2013 Rally Liepāja
# 2013 Rally Liepāja

The 2013 Rally Liepāja-Ventspils was the second round of the 2013 European Rally Championship. The stages were mainly gravel with snowy and icy parts. Jari Ketomaa won the event after a huge fight with runner-up Craig Breen. François Delecour rounded off the podium places. The 2WD Cup was won by Risto Immonen, while the Production Cup honors went to Švedas Vytautas.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jari Ketomaa | Kaj Lindström | Ford Fiesta RRC | 2:08:15.7 | | 25+14 |
| 2 | Craig Breen | David Moynihan | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 2:08:46.7 | +31.0 | 18+12 |
| 3 | François Delecour | Dominique Savignoni | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 2:11:03.2 | +2:47.5 | 15+8 |
| 4 | Jan Černý | Pavel Kohout | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:11:19.1 | +3:03.4 | 12+8 |
| 5 | Raimonds Kisiels | Ronis Arnis | Mini John Cooper Works S2000 | 2:14:02.0 | +5:46.3 | 10+2 |
| 6 | Vytautas Švedas | Žilvinas Sakalauskas | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:14:11.4 | +5:55.7 | 8+3 |
| 7 | Aivis Egle | Andis Dauga | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:15:55.2 | +7:39.5 | 6 |
| 8 | Raul Jeets | Andrus Toom | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:16:53.3 | +8:37.6 | 4 |
| 9 | Jaroslav Orsák | David Šmeidler | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2:17:04.6 | +8:48.9 | 2 |
| 10 | Vitaliy Pushkar | Ivan Mishyn | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 | 2:17:40.7 | +9:25.0 | 1 |

### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leg 1 (1 February) | SS1 | 17:10 | Rallyofchampions.com (Podnieki) | 6.16 km | Craig Breen | 3:16.6 | 112.80 km/h | Craig Breen |
| Leg 1 (1 February) | SS2 | 17:45 | Volkswagen 1 | 16.88 km | Craig Breen | 9:14.2 | 109.65 km/h | Craig Breen |
| Leg 1 (1 February) | SS3 | 18:45 | LDz Cargo 1 | 18.68 km | Craig Breen | 9:44.6 | 115.03 km/h | Craig Breen |
| Leg 2 (2 February) | SS4 | 10:20 | LDz Cargo 2 | 18.68 km | Craig Breen | 9:17.6 | 120.60 km/h | Craig Breen |
| Leg 2 (2 February) | SS5 | 10:55 | Volkswagen 2 | 16.88 km | Craig Breen | 8:56.2 | 113.33 km/h | Craig Breen |
| Leg 2 (2 February) | SS6 | 11:55 | Neste Oil 1 | 21.31 km | Jari Ketomaa | 10:49.7 | 118.08 km/h | Jari Ketomaa |
| Leg 2 (2 February) | SS7 | 15:20 | Ventbunkers 1 | 10.42 km | Jari Ketomaa | 4:58.1 | 125.84 km/h | Jari Ketomaa |
| Leg 2 (2 February) | SS8 | 15:55 | Neste Oil 2 | 21.31 km | Jari Ketomaa | 10:29.0 | 121.97 km/h | Jari Ketomaa |
| Leg 2 (2 February) | SS9 | 17:20 | Ventspils Kalns 1 | 3.40 km | Jari Ketomaa | 2:23.2 | 85.47 km/h | Jari Ketomaa |
| Leg 3 (3 February) | SS10 | 8:30 | Ventbunkers 2 | 7.00 km | Jari Ketomaa | 4:53.7 | 85.80 km/h | Jari Ketomaa |
| Leg 3 (3 February) | SS11 | 9:00 | Swecon 1 | 21.34 km | Jari Ketomaa | 11:49.7 | 108.25 km/h | Jari Ketomaa |
| Leg 3 (3 February) | SS12 | 10:10 | Kuldīga 1 | 26.34 km | Jari Ketomaa | 14:11.4 | 111.37 km/h | Jari Ketomaa |
| Leg 3 (3 February) | SS13 | 12:05 | Swecon 2 | 21.34 km | Craig Breen | 11:36.8 | 110.25 km/h | Jari Ketomaa |
| Leg 3 (3 February) | SS14 | 13:15 | Kuldīga 2 | 26.34 km | Jari Ketomaa | 13:58.6 | 113.07 km/h | Jari Ketomaa |
| Leg 3 (3 February) | SS15 | 15:00 | Ventspils Kalns 2 | 3.40 km | Jan Černý | 2:21.6 | 86.44 km/h | Jari Ketomaa |
