2023 Croatia Rally

2023 Croatia Rally
Croatia Rally 2023
Round 4 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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The Croatia Rally was the first tarmac rally on the calendar.
Host country Croatia
Rally baseZagreb
Dates run20 – 23 April 2023
Start locationSamobor, Zagreb County
Finish locationKumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje
Stages20 (301.26 km; 187.19 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance1,348.42 km (837.87 miles)
Overall distance1,649.68 km (1,025.06 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered57
Crews54 at start, 48 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Elfyn Evans
United Kingdom Scott Martin
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing
2:50:54.3
Power Stage winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobil WRT
8:06.4
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFrance Yohan Rossel
France Arnaud Dunand
France PH Sport
2:58:45.6
WRC-3 winnerRepublic of Ireland Eamonn Kelly
Republic of Ireland Conor Mohan
Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Academy
3:20:15.7
J-WRC winnerRepublic of Ireland Eamonn Kelly
Republic of Ireland Conor Mohan
Republic of Ireland 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]

Background

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Entry list

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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]

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
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
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[a] P
42 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Republic of Ireland James Fulton South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer —
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
21 France Yohan Rossel France Arnaud Dunand France PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
22 Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Reeta Hämäläinen Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
23 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Sweden Jonas Andersson Germany Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
24 Nikolay Gryazin[b] Konstantin Aleksandrov[c] Germany Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
25 France Adrien Fourmaux France Alexandre Coria United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team P
26 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Enni Mälkönen Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
27 Czech Republic Erik Cais Czech Republic Petr Těšínský Czech Republic Erik Cais Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
28 Luxembourg Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
29 Estonia Georg Linnamäe United Kingdom James Morgan Estonia Georg Linnamäe Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
30 France Nicolas Ciamin France Yannick Roche France Nicolas Ciamin Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
31 Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean Republic of Ireland John Rowan Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
32 Germany Armin Kremer Germany Ella Kremer Germany Armin Kremer Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
34 Italy Mauro Miele Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
35 Austria Johannes Keferböck Austria Ilka Minor Austria Johannes Keferböck Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver P
36 Spain Alejandro Cachón Spain Alejandro López Fernández Spain Alejandro Cachón Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
37 Hungary Norbert Herczig Hungary Ramón Ferencz Hungary Norbert Herczig Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver P
38 Republic of Ireland Patrick O'Brien Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Brien Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team P
39 Netherlands Henk Vossen Netherlands Radboud van Hoek Netherlands Henk Vossen Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver P
40 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Republic of Ireland Michael Joseph Morrissey Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters 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
41 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
44 France Laurent Pellier France Marine Pelamourgues France Laurent Pellier Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
45 Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Spain Rogelio Peñate Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC P
46 Spain Raúl Hernández Spain Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Spain Raúl Hernández Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC P
47 Spain Roberto Blach Núñez Spain Mauro Barreiro Spain Roberto Blach Núñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
48 Belgium Tom Rensonnet Belgium Loïc Dumont Belgium Tom Rensonnet Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
49 Kenya Hamza Anwar Republic of Ireland Martin Brady Kenya Hamza Anwar Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3, Junior WRC P
50 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
51 Czech Republic Filip Kohn Czech Republic Tomáš Střeska Czech Republic Filip Kohn Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
52 Croatia Martin Ravenščak Croatia Dora Ravenščak Croatia Martin Ravenščak Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC-3 P
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20 Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson Sweden Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 — P
56 Hungary Zoltán László Hungary Gábor Zsiros Hungary Zoltán László Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver P
57 Slovenia Aleš Zrinski Slovenia Rok Vidmar Slovenia Aleš Zrinski Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Masters Driver P

Itinerary

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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]

Report

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WRC Rally1

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:50:54.3 0.0 25 0
2 2 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:51:21.3 +27.0 18 0
3 3 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:51:52.9 +58.6 15 1
4 4 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:52:12.6 +1:18.3 12 4
5 5 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:52:22.3 +1:28.0 10 3
6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:53:16.8 +2:22.5 8 2
7 7 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:55:16.9 +4:22.6 6 0
33 8 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:49:54.2 +58:59.9 0 5
Did not start 42 Craig Breen James Fulton Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver's fatal accident 0 0

Special stages

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Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:52.8 —
SS1 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:57.7 Ogier / Landais
SS2 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 15:18.1 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS3 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:30.8
SS4 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:48.2
SS5 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:06.8
SS6 Lappi / Ferm Hyundai i20 N Rally1 15:33.3
SS7 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 5:29.1
SS8 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:56.3
SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:43.6
SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:30.3
SS11 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:47.9 Evans / Martin
SS12 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:22.9
SS13 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:55.0
SS14 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 4:32.2
SS15 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:50.6
SS16 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:28.0
SS17 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:56.5
SS18 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:08.2
SS19 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:02.5
SS20 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:06.4

Championship standings

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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

WRC-2 Rally2

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Classification

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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

Special stages

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Championship standings

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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

WRC-3 Rally3

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Classification

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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

Special stages

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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

Championship standings

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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

J-WRC Rally3

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Classification

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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

Special stages

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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

Championship standings

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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

Death of Craig Breen

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Craig Breen died in the pre-event test.

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]

Notes

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  1. ^ The Toyota crew of Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin was initially nominated to score manufacturer points at the weekend, but Toyota amended their championship eligibility to not score manufacturer points to match Hyundai and M-Sport following Breen's death ahead of the event as a mark of solidarity.[15]
  2. ^ 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.[16]
  3. ^ 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.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary Rally Croatia Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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