2023 Rally Mexico

2023 Rally Mexico
Rally Guanajuato México 2023
Round 3 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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The Rally Mexico returned to the championship after a two-year absence.
Host country Mexico
Rally baseLeón, Guanajuato
Dates run16 – 19 March 2023
Start locationCity of Guanajuato, Guanajuato
Finish locationLeón, Guanajuato
Stages23 (315.69 km; 196.16 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance653.93 km (406.33 miles)
Overall distance969.62 km (602.49 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered32
Crews31 at start, 28 at finish
CancellationSS15 cancelled due to the accident of
Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm in the
stage at the morning loop.
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Vincent Landais
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:16:09.4
Power Stage winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Vincent Landais
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
5:14.8
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerUnited Kingdom Gus Greensmith
Sweden Jonas Andersson
3:28:40.9
WRC-3 winnerParaguay Diego Dominguez Jr.
Spain 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]

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  3. ^ "Ogier clinches victory in Mexico". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ Barry, Luke (7 October 2021). "Ogier and Ingrassia's partnership to end after 2021". dirtfish.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Saturday in Mexico: Dominant Tidemand claims WRC 2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Saturday in Mexico: Bulacia Bags maiden WRC 3 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Seventh heaven for triumphant Ogier in Mexico". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Greenasmith spearheads WRC2 Škoda sweep". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.