2023 Central European Rally Central Europe Rally 2023 | |||
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Round 12 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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![]() Rally winners Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe during the event. | |||
Host country |
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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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:52:39.9 | ||
Power Stage winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 8:42.3 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | ![]() ![]() 3:04:33.0 | ||
WRC-3 winner | ![]() ![]() 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.