščak | Martin Ravenščak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3 | P |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Oliver Solberg | Elliott Edmondson | Oliver Solberg | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P |
56 | Zoltán László | Gábor Zsiros | Zoltán László | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver | P |
57 | Aleš Zrinski | Rok Vidmar | Aleš Zrinski | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver | P |
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
---|---|---|---|---|
20 April | — | After 9:00 | Okić [Shakedown] | 3.65 km |
After 18:30 | Opening ceremony, Zagreb | — | ||
21 April | SS1 | After 8:03 | Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1 | 19.20 km |
SS2 | After 8:56 | Stojdraga – Hartje 1 | 25.67 km | |
SS3 | After 9:59 | Krašić – Vrškovac 1 | 11.11 km | |
SS4 | After 11:12 | Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1 | 9.11 km | |
13:02 – 13:42 | Service A, Zagreb | — | ||
SS5 | After 14:45 | Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2 | 19.20 km | |
SS6 | After 15:38 | Stojdraga – Hartje 2 | 25.67 km | |
SS7 | After 16:41 | Krašić – Vrškovac 2 | 11.11 km | |
SS8 | After 17:54 | Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2 | 9.11 km | |
19:24 – 20:09 | Flexi service B, Zagreb | — | ||
22 April | 6:31 – 6:46 | Service C, Zagreb | — | |
SS9 | After 7:54 | Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1 | 23.76 km | |
SS10 | After 9:05 | Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1 | 8.78 km | |
SS11 | After 10:23 | Ravna Gora – Skrad 1 | 10.13 km | |
SS12 | After 11:26 | Platak 1 | 15.63 km | |
14:06 – 14:46 | Service D, Zagreb | — | ||
SS13 | After 15:54 | Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2 | 23.76 km | |
SS14 | After 17:05 | Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2 | 8.78 km | |
SS15 | After 18:23 | Ravna Gora – Skrad 2 | 10.13 km | |
SS16 | After 19:26 | Platak 2 | 15.63 km | |
21:46 – 22:31 | Flexi service E, Zagreb | — | ||
23 April | 5:30 – 5:45 | Service F, Zagreb | — | |
SS17 | After 7:08 | Trakošćan – Vrbno 1 | 13.15 km | |
SS18 | After 8:38 | Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1 | 14.09 km | |
SS19 | After 10:26 | Trakošćan – Vrbno 2 | 13.15 km | |
12:01 – 12:58 | Regroup, Kumrovec | — | ||
SS20 | After 13:15 | Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage] | 14.09 km | |
After 15:30 | Podium ceremony, Kumrovec | — | ||
Source:[1] |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Sébastien Ogier | 69 | Vincent Landais | 69 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 161 | ||||||
2 | 3 | Elfyn Evans | 69 | 3 | Scott Martin | 69 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 132 | ||||
3 | Kalle Rovanperä | 68 | Jonne Halttunen | 68 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 108 | ||||||
4 | Ott Tänak | 65 | Martin Järveoja | 65 | ||||||||
5 | 3 | Thierry Neuville | 58 | 3 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 58 |
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Class | Class | Stage | Event | |||||||
8 | 1 | 21 | Yohan Rossel | Arnaud Dunand | PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 2:58:45.6 | 0.0 | 25 | 0 | 4 |
9 | 2 | 24 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 2:59:01.7 | +16.1 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
11 | 3 | 22 | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:00:13.1 | +1:27.5 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
12 | 4 | 25 | Adrien Fourmaux | Alexandre Coria | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 3:01:04.1 | +2:18.5 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
13 | 5 | 26 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:01:12.2 | +2:26.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
14 | 6 | 23 | Gus Greensmith | Jonas Andersson | Toksport WRT2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:03:58.0 | +5:12.4 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
15 | 7 | 32 | Armin Kremer | Ella Kremer | Armin Kremer | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:10:09.8 | +11:24.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
16 | 8 | 37 | Norbert Herczig | Ramón Ferencz | Norbert Herczig | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:12:05.1 | +13:19.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
18 | 9 | 35 | Johannes Keferböck | Ilka Minor | Johannes Keferböck | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:15:41.5 | +16:55.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
19 | 10 | 38 | Patrick O'Brien | Stephen O'Brien | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 3:16:01.4 | +17:15.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
26 | 11 | 28 | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 3:34:23.3 | +35:37.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | 12 | 40 | Eamonn Boland | Michael Joseph Morrissey | Eamonn Boland | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 3:36:37.1 | +37:51.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | 13 | 29 | Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | Georg Linnamäe | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 3:43:00.7 | +44:15.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | 14 | 39 | Henk Vossen | Radboud van Hoek | Henk Vossen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:57:49.0 | +59:03.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | 15 | 36 | Alejandro Cachón | Alejandro López Fernández | Alejandro Cachón | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 4:20:01.1 | +1:21:15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | 16 | 27 | Erik Cais | Petr Těšínský | Erik Cais | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 4:20:29.2 | +1:21:43.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Retired SS19 | 34 | Mauro Miele | Luca Beltrame | Mauro Miele | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS13 | 30 | Nicolas Ciamin | Yannick Roche | Nicolas Ciamin | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Accident | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Did not start | 31 | Josh McErlean | John Rowan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 1 | Yohan Rossel | 53 | 1 | Arnaud Dunand | 53 | 1 | Toksport WRT | 80 | Nikolay Gryazin | 50 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 50 | |||||||
2 | 1 | Emil Lindholm | 44 | 1 | Reeta Hämäläinen | 44 | 1 | Toksport WRT 2 | 65 | 1 | Sami Pajari | 43 | 1 | Enni Mälkönen | 43 | |||||
3 | 2 | Oliver Solberg | 43 | 2 | Elliott Edmondson | 43 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 60 | 1 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 25 | 1 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 25 | ||||||
4 | 1 | Nikolay Gryazin | 38 | 1 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 38 | Hyundai Motorsport N | 30 | Marco Bulacia | 25 | 1 | James Morgan | 20 | |||||||
5 | 1 | Gus Greensmith | 37 | 1 | Jonas Andersson | 37 | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | 18 | 1 | Georg Linnamäe | 18 | 1 | Borja Rozada | 18 |
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Class | ||||||||
20 | 1 | 50 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:20:15.7 | 0.0 | 25 |
21 | 2 | 48 | Tom Rensonnet | Loïc Dumont | Tom Rensonnet | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:20:46.5 | +30.8 | 18 |
35 | 3 | 47 | Roberto Blach Núñez | Mauro Barreiro | Roberto Blach Núñez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:57:11.9 | +36:56.2 | 15 |
41 | 4 | 49 | Hamza Anwar | Martin Brady | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:16:10.8 | +55:55.1 | 12 |
45 | 5 | 41 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:32:17.4 | +1:12:01.7 | 10 |
46 | 6 | 51 | Filip Kohn | Tomáš Střeska | Filip Kohn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:44:33.1 | +1:24:17.4 | 8 |
Retired SS19 | 44 | Laurent Pellier | Marine Pelamourgues | Laurent Pellier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Engine | 0 | ||
Retired SS18 | 52 | Martin Ravenščak | Dora Ravenščak | Martin Ravenščak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Accident | 0 |
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class 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 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 37 | Rogelio Peñate | 37 | ||||
2 | 1 | William Creighton | 28 | 1 | Liam Regan | 28 | ||
3 | 3 | Tom Rensonnet | 28 | 3 | Loïc Dumont | 28 | ||
4 | 2 | Roope Korhonen | 25 | 2 | Anssi Viinikka | 25 | ||
5 | 7 | Eamonn Kelly | 25 | 7 | Conor Mohan | 25 |
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Class | Class | Stage | |||||||
20 | 1 | 50 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:20:15.7 | 0.0 | 25 | 0 |
21 | 2 | 48 | Tom Rensonnet | Loïc Dumont | Tom Rensonnet | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:20:46.5 | +30.8 | 18 | 2 |
35 | 3 | 47 | Roberto Blach Núñez | Mauro Barreiro | Roberto Blach Núñez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:57:11.9 | +36:56.2 | 15 | 3 |
38 | 4 | 45 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:58:14.7 | +37:59.0 | 12 | 0 |
41 | 5 | 49 | Hamza Anwar | Martin Brady | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:16:10.8 | +55:55.1 | 10 | 0 |
42 | 6 | 46 | Raúl Hernández | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Raúl Hernández | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:19:17.5 | +59:01.8 | 8 | 0 |
45 | 7 | 41 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:32:17.4 | +1:12:01.7 | 6 | 10 |
Retired SS19 | 44 | Laurent Pellier | Marine Pelamourgues | Laurent Pellier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Engine | 0 | 5 |
Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class 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 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | William Creighton | 50 | Liam Regan | 50 | ||||
2 | Laurent Pellier | 29 | Marine Pelamourgues | 29 | ||||
3 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 27 | Rogelio Peñate | 27 | ||||
4 | 3 | Tom Rensonnet | 26 | 3 | Loïc Dumont | 26 | ||
5 | 1 | Roberto Blach | 26 | 1 | Mauro Barreiro | 26 |
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]
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
|