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| 2023 Croatia Rally Croatia Rally 2023 | |||
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Round 4 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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 The Croatia Rally was the first tarmac rally on the calendar. | |||
| Host country |  Croatia | ||
| Rally base | Zagreb | ||
| Dates run | 20 – 23 April 2023 | ||
| Start location | Samobor, Zagreb County | ||
| Finish location | Kumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje | ||
| Stages | 20 (301.26 km; 187.19 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 1,348.42 km (837.87 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,649.68 km (1,025.06 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 57 | ||
| Crews | 54 at start, 48 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing2:50:54.3 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobil WRT8:06.4 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport2:58:45.6 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Academy3:20:15.7 | ||
| J-WRC winner | Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Academy 3:20:15.7 | ||
The 2023 Croatia Rally (also known as the Rally Croatia 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 April 2023.[2] It marked the 47th running of the Croatia Rally, and was the fourth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the second round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2023 event was based in Zagreb in Central Croatia and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 301.26 km (187.19 mi).[1]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners.[4] Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Zoltán László and Tamás Kürti were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6] Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen were the defending rally winners in the junior category.[7]
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won the rally, ending their victory drought since the 2021 Rally Finland. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT successfully defended their manufacturer's title.[8] Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand successfully defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Eamonn Kelly and Conor Mohan won the World Rally Championship-3 category,[10] as well as the junior championship.[11]
Following an accident in the pre-event test, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT driver Craig Breen died at the age of 33.[12]
- ^ a b "Itinerary Rally Croatia Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "FIA World Rally Championship calendar for 2023 gets green light". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Rovanperä grabs last-gasp Croatia victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Rossel secures dominant WRC2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "László inherits WRC3 honours". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Joona claims shock junior WRC victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Evans powers to dominant Croatia Rally win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Rossel doubles up with WRC2 triumph in Croatia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Kelly profits from Pellier's late misfortune in WRC3". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Kelly ignites title bid with junior WRC triumph". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "World Rally Champ Star Dead at 33... After Test Drive Crash". TMZ. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.