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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.[2] 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).[1]

2023 Rally Mexico
Rally Guanajuato México 2023
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 baseLeón, Guanajuato
Dates run16 – 19 March 2023
Start locationCity of Guanajuato, Guanajuato
Finish locationLeón, Guanajuato
Stages23 (315.69 km; 196.16 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance653.93 km (406.33 miles)
Overall distance969.62 km (602.49 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered32
Crews31 at start, 28 at finish
CancellationSS15 cancelled due to the accident of
Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm in the
stage at the morning loop.
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Vincent Landais
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:16:09.4
Power Stage winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Vincent Landais
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
5:14.8
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerUnited Kingdom Gus Greensmith
Sweden Jonas Andersson
3:28:40.9
WRC-3 winnerParaguay Diego Dominguez Jr.
Spain Rogelio Peñate
3:46:34.2

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.[3] However, Ingrassia did not defend his title as he retired from the sport at the end of 2021 season.[4] Pontus Tidemand and Patrick Barth were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[5] Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Giovanni Bernacchini were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[6]

Ogier and Vincent Landais won their second victory of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[7] 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.[8]

Background

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Entry list

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The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open 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 were entered under Rally1 regulations, as were ten Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and one Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3.[9][10]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
4   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
6   Dani Sordo   Cándido Carrera   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
7   Pierre-Louis Loubet   Nicolas Gilsoul   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
8   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
9   Jourdan Serderidis   Frédéric Miclotte   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
11   Thierry Neuville   Martijn Wydaeghe   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
17   Sébastien Ogier   Vincent Landais   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
18   Takamoto Katsuta   Aaron Johnston   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver P
33   Elfyn Evans   Scott Martin   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
69   Kalle Rovanperä   Jonne Halttunen   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20   Gus Greensmith   Jonas Andersson   Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
21   Oliver Solberg   Elliott Edmondson   Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
22   Adrien Fourmaux   Alexandre Coria   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, Co-driver P
23   Nikolay Gryazin[a]   Konstantin Aleksandrov[b]   Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Team P
24   Emil Lindholm   Reeta Hämäläinen   Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, Co-driver, Team P
25   Kajetan Kajetanowicz   Maciej Szczepaniak   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
26   Martin Prokop   Michal Ernst   Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
27   Daniel Chwist   Kamil Heller   Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
28   Eduardo Castro   Fernando Mussano   Eduardo Castro Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
29   Jorge Martínez Fontena   Alberto Alvarez Nicholson   Jorge Martínez Fontena Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver P
Rally3 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
30   Diego Dominguez Jr.   Rogelio Peñate   Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 P
37   Jason Bailey   Shayne Peterson   Jason Bailey Ford Fiesta Rally3 P

Itinerary

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All dates and times are CST (UTC-6).

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
16 March — After 10:01 Llano Grande [Shakedown] 5.52 km
  After 17:40 Opening ceremony, León —
SS1 After 20:05 Street Stage GTO 1 1.12 km
SS2 After 20:28 Street Stage GTO 2 1.12 km
17 March   7:30 – 7:45 Service A, León —
SS3 After 8:43 El Chocolate 1 29.07 km
SS4 After 9:46 Ortega 1 15.71 km
SS5 After 10:39 Las Minas 1 13.79 km
  12:49 – 13:19 Flexi service B, León —
SS6 After 14:17 El Chocolate 2 29.07 km
SS7 After 15:20 Ortega 2 15.71 km
SS8 After 16:13 Las Minas 2 13.79 km
SS9 After 17:16 Las Dunas Superspecial 1 3.70 km
SS10 After 18:16 Distrito León Mx SSS 2.73 km
  21:00 – 21:45 Flexi service C, León —
18 March SS11 After 8:13 Ibarrilla 1 14.82 km
SS12 After 9:04 El Mosquito 1 22.56 km
SS13 After 10:05 Derramadero 1 21.70 km
SS14 After 11:13 Las Dunas Superspecial 2 3.70 km
  12:33 – 13:03 Flexi service D, León —
SS15 After 14:06 Ibarrilla 2 14.82 km
SS16 After 14:59 El Mosquito 2 22.56 km
SS17 After 16:05 Derramadero 2 21.70 km
SS18 After 17:18 Las Dunas Superspecial 3 3.70 km
SS19 After 18:08 Rock & Rally SSS 2.73 km
  21:00 – 21:45 Flexi service E, León —
19 March SS20 After 8:05 Las Dunas Superspecial 4 3.70 km
SS21 After 9:16 Otates 35.63 km
SS22 After 10:24 San Diego 12.61 km
SS23 After 12:18 El Brinco [Power Stage] 9.59 km
  13:33 – 13:43 Flexi service F, León —
  After 14:30 Podium ceremony, León —
Source:[1]

Report

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WRC Rally1

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Rally Mexico opened with 2 runs around a superspecial stage in Guanajuato City, and it was Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja who was fastest on both runs, taking a 1.7 second lead over Kalle Rovanpera and Jonne Halttunen into Friday. However, on the first stage of the day, the 29-kilometer El Chocolate stage, the Estonian crew's turbo failed,[12] causing them to drop to twenty-ninth place and almost 8 minutes behind the leaders, Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm. Lappi and Ferm would lead the rally at the end of Friday by 5.3 seconds, ahead of 8-time World Champion Sébastien Ogier and his co-driver Vincent Landais.[13]

The rally leaders had a serious accident on the opening stage of Saturday, their Hyundai i20 going rear first into a telegraph pole. The car then caught fire, causing the stage to be red-flagged.[14] Thierry Neuville and Martin Wydaeghe won the following 3 stages, whilst Ogier and Landais had a 29 second lead over Toyota teammates Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Ogier would extend his lead to 36 seconds, as his teammates Evans and Martin's gap to third place Neuville and Wydaeghe was reduced to 4.3 seconcds.[15]

Evans and Martin were locked in a battle with Neuville and Wydaeghe for second place, the Belgians closing the gap to 2.7 seconds as they began the Power Stage, a suspected bent suspension arm costing Evans and Martin on the penultimate stage.[16] In Power Stage, Neuville and Wydaeghe gained 3.1 seconds on Evans and Martin to claim second place by 4 tenths of a second. Ogier and Landais won the rally by 27.5 seconds and also won the Power Stage by 2.1 seconds, meaning they lead the championship by 3 points over Neuville and Wydaeghe.[17]

Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:16:09.4 0.0 25 5
2 2 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:16:36.9 +27.5 18 3
3 3 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:16:37.3 +27.9 15 0
4 4 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:18:04.7 +1:55.3 12 2
5 5 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:19:08.2 +2:58.8 10 1
9 6 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:31:29.0 +15:19.6 2 4
23 7 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:20:43.9 +1:04:34.5 0 0
25 8 9 Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 4:51:05.0 +1:34:55.6 0 0
27 9 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 5:10:11.4 +1:54:02.0 0 0
Retired SS11 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Accident 0 0

Special stages

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Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Rovanperä / Halttunen
Lappi / Ferm 		Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Hyundai i20 N Rally1 		3:44.4 —
SS1 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 58.0 Tänak / Järveoja
SS2 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 56.2
SS3 Lappi / Ferm Hyundai i20 N Rally1 22:00.2 Lappi / Ferm
SS4 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:27.8
SS5 Lappi / Ferm Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:55.6
SS6 Lappi / Ferm Hyundai i20 N Rally1 21:54.1
SS7 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:20.8
SS8 Lappi / Ferm Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:47.7
SS9 Lappi / Ferm Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:15.0
SS10 Sordo / Carrera Hyundai i20 N Rally1 1:29.9
SS11 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:35.6 Ogier / Landais
SS12 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 14:38.1
SS13 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 12:23.1
SS14 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:11.4
SS15 Stage cancelled
SS16 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:24.8 Ogier / Landais
SS17 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 12:16.0
SS18 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 3:13.6
SS19 Tänak / Järveoja Ford Puma Rally1 1:29.6
SS20 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:10.9
SS21 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 24:37.7
SS22 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:11.8
SS23 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:14.8

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1   4 Sébastien Ogier 56   4 Vincent Landais 56   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 127
2   1 Thierry Neuville 53   1 Martijn Wydaeghe 53   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 100
3   1 Kalle Rovanperä 52   1 Jonne Halttunen 52   M-Sport Ford WRT 73
4   3 Ott Tänak 47   3 Martin Järveoja 47
5   1 Elfyn Evans 44   1 Scott Martin 44

WRC-2 Rally2

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
6 1 20 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:28:40.9 0.0 25 1 8
7 2 24 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:29:13.8 +32.9 18 2 6
8 3 21 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Oliver Solberg Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:29:47.1 +1:06.2 15 0 4
10 4 25 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:32:06.0 +3:25.1 12 0 1
11 5 26 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:35:05.5 +6:24.6 10 0 0
14 6 29 Jorge Martínez Fontena Alberto Alvarez Nicholson Jorge Martínez Fontena Škoda Fabia R5 3:44:16.3 +15:35.4 8 0 0
16 7 22 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:47:02.5 +18:21.6 6 3 0
18 8 27 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:52:27.1 +23:46.2 4 0 0
21 9 28 Eduardo Castro Fernando Mussano Eduardo Castro Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 4:09:38.9 +40:58.0 2 0 0
Retired SS4 24 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Rolled 0 0 0

Special stages

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Championship standings

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Pos. Open Drivers' championships Open Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships Challenger Drivers' championships Challenger Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Manufacturer Points Move Driver Points
1   1 Oliver Solberg 43   1 Elliott Edmondson 43   Toksport WRT 2 65   Nikolay Gryazin 25   Konstantin Aleksandrov 25
2   1 Yohan Rossel 28   1 Arnaud Dunand 28   Toksport WRT 40   Kajetan Kajetanowicz 25   Maciej Szczepaniak 25
3   10 Emil Lindholm 28   10 Reeta Hämäläinen 28   M-Sport Ford WRT 30   Sami Pajari 25   Enni Mälkönen 25
4   Gus Greensmith 26   Jonas Andersson 26   Hyundai Motorsport N 30   1 Marco Bulacia 25   1 Borja Rozada 18
5   2 Nikolay Gryazin 20   2 Konstantin Aleksandrov 20   Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy 18   1 Pepe López 18   1 James Morgan 18

WRC-3 Rally3

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
15 1 30 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:46:34.2 0.0 25
20 2 37 Jason Bailey Shayne Peterson Jason Bailey Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:05:59.9 +19:25.7 18

Special stages

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Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:44.9 —
SS1 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:06.7 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS2 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:05.7
SS3 Stage interrupted
SS4 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:15.4 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS5 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:30.7
SS6 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 25:56.7
SS7 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:04.6
SS8 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:15.1
SS9 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:36.1
SS10 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:37.9
SS11 Stage interrupted
SS12 Stage interrupted
SS13 Stage interrupted
SS14 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:30.6 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS15 Stage cancelled
SS16 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 17:06.2 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate
SS17 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:51.8
SS18 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:36.1
SS19 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:38.8
SS20 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:35.7
SS21 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 28:54.7
SS22 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:39.8
SS23 Dominguez Jr. / Peñate Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:27.7

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1   3 Diego Dominguez Jr. 37   3 Rogelio Peñate 37
2   1 Roope Korhonen 25   1 Anssi Viinikka 25
3   1 William Creighton 18   1 Liam Regan 18
4   Jason Bailey 18   Shayne Peterson 18
5   2 Laurent Pellier 15   2 Marine Pelamourgues 15

Notes

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  1. ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[11]
  2. ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[11]

References

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  2. ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Ogier clinches victory in Mexico". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ Barry, Luke (7 October 2021). "Ogier and Ingrassia's partnership to end after 2021". dirtfish.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Saturday in Mexico: Dominant Tidemand claims WRC 2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Saturday in Mexico: Bulacia Bags maiden WRC 3 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Seventh heaven for triumphant Ogier in Mexico". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Greenasmith spearheads WRC2 Škoda sweep". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Entry List Rally Guanajuato México 2023". eWRC-results.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Rally Mexico 2023 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  11. ^ a b "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Turbo-less Tänak crawls to end of El Chocolate". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Lappi heads Ogier in gripping Mexico opener". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Watch: Lappi's Mexico victory hopes go up in flames". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Lappi shunt gives Ogier control in Mexico". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  16. ^ Evans, David; Clark, Colin (19 March 2023). "What stopped Evans getting second in Mexico". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  17. ^ Howard, Tom (20 March 2023). "WRC Mexico: Ogier delivers masterclass, Neuville snatches second". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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