2013 Rally México

The 2013 Rally Guanajuato México was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 7 and 10 March, which marked the 27th running of the Rally México. The rally was based in the town of León, Guanajuato. The rally itself was contested over 23 special stages, covering a total of 394.88 km (245.37 mi) in competitive stages.

2013 Rally México
27° Rally Guanajuato México
Round 3 of 13 of the 2013 World Rally Championship
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Host country Mexico
Rally base León
Dates run7 – 10 March 2013
Stages23 (394.88 km; 245.37 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Results
Overall winner Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
Volkswagen Motorsport
Crews25 at start, 20 at finish

The rally was the third round of the 2013 World Rally Championship season, and marked the fortieth anniversary of the World Rally Championship. Thirteen World Rally Car crews were entered in the event. It was the first WRC event since the 2006 Rally GB where reigning World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb has not featured on the entry list as he elected not to enter Rally México as part of his four-race 'retirement' season. Loeb has won every Rally México since 2006. Since there is no previous Rally Mexico winner competing in the 2013 event, it is guaranteed that there will be a new winner.

Entry list

Thirteen World Rally Cars were entered into the event, as were six entries in the newly formed WRC-2 championship for cars built to Group N and Super 2000 regulations. There were no WRC-3 entries.[1]

Notable entrants
No. Entrant Class Driver Co-driver Car Tyre
2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC M
3 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT WRC Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Citroën DS3 WRC M
4 Qatar M-Sport WRT WRC Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
5 Qatar M-Sport WRT WRC Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
6 Qatar World Rally Team WRC Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
7 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
8 Volkswagen Motorsport WRC Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC M
10 Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT WRC Chris Atkinson Stéphane Prévot Citroën DS3 WRC M
11 Qatar World Rally Team WRC Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
12 Lotos Team WRC WRC Michał Kościuszko Maciej Szczepaniak Mini John Cooper Works WRC D
14 Benito Guerra, Jr. WRC Benito Guerra, Jr. Borja Rozada Citroën DS3 WRC M
21 Jipocar Czech National Team WRC Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC D
33 Stohl Racing WRC-2 Armin Kremer Klaus Wicha Subaru Impreza WRX STi M
34 Symtech Racing WRC-2 Yuriy Protasov Kuldar Sikk Subaru Impreza STi R4 M
37 Lorenzo Bertelli WRC-2 Lorenzo Bertelli Lorenzo Granai Subaru Impreza WRX STi M
38 Moto Club Igualda WRC-2 Ricardo Triviño Àlex Haro Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X M
41 Nicolàs Fuchs WRC-2 Nicolàs Fuchs Fernando Mussano Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X D
43 Hoonigan Racing Division WRC Ken Block Alex Gelsomino Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
48 Seashore Qatar Rally Team WRC-2 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy Ford Fiesta RRC M
Icon Class
WRC WRC entries eligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC Major entry ineligible to
score manufacturer points
WRC-2 Registered to take part in
WRC-2 championship

Results

Event standings
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Time Difference Points
Overall classification
1 8 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 4:30:31.2 0.0 28
2 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 4:33:58.0 +3:26.8 18
3 11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Qatar World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:34:50.8 +4:19.6 15
4 3 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 4:36:33.7 +6:02.5 12
5 6 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni Bernacchini Qatar World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:39:01.6 +8:30.4 10
6 10 Chris Atkinson Stéphane Prévot Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 4:41:55.0 +11:23.8 8
7 43 Ken Block Alex Gelsomino Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:42:15.3 +11:44.1 6
8 14 Benito Guerra, Jr. Borja Rozada Benito Guerra, Jr. Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 4:43:12.3 +12:41.1 4
9 21 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Jipocar Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:44:56.0 +14:24.8 2
10 5 Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor Qatar M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:47:42.3 +17:11.1 1
11 4 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Qatar M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4:57:07.4 +26:36.2 2
16 7 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC 5:25:20.3 +54:49.1 1
WRC-2 standings
1 (12.) 48 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Killian Duffy Seashore Qatar Rally Team Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 5:01:10.3 0.0 25
2 (13.) 41 Nicolás Fuchs Fernando Mussano Nicolás Fuchs Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX WRC-2 5:10:25.7 +9:15.4 18
3 (14.) 38 Ricardo Triviño Àlex Haro Moto Club Igualda Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X WRC-2 5:18:44.5 +17:34.2 15
4 (17.) 33 Armin Kremer Klaus Wicha Stohl Racing Subaru Impreza WRX STi WRC-2 5:49:13.1 +48:02.8 12
5 (18.) 34 Yuriy Protasov Kuldar Sikk Symtech Racing Subaru Impreza STi R4 WRC-2 5:57:12.3 +56:02.0 10
Source:

Special stages
Day Stage
number		 Stage name Length Stage winner Car
No.		 Team Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
Leg 1
(7–8 Mar)		 SS1 Monster Street Stage Guanajuato 1.05 km Thierry Neuville
Nicolas Gilsoul		 11 Qatar World Rally Team 0:53.7 70.39 km/h Thierry Neuville
Nicolas Gilsoul
SS2 Parque Bicentenario 2.60 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 2:25.3 64.42 km/h Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
SS3 El Cubilete 1 21.91 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 12:50.7 102.34 km/h
SS4 Las Minas 1 15.31 km Mads Østberg
Jonas Andersson		 4 Qatar M-Sport WRT 11:18.4 81.24 km/h Mads Østberg
Jonas Andersson
SS5 Los Mexicanos 1 9.76 km Mads Østberg
Jonas Andersson		 4 Qatar M-Sport WRT 7:44.0 75.72 km/h
SS6 El Chocolate 1 30.57 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 23:28.8 78.11 km/h Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
SS7 Street Stage León 1 1.23 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 1:15.6 58.57 km/h
SS8 El Cubilete 2 21.91 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 12:43.9 103.25 km/h
SS9 Las Minas 2 15.31 km Mads Østberg
Jonas Andersson		 4 Qatar M-Sport WRT 11:07.5 82.57 km/h
SS10 Los Mexicanos 2 9.76 km Mads Østberg
Jonas Andersson		 4 Qatar M-Sport WRT 7:37.6 76.78 km/h
SS11 El Chocolate 2 30.57 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 22:54.6 80.06 km/h
SS12 Super Special 1 2.21 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 1:37.7 81.43 km/h
SS13 Super Special 2 2.21 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 1:35.5 83.30 km/h
Leg 2
(9 Mar)		 SS14 Ibarrilla 1 30.04 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 17:49.8 101.09 km/h
SS15 Otates 1 42.17 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 30:21.4 83.35 km/h
SS16 Street Stage León 2 1.23 km Mikko Hirvonen
Jarmo Lehtinen		 2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 1:15.8 58.42 km/h
SS17 Ibarrilla 2 30.04 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 17:40.3 101.99 km/h
SS18 Otates 2 42.17 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 29:55.4 84.56 km/h
SS19 Super Special 3 2.21 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 1:37.4 81.68 km/h
SS20 Super Special 4 2.21 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 1:35.0 83.75 km/h
Leg 3
(10 Mar)		 SS21 Guanajuatito 54.85 km Mikko Hirvonen
Jarmo Lehtinen		 2 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 35:58.4 91.48 km/h
SS22 Derramadero (Power stage) 21.14 km Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia		 8 Volkswagen Motorsport 13:00.5 97.51 km/h
SS23 Super Special 5 4.42 km Dani Sordo
Carlos del Barrio		 3 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 3:10.0 83.75 km/h

Notable retirements
Stage No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Class Cause
SS13 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Lorenzo Granai Lorenzo Bertelli Subaru Impreza WRX STi WRC-2 Fuel tank
SS21 12 Michał Kościuszko Maciej Szczepaniak Lotos Team WRC Mini John Cooper Works WRC WRC Engine

References
  1. "Rally Mexico Entries". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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