2023 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 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]

2023 Central European Rally Central Europe Rally 2023
Round 12 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
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)[1]
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

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.

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 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-one Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and three Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.^[6][7]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

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

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2

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[a]	Konstantin Aleksandrov[b]	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

Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3

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

Other major entries

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

Route

The route was initially revealed in July 2023.^[9] The first leg would be competed in the Czech Republic, while the second and third leg would be run across Austria and Germany.^[10]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2) from 25 to 28 October 2023 and CET (UTC+1) on 29 October 2023.

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	—
Source:[1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								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

Special stages

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
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

Championship standings

• Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		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

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Stage	Event
9	1	36	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:04:33.0	0.0	25	1	2
11	2	31	Erik Cais	Daniel Trunkát	Erik Cais	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:05:05.7	+32.7	18	0	0
12	3	26	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:06:39.9	+2:06.9	15	0	0
14	4	22	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	Toksport WRT 3	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:07:34.6	+3:01.6	12	0	0
15	5	28	Mikołaj Marczyk	Daniel Dymurski	Mikołaj Marczyk	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:08:07.5	+3:34.5	10	0	0
16	6	25	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:08:32.0	+3:59.0	8	2	0
17	7	39	Simon Wagner	Gerald Winter	Simon Wagner	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:09:04.1	+4:31.1	6	0	0
18	8	41	Adam Březík	Ondřej Krajča	Adam Březík	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:09:55.0	+5:22.0	4	0	0
19	9	34	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	3:12:13.8	+7:40.8	2	0	0
20	10	48	Armin Kremer	Ella Kremer	Armin Kremer	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:14:08.0	+9:35.0	1	0	0
21	11	44	Štěpán Vojtěch	Michal Ernst	Štěpán Vojtěch	Škoda Fabia R5	3:15:58.1	+11:25.1	0	0	0
22	12	46	Martin Roßgatterer	Jürgen Heigl	Martin Roßgatterer	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:17:19.7	+12:46.7	0	0	0
23	13	20	Andreas Mikkelsen	Torstein Eriksen	Toksport WRT 3	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:17:57.2	+13:24.2	0	3	0
25	14	49	Johannes Keferböck	Ilka Minor	Johannes Keferböck	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:24:01.0	+19:28.0	0	0	0
28	15	47	Michal Horák	Ivan Horák	Michal Horák	Škoda Fabia R5	3:28:37.5	+24:04.5	0	0	0
34	16	35	Alejandro Cachón	Alejandro López	Alejandro Cachón	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:41:12.7	+36:39.7	0	0	0
37	17	53	Filippo Marchino	Pietro Ometto	Filippo Marchino	Škoda Fabia R5	3:44:43.8	+40:10.8	0	0	0
43	18	52	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:54:24.4	+49:51.4	0	0	0
44	19	32	Josh McErlean	James Fulton	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	3:55:56.2	+51:23.2	0	0	0
46	20	45	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	Jara Hain	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:58:30.5	+53:57.5	0	0	0
47	21	54	Henk Vossen	Radboud van Hoek	Henk Vossen	Ford Fiesta Rally2	4:03:34.4	+59:01.4	0	0	0
Retired SS16		30	Georg Linnamäe	James Morgan	Georg Linnamäe	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Withdrawn		0	0	0
Retired SS16		38	Jan Skála	Jiří Skořepa	Jan Skála	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Accident		0	0	0
Retired SS15		27	Emil Lindholm	Reeta Hämäläinen	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Alternator		0	0	0
Retired SS10		50	Osamu Fukunaga	Misako Saida	Osamu Fukunaga	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Accident		0	0	0
Retired SS3		21	Yohan Rossel	Arnaud Dunand	PH Sport	Citroën C3 Rally2	Accident		0	0	0
Retired SS3		37	Roope Korhonen	Anssi Viinikka	Roope Korhonen	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Administrative reasons		0	0	0
Retired SS3		40	Matteo Gamba	Nicolò Gonella	Matteo Gamba	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Administrative reasons		0	0	0
Retired SS3		51	Eamonn Boland	Michael Joseph Morrissey	Eamonn Boland	Citroën C3 Rally2	Administrative reasons		0	0	0
Did not start		29	Lauri Joona	Tuukka Shemeikka	Lauri Joona	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Withdrawn		0	0	0

Special stages

Overall Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Rossel / Dunand Citroën C3 Rally2 2:06.7 — SS1 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:55.0 Mikkelsen / Eriksen SS2 Rossel / Dunand Citroën C3 Rally2 4:35.0 Rossel / Dunand SS3 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 7:39.6 Mikkelsen / Eriksen SS4 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 13:26.8 Lindholm / Hämäläinen SS5 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 14:09.7 SS6 Stage cancelled SS7 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 13:48.9 Lindholm / Hämäläinen SS8 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 14:26.6 SS9 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:51.5 SS10 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 17:16.2 SS11 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:09.5 SS12 Greensmith / Andersson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:45.7 SS13 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 17:26.1 SS14 Lindholm / Hämäläinen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 8:27.2 SS15 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:49.9 Ciamin / Roche SS16 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:18.3 SS17 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:43.6 SS18 Mikkelsen / Eriksen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:15.1

Challenger Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:08.9 — SS1 Marczyk / Dymurski Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:55.2 Marczyk / Dymurski SS2 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:37.9 Gryazin / Aleksandrov SS3 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7:46.1 Ciamin / Roche SS4 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 13:26.8 Cais / Trunkát SS5 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 14:09.7 SS6 Stage cancelled SS7 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 13.4839 Cais / Trunkát SS8 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 14:26.6 SS9 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:51.5 SS10 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 17:19.4 Ciamin / Roche SS11 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:09.5 SS12 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:46.7 SS13 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 17:27.3 SS14 Cais / Trunkát Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:28.8 SS15 Ciamin / Roche Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:49.9 SS16 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:19.2 SS17 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:43.6 SS18 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 9:15.1

Championship standings

• Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.

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	111			Torstein Eriksen	130		1	Toksport WRT 2	188			Sami Pajari	118			Enni Mälkönen	118
2		1	Gus Greensmith	111		1	Jonas Andersson	111		1	Toksport WRT 3	176			Kajetan Kajetanowicz	108			Maciej Szczepaniak	108
3		1	Yohan Rossel	104		1	Arnaud Dunand	104			M-Sport Ford WRT	146			Nikolay Gryazin	96			Konstantin Aleksandrov	96
4			Oliver Solberg	91			Elliott Edmondson	91			Toksport WRT	135		1	Mikołaj Marczyk	77			Szymon Gospodarczyk	65
5			Sami Pajari	86			Enni Mälkönen	86			Hyundai Motorsport N	128		1	Marco Bulacia	72			Diego Vallejo	62

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
24	1	55	Filip Kohn	Tom Woodburn	Filip Kohn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	3:23:04.4	0.0	25
51	2	56	Fabio Schwarz	Bernhard Ettel	Fabio Schwarz	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:24:35.4	+1:01:31.0	18
53	3	57	Martin Ravenščak	Dora Ravenščak	Martin Ravenščak	Ford Fiesta Rally3	5:15:43.8	+1:52:39.4	15

Special stages

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

Championship standings

• Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.

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			Tom Rensonnet	55			Loïc Dumont	55
4		10	Filip Kohn	52			Liam Regan	51
5		1	William Creighton	51			Conor Mohan	49

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.^[8]
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.^[8]

References

1. "Itinerary Central European Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
2. "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
3. "Sensational Rovanperä clinches 2023 WRC title". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
4. Wood, Ida (29 October 2023). "Rovanperä wins the 2023 World Rally Championship". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
5. "Mikkelsen claims WRC2 title in last-gasp Central European Rally push". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
6. "Entry List Central European Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
7. "Central European Rally 2023". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
8. "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
9. Barry, Luke (12 July 2023). "Route revealed for Central European Rally". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
10. Barry, Luke (11 August 2023). "Central European Rally alters its route". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

External links

• Official website (in German and English)
• 2023 Central European Rally at eWRC-results.com
• 2023 Central European Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)

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