2023 Central European Rally

2023 Central European Rally
Central Europe Rally 2023
Round 12 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Rally winners Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe during the event.
Host country
Rally basePassau, Bavaria, Germany
Dates run26 – 29 October 2023
Start locationVelká Chuchle, Prague, Czech Republic
Finish locationPassau, Bavaria, Germany
Stages18 (311.79 km; 193.74 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance1,355.29 km (842.14 miles)
Overall distance1,667.08 km (1,035.88 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered68
Crews67 at start, 54 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:52:39.9
Power Stage winnerUnited Kingdom Elfyn Evans
United Kingdom Scott Martin
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
8:42.3
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFrance Nicolas Ciamin
France Yannick Roche
3:04:33.0
WRC-3 winnerCzech Republic Filip Kohn
United Kingdom Tom Woodburn
3:23:04.4

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]

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.

  1. ^ a b "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.