2023 Rally Chile
The 2023 Rally Chile (also known as the Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 28 September to 1 October 2023. It marked the second running of the Rally Chile, and was the eleventh round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Concepción of the Biobío Region, and was contested over sixteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 321.06 km (199.50 mi).
| 2023 Rally Chile Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023 | |||
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Round 11 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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| Host country | Chile | ||
| Rally base | Concepción, Biobío | ||
| Dates run | 28 September – 1 October 2023 | ||
| Start location | Coronel, Biobío | ||
| Finish location | Concepción, Biobío | ||
| Stages | 16 (321.06 km; 199.50 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 912.03 km (566.71 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,233.09 km (766.21 miles) | ||
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| Crews registered | 55 | ||
| Crews | 51 at start, 36 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT 3:06:38.1 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 7:06.7 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson 3:14:56.6 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Eduardo Castro Fernando Mussano 3:36:41.7 | ||
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2019, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category, and Takamoto Katsuta and Daniel Barritt were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. However, neither crews defended their titles as they were promoted to the top tier by Toyota in 2020.
Tänak and Järveoja successfully defended their title. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT were the manufacturer's winners. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT sealed the manufacturer's title. Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson won the World Rally Championship-2 category. Eduardo Castro and Fernando Mussano won the World Rally Championship-3 category, which meant Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka became the 2023 WRC3 champions.