2023 Rally Mexico Rally Guanajuato México 2023 | |||
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Round 3 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Mexico | ||
Rally base | León, Guanajuato | ||
Dates run | 16 – 19 March 2023 | ||
Start location | City of Guanajuato, Guanajuato | ||
Finish location | León, Guanajuato | ||
Stages | 23 (315.69 km; 196.16 miles)[1] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 653.93 km (406.33 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 969.62 km (602.49 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 32 | ||
Crews | 31 at start, 28 at finish | ||
Cancellation | SS15 cancelled due to the accident of Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm in the stage at the morning loop. | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:16:09.4 | ||
Power Stage winner | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 5:14.8 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson 3:28:40.9 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate 3:46:34.2 |
The 2023 Rally Mexico (also known as the Rally Guanajuato México 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 16 and 19 March 2023.[2] It marked the nineteenth running of the Rally Mexico, and was the third round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2023 event was based in the city of León in Guanajuato and was consisted of twenty-three special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 315.69 km (196.16 mi).[1]
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.[3] However, Ingrassia did not defend his title as he retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season.[4] Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Giovanni Bernacchini were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6]
Ogier and Vincent Landais won their second victory of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[7] Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson and Patrick Barth were the winners in the WRC-2 category, while Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the winners in the WRC-3 category.[8]