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The 2023 FIA World Rally Championship Masters Cup is the first season of the World Rally Championship Masters Cup. The category is open to drivers and co-drivers over 50 years of age with any WRC eligible cars except Group Rally1 cars.[1] The championship began in January 2023 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and is due to conclude in November 2023 with Rally Japan, and will run in support of the 2023 World Rally Championship.
Calendar
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A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2023 championship. Event headquarters are marked with black dots.
The 2023 season is scheduled to be contested over thirteen rounds crossing Europe, Africa, North and South America, and Asia.
| Round | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 January | 22 January |  Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo
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Monte Carlo, Monaco | Mixed[a] | 18 | 325.02 km | [2] |
| 2 | 9 February | 12 February |  Rally Sweden
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Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Snow | 18 | 301.18 km | [3] |
| 3 | 16 March | 19 March |  Rally Guanajuato México
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León, Guanajuato, Mexico | Gravel | 23 | 315.69 km | [4] |
| 4 | 20 April | 23 April |  Croatia Rally
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Zagreb, Croatia | Tarmac | 20 | 301.26 km | [5] |
| 5 | 11 May | 14 May |  Rally de Portugal
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Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | Gravel | 19 | 329.06 km | [6] |
| 6 | 1 June | 4 June |  Rally Italia Sardegna
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Olbia, Sardinia, Italy | Gravel | 19 | 322.88 km | [7] |
| 7 | 22 June | 25 June |  Safari Rally Kenya
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Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya | Gravel | 19 | 355.92 km | [8] |
| 8 | 20 July | 23 July |  Rally Estonia
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Tartu, Estonia | Gravel | 21 | 300.41 km | [9] |
| 9 | 3 August | 6 August |  Rally Finland
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Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland | Gravel | 22 | 320.56 km | [10] |
| 10 | 7 September | 10 September |  Acropolis Rally Greece
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Lamia, Central Greece, Greece | Gravel | 15 | 270.89 km | [11] |
| 11 | 28 September | 1 October |  Rally Chile
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Concepción, Biobío, Chile | Gravel | 16 | 321.06 km | [12] |
| 12 | 26 October | 29 October |  Central European Rally
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Passau, Bavaria, Germany | Tarmac | 18 | 310.01 km | [13] |
| 13 | 16 November | 19 November |  Rally Japan
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Toyota, Aichi, Japan | Tarmac | 22 | 304.66 km | [14] |
| Sources:[15][16] | ||||||||
Calendar changes
editThe championship was expected to be expanded to fourteen rounds from the thirteen rounds in the previous season by WRC Promoter GmbH, with eight Europe-based rallies and six fly-away events covering the season.[17] However, when the calendar was released in late November following a lengthy delay, the number of the events was reduced to thirteen with the anticipated Saudi Arabian rally based at Jeddah, absent from the calendar.[18][19]
- Rally Mexico returned to championship after missing the 2021 and 2022 championships.[20] The organizers of the rally had previously held a national event in 2022 as a prelude for the 2023 return.[21]
- Rally Chile rejoined the calendar after having been ruled out in 2020 and 2021 due to the Chilean protests and COVID-19 pandemic respectively.[22][23]
- The Central European Rally, a tri-nation event held across Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic, was introduced into the championship, replacing the Catalonian Rally.[24] The rally was based out of southeast Germany, in the city of Passau in Bavaria, and ran on tarmac.[25]
- Rally New Zealand, a round of the 2022 season, was not included on the calendar, but the organizers tried to seek an opportunity for a 2024 return as a part of the rotation program with Rally Australia.[26]
- Ypres Rally Belgium, which was a part of the championship for the prior two seasons, dropped off the calendar and instead formed part of the 2023 British Rally Championship.[27]
Several rally organizers also expressed their interests to return to the championship, including Rally Argentina, Rally Australia, the German Rally, and an event in Northern Ireland.[28][29][30][31] The Argentine, Austrlian and Northern Irish bids failed and Germany organized the Central European Rally along with Austria and the Czech Republic.[32][33] In addition to the candidate events, the WRC Promoter GmbH was also working on the calendar expansion to the Middle East and United States, but no rallies were added for the 2023 season.[34]
Location changes
edit- The headquarters of the Rally Italia Sardegna would be once again moved from Alghero to Olbia.[35] The 2020 event was previously headquartered in Olbia as a result of major route revisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36]
- The 2023 edition of the Safari Rally was headquartered at the Lakeside town of Naivasha.[37] The rally was previously headquartered in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.[38]
Entries
editThe following teams and crews are contesting the 2023 World Rally Championship Masters Cup.
| Car | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RC2 cars | ||||
| Citroën C3 Rally2 |  Daniel Alonso Villarón
|
Adrián Pérez Fernández
|
privateer | 1-2 |
 Eamonn Boland
|
Michael Joseph Morrissey
|
privateer | 1, 4, 12-13 | |
| Ford Fiesta R5 |  Henk Vossen
|
Annemieke Hulzebos
|
privateer | 1 |
| George Vasillakis
|
Nikos Intzoglou
|
privateer | 7 | |
| Ford Fiesta Rally2 |  Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah
|
Giovanni Bernacchini
|
privateer | 5-6 |
| George Vasillakis
|
 Tom Krawszik
|
M-Sport Ford WRT | 7 | |
| Henk Vossen
|
Radboud van Hoek
|
privateer | 12 | |
| Hyundai i20 N Rally2 |  Frédéric Rosati
|
Philippe Marchetto
|
privateer | 1 |
 Miguel Zaldivar Sr.
|
 José Luis Díaz
|
privateer | 2, 5 | |
| Škoda Fabia R5 | Filippo Marchino
|
Pietro Elia Ometto
|
privateer | 1 |
| Eduardo Kovacs
|
Ruben Garcia
|
privateer | 11 | |
| Joakim Roman
|
Ida Lidebjer-Granberg
|
privateer | 2 | |
| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio
|
Massimiliano Bosi
|
privateer | 1 |
| Luciano Cobbe
|
Roberto Mometti
|
privateer | 2, 5, 8-9 | |
| Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz
|
Rodolfo del Barrio
|
privateer | 2 | |
| Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio
|
5, 7, 9-10 | |||
| José Luis García Molina
|
Daniel Cué
|
privateer | 2 | |
 Johannes Keferböck
|
Ilka Minor
|
privateer | 1, 4, 6 | |
 Armin Kremer
|
Timo Gottschalk
|
privateer | 5-7 | |
 Zoltán László
|
Gábor Zsiros
|
privateer | 1, 4-6 | |
| Silvano Patera
|
Stefano Tiraboschi
|
privateer | 1 | |
| Francisco Teixeira
|
João Serôdio
|
privateer | 5 | |
| Alexander Villanueva
|
José Murado González
|
privateer | 2 | |
| Henk Vossen
|
Radboud van Hoek
|
privateer | 4 | |
 Aleš Zrinski
|
Rok Vidmar
|
privateer | 4 | |
| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | François Delecour
|
Sabrina De Castelli
|
privateer | 1 |
| Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz
|
Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio
|
privateer | 12-13 | |
| Osamu Fukunaga
|
Misako Saida
|
privateer | 12-13 | |
| Johannes Keferböck
|
Ilka Minor
|
privateer | 12 | |
| Armin Kremer
|
Ella Kremer
|
privateer | 4, 8, 12 | |
| Zoltán László
|
Gábor Zsiros
|
privateer | 12 | |
| Mauro Miele
|
Luca Beltrame
|
privateer | 1-2, 4, 6, 8 | |
 Michał Sołowow
|
Maciej Baran
|
privateer | 2 | |
| Alexander Villanueva
|
José Murado González
|
privateer | 5-6, 8-10 | |
| RC3 cars | ||||
| Ford Fiesta Rally3 |  Jason Bailey
|
Shayne Peterson
|
privateer | 3, 13 |
| Jamie Willetts
|
7 | |||
= Non-eligible co-driver accompanying eligible driver.
Results and standings
editScoring system
editPoints are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. No Power Stage points are awarded. Drivers and teams must nominate a scoring rally when they enter the event and the best five scores from six nominated European rallies plus one rally outside Europe will count towards the final classification. Registered drivers are able to enter additional rallies without scoring points.[1]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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Notes
edit- ^ The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.
References
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- ^ "Itinerary Rally Guanajuato México 2023". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Itinerary Rally Croatia Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2023". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2023". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Itinerary Rally Estonia 2023". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2023". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Itinerary Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Itinerary Central European Rally 2023". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Itinerary Rally Japan 2023". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "FIA World Rally Championship calendar for 2023 gets green light". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 November 2022. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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- ^ Ramírez, Luis (12 July 2022). "Mexico set to re-join the WRC calendar in 2023". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Evans, David (10 February 2022). "Rally Mexico to host nations rally in WRC return bid". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Evans, David (29 November 2019). "WRC's 2020 Rally Chile cancelled due to political and social unrest". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Craig, Jason (26 March 2021). "Acropolis Rally returns to WRC for the first time since 2013". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Evans, David (25 November 2022). "2023 WRC calendar revealed". dirtfish.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Howard, Tom (25 November 2022). "Mexico, Chile and new European rally join 2023 WRC calendar". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Howard, Tom (29 September 2022). "Rally New Zealand to miss out on 2023 WRC slot". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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- ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew; Howard, Tom (6 July 2022). "Rally Australia targeting WRC return in 2023". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Howard, Tom (28 January 2022). "WRC supporting Rally Northern Ireland bid for 2023". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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- ^ Siriatou, Sofia (22 September 2022). "Rally Argentina stays out of the 2023 WRC calendar". wrcfanatix.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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- ^ Howard, Tom (28 July 2022). "WRC eyeing 2023 Middle East round, USA expansion plans continue". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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- ^ "Olibia suburb test to launch Sardinia event". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Oyugi, Ochieng (26 November 2022). "Rally: WRC Safari Rally 2023 dates announced". Standardmedia.co.ke. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Safari back in 2020". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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External links
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