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Revision as of 14:06, 13 April 2023
| 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 would be 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 | ||
The 2023 Croatia Rally (also known as the Rally Croatia 2023) will be a motor racing event for rally cars that is held over four days between 20 and 23 April 2023.[2] It would mark the 47th running of the Croatia Rally, and would be the fourth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event would also be the second round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2023 event is set to be based in Zagreb in Central Croatia and is planned to be contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 301.26 km (187.19 mi).[1]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen are the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, are the defending manufacturer's winners.[4] Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud are the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Zoltán László and Tamás Kürti are the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6] Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen are the defending rally winners in the junior category.[7]
Background
Entry list
The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is due to open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Nine are set to entered under Rally1 regulations, as are nineteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and eight Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of eight crews are registered to participate in the Junior World Rally Championship.[8]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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| 4 |  Esapekka Lappi
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Janne Ferm
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 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
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Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
| 7 |  Pierre-Louis Loubet
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 Nicolas Gilsoul
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 M-Sport Ford WRT
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Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
| 8 |  Ott Tänak
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Martin Järveoja
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M-Sport Ford WRT
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Ford Puma Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
| 11 | Thierry Neuville
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Martijn Wydaeghe
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
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Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
| 17 | Sébastien Ogier
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Vincent Landais
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 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
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Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
| 18 | Takamoto Katsuta
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 Aaron Johnston
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
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Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver | P |
| 33 | Elfyn Evans
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Scott Martin
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
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Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
| 69 | Kalle Rovanperä
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Jonne Halttunen
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
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Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer | P |
Craig Breen co-driven by James Fulton was supposed to participate driving in Hyundai World Rally Team, but Breen crashed fatally in the pre-event testing.
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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| 20 |  Oliver Solberg
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Elliott Edmondson
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Oliver Solberg
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Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | — | P |
| 56 |  Zoltán László
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Gábor Zsiros
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Zoltán László
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Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | P |
| 57 |  Aleš Zrinski
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Rok Vidmar
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Aleš Zrinski
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Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver, Co-driver | P |
Itinerary
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 20 April | — | After 9:00 | Okić [Shakedown] | 3.65 km |
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After 18:30 | Opening ceremony, Zagreb | — | |
| 21 April | SS1 | After 8:03 | Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 1 | 19.20 km |
| SS2 | After 8:56 | Stojdraga – Hartje 1 | 25.67 km | |
| SS3 | After 9:59 | Krašić – Vrškovac 1 | 11.11 km | |
| SS4 | After 11:12 | Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1 | 9.11 km | |
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13:02 – 13:42 | Service A, Zagreb | — | |
| SS5 | After 14:45 | Mali Lipovec – Grdanjci 2 | 19.20 km | |
| SS6 | After 15:38 | Stojdraga – Hartje 2 | 25.67 km | |
| SS7 | After 16:41 | Krašić – Vrškovac 2 | 11.11 km | |
| SS8 | After 17:54 | Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2 | 9.11 km | |
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19:24 – 20:09 | Flexi service B, Zagreb | — | |
| 22 April |
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6:31 – 6:46 | Service C, Zagreb | — |
| SS9 | After 7:54 | Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 1 | 23.76 km | |
| SS10 | After 9:05 | Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 1 | 8.78 km | |
| SS11 | After 10:23 | Ravna Gora – Skrad 1 | 10.13 km | |
| SS12 | After 11:26 | Platak 1 | 15.63 km | |
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14:06 – 14:46 | Service D, Zagreb | — | |
| SS13 | After 15:54 | Kostanjevac – Petruš Vrh 2 | 23.76 km | |
| SS14 | After 17:05 | Vinski Vrh – Duga Resa 2 | 8.78 km | |
| SS15 | After 18:23 | Ravna Gora – Skrad 2 | 10.13 km | |
| SS16 | After 19:26 | Platak 2 | 15.63 km | |
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21:46 – 22:31 | Flexi service E, Zagreb | — | |
| 23 April |
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5:30 – 5:45 | Service F, Zagreb | — |
| SS17 | After 7:08 | Trakošćan – Vrbno 1 | 13.15 km | |
| SS18 | After 8:38 | Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 1 | 14.09 km | |
| SS19 | After 10:26 | Trakošćan – Vrbno 2 | 13.15 km | |
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12:01 – 12:58 | Regroup, Kumrovec | — | |
| SS20 | After 13:15 | Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage] | 14.09 km | |
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After 15:30 | Podium ceremony, Kumrovec | — | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
Notes
- ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Entry List Croatia Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ a b "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
- Official website (in English and Croatian)
- 2023 Croatia Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2023 Croatia Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)
