The 2013 Rally Liepāja-Ventspils was the second round of the 2013 European Rally Championship. The stages were mainly gravel with snowy and icy parts. Jari Ketomaa won the event after a huge fight with runner-up Craig Breen. François Delecour rounded off the podium places. The 2WD Cup was won by Risto Immonen, while the Production Cup honors went to Švedas Vytautas.
| Rally Liepāja-Ventspils 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 2 of the 2013 European Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  | ||
| Rally base | Liepāja/Ventspils | ||
| Dates run | 1 – 3 February 2013 | ||
| Stages | 15[1] (243 km; 151 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Snow and Gravel | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 37 (ERC only) at start, 30 (ERC only)[2] at finish | ||
Results edit
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jari Ketomaa
|
Kaj Lindström
|
 Ford Fiesta RRC
|
2:08:15.7 | 25+14 | |
| 2 |  Craig Breen
|
David Moynihan
|
 Peugeot 207 S2000
|
2:08:46.7 | +31.0 | 18+12 |
| 3 | François Delecour
|
Dominique Savignoni
|
Peugeot 207 S2000
|
2:11:03.2 | +2:47.5 | 15+8 |
| 4 |  Jan Černý
|
Pavel Kohout
|
Škoda Fabia S2000
|
2:11:19.1 | +3:03.4 | 12+8 |
| 5 | Raimonds Kisiels
|
Ronis Arnis
|
Mini John Cooper Works S2000
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2:14:02.0 | +5:46.3 | 10+2 |
| 6 |  Vytautas Švedas
|
Žilvinas Sakalauskas
|
 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
|
2:14:11.4 | +5:55.7 | 8+3 |
| 7 | Aivis Egle
|
Andis Dauga
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
|
2:15:55.2 | +7:39.5 | 6 |
| 8 |  Raul Jeets
|
Andrus Toom
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
|
2:16:53.3 | +8:37.6 | 4 |
| 9 | Jaroslav Orsák
|
David Šmeidler
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
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2:17:04.6 | +8:48.9 | 2 |
| 10 |  Vitaliy Pushkar
|
Ivan Mishyn
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4
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2:17:40.7 | +9:25.0 | 1 |
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (1 February) |
SS1 | 17:10 | Rallyofchampions.com (Podnieki) | 6.16 km | Craig Breen
|
3:16.6 | 112.80 km/h | Craig Breen
|
| SS2 | 17:45 | Volkswagen 1 | 16.88 km | Craig Breen
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9:14.2 | 109.65 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 18:45 | LDz Cargo 1 | 18.68 km | Craig Breen
|
9:44.6 | 115.03 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (2 February) |
SS4 | 10:20 | LDz Cargo 2 | 18.68 km | Craig Breen
|
9:17.6 | 120.60 km/h | |
| SS5 | 10:55 | Volkswagen 2 | 16.88 km | Craig Breen
|
8:56.2 | 113.33 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 11:55 | Neste Oil 1 | 21.31 km | Jari Ketomaa
|
10:49.7 | 118.08 km/h | Jari Ketomaa
| |
| SS7 | 15:20 | Ventbunkers 1 | 10.42 km | Jari Ketomaa
|
4:58.1 | 125.84 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 15:55 | Neste Oil 2 | 21.31 km | Jari Ketomaa
|
10:29.0 | 121.97 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 17:20 | Ventspils Kalns 1 | 3.40 km | Jari Ketomaa
|
2:23.2 | 85.47 km/h | ||
| Leg 3 (3 February) |
SS10 | 8:30 | Ventbunkers 2 | 7.00 km | Jari Ketomaa
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4:53.7 | 85.80 km/h | |
| SS11 | 9:00 | Swecon 1 | 21.34 km | Jari Ketomaa
|
11:49.7 | 108.25 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 10:10 | Kuldīga 1 | 26.34 km | Jari Ketomaa
|
14:11.4 | 111.37 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 12:05 | Swecon 2 | 21.34 km | Craig Breen
|
11:36.8 | 110.25 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 13:15 | Kuldīga 2 | 26.34 km | Jari Ketomaa
|
13:58.6 | 113.07 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 15:00 | Ventspils Kalns 2 | 3.40 km | Jan Černý
|
2:21.6 | 86.44 km/h |
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.