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 .
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in , 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 .
Tänak and Järveoja successfully defended their title. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT were the manufacturer's winners. This would be the final win achieved by the M-Sport team during the Rally1 regulations alongside being the final win for the Ford Puma Rally1. This race 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.
Background Entry list The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were nineteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and two Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 3 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 28 Alberto Heller Luis Ernesto Allende M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 20 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 21 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-Driver, Team 22 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 23 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT 3 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 24 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 25 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 26 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 27 Marco Bulacia Diego Vallejo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 29 Jorge Martínez Fontena Alberto Alvarez Nicholson Jorge Martínez Fontena Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 30 Emilio Fernández Borja Rozada Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 31 Bruno Bulacia José Luis Díaz Bruno Bulacia Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 32 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 34 Pedro Heller Pablo Olmos Pedro Heller Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 35 Emilio Rosselot Tomas Cañete Emilio Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 36 Benjamin Israel Matias Ramos Benjamin Israel Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 37 Martin Scuncio Javiera Roman Martin Scuncio Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 38 Germán Lyon Sebastian Vera Germán Lyon Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 39 Gerardo V. Rosselot Marcelo Brizio Gerardo V. Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 40 Eduardo Kovacs Ruben Garcia Eduardo Kovacs Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 41 Diego Dominguez Jr Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr Ford Fiesta Rally3 44 Eduardo Castro Fernando Mussano Eduardo Castro Ford Fiesta Rally3
Itinerary All dates and times are CLT (UTC-3). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 28 September — After 8:01 Bio Bio [Shakedown] 5.75 km After 19:00 Opening ceremony, Los Ángeles 29 September SS1 After 8:35 Pulperia 1 19.77 km SS2 After 9:33 Rere 1 13.34 km SS3 After 10:27 Rio Claro 1 23.32 km 13:07 – 13:37 Flexi service A, Talcahuano SS4 After 14:42 Pulperia 2 19.77 km SS5 After 15:40 Rere 2 13.34 km SS6 After 16:34 Rio Claro 2 23.32 km 18:44 – 19:29 Flexi service B, Talcahuano 30 September SS7 After 7:57 Chivilingo 1 27.23 km SS8 After 9:01 Rio Lia 1 21.09 km SS9 After 10:05 Maria de las Cruces 1 28.72 km 13:05 – 13:35 Flexi service C, Talcahuano SS10 After 14:57 Chivilingo 2 27.23 km SS11 After 16:01 Rio Lia 2 21.09 km SS12 After 17:05 Maria de las Cruces 2 28.72 km 19:12 – 19:57 Flexi service D, Talcahuano 1 October SS13 After 8:07 Las Pataguas 1 13.20 km SS14 After 9:05 El Poñen 1 13.86 km 10:40 – 10:55 Flexi service E, Talcahuano SS15 After 11:40 Las Pataguas 2 13.20 km SS16 After 13:15 El Poñen 2 [Power Stage] 13.86 km After 14:20 Official finish, Talcahuano After 15:10 Podium ceremony, Talcahuano Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Stage 1 1 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:06:38.1 0.0 25 2 2 2 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:07:20.2 +42.1 18 3 3 3 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:07:45.0 +1:06.9 15 4 4 4 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:08:49.1 +2:11.0 12 5 5 5 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:11:19.6 +4:41.5 10 1 13 6 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:23:17.8 +16:39.7 0 0 15 7 28 Alberto Heller Luis Ernesto Allende M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:26:41.0 +20:02.9 0 0 Retired SS15 3 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Off-road 0 0 Retired SS3 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Rolled 0 0 Retired SS1 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Rolled 0 0
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:59.6 SS1 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 10:16.8 Tänak / Järveoja SS2 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:52.9 Evans / Martin SS3 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:32.0 SS4 Suninen / Markkula Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:58.7 Suninen / Markkula SS5 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 6:39.8 Tänak / Järveoja SS6 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 12:12.2 SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:20.7 SS8 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 13:59.0 SS9 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 17:40.9 SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:07.5 SS11 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 13:47.8 SS12 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 17:20.5 SS13 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:43.4 SS14 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:22.9 SS15 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:33.0 SS16 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:06.7
Championship standings Bold text indicates 2023 World Champions. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championshipsMoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 Kalle Rovanperä 217 Jonne Halttunen 217 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 466 2 Elfyn Evans 186 Scott Martin 186 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 360 3 Thierry Neuville 155 Martijn Wydaeghe 155 M-Sport Ford WRT 247 4 Ott Tänak 146 Martin Järveoja 146 5 Sébastien Ogier 99 Vincent Landais 99
WRC-2 Rally2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Class Stage Event 6 1 22 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:14:56.6 0.0 25 2 8 7 2 23 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:15:22.4 +25.8 18 1 6 8 3 21 Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:15:58.7 +1:02.1 15 0 4 9 4 20 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 3:16:32.0 +1:35.4 12 0 2 10 5 26 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:16:46.3 +1:49.7 10 0 1 11 6 35 Emilio Rosselot Tomas Cañete Emilio Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 3:21:36.9 +6:40.3 8 0 0 12 7 34 Pedro Heller Pablo Olmos Pedro Heller Citroën C3 Rally2 3:21:48.7 +6:52.1 6 0 0 14 8 32 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:24:12.7 +9:16.1 4 0 0 16 9 29 Jorge Martínez Fontena Alberto Alvarez Nicholson Jorge Martínez Fontena Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:29:09.9 +14:13.3 2 3 0 17 10 30 Emilio Fernández Borja Rozada Emilio Fernández Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:30:43.2 +15:46.6 1 0 0 18 11 31 Bruno Bulacia José Luis Díaz Bruno Bulacia Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:31:35.0 +16:38.4 0 0 0 28 12 39 Gerardo V. Rosselot Marcelo Brizio Gerardo V. Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 3:52:43.4 +37:46.8 0 0 0 33 13 40 Eduardo Kovacs Ruben Garcia Eduardo Kovacs Škoda Fabia R5 4:21:18.1 +1:06:21.5 0 0 0 Retired SS15 24 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Accident damage 0 0 0 Retired SS15 25 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Rear suspension 0 0 0 Retired SS9 37 Martin Scuncio Javiera Roman Martin Scuncio Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Rolled 0 0 0 Retired SS8 36 Benjamin Israel Matias Ramos Benjamin Israel Citroën C3 Rally2 Withdrawn 0 0 0 Retired SS6 27 Marco Bulacia Diego Vallejo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Accident damage 0 0 0 Retired SS6 38 Germán Lyon Sebastian Vera Germán Lyon Citroën C3 Rally2 Accident 0 0 0
Special stages