2023 Rally Estonia
The 2023 Rally Estonia (also known as the WRC Rally Estonia 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 20 July to 23 July 2023. It marked the thirteenth running of the Rally Estonia, and was the eighth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the fourth round of the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship. The event was based in Tartu of Tartu County, and was contested over twenty-one special stages covering a total competitive distance of 300.42 km (186.67 mi).
| 2023 Rally Estonia WRC Rally Estonia 2023 | |||
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Round 8 of 13 in the 2023 World Rally Championship
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Rally Estonia is the biggest motorsport event in the Baltic states. | |||
| Host country | Estonia | ||
| Rally base | Tartu, Tartu County | ||
| Dates run | 20 – 23 July 2023 | ||
| Start location | Tartu, Tartu County | ||
| Finish location | Leigo Lakes | ||
| Stages | 21 (300.42 km; 186.67 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 1,064.42 km (661.40 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,364.84 km (848.07 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 53 | ||
| Crews | 50 at start, 44 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:36:03.2 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:36:03.2 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Andreas Mikkelsen Torstein Eriksen Toksport WRT 3 2:45:57.3 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Rautio Motorsport 2:57:16.2 | ||
| J-WRC winner | Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Louis Louka | ||
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category as well as the junior championship.
Rovanperä and Halttunen successfully defended their titles, so as their team, Toyota. Mikkelsen and Eriksen defended their titles in the World Rally Championship-2 category. Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category. Grégoire Munster and Grégoire Munster won the junior class.