2013 Rally Liepāja
| Rally Liepāja-Ventspils 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2 of  the 2013 European Rally Championship season 
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| Host country |  | ||
| Rally base | Liepāja/Ventspils | ||
| Dates run | 1 – 3 February 2013 | ||
| Stages | 15[1] (243 km; 151 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Snow and Gravel | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 37 (ERC only) at start, 30 (ERC only)[2] at finish | ||
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 | 
| SS2 | 17:45 | Volkswagen 1 | 16.88 km |  Craig Breen | 9:14.2 | 109.65 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 18:45 | LDz Cargo 1 | 18.68 km |  Craig Breen | 9:44.6 | 115.03 km/h | ||
| Leg 2 (2 February) | SS4 | 10:20 | LDz Cargo 2 | 18.68 km |  Craig Breen | 9:17.6 | 120.60 km/h | |
| SS5 | 10:55 | Volkswagen 2 | 16.88 km |  Craig Breen | 8:56.2 | 113.33 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 11:55 | Neste Oil 1 | 21.31 km |  Jari Ketomaa | 10:49.7 | 118.08 km/h |  Jari Ketomaa | |
| SS7 | 15:20 | Ventbunkers 1 | 10.42 km |  Jari Ketomaa | 4:58.1 | 125.84 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 15:55 | Neste Oil 2 | 21.31 km |  Jari Ketomaa | 10:29.0 | 121.97 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 17:20 | Ventspils Kalns 1 | 3.40 km |  Jari Ketomaa | 2:23.2 | 85.47 km/h | ||
| Leg 3 (3 February) | SS10 | 8:30 | Ventbunkers 2 | 7.00 km |  Jari Ketomaa | 4:53.7 | 85.80 km/h | |
| SS11 | 9:00 | Swecon 1 | 21.34 km |  Jari Ketomaa | 11:49.7 | 108.25 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 10:10 | Kuldīga 1 | 26.34 km |  Jari Ketomaa | 14:11.4 | 111.37 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 12:05 | Swecon 2 | 21.34 km |  Craig Breen | 11:36.8 | 110.25 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 13:15 | Kuldīga 2 | 26.34 km |  Jari Ketomaa | 13:58.6 | 113.07 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 15:00 | Ventspils Kalns 2 | 3.40 km |  Jan Černý | 2:21.6 | 86.44 km/h | 
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.