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2013 African Rally Championship

The 2013 African Rally Championship is the 33rd season of the African Rally Championship (ARC). This Championship is the FIA regional rally championship for the African continent. The season began March 1 in Côte d'Ivoire, and ended approximately on November 9 in Madagascar, after eight events.[1]

Ugandan driver Jas Mangat leads the championship by eight points over Zambian driver Mohamed Essa and ten over Zambian driver Jassy Singh. Mangat won the Tanzania Rally, was third in the Zambia International Rally and was the second ARC competitor to finish in the Safari Rally. Essa won the Zambia Rally and was the first ARC driver to finish the Safari Rally. Singh has two second places in the ARC from rallies in South Africa and Tanzania. The points victors of Rallye Bandama Cote d'Ivoire and Rally South Africa have had no other finishes.

Race calendar and results

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The 2013 African Rally Championship is as follows:[1]

Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1   Rallye Bandama Cote d'Ivoire
(5–6 April)[2] 		1   Bakary Fane Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2:17:27 17 6
2   Kévin Ligonnet Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2:17:50
3   Eric Pages Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2:21:31
2   Rally South Africa
(18–20 April)[3] 		1   Mark Cronje Ford Fiesta S2000 2:00:46.6 41 33
2   Matthew Wilson Ford Fiesta S2000 2:01:55.8
3   Leeroy Poulter Toyota Yaris S2000 2:03:44.2
3   Zambia International Rally
(17–19 May)[4] 		1   Mohamed Essa Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:08:35 16 249.86 km 14 7
2   Giancarlo Davite Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3:15:22
3   Jas Mangat Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3:19:53
4   Tanzania Rally
(14–16 June)[5] 		1   Jas Mangat Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2:22:22 15 218.02 km 20 6
2   Gerard Miller Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2:25:37
3   Jassy Singh Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2:28:17
5   Kenya Safari Rally
(5–7 July)[6] 		1   Baldev Chager Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2:51:03 74 36
2   Azar Anwar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 3:01:09
3   Quentin Mitchell Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3:02:36
6   Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally
(16–18 August)[7] 		1   Jas Mangat Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2:02:08 11 229 km 38 18
2   Frank Tundo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2:08:18
3   Ponsiano Lwakataka Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:16:32
7   Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally
(20–22 September)[8] 		1   Giancarlo Davite Subaru Impreza WRX 3:02:07 15 282.60 km 17 12
2   Eleftor Mitraros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3:26:41
3   Christakis Fitidis Subaru Impreza WRX 3:28:36
8   International Madagascar Rally
(8–9 November) 		1   Olivier Ramiandrisoa Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:48:41 12 222.00 km 41 17
2   Guillaume Andrianjafy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2:54:28
3   Guillot Mac Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3:02:21

Championship standings

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The 2013 African Rally Championship points are as follows:[9]

Position Driver Vehicle  
BAN 		 
RSA 		 
ZAM 		 
TAN 		 
SAF 		 
PoA 		 
RMG 		 
MAD 		Total
1   Jassy Singh Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2 4 2 Ret 2 3 1 106
2   Jas Mangat Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3 1 2 1 Ret 83
3   Giancarlo Davite Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
Subaru Impreza WRX STI 		Ret 3 2 Ret Ret Ret 1 58
4   Mohamed Essa Subaru Impreza WRX STI Ret 1 Ret 1 50
5   Eric Pages Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1 25
  Jan Habig Ford Fiesta S2000 1 25
7   Christakis Fitidis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2 18
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Calendar: FIA African Rally Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. ^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
  3. ^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
  4. ^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
  5. ^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
  6. ^ "Baldy Makes History". Archived from the original on 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  7. ^ "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com.
  8. ^ "Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally 2013 - Motorsport Rwanda ::: RWANDA AUTOMOBILE CLUB - Results". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  9. ^ "Classifications: FIA African Rally Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
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