2023 Croatia Rally

2023 Croatia Rally
*Croatia Rally 2023*
2023 Croatia Rally; Croatia Rally 2023
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)
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]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Nicolas Gilsoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
17	Sébastien Ogier	Vincent Landais	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
42	Craig Breen	James Fulton	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P

Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
21	Yohan Rossel	Arnaud Dunand	PH Sport	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
22	Emil Lindholm	Reeta Hämäläinen	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
23	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
24	Nikolay Gryazin[lower-alpha 1]	Konstantin Aleksandrov[lower-alpha 2]	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
25	Adrien Fourmaux	Alexandre Coria	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
26	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
27	Erik Cais	Petr Těšínský	Erik Cais	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
28	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
29	Georg Linnamäe	James Morgan	Georg Linnamäe	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
30	Nicolas Ciamin	Yannick Roche	Nicolas Ciamin	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
31	Josh McErlean	John Rowan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
32	Armin Kremer	Ella Kremer	Armin Kremer	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
34	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
35	Johannes Keferböck	Ilka Minor	Johannes Keferböck	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
36	Alejandro Cachón	Alejandro López Fernández	Alejandro Cachón	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
37	Norbert Herczig	Ramón Ferencz	Norbert Herczig	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
38	Patrick O'Brien	Stephen O'Brien	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
39	Henk Vossen	Radboud van Hoek	Henk Vossen	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver	P
40	Eamonn Boland	Michael Joseph Morrissey	Eamonn Boland	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver	P

Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3 and/or the Junior World Rally Championship
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Class eligibility	Tyre
41	William Creighton	Liam Regan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
44	Laurent Pellier	Marine Pelamourgues	Laurent Pellier	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
45	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr.	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior WRC	P
46	Raúl Hernández	Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio	Raúl Hernández	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Junior WRC	P
47	Roberto Blach Núñez	Mauro Barreiro	Roberto Blach Núñez	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
48	Tom Rensonnet	Loïc Dumont	Tom Rensonnet	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
49	Hamza Anwar	Adnan Din	Hamza Anwar	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
50	Eamonn Kelly	Conor Mohan	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3, Junior WRC	P
51	Filip Kohn	Tomáš Střeska	Filip Kohn	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3	P
52	Martin Ravenščak	Dora Ravenščak	Martin Ravenščak	Ford Fiesta Rally3	WRC-3	P

Other major entries
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
20	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Oliver Solberg	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	—	P
56	Zoltán László	Gábor Zsiros	Zoltán László	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Masters Driver, Co-driver	P
57	Aleš Zrinski	Aleš Zrinski	Aleš Zrinski	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
20 April	—	After 9:00	Okić [Shakedown]	3.65 km
20 April		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
		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
		19:24 – 20:09	Flexi service B, Zagreb	—
22 April		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
		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
		21:46 – 22:31	Flexi service E, Zagreb	—
23 April		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
		12:01 – 12:58	Regroup, Kumrovec	—
	SS20	After 13:15	Zagorska Sela – Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage]	14.09 km
		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

"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.
"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)

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[10] 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]

[11] 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]

[Croatia_Route-1] "Itinerary Rally Croatia Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

[2] "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[3] "FIA World Rally Championship calendar for 2023 gets green light". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[4] "Rovanperä grabs last-gasp Croatia victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

[5] "Rossel secures dominant WRC2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

[6] "László inherits WRC3 honours". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

[7] "Joona claims shock junior WRC victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

[Croatia_entry_list-8] "Entry List Croatia Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[Russia-competitors-9] "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.