2013 African Rally Championship
# 2013 African Rally Championship

The 2013 African Rally Championship is the 33rd season of the African Rally Championship (ARC). This Championship is the FIA regional rally championship for the African continent. The season began March 1 in Côte d'Ivoire, and ended approximately on November 9 in Madagascar, after eight events.

Ugandan driver Jas Mangat leads the championship by eight points over Zambian driver Mohamed Essa and ten over Zambian driver Jassy Singh. Mangat won the Tanzania Rally, was third in the Zambia International Rally and was the second ARC competitor to finish in the Safari Rally. Essa won the Zambia Rally and was the first ARC driver to finish the Safari Rally. Singh has two second places in the ARC from rallies in South Africa and Tanzania. The points victors of Rallye Bandama Cote d'Ivoire and Rally South Africa have had no other finishes.

## Race calendar and results

The 2013 African Rally Championship is as follows:

| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Podium finishers | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics | Statistics |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round | Rally name | Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers |
| 1 | Rallye Bandama Cote d'Ivoire (5–6 April) | 1 | Bakary Fane | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2:17:27 | | | 17 | 6 |
| 1 | Rallye Bandama Cote d'Ivoire (5–6 April) | 2 | Kévin Ligonnet | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 2:17:50 | | | 17 | 6 |
| 1 | Rallye Bandama Cote d'Ivoire (5–6 April) | 3 | Eric Pages | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:21:31 | | | 17 | 6 |
| 2 | Rally South Africa (18–20 April) | 1 | Mark Cronje | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:00:46.6 | | | 41 | 33 |
| 2 | Rally South Africa (18–20 April) | 2 | Matthew Wilson | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:01:55.8 | | | 41 | 33 |
| 2 | Rally South Africa (18–20 April) | 3 | Leeroy Poulter | Toyota Yaris S2000 | 2:03:44.2 | | | 41 | 33 |
| 3 | Zambia International Rally (17–19 May) | 1 | Mohamed Essa | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:08:35 | 16 | 249.86 km | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Zambia International Rally (17–19 May) | 2 | Giancarlo Davite | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 3:15:22 | 16 | 249.86 km | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Zambia International Rally (17–19 May) | 3 | Jas Mangat | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:19:53 | 16 | 249.86 km | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | Tanzania Rally (14–16 June) | 1 | Jas Mangat | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:22:22 | 15 | 218.02 km | 20 | 6 |
| 4 | Tanzania Rally (14–16 June) | 2 | Gerard Miller | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2:25:37 | 15 | 218.02 km | 20 | 6 |
| 4 | Tanzania Rally (14–16 June) | 3 | Jassy Singh | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2:28:17 | 15 | 218.02 km | 20 | 6 |
| 5 | Kenya Safari Rally (5–7 July) | 1 | Baldev Chager | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2:51:03 | | | 74 | 36 |
| 5 | Kenya Safari Rally (5–7 July) | 2 | Azar Anwar | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 3:01:09 | | | 74 | 36 |
| 5 | Kenya Safari Rally (5–7 July) | 3 | Quentin Mitchell | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:02:36 | | | 74 | 36 |
| 6 | Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally (16–18 August) | 1 | Jas Mangat | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:02:08 | 11 | 229 km | 38 | 18 |
| 6 | Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally (16–18 August) | 2 | Frank Tundo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2:08:18 | 11 | 229 km | 38 | 18 |
| 6 | Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally (16–18 August) | 3 | Ponsiano Lwakataka | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:16:32 | 11 | 229 km | 38 | 18 |
| 7 | Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (20–22 September) | 1 | Giancarlo Davite | Subaru Impreza WRX | 3:02:07 | 15 | 282.60 km | 17 | 12 |
| 7 | Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (20–22 September) | 2 | Eleftor Mitraros | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 3:26:41 | 15 | 282.60 km | 17 | 12 |
| 7 | Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (20–22 September) | 3 | Christakis Fitidis | Subaru Impreza WRX | 3:28:36 | 15 | 282.60 km | 17 | 12 |
| 8 | International Madagascar Rally (8–9 November) | 1 | Olivier Ramiandrisoa | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 2:48:41 | 12 | 222.00 km | 41 | 17 |
| 8 | International Madagascar Rally (8–9 November) | 2 | Guillaume Andrianjafy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2:54:28 | 12 | 222.00 km | 41 | 17 |
| 8 | International Madagascar Rally (8–9 November) | 3 | Guillot Mac | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 3:02:21 | 12 | 222.00 km | 41 | 17 |

## Championship standings

The 2013 African Rally Championship points are as follows:

| Position | Driver | Vehicle | BAN | RSA | ZAM | TAN | SAF | PoA | RMG | MAD | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jassy Singh | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 1 | 106 |
| 2 | Jas Mangat | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | Ret | 83 |
| 3 | Giancarlo Davite | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Subaru Impreza WRX STI | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | | 58 |
| 4 | Mohamed Essa | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | | | | 50 |
| 5 | Eric Pages | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 1 | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 5 | Jan Habig | Ford Fiesta S2000 | | 1 | | | | | | | 25 |
| 7 | Christakis Fitidis | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | | | | | | | 2 | | 18 |

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) |
