2023 Acropolis Rally

2023 Acropolis Rally
EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023
Round 10 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Twisty gravel mountain roads, high temperatures and choking dust are the challenges of the event.
Host country Greece
Rally baseLamia, Central Greece
Dates run7 – 10 September 2023
Start locationAthens, Attica
Finish locationKalamaki, Central Greece
Stages15 (270.89 km; 168.32 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance989.26 km (614.70 miles)
Overall distance1,260.15 km (783.02 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered72
Crews69 at start, 52 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:00:16.7
Power Stage winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
6:28.1
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerNorway Andreas Mikkelsen
Norway Torstein Eriksen
Germany Toksport WRT 3
3:09:57.7
WRC-3 winnerParaguay Diego Dominguez Jr
Spain Rogelio Peñate
3:24:38.9
J-WRC winnerParaguay Diego Dominguez Jr
Spain Rogelio Peñate
3:24:38.9

The 2023 Acropolis Rally (also known as the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 7 September to 10 September 2023.[2] It marked the sixty-seventh running of the Acropolis Rally, and was the tenth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the final round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The event was based in Lamia in Central Greece, and was contested over fifteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 307.69 km (191.19 mi).[1]

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were the defending rally winners. Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6] Robert Virves and Julia Thulin were the defending rally winners in the junior championship.[7]

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won their third rally of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[8] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Dominguez Jr and Peñate successfully defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-3 category, as well as winning the junior class.[10] At the conclusion of the junior championship, the Irish crew of William Creighton and Liam Regan became the 2023 Junior Rally Champions.[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, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-eight Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and thirteen 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. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
4 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Cándido Carrera South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
7 France Pierre-Louis Loubet Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
9 Greece Jourdan Serderidis Belgium Frédéric Miclotte United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
17 France Sébastien Ogier France Vincent Landais Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
33 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Scott Martin Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Torstein Eriksen Germany Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
21 France Yohan Rossel France Arnaud Dunand France PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
22 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Enni Mälkönen Germany Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-Driver, Team P
23 Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson Sweden Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
24 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Sweden Jonas Andersson Germany Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
25 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
26 Nikolay Gryazin[a] Konstantin Aleksandrov[b] Germany Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Team P
27 France Adrien Fourmaux France Alexandre Coria United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
28 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Spain Diego Vallejo Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
29 Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Michal Ernst Czech Republic Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
30 Poland Mikołaj Marczyk Poland Szymon Gospodarczyk Poland Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31 Estonia Georg Linnamäe United Kingdom James Morgan Estonia Georg Linnamäe Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
32 Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
34 Finland Lauri Joona Finland Tuukka Shemeikka Finland Lauri Joona Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
35 Estonia Robert Virves United Kingdom Craig Drew Estonia Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
36 Greece Alexandros Tsouloftas Cyprus Stelios Elia Greece Alexandros Tsouloftas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
37 Greece Lambros Athanassoulas Greece Nikolaos Zakheos Greece Lambros Athanassoulas Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
38 Spain Alejandro Cachón Spain Alejandro López Fernández Spain Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
39 Spain Alexander Villanueva Spain José Murado González Spain Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
40 Austria Johannes Keferböck Austria Ilka Minor Austria Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver —
41 Saudi Arabia Rakan Al-Rashed Portugal Hugo Magalhães Saudi Arabia Rakan Al-Rashed Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver —
44 India Gaurav Gill France Florian Barral India Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
45 Greece Giorgos Kechagias Greece Christos Kouzionis Greece Giorgos Kechagias Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
46 Greece Panagiotis Roustemis Greece Nikolaos Petropoulos Greece Panagiotis Roustemis Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
47 Greece Vassileios Velanis Greece Ioannis Velanis Greece Vassileios Velanis Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
48 Greece Chrisostomos Karellis Greece Elias Panagiotounis Greece Chrisostomos Karellis Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
49 Greece Marios Xanthakos Greece Nikos Karathanassis Greece Marios Xanthakos Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
50 Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Spain Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio Spain Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
51 Greece George Vassilakis Greece Nikos Intzoglou Greece George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
52 Qatar Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Qatar Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver —
67 Greece Yorgo Philippedes United Kingdom Stuart Loudon Greece Yorgo Philippedes Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3 and/or the Junior World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Class eligibility Tyre
53 Greece Epaminondas Karanikolas Greece Giorgos Kakavas Greece Epaminondas Karanikolas Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
54 Greece Efthimios Halkias Greece Nikos Komnos Greece Efthimios Halkias Renault Clio Rally3 WRC-3 P
55 Greece Spiros Galerakis Greece Konstantinos Soukoulis Greece Spiros Galerakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
56 Greece Giorgos Delaportas Greece Evangelos Panaritis Greece Giorgos Delaportas Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
57 Peru Eduardo Castro Spain Carla Salvat Trías Peru Eduardo Castro Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
58 Turkey Ali Türkkan Turkey Burak Erdener Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
59 Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr Spain Rogelio Peñate Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
60 Republic of Ireland William Creighton Republic of Ireland Liam Regan Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
61 France Laurent Pellier France Kévin Bronner France Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
62 Belgium Tom Rensonnet Belgium Loïc Dumont Belgium RACB National Team Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
63 Spain Roberto Blach Núñez Spain Mauro Barreiro Spain Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
64 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Kelly Republic of Ireland Conor Mohan Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
65 Kenya Hamza Anwar Sweden Julia Thulin Kenya Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
66 Bolivia Nataniel Bruun Sosa Argentina Claudio Bustos Bolivia Nataniel Bruun Sosa Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC P

Itinerary

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

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
7 September — After 8:01 Lamia [Shakedown] 3.62 km
After 17:30 Opening ceremony, Acropolis —
SS1 After 19:05 EKO Super Special Stage 1.48 km
8 September SS2 After 8:23 Loutraki 1 18.10 km
SS3 After 9:26 Pissia 16.43 km
11:41 – 11:56 Tyre fitting zone, Casino Loutraki —
SS4 After 12:19 Loutraki 2 18.10 km
SS5 After 15:12 Livadia 21.03 km
SS6 After 16:45 Elatia 28.32 km
17:25 – 18:10 Flexi service A, Lamia —
9 September SS7 After 7:08 Pavliani 1 24.25 km
SS8 After 8:41 Karoutes 1 28.49 km
SS9 After 11:05 Eleftherochori 1 18.02 km
12:30 – 13:00 Flexi service B, Lamia —
SS10 After 14:08 Pavliani 2 24.25 km
SS11 After 15:41 Karoutes 2 28.49 km
SS12 After 18:05 Eleftherochori 2 18.02 km
19:15 – 20:00 Flexi service C, Lamia —
10 September SS13 After 8:52 Tarzan 23.37 km
SS14 After 10:05 Grammeni 1 19.67 km
12:17 – 12:32 Flexi service D, Lamia —
SS15 After 13:15 Grammeni 2 [Power Stage] 19.67 km
After 15:55 Podium ceremony, Lamia —
Source:[1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

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 3:00:16.7 0.0 25 5
2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:01:48.4 +1:31.7 18 4
3 3 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:01:52.6 +1:35.9 15 2
4 4 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:04:45.1 +4:28.4 12 3
5 5 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:06:39.0 +6:22.3 10 1
6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:07:37.6 +7:20.9 8 0
10 7 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:12:00.1 +11:43.4 1 0
17 8 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:24:07.9 +23:51.2 0 0
20 9 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:29:37.9 +29:21.2 0 0
Retired SS2 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Mechanical 0 0

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Shakedown cancelled
SS1 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:32.9 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS2 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:34.4 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS3 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:16.8
SS4 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:32.1
SS5 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 12:51.7
SS6 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 18:01.4
SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:46.5 Ogier / Landais
SS8 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 17:00.5 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:47.6
SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 19:07.5 Ogier / Landais
SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:43.5
SS12 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:27.4 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS13 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:40.2
SS14 Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:46.4
SS15 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:28.1

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Kalle Rovanperä 200 Jonne Halttunen 200 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 430
2 Elfyn Evans 167 Scott Martin 167 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 339
3 Thierry Neuville 134 Martijn Wydaeghe 134 M-Sport Ford WRT 220
4 Ott Tänak 119 Martin Järveoja 119
5 Sébastien Ogier 99 Vincent Landais 99

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
7 1 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:09:57.7 0.0 25 1 6
8 2 24 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:10:08.0 +10.3 18 0 4
9 3 21 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 3:11:23.7 +1:26.0 15 0 2
11 4 27 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:12:13.8 +2:16.1 12 2 0
12 5 32 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:12:32.4 +2:34.7 10 0 0
13 6 25 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:12:52.5 +2:54.8 8 0 0
14 7 34 Lauri Joona Tuukka Shemeikka Lauri Joona Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:13:05.1 +3:07.4 6 3 0
15 8 29 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:17:15.6 +7:17.9 4 0 0
16 9 30 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:23:01.0 +13:03.3 2 0 0
19 10 38 Alejandro Cachón Alejandro López Fernández Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 3:26:34.5 +16:36.8 1 0 0
22 11 48 Chrisostomos Karellis Elias Panagiotounis Chrisostomos Karellis Citroën C3 Rally2 3:31:32.1 +21:34.4 0 0 0
31 12 28 Marco Bulacia Diego Vallejo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:49:37.8 +39:40.1 0 0 0
33 13 50 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:56:09.8 +46:12.1 0 0 0
35 14 51 George Vassilakis Nikos Intzoglou George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta Rally2 4:01:05.7 +51:08.0 0 0 0
39 15 47 Vassileios Velanis Ioannis Velanis Vassileios Velanis Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:09:11.9 +59:14.2 0 0 0
42 16 49 Marios Xanthakos Nikos Karathanassis Marios Xanthakos Škoda Fabia R5 4:10:33.0 +1:00:35.3 0 0 0
45 17 44 Gaurav Gill Florian Barral Gaurav Gill Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:13:06.0 +1:03:08.3 0 0 0
Retired SS15 35 Robert Virves Craig Drew Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally2 Accident 0 0 0
Retired SS15 39 Alexander Villanueva José Murado González Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Rolled 0 0 0
Retired SS12 22 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Mechanical 0 0 0
Retired SS10 45 Giorgos Kehagias Christos Kouzionis Giorgos Kehagias Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn 0 0 0
Retired SS8 37 Lambros Athanassoulas Nikolaos Zakheos Lambros Athanassoulas Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Accident 0 0 0
Retired SS7 46 Panagiotis Roustemis Nikolaos Petropoulos Panagiotis Roustemis Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Co-driver injury 0 0 0
Retired SS7 36 Alexandros Tsouloftas Stelios Elia Alexandros Tsouloftas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Accident 0 0 0
Retired SS5 23 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Fuel system 0 0 0
Retired SS5 67 Yorgo Philippedes Stuart Loudon Yorgo Philippedes Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Accident 0 0 0
Retired SS2 31 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan Georg Linnamäe Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Rolled 0 0 0
Did not start 40 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Withdrawn 0 0 0
Did not start 41 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Rakan Al-Rashed Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Medical 0 0 0
Did not start 52 Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta Rally2 Withdrawn 0 0 0

Special stages

Championship standings

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 Andreas Mikkelsen 108 Torstein Eriksen 127 2 Toksport WRT 3 148 Sami Pajari 93 Enni Mälkönen 93
2 Yohan Rossel 92 Arnaud Dunand 92 1 M-Sport Ford WRT 146 Kajetan Kajetanowicz 93 Maciej Szczepaniak 93
3 1 Gus Greensmith 80 1 Jonas Andersson 80 1 Toksport WRT 2 115 1 Marco Bulacia 72 Konstantin Aleksandrov 68
4 1 Sami Pajari 71 1 Jonas Andersson 71 2 Toksport WRT 110 1 Nikolay Gryazin 68 1 Szymon Gospodarczyk 65
5 4 Adrien Fourmaux 67 4 Alexandre Coria 67 Hyundai Motorsport N 104 Mikołaj Marczyk 65 1 Diego Vallejo 62

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
18 1 59 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:24:38.9 0.0 25
21 2 64 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:31:31.5 +6:52.6 18
23 3 62 Tom Rensonnet Loïc Dumont RACB National Team Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:32:37.6 +7:58.7 15
24 4 57 Eduardo Castro Carla Salvat Trías Eduardo Castro Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:32:58.5 +8:19.6 12
25 5 63 Roberto Blach Núñez Mauro Barreiro Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:38:33.4 +13:54.5 10
26 6 54 Efthimios Halkias Nikos Komnos Efthimios Halkias Renault Clio Rally3 3:41:16.9 +16:38.0 8
32 7 55 Spiros Galerakis Konstantinos Soukoulis Spiros Galerakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:53:40.3 +29:01.4 6
34 8 60 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:57:39.9 +33:01.0 4
43 9 56 Giorgos Delaportas Evangelos Panaritis Giorgos Delaportas Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:12:14.2 +47:35.3 2
44 10 61 Laurent Pellier Kévin Bronner Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:13:03.0 +48:24.1 1
Retired SS13 53 Epaminondas Karanikolas Giorgos Kakavas Epaminondas Karanikolas Ford Fiesta Rally3 Withdrawn 0
Retired SS11 65 Hamza Anwar Julia Thulin Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 Rolled 0
Retired SS2 58 Ali Türkkan Burak Erdener Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 Withdrawn 0

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Shakedown cancelled
SS1 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:41.7 Creighton / Regan
SS2 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:26.7 Pellier / Bronner
SS3 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:49.8 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS4 Stage cancelled
SS5 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:32.7 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS6 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 20:14.5 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
Pellier / Bronner
SS7 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 22:00.0 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS8 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:52.6
SS9 Stage cancelled
SS10 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 21:15.0 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS11 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:22.2
SS12 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:44.7
SS13 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:43.6
SS14 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:22.0
SS15 Stage cancelled

Championship standings

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

J-WRC Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
18 1 59 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:24:38.9 0.0 25 4
21 2 64 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:31:31.5 +6:52.6 18 0
23 3 62 Tom Rensonnet Loïc Dumont RACB National Team Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:32:37.6 +7:58.7 15 0
25 4 63 Roberto Blach Núñez Mauro Barreiro Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:38:33.4 +13:54.5 12 0
34 5 60 William Creighton Liam Regan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:57:39.9 +33:01.0 10 4
44 6 61 Laurent Pellier Kévin Bronner Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:13:03.0 +48:24.1 8 4
Retired SS14 66 Nataniel Bruun Sosa Claudio Bustos Nataniel Bruun Sosa Ford Fiesta Rally3 Rolled 0 0
Retired SS11 65 Hamza Anwar Julia Thulin Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 Rolled 0 0

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Shakedown cancelled
SS1 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:41.7 Creighton / Regan
SS2 Dominguez Jr / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:26.7 Pellier / Bronner
SS3 Dominguez Jr / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:49.8 Dominguez Jr / Peñate
SS4 Stage cancelled
SS5 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:32.7 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS6 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 20:14.5 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
Pellier / Bronner
SS7 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 22:00.0 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS8 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:52.6
SS9 Stage cancelled
SS10 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 21:15.0 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS11 Creighton / Regan Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:22.2
SS12 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:44.7
SS13 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:43.6
SS14 Pellier / Bronner Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:22.0
SS15 Stage cancelled

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.
Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 William Creighton 120 Liam Regan 120
2 1 Diego Dominguez Jr. 118 Rogelio Peñate 118
3 1 Laurent Pellier 87 Mauro Barreiro 77
4 Roberto Blach 77 1 Loïc Dumont 74
5 1 Tom Rensonnet 74 2 Conor Mohan 69

Notes

  1. ^ 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.[14]
  2. ^ 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.[14]

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