2013 Rallye de France-Alsace explained

2013 Rallye de France-Alsace
Native Name:4th Rallye de France-Alsace
Round:11
Season No:13
Championship:2013 World Rally Championship
Previous Round:2013 Rally Australia
Next Round:2013 Rally Catalunya
Rallybase:Strasbourg
Startdate:October 3
Enddate:6, 2013
Stages:20
Stagekm:312.14
Surface:Asphalt
Driver1: Sébastien Ogier
Codriver1: Julien Ingrassia
Team1: Volkswagen Motorsport
Time1:2:53:07.6
Powerstage Driver: Dani Sordo
Powerstage Codriver: Carlos del Barrio
Powerstage Team: Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT
Teamsstart:82
Teamsfinish:49

The 4th Rallye de France Alsace was the eleventh round of the 2013 World Rally Championship, held from 3 to 6 October, 2013. Sébastien Ogier once again won the rally.

Results

Event standings

!!!Driver!Co-Driver!Team!Car!Class!Time!!Points
Overall classification
18 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen MotorsportVolkswagen Polo R WRCWRC2:53:07.60.0
210 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRTCitroën DS3 WRCWRC2:25:19.8+12.2
37 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen MotorsportVolkswagen Polo R WRCWRC2:53:27.1+19.515
411 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Qatar World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC2:54:21.7+1:14.1
55 Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor-Petrasko Qatar M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC2:56:18.5+3:10.910
62 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRTCitroën DS3 WRCWRC2:56:45.3+3:37.78
79 Andreas Mikkelsen Paul Nagle Volkswagen Motorsport IIVolkswagen Polo R WRCWRC2:57:11.8+4:04.26
84 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Qatar M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC2:57:42.8+4:35.24
974 Robert Kubica Maciej Baran PH SportCitroën DS3 RRCWRC-23:02:39.0+9:31.42
1022 Romain Dumas Denis Giraudet M-SportFord Fiesta RS WRCWRC3:05:03.4+11:55.81
WRC-2 standings
1 (9.)74 Robert Kubica Maciej Baran PH SportCitroën DS3 RRCWRC-23:02:39.00.025
2 (11.)75 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Qatar M-Sport World Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5WRC-23:06:42.9+4:03.918
3 (19.)36 Rashid Al-Ketbi Karina Hepperle Skydive Dubai Rally TeamFord Fiesta R5WRC-23:21:49.6+19:10.615
4 (26.)79 Robert Barrable Stuart Loudon CA1 Sport LtdFord Fiesta R5WRC-23:32:46.0+30:07.012
5 (27.)38 Ricardo Triviño Alex Haro Moto Club IgualdaSubaru Impreza WRX STiWRC-23:33:38.6+30:59.610
6 (34.)91 Alejandro Lombardo Adolfo Espinoza Ralliart ItaliaMitsubishi Lancer Evo XWRC-23:38:42.6+36:03.68
7 (36.)71 Ala'a Rasheed Joseph Matar Motortune RacingFord Fiesta R5WRC-23:43:01.6+40:22.66
8 (37.)43 Martin Hudec Jakub Kotál Martin SemerádMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXWRC-23:43:38.8+40:59.84
WRC-3 standings
1 (13.)52 Quentin Gilbert Renaud Jamoul PH SportCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-33:12:51.20.025
2 (14.)51 Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye MY RacingCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-33:13:45.1+53.918
3 (15.)60 Keith Cronin Marshall Clarke Charles Hurst Citroën BelfastCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-33:15:23.8+2:32.615
4 (16.)58 Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste ADAC Team Wesser-EmsCitroën DS3 R3TWRC-33:16:49.3+3:58.112
JWRC standings
1102 Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene Pontus TidemandFord Fiesta R2JWRC2:41:37.40.0
2112 Hugo Arellano Gaëtan Houssin Hugo ArellanoFord Fiesta R2JWRC2:42:19.7+42.318
3110 Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate Yeray LemesFord Fiesta R2JWRC2:42:48.0+1:10.6
4109 Marius Aasen Marlene Engan Marius AasenFord Fiesta R2JWRC2:42:53.2+1:15.8
5103 Martin Koči Lucáš Kostka Styllex MotorsportFord Fiesta R2JWRC2:43:31.6+1:54.210
6107 Michaël Burri Gabin Moreau Michaël BurriFord Fiesta R2JWRC2:44:08.8+2:31.48
7106 Murat Bostancı Onur Vatansever Castrol Ford Team TürkiyeFord Fiesta R2JWRC2:45:43.7+4:06.36
8100 Sander Pärn Ken Järveoeja Sander PärnFord Fiesta R2JWRC2:46:15.7+4:38.34
9108 Niko-Pekka Nieminen Mikael Korhonen Niko-Pekka NieminenFord Fiesta R2JWRC2:48:16.6+6:39.22

- 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 (3-4 October)SS1Strasbourg Power Stage4.55 km Dani SordoCitroën DS3 WRC3:20.8 Dani Sordo
SS2Klevener 110.66 km Sébastien LoebCitroën DS3 WRC6:00.0
SS3Massif des Grands Crus 113.04 km Sébastien LoebCitroën DS3 WRC7:46.6
SS4Vosges - Pays d'Ormont 134.34 km Sébastien LoebCitroën DS3 WRC19:08.7 Sébastien Loeb
SS5Klevener 210.66 km Thierry NeuvilleFord Fiesta RS WRC6:02.8
SS6Massif des Grands Crus 213.04 km Thierry NeuvilleFord Fiesta RS WRC7:53.4 Thierry Neuville
SS7Vosges - Pays d'Ormont 234.34 km Thierry NeuvilleFord Fiesta RS WRC18:36.6
Leg 2 (5 October)SS8Hohlandsbourg - Firstplan 128.48 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC14:37.7
SS9Vallée de Munster 116.73 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC8:27.4
SS10Soultzeren - Pays Welche 119.93 km Sébastien LoebCitroën DS3 WRC9:47.2
SS11Hohlandsbourg - Firstplan 228.48 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC14:41.5 Dani Sordo
SS12Vallée de Munster 16.73 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC8:31.3
SS13Soultzeren - Pays Welche 219.93 km Thierry NeuvilleFord Fiesta RS WRC9:49.4
SS14Mulhouse4.65 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC3:35.6 Jari-Matti Latvala
Leg 3 (6 October)SS15Vignoble de Cleebourg 114.60 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC8:23.7 Sébastien Ogier
SS16Bischwiller - Gries 17.95 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC4:16.3
SS17Haguenau 15.74 km Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC4:18.5
SS18Vignoble de Cleebourg 214.60 km Dani SordoCitroën DS3 WRC8:36.7
SS19Bischwiller - Gries 27.95 km Jari-Matti LatvalaVolkswagen Polo R WRC4:13.3
SS20Haguenau 25.74 km Thierry NeuvilleFord Fiesta RS WRC4:10.8

Power Stage

The "Power Stage" was a 4.55 km (2.87 mi) stage at the beginning of the rally.

!Pos.!Driver!Car!Time!Diff.!Pts.
1 Dani SordoCitroën DS3 WRC3:20.80.03
2 Thierry NeuvilleFord Fiesta RS WRC3:21.5+0.72
3 Sébastien OgierVolkswagen Polo R WRC3:21.6+0.81

Standings after the rally

Drivers' Championship standings
!!Driver!Points
1 Sebastien Ogier235
2 Thierry Neuville143
3 Jari-Matti Latvala124
4 Dani Sordo117
5 Mikko Hirvonen111
Manufacturers' Championship standings
ManufacturerPoints
1 Volkswagen Motorsport339
2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT259
3 Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team156
4 Qatar World Rally Team151
5 Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT62

Other

WRC-2 Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Robert Kubica126
2 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari118
3 Yuriy Protasov83
4 Nicolás Fuchs78
5 Sepp Wiegand67
WRC-3 Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Sébastien Chardonnet116
2 Keith Cronin86
3 Quentin Gilbert75
4 Christian Riedemann52
5 Bryan Bouffier29
JWRC Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Pontus Tidemand131
2 Yeray Lemes73
3 José Antonio Suárez68
4 Sander Pärn55
5 Michaël Burri46
= Martin Koči46

References