2013 WRC3 Championship

The 2013 FIA WRC3 Championship was the first season of WRC3, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013.^[1]

2013 FIA WRC3 Championship

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Parent series:
FIA World Rally Championship
FIA WRC2 Championship
Support series:
FIA Junior WRC Championship

Unlike its predecessor, the Production Car World Rally Championship, the WRC3 Championship does not have a fixed calendar. 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 six events to score points in, and their best five results from these six events will count towards their final championship points score. The World Rally Championship is open to two-wheel drive cars complying with R1, R2 and R3 regulations.^[2]

Also in WRC3, the Citroën Top Driver was established. Within the WRC3, the drivers race in identical Citroën DS3 R3T cars, with the winner receiving the opportunity to race in the Citroën DS3 R5, in the 2014 season.^[3]

Sébastien Chardonnet clinched the Drivers' Championship at the Rallye de France-Alsace.^[4]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers will take part in the 2013 WRC3 season:

Team Car Tyre No. Driver Co-driver Class Rounds MY Racing[5] Citroën DS3 R3T M 51 Sébastien Chardonnet[5] Thibault de la Haye[5] R3T 1 P 4, 7–9, 11, 13 PH Sport[5] Citroën DS3 R3T P 52 Quentin Gilbert[5] Isabelle Galmiche[5] R3T 4, 7–9 Renaud Jamoul[6] 11, 13 Saintéloc Racing[7] Citroën DS3 R3T P 53 Renaud Poutot[5] Ludovic Viragh[5] R3T 1 Alastair Fisher[8] Gordon Noble[8] R3T 4, 7–8 Jean-Mathieu Leandri[9] Maxime Vilmot[9] 13 61 Simone Campedelli[8] Matteo Chiarcossi[8] R3T 4 Danilo Fappani[10] 7–9 Citroën Procar[8] Citroën DS3 R3T P 56 Francesco Parli[8] Tania Canton[8] R3T 4, 7 Delta Rally[8] Citroën DS3 R3T P 57 Federico della Casa[8] Marco Menchini[8] R3T 4, 7–9 59 Bryan Bouffier[8] Xavier Panseri[8] 4, 7–8, 13 62 Stéphane Consani[11] Maxime Vilmot[11] R3T 7 Benjamin Veillas[12] 8 Jack Boyere[13] 11 ADAC Team Weser-Ems[8] Citroën DS3 R3T P 58 Christian Riedemann[8] Lara Vanneste[8] R3T 4, 7–9, 11 Jukka Korhonen[9] Marko Salminen[9] 13 Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast[8] Citroën DS3 R3T P 60 Keith Cronin[8] Marshall Clarke[8] R3T 4, 7–9, 11, 13 Printsport Racing[14] Citroën DS3 R3T P 63 Jussi Vainionpää[14] Mika Juntunen[14] R3T 8 Abu Dhabi Racing[10] Citroën DS3 R3T P 64 Mohamed Al Mutawaa[10] Stephen McAuley[10] R3T 9, 12 67 Mohamed Al Sahlawi[15] Allan Harryman[15] 12 Autogomas Cantabria[13] Citroën DS3 R3T P 65 Enrique García Ojeda[13] Borja Odriozola[15] R3T 11–12

Icon Class R1 Classification within Group R‡ R2 R3

Notes:

• ^‡  — Additional letters refer to the specific designation of a car within each class under Group R rules.

Driver changes

• After contesting the Rallye Monte Carlo in the WRC class, Bryan Bouffier entered the WRC3 series.^[8]
• Sébastien Chardonnet will enter a Citroën DS3 built to R3T specifications and run with the support of the Citroën World Rally Team.^[5] Chardonnet had previously contested the 2012 Rallye de France — Alsace in a WRC-spec DS3.^[16]
• Three-time British Rally Champion Keith Cronin entered a Citroën DS3 R3T at selected events.^[8]

Rally summaries

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers						Statistics
		Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Monte Carlo Rally (15–20 January) — Results and report	1	51	Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye	MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T)	6:04:28.2	(18)† 16	(478.42 km)† 436.02 km	2	1
		—	53	Renaud Poutot Ludovic Viragh	Saintéloc Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T)	DNF
		—	52	Quentin Gilbert Isabelle Galmiche	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 R3T)	Withdrawn
2	Rally Sweden (8–10 February) — Results and report	No WRC3 entries[17]					22	297.78 km	—	—
3	Rally Mexico (8–10 March) — Results and report	No WRC3 entries[18]					23	396.82 km	—	—
4	Rally de Portugal (12–14 April) — Results and report	1	59	Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri	Delta Rally (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:38:52.5	15	386.73 km	9	6
		2	51	Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye	MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:48:59.1
		3	52	Quentin Gilbert Isabelle Galmiche	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 R3T)	5:04:43.8
5	Rally Argentina (3–5 May) — Results and report	No WRC3 entries[19]					14	407.64 km	—	—
6	Acropolis Rally (31 May–2 June) — Results and report	No WRC3 entries[20]					14	306.53 km	—	—
7	Rally Italia Sardegna (21–23 June) — Results and report	1	58	Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste	ADAC Team Weser Ems (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:52:39.9	16	304.50 km	10	9
		2	60	Keith Cronin Marshall Clarke	Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:57:45.3
		3	52	Quentin Gilbert Isabelle Galmiche	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:01:59.2
8	Rally Finland (1–3 August) — Results and report	1	60	Keith Cronin Marshall Clarke	Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:06:35.4	23	324.21 km	9	6
		2	51	Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye	MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:07:49.9
		3	63	Jussi Vainionpää Mika Juntunen	Printsport Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:09:18.5
9	Rallye Deutschland (23–25 August) — Results and report	1	51	Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye	MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:39:32.6	(16)† 15	(371.86 km)† 330.78 km	7	5
		2	60	Keith Cronin Marshall Clarke	Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:41:56.9
		3	58	Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste	ADAC Team Weser Ems (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:02:20.3
10	Rally Australia (13–15 September) — Results and report	No WRC3 entries[21]					22	352.36 km	—	—
11	Rallye de France Alsace (4–7 October) — Results and report	1	52	Quentin Gilbert Isabelle Galmiche	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:12:51.2	22	312.14 km	6	4
		2	51	Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye	MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:13:45.1
		3	60	Keith Cronin Marshall Clarke	Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:15:23.8
12	Rally Catalunya (25–27 October) — Results and report	1	65	Enrique García Ojeda Borja Odriozola	Autogomas Cantabria (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:57:11.8	15	355.92 km	3	3
		2	64	Mohamed Al Mutawaa Stephen McAuley	Abu Dhabi Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:14:07.1
		3	67	Mohamed Al Sahlawi Allan Harryman	Abu Dhabi Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:27:34.8
13	Wales Rally GB (15–17 November) — Results and report	1	58	Jukka Korhonen Marko Salminen	ADAC Team Weser Ems Citroën DS3 R3T	3:48:32.7	22	311.15 km	4	2
		2	60	Keith Cronin Marshall Clarke	Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:56:14.3
		3	59	Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri	Delta Rally (Citroën DS3 R3T)	DNF

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

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

Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Drops Points 1 Sébastien Chardonnet 1 2 4 2 1 2 12 104 2 Keith Cronin 5 2 1 2 3 2 10 94 3 Quentin Gilbert WD 3 3 5 5 1 75 4 Christian Riedemann Ret 1 Ret 3 4 52 5 Mohamed Al Mutawaa 4 2 30 6 Bryan Bouffier 1 8 WD Ret 29 7 Enrique García Ojeda Ret 1 25 8 Jukka Korhonen 1 25 9 Simone Campedelli 6 Ret 4 Ret 20 10 Jussi Vainionpää 3 15 11 Mohamed Al Sahlawi 3 15 12 Alastair Fisher 4 9 Ret WD 14 13 Federico della Casa Ret 5 Ret Ret 10 14 Francesco Parli Ret 7 WD 6 EX Stéphane Consani 6 6 WD† 0† Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Drops Points

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 the event (WD)

• † – Stéphane Consani admitted illegally recceing a Rallye de France-Alsace stage on the month of October. This action result on the rally stewards having his points withdrawn and was suspended from the final two rounds of the season.^[22]

Co-Drivers' Championship

Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Drops Points 1 Thibault de la Haye 1 2 4 2 1 2 12 104 2 Marshall Clarke 5 2 1 2 3 2 10 94 3 Lara Vanneste Ret 1 Ret 3 4 52 4 Isabelle Galmiche WD 3 3 5 5 50 5 Stephen McAuley 4 2 30 6 Xavier Panseri 1 8 Ret 29 7 Jamoul Renaud 1 25 8 Borja Odriozola Ret 1 25 9 Marko Salminen 1 25 10 Maxime Vilmot 6 6 Ret 16 11 Mika Juntunen 3 15 12 Allan Harryman 3 15 13 Gordon Noble 4 9 Ret WD 14 14 Danilo Fappani Ret 4 Ret 12 15 Marco Menchini Ret 5 Ret Ret 10 16 Matteo Chiarcossi 6 8 17 Tania Canton Ret 7 WD 6 Pos. Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR Drops Points

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 the event (WD)

Teams' Championship

Pos.	Team	No.	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points
1	Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast	60				2			2	1	1		1		2	18	111
2	ADAC Team Weser-Ems	58				Ret			1	Ret	2		2		1	0	86
3	Saintéloc Racing	53	Ret			1			3	Ret	WD				Ret	0	73
		61				3			Ret	2	Ret
4	Autogomas Cantabria	65											Ret	1			25
Pos.	Team	No.	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points