2023 ERC News & Rumours

[Jarek Z]

Now that the season is over, I decided to count all the stage winners:

Martins Sesks 17
Hayden Paddon 14
Oliver Solberg 10
Yoann Bonato 8
Andrea Crugnola 8
Mads Ostberg 7
Miklos Csomos 7
Craig Breen 6
Erik Cais 5
Jan Kopecky 4
Andrea Mabellini 4
Mikko Heikkila 3
Robert Virves 2
Jan Solans 2
Simon Wagner 2
Miko Marczyk 2
Ricardo Teodosio 1
Adam Brezik 1
Simone Campedelli 1
Alexey Lukyanuk 1

I didn't double check it, but you get the overall picture.
Points of note:

Solberg got the third most stage wins from participating in just a single rally;
Breen would have definitely been up there;
Paddon had a very consistent and strong season without pushing when he didn't need to;
Former champion Llarena did not get a single stage win.

That's interesting to see Sesks with so many wins. He must have scored most of them in gravel rallies in Poland and Latvia.
I agree with your conclusion about Paddon - very consistent driver.
Llarena's lack of wins perfectly sums up his bad season.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

2022 BRC Champion Osian Pryce explains his 2023 ERC struggle...

https://dirtfish.com/rally/what-next...allying-dream/

[HKSjbg]

Just posted this on the British section of the forum Hopefully he can give a better account of himself next season in the i20 if that relationship continues…

[PLuto]

It is difficult to be champion at home. But if you are going abroad, it is even more difficult to be competitive on high places. Competition in ERC is very high and it is not easy to fight for lets say top 5. Especially when you are starting in the middle of the season, when all your rivals did plenty of events before and are in a good rhythm...

[Jarek Z]

Campedelli wins Quote of the year award
https://www.fiaerc.com/a/news/w26839...ERCsCampedelli

[Jarek Z]

The past 70 years of the European Rally Championship have created many legends. But who was the greatest driver ever? A new voting on the official website begins on November 7 and ends on December 1:
https://www.fiaerc.com/a/news/w26930...-everERCdriver

[Jarek Z]

Aaltonen, Kopecký, Zanini and Darniche eliminated.
Rossetti, Kajetanowicz, Zasada and Snijers in the quarter-final
https://www.fiaerc.com/a/news/w26955...stDrivervoting

[Jarek Z]

Giandomenico Basso is ERC Greatest Driver ever
https://www.fiaerc.com/a/news/w27037...testDrivervote

[RallyFan13]

Alexey Lukyanuk/Yuriy Arshanskiy test Day in Cyprus…hope for him a come back to ERC
https://youtu.be/bcLGSaYT6mE?si=teEbjfzRk0jF39ed