2023 European Rally Championship

The 2023 European Rally Championship is the 71st season of the FIA European Rally Championship, the European continental championship series in rallying. The season is also the tenth following the merge between the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Efrén Llarena is the reigning drivers champion.

Competitions
  • FIA ERC: Main open championship for all current FIA-homologated cars within sporting classes RC2 to RC5, with Rally2 cars the leading contenders.
  • FIA ERC3: Second tier, specifically for the Rally3 class.[1]
  • FIA ERC4: Third ERC tier, the first for front-wheel-drive cars. Allows Rally4 and Rally5 cars.
  • FIA ERC Junior: For drivers aged 27 and under on 1 January 2023 in Rally4 and Rally5 cars on Hankook tyres. This championship will be contested over six of the eight rounds.[1]
  • FIA European Rally Championship for Teams: each team can nominate a maximum of three cars (from all categories), counting the two highest-placed cars from each team.[1]

Calendar

The 2023 season is contested over eight rounds across Central, Northern and Southern Europe.

Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 10 March 12 March Portugal Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras Fafe, Braga Gravel 17 180.29 km [2]
2 4 May 6 May Spain Rally Islas Canarias Las Palmas, Canary Islands Tarmac 13 190.06 km [3]
3 20 May 21 May Poland Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel 16 182.06 km [4]
4 17 June 18 June Latvia Rally Liepāja Liepāja, Liepāja Gravel TBC TBC
5 6 July 8 July Sweden Royal Rally of Scandinavia Karlstad, Värmland Gravel TBC TBC
6 29 July 30 July Italy Rally di Roma Capitale Fiuggi, Lazio Tarmac TBC TBC
7 18 August 20 August Czech Republic Barum Czech Rally Zlín Zlín, Zlín Region Tarmac TBC TBC
8 7 October 8 October Hungary Rally Hungary Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Tarmac TBC TBC
Sources:[5]

Calendar changes

Regulation changes

Rallies are held over four days. It will also consist of Free Practice and the Qualifying Stage for Rally2 drivers. Starting positions for the leg one are chosen by the drivers, 15 first from the Qualifying Stage choosing first, followed by the drivers with FIA Priority Status, then point scorers from the 2022 ERC season, and then remaining Rally2 drivers. [6]

The first 15 cars run at 2-minute intervals, rest at 1-minute intervals. For the leg two, first 15 cars run in reverse order based on the leg one classification. [6]

Entry list

ERC
Rally2 entries
Car used Entrant Driver Co-Driver Tyres Rounds
Citroën C3 Rally2 Hungary Bilteknik TRT Citroën Rally Team Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden Andreas Johansson P 1-2
India MRF Tyres Dealer Team Norway Mads Østberg Sweden Patrik Barth MR 1-2
France Yoann Bonato France Yoann Bonato France Benjamin Boulloud M 1
Portugal Citroën Vodafone Team Portugal José Pedro Fontes Portugal Inês Ponte P 1
Italy Rachele Somaschini Italy Rachele Somaschini Italy Nicola Arena P 1
Portugal Bernardo Sousa Portugal Bernardo Sousa Portugal Inês Veiga P 1
France Yoann Bonato France Yoann Bonato France Benjamin Bolloud 2
Ford Fiesta Rally2 Estonia RedGrey Estonia Robert Virves Portugal Hugo Magalhães P 1
India MRF Tyres Dealer Team Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Julia Thulin MR 1
Portugal Lucas Simões Portugal Lucas Simões Portugal Nuno Almeida MR 1
Poland Plon Rally Team Poland Jarosław Kołtun Poland Ireneusz Pleskot P 1
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Italy BRC Racing Team New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard P 1
Portugal Team Hyundai Portugal Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Republic of Ireland James Fulton P 1
Portugal Ricardo Teodósio Portugal José Teixeira 1
Portugal Pedro Meireles Portugal Pedro Meireles Portugal Pedro Alves 1
Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy P 1
United Kingdom Philip Allen United Kingdom Philip Allen United Kingdom Dale Bowen P 1
Estonia RedGrey Estonia Georg Linnamäe United Kingdom James Morgan M 1
Italy Racing Network Italy Andrea Nucita Italy Elia De Guio MR 1
Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Argentina Marcelo Der Ohannesian P 1
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 India Team MRF Tyres Spain Efrén Llarena Spain Sara Fernández MR 1
Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Renārs Francis 1
Austria Simon Wagner Austria Simon Wagner Austria Gerald Winter M 1
Czech Republic Yacco ACCR Team Czech Republic Erik Cais Slovakia Igor Bacigál M 1
Poland Mikołaj Marczyk Poland Mikołaj Marczyk Poland Szymon Gospodarczyk M 1
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu P 1
Romania Bogdan Cuzma Romania Bogdan Cuzma Austria Ilka Minor MR 1
India Team MRF Tyres Italy Simone Campedelli Italy Tania Canton MR 1
India MRF Tyres Dealer Team Italy Andrea Mabellini Italy Virginia Lenzi 1
Italy Alberto Battistolli Italy Alberto Battistolli Italy Simone Scattolin P 1
Portugal Armindo Araújo Portugal Armindo Araújo Portugal Luís Ramalho M 1
Finland Mikko Heikkilä Finland Mikko Heikkilä Finland Samu Vaaleri 1
Czech Republic ACCR Entry Engineering Czech Republic Filip Mareš Czech Republic Radovan Bucha P 1
Estonia Tehase Auto Estonia Gregor Jeets Estonia Timo Taniel P 1
France Mathieu Franceschi France Mathieu Franceschi France Jules Escartefigue M 1-2
Portugal Miguel Correia Portugal Miguel Correia Portugal Jorge Carvalho M 1
Hungary Topp-Cars Rally Team Hungary Martin László Hungary Dávid Berendi P 1-2
Hungary GR Motorsport Kft. Hungary Miklós Csomós Hungary Attila Nagy P 1-2
France Mathieu Margaillan France Mathieu Margaillan France Mathilde Margaillan M 1
Portugal Pedro Almeida Portugal Pedro Almeida Portugal Mário Castro P 1
Škoda Fabia R5 Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Republic of Ireland Patrick O'Brien Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Brien P 1
Sources:[7]

ERC3
Rally3 entries
Car used Entrant Driver Co-Driver Tyres Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3 Poland M-Sport Poland United Kingdom Jon Armstrong Republic of Ireland Andrew Browne P 1-2
Sources:[7]

ERC4
Rally4 entries
Car used Entrant Driver Co-Driver Tyres Rounds Category
Ford Fiesta Rally4 Poland Tymoteusz Jocz Poland Tymoteusz Jocz Poland Maciej Judycki P 1
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Italy Roberto Daprà Italy Roberto Daprà Italy Luca Guglielmetti P 1-2
Germany Norman Kreuter Germany Norman Kreuter Denmark Jeannette Kvick P 1-2
Estonia CKR Estonia Estonia Joosep Ralf Nõgene Estonia Aleks Lesk P 1
Portugal Ernesto Cunha Portugal Ernesto Cunha Portugal Carlos Magalhães P 1
Chile Patricio Muñoz Chile Patricio Muñoz Argentina Miguel Recalt P 1
Renault Clio Rally4 Portugal Hugo Mesquita Portugal Hugo Mesquita Portugal Valter Cardoso P 1
Sources:[7]

Results and standings

Season summary
Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning entrant Winning time Report Ref.
1 Portugal Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard Italy BRC Racing Team 1:42:21.3 Report [8]
2 Spain Rally Islas Canarias France Yoann Bonato France Benjamin Boulloud France Yoann Bonato 1:55:05.8 Report [9]
3 Poland Rally Poland
4 Latvia Rally Liepāja
5 Sweden Royal Rally of Scandinavia
6 Italy Rally di Roma Capitale
7 Czech Republic Barum Czech Rally Zlín
8 Hungary Rally Hungary

Scoring system

Points for final position are awarded as in the following table in ERC, ERC3 and ERC4. In ERC, ERC3 and ERC4, the best seven scores from the eight rounds count towards the final number of points. In Junior category, best five rounds of six count.[1]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 30 24 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 4 3 2 1

There are also five bonus points awarded to the winners of the Power Stage, four points for second place, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. Power Stage points are awarded only in the main ERC drivers' and co-drivers' championships.[1]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th 
Points 5 4 3 2 1

ERC
Pos Driver PRT
Portugal		 CAN
Spain		 POL
Poland		 LAT
Latvia		 SWE
Sweden		 ITA
Italy		 CZE
Czech Republic		 HUN
Hungary		 Points Best 7
1 New Zealand Hayden Paddon 12 2 58 58
2 France Yoann Bonato 5 1 47 47
3 Spain Efrén Llarena 7 3 34 34
4 Norway Mads Østberg 2 16 24 24
5 Estonia Georg Linnamäe 33 24 24
6 Austria Simon Wagner 52 21 21
7 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen 61 20 20
8 Poland Mikołaj Marczyk 4 19 19
9 Spain Iván Ares 4 19 19
10 France Mathieu Franceschi 14 6 17 17
11 Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks 125 85 17 17
12 Italy Andrea Nucita Ret 73 16 16
13 Sweden Tom Kristensson 9 12 13 13
14 Finland Mikko Heikkilä 8 18 11 11
15 Spain J Suarez 9 9 9
16 Poland G Grzyb 104 9 9
17 Italy A Mabellini Ret 131 8 8
18 Hungary Miklós Csomós 10 Ret 7 7
19 Romania Simone Tempestini 11 5 5
20 Czech Republic F Mares 11 5 5
21 Sweden Pontus Tidemand 13 3 3
22 Czech Republic J Černy 14 2 2
23 Estonia Robert Virves 164 2 2
24 Hungary M László Ret 15 1 1
25 Portugal Miguel Correia 15 1 1
Sources:[10][11][12]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:
1 2 3 4 5 – Power Stage position

ERC3
Pos Driver PRT
Portugal		 CAN
Spain		 POL
Poland		 LAT
Latvia		 SWE
Sweden		 ITA
Italy		 CZE
Czech Republic		 HUN
Hungary		 Points Best 7
1 United Kingdom Jon Armstrong 1 30 30
Sources:[10][13][12]

ERC4
Pos Driver PRT
Portugal		 CAN
Spain		 POL
Poland		 LAT
Latvia		 SWE
Sweden		 ITA
Italy		 CZE
Czech Republic		 HUN
Hungary		 Points Best 7
1 Italy Roberto Dapra 1 30 30
2 Portugal Ernesto Cunha 2 24 24
3 Chile Patricio Muñoz 3 21 21
4 Poland Tymoteusz Jocz 4 19 19
5 Germany Norman Kreuter 5 17 17
Sources:[10][14][12]

ERC
Pos Co-Driver PRT
Portugal		 CAN
Spain		 POL
Poland		 LAT
Latvia		 SWE
Sweden		 ITA
Italy		 CZE
Czech Republic		 HUN
Hungary		 Points Best 7
1 New Zealand John Kennard 12 34 34
2 Sweden Patrik Barth 2 24 24
3 United Kingdom James Morgan 33 24 24
4 Republic of Ireland James Fulton 61 20 20
5 Poland Szymon Gospodarczyk 4 19 19
6 France Benjamin Boulloud 5 17 17
7 Spain Sara Fernández 7 17 17
8 Finland Samu Vaaleri 8 11 11
9 Sweden Andreas Johansson 9 9 9
10 Hungary Attila Nagy 10 7 7
11 Romania Sergiu Itu 11 5 5
12 Latvia Renārs Francis 125 5 5
13 Sweden Julia Thulin 13 3 3
14 France Jules Escartefigue 14 2 2
15 Portugal Hugo Magalhães 164 2 2
16 Portugal Jorge Eduardo Carvalho 15 1 1
Sources:[10][11][12]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:
1 2 3 4 5 – Power Stage position

ERC3
Pos Co-Driver PRT
Portugal		 CAN
Spain		 POL
Poland		 LAT
Latvia		 SWE
Sweden		 ITA
Italy		 CZE
Czech Republic		 HUN
Hungary		 Points Best 7
1 Republic of Ireland Andrew Browne 1 30 30
Sources:[10][13][12]

ERC4
Pos Co-Driver PRT
Portugal		 CAN
Spain		 POL
Poland		 LAT
Latvia		 SWE
Sweden		 ITA
Italy		 CZE
Czech Republic		 HUN
Hungary		 Points Best 7
1 Italy Luca Guglielmetti 1 30 30
2 Portugal Carlos Magalhaes 2 24 24
3 Argentina Miguel Recalt 3 21 21
4 Poland Maciej Judycki 4 19 19
5 Denmark Jeannette Kvick 5 17 17
Sources:[10][14][12]

Teams' championship
Pos Team PRT
Portugal		 CAN
Spain		 POL
Poland		 LAT
Latvia		 SWE
Sweden		 ITA
Italy		 CZE
Czech Republic		 HUN
Hungary		 Points
1 India MRF Tyres Dealer Team 24+9 33
2 Italy BRC Racing Team 30 30
3 Estonia RedGrey 21+7 28
4 India Team MRF Tyres 17+11 28
5 Portugal Team Hyundai Portugal 19+2 21
6 Hungary Bilteknik TRT Citroën Rally Team 15 15
7 Hungary GR Motorsport Kft. 13 13
8 Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy 5+3 8
9 Poland M-Sport Poland 4 4
10 Portugal Citroën Vodafone Team 1 1
Sources:[10][12]

References
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  2. "Itinerary Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras 2023". Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  3. "Itinerary Rally Islas Canarias 2023". Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  4. "Itinerary Rally Poland 2023". Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  5. "ERC Calendar 2023". fiaerc.com. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  6. "ERC format refresher". fiaerc.com. 10 March 2023.
  7. "Entry list 2023 Rally Serras de Fafe". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  8. "Rally Serras de Fafe, Felgueiras, Boticas, Vieira do Minho e Cabeceiras de Basto 2023". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  9. "Final results Rally Islas Canarias 2023". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  10. "ERC Standings". fiaerc.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  11. "ERC 2023". eWRC-results. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  12. "2023 Classifications". fia.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
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  14. "ERC4 2023". eWRC-results. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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