# 2023 FIA European Rallycross Championship

The 2023 FIA European Rallycross Championship was the 48th season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The championship consisted of three classes: RX1 and RX3, as well as the RX2e support series for the FIA World Rallycross Championship.
The championship began on 29 April at the Nyirád Racing Center in Hungary, and ended on 20 August at Estering in Germany. Anton Marklund won the RX1 championship for the third time. Damian Litwinowicz won his first RX3 championship. Nils Andersson won his first RX2e championship.

## Calendar

On 7 December 2022, the provisional 2023 calendar was announced during the FIA World Motorsport Council decisions. A calendar update was issued on 3 March 2023.
| Rnd | Event | Date | Venue | Class | Winner | Team |
| 1 | Euro RX of Hungary | 29–30 Apr | Nyirád Racing Center, Nyirád | RX1 | Jānis Baumanis | RX Team Latvia |
| 1 | Euro RX of Hungary | 29–30 Apr | Nyirád Racing Center, Nyirád | RX3 | Damian Litwinowicz | Volland Racing |
| 2 | Euro RX of Portugal | 3–4 June | Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre | RX1 | Enzo Ide | Volland Racing |
| 2 | Euro RX of Portugal | 3–4 June | Pista Automóvel de Montalegre, Montalegre | RX3 | Damian Litwinowicz | Volland Racing |
| 3 | Euro RX of Norway | 17–18 June | Lånkebanen, Hell | RX1 | Sivert Svardal | Sivert Svardal |
| 3 | Euro RX of Norway | 17–18 June | Lånkebanen, Hell | RX2e | Isak Sjökvist | #Yellowsquad |
| 3 | Euro RX of Norway | 17–18 June | Lånkebanen, Hell | RX3 | Nils Volland | Volland Racing |
| 4 | Euro RX of Sweden | 1–2 July | Höljesbanan, Höljes | RX1 | Patrick O'Donovan | Team RX Racing |
| 4 | Euro RX of Sweden | 1–2 July | Höljesbanan, Höljes | RX2e | Ole Henry Steinsholt | Ole Henry Steinsholt |
| 4 | Euro RX of Sweden | 1–2 July | Höljesbanan, Höljes | RX3 | Espen Isaksætre | Volland Racing |
| 5 | Euro RX of the United Kingdom | 22–23 July | Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Canterbury | RX2e | Tommi Hallman | SET Promotion |
| 6 | Euro RX of Benelux | 5–6 August | Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet | RX1 | Anton Marklund | SET Promotion |
| 6 | Euro RX of Benelux | 5–6 August | Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, Mettet | RX2e | Johan Kristoffersson | Kristoffersson Motorsport |
| 7 | Euro RX of Germany | 19–20 August | Estering, Buxtehude | RX1 | Jānis Baumanis | RX Team Latvia |
| 7 | Euro RX of Germany | 19–20 August | Estering, Buxtehude | RX2e | Tommi Hallman | SET Promotion |
| 7 | Euro RX of Germany | 19–20 August | Estering, Buxtehude | RX3 | Dylan Dufas | Team RX Evolution |

## Series News

* The RX2e class joined the European championship, having previously been a part of the world championship.
* The ZEROID X1 car used in the Rx2e class received a power increase from 250 kW to 270 kW, with an additional 80 kW being available to the drivers in a "boost mode" to aid overtaking.

## Entries
### RX1

| Constructor | Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Audi | Kárai Motorsport Sportgyesület | Audi A1 | 39 | Zoltán Koncseg | All |
| Audi | Andreas Bakkerud | Audi S1 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | 1 |
| Audi | JC Raceteknik | Audi S1 | 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | 4 |
| Audi | JC Raceteknik | Audi S1 | 57 | Mats Öhman | 4 |
| Audi | JC Raceteknik | Audi S1 | 444 | Robin Larsson | 4 |
| Audi | Kárai Motorsport Sportgyesület | Audi S1 | 73 | Tamás Kárai | All |
| Audi | Volland Racing | Audi S1 | 91 | Enzo Ide | All |
| Audi | Volland Racing | Audi S1 | 95 | Yury Belevskiy | 5 |
| Ford | SET Promotion | Ford Fiesta | 1 | Anton Marklund | All |
| Ford | Linus Östlund | Ford Fiesta | 18 | Linus Östlund | 4 |
| Ford | Linneman Promotion | Ford Fiesta | 33 | Ulrik Linnemann | 1 |
| Ford | Nyirád Motorsport KFT | Ford Fiesta | 50 | Attila Mózer | All |
| Ford | Nyirád Motorsport KFT | Ford Fiesta | 51 | Márk Mózer | 1, 4 |
| Ford | Frank Valle | Ford Fiesta | 67 | Frank Valle | 3–4 |
| Ford | Sverre Isachsen | Ford Fiesta | 70 | Sverre Isachsen | 3 |
| Ford | Werner Gurschler | Ford Fiesta | 80 | Werner Gurschler | 6 |
| Hyundai | Hedströms Motorsport | Hyundai i20 | 8 | Peter Hedström | 6 |
| Hyundai | Hedströms Motorsport | Hyundai i20 | 12 | Anders Michalak | 4 |
| Hyundai | Betomik Racing Team | Hyundai i20 | 10 | Mikko Ikonen | 5–6 |
| Hyundai | Hans-Jøran Østreng | Hyundai i20 | 85 | Hans-Jøran Østreng | 1, 3–6 |
| Peugeot | RX Team Latvia | Peugeot 208 | 6 | Jānis Baumanis | 1–5 |
| Peugeot | Team RX Racing | Peugeot 208 | 7 | Patrick O'Donovan | All |
| Peugeot | Korda Racing KFT | Peugeot 208 | 22 | Máté Benyó | All |
| Peugeot | Speedbox Racing Team KFT | Peugeot 208 | 27 | László Kiss | 1 |
| Peugeot | DA Racing | Peugeot 208 | 88 | Anthony Pelfrene | 2 |
| Peugeot | Nicolas Briand | Peugeot 208 | 99 | Nicolas Briand | 4 |
| Peugeot | José Oliveira | Peugeot 208 | 110 | José Oliveira | 2 |
| Proton | Team RX Racing | Proton Iriz | 2 | Oliver O'Donovan | 1, 6 |
| Proton | Team RX Racing | Proton Iriz | 4 | Stephen Hill | 2 |
| Renault | Pascal Lambec | Renault Clio | 19 | Pascal Lambec | 4, 6 |
| SEAT | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 38 | Mandie August | All |
| SEAT | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 77 | René Münnich | All |
| Škoda | TSK Baltijos Sportas | Škoda Fabia | 55 | Paulius Pleskovas | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Volkswagen | KRTZ Motorsport ACCR Czech Team | Volkswagen Polo | 11 | Aleš Fučik | 1, 6 |
| Volkswagen | Sivert Svardal | Volkswagen Polo | 24 | Sivert Svardal | All |
| Volkswagen | Linneman Promotion | Volkswagen Polo | 33 | Ulrik Linnemann | 2, 4–6 |
| Volkswagen | Sætnan Motorsport | Volkswagen Scirocco | 30 | Tom André Sætnan | 3–4 |

### RX2e

| Constructor | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| QEV Technologies | Kristoffersson Motorsport | ZEROID X1 | 3 | Johan Kristoffersson | 4 |
| QEV Technologies | Kristoffersson Motorsport | ZEROID X1 | 96 | Ole Christian Veiby | 4 |
| QEV Technologies | #YELLOWSQUAD | ZEROID X1 | 2 | Catie Munnings | 1–3 |
| QEV Technologies | #YELLOWSQUAD | ZEROID X1 | 55 | Molly Taylor | 4–5 |
| QEV Technologies | #YELLOWSQUAD | ZEROID X1 | 82 | Isak Sjökvist | All |
| QEV Technologies | Zeroid Motorsport | ZEROID X1 | 5 | Pablo Suárez | All |
| QEV Technologies | Zeroid Motorsport | ZEROID X1 | 28 | Filip Thorén | All |
| QEV Technologies | Zeroid Motorsport | ZEROID X1 | 97 | Cristina Gutiérrez | 1–2 |
| QEV Technologies | RuiSi Racing | ZEROID X1 | 11 | Yan Zhang | 5 |
| QEV Technologies | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | ZEROID X1 | 12 | Klara Andersson | 5 |
| QEV Technologies | Construction Equipment Dealer Team | ZEROID X1 | 68 | Niclas Grönholm | 5 |
| QEV Technologies | VMV Racing | ZEROID X1 | 13 | Viktor Vranckx | 1–3 |
| QEV Technologies | Team E | ZEROID X1 | 14 | Nils Andersson | All |
| QEV Technologies | Team E | ZEROID X1 | 19 | Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky | All |
| QEV Technologies | Hansen World RX Team | ZEROID X1 | 21 | Timmy Hansen | 4 |
| QEV Technologies | Hansen World RX Team | ZEROID X1 | 71 | Kevin Hansen | 4 |
| QEV Technologies | Ugis Vitols | ZEROID X1 | 26 | Roberts Vitols | 3 |
| QEV Technologies | Set Promotion | ZEROID X1 | 27 | Marko Muru | 2, 4 |
| QEV Technologies | Set Promotion | ZEROID X1 | 87 | Tommi Hallman | 3, 5 |
| QEV Technologies | Acciona | Sainz XE Team | ZEROID X1 | 44 | Laia Sanz | 1 |
| QEV Technologies | Ole Henry Steinsholt | ZEROID X1 | 88 | Ole Henry Steinsholt | All |

### RX3

| Constructor | Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Audi | Volland Racing | Audi A1 | 6 | Damian Litwinowicz | All |
| Audi | Volland Racing | Audi A1 | 8 | Espen Isaksætre | All |
| Audi | Volland Racing | Audi A1 | 30 | Nils Volland | All |
| Audi | Volland Racing | Audi A1 | 99 | João Ribeiro | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Audi | Speedy Motorsport | Audi A1 | 18 | Zsolt Szíjj Jolly | All |
| Audi | Andre Sousa | Audi A1 | 104 | Andre Sousa | 2 |
| Audi | Joaquim Machado | Audi A1 | 146 | Joaquim Machado | 2 |
| Citroën | Jorge Machado | Citroën C2 | 103 | Jorge Machado | 2 |
| Ford | Rogerio Sousa | Ford Fiesta | 105 | Rogerio Sousa | 2 |
| Peugeot | Tiago Ferreira | Peugeot 208 | 121 | Tiago Ferreira | 2 |
| Peugeot | António Sousa | Peugeot 208 | 129 | António Sousa | 2 |
| Renault | Team RX Evolution | Renault Clio | 9 | Dylan Dufas | 5 |
| Renault | Team RX Evolution | Renault Clio | 14 | David Bouet | 1–2, 4–5 |
| Renault | RS Racing Team | Renault Twingo | 20 | Siim Saluri | 3–5 |
| Renault | Sergio Dias | Renault Twingo | 149 | Sergio Dias | 2 |
| Škoda | Pajr S.R.O. | Škoda Citigo | 11 | Jan Černý | 1 |
| Škoda | Jens Hvaal | Škoda Fabia | 12 | Jens Hvaal | All |
| Škoda | Motorsport Siauliai | Škoda Fabia | 21 | Audrius Kragas | 4 |
| Škoda | Martin Kjær | Škoda Fabia | 33 | Martin Kjær | 2–5 |
| Škoda | KRTZ Motorsport | Škoda Fabia | 58 | Dominik Senegacnik | All |
| Škoda | ADAC Team Weser-Ems eV | Škoda Fabia | 86 | Lukas Ney | 4–5 |
| Škoda | Jihočeský Autoklub v AČR | Škoda Fabia | 96 | Marcel Suchý | 1, 5 |
| Škoda | Zalaegerszegi ASE | Škoda Fabia | 112 | Róbert Répási | 1 |
| Škoda | Leonel Sampaio | Škoda Fabia | 147 | Leonel Sampaio | 2 |
| Suzuki | EAK M-Sport KFT | Suzuki Swift | 55 | Ferenc Ficza | 1 |
| Volkswagen | Szada Ring Racing KFT | Volkswagen Polo | 131 | Balázs Körmöczi | All |

## Championship standings

Points are scored as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Event | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Heat ranking | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### RX1 Driver's Championship

| Pos. | Driver | HUN | POR | NOR | SWE | BLX | GER | Points |
| 1 | Anton Marklund | 2 | 6$^2$ | 2$^1$ | 4$^2$ | 1$^1$ | 11$^1$ | 92 |
| 2 | Jānis Baumanis | 1$^1$ | 3$^3$ | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1$^2$ | 86 |
| 3 | Patrick O'Donovan | 3 | 5 | 5$^2$ | 1 | 8 | 2 | 76 |
| 4 | Enzo Ide | 4$^2$ | 1$^1$ | 6$^3$ | 8 | 9 | 3 | 76 |
| 5 | Tamás Kárai | 11 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 59 |
| 6 | René Münnich | 7 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 53 |
| 7 | Sivert Svardal | 17 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6$^3$ | 9 | 51 |
| 8 | Ulrik Linnemann | 10 | 12 | | 3 | 2 | 13 | 42 |
| 9 | Máté Benyó | 5$^3$ | 7 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 36 |
| 10 | Hans-Jøran Østreng | 12 | | 12 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 29 |
| 11 | Zoltán Koncseg | 18 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 28 |
| 12 | Attila Mózer | 13 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 22 |
| 13 | Andreas Bakkerud | 6 | | | 7$^3$ | | | 20 |
| 14 | Robin Larsson | | | | 2$^1$ | | | 19 |
| 15 | Mandie August | 16 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
| 16 | Aleš Fučik | 9 | | | | | 10 | 13 |
| 17 | Peter Hedström | | | | | | 6$^3$ | 11 |
| 18 | László Kiss | 8 | | | | | | 8 |
| 19 | Mikko Ikonen | | | | | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| 20 | Linus Östlund | | | | 9 | | | 7 |
| 21 | Paulius Pleskovas | 19 | 11 | | 19 | 14 | 16 | 7 |
| 22 | Yury Belevskiy | | | | | 11$^2$ | | 7 |
| 23 | Anthony Pelfrene | | 10 | | | | | 6 |
| 24 | Sverre Isachsen | | | 10 | | | | 6 |
| 25 | Mats Öhman | | | | 10 | | | 6 |
| 26 | Frank Valle | | | 13 | 18 | | | 3 |
| 27 | Anders Michalak | | | | 13 | | | 3 |
| 28 | Márk Mózer | 14 | | | 17 | | | 2 |
| 29 | Tom André Sætnan | | | 15 | 22 | | | 1 |
| 30 | José Oliveira | | 15 | | | | | 1 |
| 31 | Oliver O'Donovan | 15 | | | | | | 1 |
| 32 | Stephen Hill | | 16 | | | | | 0 |
| 33 | Werner Gurschler | | | | | | 18 | 0 |
| 34 | Nicolas Briand | | | | 23 | | | 0 |
| 35 | Pascal Lambec | | | | 24 | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | HUN | POR | NOR | SWE | BLX | GER | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
In-line notation :
| $^{1–3}$ | Top 3 heat ranking |

### RX2e Driver's Championship

| Pos. | Driver | NOR | SWE | GBR | BLX | GER | Points |
| 1 | Nils Andersson | 2$^2$ | 5$^2$ | 5$^2$ | 4 | 2$^3$ | 76 |
| 2 | Isak Sjökvist | 1$^1$ | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3$^2$ | 69 |
| 3 | Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2$^3$ | 9 | 66 |
| 4 | Pablo Suárez | 4 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 52 |
| 5 | Ole Henry Steinsholt | 10 | 1$^3$ | 3 | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| 6 | Filip Thorén | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 50 |
| 7 | Tommi Hallman | | | 1$^1$ | | 1$^1$ | 46 |
| 8 | Viktor Vranckx | 9$^3$ | 2$^1$ | 2$^3$ | | | 44 |
| 9 | Marko Muru | | 7 | | 3 | | 26 |
| 10 | Catie Munnings | 7 | 9 | 10 | | | 22 |
| 11 | Molly Taylor | | | | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| 12 | Cristina Gutiérrez | 5 | 10 | | | | 17 |
| 13 | Roberts Vitols | | | 6 | | | 10 |
| 14 | Laia Sanz | 8 | | | | | 8 |
| 15 | Yan Zhang | | | | | 11 | 7 |
| Guest entries ineligible for points ||||||||
| | Johan Kristoffersson | | | | 1$^1$ | | - |
| | Niclas Grönholm | | | | | 4 | - |
| | Klara Andersson | | | | | 5 | - |
| | Timmy Hansen | | | | 6 | | - |
| | Kevin Hansen | | | | 7$^2$ | | - |
| | Ole Christian Veiby | | | | 9 | | - |
| Pos. | Driver | NOR | SWE | GBR | BLX | GER | Points |

### RX3 Driver's Championship

| Pos. | Driver | HUN | POR | NOR | SWE | GER | Points |
| 1 | Damian Litwinowicz | 1$^2$ | 1$^1$ | 2$^3$ | 2 | 4$^3$ | 91 |
| 2 | Espen Isaksætre | 2$^1$ | 2 | 3$^2$ | 1$^1$ | 5$^1$ | 87 |
| 3 | Nils Volland | 9 | 3$^3$ | 1$^1$ | 5$^2$ | 3 | 65 |
| 4 | Jens Hvaal | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | DSQ | 46 |
| 5 | Martin Kjær | | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 43 |
| 6 | João Ribeiro | 12 | 5$^2$ | | 4$^3$ | 8$^2$ | 39 |
| 7 | Balázs Körmöczi | 3 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 34 |
| 8 | Dominik Senegacnik | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
| 9 | Zsolt Szíjj Jolly | 7 | 16 | 8 | 8 | | 25 |
| 10 | Siim Saluri | | | 6 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 11 | David Bouet | 11 | 17 | | | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Dylan Dufas | | | | | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | Jan Černý | 5$^3$ | | | | | 12 |
| 14 | Lukas Ney | | | | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| 15 | Marcel Suchý | 10 | | | | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | Jorge Machado | | 6 | | | | 10 |
| 17 | Ferenc Ficza | 6 | | | | | 10 |
| 18 | Audrius Kragas | | | | 7 | | 9 |
| 19 | Joaquim Machado | | 8 | | | | 8 |
| 20 | Rogerio Sousa | | 10 | | | | 6 |
| 21 | Leonel Sampaio | | 11 | | | | 5 |
| 22 | Tiago Ferreira | | 12 | | | | 4 |
| 23 | Róbert Répási | 13 | | | | | 3 |
| 24 | Andre Sousa | | 13 | | | | 3 |
| 25 | Sergio Dias | | 14 | | | | 2 |
| 26 | António Sousa | | 18 | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | HUN | POR | NOR | SWE | GER | Points |