Round 3 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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The Rally Mexico returned to the championship after a two-year absence.
Host country
Mexico
Rally base
León, Guanajuato
Dates run
16 – 19 March 2023
Start location
City of Guanajuato, Guanajuato
Finish location
León, Guanajuato
Stages
23 (315.69 km; 196.16 miles)[1]
Stage surface
Gravel
Transport distance
653.93 km (406.33 miles)
Overall distance
969.62 km (602.49 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered
32
Crews
31 at start, 28 at finish
Cancellation
SS15 cancelled due to the accident of Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm in the stage at the morning loop.
Overall results
Overall winner
Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:16:09.4
Power Stage winner
Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 5:14.8
Support category results
WRC-2 winner
Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson 3:28:40.9
WRC-3 winner
Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate 3:46:34.2
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.[2] 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 315.69 km (196.16 mi).[1]
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.[3] However, Ingrassia did not defend his title as he retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season.[4] Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Giovanni Bernacchini were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6]
Ogier and Vincent Landais won their second victory of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[7] 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.[8]
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^"WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^"Ogier clinches victory in Mexico". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^Barry, Luke (7 October 2021). "Ogier and Ingrassia's partnership to end after 2021". dirtfish.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^"Saturday in Mexico: Dominant Tidemand claims WRC 2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^"Saturday in Mexico: Bulacia Bags maiden WRC 3 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^"Seventh heaven for triumphant Ogier in Mexico". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^"Greenasmith spearheads WRC2 Škoda sweep". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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Mexico
Sébastien Ogier
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Gus Greensmith
Jonas Andersson
Diego Dominguez Jr.
Rogelio Peñate