| 2023 Central European Rally | |
| Native Name: | Central Europe Rally 2023 |
| Round: | 12 |
| Season No: | 13 |
| Championship: | 2023 World Rally Championship |
| Previous Round: | 2023 Rally Chile |
| Next Round: | 2023 Rally Japan |
| Rallybase: | Passau, Bavaria, Germany |
| Start: | Velká Chuchle, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Finish: | Passau, Bavaria, Germany |
| Startdate: | 26 |
| Enddate: | 29 October 2023 |
| Stages: | 18 |
| Stagekm: | 311.79 |
| Stagekm Note: | [1] |
| Transportkm: | 1,355.29 |
| Overallkm: | 1,667.08 |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
| Driver1: |  Thierry Neuville |
| Codriver1: | Martijn Wydaeghe |
| Team1: |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT |
| Time1: | 2:52:39.9 |
| Driver2: |  Nicolas Ciamin |
| Codriver2: | Yannick Roche |
| Time2: | 3:04:33.0 |
| Driver3: |  Filip Kohn |
| Codriver3: |  Tom Woodburn |
| Time3: | 3:23:04.4 |
| Powerstage Driver: | Elfyn Evans |
| Powerstage Codriver: | Scott Martin |
| Powerstage Team: |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT |
| Powerstage Time: | 8:42.3 |
| Crewsreg: | 68 |
| Teamsstart: | 67 |
| Teamsfinish: | 54 |
The 2023 Central European Rally (also known as the Central Europe Rally 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars which was held from 26 to 29 October 2023.[2] It marked the first running of the Central European Rally, and was the twelfth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Passau, Bavaria, Germany, and was contested over eighteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 311.792NaN2.[1]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won their second rally of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturer's winners.[3] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen became the 2023 World Rally Champions after finishing second.[4] Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche won the World Rally Championship-2 category, while Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen won the 2023 WRC-2 title.[5] Filip Kohn and Tom Woodburn won the World Rally Championship-3 category.
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 thirty-one Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and three Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[6] [7]
| 20 |  Andreas Mikkelsen | Torstein Eriksen |  Toksport WRT 3 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | ||
| 21 | Yohan Rossel | Arnaud Dunand | PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | ||
| 22 | Gus Greensmith |  Jonas Andersson | Toksport WRT 3 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | ||
| 23 |  Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Team | ||
| 25 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | ||
| 26 |  Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 27 | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | ||
| 28 | Mikołaj Marczyk | Daniel Dymurski | Mikołaj Marczyk | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 29 | Lauri Joona | Tuukka Shemeikka | Lauri Joona | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 30 |  Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | Georg Linnamäe | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 31 | Erik Cais | Daniel Trunkát | Erik Cais | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 32 |  Josh McErlean | James Fulton | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 34 |  Fabrizio Zaldivar |  Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | ||
| 35 |  Alejandro Cachón | Alejandro López | Alejandro Cachón | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 36 | Nicolas Ciamin | Yannick Roche | Nicolas Ciamin | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 37 | Roope Korhonen | Anssi Viinikka | Roope Korhonen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 38 | Jan Skála | Jiří Skořepa | Jan Skála | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 39 |  Simon Wagner | Gerald Winter | Simon Wagner | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 40 | Matteo Gamba | Nicolò Gonella | Matteo Gamba | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 41 | Adam Březík | Ondřej Krajča | Adam Březík | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 44 | Štěpán Vojtěch | Michal Ernst | Štěpán Vojtěch | Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 45 | Albert von Thurn und Taxis | Jara Hain | Albert von Thurn und Taxis | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 46 | Martin Roßgatterer | Jürgen Heigl | Martin Roßgatterer | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 47 | Michal Horák | Ivan Horák | Michal Horák | Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 48 | Armin Kremer | Ella Kremer | Armin Kremer | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 49 | Johannes Keferböck | Ilka Minor | Johannes Keferböck | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 50 | Osamu Fukunaga | Misako Saida | Osamu Fukunaga | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 51 | Eamonn Boland | Michael Joseph Morrissey | Eamonn Boland | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | ||
| 52 | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 53 | Filippo Marchino | Pietro Ometto | Filippo Marchino | Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | ||
| 54 |  Henk Vossen | Radboud van Hoek | Henk Vossen | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver |
| 55 | Filip Kohn | Tom Woodburn | Filip Kohn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | ||
| 56 | Fabio Schwarz | Bernhard Ettel | Fabio Schwarz | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | ||
| 57 | Martin Ravenščak | Dora Ravenščak | Marin Ravenščak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 |
| 24 | Adrien Fourmaux | Alexandre Coria | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | |||
| 63 |  Zoltán László | Gábor Zsiros | Zoltán László | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Masters Driver |
The route was initially revealed in July 2023.[8] The first leg would be competed in the Czech Republic, while the second and third leg would be run across Austria and Germany.[9]
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2) from 25 to 28 October 2023 and CET (UTC+1) on 29 October 2023.
