2013 Rally America season

The 2013 Rally America Championship is the ninth season of the Rally America Championship. This championship is the premier rally championship in the United States. The season began 25 January in Michigan, and is scheduled to return to Michigan for the Lake Superior Performance Rally on 19 October after seven events.[1]

2013 Rally America season
Previous: 2012 Next: 2014

The championship was won by British driver David Higgins, his third consecutive championship victory. Higgins and co-driver Craig Drew took their Subaru Impreza to wins in the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, Oregon Trail Rally and Lake Superior Performance Rally and finished in the top three placings in all seven rallies. Higgins finished 26 points ahead of Ford Fiesta driver Ken Block who won three of the other four events.

Race calendar and results

The 2013 Rally America Championship is as follows:

Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 Sno*Drift Rally, Michigan
(25–26 January)[2]		 1 Antoine L'Estage Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2:24:22.0 20 211.3 km 23 18
2 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:24.28.2
3 Leonid Urlichich Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:36:12.4
2 Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, Missouri
(22–23 February)[3]		 1 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:58:54.7 17 208.3 km 27 23
2 Joseph Burke Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2:07:45.9
3 Lauchlin O'Sullivan Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:10:39.8
3 Oregon Trail Rally, Oregon
(3–5 May)[4]		 1 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:46:47.0 17 182.8 km 29 18
2 Ken Block Ford Fiesta 1:48:34.8
3 Rifat Sungkar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1:55:40.6
4 Susquehannock Trail Rally, Pennsylvania
(31 May–1 June)[5]		 1 Ken Block Ford Fiesta 1:44:11.8 16 183.6 km 23 17
2 David Sterckx Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:54:28.1
3 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:54:55.2
5 New England Forest Rally, Maine
(26–27 July)[6]		 1 Ken Block Ford Fiesta 1:34:34.2 13 183.64 km 25 16
2 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:34:40.7
3 Rifat Sungkar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1:44:57.0
6 Ojibwe Forests Rally, Minnesota
(23–24 August)[7]		 1 Ken Block Ford Fiesta 2:14:57.9 15 138.74 km 18 13
2 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2:20:31.1
3 Brendan Reeves Ford Fiesta R2 2:33:06.0
7 Lake Superior Performance Rally, Michigan
(18–19 October)[8]		 1 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:20:01.0 17 155.82 km 20 16
2 Antoine L'Estage Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:23:42.5
3 Dillon van Way Subaru Impreza WRX STi 1:31:33.6

Championship standings

Drivers scoring at least ten points are shown. Lauchlin O'Sullivan scored 16 points, but later received a 20-point penalty. The 2013 Rally America Championship points are as follows:[9]

Position Driver Vehicle MI MO OR PA ME MN MI Total
1 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 119
2 Ken Block Ford Fiesta 6 Ret 2 1 1 1 Ret 93
3 David Sterckx Subaru Impreza WRX STi Ret 5 4 2 4 10 7 61
4 Brendan Reeves Ford Fiesta R2 5 4 5 3 4 58
5 Antoine L'Estage Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
Subaru Impreza WRX STi		 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 43
6 Andrew Comrie-Picard Scion xD 8 7 14 5 8 9 5 42
7 Dillon van Way Ford Fiesta
Subaru Impreza WRX STi		 9 Ret 8 9 6 3 37
8 Rifat Sungkar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 3 11 3 Ret Ret 33
9 Adam Yoeman Subaru Impreza WRX STi 5 8 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 31
10 Nick Roberts Subaru Impreza WRX STi 11 12 Ret Ret 10 5 6 29
11 Peter Fetela Subaru Impreza WRX STi 6 Ret 7 6 12 26
12 Chris Greenhouse Dodge Neon SRT-4 13 15 15 14 12 7 9 24
13 Mason Moyle Subaru Impreza WRX STi 10 14 12 10 9 8 Ret 22
14 Evan Cline Subaru Impreza WRX STi 7 4 11 21
15 James Robinson Honda Fit 15 21 Ret 13 14 11 15 20
16 Brent Hercelinsky Ford Fiesta R2 17 22 16 12 Ret 13 14 19
17 Joseph Burke Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2 Ret 18
18 George Plsek Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 9 6 8 17
19 Verena Mei Ford Fiesta 14 18 Ret 17 15 12 16
20 Leonid Urlichich Subaru Impreza WRX 3 14
21 Ugo Desgreniers Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4 Ret 13
22 Tracey Gardiner Toyota Yaris 16 16 12
23 Timothy Penasack Subaru Impreza WRX STi 15 11 Ret 10 10
- Lauchlin O'Sullivan Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 Ret Ret 0
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)
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References
  1. "Events: 2013 Rally America Schedule". rally-america.com. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  9. "Championship Standings". rally-america.com. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
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