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Rally Estonia 2023 counts for:
2023 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2023 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2023 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers/Co-drivers)
2023 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Drivers/Co-drivers)
2023 FIA Junior Championship for Drivers
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| 636th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 8 of 13 |
| Official name: | Rally Estonia |
| Edition: | 13th |
| Date: | from Thursday 20-Jul-2023 to Sunday 23-Jul-2023 |
| Rally HQ: | Tartu, Eastern Estonia; Estonia |
| Clerk of the Course: | Urmas Roosimaa |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 54 | |
| Starters: | 49 | |
| Finishers: | 44 | (89.8% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 21 | |
| Shortest: | 3.35 | km | (SS1 Tartu 1) |
| Longest: | 24.35 | km | (SS5 Peipsiaare 2) |
| Slowest: | 66.08 | km/h | (SS1 Tartu 1) |
| Fastest: | 128.23 | km/h | (SS7 Raanitsa 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 300.42 | km | (22.0% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 300.42 | km | (22.0% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,064.44 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,364.86 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 10th win and 18th podium for Kalle Rovanpera. |
| Second place was 60th podium for Thierry Neuville. |
| Third place was 14th podium for Esapekka Lappi. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 82nd win and 234th podium for Toyota. |
| | Second and third places were 110th to 111th podiums for Hyundai. |
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Rovanpera bided his time on first half of the opening day when he was first on the road and suffered a bit from that. When stages were repeated, he upped his game, took lead and never let it go again. For second and third days he won every stage, including the Power Stage to claim the maximum score and third win in Estonia in a row.
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Initially Neuville seemed able to fend Rovanpera off as he led for several stages but Finn soon forced his way past. Neuville fought valiantly, losing only second here and another there until a puncture on SS12 widened the gap to over 20 seconds. From then on fight was over.
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Ott Tanak received five minute penalty as team was forced to change his faulty engine after shakedown. With that, team-mate Loubet (pictured) was highest placed M-Sport Ford. He fought with Katsuta, losing sixth place to him in penultimate stage but snatching it back in Power Stage with a fine drive.
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Related links
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Safari 2023
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Rally Finland 2023
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