2013 World Rally Championship-3

The 2013 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the first season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship recognised 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.^[1]

Unlike its predecessor, the Production Car World Rally Championship, the World Rally Championship-3 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.^[2]

Also in WRC-3, the Citroën Top Driver was established. Within the WRC-3, 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.^[3]

Sébastien Chardonnet clinched the Drivers' Championship at the Rallye de France-Alsace.^[4]

Teams and drivers[]

The following teams and drivers will take part in the 2013 World Rally Championship-3 season:

Team	Car	Tyre	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Class	Rounds
^[5]	Citroën DS3 R3T	M	51	Sébastien Chardonnet^[5]	^[5]	R3T	1
^[5]	Citroën DS3 R3T	P	51	Sébastien Chardonnet^[5]	^[5]	R3T	4, 7–9, 11, 13
PH Sport^[5]	Citroën DS3 R3T	P	52	Quentin Gilbert^[5]	Isabelle Galmiche^[5]	R3T	4, 7–9
PH Sport^[5]	Citroën DS3 R3T	P	52	Quentin Gilbert^[5]	Renaud Jamoul^[6]	R3T	11, 13
Saintéloc Racing^[7]	Citroën DS3 R3T	P	53	^[5]	^[5]	R3T	1
				^[8]	^[8]	R3T	4, 7–8
				^[9]	^[9]	R3T	13
			61	^[8]	^[8]	R3T	4
			61	^[8]	^[10]	R3T	7–9
^[8]	Citroën DS3 R3T	P	56	^[8]	^[8]	R3T	4, 7
Delta Rally^[8]	Citroën DS3 R3T	P	57	^[8]	Marco Menchini^[8]	R3T	4, 7–9
			59	Bryan Bouffier^[8]	^[8]	R3T	4, 7–8, 13
			62	^[11]	^[11]	R3T	7
					Benjamin Veillas^[12]		8
					^[13]		11
ADAC Team Weser-Ems^[8]	Citroën DS3 R3T	P	58	^[8]	^[8]	R3T	4, 7–9, 11
ADAC Team Weser-Ems^[8]	Citroën DS3 R3T	P	58	^[9]	Marko Salminen^[9]	R3T	13
Citroën Belfast^[8]	Citroën DS3 R3T	P	60	Keith Cronin^[8]	^[8]	R3T	4, 7–9, 11, 13
^[14]	Citroën DS3 R3T	P	63	^[14]	^[14]	R3T	8
Abu Dhabi Racing^[10]	Citroën DS3 R3T	P	64	^[10]	^[10]	R3T	9, 12
Abu Dhabi Racing^[10]	Citroën DS3 R3T	P	67	^[15]	^[15]	R3T	12
^[13]	Citroën DS3 R3T	P	65	Enrique García Ojeda^[13]	^[15]	R3T	11–12

Icon	Class
R1	Classification within 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 WRC-3 series.^[8]
Sébastien Chardonnet will enter a Citroën DS3 built to R3T specifications and run with the support of the Citroën World Rally Team.^[5] Chardonnet had previously contested the 2012 Rallye de France — Alsace in a WRC-spec DS3.^[16]
Three-time British Rally Champion Keith Cronin entered a Citroën DS3 R3T at selected events.^[8]

Rally summaries[]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers						Statistics
Round	Rally name	Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Monte Carlo Rally (15–20 January) — Results and report	1	51	Sébastien Chardonnet	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	6:04:28.2	(18)^† 16	(478.42 km)^† 436.02 km	2	1
		—	53		Saintéloc Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T)	DNF
		—	52	Quentin Gilbert Isabelle Galmiche	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 R3T)	Withdrawn

2	Rally Sweden (8–10 February) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries^[17]					22	297.78 km	N/A	N/A

3	Rally Mexico (8–10 March) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries^[18]					23	396.82 km	N/A	N/A

4	Rally de Portugal (12–14 April) — Results and report	1	59	Bryan Bouffier	Delta Rally (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:38:52.5	15	386.73 km	9	6
		2	51	Sébastien Chardonnet	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:48:59.1
		3	52	Quentin Gilbert Isabelle Galmiche	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 R3T)	5:04:43.8

5	Rally Argentina (3–5 May) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries^[19]					14	407.64 km	N/A	N/A

6	Acropolis Rally (31 May–2 June) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries^[20]					14	306.53 km	N/A	N/A

7	Rally Italia Sardegna (21–23 June) — Results and report	1	58		(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:52:39.9	16	304.50 km	10	9
		2	60	Keith Cronin	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:57:45.3
		3	52	Quentin Gilbert Isabelle Galmiche	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:01:59.2

8	Rally Finland (1–3 August) — Results and report	1	60	Keith Cronin	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:06:35.4	23	324.21 km	9	6
		2	51	Sébastien Chardonnet	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:07:49.9
		3	63		(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:09:18.5

9	Rallye Deutschland (23–25 August) — Results and report	1	51	Sébastien Chardonnet	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:39:32.6	(16)^† 15	(371.86 km)^† 330.78 km	7	5
		2	60	Keith Cronin	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:41:56.9
		3	58		(Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:02:20.3

10	Rally Australia (13–15 September) — Results and report	No WRC-3 entries^[21]					22	352.36 km	N/A	N/A

11	Rallye de France Alsace (4–7 October) — Results and report	1	52	Quentin Gilbert Isabelle Galmiche	PH Sport (Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:12:51.2	22	312.14 km	6	4
		2	51	Sébastien Chardonnet	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:13:45.1
		3	60	Keith Cronin	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:15:23.8

12	Rally Catalunya (25–27 October) — Results and report	1	65	Enrique García Ojeda	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:57:11.8	15	355.92 km	3	3
		2	64		Abu Dhabi Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:14:07.1
		3	67		Abu Dhabi Racing (Citroën DS3 R3T)	4:27:34.8

13	Wales Rally GB (15–17 November) — Results and report	1	58	Marko Salminen	Citroën DS3 R3T	3:48:32.7	22	311.15 km	4	2
		2	60	Keith Cronin	(Citroën DS3 R3T)	3:56:14.3
		3	59	Bryan Bouffier	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.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points
1	Sébastien Chardonnet	1			2			4	2	1		2			12	104
2	Keith Cronin				5			2	1	2		3		2	10	94
3	Quentin Gilbert	WD			3			3	5	5		1				75
4					Ret			1	Ret	3		4				52
5										4			2			30
6	Bryan Bouffier				1			8	WD					Ret		29
7	Enrique García Ojeda											Ret	1			25
8														1		25
9					6			Ret	4	Ret						20
10									3							15
11													3			15
12					4			9	Ret	WD						14
13					Ret			5	Ret	Ret						10
14					Ret			7	WD							6
EX								6	6			WD†				0†
Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

† – 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.^[22]

Co-Drivers' Championship[]

Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points
1		1			2			4	2	1		2			12	104
2					5			2	1	2		3		2	10	94
3					Ret			1	Ret	3		4				52
4	Isabelle Galmiche	WD			3			3	5	5						50
5										4			2			30
6					1			8						Ret		29
7												1				25
8												Ret	1			25
9	Marko Salminen													1		25
10								6	6					Ret		16
11									3							15
12													3			15
13					4			9	Ret	WD						14
14								Ret	4	Ret						12
15	Marco Menchini				Ret			5	Ret	Ret						10
16					6											8
17					Ret			7	WD							6
Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Teams' Championship[]

Pos.	Team	No.	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points
1		60				2			2	1	1		1		2	18	111
2		58				Ret			1	Ret	2		2		1	0	86
3	Saintéloc Racing	53	Ret			1			3	Ret	WD				Ret	0	73
3	Saintéloc Racing	61				3			Ret	2	Ret					0	73
4		65											Ret	1			25
Pos.	Team	No.	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	ITA	FIN	GER	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	Drops	Points

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www.fia.com/

External links[]

Official website of the World Rally Championship

[WRC_2_3_and_J-1] "New system to boost entries". WRC.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

[2013_sporting_regs.-2] "2013 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

[3] "Citroen Top Driver series created". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

[4] "WRC 3: Champagne for Chardonnet". WRC.com. WRC.com. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[MC_initial_entry_list-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "81e Rallye Monte Carlo 2013 Entry List" (PDF). rallye-magazin.de. Monte Carlo Rally. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[6] "Rallye de France Driver info". FIA.com. 6 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-08. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

[2013_WRC3_Registration-7] "2013 FIA WRC 3 Championship — List of Registrations". FIA.com. FIA. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.

[Portugal_Entry_List-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "Rally Portugal Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.pt.com. rallydeportugal.pt. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-19. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

[Wales_Entry_List-9] "Wales Entry List" (PDF). WalesRallyGB.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

[Germany_Entry_List-10] "ADAC Rallye Deutschland Entry List" (PDF). adac-rallye-deutschland.de. Retrieved 1 August 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Rally_Italy_Sardegna_Entry_List-11] "Rally Italy Sardegna Entry List" (PDF). rallyitaliasardegna.com. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 3 June 2013.

[Rally_Finland_Start_List-12] "Rally Finland Start list". wrc.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.

[Rallye_de_France_Alsace_Entry_List-13] "Rallye de France Alsace Entry List" (PDF). rallyedefrance.com. Retrieved 13 September 2013.

[Rally_Finland_Draft_Entry_List-14] "Rally Finland Draft Entry List" (PDF). nesteoilrallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

[Rally_Spain_Entry_List-15] "Rally Spain Entry List" (PDF). rallyracc.com. Retrieved 1 October 2013.

[2012_France_Entry_List-16] "Rallye de France Entry List" (PDF). rallyedefrance.com. rallye de france. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.

[Sweden_final_entry_list-17] "Rally Sweden 2013 — Entry list 11. February 2013" (PDF). rallysweden.com. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-28. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

[Mexico_Entries-18] "Rally Mexico Entry List" (PDF). rallymexico.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

[Argentina_draft_Entries-19] "Rally Argentina Draft Entry List" (PDF). rallyargentina.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.

[Acropolis_Entry_List-20] "Acropolis Rally Entry List" (PDF). acropolisrally.gr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[Australia_Entry_List-21] "ADAC Rally Australia Entry List" (PDF). rallyaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

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