2023 Rally Chile | |
Native Name: | Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023 |
Round: | 11 |
Season No: | 13 |
Championship: | 2023 World Rally Championship |
Previous Round: | 2023 Acropolis Rally |
Next Round: | 2023 Central European Rally |
Rallybase: | Concepción, Biobío |
Start: | Coronel, Biobío |
Finish: | Concepción, Biobío |
Startdate: | 28 September |
Enddate: | 1 October 2023 |
Stages: | 16 |
Stagekm: | 321.06 |
Stagekm Note: | [1] |
Transportkm: | 912.03 |
Overallkm: | 1,233.09 |
Surface: | Gravel |
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Time1: | 3:06:38.1 |
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Time2: | 3:14:56.6 |
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Time3: | 3:36:41.7 |
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Powerstage Time: | 7:06.7 |
Crewsreg: | 55 |
Teamsstart: | 51 |
Teamsfinish: | 36 |
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 321.062NaN2.[1]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in, 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, and Takamoto Katsuta and Daniel Barritt were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[4] However, neither crews defended their titles as they were promoted to the top tier by Toyota in .[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]
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]
20 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-Driver, Team | |
22 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
23 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
24 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
25 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
26 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | |
27 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
29 | Jorge Martínez Fontena | ![]() | Jorge Martínez Fontena | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
30 | Emilio Fernández | ![]() | Emilio Fernández | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
31 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
32 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | ![]() | ![]() | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | |
34 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
35 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
36 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
37 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
38 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
39 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
40 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
41 | Diego Dominguez Jr | ![]() | Diego Dominguez Jr | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | |
44 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | |
All dates and times are CLT (UTC-3).