2013 World Rally Championship-3

The 2013 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the first season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013.[1]

Unlike its predecessor, the Production Car World Rally Championship, the World Rally Championship-3 does not have a fixed calendar. Instead, teams and drivers competing in the series are free to contest any of thirteen rallies that form the 2013 World Rally Championship. They must nominate up to six events to score points in, and their best five results from these six events will count towards their final championship points score. The World Rally Championship is open to two-wheel drive cars complying with R1, R2 and R3 regulations.[2]

Also in WRC-3, the Citroën Top Driver was established. Within the WRC-3, the drivers race in identical Citroën DS3 R3T cars, with the winner receiving the opportunity to race in the Citroën DS3 R5, in the 2014 season.[3]

Sébastien Chardonnet clinched the Drivers' Championship at the Rallye de France-Alsace.[4]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers will take part in the 2013 World Rally Championship-3 season:

Team Car Tyre No. Driver Co-driver Class Rounds
Belgium MY Racing[5] Citroën DS3 R3T M 51 France Sébastien Chardonnet[5] France Thibault de la Haye[5] R3T 1
P 4, 7–9, 11, 13
France PH Sport[5] Citroën DS3 R3T P 52 France Quentin Gilbert[5] France Isabelle Galmiche[5] R3T 4, 7–9
Belgium Renaud Jamoul[6] 11, 13
France Saintéloc Racing[7] Citroën DS3 R3T P 53 France Renaud Poutot[5] France Ludovic Viragh[5] R3T 1
United Kingdom Alastair Fisher[8] United Kingdom Gordon Noble[8] R3T 4, 7–8
France Jean-Mathieu Leandri[9] France Maxime Vilmot[9] 13
61 Italy Simone Campedelli[8] Italy Matteo Chiarcossi[8] R3T 4
Italy Danilo Fappani[10] 7–9
Italy Citroën Procar[8] Citroën DS3 R3T P 56 Switzerland Francesco Parli[8] Italy Tania Canton[8] R3T 4, 7
Italy Delta Rally[8] Citroën DS3 R3T P 57 Switzerland Federico della Casa[8] Switzerland Marco Menchini[8] R3T 4, 7–9
59 France Bryan Bouffier[8] France Xavier Panseri[8] 4, 7–8, 13
62 France Stéphane Consani[11] France Maxime Vilmot[11] R3T 7
France Benjamin Veillas[12] 8
France Jack Boyere[13] 11
Germany ADAC Team Weser-Ems[8] Citroën DS3 R3T P 58 Germany Christian Riedemann[8] Belgium Lara Vanneste[8] R3T 4, 7–9, 11
Finland Jukka Korhonen[9] Finland Marko Salminen[9] 13
United Kingdom Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast[8] Citroën DS3 R3T P 60 Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin[8] United Kingdom Marshall Clarke[8] R3T 4, 7–9, 11, 13
Finland Printsport Racing[14] Citroën DS3 R3T P 63 Finland Jussi Vainionpää[14] Finland Mika Juntunen[14] R3T 8
France Abu Dhabi Racing[10] Citroën DS3 R3T P 64 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Mutawaa[10] United Kingdom Stephen McAuley[10] R3T 9, 12
67 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Sahlawi[15] United Kingdom Allan Harryman[15] 12
Spain Autogomas Cantabria[13] Citroën DS3 R3T P 65 Spain Enrique García Ojeda[13] Spain Borja Odriozola[15] R3T 11–12
Icon Class
R1 Classification
within Group R
R2
R3

Notes:

  • ^‡  — Additional letters refer to the specific designation of a car within each class under Group R rules.

Driver changes

Rally summaries

Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 Monaco Monte Carlo Rally
(15–20 January) Results and report
1 51 France Sébastien Chardonnet
France Thibault de la Haye
Belgium MY Racing
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
6:04:28.2 (18)
16
(478.42 km)
436.02 km
2 1
  53 France Renaud Poutot
France Ludovic Viragh
France Saintéloc Racing
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
DNF
  52 France Quentin Gilbert
France Isabelle Galmiche
France PH Sport
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
Withdrawn
2 Sweden Rally Sweden
(8–10 February) Results and report
No WRC-3 entries[17] 22 297.78 km
3 Mexico Rally Mexico
(8–10 March) Results and report
No WRC-3 entries[18] 23 396.82 km
4 Portugal Rally de Portugal
(12–14 April) Results and report
1 59 France Bryan Bouffier
France Xavier Panseri
Italy Delta Rally
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
4:38:52.5 15 386.73 km 9 6
2 51 France Sébastien Chardonnet
France Thibault de la Haye
Belgium MY Racing
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
4:48:59.1
3 52 France Quentin Gilbert
France Isabelle Galmiche
France PH Sport
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
5:04:43.8
5 Argentina Rally Argentina
(3–5 May) Results and report
No WRC-3 entries[19] 14 407.64 km
6 Greece Acropolis Rally
(31 May–2 June) Results and report
No WRC-3 entries[20] 14 306.53 km
7 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna
(21–23 June) Results and report
1 58 Germany Christian Riedemann
Belgium Lara Vanneste
Germany ADAC Team Weser Ems
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
3:52:39.9 16 304.50 km 10 9
2 60 Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin
United Kingdom Marshall Clarke
United Kingdom Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
3:57:45.3
3 52 France Quentin Gilbert
France Isabelle Galmiche
France PH Sport
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
4:01:59.2
8 Finland Rally Finland
(1–3 August) Results and report
1 60 Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin
United Kingdom Marshall Clarke
United Kingdom Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
3:06:35.4 23 324.21 km 9 6
2 51 France Sébastien Chardonnet
France Thibault de la Haye
Belgium MY Racing
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
3:07:49.9
3 63 Finland Jussi Vainionpää
Finland Mika Juntunen
Finland Printsport Racing
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
3:09:18.5
9 Germany Rallye Deutschland
(23–25 August) Results and report
1 51 France Sébastien Chardonnet
France Thibault de la Haye
Belgium MY Racing
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
3:39:32.6 (16)
15
(371.86 km)
330.78 km
7 5
2 60 Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin
United Kingdom Marshall Clarke
United Kingdom Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
3:41:56.9
3 58 Germany Christian Riedemann
Belgium Lara Vanneste
Germany ADAC Team Weser Ems
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
4:02:20.3
10 Australia Rally Australia
(13–15 September) Results and report
No WRC-3 entries[21] 22 352.36 km
11 France Rallye de France Alsace
(4–7 October) Results and report
1 52 France Quentin Gilbert
France Isabelle Galmiche
France PH Sport
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
3:12:51.2 22 312.14 km 6 4
2 51 France Sébastien Chardonnet
France Thibault de la Haye
Belgium MY Racing
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
3:13:45.1
3 60 Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin
United Kingdom Marshall Clarke
United Kingdom Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
3:15:23.8
12 Spain Rally Catalunya
(25–27 October) Results and report
1 65 Spain Enrique García Ojeda
Spain Borja Odriozola
Spain Autogomas Cantabria
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
3:57:11.8 15 355.92 km 3 3
2 64 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Mutawaa
United Kingdom Stephen McAuley
France Abu Dhabi Racing
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
4:14:07.1
3 67 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Sahlawi
United Kingdom Allan Harryman
France Abu Dhabi Racing
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
4:27:34.8
13 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB
(15–17 November) Results and report
1 58 Finland Jukka Korhonen
Finland Marko Salminen
Germany ADAC Team Weser Ems
Citroën DS3 R3T
3:48:32.7 22 311.15 km 4 2
2 60 Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin
United Kingdom Marshall Clarke
United Kingdom Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
3:56:14.3
3 59 France Bryan Bouffier
France Xavier Panseri
Italy Delta Rally
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
DNF

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Drops Points
1 France Sébastien Chardonnet 1 2 4 2 1 2 12 104
2 Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin 5 2 1 2 3 2 10 94
3 France Quentin Gilbert WD 3 3 5 5 1 75
4 Germany Christian Riedemann Ret 1 Ret 3 4 52
5 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Mutawaa 4 2 30
6 France Bryan Bouffier 1 8 WD Ret 29
7 Spain Enrique García Ojeda Ret 1 25
8 Finland Jukka Korhonen 1 25
9 Italy Simone Campedelli 6 Ret 4 Ret 20
10 Finland Jussi Vainionpää 3 15
11 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Sahlawi 3 15
12 United Kingdom Alastair Fisher 4 9 Ret WD 14
13 Switzerland Federico della Casa Ret 5 Ret Ret 10
14 Switzerland Francesco Parli Ret 7 WD 6
EX France Stéphane Consani 6 6 WD† 0†
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Drops Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)
  •  Stéphane Consani admitted illegally recceing a Rallye de France-Alsace stage on the month of October. This action result on the rally stewards having his points withdrawn and was suspended from the final two rounds of the season.[22]

Co-Drivers' Championship

Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Drops Points
1 France Thibault de la Haye 1 2 4 2 1 2 12 104
2 United Kingdom Marshall Clarke 5 2 1 2 3 2 10 94
3 Belgium Lara Vanneste Ret 1 Ret 3 4 52
4 France Isabelle Galmiche WD 3 3 5 5 50
5 United Kingdom Stephen McAuley 4 2 30
6 France Xavier Panseri 1 8 Ret 29
7 Belgium Jamoul Renaud 1 25
8 Spain Borja Odriozola Ret 1 25
9 Finland Marko Salminen 1 25
10 France Maxime Vilmot 6 6 Ret 16
11 Finland Mika Juntunen 3 15
12 United Kingdom Allan Harryman 3 15
13 United Kingdom Gordon Noble 4 9 Ret WD 14
14 Italy Danilo Fappani Ret 4 Ret 12
15 Switzerland Marco Menchini Ret 5 Ret Ret 10
16 Italy Matteo Chiarcossi 6 8
17 Italy Tania Canton Ret 7 WD 6
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Drops Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Teams' Championship

Pos. Team No. MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Drops Points
1 United Kingdom Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast 60 2 2 1 1 1 2 18 111
2 Germany ADAC Team Weser-Ems 58 Ret 1 Ret 2 2 1 0 86
3 France Saintéloc Racing 53 Ret 1 3 Ret WD Ret 0 73
61 3 Ret 2 Ret
4 Spain Autogomas Cantabria 65 Ret 1 25
Pos. Team No. MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
ARG
Argentina
GRE
Greece
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
AUS
Australia
FRA
France
ESP
Spain
GBR
United Kingdom
Drops Points

References

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