13th edition of Rally Estonia
The 2023 Rally Estonia (also known as the WRC Rally Estonia 2023 ) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 20 July to 23 July 2023.[2] It marked the thirteenth running of the Rally Estonia , and was the eighth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship , World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 . The event was also the fourth round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship .[3] The event was based in Tartu of Tartu County , and was contested over twenty-one special stages covering a total competitive distance of 300.42 km (186.67 mi).[1]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT , were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category as well as the junior championship.[6] [7]
Rovanperä and Halttunen successfully defended their titles, so as their team, Toyota.[8] Mikkelsen and Eriksen defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[10] Grégoire Munster and Grégoire Munster won the junior class.[11]
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 are not registered to score points in any championship. Eight entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-four Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and eleven 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 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 Nicolas Gilsoul 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 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 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 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P 21 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Team P 22 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P 23 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P 24 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P 25 Egon Kaur Jakko Viilo Egon Kaur Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P 26 Robert Virves Craig Drew Robert Virves Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P 27 Marco Bulacia Diego Vallejo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P 28 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan Georg Linnamäe Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P 29 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P 30 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P 31 Josh McErlean James Fulton Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P 32 Alejandro Cachón Alejandro López Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver — 34 Jorge Martínez Fontena Alberto Alvarez Nicholson Jorge Martínez Fontena Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P 35 Bruno Bulacia Axel Coronado Bruno Bulacia Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P 36 Emilio Fernández Borja Rozada Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P 37 Priit Koik Kristo Tamm Priit Koik Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P 38 Kaspar Kasari Rainis Raidma Kaspar Kasari Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P 39 Alexander Villanueva José Murado González Alexander Villanueva Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P 40 Armin Kremer Ella Kremer Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P 41 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P 44 Miguel Zaldivar Sr. José Luis Díaz Miguel Zaldivar Sr. Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver — 45 Luciano Cobbe Roberto Mometti Luciano Cobbe Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P 46 Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver —
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3 ).
Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 20 July — After 9:01 Kastre [Shakedown ] 4.08 km After 18:30 Opening ceremony , Tartu — SS1 After 20:05 Tartu 1 3.35 km 20:23 – 20:38 Flexi service A , Raadi — 21 July SS2 After 9:08 Peipsiääre 1 24.35 km SS3 After 10:01 Mustvee 1 17.09 km SS4 After 11:44 Raanitsa 1 21.45 km 12:54 – 13:04 Regroup , Raadi — 13:04 – 13:44 Service B , Raadi — SS5 After 14:42 Peipsiääre 2 24.35 km SS6 After 15:35 Mustvee 2 17.09 km SS7 After 17:18 Raanitsa 2 21.45 km SS8 After 18:21 Neeruti 7.60 km 19:31 – 19:41 Regroup , Raadi — 19:41 – 20:26 Flexi service C , Raadi — 22 July SS9 After 8:09 Mäeküla 1 10.27 km SS10 After 9:02 Otepää 1 11.15 km 9:37 – 10:17 Regroup , Kanepi — SS11 After 11:10 Mäeküla 2 10.27 km SS12 After 12:03 Otepää 2 11.15 km 13:18 – 13:28 Regroup , Raadi — 13:28 – 14:08 Service D , Raadi — SS13 After 14:56 Elva 1 11.73 km SS14 After 16:05 Kanepi 1 16.48 km 16:35 – 17:05 Regroup , Kanepi — SS15 After 17:56 Elva 2 11.73 km SS16 After 19:05 Kanepi 2 16.48 km SS17 After 20:24 Tartu 2 3.35 km 20:46 – 21:31 Flexi service E , Raadi — 23 July SS18 After 8:09 Karaski 1 12.04 km SS19 After 9:05 Kambja 1 18.50 km 10:00 – 10:33 Regroup , Kanepi — SS20 After 11:01 Karaski 2 12.04 km 11:26 – 12:42 Regroup , Kanepi — SS21 After 13:05 Kambja 2 [Power Stage ] 18.50 km After 16:30 Podium ceremony , Tartu — Source: [1]
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