The 2013 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the first season of the

World Rally Championship-3 The FIA WRC3 is a support championship of the World Rally Championship. The calendar consists of the same rallies and stages as the parent series and crews usually compete immediately after WRC2 entrants. Entry into WRC3 is limited to cars th ...

, an

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championship recognised by the

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, running in support of the

World Rally Championship The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is the highest level of global competition in the motorsport discipline of rallying, owned and governed by the FIA. There are separate championships for drivers, co-drivers, manufacturers and t ...

. It was created when the

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class of rally car was introduced in

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. Unlike its predecessor, the

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, the World Rally Championship-3 does not have a fixed calendar. Instead, teams and drivers competing in the series are free to contest any of thirteen rallies that form the 2013 World Rally Championship. They must nominate up to six events to score points in, and their best five results from these six events will count towards their final championship points score. The World Rally Championship is open to two-wheel drive cars complying with R1, R2 and R3 regulations. Also in WRC-3, the Citroën Top Driver was established. Within the WRC-3, the drivers race in identical

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cars, with the winner receiving the opportunity to race in the

Citroën DS3 R5 The Citroën DS3 R5 is a R5 rally car built by Citroën Racing, based upon the Citroën DS3 road car. The car made its WRC debut at the 2014 Rally Italia Sardegna The 2014 Rally Italia Sardegna was the sixth round of the 2014 World Rally Cham ...

, in the 2014 season.

Sébastien Chardonnet Sébastien Chardonnet (born 17 October 1988) is a French rally driver. He made his WRC debut in 2012 Monte Carlo Rally in Renault Clio R3 with his co-driver Thibault de la Haye. Chardonnet scored his first championship point in 2012 Rallye de F ...

clinched the Drivers' Championship at the Rallye de France-Alsace.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers will take part in the 2013 World Rally Championship-3 season: Notes: * — Additional letters refer to the specific designation of a car within each class under

rules.

Driver changes

* After contesting the

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in the WRC class,

Bryan Bouffier Bryan Bouffier (born 1 December 1978) is French rally driver. He is currently competing in the European Rally Championship with a Citroën DS3 S2000. He won the 2011 Monte Carlo Rally and the 2013 Tour de Corse. Career In 2002 Bouffier won ...

entered the WRC-3 series. *

will enter a

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built to R3T specifications and run with the support of the

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. Chardonnet had previously contested the 2012 Rallye de France — Alsace in a WRC-spec DS3. * Three-time British Rally Champion

Keith Cronin Keith Cronin (born 18 July 1986) is an Irish rally driver and 4-time winner of the British Rally Championship. He won the 2009 British Rally Championship in his first year in the series, defeating multiple champion Mark Higgins in his private ...

entered a

at selected events.

Rally summaries

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. * † – Stéphane Consani admitted illegally recceing a Rallye de France-Alsace stage on the month of October. This action result on the rally stewards having his points withdrawn and was suspended from the final two rounds of the season.

Co-Drivers' Championship

Teams' Championship

References

www.fia.com/

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship
{{World Rally Championship results

World Rally Championship-2 The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA WRC2 (previously also known as World Rally Championship 2 and WRC 2), is a support championship of the World Rally Championship. The calendar consists of the same rallies and stages as the main ...