2023 Rally Mexico
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. 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).
| 2023 Rally Mexico Rally Guanajuato México 2023 | |||
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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) | ||
| 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 | ||
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. However, Ingrassia did not defend his title as he retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season. Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Giovanni Bernacchini were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Ogier and Vincent Landais won their second victory of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. 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.