2023 Rally Chile

The 2023 Rally Chile (also known as the Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 28 September to 1 October 2023.^[2] It marked the second running of the Rally Chile, and was the eleventh round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Concepción of the Biobío Region, and was contested over sixteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 321.06 km (199.50 mi).^[1]

2023 Rally Chile Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023
Round 11 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Chile
Rally base	Concepción, Biobío
Dates run	28 September – 1 October 2023
Start location	Coronel, Biobío
Finish location	Concepción, Biobío
Stages	16 (321.06 km; 199.50 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	912.03 km (566.71 miles)
Overall distance	1,233.09 km (766.21 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	55
Crews	51 at start, 36 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT 3:06:38.1
Power Stage winner	Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 7:06.7
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson 3:14:56.6
WRC-3 winner	Eduardo Castro Fernando Mussano 3:36:41.7

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2019, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.^[3] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category,^[a] and Takamoto Katsuta and Daniel Barritt were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.^[4][b] However, neither crews defended their titles as they were promoted to the top tier by Toyota in 2020.^[5][6]

Tänak and Järveoja successfully defended their title. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT were the manufacturer's winners.^[7] Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT sealed the manufacturer's title.^[8] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson won the World Rally Championship-2 category.^[9] Eduardo Castro and Fernando Mussano won the World Rally Championship-3 category, which meant Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka became the 2023 WRC3 champions.^[10]

Background

Entry list

The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were nineteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and two Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.^[11][12]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Championship eligibility	Tyre
3	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
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
13	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer	P
28	Alberto Heller	Luis Ernesto Allende	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Driver, Co-driver	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris 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
20	Yohan Rossel	Arnaud Dunand	PH Sport	Citroën C3 Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
21	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-Driver, Team	P
22	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Oliver Solberg	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver	P
23	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	Toksport WRT 3	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
24	Emil Lindholm	Reeta Hämäläinen	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Driver, Co-driver, Team	P
25	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
26	Nikolay Gryazin[c]	Konstantin Aleksandrov[d]	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
27	Marco Bulacia	Diego Vallejo	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
29	Jorge Martínez Fontena	Alberto Alvarez Nicholson	Jorge Martínez Fontena	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
30	Emilio Fernández	Borja Rozada	Emilio Fernández	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
31	Bruno Bulacia	José Luis Díaz	Bruno Bulacia	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
32	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team	P
34	Pedro Heller	Pablo Olmos	Pedro Heller	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
35	Emilio Rosselot	Tomas Cañete	Emilio Rosselot	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
36	Benjamin Israel	Matias Ramos	Benjamin Israel	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
37	Martin Scuncio	Javiera Roman	Martin Scuncio	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
38	Germán Lyon	Sebastian Vera	Germán Lyon	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
39	Gerardo V. Rosselot	Marcelo Brizio	Gerardo V. Rosselot	Citroën C3 Rally2	Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P
40	Eduardo Kovacs	Ruben Garcia	Eduardo Kovacs	Škoda Fabia R5	Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver	P

Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
41	Diego Dominguez Jr	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P
44	Eduardo Castro	Fernando Mussano	Eduardo Castro	Ford Fiesta Rally3	P

Itinerary

All dates and times are CLT (UTC-3).

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
28 September	—	After 8:01	Bio Bio [Shakedown]	5.75 km
		After 19:00	Opening ceremony, Los Ángeles	—
29 September	SS1	After 8:35	Pulperia 1	19.77 km
	SS2	After 9:33	Rere 1	13.34 km
	SS3	After 10:27	Rio Claro 1	23.32 km
		13:07 – 13:37	Flexi service A, Talcahuano	—
	SS4	After 14:42	Pulperia 2	19.77 km
	SS5	After 15:40	Rere 2	13.34 km
	SS6	After 16:34	Rio Claro 2	23.32 km
		18:44 – 19:29	Flexi service B, Talcahuano	—
30 September	SS7	After 7:57	Chivilingo 1	27.23 km
	SS8	After 9:01	Rio Lia 1	21.09 km
	SS9	After 10:05	Maria de las Cruces 1	28.72 km
		13:05 – 13:35	Flexi service C, Talcahuano	—
	SS10	After 14:57	Chivilingo 2	27.23 km
	SS11	After 16:01	Rio Lia 2	21.09 km
	SS12	After 17:05	Maria de las Cruces 2	28.72 km
		19:12 – 19:57	Flexi service D, Talcahuano	—
1 October	SS13	After 8:07	Las Pataguas 1	13.20 km
	SS14	After 9:05	El Poñen 1	13.86 km
		10:40 – 10:55	Flexi service E, Talcahuano	—
	SS15	After 11:40	Las Pataguas 2	13.20 km
	SS16	After 13:15	El Poñen 2 [Power Stage]	13.86 km
		After 14:20	Official finish, Talcahuano	—
		After 15:10	Podium ceremony, Talcahuano	—
Source:[1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Event	Stage
1	1	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	3:06:38.1	0.0	25	2
2	2	11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	3:07:20.2	+42.1	18	3
3	3	33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	3:07:45.0	+1:06.9	15	4
4	4	69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	3:08:49.1	+2:11.0	12	5
5	5	18	Takamoto Katsuta	Aaron Johnston	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	3:11:19.6	+4:41.5	10	1
13	6	13	Grégoire Munster	Louis Louka	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	3:23:17.8	+16:39.7	0	0
15	7	28	Alberto Heller	Luis Ernesto Allende	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	3:26:41.0	+20:02.9	0	0
Retired SS15		3	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Off-road		0	0
Retired SS3		7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Nicolas Gilsoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Puma Rally1	Rolled		0	0
Retired SS1		4	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	Rolled		0	0

Special stages

Stage	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
SD	Evans / Martin	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	3:59.6	—
SS1	Tänak / Järveoja	Ford Puma Rally1	10:16.8	Tänak / Järveoja
SS2	Evans / Martin	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	6:52.9	Evans / Martin
SS3	Evans / Martin	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	12:32.0
SS4	Suninen / Markkula	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	9:58.7	Suninen / Markkula
SS5	Tänak / Järveoja	Ford Puma Rally1	6:39.8	Tänak / Järveoja
SS6	Tänak / Järveoja	Ford Puma Rally1	12:12.2
SS7	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	17:20.7
SS8	Tänak / Järveoja	Ford Puma Rally1	13:59.0
SS9	Tänak / Järveoja	Ford Puma Rally1	17:40.9
SS10	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	17:07.5
SS11	Tänak / Järveoja	Ford Puma Rally1	13:47.8
SS12	Tänak / Järveoja	Ford Puma Rally1	17:20.5
SS13	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	7:43.4
SS14	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	7:22.9
SS15	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 N Rally1	7:33.0
SS16	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota GR Yaris Rally1	7:06.7

Championship standings

• Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Kalle Rovanperä	217			Jonne Halttunen	217			Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	466
2			Elfyn Evans	186			Scott Martin	186			Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	360
3			Thierry Neuville	155			Martijn Wydaeghe	155			M-Sport Ford WRT	247
4			Ott Tänak	146			Martin Järveoja	146
5			Sébastien Ogier	99			Vincent Landais	99

WRC-2 Rally2

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Stage	Event
6	1	22	Oliver Solberg	Elliott Edmondson	Oliver Solberg	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:14:56.6	0.0	25	2	8
7	2	23	Gus Greensmith	Jonas Andersson	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:15:22.4	+25.8	18	1	6
8	3	21	Sami Pajari	Enni Mälkönen	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:15:58.7	+1:02.1	15	0	4
9	4	20	Yohan Rossel	Arnaud Dunand	PH Sport	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:16:32.0	+1:35.4	12	0	2
10	5	26	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	Toksport WRT 2	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	3:16:46.3	+1:49.7	10	0	1
11	6	35	Emilio Rosselot	Tomas Cañete	Emilio Rosselot	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:21:36.9	+6:40.3	8	0	0
12	7	34	Pedro Heller	Pablo Olmos	Pedro Heller	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:21:48.7	+6:52.1	6	0	0
14	8	32	Fabrizio Zaldivar	Marcelo Der Ohannesian	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	3:24:12.7	+9:16.1	4	0	0
16	9	29	Jorge Martínez Fontena	Alberto Alvarez Nicholson	Jorge Martínez Fontena	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:29:09.9	+14:13.3	2	3	0
17	10	30	Emilio Fernández	Borja Rozada	Emilio Fernández	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:30:43.2	+15:46.6	1	0	0
18	11	31	Bruno Bulacia	José Luis Díaz	Bruno Bulacia	Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	3:31:35.0	+16:38.4	0	0	0
28	12	39	Gerardo V. Rosselot	Marcelo Brizio	Gerardo V. Rosselot	Citroën C3 Rally2	3:52:43.4	+37:46.8	0	0	0
33	13	40	Eduardo Kovacs	Ruben Garcia	Eduardo Kovacs	Škoda Fabia R5	4:21:18.1	+1:06:21.5	0	0	0
Retired SS15		24	Emil Lindholm	Reeta Hämäläinen	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 N Rally2	Accident damage		0	0	0
Retired SS15		25	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Rear suspension		0	0	0
Retired SS9		37	Martin Scuncio	Javiera Roman	Martin Scuncio	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Rolled		0	0	0
Retired SS8		36	Benjamin Israel	Matias Ramos	Benjamin Israel	Citroën C3 Rally2	Withdrawn		0	0	0
Retired SS6		27	Marco Bulacia	Diego Vallejo	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia RS Rally2	Accident damage		0	0	0
Retired SS6		38	Germán Lyon	Sebastian Vera	Germán Lyon	Citroën C3 Rally2	Accident		0	0	0

Special stages

Overall Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Lindholm / Hämäläinen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 4:12.3 — SS1 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 10:43.3 Solberg / Edmondson SS2 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7:10.1 Pajari / Mälkönen SS3 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:54.9 SS4 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 10:23.9 SS5 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 6:57.6 SS6 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:40.9 SS7 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 18:08.0 Solberg / Edmondson SS8 Rossel / Dunand Citroën C3 Rally2 14:29.8 SS9 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 18:22.5 SS10 Greensmith / Andersson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 17:45.2 Pajari / Mälkönen SS11 Rossel / Dunand Citroën C3 Rally2 14:18.1 SS12 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 17:53.2 Solberg / Edmondson SS13 Greensmith / Andersson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:14.1 SS14 Solberg / Edmondson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7:47.7 SS15 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7:58.9 SS16 Fontena / Nicholson Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:38.1

Challenger Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Zaldivar / Der Ohannesian Hyundai i20 N Rally2 4:15.1 — SS1 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 10:43.4 Pajari / Mälkönen SS2 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7:10.1 SS3 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:57.4 SS4 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 10:23.9 SS5 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 6:57.6 SS6 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:40.9 SS7 Fontena / Nicholson Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 18:19.3 SS8 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 14:40.1 SS9 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 18:22.5 SS10 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 17:45.8 SS11 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 14:30.7 SS12 Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 18:12.6 SS13 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:18.7 SS14 Pajari / Mälkönen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7:48.0 SS15 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7:58.9 SS16 Fontena / Nicholson Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 7:38.1

Championship standings

Pos.		Open Drivers' championships				Open Co-drivers' championships				Teams' championships				Challenger Drivers' championships				Challenger Co-drivers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points		Move	Driver	Points
1			Andreas Mikkelsen	108			Torstein Eriksen	127			Toksport WRT 3	148			Sami Pajari	118			Enni Mälkönen	118
2			Yohan Rossel	104			Arnaud Dunand	104		1	Toksport WRT 2	148			Kajetan Kajetanowicz	93			Maciej Szczepaniak	93
3			Gus Greensmith	99			Jonas Andersson	99		1	M-Sport Ford WRT	146		1	Nikolay Gryazin	86			Konstantin Aleksandrov	86
4		2	Oliver Solberg	91		2	Elliott Edmondson	91			Toksport WRT	135		1	Marco Bulacia	72			Szymon Gospodarczyk	65
5		1	Sami Pajari	86		1	Enni Mälkönen	86			Hyundai Motorsport N	116			Mikołaj Marczyk	65			Diego Vallejo	62

WRC-3 Rally3

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
19	1	44	Eduardo Castro	Fernando Mussano	Eduardo Castro	Ford Fiesta Rally3	3:36:41.7	0.0	25
Retired SS15		41	Diego Dominguez Jr	Rogelio Peñate	Diego Dominguez Jr	Ford Fiesta Rally3	Withdrawn		0

Special stages

Stage	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
SD	Dominguez Jr / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	4:27.4	—
SS1	Dominguez Jr / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	11:49.4	Dominguez Jr / Peñate
SS2	Dominguez Jr / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	7:55.2
SS3	Dominguez Jr / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	14:23.5
SS4	Dominguez Jr / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	11:32.9
SS5	Castro / Mussano	Ford Fiesta Rally3	7:59.8
SS6	Stage cancelled
SS7	Dominguez Jr / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	19:27.1	Dominguez Jr / Peñate
SS8	Dominguez Jr / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	15:30.6
SS9	Castro / Mussano	Ford Fiesta Rally3	20:05.2
SS10	Dominguez Jr / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	19:03.6
SS11	Dominguez Jr / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	15:47.8
SS12	Dominguez Jr / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	19:33.1
SS13	Dominguez Jr / Peñate	Ford Fiesta Rally3	8:54.8
SS14	Castro / Mussano	Ford Fiesta Rally3	8:53.6
SS15	Castro / Mussano	Ford Fiesta Rally3	9:08.3	Castro / Mussano
SS16	Castro / Mussano	Ford Fiesta Rally3	8:42.7

Championship standings

• Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions.

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points
1			Roope Korhonen	100			Anssi Viinikka	100
2			Diego Dominguez Jr.	87			Rogelio Peñate	87
3			Tom Rensonnet	55			Loïc Dumont	55
4			William Creighton	51			Liam Regan	51
5			Eamonn Kelly	49			Conor Mohan	49

Notes

1. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
2. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
3. 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.^[13]
4. 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.^[13]