2013 Rally México
# 2013 Rally México

The 2013 Rally Guanajuato México was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 7 and 10 March, which marked the 27th running of the Rally México. The rally was based in the town of León, Guanajuato. The rally itself was contested over 23 special stages, covering a total of 394.88 km (245.37 mi) in competitive stages.

The rally was the third round of the 2013 World Rally Championship season, and marked the fortieth anniversary of the World Rally Championship. Thirteen World Rally Car crews were entered in the event. It was the first WRC event since the 2006 Rally GB where reigning World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb has not featured on the entry list as he elected not to enter Rally México as part of his four-race 'retirement' season. Loeb has won every Rally México since 2006. Since there is no previous Rally Mexico winner competing in the 2013 event, it is guaranteed that there will be a new winner.

## Entry list

Thirteen World Rally Cars were entered into the event, as were six entries in the newly formed WRC-2 championship for cars built to Group N and Super 2000 regulations. There were no WRC-3 entries.

Notable entrants :

| No. | Entrant | Class | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Tyre |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | WRC | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 3 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | WRC | Dani Sordo | Carlos del Barrio | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 4 | Qatar M-Sport WRT | WRC | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 5 | Qatar M-Sport WRT | WRC | Evgeny Novikov | Ilka Minor | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 6 | Qatar World Rally Team | WRC | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 7 | Volkswagen Motorsport | WRC | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | WRC | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | M |
| 10 | Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT | WRC | Chris Atkinson | Stéphane Prévot | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 11 | Qatar World Rally Team | WRC | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 12 | Lotos Team WRC | WRC | Michał Kościuszko | Maciej Szczepaniak | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | D |
| 14 | Benito Guerra, Jr. | WRC | Benito Guerra, Jr. | Borja Rozada | Citroën DS3 WRC | M |
| 21 | Jipocar Czech National Team | WRC | Martin Prokop | Michal Ernst | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | D |
| 33 | Stohl Racing | WRC-2 | Armin Kremer | Klaus Wicha | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | M |
| 34 | Symtech Racing | WRC-2 | Yuriy Protasov | Kuldar Sikk | Subaru Impreza STi R4 | M |
| 37 | Lorenzo Bertelli | WRC-2 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Lorenzo Granai | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | M |
| 38 | Moto Club Igualda | WRC-2 | Ricardo Triviño | Àlex Haro | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | M |
| 41 | Nicolàs Fuchs | WRC-2 | Nicolàs Fuchs | Fernando Mussano | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | D |
| 43 | Hoonigan Racing Division | WRC | Ken Block | Alex Gelsomino | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M |
| 48 | Seashore Qatar Rally Team | WRC-2 | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari | Killian Duffy | Ford Fiesta RRC | M |
| Icon | Class |
| WRC | WRC entries eligible to score manufacturer points |
| WRC | Major entry ineligible to score manufacturer points |
| WRC-2 | Registered to take part in WRC-2 championship |

## Results

### Event standings

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall classification ||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 4:30:31.2 | 0.0 | 28 |
| 2 | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 4:33:58.0 | +3:26.8 | 18 |
| 3 | 11 | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Qatar World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:34:50.8 | +4:19.6 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Dani Sordo | Carlos del Barrio | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 4:36:33.7 | +6:02.5 | 12 |
| 5 | 6 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Qatar World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:39:01.6 | +8:30.4 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | Chris Atkinson | Stéphane Prévot | Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 4:41:55.0 | +11:23.8 | 8 |
| 7 | 43 | Ken Block | Alex Gelsomino | Hoonigan Racing Division | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:42:15.3 | +11:44.1 | 6 |
| 8 | 14 | Benito Guerra, Jr. | Borja Rozada | Benito Guerra, Jr. | Citroën DS3 WRC | WRC | 4:43:12.3 | +12:41.1 | 4 |
| 9 | 21 | Martin Prokop | Michal Ernst | Jipocar Czech National Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:44:56.0 | +14:24.8 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | Evgeny Novikov | Ilka Minor | Qatar M-Sport WRT | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:47:42.3 | +17:11.1 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Qatar M-Sport WRT | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:57:07.4 | +26:36.2 | 2 |
| 16 | 7 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 5:25:20.3 | +54:49.1 | 1 |
| WRC-2 standings ||||||||||
| 1 (12.) | 48 | Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari | Killian Duffy | Seashore Qatar Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RRC | WRC-2 | 5:01:10.3 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2 (13.) | 41 | Nicolás Fuchs | Fernando Mussano | Nicolás Fuchs | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | WRC-2 | 5:10:25.7 | +9:15.4 | 18 |
| 3 (14.) | 38 | Ricardo Triviño | Àlex Haro | Moto Club Igualda | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | WRC-2 | 5:18:44.5 | +17:34.2 | 15 |
| 4 (17.) | 33 | Armin Kremer | Klaus Wicha | Stohl Racing | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | WRC-2 | 5:49:13.1 | +48:02.8 | 12 |
| 5 (18.) | 34 | Yuriy Protasov | Kuldar Sikk | Symtech Racing | Subaru Impreza STi R4 | WRC-2 | 5:57:12.3 | +56:02.0 | 10 |
| Source: ||||||||||

### Special stages

| Day | Stage number | Stage name | Length | Stage winner | Car No. | Team | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (7–8 Mar) | SS1 | Monster Street Stage Guanajuato | 1.05 km | Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul | 11 | Qatar World Rally Team | 0:53.7 | 70.39 km/h | Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul |
| Leg 1 (7–8 Mar) | SS2 | Parque Bicentenario | 2.60 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 2:25.3 | 64.42 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 1 (7–8 Mar) | SS3 | El Cubilete 1 | 21.91 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 12:50.7 | 102.34 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 1 (7–8 Mar) | SS4 | Las Minas 1 | 15.31 km | Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson | 4 | Qatar M-Sport WRT | 11:18.4 | 81.24 km/h | Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson |
| Leg 1 (7–8 Mar) | SS5 | Los Mexicanos 1 | 9.76 km | Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson | 4 | Qatar M-Sport WRT | 7:44.0 | 75.72 km/h | Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson |
| Leg 1 (7–8 Mar) | SS6 | El Chocolate 1 | 30.57 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 23:28.8 | 78.11 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 1 (7–8 Mar) | SS7 | Street Stage León 1 | 1.23 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 1:15.6 | 58.57 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 1 (7–8 Mar) | SS8 | El Cubilete 2 | 21.91 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 12:43.9 | 103.25 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 1 (7–8 Mar) | SS9 | Las Minas 2 | 15.31 km | Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson | 4 | Qatar M-Sport WRT | 11:07.5 | 82.57 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 1 (7–8 Mar) | SS10 | Los Mexicanos 2 | 9.76 km | Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson | 4 | Qatar M-Sport WRT | 7:37.6 | 76.78 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 1 (7–8 Mar) | SS11 | El Chocolate 2 | 30.57 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 22:54.6 | 80.06 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 1 (7–8 Mar) | SS12 | Super Special 1 | 2.21 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 1:37.7 | 81.43 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 1 (7–8 Mar) | SS13 | Super Special 2 | 2.21 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 1:35.5 | 83.30 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS14 | Ibarrilla 1 | 30.04 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 17:49.8 | 101.09 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS15 | Otates 1 | 42.17 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 30:21.4 | 83.35 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS16 | Street Stage León 2 | 1.23 km | Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen | 2 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 1:15.8 | 58.42 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS17 | Ibarrilla 2 | 30.04 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 17:40.3 | 101.99 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS18 | Otates 2 | 42.17 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 29:55.4 | 84.56 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS19 | Super Special 3 | 2.21 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 1:37.4 | 81.68 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 2 (9 Mar) | SS20 | Super Special 4 | 2.21 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 1:35.0 | 83.75 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 3 (10 Mar) | SS21 | Guanajuatito | 54.85 km | Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen | 2 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 35:58.4 | 91.48 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 3 (10 Mar) | SS22 | Derramadero (Power stage) | 21.14 km | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | 13:00.5 | 97.51 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
| Leg 3 (10 Mar) | SS23 | Super Special 5 | 4.42 km | Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio | 3 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 3:10.0 | 83.75 km/h | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |

### Notable retirements

| Stage | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Cause |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SS13 | 37 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Lorenzo Granai | Lorenzo Bertelli | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | WRC-2 | Fuel tank |
| SS21 | 12 | Michał Kościuszko | Maciej Szczepaniak | Lotos Team WRC | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | WRC | Engine |
