The 2013 Rally Guanajuato México was a

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event for

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that was held over four days between 7 and 10 March, which marked the 27th running of the

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. The rally was based in the town of

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. The rally itself was contested over 23 special stages, covering a total of in competitive stages. The rally was the third round of the

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, and marked the fortieth anniversary of the

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. 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

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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

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. 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

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s were entered into the event, as were six entries in the newly formed WRC-2 championship for cars built to

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and

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regulations. There were no

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entries.

Results

Event standings

Special stages

Notable retirements

References

External links

Rally official website

The official website of the World Rally Championship
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Rally Mexico

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