This week’s Rally Mexico will be the first half of a reduced trip to the Americas for the World Rally Championship, and marks the first time a Briton has entered a round as points leader since Rally GB in 2001.
Here are the big numbers you need to know, from the running order to the provisional itinerary:
Running order
33 Elfyn Evans/Scott Martin (Toyota Yaris WRC)
11 Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
17 Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (Toyota Yaris WRC)
69 Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen (Toyota Yaris WRC)
4 Esapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm (Ford Fiesta WRC)
8 Ott Tänak/Martin Järveoja (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
3 Teemu Suninen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Ford Fiesta WRC)
44 Gus Greensmith/Elliott Edmonson (Ford Fiesta WRC)
6 Dani Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
Leading championship positions:
WRC
1 Evans 42; 2 Neuville 42; 3 Ogier 37; 4 Rovanperä 30; 5 Lappi 24; 6 Tänak 20
WRC 2
1 Mads Østberg 50; 2 Adrien Fourmaux 30; 3 Nikolay Gryazin 23; 4 Rhys Yates 22
WRC 3
1 Eric Camilli 25; 2 Jari Huttunen 25; 3 Nicolas Ciamin 18; 4 Emil Lindholm 18; 5 Yoann Bonato 15; 6 Johan Kristoffersson 15
Rally Sweden entry breakdown:
Total 39 crews
9 Priority 1 crews
3 Priority 2 crews (WRC 2)
10 Priority 3 crews (WRC 3)
17 Non-Priority crews
Itinerary – all times Mexican local
Thursday March 12
Shakedown – (3.41 miles) 1001
SS1 Street Stage Guanajuato 1 (0.70 miles) 2008
SS2 Street Stage Guanajuato 2 (0.70 miles) 2031
Friday March 13
Service León 0745
SS3 El Chocolate 1 (19.62 miles) 0908
SS4 Ortega 1 (10.74 miles) 1016
SS5 Las Minas 1 (8.45 miles) 1114
SS6 Parque Bicentenario (1.68 miles) 1212
Service León 1317
SS7 El Chocolate 2 (19.62 miles) 1535
SS8 Ortega 2 (10.74 miles) 1643
SS9 Las Minas 2 (8.45 miles) 1741
SS10 SSS Autódromo Shell V-Power (1.45 miles) 1921
SS11 SSS Autódromo Shell V-Power (1.45 miles) 1926
SS12 Street Stage León (0.57 miles) 2014
Service León 2034
Saturday March 14
Service León 0745
SS13 Guanajuatito 1 (15.53 miles) 0858
SS14 Alfaro 1 (10.56 miles) 1001
SS15 Derramadero 1 (13.52 miles) 1108
Service León 1233
SS16 Guanajuatito 2 (15.53 miles) 1456
SS17 Alfaro 2 (10.56 miles) 1559
SS18 Derramadero 1 (13.52 miles) 1708
SS19 SSS Autódromo Shell V Power (1.45 miles) 1838
SS20 SSS Autódromo Shell V Power (1.45 miles) 1843
SS21 Rock & Rally (1.01 miles) 1926
Service León
Sunday March 15
Service León 0730
SS22 Otates (20.84 miles) 0838
SS23 San Diego (8.02 miles) 0956
SS24 El Brinco (5.99 miles) 1118
Service León 1228
Finish León service 1400
Total competitive distance: 201.85 miles
Total liaison distance: 634.40 miles
Total distance: 959.25 miles
DirtFish coverage
Keep an eye on DirtFish.com plus our social media channels for the fastest and most comprehensive Rally Mexico coverage this weekend.
We’ll have coverage of every stage, all the news from the service park, on-the-scene conditions updates from Wednesday morning and regular video insight and interviews from Colin Clark and David Evans.
Then check back on Monday for David Evans’ unrivaled in-depth analysis of how the rally was won, our ‘things we learned’ rundown of the biggest talking points, the best pictures of the weekend (and some of the quirkiest from behind the scenes) and our new driver ratings feature.
