2023 World Rally Championship-3

The 2023 FIA World Rally Championship-3 is the tenth season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It is open to privateers and teams using cars complying with Group Rally3 regulations.[1] The championship began in January 2023 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and will conclude in November 2023 with Rally Japan, and runs in the support of the 2023 World Rally Championship. The junior championship began in February with the Rally Sweden and the five-round championship will conclude in September with the Acropolis Rally.

Lauri Joona and Enni Mälkönen are the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions.[2]

Calendar

2023 World Rally Championship-3 is located in Earth

A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2023 championship. Event headquarters are marked with black dots.

The 2023 season is scheduled to be contested over thirteen rounds crossing Europe, Africa, North and South America and Asia.

Round	Start date	Finish date	Rally	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages	Distance	Ref.
1	19 January	22 January	Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Mixed[lower-alpha 1]	18	325.02 km	[3]
2	9 February	12 February	Rally Sweden	Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Snow	18	301.18 km	[4]
3	16 March	19 March	Rally Guanajuato México	León, Guanajuato, Mexico	Gravel	23	315.69 km	[5]
4	20 April	23 April	Croatia Rally	Zagreb, Croatia	Tarmac	20	301.26 km	[6]
5	11 May	14 May	Rally de Portugal	Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal	Gravel	19	329.06 km	[7]
6	1 June	4 June	Rally Italia Sardegna	Olbia, Sardinia, Italy	Gravel	19	322.795 km	[8]
7	22 June	25 June	Safari Rally Kenya	Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya	Gravel	19	362.68 km	[9]
8	20 July	23 July	Rally Estonia	Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia	Gravel	21	300.70 km	[10]
9	3 August	6 August	Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland	Gravel	22	320.56 km	[11]
10	7 September	10 September	Acropolis Rally Greece	Lamia, Central Greece, Greece	Gravel	15	305.81 km	[12]
11	28 September	1 October	Rally Chile	Concepción, Biobío, Chile	Gravel	TBA	TBA
12	26 October	29 October	Central Europe Rally	Passau, Bavaria, Germany	Tarmac	TBA	TBA
13	16 November	19 November	Rally Japan	Toyota, Chūbu region, Japan	Tarmac	TBA	TBA
Sources:[13][14]

Calendar changes

The championship was expected to be expanded to fourteen rounds, with eight Europe-based rallies and six fly-away events covering the season.[15] However, the number of the events was reduced to thirteen following a lengthy delay of the calendar.[16] The anticipated rally based in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia was absent from the calendar.[17]

Rally Mexico returned to the calendar.

Rally Mexico returned to championship after missing the 2021 and 2022 championships.[18] The organizers of the rally had previously held a national event in 2022 in the bid of a 2023 return.[19]
Rally Chile would rejoin the calendar after the Chilean protests and COVID-19 pandemic respectively ruled out the event in 2020 and 2021.[20][21]
Central Europe Rally, a tri-nation event running a day each in Germany, Austria and Czech Republic, was introduced into the championship, replacing Rally de Catalunya.[22] The rally would be based out of southeast Germany, in the city of Passau in Bavaria, and is set to run on tarmac.[23]
Rally New Zealand, a round of the 2022 season, would not be included on the calendar, but the organizers are seeking an opportunity for a 2024 return as a part of the rotation program with Rally Australia.[24]
Ypres Rally Belgium, which has been a part of the championship for the last two seasons, dropped off the calendar and would instead be featured for the 2023 British Rally Championship.[25]

Several rally organizers also expressed their interests to return to the championship, including events in Argentina, Australia, Northern Ireland and Germany.[26][27][28][29] Bids of Argentina and Northern Ireland were ultimately failed.[30][31] In addition to the candidate events, the WRC Promoter GmbH was also working on the calendar expansion to the Middle East and United States.[32]

Location changes

The headquarter of the Rally Italia Sardegna would be once again moved from Alghero to Olbia.[33] The 2020 event was previously based in Olbia as a result of major route revisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[34]
The 2023 edition of the Safari Rally is set to be based at the Lakeside town of Naivasha.[35] The rally was previously based in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.[36]

Entries

The following crews are set to enter into the 2023 World Rally Championship-3:

Car	Entrant	Driver name	Co-driver name	Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3	Hamza Anwar	Hamza Anwar	Adnan Din	2, 4
	Jason Bailey	Jason Bailey	Shayne Peterson	3
	Roberto Blach	Roberto Blach	Mauro Barreiro	4
	Diego Dominguez Jr	Diego Dominguez Jr	Rogelio Peñate	2–3
	Toni Herranen	Toni Herranen	Mikko Lukka	2, 5
	Jesse Kallio	Jesse Kallio	Jussi Lindberg	2
	Filip Kohn	Filip Kohn	Tomáš Střeska	2, 4
	Roope Korhonen	Roope Korhonen	Anssi Viinikka	2, 5
	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	William Creighton	Liam Regan	2, 4
	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Eamonn Kelly	Conor Mohan	2, 4
	Laurent Pellier	Laurent Pellier	Marine Pelamourgues	2, 4
	RACB National Team	Tom Rensonnet	Loïc Dumont	2, 4
	Martin Ravenščak	Martin Ravenščak	Dora Ravenščak	4
Sources:[37][38]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round	Event	Winning driver	Winning co-driver	Winning entrant	Winning time	Report	Ref.
1	Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo	No WRC-3 entries				Report	[39]
2	Rally Sweden	Roope Korhonen	Anssi Viinikka	Roope Korhonen	2:44:25.9	Report	[40]
3	Rally Guanajuato México	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr.	3:46:34.2	Report	[41]
4	Croatia Rally	Eamonn Kelly	Conor Mohan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	3:20:15.7	Report	[42]
5	Rally de Portugal	Roope Korhonen	Anssi Viinikka	Roope Korhonen	4:11:51.5	Report
6	Rally Italia Sardegna					Report
7	Safari Rally Kenya					Report
8	Rally Estonia					Report
9	Rally Finland					Report
10	Acropolis Rally Greece					Report
11	Rally Chile					Report
12	Central Europe Rally					Report
13	Rally Japan					Report

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers

Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	FIN	GRE	CHL	EUR	JPN	Points
1	Roope Korhonen		1			1									50
2	Diego Dominguez Jr.		4	1											37
3	William Creighton		2		5										28
4	Tom Rensonnet		5		2										28
5	Eamonn Kelly		Ret		1										25
6	Toni Herranen		8			2									22
7	Jason Bailey			2											18
8	Hamza Anwar		7		4										18
9	Laurent Pellier		3		Ret										15
10	Roberto Blach Núñez				3										15
11	Filip Kohn		9		6										10
12	Jesse Kallio		6												8
Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	FIN	GRE	CHL	EUR	JPN	Points
Source:[43][44]

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers

Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	FIN	GRE	CHL	EUR	JPN	Points
1	Anssi Viinikka		1			1									50
2	Rogelio Peñate		4	1											37
3	Liam Regan		2		5										28
4	Loïc Dumont		5		2										28
5	Conor Mohan		Ret		1										25
6	Mikko Lukka		8			2									22
7	Shayne Peterson			2											18
8	Adnan Din		7		4										18
9	Marine Pelamourgues		3		Ret										15
10	Mauro Barreiro				3										15
11	Tomáš Střeska		9		6										10
12	Jussi Lindberg		6												8
Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	CRO	POR	ITA	KEN	EST	FIN	GRE	CHL	EUR	JPN	Points
Source:[43][44]

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Notes

The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.

References

"2022 FIA World Rally Championship – Sporting regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
"Joona soars to WRC3 glory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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"Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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Howard, Tom (28 January 2022). "WRC supporting Rally Northern Ireland bid for 2023". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
Lindroos, Pontus (16 May 2022). "Rallye Deutschland plans a return to 2023 WRC calendar". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
Siriatou, Sofia (22 September 2022). "Rally Argentina stays out of the 2023 WRC calendar". wrcfanatix.com. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
Howard, Tom (31 August 2022). "UK set to miss out as expanded 2023 WRC calendar progresses". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
Howard, Tom (28 July 2022). "WRC eyeing 2023 Middle East round, USA expansion plans continue". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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External links

Official website (in English, French, and Spanish)
FIA World Rally Championship-3 2023 at eWRC-results.com

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[3] The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.

[Regulations-1] "2022 FIA World Rally Championship – Sporting regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[2] "Joona soars to WRC3 glory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[Monte_Carlo_Route-4] "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[Sweden_Route-5] "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[Mexico_Route-6] "Itinerary Rally Guanajuato México 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[Croatia_Route-7] "Itinerary Rally Croatia Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

[Portugal_Route-8] "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

[Italy_Route-9] "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[Kenya_Route-10] "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

[Estonia_Route-11] "Itinerary Rally Estonia 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[Finland_Route-12] "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[Greece_Route-13] "Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

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[15] "FIA World Rally Championship calendar for 2023 gets green light". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[16] Howard, Tom (30 June 2022). "Time running out for UK 2023 WRC calendar bid". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[17] Lindroos, Pontus (22 October 2022). "2023 WRC calendar to be presented later than expected". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[18] Evans, David (25 November 2022). "Saudi Arabia confirms its WRC ambitions". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

[19] Ramírez, Luis (12 July 2022). "Mexico set to re-join the WRC calendar in 2023". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[20] Evans, David (10 February 2022). "Rally Mexico to host nations rally in WRC return bid". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

[21] Evans, David (29 November 2019). "WRC's 2020 Rally Chile cancelled due to political and social unrest". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[22] Craig, Jason (26 March 2021). "Acropolis Rally returns to WRC for the first time since 2013". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[23] Evans, David (25 November 2022). "2023 WRC calendar revealed". dirtfish.com. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[24] Howard, Tom (25 November 2022). "Mexico, Chile and new European rally join 2023 WRC calendar". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[25] Howard, Tom (29 September 2022). "Rally New Zealand to miss out on 2023 WRC slot". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

[26] Lindroos, Pontus (24 October 2022). "Ypres Rally to host BRC round instead of WRC in 2023". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[27] Howard, Tom; Lillo, Sergio (4 January 2022). "WRC investigating possible return to Argentina in 2023". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[28] van Leeuwen, Andrew; Howard, Tom (6 July 2022). "Rally Australia targeting WRC return in 2023". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[29] Howard, Tom (28 January 2022). "WRC supporting Rally Northern Ireland bid for 2023". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[30] Lindroos, Pontus (16 May 2022). "Rallye Deutschland plans a return to 2023 WRC calendar". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[31] Siriatou, Sofia (22 September 2022). "Rally Argentina stays out of the 2023 WRC calendar". wrcfanatix.com. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

[32] Howard, Tom (31 August 2022). "UK set to miss out as expanded 2023 WRC calendar progresses". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

[33] Howard, Tom (28 July 2022). "WRC eyeing 2023 Middle East round, USA expansion plans continue". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[34] "L'edizione 2023 del Rally Italia Sardegna si svolgerà dall'1 al 4 giugno" [The 2023 edition of Rally Italia Sardegna will take place from 1 to 4 June]. paradisola.it (in Italian). 26 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

[35] "Olibia suburb test to launch Sardinia event". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[36] Oyugi, Ochieng (26 November 2022). "Rally: WRC Safari Rally 2023 dates announced". Standardmedia.co.ke. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[37] "Safari back in 2020". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

[Sweden_entry_list-38] "Entry List Rallye Sweden 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

[Mexico_entry_list-39] "Entry List Rally Guanajuato México 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

[40] "Entry List Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

[41] "Korhonen conquers WRC3 in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[42] "Greenasmith spearheads WRC2 Škoda sweep". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[43] "Kelly profits from Pellier's late misfortune in WRC3". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[WRC-2-standings-44] "WRC 3 standings 2023". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

[FIA-standings-45] "Standings". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 23 January 2023.