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.
- 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 | Fafe, Braga | Gravel | 17 | 180.29 km | [2] | |
| 2 | 4 May | 6 May | Las Palmas, Canary Islands | Tarmac | 13 | 190.06 km | [3] | |
| 3 | 20 May | 21 May | Mikołajki, Warmia-Masuria | Gravel | 16 | 182.06 km | [4] | |
| 4 | 17 June | 18 June | Liepāja, Liepāja | Gravel | 10 | 183.89 km | [5] | |
| 5 | 6 July | 8 July | Karlstad, Värmland | Gravel | 16 | 185.18 km | [6] | |
| 6 | 29 July | 30 July | Fiuggi, Lazio | Tarmac | 13 | 189.50 km | [7] | |
| 7 | 18 August | 20 August | Zlín, Zlín Region | Tarmac | 13 | 200.43 km | [8] | |
| 8 | 6 October | 8 October | Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | Tarmac | 12 | 180.22 km | ||
| Sources:[9] | ||||||||
Calendar changes
- Rally Azores and Rally Catalunya were removed from the calendar.
- Rally Hungary returned to the calendar after a one-year absence.
- Royal Rally of Scandinavia, which runs on former Rally Sweden stages, was introduced to the calendar.
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 |
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | All | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | M | 7 | |||
| Škoda Fabia R5 | H | 7 | |||
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | 1-3 | |||
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | 8 | |||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | P | 1-7 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | 6 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 7 | ||||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | P | 7 | |||
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | 2 | |||
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | 1 | |||
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | P | 1 | |||
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | 6 | |||
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | MR | 3-5 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | 1-2 | |||
| 6-8 | |||||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | P | 2 | |||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | P | 2 | |||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | P | 2 | |||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | P | 8 | |||
| Hyundai i20 R5 | M | 7 | |||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | P | 1 | |||
| 3 | |||||
| 4-5, 7-8 | |||||
| Škoda Fabia R5 | P | 1 | |||
| H | 5-6 | ||||
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | MR | 5 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | MR | 1-6 | |||
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | MR | 1-5, 7 | |||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | MR | 2 | |||
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | MR | 1, 3 | |||
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | P | 1-4, 6-7 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | P | 5 | |||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | H | 8 | |||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | MR | 1 | |||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | M | 2 | |||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | M | 1, 4 | |||
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | P | 1 | |||
| 4 | |||||
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | 2 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | P | 6 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | M | 7 | |||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | P | 1 | |||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | P | 1 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | MR | 1-6 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MR | 1-3, 6 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 4-5 | ||||
| Škoda Fabia R5 | 7-8 | ||||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | MR | All | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | 1 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | P | 5 | |||
| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P | 5 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | 2, 6 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | H | 3 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | All | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | H | 8 | |||
| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | H | 8 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | M | 1, 3-4, 7-8 | |||
| Private entries | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | P | 1 | ||
| 2 | |||||
| 8 | |||||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | 1 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | 6 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | M | 1 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | P | 6 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | 1 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 4-6 | ||||
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | 2-4 | |||
| Hyundai i20 R5 | P | 5 | |||
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | P | 8 | |||
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | M | 1-2, 6, 8 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | M | 3 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | M | 1 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | MR | 1-2 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3-5 | ||||
| M | 6 | ||||
| 7-8 | |||||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | 6 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | M | 1-5 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 6-7 | ||||
| 8 | |||||
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | P | 5 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | P | 5 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | 3 | |||
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | P | 8 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | M | 1-5 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 6 | ||||
| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | M | 7 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | 6 | |||
| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P | 5 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | M | 1, 3, 8 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | M | 1 | |||
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | 6 | |||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | P | 1 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | M | 3 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | M | 3-4 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | 6 | |||
| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P | 6 | |||
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 | MR | 1 | |||
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | 1-3, 5-7 | |||
| Citroën C3 Rally2 | P | 1 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | P | 1, 3, 6-7 | |||
| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P | 5 | |||
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | H | 8 | |||
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | M | 1-2, 6-7 | |||
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | P | 1 | |||
| Entrylists:[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] | |||||
ERC3
| Rally3 entries | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrant | Car | Driver | Co-Driver | Tyres | Rounds |
| Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P | 1 | |||
| 2-4, 6-7 | |||||
| Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P | 5 | |||
| Renault Clio Rally3 | MR | 6 | |||
| Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P | 3-4 | |||
| Private entries | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P | 5 | ||
| Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P | 3-4, 7 | |||
| Renault Clio Rally3 | MR | 3 | |||
| 4 | |||||
| Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 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 |
| Opel Corsa Rally4 | H | 3-8 | ERC4J | |||
| Opel Corsa Rally4 | H | 6-7 | ERC4J | |||
| 8 | ||||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | P | 1 | ||||
| Ford Fiesta Rally4 | H | 5 | ERC4J | |||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | H | 3, 8 | ERC4J | |||
| Ford Fiesta Rally4 | H | 3-7 | ERC4J | |||
| Opel Corsa Rally4 | 8 | |||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | P | 6 | ||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | H | 3-4 | ERC4J | |||
| 5 | ||||||
| 6-7 | ||||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | P | 2, 4 | ||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | H | 5-6 | ERC4J | |||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | H | 4 | ERC4J | |||
| Ford Fiesta Rally4 | H | 4 | ERC4J | |||
| Renault Clio Rally4 | P | 3-4 | ||||
| Renault Clio Rally4 | P | 3-4 | ||||
| Renault Clio Rally4 | P | 3-4 | ||||
| Ford Fiesta Rally4 | H | 4-5 | ERC4J | |||
| Opel Corsa Rally4 | P | 3 | ||||
| Opel Corsa Rally4 | P | 7 | ||||
| Opel Corsa Rally4 | H | 3-4, 6-7 | ERC4J | |||
| Private entries | Peugeot 208 Rally4 | H | 3-4 | ERC4J | ||
| Renault Clio Rally4 | 5 | |||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | P | 1 | ||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | P | 1-2 | ||||
| H | 3-8 | ERC4J | ||||
| Renault Clio R3 | M | 2 | ||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | P | 3, 6 | ||||
| 8 | ||||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | H | 3-7 | ERC4J | |||
| Ford Fiesta Rally4 | H | 3 | ERC4J | |||
| 4-5 | ||||||
| Ford Fiesta Rally4 | P | 1, 3 | ||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | H | 3-5 | ERC4J | |||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | P | 1-2, 6, 8 | ||||
| 3, 5 | ||||||
| 4, 7 | ||||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | H | 3-8 | ERC4J | |||
| Opel Corsa Rally4 | H | 3-5, 7-8 | ERC4J | |||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | 6 | |||||
| Renault Clio Rally4 | P | 1 | ||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | P | 1 | ||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | H | 3-4, 6 | ERC4J | |||
| Opel Corsa Rally4 | H | 8 | ERC4J | |||
| Renault Clio Rally4 | 3, 5-6 | |||||
| 4 | ||||||
| Opel Corsa Rally4 | P | 3 | ||||
| Ford Fiesta Rally4 | H | 5 | ERC4J | |||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | P | 3 | ||||
| MR | 6 | |||||
| M | 7 | |||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | H | 3 | ERC4J | |||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | H | 7 | ||||
| Peugeot 208 Rally4 | H | 3-6 | ERC4J | |||
| 7-8 | ||||||
| Rally5 entries | ||||||
| Private entries | Renault Clio Rally5 | MR | 6 | |||
| Renault Clio Rally5 | H | 6 | ||||
| Sources:[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] | ||||||