Back Rallye Zentraleuropa 2023 German Rally de Europa Central de 2023 Spanish Keski-Euroopan ralli 2023 Finnish Rajd Europy Środkowej 2023 Polish
| 2023 Central European Rally Central Europe Rally 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 12 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
| |||
.jpg) Rally winners Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe during the event. | |||
| Host country |
| ||
| Rally base | Passau, Bavaria, Germany | ||
| Dates run | 26 – 29 October 2023 | ||
| Start location | Velká Chuchle, Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Finish location | Passau, Bavaria, Germany | ||
| Stages | 18 (311.79 km; 193.74 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 1,355.29 km (842.14 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,667.08 km (1,035.88 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 68 | ||
| Crews | 67 at start, 54 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT2:52:39.9 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT8:42.3 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche3:04:33.0 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Filip Kohn Tom Woodburn3:23:04.4 | ||
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.
- ^ a b "Itinerary Central European Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Sensational Rovanperä clinches 2023 WRC title". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (29 October 2023). "Rovanperä wins the 2023 World Rally Championship". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Mikkelsen claims WRC2 title in last-gasp Central European Rally push". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.