| 2023 Croatia Rally | |
| Native Name: | Croatia Rally 2023 |
| Round: | 4 |
| Season No: | 13 |
| Championship: | 2023 World Rally Championship |
| Previous Round: | 2023 Rally Mexico |
| Next Round: | 2023 Rally de Portugal |
| Start: | Samobor, Zagreb County |
| Finish: | Kumrovec, Krapina-Zagorje |
| Rallybase: | Zagreb |
| Startdate: | 20 |
| Enddate: | 23 April 2023 |
| Stages: | 20 |
| Stagekm: | 301.26 |
| Stagekm Note: | [1] |
| Transportkm: | 1,348.42 |
| Overallkm: | 1,649.68 |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
| Driver1: |  Elfyn Evans |
| Codriver1: | Scott Martin |
| Team1: | Toyota Gazoo Racing |
| Time1: | 2:50:54.3 |
| Driver2: |  Yohan Rossel |
| Codriver2: | Arnaud Dunand |
| Team2: | PH Sport |
| Time2: | 2:58:45.6 |
| Driver3: |  Eamonn Kelly |
| Codriver3: | Conor Mohan |
| Team3: | Motorsport Ireland Academy |
| Time3: | 3:20:15.7 |
| Driverj: | Eamonn Kelly |
| Codriverj: | Conor Mohan |
| Teamj: | Motorsport Ireland Academy |
| Timej: | 3:20:15.7 |
| Powerstage Driver: |  Thierry Neuville |
| Powerstage Codriver: | Martijn Wydaeghe |
| Powerstage Team: |  Hyundai Shell Mobil WRT |
| Powerstage Time: | 8:06.4 |
| Crewsreg: | 57 |
| Teamsstart: | 54 |
| Teamsfinish: | 48 |
The 2023 Croatia Rally (also known as the Rally Croatia 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 April 2023.[2] It marked the 47th running of the Croatia Rally, and was the fourth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the second round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2023 event was based in Zagreb in Central Croatia and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 301.262NaN2.[1]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners.[4] Yohan Rossel and Valentin Sarreaud were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Zoltán László and Tamás Kürti were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6] Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen were the defending rally winners in the junior category.[7]
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won the rally, ending their victory drought since the 2021 Rally Finland. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT successfully defended their manufacturer's title.[8] Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand successfully defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Eamonn Kelly and Conor Mohan won the World Rally Championship-3 category,[10] as well as the junior championship.[11]
Following an accident in the pre-event test, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT driver Craig Breen died at the age of 33.[12]
The following crews were set to enter into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Nine were entered under Rally1 regulations, as were nineteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and eight Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of eight crews were registered to participate in the Junior World Rally Championship.[13] [14]
| 21 | Yohan Rossel | Arnaud Dunand | PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
| 22 |  Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen |  Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 23 | Gus Greensmith |  Jonas Andersson | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
| 24 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 25 | Adrien Fourmaux | Alexandre Coria | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 26 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | |
| 27 |  Erik Cais | Petr Těšínský | Erik Cais | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 28 |  Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | |
| 29 |  Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | Georg Linnamäe | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 30 | Nicolas Ciamin | Yannick Roche | Nicolas Ciamin | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 31 | Josh McErlean | John Rowan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | |
| 32 | Armin Kremer | Ella Kremer | Armin Kremer | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 34 |  Mauro Miele | Luca Beltrame | Mauro Miele | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 35 |  Johannes Keferböck | Ilka Minor | Johannes Keferböck | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver | |
| 36 |  Alejandro Cachón | Alejandro López Fernández | Alejandro Cachón | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 37 |  Norbert Herczig | Ramón Ferencz | Norbert Herczig | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Co-driver | |
| 38 | Patrick O'Brien | Stephen O'Brien | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | |
| 39 | Henk Vossen | Radboud van Hoek | Henk Vossen | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | |
| 40 | Eamonn Boland | Michael Joseph Morrissey | Eamonn Boland | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver | |
| 41 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | |
| 44 | Laurent Pellier | Marine Pelamourgues | Laurent Pellier | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | |
| 45 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior WRC | |
| 46 | Raúl Hernández | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Raúl Hernández | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Junior WRC | |
| 47 | Roberto Blach Núñez | Mauro Barreiro | Roberto Blach Núñez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | |
| 48 | Tom Rensonnet | Loïc Dumont | Tom Rensonnet | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | |
| 49 |  Hamza Anwar | Martin Brady | Hamza Anwar | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | |
| 50 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3, Junior WRC | |
| 51 | Filip Kohn | Tomáš Střeska | Filip Kohn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3 | |
| 52 | Martin Ravenščak | Dora Ravenščak | Martin Ravenščak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC-3 | |
| 20 | Oliver Solberg | Elliott Edmondson | Oliver Solberg | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | ||
| 56 | Zoltán László | Gábor Zsiros | Zoltán László | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver | |
| 57 |  Aleš Zrinski | Rok Vidmar | Aleš Zrinski | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Masters Driver | |
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
