2013 Rallye Deutschland Explained

2013 Rallye Deutschland
Native Name:31st ADAC Rallye Deutschland
Round:9
Season No:13
Championship:2013 World Rally Championship
Previous Round:2013 Rally Finland
Next Round:2013 Rally Australia
Rallybase:Trier
Startdate:August 22
Enddate:25, 2013
Stages:16
Stagekm:371.86
Surface:Asphalt
Driver1: Dani Sordo
Codriver1: Carlos del Barrio
Team1: Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
Time1:3:15:19.4
Powerstage Driver: Sébastien Ogier
Powerstage Codriver: Julien Ingrassia
Powerstage Team: Volkswagen Motorsport
Teamsstart:76
Teamsfinish:52

The 31st ADAC Rallye Deutschland was the ninth round of the 2013 World Rally Championship, held from 22 to 25 August, 2013. Dani Sordo emerged victorious in his first ever WRC victory.

Results

Event standings

!!!Driver!Co-Driver!Team!Car!Class!Time!!Points
Overall classification
13 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën DS3 WRCWRC3:15:19.40.0
211 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Qatar World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC3:16:12.4+53.018
32 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën DS3 WRCWRC3:17:55.5+2:36.115
421 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Jipocar Czech National TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC3:23:20.2+8:00.812
574 Robert Kubica Maciej Baran PH-SportCitroën DS3 RRCWRC-23:24:20.7+9:01.310
675 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Qatar M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5WRC-23:24:33.6+9:14.28
77 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen MotorsportVolkswagen Polo R WRCWRC3:25:14.4+9:55.0
884 Hayden Paddon John Kennard BRR TeamŠkoda Fabia S2000WRC-23:28:20.6+13:01.24
94 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Qatar M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC3:38:47.5+13:28.12
105 Evgeniy Novikov Ilka Minor-Petrasko Qatar M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC3:30:37.3+15:17.91
WRC-2 standings
1 (5.)74 Robert Kubica Maciej Baran PH-SportCitroën DS3 RRCWRC-23:24:20.70.025
2 (6.)75 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barrit Qatar M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5WRC-23:24:33.6+12.918
3 (8.)84 Hayden Paddon John Kennard BRR TeamŠkoda Fabia S2000WRC-23:28:20.6+3:59.915
4 (14.)32 Sepp Wiegand Franz Christian Škoda Auto DeutschlandŠkoda Fabia S2000WRC-23:38:22.1+14:01.412
5 (18.)82 Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja Markko MärtinFord Fiesta R5WRC-23:42:43.3+18:22.610
6 (19.)36 Rashid al-Ketbi Karina Hepperle Skydive Dubai Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5WRC-23:44:11.7+19:51.08
7 (32.)38 Ricardo Triviño Alex Haro Moto Club IgualdaSubaru Impreza WRX STiWRC-24:08:43.5+44:22.86
8 (34.)36 Marco Vallario Antonio Pascale Vomero RacingMitsubishi Lancer Evo XWRC-24:09:11.6+44:50.94
9 (35.)86 Carlos Garcia Fessman Hugo Magalhães Ralliart ItalyMitsubishi Lancer Evo XWRC-24:09:31.5+45.10.82
WRC-3 standings
1 (15.)51 Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye MY RacingCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-33:39:26.60.025
2 (16.)60 Keith Cronin Marshall Clarke Charles Hurst Citroën BelfastCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-33:41:56.9+2:24.318
3 (26.)58 Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste ADAC Team Wesser-EmsCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-34:02:20.3+22:47.715
4 (29.)64 Mohamed al-Mutawaa Stephen McAuley Abu Dhabi RacingCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-34:04:43.1+25:10.512
5 (40.)52 Quentin Gilbert Isabelle Galmiche PH SportCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-34:20:47.8+41:15.210
JWRC standings
1102 Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene Pontus TidemandFord Fiesta R2JWRC3:09:26.80.0
2107 Michaël Burri Gabin Moreau Michaël BurriFord Fiesta R2JWRC3:11:14.3+1:47.518
3110 Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate Yeray LemesFord Fiesta R2JWRC3:11:38.0+2:11.2
4103 Martin Koči Petr Starý Styllex MotorsportFord Fiesta R2JWRC3:12:24.3+2:57.512
5105 José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera ACSM Rallye TeamFord Fiesta R2JWRC3:13:58.4+4:31.6
6100 Sander Pärn Ken Järveoja Sander PärnFord Fiesta R2JWRC3:16:31.9+7:05.18
7106 Murat Bostancı Onur Vatansever Castrol Ford Team TürkiyeFord Fiesta R2JWRC3:21:25.7+11:58.96
8108 Niko-Pekka Nieminen Mikael Korhonen Niko-Pekka NieminenFord Fiesta R2JWRC3:21:48.9+12:22.14
9111 Pieter-Jan-Michiel Cracco Frédéric Miclotte Pieter-Jan-Michiel CraccoFord Fiesta R2JWRC3:27:25.8+17:59.02
10109 Marius Aasen Marlene Engan Marius AasenFord Fiesta R2JWRC3:49:03.1+39:36.31

- The Junior WRC contests only the first 14 stages of the rally.

Special Stages

!Day!Stage!Name!Length!Winner!Car!Time!Rally Leader
Leg 1 (22 August)SS1Blankenheim23.54 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC12:09.8 Sébastien Ogier
SS2Sauertal14.10 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC7:23.4
Leg 2 (23 August)SS3Mittelmosel 122.95 km Thierry NeuvilleFord Fiesta RS WRC13:33.9 Jari-Matti Latvala
SS4Moselland 122.79 km Thierry NeuvilleFord Fiesta RS WRC14:10.9
SS5Grafschaft 119.94 km Thierry NeuvilleFord Fiesta RS WRC11:44.3
SS6Mittelmosel 222.95 km Thierry NeuvilleFord Fiesta RS WRC13:20.1
SS7Moselland 222.79 km Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC13:57.9
SS8Grafschaft 219.94 km Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC11:33.1
Leg 3 (24 August)SS9Stein & Wein 126.54 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC14:54.9
SS10Peterburg 19.23 km Dani SordoCitroën DS3 WRC5:08.9
SS11Arena Panzerplatte 141.08 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC23:33.8
SS12Stein & Wein 226.54 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC15:51.8 Thierry Neuville
SS13Peterburg 29.23 km Dani SordoCitroën DS3 WRC5:29.8 Dani Sordo
SS14Arena Panzerplatte 241.08 kmStage Cancelled
Leg 4 (25 August)SS15Dhrontal 124.58 km Dani SordoCitroën DS3 WRC15:49.1 Dani Sordo
SS16Dhrontal 224.58 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC15:37.9

Power Stage

The "Power Stage" was a 24.58 km (15.27 mi) stage at the end of the rally.

!Pos.!Driver!Car!Time!Diff.!Pts.
1 Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC15:37.90.03
2 Dani SordoCitroën DS3 WRC15:41.8+3.92
3 Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC15:49.5+11.61

Standings after the rally

Drivers' Championship standings
!!Driver!Points
1 Sébastien Ogier181
2 Thierry Neuville109
3 Jari-Matti Latvala97
4 Dani Sordo96
5 Mikko Hirvonen88
Manufacturers' Championship standings
ManufacturerPoints
1 Volkswagen Motorsport262
2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT236
3 Qatar World Rally Team127
4 Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team126
5 Jipocar Czech National Team51

Other

WRC-2 Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Robert Kubica101
2 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari93
3 Nicolás Fuchs78
4 Sepp Wiegand67
5 Yuriy Protasov65
WRC-3 Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Sébastien Chardonnet98
2 Keith Cronin71
3 Quentin Gilbert50
4 Christian Riedemann40
5 Bryan Bouffier29
JWRC Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Pontus Tidemand105
2 José Antonio Suárez63
3 Sander Pärn51
4 Yeray Lemes51
5 Michaël Burri38

References