CATCH ALL THE RALLY ACTION!

 

RESULTS WILL BE LIVE HERE ON RALLY WEEKEND

Get a ticket to the action via Eventfinda!

Tickets will be available to purchase online in 2023 via Eventfinda or in person at the Whangarei Info Centre (92 Otaika Road phone +64 9 470 3032), or via the gate. Kids Under 15 FREE (for Pohe Island, plus Sat and Sun stages).

 

Tickets give you access to the key, safe spectator areas along the rally (you can see these spots by viewing the Spectator Map above – they are the spots on the map with binoculars.

  • GOLD PASS – see all the action at the Pohe Island Super Special Stage Saturday evening, plus the rural stages across the district running during the day on Saturday and Sunday
  • SATURDAY SUPER SPECIAL STAGE POHE ISLAND PASS – Catch the racing in the heart of Whangarei on Saturday evening at Pohe Island including the awesome jump!
  • SAT & SUN RURAL STAGE DAY PASSES – see the true gravel road rallying in the stages north and south of Whangarei (note – you will need to travel to the remote spectator areas marked on the map)
  • CORPORATE HOSPITALITY – Hospitality includes a hot meal and a place in the VIP marquee on the Pohe Island Super Special Stage – your chance to get up close to the drivers and the action. Contact info@rallynz.org.nz for more info.

PLEASE REMEMBER that the International Rally of Whangārei is a smokefree and vapefree event. 


RallySafe Live Tracking

Click here to access Rallysafe Live Tracking of the event (fees may apply)

 

EVENT SCHEDULE

18 Special Stages over 260 kilometres on what are widely regarded as the world’s best gravel rally roads await competitors in the 2023 International Rally of Whangārei. The fast cambered roads of the north will host a qualifying round for the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship and the second round of the 2023 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship.

FRIDAY 12 MAY – 2023 OFFICIAL RALLY START 
Cameron Street, Central Whangarei
Approx. 4.30pm onwards – All rally cars will be on display in the Laneway. See the cars up close, meet the drivers, grab an autograph
5.00pm – Official opening of the event
Approx 6.00pm –.Event closes and competitors and cars depart.

Sustainability – Please support our sustainability policy and make use of the composting and recycling bins on site. For more information on how you can help us towards our sustainable goals, please click here.

SATURDAY 13 MAY 
Stages south of Paihia and north of Whangārei. Check out the Spectator map  above and make sure you are at the Spectator spots marked before the ‘first car’ time to see all the cars race by. Note, stages are run twice, so you can choose to stick around all day and watch the cars come by twice, or, you can pack up and head off to another spectator spot once you have seen the cars racing at one spectator spot.

Pohe Island Super Special Stage – Saturday 13th May. An evening of action from 6.00pm onwards

Approx 6.00pm – Pohe Island Super Special Stage – All rally competitors will complete the 1km gravel super special stage under lights. The jump was a fantastic new addition in 2019 and will again be a great spectacle, providing several prime viewing positions. Live rally commentary, food and coffee available.

Parking – plenty of parking available at Pohe Island (access via the Riverside Drive / Dave Culham Drive roundabout, follow the marshals directions to parking on Pohe Island, or park on the Port Road side and walk across the bridge). The Pohe Island central car park (adjacent to Rock n Roll Club and sports fields) will be closed to the public on Friday through to Sunday for Rally Operations.

SUNDAY 14 MAY
Stages south of Whangārei. Check out the Spectator map and make sure you are at the Spectator spots marked by the first car time to see all the cars race by. Note, stages are run twice, so you can choose to stick around all day and watch the cars come by twice, or, you can pack up and head off to another spectator spot once you have seen the cars racing at one spectator spot.
3pm – finish ceremony at the Town Basin

How to spectate at a Rally

Spectating at a rally is different to many other sporting events. There is a lot involved and some good planning can make it a really enjoyable experience. Check out this awesome spectator guide for some tips.

Spectator Safety

Check out these two resources that show how to spectate safely at a rally:

Rally of Whangarei

 

The FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) is one of the premier regional championships in world rallying and is contested by teams from New Zealand, Australia, China, Czech Republic, Japan, Malaysia, India, and New Caledonia running primarily Super2000, Group N, or production, rally cars.