2023 European Rally Championship

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The 2023 European Rally Championship was the 71st season of the FIA European Rally Championship, the European continental championship series in rallying. The season was also the tenth following the merge between the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Hayden Paddon became the drivers champion.

Hayden Paddon won his first ERC drivers' championship.
  • FIA ERC: Main open championship for all current FIA-homologated cars within sporting classes RC2 to RC5, with Rally2 cars the leading contenders.
  • FIA ERC3: Second tier, specifically for the Rally3 class.[1]
  • FIA ERC4: Third ERC tier, the first for front-wheel-drive cars. Allows Rally4 and Rally5 cars.
  • FIA ERC Junior: For drivers aged 27 and under on 1 January 2023 in Rally4 and Rally5 cars on Hankook tyres. This championship will be contested over six of the eight rounds.[1]
  • FIA European Rally Championship for Teams: each team can nominate a maximum of three cars (from all categories), counting the two highest-placed cars from each team.[1]

Calendar

The 2023 season is contested over eight rounds across Central, Northern and Southern Europe.

Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 10 March 12 March Portugal Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras Fafe, Braga Gravel 17 180.29 km [2]
2 4 May 6 May Spain Rally Islas Canarias Las Palmas, Canary Islands Tarmac 13 190.06 km [3]
3 20 May 21 May Poland Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria Gravel 16 182.06 km [4]
4 17 June 18 June Latvia Rally Liepāja Liepāja, Liepāja Gravel 10 183.89 km [5]
5 6 July 8 July Sweden Royal Rally of Scandinavia Karlstad, Värmland Gravel 16 185.18 km [6]
6 29 July 30 July Italy Rally di Roma Capitale Fiuggi, Lazio Tarmac 13 189.50 km [7]
7 18 August 20 August Czech Republic Barum Czech Rally Zlín Zlín, Zlín Region Tarmac 13 200.43 km [8]
8 6 October 8 October Hungary Rally Hungary Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Tarmac 12 180.22 km
Sources:[9]

Calendar changes

Regulation changes

Rallies are held over four days. It will also consist of Free Practice and the Qualifying Stage for Rally2 drivers. Starting positions for the leg one are chosen by the drivers, 15 first from the Qualifying Stage choosing first, followed by the drivers with FIA Priority Status, then point scorers from the 2022 ERC season, and then remaining Rally2 drivers.[10]

The first 15 cars run at 2-minute intervals, rest at 1-minute intervals. For the leg two, first 15 cars run in reverse order based on the leg one classification.[10]

Entry list

ERC

Rally2 and R5 entries
Entrant Car Driver Co-Driver Tyres Rounds
Czech Republic ACCR Entry Engineering Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Czech Republic Filip Mareš Czech Republic Radovan Bucha P All
Czech Republic Agrotec Škoda Rally Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Jan Hloušek M 7
Czech Republic Auto Podbabská Škoda Mol Team Škoda Fabia R5 Czech Republic Dominik Stříteský Czech Republic Jiří Hovorka H 7
Hungary Bilteknik TRT Citroën Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden Andreas Johansson P 1-3
Citroën C3 Rally2 Norway Mads Østberg Sweden Patrik Barth P 8
Italy BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2 New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard P 1-7
Austria BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Germany Albert von Thurn und Taxis Germany Jara Hain P 6
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7
Ukraine Chervonenko Racing Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Alexey Lukyanuk Ukraine Yevgen Chervonenko P 7
Spain Citroën Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Spain Diego Ruiloba Spain Ángel Luis Vela P 2
Portugal Citroën Vodafone Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Portugal José Pedro Fontes Portugal Inês Ponte P 1
Spain Copi Sport Ford Fiesta Rally2 Spain Enrique Cruz Spain Yeray Mújica Eugenio P 1
Italy F.P.F. Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Italy Andrea Crugnola Italy Pietro Elia Ometto P 6
Sweden GNM Sweden AB Ford Fiesta Rally2 Sweden Dennis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson MR 3-5
Hungary GR Motorsport Kft. Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Hungary Miklós Csomós Hungary Attila Nagy P 1-2
Hungary Viktor Bán 6-8
Spain Hyundai Canarias Motorsport Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Czech Republic Jan Černý Czech Republic Petr Černohorský P 2
Spain Hyundai Motor España Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Spain Iván Ares Spain José Antonio Pintor Bouzas P 2
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Spain Óscar Palomo Ortíz Spain Rodolfo del Barrio P 2
Hungary Kole Média Center Kft. Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Hungary Gábor Német Hungary Gergely Németh P 8
Poland Kowax Racing Hyundai i20 R5 Czech Republic Martin Vlček Czech Republic Jakub Kunst M 7
Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Republic of Ireland Josh McErlean Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy P 1
Republic of Ireland John Rowan 3
Republic of Ireland James Fulton 4-5, 7-8
Škoda Fabia R5 Republic of Ireland Patrick O'Brien Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Brien P 1
H 5-6
India MRF Tyres Dealer Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 United Kingdom Jon Armstrong Sweden Julia Thulin MR 5
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Italy Andrea Mabellini Italy Virginia Lenzi MR 1-6
Citroën C3 Rally2 Norway Mads Østberg Sweden Patrik Barth MR 1-5, 7
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Spain Javier Pardo Siota Spain Adrián Pérez Fernández MR 2
Ford Fiesta Rally2 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Julia Thulin MR 1, 3
Poland Plon RT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Poland Jarosław Kołtun Poland Ireneusz Pleskot P 1-4, 6-7
Finland Printsport Oy Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Saudi Arabia Rakan Al-Rashed Finland Antti Haapala P 5
Hungary Pro-M Kft. Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Hungary Norbert Michelisz Hungary Róbert Tagai H 8
Italy Racing Network Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Italy Andrea Nucita Italy Elia De Guio MR 1
Italy Rudy Pollet 2
Italy Manuel Fenoli 3
Spain Recalvi Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Spain José Antonio Suárez Spain Alberto Iglesias Pin M 2
Estonia RedGrey Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Estonia Georg Linnamäe United Kingdom James Morgan M 1, 4
Ford Fiesta Rally2 Estonia Robert Virves Portugal Hugo Magalhães P 1
United Kingdom Craig Drew 4
Spain Revys Motor Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Spain Miguel Ángel Suárez Spain Eduardo González Delgado P 2
Slovakia Rufa Motor-Sport Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Alexey Lukyanuk Ukraine Yevgen Chervonenko P 6
Czech Republic Samohýl Škoda Team Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Czech Republic Adam Březík Czech Republic Ondřej Krajča M 7
Portugal Team Hyundai Portugal Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Republic of Ireland James Fulton P 1
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Portugal Ricardo Teodósio Portugal José Teixeira P 1
India Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Italy Simone Campedelli Italy Tania Canton MR 1-6
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Spain Efrén Llarena Spain Sara Fernández MR 1-3, 6
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4-5
Škoda Fabia R5 7-8
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Renārs Francis MR All
Estonia Tehase Auto Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Estonia Gregor Jeets Estonia Timo Taniel P 1
Finland TGS Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Finland Lauri Joona Finland Janni Hussi P 5
Germany Toksport WRT Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Sweden Oliver Solberg United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson P 5
Hungary Topp-Cars Rally Team Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Poland Grzegorz Grzyb Poland Jakub Wróbel P 2, 6
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Poland Rafał Kwiatkowski Poland Kamil Kozdroń H 3
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Hungary Martin László Hungary Dávid Berendi P All
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Hungary József Trencsényi Hungary Gábor Verba H 8
Hungary Turán Motorsport SE Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Hungary Frigyes Turán Hungary Ágnes Farnadi H 8
Czech Republic Yacco ACCR Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Czech Republic Erik Cais Slovakia Igor Bacigál M 1, 3-4, 7-8
Private entries Hyundai i20 N Rally2 United Kingdom Philip Allen United Kingdom Dale Bowen P 1
Republic of Ireland Darragh Mullen 2
United Kingdom Dale Furniss 8
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Portugal Pedro Almeida Portugal Mário Castro P 1
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Nicolò Gonella P 6
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Portugal Armindo Araújo Portugal Luís Ramalho M 1
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Lorenzo Granai P 6
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Italy Alberto Battistolli Italy Simone Scattolin P 1
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4-6
Citroën C3 Rally2 Italy Simone Bertolotti Italy Federico Capilli P 2-4
Hyundai i20 R5 Sweden William Binbach Norway Jørgen Eriksen P 5
Ford Fiesta Rally2 Hungary László Bodolai Hungary Attila Deák P 8
Citroën C3 Rally2 France Yoann Bonato France Benjamin Boulloud M 1-2, 6, 8
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Poland Łukasz Byśkiniewicz Poland Daniel Siatkowski M 3
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Portugal Miguel Correia Portugal Jorge Carvalho M 1
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Romania Bogdan Cuzma Austria Ilka Minor MR 1-2
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3-5
Romania Dorin Pulpea M 6
Portugal Hugo Magalhães 7-8
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Italy Damiano De Tommaso Italy Sofia D'Ambrosio P 6
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo France Mathieu Franceschi France Jules Escartefigue M 1-5
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 France Andy Malfoy 6-7
France Benoît Manzo 8
Ford Fiesta Rally2 Sweden Kalle Gustafsson Sweden Magnus Nilsson P 5
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov P 5
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Poland Grzegorz Grzyb Poland Adam Binięda P 3
Ford Fiesta Rally2 Hungary András Hadik Hungary Krisztián Kertész P 8
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Finland Mikko Heikkilä Finland Samu Vaaleri M 1-5
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 6
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 United Kingdom Chris Ingram United States Alexander Kihurani M 7
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Finland Lauri Joona Finland Janni Hussi P 6
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Norway Frank Tore Larsen Norway Torstein Eriksen P 5
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Poland Mikołaj Marczyk Poland Szymon Gospodarczyk M 1, 3, 8
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo France Mathieu Margaillan France Mathilde Margaillan M 1
Citroën C3 Rally2 Italy Andrea Mazzocchi Italy Silvia Gallotti P 6
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Portugal Pedro Meireles Portugal Pedro Alves P 1
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Poland Sylwester Płachytka Poland Jakub Gerber M 3
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo United Kingdom Osian Pryce Belgium Stéphane Prévot M 3-4
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Italy Antonio Rusce Italy Martina Musiari P 6
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Italy Giacomo Scattolon Italy Sauro Farnocchia P 6
Ford Fiesta Rally2 Portugal Lucas Simões Portugal Nuno Almeida MR 1
Citroën C3 Rally2 Italy Rachele Somaschini Italy Nicola Arena P 1-3, 5-7
Citroën C3 Rally2 Portugal Bernardo Sousa Portugal Inês Veiga P 1
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu P 1, 3, 6-7
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Sweden Jonas Andersson P 5
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Hungary Ferenc Vincze Hungary Nándor Percze H 8
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Austria Simon Wagner Austria Gerald Winter M 1-2, 6-7
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Italy Marcelo Der Ohannesian P 1
Entrylists:[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

ERC3

Rally3 entries
Entrant Car Driver Co-Driver Tyres Rounds
Poland M-Sport Poland Ford Fiesta Rally3 United Kingdom Jon Armstrong Republic of Ireland Andrew Browne P 1
United Kingdom Cameron Fair 2-4, 6-7
Ford Fiesta Rally3 Republic of Ireland William Creighton Republic of Ireland Liam Regan P 5
India MRF Tyres Dealer Team Renault Clio Rally3 Italy Paolo Andreucci Italy Rudy Briani MR 6
Poland Rallytechnology Ford Fiesta Rally3 Poland Piotr Parys Poland Damian Syty P 3-4
Private entries Ford Fiesta Rally3 Latvia Dmitry Feofanov Latvia Normunds Kokins P 5
Ford Fiesta Rally3 Poland Jakub Matulka Poland Daniel Dymurski P 3-4, 7
Renault Clio Rally3 Argentina Paulo Soria Spain Axel Coronado Jiménez MR 3
Romania Sergiu Itu 4
Ford Fiesta Rally3 Poland Igor Widłak Poland Mateusz Pawłowski P 7
Sources:[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

ERC-4

Rally4 and R3 entries
Entrant Car Driver Co-Driver Tyres Rounds Category
Germany ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Corsa Rally4 Germany Timo Schulz Germany Michael Wenzel H 3-8 ERC4J
Slovenia AMD Gorica Opel Corsa Rally4 Slovenia Mark Škulj Slovenia Pia Šumer H 6-7 ERC4J
Slovenia Matej Čar 8
Estonia CKR Estonia Peugeot 208 Rally4 Estonia Joosep Ralf Nõgene Estonia Aleks Lesk P 1
Sweden GK Door Team Sweden Ford Fiesta Rally4 Sweden Patrik Hallberg Sweden John Stigh H 5 ERC4J
Hungary Herczig ASE Peugeot 208 Rally4 Hungary Patrik Herczig Hungary Kristóf Varga H 3, 8 ERC4J
Slovenia IK Sport Racing Ford Fiesta Rally4 Sweden Mille Johansson Sweden Johan Grönvall H 3-7 ERC4J
Opel Corsa Rally4 8
Hungary Kole Média Center Kft. Peugeot 208 Rally4 Hungary Csaba Juhász Hungary Tamás Pásztor P 6
Republic of Ireland Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Peugeot 208 Rally4 Republic of Ireland Aoife Raftery United Kingdom Claire Williams H 3-4 ERC4J
Republic of Ireland Arthur Kierans 5
Republic of Ireland Ronan Comerford 6-7
Hungary Prestige Motorsport Kft. Peugeot 208 Rally4 Hungary Bendegúz Hangodi Hungary László Bunkoczi P 2, 4
Mexico Team Escuderia TV4 Peugeot 208 Rally4 Mexico Patrice Spitalier Mexico Nicolas Spitalier H 5-6 ERC4J
Estonia Team Estonia Autosport Peugeot 208 Rally4 Estonia Karl-Markus Sei Estonia Martin Leotoots H 4 ERC4J
Ford Fiesta Rally4 Estonia Jaspar Vaher Estonia Evelin Mitendorf H 4 ERC4J
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG Renault Clio Rally4 Japan Hikaru Kogure Finland Topi Matias Luhtinen P 3-4
Renault Clio Rally4 Japan Nao Otake Finland Marko Salminen P 3-4
Renault Clio Rally4 Japan Yuki Yamamoto Finland Miika Teiskonen P 3-4
Estonia TRT Motorsport MTÜ Ford Fiesta Rally4 Estonia Mark-Egert Tiits Estonia Jakko Viilo H 4-5 ERC4J
Austria Waldherr Motorsport Team Opel Corsa Rally4 Austria Christoph Brugger Germany Tamara Lutz P 3
Opel Corsa Rally4 Romania Cristiana Oprea Romania Denisa-Alexia Parteni P 7
Opel Corsa Rally4 Austria Fabian Zeiringer Austria Angelika Letz H 3-4, 6-7 ERC4J
Private entries Peugeot 208 Rally4 Sweden Simon Andersson Sweden Jörgen Jönsson H 3-4 ERC4J
Renault Clio Rally4 5
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Portugal Ernesto Cunha Portugal Carlos Magalhães P 1
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Italy Roberto Daprà Italy Luca Guglielmetti P 1-2
H 3-8 ERC4J
Renault Clio R3 Italy Alessandro Grillo Italy Enrico Bracchi M 2
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Hungary Bendegúz Hangodi Hungary László Bunkoczi P 3, 6
Hungary Attila Nagy 8
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Sweden Victor Hansen Sweden Victor Johansson H 3-7 ERC4J
Ford Fiesta Rally4 Finland Miko Jalava Finland Riikka Hakkanen H 3 ERC4J
Finland Matias Peippo 4-5
Ford Fiesta Rally4 Poland Tymoteusz Jocz Poland Maciej Judycki P 1, 3
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Austria Alfred Kramer Denmark Jeannette Kvick H 3-5 ERC4J
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Germany Norman Kreuter Denmark Jeannette Kvick P 1-2, 6, 8
Germany Maresa Lade 3, 5
Germany Anna-Maria Seidl 4, 7
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Romania Norbert Maior Romania Francesca Maior H 3-8 ERC4J
Opel Corsa Rally4 United Kingdom Max McRae Republic of Ireland Mac Kierans H 3-5, 7-8 ERC4J
Peugeot 208 Rally4 6
Renault Clio Rally4 Portugal Hugo Mesquita Portugal Valter Cordaso P 1
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Chile Patricio Muñoz Argentina Miguel Recalt P 1
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Germany René Noller Germany Natalie Solbach-Schmidt H 3-4, 6 ERC4J
Opel Corsa Rally4 Norway Ola Nore Norway Rune Eilertsen H 8 ERC4J
Renault Clio Rally4 3, 5-6
Norway Torstein Eriksen 4
Opel Corsa Rally4 Poland Marek Nowak Poland Adrian Sadowski P 3
Ford Fiesta Rally4 Sweden Isak Reiersen Sweden Lucas Karlsson H 5 ERC4J
Peugeot 208 Rally4 France Ghjuvanni Rossi France Nicolas Blanc P 3
France Kylian Sarmezan MR 6
M 7
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Mexico Patrice Spitalier Mexico Nicolas Spitalier H 3 ERC4J
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Czech Republic Jaromír Tarabus Czech Republic Daniel Trunkát H 7
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Italy Mattia Zanin Italy Fabio Pizzol H 3-6 ERC4J
Italy Elia De Guio 7-8
Rally5 entries
Private entries Renault Clio Rally5 Romania Ciprian Lupu Romania Andrei George Pintilii MR 6
Renault Clio Rally5 Bulgaria Aleksandar Tomov Bulgaria Yavor Brankov H 6
Sources:[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Results and standings

References

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