The 2023 FIA WRC2 Championship was the eleventh season of WRC2 , a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category was open to crews with cars complying with Group Rally2 regulations.[ 1] Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in November with Rally Japan , and ran in support of the 2023 World Rally Championship .
Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen entered as the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions, while Toksport WRT entered as the defending teams' champions.[ 2]
Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen became the 2023 WRC-2 champions, their second title victories in the championship.[ 3] Toksport WRT 3 took victory in the teams' championship.
Calendar A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2023 championship. Event headquarters are marked with black dots.
The 2023 season was contested over thirteen rounds crossing Europe, Africa, North and South America, and Asia.
Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref. 1 19 January 22 January Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Monte Carlo , Monaco Mixed[ a] 18 325.02 km [ 4] 2 9 February 12 February Rally Sweden Umeå, Västerbotten County , Sweden Snow 18 301.18 km [ 5] 3 16 March 19 March Rally Guanajuato México León, Guanajuato , Mexico Gravel 23 315.69 km [ 6] 4 20 April 23 April Croatia Rally Zagreb , Croatia Tarmac 20 301.26 km [ 7] 5 11 May 14 May Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto , Portugal Gravel 19 329.06 km [ 8] 6 1 June 4 June Rally Italia Sardegna Olbia, Sardinia , Italy Gravel 19 322.88 km [ 9] 7 22 June 25 June Safari Rally Kenya Naivasha, Nakuru County , Kenya Gravel 19 355.92 km [ 10] 8 20 July 23 July Rally Estonia Tartu , Estonia Gravel 21 300.41 km [ 11] 9 3 August 6 August Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland , Finland Gravel 22 320.56 km [ 12] 10 7 September 10 September Acropolis Rally Greece Lamia, Central Greece , Greece Gravel 15 270.89 km [ 13] 11 28 September 1 October Rally Chile Concepción, Biobío , Chile Gravel 16 321.06 km [ 14] 12 26 October 29 October Central European Rally Passau, Bavaria , Germany Tarmac 18 310.01 km [ 15] 13 16 November 19 November Rally Japan Toyota, Aichi , Japan Tarmac 22 304.66 km [ 16] Sources: [ 17] [ 18]
Calendar changes The championship was expected to be expanded to fourteen rounds from the thirteen rounds in the previous season by WRC Promoter GmbH , with eight Europe-based rallies and six fly-away events covering the season.[ 19] Jeddah , absent from the calendar.[ 20] [ 21]
Rally Mexico (picured in 2008 with a Subaru Impreza WRC ) returned to the calendar.Rally Mexico returned to championship after missing the 2021 and 2022 championships.[ 22] [ 23] Rally Chile rejoined the calendar after having been ruled out in 2020 and 2021 due to the Chilean protests and COVID-19 pandemic respectively.[ 24] [ 25] The Central European Rally , a tri-nation event held across Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic , was introduced into the championship, replacing the Catalonian Rally .[ 26] Passau in Bavaria , and ran on tarmac .[ 27] Rally New Zealand , a round of the 2022 season , was not included on the calendar, but the organizers tried to seek an opportunity for a 2024 return as a part of the rotation program with Rally Australia .[ 28] Ypres Rally Belgium , which was a part of the championship for the prior two seasons, dropped off the calendar and instead formed part of the 2023 British Rally Championship .[ 29] Several rally organizers also expressed their interests to return to the championship, including Rally Argentina , Rally Australia, the German Rally , and an event in Northern Ireland .[ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] [ 35] WRC Promoter GmbH was also working on the calendar expansion to the Middle East and United States, but no rallies were added for the 2023 season.[ 36]
Location changes
Entries The following teams and crews contested the 2023 WRC2. Teams had to enter two crews to be eligible for Teams' Championship points.
Crews entered by or via teams Entrant Car Driver Co-driver Rounds Driver name Category Co-driver name Category Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen 8–9, 11–12 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula 2, 5–6 Fabrizio Zaldivar Challenger Challenger 2, 5–6, 8–9, 11–12 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria 1, 3–6, 9–10 Grégoire Munster Challenger Louis Louka Challenger 1, 4–7, 9–10 Challenger Challenger 7 Robert Virves Challenger Challenger 2, 5–6, 10 Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 William Creighton Challenger Challenger 1 Challenger Challenger 5, 9 Josh McErlean Challenger Challenger 1, 4–6 James Fulton 8–9, 12 Challenger Challenger 4, 6 PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Yohan Rossel 1, 4–6, 10–12 Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Marco Bulacia Challenger Diego Vallejo Challenger 8–11 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson 11 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen 2, 4 Sami Pajari Challenger Enni Mälkönen Challenger 2, 4, 6, 8 Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Marco Bulacia Challenger Challenger 1 Diego Vallejo Challenger 2, 5 Nikolay Gryazin [ b] Challenger [ c] Challenger 1, 4, 6, 9–12 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson 4 Sami Pajari Challenger Enni Mälkönen Challenger 9–12 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Nikolay Gryazin [ b] Challenger [ c] Challenger 3 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen 3 Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson 5, 8–10, 12 Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen 5–6, 8–10, 12–13 Nikolay Gryazin [ b] Challenger [ c] Challenger 13 Sources: [ 43] [ 44] [ 45] [ 46] [ 47] [ 48] [ 49] [ 50] [ 51]
Private entries Car Driver Co-driver Rounds Driver name Category Co-driver name Category Citroën C3 Rally2 Adrián Pérez 1–2 1 Challenger Challenger 4, 12–13 Alejandro Cachón Challenger Challenger 1, 4–6, 10, 12 Challenger Challenger 5 Challenger Challenger 5 Challenger Challenger 5 Challenger Challenger 11 Challenger Challenger 13 Challenger Challenger 11 Sean Johnston Challenger Challenger 1 Challenger Challenger 10 Stéphane Lefebvre 1 Challenger Challenger 11 Challenger Challenger 5 Challenger Challenger 11 Challenger Challenger 11 Bernardo Sousa Challenger Challenger 5 Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger Challenger 7 Challenger Challenger 1 Challenger Challenger 10 Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Challenger 5–6 Martin Prokop Challenger Challenger 3, 6, 10 Challenger 7 Challenger Challenger 5 Challenger Challenger 6 Robert Virves Challenger Challenger 6 Craig Drew Challenger 8–10 Challenger Challenger 12 Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Lambros Athanassoulas Challenger Challenger 10 Olivier Burri 1 Challenger Challenger 5–6 Georg Linnamäe Challenger Challenger 2, 4–5, 8–10, 12 Pepe López Challenger Borja Rozada Challenger 1 Kris Meeke James Fulton 5 Challenger Challenger 5 1 Challenger Challenger 12 Challenger Challenger 9 Challenger Challenger 5 2, 5–6 Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Challenger 6 Challenger Challenger 12 Jari Huttunen 2 Challenger Challenger 9 Challenger Challenger 8 Challenger Challenger 11 Heikki Kovalainen Challenger Challenger 13 Challenger Challenger 1, 12 Challenger Challenger 3 Challenger Challenger 6 Challenger Challenger 2 Challenger Challenger 9 Challenger Challenger 5 Carl Tundo Challenger Challenger 7 Challenger Challenger 7 Štěpán Vojtěch Challenger Challenger 12 Challenger Challenger 10 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Challenger 5 Armindo Araújo Challenger Challenger 5 Challenger Challenger 1–2 Challenger Challenger 6 1 Challenger Challenger 12 Challenger Challenger 2, 5–6, 8, 11 Challenger Challenger 3, 5–6 Challenger Challenger 3, 6, 13 2, 5, 8–9 Challenger Challenger 5 Carlo Covi Challenger Challenger 6 Challenger Challenger 2 Challenger 5, 7, 9 Challenger 10 Challenger Borja Rozada Challenger 5, 8 Challenger 9 Challenger Challenger 13 Matteo Gamba Challenger Challenger 6, 12 Gaurav Gill Challenger Challenger 10 Challenger Challenger 4–6 Chris Ingram Challenger Craig Drew Challenger 1 2 Lauri Joona Challenger Challenger 2, 5–6 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Challenger Maciej Szczepaniak Challenger 3, 7 Egon Kaur Challenger Challenger 2 Ilka Minor 1, 6 Challenger Challenger 10 Challenger Challenger 8 Roope Korhonen Challenger Challenger 12 Armin Kremer Challenger Timo Gottschalk Challenger 7 Challenger Challenger 8 Challenger Challenger 1 Challenger Challenger 2 Challenger Challenger 1 Challenger Challenger 5 1 Challenger Stuart Loudon Challenger 10 Challenger Challenger 12 Challenger Challenger 7 Challenger Challenger 6 Challenger Challenger 5 Challenger Challenger 10 2, 5–6 Challenger Challenger 13 Challenger Challenger 4 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Challenger 2, 5 Challenger Challenger 9 Erik Cais Challenger Challenger 1, 4–6 Challenger 12 Nicolas Ciamin Challenger Challenger 12 Challenger Challenger 7 François Delecour 1 Challenger Challenger 12–13 Challenger Challenger 12 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson 3 Mikko Heikkilä Challenger Challenger 9 Jari Huttunen 9 Lauri Joona Challenger Challenger 9–10, 12 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Challenger Maciej Szczepaniak Challenger 6, 10–13 Egon Kaur Challenger Challenger 8 Challenger Ilka Minor Challenger 4, 12 Armin Kremer Challenger Challenger 4, 8, 12 Timo Gottschalk Challenger 5–6 Mikołaj Marczyk Challenger Challenger 5–6, 8–10 Challenger 12 Challenger Challenger 11 Challenger Challenger 1, 4, 6, 8–9 Challenger Challenger 10 Challenger Challenger 11 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson 2–3, 5–6, 8, 10–11 Michał Sołowow 2 Challenger Challenger 8–10 Albert von Thurn und Taxis Challenger Challenger 12 Challenger Challenger 12 Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Ole Christian Veiby Torstein Eriksen 2 Nicolas Ciamin Challenger Challenger 4, 6, 9 Roope Korhonen Challenger Challenger 9 Challenger Challenger 10 Sources: [ 43] [ 44] [ 45] [ 46] [ 47] [ 48] [ 49] [ 50] [ 51]
Regulation changes The 2022 junior championships of the class, WRC-2 Junior, were renamed as WRC-2 Challenger to focus on the experience of the competitors instead of age, while the Masters series was opened to Rally2 , Rally3 , Rally4 , Rally5 and R-GT competitors under the WRC framework, ceasing to be based on WRC2.[ 52]
Results and standings
Season summary
Scoring system Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Power Stage points are also awarded in the drivers' and co-drivers' championships, with three points awarded to the first place finisher on the stage, two to second place, and one to third. A team has to enter two cars to score points in an event. Drivers and teams must nominate a scoring rally when they enter the event and the best six scores from seven nominated rallies will count towards the final classification. Registered drivers are able to enter additional rallies with Priority 2 status without scoring points.[ 1]
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
FIA WRC2 Championship for Drivers Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
Notes: 1 2 3 – Power Stage position
FIA WRC2 Championship for Co-Drivers
FIA WRC2 Championship for Teams Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
FIA WRC2 Challenger Championship for Drivers Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
FIA WRC2 Challenger Championship for Co-Drivers Driver MON SWE MEX CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN Points 1 Maciej Szczepaniak 1 1 1 2 Ret 3 2 126 2 1 1 18 2 2 5 1 121 3 Enni Mälkönen 1 2 16 1 1 Ret 1 118 4 4 2 3 5 5 65 5 Diego Vallejo 3 1 2 Ret 8 62 6 Louis Louka 6 7 21 4 Ret 7 1 57 7 4 5 5 6 3 55 8 Borja Rozada 2 3 Ret 7 39 9 2 6 4 10 39 10 4 19 5 4 34 11 2 9 20 14 4 Ret Ret 32 12 3 12 17 3 30 13 17 8 1 29 14 15 WD 2 7 24 15 Craig Drew 4 4 Ret Ret 24 16 3 15 6 23 17 5 6 12 Ret 8 Ret 22 18 7 11 7 Ret WD 6 14 20 19 2 18 20 2 18 21 8 Ret 13 12 Ret 5 8 18 22 3 16 9 17 23 7 5 16 24 Ret 3 15 25 3 15 26 3 15 27 3 15 28 8 Ret 5 14 29 4 12 30 Timo Gottschalk Ret Ret 4 12 31 4 Ret DNS 12 32 4 12 33 5 Ret 9 DNS 12 34 5 Ret 12 10 35 Ilka Minor 5 11 WD 12 10 36 James Fulton 6 10 17 9 37 Ret Ret 15 16 6 8 38 6 24 8 39 6 8 40 6 8 41 Gerald Winter 6 8 42 7 6 43 7 6 44 7 6 45 7 6 46 8 20 9 13 Ret WD 6 47 8 Ret Ret 14 13 WD 4 48 Ret WD WD 8 4 49 8 Ret 4 50 9 16 2 51 9 2 52 9 2 53 9 2 54 9 2 55 9 2 56 10 19 1 57 10 1 58 10 1 59 10 1 60 10 1 61 10 1 62 10 1 63 10 1 Driver MON SWE MEX CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN Points Source: [ 67]
Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from
Notes
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External links
Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points
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Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo 
Rally Sweden 
Rally Guanajuato México 
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Rally de Portugal 
Rally Italia Sardegna 
Safari Rally Kenya 
Rally Estonia 
Rally Finland 
Acropolis Rally Greece 
Rally Chile 
Central European Rally 
Rally Japan 
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Fabrizio Zaldivar 
Marcelo Der Ohannesian 
M-Sport Ford WRT 
Adrien Fourmaux 
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Louis Louka 
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy 
Toksport WRT 
Marco Bulacia 
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Nikolay Gryazin[b] 
Andreas Mikkelsen 
Jason Farmer 
Sean Johnston 
Henk Vossen 
Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah 
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Olivier Burri 
Eduardo Castro 
Daniel Chwist 
Gaurav Gill 
Norbert Herczig 
Johannes Keferböck 
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Dale Moscatt 
Stelios Elia