The 2023 European Rally Championship was the 71st season of the FIA European Rally Championship , the European continental championship series in rallying. The season was also the tenth following the merge between the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge . Hayden Paddon became the drivers champion.
Hayden Paddon won his first ERC drivers' championship.
Competitions
FIA ERC: Main open championship for all current FIA-homologated cars within sporting classes RC2 to RC5 , with Rally2 cars the leading contenders.
FIA ERC3: Second tier, specifically for the Rally3 class.[ 1]
FIA ERC4: Third ERC tier, the first for front-wheel-drive cars. Allows Rally4 and Rally5 cars.
FIA ERC Junior: For drivers aged 27 and under on 1 January 2023 in Rally4 and Rally5 cars on Hankook tyres. This championship will be contested over six of the eight rounds.[ 1]
FIA European Rally Championship for Teams: each team can nominate a maximum of three cars (from all categories), counting the two highest-placed cars from each team.[ 1]
Calendar
The 2023 season is contested over eight rounds across Central, Northern and Southern Europe.
Calendar changes
Regulation changes
Rallies are held over four days. It will also consist of Free Practice and the Qualifying Stage for Rally2 drivers. Starting positions for the leg one are chosen by the drivers, 15 first from the Qualifying Stage choosing first, followed by the drivers with FIA Priority Status, then point scorers from the 2022 ERC season, and then remaining Rally2 drivers.[ 10]
The first 15 cars run at 2-minute intervals, rest at 1-minute intervals. For the leg two, first 15 cars run in reverse order based on the leg one classification.[ 10]
Entry list
ERC
Rally2 and R5 entries
Entrant
Car
Driver
Co-Driver
Tyres
Rounds
ACCR Entry Engineering
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Filip Mareš
Radovan Bucha
P
All
Agrotec Škoda Rally Team
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Jan Kopecký
Jan Hloušek
M
7
Auto Podbabská Škoda Mol Team
Škoda Fabia R5
Dominik Stříteský
Jiří Hovorka
H
7
Bilteknik TRT Citroën Rally Team
Citroën C3 Rally2
Tom Kristensson
Andreas Johansson
P
1-3
Citroën C3 Rally2
Mads Østberg
Patrik Barth
P
8
BRC Racing Team
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Hayden Paddon
John Kennard
P
1-7
BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Jara Hain
P
6
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
7
Chervonenko Racing
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Alexey Lukyanuk
Yevgen Chervonenko
P
7
Citroën Rally Team
Citroën C3 Rally2
Diego Ruiloba
Ángel Luis Vela
P
2
Citroën Vodafone Team
Citroën C3 Rally2
José Pedro Fontes
Inês Ponte
P
1
Copi Sport
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Enrique Cruz
Yeray Mújica Eugenio
P
1
F.P.F. Sport
Citroën C3 Rally2
Andrea Crugnola
Pietro Elia Ometto
P
6
GNM Sweden AB
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Dennis Rådström
Johan Johansson
MR
3-5
GR Motorsport Kft.
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Miklós Csomós
Attila Nagy
P
1-2
Viktor Bán
6-8
Hyundai Canarias Motorsport
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Jan Černý
Petr Černohorský
P
2
Hyundai Motor España
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Iván Ares
José Antonio Pintor Bouzas
P
2
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Óscar Palomo Ortíz
Rodolfo del Barrio
P
2
Kole Média Center Kft.
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Gábor Német
Gergely Németh
P
8
Kowax Racing
Hyundai i20 R5
Martin Vlček
Jakub Kunst
M
7
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Josh McErlean
Brian Hoy
P
1
John Rowan
3
James Fulton
4-5, 7-8
Škoda Fabia R5
Patrick O'Brien
Stephen O'Brien
P
1
H
5-6
MRF Tyres Dealer Team
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Jon Armstrong
Julia Thulin
MR
5
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Andrea Mabellini
Virginia Lenzi
MR
1-6
Citroën C3 Rally2
Mads Østberg
Patrik Barth
MR
1-5, 7
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Javier Pardo Siota
Adrián Pérez Fernández
MR
2
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Pontus Tidemand
Julia Thulin
MR
1, 3
Plon RT
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Jarosław Kołtun
Ireneusz Pleskot
P
1-4, 6-7
Printsport Oy
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Rakan Al-Rashed
Antti Haapala
P
5
Pro-M Kft.
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Norbert Michelisz
Róbert Tagai
H
8
Racing Network
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Andrea Nucita
Elia De Guio
MR
1
Rudy Pollet
2
Manuel Fenoli
3
Recalvi Team
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
José Antonio Suárez
Alberto Iglesias Pin
M
2
RedGrey Team
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Georg Linnamäe
James Morgan
M
1, 4
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Robert Virves
Hugo Magalhães
P
1
Craig Drew
4
Revys Motor Sport
Citroën C3 Rally2
Miguel Ángel Suárez
Eduardo González Delgado
P
2
Rufa Motor-Sport
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Alexey Lukyanuk
Yevgen Chervonenko
P
6
Samohýl Škoda Team
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Adam Březík
Ondřej Krajča
M
7
Team Hyundai Portugal
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Craig Breen
James Fulton
P
1
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Ricardo Teodósio
José Teixeira
P
1
Team MRF Tyres
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Simone Campedelli
Tania Canton
MR
1-6
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Efrén Llarena
Sara Fernández
MR
1-3, 6
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
4-5
Škoda Fabia R5
7-8
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Mārtiņš Sesks
Renārs Francis
MR
All
Tehase Auto
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Gregor Jeets
Timo Taniel
P
1
TGS
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Lauri Joona
Janni Hussi
P
5
Toksport WRT
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Oliver Solberg
Elliott Edmondson
P
5
Topp-Cars Rally Team
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Grzegorz Grzyb
Jakub Wróbel
P
2, 6
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Rafał Kwiatkowski
Kamil Kozdroń
H
3
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Martin László
Dávid Berendi
P
All
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
József Trencsényi
Gábor Verba
H
8
Turán Motorsport SE
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Frigyes Turán
Ágnes Farnadi
H
8
Yacco ACCR Team
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Erik Cais
Igor Bacigál
M
1, 3-4, 7-8
Private entries
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Philip Allen
Dale Bowen
P
1
Darragh Mullen
2
Dale Furniss
8
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Pedro Almeida
Mário Castro
P
1
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Fabio Andolfi
Nicolò Gonella
P
6
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Armindo Araújo
Luís Ramalho
M
1
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Giandomenico Basso
Lorenzo Granai
P
6
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Alberto Battistolli
Simone Scattolin
P
1
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
4-6
Citroën C3 Rally2
Simone Bertolotti
Federico Capilli
P
2-4
Hyundai i20 R5
William Binbach
Jørgen Eriksen
P
5
Ford Fiesta Rally2
László Bodolai
Attila Deák
P
8
Citroën C3 Rally2
Yoann Bonato
Benjamin Boulloud
M
1-2, 6, 8
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Łukasz Byśkiniewicz
Daniel Siatkowski
M
3
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Miguel Correia
Jorge Carvalho
M
1
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Bogdan Cuzma
Ilka Minor
MR
1-2
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
3-5
Dorin Pulpea
M
6
Hugo Magalhães
7-8
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Damiano De Tommaso
Sofia D'Ambrosio
P
6
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Mathieu Franceschi
Jules Escartefigue
M
1-5
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Andy Malfoy
6-7
Benoît Manzo
8
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Kalle Gustafsson
Magnus Nilsson
P
5
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Nikolay Gryazin
Konstantin Aleksandrov
P
5
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Grzegorz Grzyb
Adam Binięda
P
3
Ford Fiesta Rally2
András Hadik
Krisztián Kertész
P
8
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Mikko Heikkilä
Samu Vaaleri
M
1-5
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
6
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Chris Ingram
Alexander Kihurani
M
7
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Lauri Joona
Janni Hussi
P
6
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Frank Tore Larsen
Torstein Eriksen
P
5
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Mikołaj Marczyk
Szymon Gospodarczyk
M
1, 3, 8
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Mathieu Margaillan
Mathilde Margaillan
M
1
Citroën C3 Rally2
Andrea Mazzocchi
Silvia Gallotti
P
6
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Pedro Meireles
Pedro Alves
P
1
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Sylwester Płachytka
Jakub Gerber
M
3
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Osian Pryce
Stéphane Prévot
M
3-4
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Antonio Rusce
Martina Musiari
P
6
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Giacomo Scattolon
Sauro Farnocchia
P
6
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Lucas Simões
Nuno Almeida
MR
1
Citroën C3 Rally2
Rachele Somaschini
Nicola Arena
P
1-3, 5-7
Citroën C3 Rally2
Bernardo Sousa
Inês Veiga
P
1
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Simone Tempestini
Sergiu Itu
P
1, 3, 6-7
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Ole Christian Veiby
Jonas Andersson
P
5
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Ferenc Vincze
Nándor Percze
H
8
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Simon Wagner
Gerald Winter
M
1-2, 6-7
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Fabrizio Zaldivar
Marcelo Der Ohannesian
P
1
Entrylists:[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
ERC3
ERC-4
Rally4 and R3 entries
Entrant
Car
Driver
Co-Driver
Tyres
Rounds
Category
ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team
Opel Corsa Rally4
Timo Schulz
Michael Wenzel
H
3-8
ERC4J
AMD Gorica
Opel Corsa Rally4
Mark Škulj
Pia Šumer
H
6-7
ERC4J
Matej Čar
8
CKR Estonia
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Joosep Ralf Nõgene
Aleks Lesk
P
1
GK Door Team Sweden
Ford Fiesta Rally4
Patrik Hallberg
John Stigh
H
5
ERC4J
Herczig ASE
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Patrik Herczig
Kristóf Varga
H
3, 8
ERC4J
IK Sport Racing
Ford Fiesta Rally4
Mille Johansson
Johan Grönvall
H
3-7
ERC4J
Opel Corsa Rally4
8
Kole Média Center Kft.
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Csaba Juhász
Tamás Pásztor
P
6
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Aoife Raftery
Claire Williams
H
3-4
ERC4J
Arthur Kierans
5
Ronan Comerford
6-7
Prestige Motorsport Kft.
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Bendegúz Hangodi
László Bunkoczi
P
2, 4
Team Escuderia TV4
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Patrice Spitalier
Nicolas Spitalier
H
5-6
ERC4J
Team Estonia Autosport
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Karl-Markus Sei
Martin Leotoots
H
4
ERC4J
Ford Fiesta Rally4
Jaspar Vaher
Evelin Mitendorf
H
4
ERC4J
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG
Renault Clio Rally4
Hikaru Kogure
Topi Matias Luhtinen
P
3-4
Renault Clio Rally4
Nao Otake
Marko Salminen
P
3-4
Renault Clio Rally4
Yuki Yamamoto
Miika Teiskonen
P
3-4
TRT Motorsport MTÜ
Ford Fiesta Rally4
Mark-Egert Tiits
Jakko Viilo
H
4-5
ERC4J
Waldherr Motorsport Team
Opel Corsa Rally4
Christoph Brugger
Tamara Lutz
P
3
Opel Corsa Rally4
Cristiana Oprea
Denisa-Alexia Parteni
P
7
Opel Corsa Rally4
Fabian Zeiringer
Angelika Letz
H
3-4, 6-7
ERC4J
Private entries
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Simon Andersson
Jörgen Jönsson
H
3-4
ERC4J
Renault Clio Rally4
5
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Ernesto Cunha
Carlos Magalhães
P
1
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Roberto Daprà
Luca Guglielmetti
P
1-2
H
3-8
ERC4J
Renault Clio R3
Alessandro Grillo
Enrico Bracchi
M
2
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Bendegúz Hangodi
László Bunkoczi
P
3, 6
Attila Nagy
8
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Victor Hansen
Victor Johansson
H
3-7
ERC4J
Ford Fiesta Rally4
Miko Jalava
Riikka Hakkanen
H
3
ERC4J
Matias Peippo
4-5
Ford Fiesta Rally4
Tymoteusz Jocz
Maciej Judycki
P
1, 3
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Alfred Kramer
Jeannette Kvick
H
3-5
ERC4J
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Norman Kreuter
Jeannette Kvick
P
1-2, 6, 8
Maresa Lade
3, 5
Anna-Maria Seidl
4, 7
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Norbert Maior
Francesca Maior
H
3-8
ERC4J
Opel Corsa Rally4
Max McRae
Mac Kierans
H
3-5, 7-8
ERC4J
Peugeot 208 Rally4
6
Renault Clio Rally4
Hugo Mesquita
Valter Cordaso
P
1
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Patricio Muñoz
Miguel Recalt
P
1
Peugeot 208 Rally4
René Noller
Natalie Solbach-Schmidt
H
3-4, 6
ERC4J
Opel Corsa Rally4
Ola Nore
Rune Eilertsen
H
8
ERC4J
Renault Clio Rally4
3, 5-6
Torstein Eriksen
4
Opel Corsa Rally4
Marek Nowak
Adrian Sadowski
P
3
Ford Fiesta Rally4
Isak Reiersen
Lucas Karlsson
H
5
ERC4J
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Ghjuvanni Rossi
Nicolas Blanc
P
3
Kylian Sarmezan
MR
6
M
7
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Patrice Spitalier
Nicolas Spitalier
H
3
ERC4J
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Jaromír Tarabus
Daniel Trunkát
H
7
Peugeot 208 Rally4
Mattia Zanin
Fabio Pizzol
H
3-6
ERC4J
Elia De Guio
7-8
Rally5 entries
Private entries
Renault Clio Rally5
Ciprian Lupu
Andrei George Pintilii
MR
6
Renault Clio Rally5
Aleksandar Tomov
Yavor Brankov
H
6
Sources: [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
Results and standings
Season summary
Scoring system
Points for final position are awarded as in the following table in ERC, ERC3 and ERC4. In ERC, ERC3 and ERC4, the best seven scores from the eight rounds count towards the final number of points. In Junior category, best five rounds of six count.[ 1]
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
Points
30
24
21
19
17
15
13
11
9
7
5
4
3
2
1
There are also five bonus points awarded to the winners of the Power Stage , four points for second place, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. Power Stage points are awarded only in the main ERC drivers' and co-drivers' championships.[ 1]
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Points
5
4
3
2
1
Drivers' Championships
ERC
ERC3
Pos
Driver
PRT
CAN
POL
LAT
SWE
ITA
CZE
HUN
Points
Best 7
1
Jon Armstrong
1
1
1
1
1
Ret
150
150
2
Jakub Matulka
2
2
2
72
72
3
Piotr Parys
3
3
42
42
4
William Creighton
1
30
30
5
Igor Widłak
1
30
30
6
Paolo Andreucci
2
24
24
7
Paulo Soria
Ret
4
19
19
Sources: [ 27] [ 30] [ 29]
ERC4
Pos
Driver
PRT
CAN
POL
LAT
SWE
ITA
CZE
HUN
Points
Best 7
1
Roberto Daprà
1
Ret
5
7
4
1
4
2
152
152
2
Norbert Maior
2
3
3
3
5
1
134
134
3
Ola Nore
1
1
6
4
5
111
111
4
Timo Schulz
Ret
6
13
2
1
7
85
85
5
Victor Hansen
3
2
8
9
6
80
80
6
Norman Kreuter
5
2
14
12
11
10
8
Ret
70
70
7
Mattia Zanin
13
9
Ret
5
7
8
53
53
8
Bendegúz Hangodi
1
10
8
Ret
Ret
48
48
9
Max McRae
11
5
12
8
Ret
9
46
46
10
Mille Johansson
Ret
11
5
11
Ret
6
42
42
11
Mark Škulj
6
Ret
3
36
36
12
Fabian Zeiringer
Ret
Ret
7
3
34
34
13
Isak Reiersen
1
30
30
14
Tymoteusz Jocz
4
9
28
28
15
Mark-Egert Tiits
4
9
28
28
16
Ernesto Cunha
2
24
24
17
Patrik Hallberg
2
24
24
18
Jaromír Tarabus
2
24
24
19
Patricio Muñoz
3
21
21
20
Alessandro Grillo
3
21
21
21
Aoife Raftery
12
10
Ret
15
9
21
21
22
Patrik Herczig
15
4
20
20
23
Hikaru Kogure
4
Ret
19
19
24
Miko Jalava
6
Ret
Ret
15
15
25
Simon Andersson
Ret
14
7
15
15
26
Ghjuvanni Rossi
7
14
Ret
15
15
27
Christoph Brugger
8
11
11
28
Alfred Kramer
Ret
13
10
10
10
29
Cristiana Oprea
10
7
7
30
Patrice Spitalier
16
14
12
6
6
31
Csaba Juhász
13
3
3
32
René Noller
Ret
15
Ret
1
1
Sources: [ 27] [ 31] [ 29]
Junior ERC
Pos
Driver
POL
LAT
SWE
ITA
CZE
HUN
Points
Best 5
1
Norbert Maior
2
3
3
3
4
1
136
117
2
Roberto Daprà
4
7
4
1
3
2
126
113
3
Ola Nore
1
1
6
4
5
111
111
4
Timo Schulz
Ret
6
12
2
1
7
86
86
5
Victor Hansen
3
2
8
9
5
82
82
6
Mattia Zanin
8
8
Ret
5
6
8
65
65
7
Max McRae
6
5
11
8
Ret
9
57
57
8
Mille Johansen
Ret
10
5
10
Ret
6
46
46
9
Aoife Raftery
7
9
Ret
12
7
39
39
10
Fabian Zeiringer
Ret
Ret
7
2
37
37
11
Mark Škulj
6
Ret
3
36
36
12
Isak Reiersen
1
30
30
13
Mark-Egert Tiits
4
9
28
28
14
Patrik Herczig
9
4
28
28
15
Patrik Hallberg
2
24
24
16
Miko Jalava
5
Ret
Ret
17
17
17
Simon Andersson
Ret
12
7
17
17
18
Patrice Spitalier
10
13
11
15
15
19
Alfred Kramer
Ret
11
10
12
12
20
René Noller
Ret
13
Ret
3
3
Sources: [ 27] [ 32] [ 29]
Co-drivers' championships
ERC
ERC3
ERC4
Pos
Co-Driver
PRT
CAN
POL
LAT
SWE
ITA
CZE
HUN
Points
Best 7
1
Luca Guglielmetti
1
30
30
2
Carlos Magalhaes
2
24
24
3
Miguel Recalt
3
21
21
4
Maciej Judycki
4
19
19
5
Jeannette Kvick
5
17
17
Sources: [ 27] [ 31] [ 29]
Teams' championship
References
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