2013 WRC2 Championship

The 2013 FIA WRC2 Championship was the first season of WRC2, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013.^[1]

Unlike its predecessor, the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, WRC2 does not have a calendar of mandatory events. Instead, teams and drivers competing in the series are free to contest any of thirteen rallies that form the 2013 World Rally Championship. They must nominate up to seven events to score points in, and their best six results from these seven events will count towards their final championship points score. The championship was open to cars complying with R4, R5, Super 2000 and Group N regulations.^[2]

At the penultimate round of the season in Spain,^[3] Robert Kubica won the championship title by 25 points from Seashore Qatar Rally Team's Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari. Yuriy Protasov finished third in the championship. In the teams' championship, Seashore Qatar Rally Team won the championship with a lead of 47 points over Yazeed Racing. Peruvian Nicolás Fuchs has amassed enough points to win the Production Car Cup, having finished as best privateer at six of the seven events he has completed.^[4]

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Round	Rally name	Podium finishers						Statistics
Round	Rally name	Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Monte Carlo Rally (15–20 January) — Results and report	1	32	Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian	Škoda Auto Deutschland (Škoda Fabia S2000)	5:48:31.7	(18)^† 16	(478.42 km)^† 436.02 km	8	5
		2	33	Armin Kremer Klaus Wicha	Stohl Racing (Subaru Impreza WRX STi)	5:56:57.5
		3	39	Yuriy Protasov Kuldar Sikk	Symtech Racing (Subaru Impreza STi R4)	5:59:53.0

2	Rally Sweden (8–10 February) — Results and report	1	35	Yazeed Al Rajhi Michael Orr	Yazeed Racing (Ford Fiesta RRC)	3:28:08.9	22	297.78 km	12	11
		2	42	Anders Grøndal Trond Svendsen	Anders Grøndal Rally Team (Subaru Impreza WRX STi)	3:28:52.4
		3	32	Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian	Škoda Auto Deutschland (Škoda Fabia S2000)	3:32:14.0

3	Rally Mexico (8–10 March) — Results and report	1	48	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy	Seashore Qatar Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC)	5:01:10.3	23	396.82 km	6	5
		2	41	Nicolàs Fuchs Fernando Mussano	RMC Motorsport (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)	5:10:24.9
		3	38	Ricardo Triviño Alex Haro	Moto Club Igualda (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X)	5:18:44.5

4	Rally de Portugal (12–14 April) — Results and report	1	31	Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm	Škoda Motorsport (Škoda Fabia S2000)	4:23:59.7	15	386.73 km	19	14
		2	79	Robert Barrable Stuart Loudon	CA1 Sport Ltd (Ford Fiesta S2000)	4:35:36.2
		3	32	Sepp Wiegand Frank Christian	Škoda Auto Deutschland (Škoda Fabia S2000)	4:39:02.8

5	Rally Argentina (3–5 May) — Results and report	1	48	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy	Seashore Qatar Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC)	5:08:27.1	14	407.64 km	8	6
		2	41	Nicolàs Fuchs Fernando Mussano	RMC Motorsport (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)	5:21:34.0
		3	77	Marcos Ligato Rubén García	Top Run SRL (Subaru Impreza WRX STI)	5:31:39.0

6	Acropolis Rally (31 May–2 June) — Results and report	1	74	Robert Kubica Maciek Baran	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 RRC)	3:46:20.3	14	306.53 km	17	13
		2	82	Yuriy Protasov Kuldar Sikk	MM Motorsport (Ford Fiesta RRC)	3:47:50.1
		3	48	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy	Seashore Qatar Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC)	3:48:33.6

7	Rally Italia Sardegna (21–23 June) — Results and report	1	74	Robert Kubica Maciek Baran	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 RRC)	3:39:45.5	16	304.50 km	13	8
		2	48	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy	Seashore Qatar Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC)	3:44:02.5
		3	37	Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta	Fuckmatiè World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC)	3:46:04.0

8	Rally Finland (1–3 August) — Results and report	1	88	Jari Ketomaa Marko Sallinen	DMACK-Autotek (Ford Fiesta R5)	2:54:29.6	23	324.21 km	20	14
		2	74	Robert Kubica Maciek Baran	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 RRC)	2:55:58.5
		3	84	Hayden Paddon John Kennard	BRR Team (Škoda Fabia S2000)	2:57:23.5

9	Rallye Deutschland (23–25 August) — Results and report	1	74	Robert Kubica Maciek Baran	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 RRC)	3:24:20.7	(16)^† 15	(371.86 km)^† 330.78 km	13	9
		2	75	Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt	Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta R5)	3:24:33.6
		3	84	Hayden Paddon John Kennard	BRR Team (Škoda Fabia S2000)	3:28:20.6

10	Rally Australia (13–15 September) — Results and report	1	48	Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy	Seashore Qatar Rally Team (Ford Fiesta RRC)	3:37:22.7	22	352.36 km	8	7
		2	82	Yuriy Protasov Kuldar Sikk	MM Motorsport (Ford Fiesta R5)	3:38:36.1
		3	35	Yazeed Al Rajhi Michael Orr	Yazeed Racing (Ford Fiesta RRC)	3:44:23.7

11	Rallye de France Alsace (4–7 October) — Results and report	1	74	Robert Kubica Maciek Baran	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 RRC)	3:02:39.0	20	312.14 km	11	8
		2	75	Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt	Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta R5)	3:06:42.9
		3	36	Rashid al Ketbi Karina Hepperle	Skydive Dubai Rally Team (Ford Fiesta R5)	3:21:49.6

12	Rally Catalunya (25–27 October) — Results and report	1	74	Robert Kubica Maciek Baran	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 RRC)	3:44:35.3	15	355.92 km	12	8
		2	35	Yazeed Al Rajhi Michael Orr	Yazeed Racing (Ford Fiesta RRC)	3:49:51.1
		3	79	Robert Barrable Stuart Loudon	CA1 Sport Ltd (Ford Fiesta R5)	4:00:06.4

13	Wales Rally GB (15–17 November) — Results and report	1	75	Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt	Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team (Ford Fiesta R5)	3:15:09.8	22	311.15 km	12	11
		2	88	Jari Ketomaa Tapio Suominen	DMACK-Autotek (Ford Fiesta R5)	3:15:52.9
		3	34	Mark Higgins Carl Williamson	Symtech Racing (Ford Fiesta R5)	3:16:57.7

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Pos.	Team	No.	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points
1	Seashore Qatar Rally Team	48			1	3	1	2	1			1			WD		133
2	Yazeed Racing	35		1		WD				2		3		1	8		87
3	Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team	75				5				Ret	1		1	Ret	1		85
4	Škoda Auto Deutschland	32	1	2		2			Ret		2			Ret	WD		79
5	Moto Club Igualda	38	5	4	2		4	7			5		3			6	77
6	Symtech Racing	34	Ret	3	4		3								3		72
6	Symtech Racing	39	3														72
7	Skydive Dubai Rally Team	36	4	5		Ret		3			4		2	Ret		0	67
8	DMACK-Autotek	47		Ret						7	Ret				4		61
8	DMACK-Autotek	88								1					2		61
9	MM Motorsport	82						1	Ret	Ret	3	2					58
10	Motortune Racing	71				8		6	3				4	3			54
11	Stohl Racing	33	2		3		Ret		2		Ret						51
12	Mentos Ascania Racing	49				Ret		5	Ret	5			Ret		Ret		46
12	Mentos Ascania Racing	50				Ret		4	Ret	6			Ret		7		46
13	E2 Tre Colli World Rally Team	78				4				3					6		35
14	Semerád	43		6		WD				8			5		5		32
15	Bosowa Rally Team	76				6		Ret			Ret	Ret		2	9		28
16	Škoda Motorsport	31	Ret			1											25
17	Top Run SRL	77				7	2	WD									24
18	Hannu's Rally Team	85								4							12
18	Hannu's Rally Team	89								Ret							12
Pos.	Team	No.	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points

Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points
1	Nicolás Fuchs		2	1	1	1	1	1					1		18	150
2	Ricardo Triviño	2	4	2		4	5			1		1			10	110
3	Juan Carlos Alonso				2	3	3	3	Ret				2			81
4	Arman Smailov		3		3		2	Ret	Ret		1					73
5	Marco Vallario		7		5		4	4		2		Ret	3		6	67
6	Armin Kremer	1		3		Ret		2								58
7	Martin Hudec		6		WD				1			3				48
8	Alejandro Lombardo										2	2	WD	WD		36
9	Marcos Ligato				4	2	WD									30
10	Carlos Garcia Fessman								Ret	3	3	WD	WD	WD		30
11	Alexander Villanueva		5		Ret		Ret	WD	2					WD		28
12	Anders Grøndal		1													25
13	Jose Alexander Gelvez								3			WD		WD		15
Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points

Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points
1	Fernando Mussano		2	1	1	1	1	1					1		18	150
2	Alex Haro	2	4	2		4	5			1	2				10	103
3	Juan Monasterolo				2	3	3	3	Ret				2			81
4	Andrey Rusov		3		3		2	Ret	Ret		1					73
5	Klaus Wicha	1		3		Ret		2								58
6	Jakub Kotál		6						1			2				51
7	Antonio Pascale		7				4	4		2		Ret	3			51
8	Rubén García				4	2	WD									30
9	Hugo Magalhães									3	3	WD	WD	WD		30
10	Óscar Sánchez		5		Ret		Ret	WD	2					WD		28
11	Trond Svendsen		1													25
12	Luis Adolfo Espinosa											1	WD	WD		25
13	Gabriel Marín Jr								3							15
14	Manuela di Lorenzo				5											10
Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points

2013 WRC2 Championship

Teams and drivers

Driver changes

Rally summaries

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Co-Drivers' Championship

Teams' championship

Production Cup for Drivers

Production Cup for Co-Drivers

References

External links

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