2023 Central European Rally

2023 Central European Rally Central Europe Rally 2023
Round 12 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Rally winners Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe during the event.
Host country	Czech Republic (leg 1)  Austria (leg 2 & 3)  Germany (leg 2 & 3)
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 WRT 2:52:39.9
Power Stage winner	Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 8:42.3
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Nicolas Ciamin Yannick Roche 3:04:33.0
WRC-3 winner	Filip Kohn Tom Woodburn 3:23:04.4

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.