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2023 Rally Mexico

{{Short description|19th edition of Rally Mexico}}

{{Infobox rally

|name = 2023 Rally Mexico

|native_name = Rally Guanajuato México 2023

|round = 3

|season_no = 13

|championship = 2023 World Rally Championship

|previous_round = 2023 Rally Sweden

|next_round = 2023 Croatia Rally

|country = {{MEX}}

|image = 275px

|caption = The Rally Mexico returned to the championship after a two-year absence.

|start = City of Guanajuato, Guanajuato

|finish = León, Guanajuato

|rallybase = León, Guanajuato

|startdate = 16

|enddate = 19 March 2023

|stages = 23

|stagekm = 315.69

|stagekm_note = {{cite web|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/80236-rally-guanajuato-mexico-2023/|title=Itinerary Rally Guanajuato México 2023|work=eWRC-results.com|access-date=11 December 2022|archive-date=11 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211130141/https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/80236-rally-guanajuato-mexico-2023/|url-status=live}}

|transportkm = 653.93

|overallkm = 969.62

|surface = Gravel

|driver1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier

|codriver1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Vincent Landais

|team1 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

|time1 = 3:16:09.4

|driver2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Gus Greensmith

|codriver2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Andersson

|team2 =

|time2 = 3:28:40.9

|driver3 = {{flagicon|PAR}} Diego Dominguez Jr.

|codriver3 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Rogelio Peñate

|team3 =

|time3 = 3:46:34.2

|powerstage_driver = {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier

|powerstage_codriver = {{flagicon|FRA}} Vincent Landais

|powerstage_team = {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

|powerstage_time = 5:14.8

|crewsreg = 32

|teamsstart = 31

|teamsfinish = 28

|cancel1 = SS15

|reason1 = the accident of
Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm in the
stage at the morning loop

}}

The 2023 Rally Mexico (also known as the Rally Guanajuato México 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 16 and 19 March 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc/wrc-powers-into-2023-with-exciting-new-look-calendar/|title=WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=25 November 2022|access-date=25 November 2022|archive-date=25 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125131856/https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc/wrc-powers-into-2023-with-exciting-new-look-calendar/|url-status=live}} It marked the nineteenth running of the Rally Mexico, and was the third round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2023 event was based in the city of León in Guanajuato and was consisted of twenty-three special stages, covering a total competitive distance of {{convert|315.69|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}.

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2020/wrc/sunday-rally-sweden/|title=Ogier clinches victory in Mexico|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=15 March 2020|accessdate=15 March 2020|archive-date=10 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310061712/https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2020/wrc/sunday-rally-sweden/|url-status=live}} However, Ingrassia did not defend his title as he retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season.{{cite news|url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/ogier-and-ingrassias-partnership-to-end-after-2021/|title=Ogier and Ingrassia's partnership to end after 2021|first=Luke|last=Barry|website=dirtfish.com|date=7 October 2021|access-date=7 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007082605/https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/ogier-and-ingrassias-partnership-to-end-after-2021/|url-status=live}} Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2020/wrc-2/saturday-in-mexico--dominant-tidemand-claims-wrc2-win/|title=Saturday in Mexico: Dominant Tidemand claims WRC 2 win|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=15 March 2020|accessdate=15 March 2020|archive-date=15 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315203201/https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2020/wrc-2/saturday-in-mexico--dominant-tidemand-claims-wrc2-win/|url-status=live}} Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Giovanni Bernacchini were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2020/wrc-3/wrc-3-in-mexico--bulacia-bags-maiden-win/|title=Saturday in Mexico: Bulacia Bags maiden WRC 3 win|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=15 March 2020|accessdate=15 March 2020|archive-date=15 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315203344/https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2020/wrc-3/wrc-3-in-mexico--bulacia-bags-maiden-win/|url-status=live}}

Ogier and Vincent Landais won their second victory of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.{{cite news|title=Seventh heaven for triumphant Ogier in Mexico|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2023/wrc/ogier-secures-record-win-at-guanajuato-rally-mexico/|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=19 March 2023|access-date=20 March 2023}} Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson and Patrick Barth were the winners in the WRC-2 category, while Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the winners in the WRC-3 category.{{cite news|title=Greenasmith spearheads WRC2 Škoda sweep|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2023/wrc2/greensmith-spearheads-wrc2-skoda-sweep-in-mexico/|website=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=19 March 2023|access-date=20 March 2023}}

Background

=Entry list=

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open 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 were entered under Rally1 regulations, as were ten Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and one Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.{{cite web|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/80236-rally-guanajuato-mexico-2023/|title=Entry List Rally Guanajuato México 2023|website=eWRC-results.com|access-date=23 February 2023|archive-date=3 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303091047/https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/80236-rally-guanajuato-mexico-2023/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fia.com/events/world-rally-championship/season-2023/rally-mexico/entry-list|title=Rally Mexico 2023 Entry List|work=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|access-date=28 March 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

|+{{nowrap|Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship}}

! No.

! Driver

! Co-Driver

! Entrant

! Car

! Championship eligibility

! Tyre

align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Esapekka Lappi

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Janne Ferm

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 6

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Cándido Carrera

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 7

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Louis Loubet

| {{flagicon|BEL|civil}} Nicolas Gilsoul

| {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Puma Rally1

| Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 8

| {{flagicon|EST}} Ott Tänak

| {{flagicon|EST}} Martin Järveoja

| {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Puma Rally1

| Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 9

| {{flagicon|GRE}} Jourdan Serderidis

| {{flagicon|BEL|civil}} Frédéric Miclotte

| {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Puma Rally1

| Driver, Co-driver

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 11

| {{flagicon|BEL|civil}} Thierry Neuville

| {{flagicon|BEL|civil}} Martijn Wydaeghe

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 17

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Vincent Landais

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 18

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takamoto Katsuta

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Aaron Johnston

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| Driver, Co-driver

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 33

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Elfyn Evans

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Martin

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 69

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Rovanperä

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jonne Halttunen

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

|+{{nowrap|Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2}}

! No.

! Driver

! Co-Driver

! Entrant

! Car

! Championship eligibility

! Tyre

align="center" | 20

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gus Greensmith

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Andersson

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gus Greensmith

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| Driver, Co-driver

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 21

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Oliver Solberg

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Elliott Edmondson

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Oliver Solberg

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| Driver, Co-driver

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 22

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Fourmaux

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Coria

| {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Fiesta Rally2

| Driver, Co-driver

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 23

| {{flagg|cxxa|nodata=1|image=ANA flag (2021) WA.svg}} Nikolay Gryazin{{efn|Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite news|url=https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-relation-situation-ukraine|title=FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine|work=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|date=1 March 2022|access-date=1 March 2022|archive-date=5 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305155151/https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-relation-situation-ukraine|url-status=live}}}}

| {{flagg|cxxa|nodata=1|image=ANA flag (2021) WA.svg}} Konstantin Aleksandrov{{efn|Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.}}

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Toksport WRT 2

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| Team

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 24

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Emil Lindholm

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Reeta Hämäläinen

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Toksport WRT 2

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| Driver, Co-driver, Team

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 25

| {{flagicon|POL}} Kajetan Kajetanowicz

| {{flagicon|POL}} Maciej Szczepaniak

| {{flagicon|POL}} Kajetan Kajetanowicz

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 26

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Prokop

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Michal Ernst

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Prokop

| Ford Fiesta Rally2

| Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 27

| {{flagicon|POL}} Daniel Chwist

| {{flagicon|POL}} Kamil Heller

| {{flagicon|POL}} Daniel Chwist

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 28

| {{flagicon|PER}} Eduardo Castro

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Fernando Mussano

| {{flagicon|PER}} Eduardo Castro

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 29

| {{flagicon|CHL}} Jorge Martínez Fontena

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Alberto Alvarez Nicholson

| {{flagicon|CHL}} Jorge Martínez Fontena

| Škoda Fabia R5

| Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

|+{{nowrap|Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3}}

! No.

! Driver

! Co-Driver

! Entrant

! Car

! Tyre

align="center" | 30

| {{flagicon|PAR}} Diego Dominguez Jr.

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Rogelio Peñate

| {{flagicon|PAR}} Diego Dominguez Jr.

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

align="center" | 37

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jason Bailey

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Shayne Peterson

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jason Bailey

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | {{Pirelli}}

=Itinerary=

All dates and times are CST (UTC-6).

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
Date

! No.

! Time span

! Stage name

! Distance

rowspan="4" | 16 March

| {{n/a}}

| align="center" | After 10:01

| Llano Grande [Shakedown]

| align="center" | 5.52 km

align="center" | 15px

| align="center" | After 17:40

| Opening ceremony, León

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | SS1

| align="center" | After 20:05

| Street Stage GTO 1

| align="center" | 1.12 km

align="center" | SS2

| align="center" | After 20:28

| Street Stage GTO 2

| align="center" | 1.12 km

rowspan="11" | 17 March

| align="center" | 15px

| align="center" | 7:30 – 7:45

| Service A, León

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | SS3

| align="center" | After 8:43

| El Chocolate 1

| align="center" | 29.07 km

align="center" | SS4

| align="center" | After 9:46

| Ortega 1

| align="center" | 15.71 km

align="center" | SS5

| align="center" | After 10:39

| Las Minas 1

| align="center" | 13.79 km

align="center" | 15px

| align="center" | 12:49 – 13:19

| Flexi service B, León

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | SS6

| align="center" | After 14:17

| El Chocolate 2

| align="center" | 29.07 km

align="center" | SS7

| align="center" | After 15:20

| Ortega 2

| align="center" | 15.71 km

align="center" | SS8

| align="center" | After 16:13

| Las Minas 2

| align="center" | 13.79 km

align="center" | SS9

| align="center" | After 17:16

| Las Dunas Superspecial 1

| align="center" | 3.70 km

align="center" | SS10

| align="center" | After 18:16

| Distrito León Mx SSS

| align="center" | 2.73 km

align="center" | 15px

| align="center" | 21:00 – 21:45

| Flexi service C, León

| {{n/a}}

rowspan="11" | 18 March

| align="center" | SS11

| align="center" | After 8:13

| Ibarrilla 1

| align="center" | 14.82 km

align="center" | SS12

| align="center" | After 9:04

| El Mosquito 1

| align="center" | 22.56 km

align="center" | SS13

| align="center" | After 10:05

| Derramadero 1

| align="center" | 21.70 km

align="center" | SS14

| align="center" | After 11:13

| Las Dunas Superspecial 2

| align="center" | 3.70 km

align="center" | 15px

| align="center" | 12:33 – 13:03

| Flexi service D, León

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | SS15

| align="center" | After 14:06

| Ibarrilla 2

| align="center" | 14.82 km

align="center" | SS16

| align="center" | After 14:59

| El Mosquito 2

| align="center" | 22.56 km

align="center" | SS17

| align="center" | After 16:05

| Derramadero 2

| align="center" | 21.70 km

align="center" | SS18

| align="center" | After 17:18

| Las Dunas Superspecial 3

| align="center" | 3.70 km

align="center" | SS19

| align="center" | After 18:08

| Rock & Rally SSS

| align="center" | 2.73 km

align="center" | 15px

| align="center" | 21:00 – 21:45

| Flexi service E, León

| {{n/a}}

rowspan="6" | 19 March

| align="center" | SS20

| align="center" | After 8:05

| Las Dunas Superspecial 4

| align="center" | 3.70 km

align="center" | SS21

| align="center" | After 9:16

| Otates

| align="center" | 35.63 km

align="center" | SS22

| align="center" | After 10:24

| San Diego

| align="center" | 12.61 km

align="center" | SS23

| align="center" | After 12:18

| El Brinco [Power Stage]

| align="center" | 9.59 km

align="center" | 15px

| align="center" | 13:33 – 13:43

| Flexi service F, León

| {{n/a}}

align="center" | 15px

| align="center" | After 14:30

| Podium ceremony, León

| {{n/a}}

style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="6" | Source:

Report

=WRC Rally1=

Rally Mexico opened with 2 runs around a superspecial stage in Guanajuato City, and it was Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja who was fastest on both runs, taking a 1.7 second lead over Kalle Rovanpera and Jonne Halttunen into Friday. However, on the first stage of the day, the 29-kilometer El Chocolate stage, the Estonian crew's turbo failed,{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2023/wrc/turbo-less-tanak-crawls-to-end-of-el-chocolate/|title=Turbo-less Tänak crawls to end of El Chocolate|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=17 March 2023|access-date=20 March 2023}} causing them to drop to twenty-ninth place and almost 8 minutes behind the leaders, Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm. Lappi and Ferm would lead the rally at the end of Friday by 5.3 seconds, ahead of 8-time World Champion Sébastien Ogier and his co-driver Vincent Landais.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2023/wrc/lappi-heads-ogier-in-gripping-mexico-opener/|title=Lappi heads Ogier in gripping Mexico opener|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=18 March 2023|access-date=20 March 2023}}

The rally leaders had a serious accident on the opening stage of Saturday, their Hyundai i20 going rear first into a telegraph pole. The car then caught fire, causing the stage to be red-flagged.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2023/wrc/watch-lappis-victory-hopes-go-up-in-flames/|title=Watch: Lappi’s Mexico victory hopes go up in flames|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=18 March 2023|access-date=20 March 2023}} Thierry Neuville and Martin Wydaeghe won the following 3 stages, whilst Ogier and Landais had a 29 second lead over Toyota teammates Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Ogier would extend his lead to 36 seconds, as his teammates Evans and Martin's gap to third place Neuville and Wydaeghe was reduced to 4.3 seconcds.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2023/wrc/lappi-shunt-gives-ogier-control-in-mexico/|title=Lappi shunt gives Ogier control in Mexico|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=19 March 2023|access-date=20 March 2023}}

Evans and Martin were locked in a battle with Neuville and Wydaeghe for second place, the Belgians closing the gap to 2.7 seconds as they began the Power Stage, a suspected bent suspension arm costing Evans and Martin on the penultimate stage.{{cite news|url=https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/what-stopped-evans-getting-second-in-mexico/|title=What stopped Evans getting second in Mexico|first1=David|last1=Evans|first2=Colin|last2=Clark|website=dirtfish.com|publisher=DirtFish|date=19 March 2023|access-date=20 March 2023}} In Power Stage, Neuville and Wydaeghe gained 3.1 seconds on Evans and Martin to claim second place by 4 tenths of a second. Ogier and Landais won the rally by 27.5 seconds and also won the Power Stage by 2.1 seconds, meaning they lead the championship by 3 points over Neuville and Wydaeghe.{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/wrc-mexico-ogier-delivers-masterclass-neuville-snatches-second/10446114/|title=WRC Mexico: Ogier delivers masterclass, Neuville snatches second|first=Tom|last=Howard|work=autosport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|date=20 March 2023|access-date=20 March 2023}}

==Classification==

class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;"
colspan="2" | Position

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" | Driver

! rowspan="2" | Co-driver

! rowspan="2" | Entrant

! rowspan="2" | Car

! rowspan="2" | Time

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}}

! colspan="2" | Points

Event

! Class

! Event

! Stage

1

! 1

| align="center"| 17

| Sébastien Ogier

| Vincent Landais

| Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| 3:16:09.4

| 0.0

| align="center"| 25

| align="center"| 5

2

! 2

| align="center"| 11

| Thierry Neuville

| Martijn Wydaeghe

| Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| 3:16:36.9

| +27.5

| align="center"| 18

| align="center"| 3

3

! 3

| align="center"| 33

| Elfyn Evans

| Scott Martin

| Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| 3:16:37.3

| +27.9

| align="center"| 15

| align="center"| 0

4

! 4

| align="center"| 69

| Kalle Rovanperä

| Jonne Halttunen

| Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| 3:18:04.7

| +1:55.3

| align="center"| 12

| align="center"| 2

5

! 5

| align="center"| 6

| Dani Sordo

| Cándido Carrera

| Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| 3:19:08.2

| +2:58.8

| align="center"| 10

| align="center"| 1

9

! 6

| align="center"| 8

| Ott Tänak

| Martin Järveoja

| M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Puma Rally1

| 3:31:29.0

| +15:19.6

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 4

23

! 7

| align="center"| 18

| Takamoto Katsuta

| Aaron Johnston

| Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| 4:20:43.9

| +1:04:34.5

| align="center"| 0

| align="center"| 0

25

! 8

| align="center"| 9

| Jourdan Serderidis

| Frédéric Miclotte

| M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Puma Rally1

| 4:51:05.0

| +1:34:55.6

| align="center"| 0

| align="center"| 0

27

! 9

| align="center"| 7

| Pierre-Louis Loubet

| Nicolas Gilsoul

| M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Puma Rally1

| 5:10:11.4

| +1:54:02.0

| align="center"| 0

| align="center"| 0

colspan="2" | Retired SS11

| align="center" | 4

| Esapekka Lappi

| Janne Ferm

| Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" colspan="2" | Accident

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

==Special stages==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

! Stage

! Winners

! Car

! Time

! Class leaders

SD

| Rovanperä / Halttunen
Lappi / Ferm

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" | 3:44.4

| {{n/a}}

SS1

| Tänak / Järveoja

| Ford Puma Rally1

| align="center" | 58.0

| rowspan="2" | Tänak / Järveoja

SS2

| Tänak / Järveoja

| Ford Puma Rally1

| align="center" | 56.2

SS3

| Lappi / Ferm

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" | 22:00.2

| rowspan=8|Lappi / Ferm

SS4

| Ogier / Landais

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| align="center" | 8:27.8

SS5

| Lappi / Ferm

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" | 8:55.6

SS6

| Lappi / Ferm

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" | 21:54.1

SS7

| Ogier / Landais

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| align="center" | 8:20.8

SS8

| Lappi / Ferm

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" | 8:47.7

SS9

| Lappi / Ferm

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" | 3:15.0

SS10

| Sordo / Carrera

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" | 1:29.9

SS11

| Ogier / Landais

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| align="center" | 8:35.6

| rowspan="4"| Ogier / Landais

SS12

| Neuville / Wydaeghe

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" | 14:38.1

SS13

| Neuville / Wydaeghe

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" | 12:23.1

SS14

| Neuville / Wydaeghe

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" | 3:11.4

SS15

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage cancelled

SS16

| Ogier / Landais

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| align="center" | 14:24.8

| rowspan="8"| Ogier / Landais

SS17

| Neuville / Wydaeghe

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" | 12:16.0

SS18

| Tänak / Järveoja

| Ford Puma Rally1

| align="center" | 3:13.6

SS19

| Tänak / Järveoja

| Ford Puma Rally1

| align="center" | 1:29.6

SS20

| Neuville / Wydaeghe

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" | 3:10.9

SS21

| Evans / Martin

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| align="center" | 24:37.7

SS22

| Neuville / Wydaeghe

| Hyundai i20 N Rally1

| align="center" | 7:11.8

SS23

| Ogier / Landais

| Toyota GR Yaris Rally1

| align="center" | 5:14.8

==Championship standings==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Co-drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Manufacturers' championships

Move

!Driver

!Points

!Move

!Co-driver

!Points

!Move

!Manufacturer

!Points

align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 10px 4

| Sébastien Ogier

| align="center" | 56

| align="center" | 10px 4

| Vincent Landais

| align="center" | 56

| align="center" | 10px

| Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

| align="center" | 127

align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Thierry Neuville

| align="center" | 53

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Martijn Wydaeghe

| align="center" | 53

| align="center" | 10px

| Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT

| align="center" | 100

align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Kalle Rovanperä

| align="center" | 52

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Jonne Halttunen

| align="center" | 52

| align="center" | 10px

| M-Sport Ford WRT

| align="center" | 73

align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 10px 3

| Ott Tänak

| align="center" | 47

| align="center" | 10px 3

| Martin Järveoja

| align="center" | 47

|

align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Elfyn Evans

| align="center" | 44

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Scott Martin

| align="center" | 44

|

=WRC-2 Rally2=

==Classification==

class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;"
colspan="2" | Position

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" | Driver

! rowspan="2" | Co-driver

! rowspan="2" | Entrant

! rowspan="2" | Car

! rowspan="2" | Time

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}}

! colspan="3" | Points

Event

! Class

! Class

! Stage

! Event

6

! 1

| align="center"| 20

| Gus Greensmith

| Jonas Andersson

| Gus Greensmith

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| 3:28:40.9

| 0.0

| align="center"| 25

| align="center"| 1

| align="center"| 8

7

! 2

| align="center"| 24

| Emil Lindholm

| Reeta Hämäläinen

| Toksport WRT 2

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| 3:29:13.8

| +32.9

| align="center"| 18

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 6

8

! 3

| align="center"| 21

| Oliver Solberg

| Elliott Edmondson

| Oliver Solberg

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| 3:29:47.1

| +1:06.2

| align="center"| 15

| align="center"| 0

| align="center"| 4

10

! 4

| align="center"| 25

| Kajetan Kajetanowicz

| Maciej Szczepaniak

| Kajetan Kajetanowicz

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| 3:32:06.0

| +3:25.1

| align="center"| 12

| align="center"| 0

| align="center"| 1

11

! 5

| align="center"| 26

| Martin Prokop

| Michal Ernst

| Martin Prokop

| Ford Fiesta Rally2

| 3:35:05.5

| +6:24.6

| align="center"| 10

| align="center"| 0

| align="center"| 0

14

! 6

| align="center"| 29

| Jorge Martínez Fontena

| Alberto Alvarez Nicholson

| Jorge Martínez Fontena

| Škoda Fabia R5

| 3:44:16.3

| +15:35.4

| align="center"| 8

| align="center"| 0

| align="center"| 0

16

! 7

| align="center"| 22

| Adrien Fourmaux

| Alexandre Coria

| M-Sport Ford WRT

| Ford Fiesta Rally2

| 3:47:02.5

| +18:21.6

| align="center"| 6

| align="center"| 3

| align="center"| 0

18

! 8

| align="center"| 27

| Daniel Chwist

| Kamil Heller

| Daniel Chwist

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| 3:52:27.1

| +23:46.2

| align="center"| 4

| align="center"| 0

| align="center"| 0

21

! 9

| align="center"| 28

| Eduardo Castro

| Fernando Mussano

| Eduardo Castro

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| 4:09:38.9

| +40:58.0

| align="center"| 2

| align="center"| 0

| align="center"| 0

colspan="2" | Retired SS4

| align="center" | 24

| Nikolay Gryazin

| Konstantin Aleksandrov

| Toksport WRT 2

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" colspan="2" | Rolled

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 0

==Special stages==

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

|+{{nowrap|Overall}}

! Stage

! Winners

! Car

! Time

! Class leaders

SD

| Greensmith / Andersson

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| align="center" | 3:58.4

| {{n/a}}

SS1

| Lindholm / Hämäläinen

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 1:00.8

| rowspan="2" | Lindholm / Hämäläinen

SS2

| Lindholm / Hämäläinen

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 59.5

SS3

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage interrupted

SS4

| Lindholm / Hämäläinen

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 8:57.0

| rowspan="2" | Lindholm / Hämäläinen

SS5

| Solberg / Edmondson

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| align="center" | 9:16.4

SS6

| Greensmith / Andersson

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| align="center" | 22:46.1

| rowspan="5"| Greensmith / Andersson

SS7

| Solberg / Edmondson

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| align="center" | 8:46.6

SS8

| Greensmith / Andersson

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| align="center" | 9:08.3

SS9

| Solberg / Edmondson

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| align="center" | 3:17.9

SS10

| Solberg / Edmondson

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| align="center" | 1:32.5

SS11

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage interrupted

SS12

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage interrupted

SS13

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage interrupted

SS14

| Solberg / Edmondson

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| align="center" | 3:11.9

| Greensmith / Andersson

SS15

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage cancelled

SS16

| Solberg / Edmondson

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| align="center" | 15:11.7

| rowspan="8"| Greensmith / Andersson

SS17

| Solberg / Edmondson

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| align="center" | 12:52.2

SS18

| Solberg / Edmondson

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| align="center" | 3:14.0

SS19

| Solberg / Edmondson
Fourmaux / Coria

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Ford Fiesta Rally2

| align="center" | 1:32.8

SS20

| Lindholm / Hämäläinen

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 3:13.9

SS21

| Solberg / Edmondson

| Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

| align="center" | 25:24.2

SS22

| Lindholm / Hämäläinen

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 7:36.8

SS23

| Fourmaux / Coria

| Ford Fiesta Rally2

| align="center" | 5:40.4

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

|+{{nowrap|Challenger}}

! Stage

! Winners

! Car

! Time

! Class leaders

SD

| Martínez Fontena / Alvarez Nicholson

| Škoda Fabia R5

| align="center" | 4:07.7

| {{n/a}}

SS1

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 1:01.8

| rowspan="2" | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

SS2

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 1:01.1

SS3

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage interrupted

SS4

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 9:07.5

| rowspan="7" | Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

SS5

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 9:26.3

SS6

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 23:16.3

SS7

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 8:54.3

SS8

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 9:19.0

SS9

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 3:24.2

SS10

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 1:34.6

SS11

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage interrupted

SS12

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage interrupted

SS13

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage interrupted

SS14

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 3:19.7

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

SS15

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage cancelled

SS16

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 15:35.4

| rowspan="8"| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

SS17

| Prokop / Ernst

| Ford Fiesta Rally2

| align="center" | 13:34.2

SS18

| Martínez Fontena / Alvarez Nicholson

| Škoda Fabia R5

| align="center" | 3:24.5

SS19

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 1:34.4

SS20

| Martínez Fontena / Alvarez Nicholson

| Škoda Fabia R5

| align="center" | 3:20.7

SS21

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 26:26.1

SS22

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 7:51.1

SS23

| Kajetanowicz / Szczepaniak

| Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo

| align="center" | 5:53.4

{{col-end}}

==Championship standings==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Open Drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Open Co-drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Teams' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Challenger Drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Challenger Co-drivers' championships

Move

!Driver

!Points

!Move

!Co-driver

!Points

!Move

!Manufacturer

!Points

!Move

!Manufacturer

!Points

!Move

!Driver

!Points

align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Oliver Solberg

| align="center" | 43

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Elliott Edmondson

| align="center" | 43

| align="center" | 10px

| Toksport WRT 2

| align="center" | 65

| align="center" | 10px

| Nikolay Gryazin

| align="center" | 25

| align="center" | 10px

| Konstantin Aleksandrov

| align="center" | 25

align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Yohan Rossel

| align="center" | 28

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Arnaud Dunand

| align="center" | 28

| align="center" | 10px

| Toksport WRT

| align="center" | 40

| align="center" | 10px

| Kajetan Kajetanowicz

| align="center" | 25

| align="center" | 10px

| Maciej Szczepaniak

| align="center" | 25

align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 10px 10

| Emil Lindholm

| align="center" | 28

| align="center" | 10px 10

| Reeta Hämäläinen

| align="center" | 28

| align="center" | 10px

| M-Sport Ford WRT

| align="center" | 30

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Sami Pajari

| align="center" | 25

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Enni Mälkönen

| align="center" | 25

align="center" | 4

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Gus Greensmith

| align="center" | 26

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Jonas Andersson

| align="center" | 26

| align="center" | 10px

| Hyundai Motorsport N

| align="center" | 30

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Marco Bulacia

| align="center" | 25

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Borja Rozada

| align="center" | 18

align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 10px 2

| Nikolay Gryazin

| align="center" | 20

| align="center" | 10px 2

| Konstantin Aleksandrov

| align="center" | 20

| align="center" | 10px

| Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy

| align="center" | 18

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Pepe López

| align="center" | 18

| align="center" | 10px 1

| James Morgan

| align="center" | 18

=WRC-3 Rally3=

==Classification==

class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;"
colspan="2" | Position

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" | Driver

! rowspan="2" | Co-driver

! rowspan="2" | Entrant

! rowspan="2" | Car

! rowspan="2" | Time

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}}

! rowspan="2" | Points

Event

! Class

15

! 1

| align="center"| 30

| Diego Dominguez Jr.

| Rogelio Peñate

| Diego Dominguez Jr.

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| 3:46:34.2

| 0.0

| align="center"| 25

20

! 2

| align="center"| 37

| Jason Bailey

| Shayne Peterson

| Jason Bailey

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| 4:05:59.9

| +19:25.7

| align="center"| 18

==Special stages==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

! Stage

! Winners

! Car

! Time

! Class leaders

SD

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 4:44.9

| {{n/a}}

SS1

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 1:06.7

| rowspan="2" | Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

SS2

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 1:05.7

SS3

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage interrupted

SS4

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 10:15.4

| rowspan="7"| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

SS5

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 10:30.7

SS6

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 25:56.7

SS7

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 10:04.6

SS8

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 10:15.1

SS9

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 3:36.1

SS10

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 1:37.9

SS11

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage interrupted

SS12

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage interrupted

SS13

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage interrupted

SS14

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 3:30.6

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

SS15

| colspan="4" align="center"| Stage cancelled

SS16

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 17:06.2

| rowspan="8"| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

SS17

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 14:51.8

SS18

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 3:36.1

SS19

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 1:38.8

SS20

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 3:35.7

SS21

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 28:54.7

SS22

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 8:39.8

SS23

| Dominguez Jr. / Peñate

| Ford Fiesta Rally3

| align="center" | 6:27.7

==Championship standings==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships

! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"|

! colspan="3" nowrap | Co-drivers' championships

Move

!Driver

!Points

!Move

!Co-driver

!Points

align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 10px 3

| Diego Dominguez Jr.

| align="center" | 37

| align="center" | 10px 3

| Rogelio Peñate

| align="center" | 37

align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Roope Korhonen

| align="center" | 25

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Anssi Viinikka

| align="center" | 25

align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 10px 1

| William Creighton

| align="center" | 18

| align="center" | 10px 1

| Liam Regan

| align="center" | 18

align="center" | 4

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Jason Bailey

| align="center" | 18

| align="center" | {{new entry}}

| Shayne Peterson

| align="center" | 18

align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 10px 2

| Laurent Pellier

| align="center" | 15

| align="center" | 10px 2

| Marine Pelamourgues

| align="center" | 15

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{official website|https://www.rallymexico.com/}} {{in lang|es|en}}
  • [https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/80236-rally-guanajuato-mexico-2023/ 2023 Rally Mexico] at eWRC-results.com
  • [https://www.rally-maps.com/Rally-M%C3%A9xico-2023 2023 Rally Mexico] at rally-maps.com {{in lang|en|de|pl}}

{{Rally succession box

| Year_of_rally = 2023

| Name_of_rally = 2023 Rally Mexico

| Previous_rally_in_season = 2023 Rally Sweden

| Next_rally_in_season = 2023 Croatia Rally

| Previous_year's_rally = 2020 Rally Mexico

| Next_year's_rally = 2024 Rally Mexico

}}

{{2023 World Rally Championship season}}

{{Rally Mexico}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rally Mexico, 2023}}

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