2013 WRC3 Championship

FIA WRC3 Championship WRC3 Championship 2013 none Parent series:FIA World Rally ChampionshipFIA WRC2 ChampionshipSupport series:FIA Junior WRC Championship The 2013 FIA WRC3 Championship was the first season of WRC3, a rallying championship organised and governed 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.New system to boost entries http://www.wrc.com/news/new-system-to-boost-entries/?fid=17981 WRC.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 22 November 2012 19 January 2013 2 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224530/http://www.wrc.com/news/new-system-to-boost-entries/?fid=17981 dead Unlike its predecessor, the Production Car World Rally Championship, the WRC3 Championship 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.2013 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/regulation/file/2013%20WRC%20Sporting%20Regulations_17.12.2012.pdf fia.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 17 December 2012 19 January 2013 Also in WRC3, the Citroën Top Driver was established. Within the WRC3, 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.Citroen Top Driver series created https://www.crash.net/wrc/news/186978/1/citroen_top_driver_series_launched.html Crash.net Crash Media Group 21 December 2012 8 December 2013 Sébastien Chardonnet clinched the Drivers' Championship at the Rallye de France-Alsace.WRC 3: Champagne for Chardonnet http://www.wrc.com/news/archive/wrc-3-champagne-for-chardonnet/?fid=19252 WRC.com WRC.com 6 October 2013 13 October 2013 Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers will take part in the 2013 WRC3 season: Team Car Tyre Tyre supplier No. Car number Driver Co-driver Class Rounds BEL MY Racing81e Rallye Monte Carlo 2013 Entry List http://www.rallye-magazin.de/fileadmin/pdf/monte2013.pdf rallye-magazin.de Monte Carlo Rally 20 December 2012 21 December 2012 24 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124041145/http://www.rallye-magazin.de/fileadmin/pdf/monte2013.pdf dead Citroën DS3 R3T Michelin 51 FRA Sébastien Chardonnet FRA Thibault de la Haye R3T 1 Pirelli 4, 7–9, 11, 13 FRA PH Sport Citroën DS3 R3T Pirelli 52 FRA Quentin Gilbert FRA Isabelle Galmiche R3T 4, 7–9 BEL Renaud JamoulRallye de France Driver info http://www.fia.com/championship/world-rally-championship/2013/classifications FIA.com 6 October 2013 6 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131008011042/http://www.fia.com/championship/world-rally-championship/2013/classifications 2013-10-08 dead 11, 13 FRA Saintéloc Racing2013 FIA WRC 3 Championship — List of Registrations https://www.fia.com/news/2013-fia-world-rally-championship-0 FIA.com FIA 27 March 2013 3 April 2013 Citroën DS3 R3T Pirelli 53 FRA Renaud Poutot FRA Ludovic Viragh R3T 1 GBR Alastair FisherRally Portugal Entry List http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/ResourcesUser/Documentos/Quadro_oficial_de_afixacao/Entry_List_2013_Final.pdf rallydeportugal.pt.com rallydeportugal.pt 14 March 2013 14 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130319033658/http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/ResourcesUser/Documentos/Quadro_oficial_de_afixacao/Entry_List_2013_Final.pdf 2013-03-19 dead GBR Gordon Noble R3T 4, 7–8 FRA Jean-Mathieu LeandriWales Entry List http://www.walesrallygb.com/documents/2013_WRGB_Entry_List_18-10-13(1).pdf WalesRallyGB.com 21 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021121645/http://www.walesrallygb.com/documents/2013_WRGB_Entry_List_18-10-13(1).pdf 21 October 2013 dead FRA Maxime Vilmot 13 61ITA Simone Campedelli ITA Matteo Chiarcossi R3T 4 ITA Danilo FappaniADAC Rallye Deutschland Entry List http://www.adac-rallye-deutschland.de/docs/wrc/2013/static/115/Entry%20List.pdf adac-rallye-deutschland.de 1 August 2013September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 7–9 ITA Citroën Procar Citroën DS3 R3T Pirelli 56 CHE Francesco Parli ITA Tania Canton R3T 4, 7 ITA Delta Rally Citroën DS3 R3T Pirelli 57 CHE Federico della Casa CHE Marco Menchini R3T 4, 7–9 59 FRA Bryan Bouffier FRA Xavier Panseri 4, 7–8, 13 62 FRA Stéphane ConsaniRally Italy Sardegna Entry List http://www.rallyitaliasardegna.com/public/2013/pdf/Elenco_iscritti/RIS/01-01-2013_Mixed//01-01-2013_Mixed_Rally_d_Italia_Sardegna_Elenco_iscritti_ing.pdf rallyitaliasardegna.com 3 June 2013 3 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131209170248/http://www.rallyitaliasardegna.com/public/2013/pdf/Elenco_iscritti/RIS/01-01-2013_Mixed//01-01-2013_Mixed_Rally_d_Italia_Sardegna_Elenco_iscritti_ing.pdf 2013-12-09 dead FRA Maxime Vilmot R3T 7 FRA Benjamin VeillasRally Finland Start list http://www.wrc.com/results/2013/neste-oil-rally-finland/start-lists/?startlist=1 wrc.com 6 August 2013 3 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005307/http://www.wrc.com/results/2013/neste-oil-rally-finland/start-lists/?startlist=1 dead 8 FRA Jack BoyereRallye de France Alsace Entry List http://www.rallyedefrance.com/download/2013/notice-board-2013/official_lists/Entry%20List%20RDFA%202013%20-%20VDP%20-%2012092013.pdf rallyedefrance.com 13 September 2013 11 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131111203025/http://www.rallyedefrance.com/download/2013/notice-board-2013/official_lists/Entry%20List%20RDFA%202013%20-%20VDP%20-%2012092013.pdf dead 11 DEU ADAC Team Weser-Ems Citroën DS3 R3T Pirelli 58 DEU Christian Riedemann BEL Lara Vanneste R3T 4, 7–9, 11 FIN Jukka Korhonen FIN Marko Salminen 13 GBR Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast Citroën DS3 R3T Pirelli 60 IRL Keith Cronin GBR Marshall Clarke R3T 4, 7–9, 11, 13 FIN Printsport RacingRally Finland Draft Entry List http://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi/attachements/2013-07-04T17-25-55253.pdf nesteoilrallyfinland.fi 4 July 2013 Citroën DS3 R3T Pirelli 63 FIN Jussi Vainionpää FIN Mika Juntunen R3T 8 FRA Abu Dhabi Racing Citroën DS3 R3T Pirelli 64 ARE Mohamed Al Mutawaa GBR Stephen McAuley R3T 9, 12 67 ARE Mohamed Al SahlawiRally Spain Entry List https://www.rallyracc.com/2013/descargas/inscritos.pdf rallyracc.com 1 October 2013 GBR Allan Harryman 12 ESP Autogomas Cantabria Citroën DS3 R3T Pirelli 65 ESP Enrique García Ojeda ESP Borja Odriozola R3T 11–12 Icon Class R1 Classificationwithin Group R‡ ‡ R2 R3 Notes: ‡ ‡ — Additional letters refer to the specific designation of a car within each class under Group R rules. Driver changes After contesting the Rallye Monte Carlo in the WRC class, Bryan Bouffier entered the WRC3 series. Sébastien Chardonnet will enter a Citroën DS3 built to R3T specifications and run with the support of the Citroën World Rally Team. Chardonnet had previously contested the 2012 Rallye de France — Alsace in a WRC-spec DS3.Rallye de France Entry List http://www.rallyedefrance.com/download/2012/official_documents/Entry_List_Rallye_de_France-Alsace_2012.pdf rallyedefrance.com rallye de france 10 September 2012 22 December 2012 18 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121018191818/http://www.rallyedefrance.com/download/2012/official_documents/Entry_List_Rallye_de_France-Alsace_2012.pdf dead Three-time British Rally Champion Keith Cronin entered a Citroën DS3 R3T at selected events. Rally summaries Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Entrant Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 1 MON Monte Carlo Rally(15–20 January) — Results and report 1 51 FRA Sébastien ChardonnetFRA Thibault de la Haye BEL MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T) 6:04:28.2 (18)†16 (478.42 km)†436.02 km 2 1 — 53 FRA Renaud PoutotFRA Ludovic Viragh FRA Saintéloc Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T) DNF — 52 FRA Quentin GilbertFRA Isabelle Galmiche FRA PH Sport (Citroën DS3 R3T) Withdrawn 2 SWE Rally Sweden(8–10 February) — Results and report No WRC3 entriesRally Sweden 2013 — Entry list 11. February 2013 http://www.rallysweden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Entry-List-Rally-Sweden-2013.pdf rallysweden.com 11 January 2013 15 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130228052023/http://www.rallysweden.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Entry-List-Rally-Sweden-2013.pdf 2013-02-28 dead 22 297.78 km 3 MEX Rally Mexico(8–10 March) — Results and report No WRC3 entriesRally Mexico Entry List http://www.rallymexico.com/files/rep/EntryListMx13.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130228120509/http://www.rallymexico.com/files/rep/EntryListMx13.pdf dead 28 February 2013 rallymexico.com 18 February 2013 23 396.82 km 4 POR Rally de Portugal(12–14 April) — Results and report 1 59 FRA Bryan BouffierFRA Xavier Panseri ITA Delta Rally (Citroën DS3 R3T) 4:38:52.5 15 386.73 km 9 6 2 51 FRA Sébastien ChardonnetFRA Thibault de la Haye BEL MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T) 4:48:59.1 3 52 FRA Quentin GilbertFRA Isabelle Galmiche FRA PH Sport (Citroën DS3 R3T) 5:04:43.8 5 ARG Rally Argentina(3–5 May) — Results and report No WRC3 entriesRally Argentina Draft Entry List http://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Listado-Inscriptos-RA13_03-04-13.pdf rallyargentina.com 4 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222512/http://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Listado-Inscriptos-RA13_03-04-13.pdf 2 December 2013 dead 14 407.64 km 6 GRE Acropolis Rally(31 May–2 June) — Results and report No WRC3 entriesAcropolis Rally Entry List http://www.acropolisrally.gr/userfiles/CMSFiles/2013/race/ENTRYLIST2013.pdf acropolisrally.gr 9 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130612053254/http://www.acropolisrally.gr/userfiles/CMSFiles/2013/race/ENTRYLIST2013.pdf 2013-06-12 dead 14 306.53 km 7 ITA Rally Italia Sardegna(21–23 June) — Results and report 1 58 GER Christian Riedemann BEL Lara Vanneste GER ADAC Team Weser Ems (Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:52:39.9 16 304.50 km 10 9 2 60 IRE Keith Cronin GBR Marshall Clarke GBR Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast (Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:57:45.3 3 52 FRA Quentin GilbertFRA Isabelle Galmiche FRA PH Sport (Citroën DS3 R3T) 4:01:59.2 8 FIN Rally Finland(1–3 August) — Results and report 1 60 IRE Keith Cronin GBR Marshall Clarke GBR Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast (Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:06:35.4 23 324.21 km 9 6 2 51 FRA Sébastien ChardonnetFRA Thibault de la Haye BEL MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:07:49.9 3 63 FIN Jussi Vainionpää FIN Mika Juntunen FIN Printsport Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:09:18.5 9 GER Rallye Deutschland(23–25 August) — Results and report 1 51 FRA Sébastien ChardonnetFRA Thibault de la Haye BEL MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:39:32.6 (16)†15 (371.86 km)†330.78 km 7 5 2 60 IRE Keith Cronin GBR Marshall Clarke GBR Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast (Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:41:56.9 3 58 GER Christian Riedemann BEL Lara Vanneste GER ADAC Team Weser Ems (Citroën DS3 R3T) 4:02:20.3 10 AUS Rally Australia(13–15 September) — Results and report No WRC3 entriesADAC Rally Australia Entry List http://www.rallyaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Rally-Australia-2013-WRC-Entry-List-final.pdf rallyaustralia.com.au 21 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130828183353/http://www.rallyaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Rally-Australia-2013-WRC-Entry-List-final.pdf 2013-08-28 dead 22 352.36 km 11 FRA Rallye de France Alsace(4–7 October) — Results and report 1 52 FRA Quentin GilbertFRA Isabelle Galmiche FRA PH Sport (Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:12:51.2 22 312.14 km 6 4 2 51 FRA Sébastien ChardonnetFRA Thibault de la Haye BEL MY Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:13:45.1 3 60 IRE Keith Cronin GBR Marshall Clarke GBR Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast (Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:15:23.8 12 ESP Rally Catalunya(25–27 October) — Results and report 1 65 ESP Enrique García Ojeda ESP Borja Odriozola ESP Autogomas Cantabria (Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:57:11.8 15 355.92 km 3 3 2 64 UAE Mohamed Al Mutawaa GBR Stephen McAuley FRA Abu Dhabi Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T) 4:14:07.1 3 67 UAE Mohamed Al Sahlawi GBR Allan Harryman FRA Abu Dhabi Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T) 4:27:34.8 13 GBR Wales Rally GB(15–17 November) — Results and report 1 58 FIN Jukka KorhonenFIN Marko Salminen GER ADAC Team Weser Ems Citroën DS3 R3T 3:48:32.7 22 311.15 km 4 2 2 60 IRE Keith Cronin GBR Marshall Clarke GBR Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast (Citroën DS3 R3T) 3:56:14.3 3 59 FRA Bryan BouffierFRA Xavier Panseri ITA 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. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX PORPOR ARGARG GREGRE ITAITA FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Drops Points 1 FRA Sébastien Chardonnet 1 2 4 2 1 2 12 104 2 IRE Keith Cronin 5 2 1 2 3 2 10 94 3 FRA Quentin Gilbert WD 3 3 5 5 1 75 4 GER Christian Riedemann Ret 1 Ret 3 4 52 5 UAE Mohamed Al Mutawaa 4 2 30 6 FRA Bryan Bouffier 1 8 WD Ret 29 7 ESP Enrique García Ojeda Ret 1 25 8 FIN Jukka Korhonen 1 25 9 ITA Simone Campedelli 6 Ret 4 Ret 20 10 FIN Jussi Vainionpää 3 1511 UAE Mohamed Al Sahlawi 3 1512 GBR Alastair Fisher 4 9 Ret WD 1413 SWI Federico della Casa Ret 5 Ret Ret 1014 SWI Francesco Parli Ret 7 WD 6 EX FRA Stéphane Consani 6 6 WD† 0† Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX PORPOR ARGARG GREGRE ITAITA FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Drops Points † – 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.http://www.wrc.com/news/wrc-news-in-brief/?fid=19188 WRC news in brief WRC.com 4 September 2013 4 September 2013 21 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021045804/http://www.wrc.com/news/wrc-news-in-brief/?fid=19188 dead Co-Drivers' Championship Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX PORPOR ARGARG GREGRE ITAITA FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Drops Points 1 FRA Thibault de la Haye 1 2 4 2 1 2 12 104 2 GBR Marshall Clarke 5 2 1 2 3 2 10 94 3 BEL Lara Vanneste Ret 1 Ret 3 4 52 4 FRA Isabelle Galmiche WD 3 3 5 5 50 5 GBR Stephen McAuley 4 2 30 6 FRA Xavier Panseri 1 8 Ret 29 7 BEL Jamoul Renaud 1 25 8 ESP Borja Odriozola Ret 1 25 9 FIN Marko Salminen 1 25 10 FRA Maxime Vilmot 6 6 Ret 16 11 FIN Mika Juntunen 3 1512 GBR Allan Harryman 3 1513 GBR Gordon Noble 4 9 Ret WD 1414 ITA Danilo Fappani Ret 4 Ret 12 15 SWI Marco Menchini Ret 5 Ret Ret 10 16 ITA Matteo Chiarcossi 6 8 17 ITA Tania Canton Ret 7 WD 6 Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX PORPOR ARGARG GREGRE ITAITA FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Drops Points Teams' Championship Pos. Position Team No. Car number MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX PORPOR ARGARG GREGRE ITAITA FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Drops Points 1 GBR Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast 60 2 2 1 1 1 2 18 111 2 GER ADAC Team Weser-Ems 58 Ret 1 Ret 2 2 1 0 86 3 FRA Saintéloc Racing 53 Ret 1 3 Ret WD Ret 073 61 3 Ret 2 Ret 4 ESP Autogomas Cantabria 65 Ret 1 25 Pos. Position Team No. Car number MONMON SWESWE MEXMEX PORPOR ARGARG GREGRE ITAITA FINFIN GERGER AUSAUS FRAFRA ESPESP GBRGBR Drops Points References 2 www.fia.com/ External links Official website of the World Rally Championship WRC3