
| 2023 Rally Chile | |
| Native Name: | Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023 |
| Round: | 11 |
| Season No: | 13 |
| Championship: | 2023 World Rally Championship |
| Previous Round: | 2023 Acropolis Rally |
| Next Round: | 2023 Central European Rally |
| Rallybase: | Concepción, Biobío |
| Start: | Coronel, Biobío |
| Finish: | Concepción, Biobío |
| Startdate: | 28 September |
| Enddate: | 1 October 2023 |
| Stages: | 16 |
| Stagekm: | 321.06 |
| Stagekm Note: | [1] |
| Transportkm: | 912.03 |
| Overallkm: | 1,233.09 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Driver1: | Ott Tänak |
| Codriver1: | Martin Järveoja |
| Team1: | M-Sport Ford WRT |
| Time1: | 3:06:38.1 |
| Driver2: | Oliver Solberg |
| Codriver2: | Elliott Edmondson |
| Time2: | 3:14:56.6 |
| Driver3: | Eduardo Castro |
| Codriver3: | Fernando Mussano |
| Time3: | 3:36:41.7 |
| Powerstage Driver: | Kalle Rovanperä |
| Powerstage Codriver: | Jonne Halttunen |
| Powerstage Team: | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT |
| Powerstage Time: | 7:06.7 |
| Crewsreg: | 55 |
| Teamsstart: | 51 |
| Teamsfinish: | 36 |
The 2023 Rally Chile (also known as the Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held from 28 September to 1 October 2023.[2] It marked the second running of the Rally Chile, and was the eleventh round of the 2023 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was based in Concepción of the Biobío Region, and was contested over sixteen special stages covering a total competitive distance of 321.062NaN2.[1]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category, and Takamoto Katsuta and Daniel Barritt were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[4] However, neither crews defended their titles as they were promoted to the top tier by Toyota in .[5] [6]
Tänak and Järveoja successfully defended their title. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT were the manufacturer's winners.[7] Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT sealed the manufacturer's title.[8] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Eduardo Castro and Fernando Mussano won the World Rally Championship-3 category, which meant Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka became the 2023 WRC3 champions.[10]
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were nineteen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and two Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[11] [12]
| 20 | Yohan Rossel | Arnaud Dunand | PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
| 21 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-Driver, Team | |
| 22 | Oliver Solberg | Elliott Edmondson | Oliver Solberg | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver | |
| 23 | Gus Greensmith | Jonas Andersson | Toksport WRT 3 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 24 | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Driver, Co-driver, Team | |
| 25 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Maciej Szczepaniak | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 26 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | |
| 27 | Marco Bulacia | Diego Vallejo | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 29 | Jorge Martínez Fontena | Alberto Alvarez Nicholson | Jorge Martínez Fontena | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 30 | Emilio Fernández | Borja Rozada | Emilio Fernández | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 31 | Bruno Bulacia | José Luis Díaz | Bruno Bulacia | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 32 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | |
| 34 | Pedro Heller | Pablo Olmos | Pedro Heller | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 35 | Emilio Rosselot | Tomas Cañete | Emilio Rosselot | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 36 | Benjamin Israel | Matias Ramos | Benjamin Israel | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 37 | Martin Scuncio | Javiera Roman | Martin Scuncio | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 38 | Germán Lyon | Sebastian Vera | Germán Lyon | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 39 | Gerardo V. Rosselot | Marcelo Brizio | Gerardo V. Rosselot | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 40 | Eduardo Kovacs | Ruben Garcia | Eduardo Kovacs | Škoda Fabia R5 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | |
| 41 | Diego Dominguez Jr | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | |
| 44 | Eduardo Castro | Fernando Mussano | Eduardo Castro | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | |
All dates and times are CLT (UTC-3).