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.
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. 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. 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.
Calendar The 2023 season is contested over eight rounds across Central, Northern and Southern Europe. RoundStart dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistanceRef.110 March12 March Rally Serras de Fafe e FelgueirasFafe, BragaGravel17180.29 km24 May6 May Rally Islas CanariasLas Palmas, Canary IslandsTarmac13190.06 km320 May21 May Rally PolandMikołajki, Warmia-MasuriaGravel16182.06 km417 June18 June Rally LiepājaLiepāja, LiepājaGravel10183.89 km56 July8 July Royal Rally of ScandinaviaKarlstad, VärmlandGravel16185.18 km629 July30 July Rally di Roma CapitaleFiuggi, LazioTarmac13189.50 km718 August20 August Barum Czech Rally ZlínZlín, Zlín RegionTarmac13200.43 km86 October8 October Rally HungaryNyíregyháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-BeregTarmac12180.22 kmSources:
Calendar changes Rally Azores and Rally Catalunya were removed from the calendar. Rally Hungary returned to the calendar after a one-year absence. Royal Rally of Scandinavia, which runs on former Rally Sweden stages, was introduced to the calendar.
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.
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.
Entry list ERC Rally2 and R5 entriesEntrantCarDriverCo-DriverTyresRounds ACCR Entry EngineeringŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo Filip Mareš Radovan BuchaAll Agrotec Škoda Rally TeamŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2 Jan Kopecký Jan Hloušek7 Auto Podbabská Škoda Mol TeamŠkoda Fabia R5 Dominik Stříteský Jiří Hovorka7 Bilteknik TRT Citroën Rally TeamCitroën C3 Rally2 Tom Kristensson Andreas Johansson1-3Citroën C3 Rally2 Mads Østberg Patrik Barth8 BRC Racing TeamHyundai i20 N Rally2 Hayden Paddon John Kennard1-7 BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing TeamŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo Albert von Thurn und Taxis Jara Hain6Škoda Fabia RS Rally27 Chervonenko RacingŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2 Alexey Lukyanuk Yevgen Chervonenko7 Citroën Rally TeamCitroën C3 Rally2 Diego Ruiloba Ángel Luis Vela2 Citroën Vodafone TeamCitroën C3 Rally2 José Pedro Fontes Inês Ponte1 Copi SportFord Fiesta Rally2 Enrique Cruz Yeray Mújica Eugenio1 F.P.F. SportCitroën C3 Rally2 Andrea Crugnola Pietro Elia Ometto6 GNM Sweden ABFord Fiesta Rally2 Dennis Rådström Johan Johansson3-5 GR Motorsport Kft.Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Miklós Csomós Attila Nagy1-2 Viktor Bán6-8 Hyundai Canarias MotorsportHyundai i20 N Rally2 Jan Černý Petr Černohorský2 Hyundai Motor EspañaHyundai i20 N Rally2 Iván Ares José Antonio Pintor Bouzas2Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Óscar Palomo Ortíz Rodolfo del Barrio2 Kole Média Center Kft.Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Gábor Német Gergely Németh8 Kowax RacingHyundai i20 R5 Martin Vlček Jakub Kunst7 Motorsport Ireland Rally AcademyHyundai i20 N Rally2 Josh McErlean Brian Hoy1 John Rowan3 James Fulton4-5, 7-8Škoda Fabia R5 Patrick O'Brien Stephen O'Brien15-6 MRF Tyres Dealer TeamFord Fiesta Rally2 Jon Armstrong Julia Thulin5Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Andrea Mabellini Virginia Lenzi1-6Citroën C3 Rally2 Mads Østberg Patrik Barth1-5, 7Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Javier Pardo Siota Adrián Pérez Fernández2Ford Fiesta Rally2 Pontus Tidemand Julia Thulin1, 3 Plon RTFord Fiesta Rally2 Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot1-4, 6-7 Printsport OyŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2 Rakan Al-Rashed Antti Haapala5 Pro-M Kft.Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Norbert Michelisz Róbert Tagai8 Racing NetworkHyundai i20 N Rally2 Andrea Nucita Elia De Guio1 Rudy Pollet2 Manuel Fenoli3 Recalvi TeamŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2 José Antonio Suárez Alberto Iglesias Pin2 RedGrey TeamHyundai i20 N Rally2 Georg Linnamäe James Morgan1, 4Ford Fiesta Rally2 Robert Virves Hugo Magalhães1 Craig Drew4 Revys Motor SportCitroën C3 Rally2 Miguel Ángel Suárez Eduardo González Delgado2 Rufa Motor-SportŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2 Alexey Lukyanuk Yevgen Chervonenko6 Samohýl Škoda TeamŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo Adam Březík Ondřej Krajča7 Team Hyundai PortugalHyundai i20 N Rally2 Craig Breen James Fulton1Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Ricardo Teodósio José Teixeira1 Team MRF TyresŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo Simone Campedelli Tania Canton1-6Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Efrén Llarena Sara Fernández1-3, 6Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo4-5Škoda Fabia R57-8Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs FrancisAll Tehase AutoŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo Gregor Jeets Timo Taniel1 TGSŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2 Lauri Joona Janni Hussi5 Toksport WRTVolkswagen Polo GTI R5 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson5 Topp-Cars Rally TeamŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo Grzegorz Grzyb Jakub Wróbel2, 6Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Rafał Kwiatkowski Kamil Kozdroń3Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Martin László Dávid BerendiAllŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo József Trencsényi Gábor Verba8 Turán Motorsport SEVolkswagen Polo GTI R5 Frigyes Turán Ágnes Farnadi8 Yacco ACCR TeamŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2 Erik Cais Igor Bacigál1, 3-4, 7-8Private entriesHyundai i20 N Rally2 Philip Allen Dale Bowen1 Darragh Mullen2 Dale Furniss8Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Pedro Almeida Mário Castro1Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Fabio Andolfi Nicolò Gonella6Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Armindo Araújo Luís Ramalho1Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Giandomenico Basso Lorenzo Granai6Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Alberto Battistolli Simone Scattolin1Škoda Fabia RS Rally24-6Citroën C3 Rally2 Simone Bertolotti Federico Capilli2-4Hyundai i20 R5 William Binbach Jørgen Eriksen5Ford Fiesta Rally2 László Bodolai Attila Deák8Citroën C3 Rally2 Yoann Bonato Benjamin Boulloud1-2, 6, 8Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Łukasz Byśkiniewicz Daniel Siatkowski3Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Miguel Correia Jorge Carvalho1Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Bogdan Cuzma Ilka Minor1-2Škoda Fabia RS Rally23-5 Dorin Pulpea6 Hugo Magalhães7-8Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Damiano De Tommaso Sofia D'Ambrosio6Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Mathieu Franceschi Jules Escartefigue1-5Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Andy Malfoy6-7 Benoît Manzo8Ford Fiesta Rally2 Kalle Gustafsson Magnus Nilsson5Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov5Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Grzegorz Grzyb Adam Binięda3Ford Fiesta Rally2 András Hadik Krisztián Kertész8Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Mikko Heikkilä Samu Vaaleri1-5Škoda Fabia RS Rally26Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Chris Ingram Alexander Kihurani7Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Lauri Joona Janni Hussi6Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Frank Tore Larsen Torstein Eriksen5Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk1, 3, 8Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Mathieu Margaillan Mathilde Margaillan1Citroën C3 Rally2 Andrea Mazzocchi Silvia Gallotti6Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Pedro Meireles Pedro Alves1Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Sylwester Płachytka Jakub Gerber3Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Osian Pryce Stéphane Prévot3-4Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Antonio Rusce Martina Musiari6Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Giacomo Scattolon Sauro Farnocchia6Ford Fiesta Rally2 Lucas Simões Nuno Almeida1Citroën C3 Rally2 Rachele Somaschini Nicola Arena1-3, 5-7Citroën C3 Rally2 Bernardo Sousa Inês Veiga1Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu1, 3, 6-7Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson5Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Ferenc Vincze Nándor Percze8Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Simon Wagner Gerald Winter1-2, 6-7Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian1Entrylists:
ERC3 Rally3 entriesEntrantCarDriverCo-DriverTyresRounds M-Sport PolandFord Fiesta Rally3 Jon Armstrong Andrew Browne1 Cameron Fair2-4, 6-7Ford Fiesta Rally3 William Creighton Liam Regan5 MRF Tyres Dealer TeamRenault Clio Rally3 Paolo Andreucci Rudy Briani6 RallytechnologyFord Fiesta Rally3 Piotr Parys Damian Syty3-4Private entriesFord Fiesta Rally3 Dmitry Feofanov Normunds Kokins5Ford Fiesta Rally3 Jakub Matulka Daniel Dymurski3-4, 7Renault Clio Rally3 Paulo Soria Axel Coronado Jiménez3 Sergiu Itu4Ford Fiesta Rally3 Igor Widłak Mateusz Pawłowski7 Sources:
ERC-4 Rally4 and R3 entriesEntrantCarDriverCo-DriverTyresRoundsCategory ADAC Opel Rallye Junior TeamOpel Corsa Rally4 Timo Schulz Michael Wenzel3-8ERC4J AMD GoricaOpel Corsa Rally4 Mark Škulj Pia Šumer6-7ERC4J Matej Čar8 CKR EstoniaPeugeot 208 Rally4 Joosep Ralf Nõgene Aleks Lesk1 GK Door Team SwedenFord Fiesta Rally4 Patrik Hallberg John Stigh5ERC4J Herczig ASEPeugeot 208 Rally4 Patrik Herczig Kristóf Varga3, 8ERC4J IK Sport RacingFord Fiesta Rally4 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall3-7ERC4JOpel Corsa Rally48 Kole Média Center Kft.Peugeot 208 Rally4 Csaba Juhász Tamás Pásztor6 Motorsport Ireland Rally AcademyPeugeot 208 Rally4 Aoife Raftery Claire Williams3-4ERC4J Arthur Kierans5 Ronan Comerford6-7 Prestige Motorsport Kft.Peugeot 208 Rally4 Bendegúz Hangodi László Bunkoczi2, 4 Team Escuderia TV4Peugeot 208 Rally4 Patrice Spitalier Nicolas Spitalier5-6ERC4J Team Estonia AutosportPeugeot 208 Rally4 Karl-Markus Sei Martin Leotoots4ERC4JFord Fiesta Rally4 Jaspar Vaher Evelin Mitendorf4ERC4J Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NGRenault Clio Rally4 Hikaru Kogure Topi Matias Luhtinen3-4Renault Clio Rally4 Nao Otake Marko Salminen3-4Renault Clio Rally4 Yuki Yamamoto Miika Teiskonen3-4 TRT Motorsport MTÜFord Fiesta Rally4 Mark-Egert Tiits Jakko Viilo4-5ERC4J Waldherr Motorsport TeamOpel Corsa Rally4 Christoph Brugger Tamara Lutz3Opel Corsa Rally4 Cristiana Oprea Denisa-Alexia Parteni7Opel Corsa Rally4 Fabian Zeiringer Angelika Letz3-4, 6-7ERC4JPrivate entriesPeugeot 208 Rally4 Simon Andersson Jörgen Jönsson3-4ERC4JRenault Clio Rally45Peugeot 208 Rally4 Ernesto Cunha Carlos Magalhães1Peugeot 208 Rally4 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti1-23-8ERC4JRenault Clio R3 Alessandro Grillo Enrico Bracchi2Peugeot 208 Rally4 Bendegúz Hangodi László Bunkoczi3, 6 Attila Nagy8Peugeot 208 Rally4 Victor Hansen Victor Johansson3-7ERC4JFord Fiesta Rally4 Miko Jalava Riikka Hakkanen3ERC4J Matias Peippo4-5Ford Fiesta Rally4 Tymoteusz Jocz Maciej Judycki1, 3Peugeot 208 Rally4 Alfred Kramer Jeannette Kvick3-5ERC4JPeugeot 208 Rally4 Norman Kreuter Jeannette Kvick1-2, 6, 8 Maresa Lade3, 5 Anna-Maria Seidl4, 7Peugeot 208 Rally4 Norbert Maior Francesca Maior3-8ERC4JOpel Corsa Rally4 Max McRae Mac Kierans3-5, 7-8ERC4JPeugeot 208 Rally46Renault Clio Rally4 Hugo Mesquita Valter Cordaso1Peugeot 208 Rally4 Patricio Muñoz Miguel Recalt1Peugeot 208 Rally4 René Noller Natalie Solbach-Schmidt3-4, 6ERC4JOpel Corsa Rally4 Ola Nore Rune Eilertsen8ERC4JRenault Clio Rally43, 5-6 Torstein Eriksen4Opel Corsa Rally4 Marek Nowak Adrian Sadowski3Ford Fiesta Rally4 Isak Reiersen Lucas Karlsson5ERC4JPeugeot 208 Rally4 Ghjuvanni Rossi Nicolas Blanc3 Kylian Sarmezan67Peugeot 208 Rally4 Patrice Spitalier Nicolas Spitalier3ERC4JPeugeot 208 Rally4 Jaromír Tarabus Daniel Trunkát7Peugeot 208 Rally4 Mattia Zanin Fabio Pizzol3-6ERC4J Elia De Guio7-8Rally5 entriesPrivate entriesRenault Clio Rally5 Ciprian Lupu Andrei George Pintilii6Renault Clio Rally5 Aleksandar Tomov Yavor Brankov6Sources:
Results and standings
Season summary