Crystall ball predictions 2023

[raffrantic]

1 Mikkelsen podium driving hyundai 2C rally1.
2 compact dynamics unit does not cause any cars fires throughout full season.
3 Katsuta wins Japan Rally.
4 Tanak WDC
5 Hyundai manu champion.

[TWRC]

1. Lappi to get a podium, but no wins
2. Rovanpera wins WDC after a slow start to the season
3. Tänak wins a rally, but fails to challege for the title
4. A new manufacturer signs intent to join
5. Due to rising costs less and less competitors will be able to start

[focus206]

1 - Rovanpera takes an easy title with at least 2 rounds to spare
2 - Toyota manufacturer champion
3 - Neuville only driver to win for Hyundai, Tanak only driver to win for Ford
4 - Sordo will finish on the podium in his last event
5 - Loubet will get at least one podium

6 - New conspiracy theories will come out, linking Neuville to Kim Jong Un and Tanak to a coupe d'etat in Finland

[HKSjbg]

4. All WRC events will be over 300 km in length

1. NOT every WRC event manages to cobble together a 300+km itinerary (I’m wording that very specifically to not include a 300+km rally with stage cancellations!)
2. Tänak will win the most rallies except for the world champion
3. Katsuta will win his first WRC event.
4. WRC-2 champion will be a driver who hasn’t yet won a WRC-2 round.
5. At Central European Rally a WRC-2 driver will finish inside the top 6.

[Negaiss]

1. Rovanpera and Tanak push each other so much and that results in some crashes an zero scores. Because of that Lappi becomes a surprise WDC .
2. Fourmaux is good with Rally 2 and towards the end of seasons gets a drive in Rally 1 again.
3. Ogier 5th in championship standings.
4. Lappi wins Finland - it is his only Win of the season.
5. Loubet - Zero podiums

[AnttiL]

1. NOT every WRC event manages to cobble together a 300+km itinerary (I’m wording that very specifically to not include a 300+km rally with stage cancellations!)

I reworded mine, cancellations not counted

[HKSjbg]

I reworded mine, cancellations not counted

To be fair, if an event had 300+km in the itinerary but some were lost in cancellations to go under 300km, I’d give you that win. I just meant I wouldn’t claim a correctly predicted outcome if it did happen

[e106]

1. Tänak wins 3 way fight for the WDC with Neuville and Rovanperä
2. A crucial Neuville crash will essentially lose him the title
3. Lappi wins in Finland or Estonia
4. Fourmaux will win more than once but won't win the title
5. Katsuta wins in Kenya

[Hartusvuori]

1. Neuville will win Monte Carlo
2. Whoever will rent the fourth GR Yaris Rally1, will score a fastest stage time.
3. Five different rally winners over the season
4. Championship title won't be decided until the final round
5. Tänak takes the title

[Humber]

1. Puma to break under Tanak's driving on more than one occasion.
2. Neuville changes to Lappi's car settings to speed up during events/ win. (Lappi's engineer/ mechanics boycott podium photographs)
3. Rovanpera and Toyota repeat Championship titles.
4. At least one 2023 event is dropped from 2024 champs due to spectator on stage/ traffic off stage major problems. (German & or Austrian greenies gluing their hands to the roads on stages? at the Central Europe Rally or Kenya - drivers stranded from Parc Ferme - hotel situation again)
5. Sordo signs up in 2023 for limited program (in 2024) with M_Sport/ NWM for RallyRaid and Baja events in the Ford Ranger. (2024 training year - a few European Bajas and a Ruta RR in Argentina)