World Rally Championship 2018

WRC season 2018

World Champion
Driver:	Sébastien Ogier
Manufacturer:	Toyota
Season dates
<2017 season	Season 2019>

The 46th edition of the WRC World Rally Championship was held from January 25 to November 18, 2018. After the Rally Poland was taken off the calendar due to a lack of safety regulations, it was replaced by the Rally Turkey . In addition, Team M-Sport received factory support from Ford after winning the team standings . The WRC record champion Sébastien Loeb also returned for three rallies.

Attendees

Driver and team championship

brand	team	automobile	No.	driver	Co-driver	rally
ford	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	1-13
			2	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	1-3.5-13
					Phil Mills	4th
			3	Bryan Bouffier	Xavier Panseri	1.4
				Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	2-3.5-13
Hyundai	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4th	Andreas Mikkelsen	Jæger is different	1-13
			5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilson	1-13
			6th	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	1.3-5.9.12
				Hayden Paddon	Sebastian Marshall	2.6-8.10-11.13
Toyota	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	7th	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	1-13
			8th	Ott Tanak	Martin Järveoja	1-13
			9	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	1-13
Citroën	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	10	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	1-6
				Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksson	8-11.13
				Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	12
			11	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	1-2.5-13
				Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	3-4
			12	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksson	2.6-7
				Khalid Al Qassimi	Chris Patterson	5,8,10,12

Driver championship

team	automobile	No.	driver	Co-driver	rally
Henning Solberg	Ford Fiesta WRC	14th	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	2
Villa Manuel	Ford Fiesta WRC	18th	Manuel Villa	Daniele Michi	1
Yazeed Racing	Ford Fiesta WRC	21st	Yazeed Al Rajhi	Michael Orr	2,6,10
MP Sports	Ford Fiesta WRC		Martin Prokop	Jan Tomanek	7th
M-Sport Ford World Rally Team	Ford Fiesta WRC		Jourdan Serderidis	Frédéric Miclotte	9
				Lara Vanneste	13
Yazeed Racing	Ford Fiesta WRC	22nd	Yazeed Al Rajhi	Michael Orr	7th
Marijan Griebel	Citroën DS3 WRC		Marijan Griebel	Alexander Rath	9
"Piano"	Ford Fiesta WRC	23	"Piano"	Jean Francois Pergola	7th
Cyrille FeraudY	Citroën DS3 WRC	24	Cyrille Feraud	Aymeric Duchemin	7th
FWRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	37	Lorenzo Bertelli	Simone Scattolin	2
Hoonigan Racing	Ford Fiesta WRC	43	Ken Block	Alex Gelsomino	12

calendar

No.	rally	date		winner	team	report
		Beginning	The End
1	Rally Monte Carlo	25.1.	28.1.	Sébastien Ogier	M-Sport Ford WRT	report
2	Rally Sweden	15.2.	18.2.	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	report
3	Rally Guanajuato México	8.3.	11.3.	Sébastien Ogier	M-Sport Ford WRT	report
4th	Tour de Corse	5.4.	8.4.	Sébastien Ogier	M-Sport Ford WRT	report
5	YPF Rally Argentina	26.4.	29.4.	Ott Tanak	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	report
6th	Vodafone Rally de Portugal	17.5.	20.5.	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	report
7th	Rally Italia Sardegna	7.6.	10.6.	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	report
8th	Neste Rally Finland	26.7.	29.7.	Ott Tanak	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	report
9	ADAC Rallye Germany	16.8.	19.8.	Ott Tanak	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	report
10	Marmaris Rally Turkey	13.9.	16.9.	Ott Tanak	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	report
11	Dayinsure Wales Rally GB	4.10.	7.10.	Sébastien Ogier	M-Sport Ford WRT	report
12	RallyRACC Catalunya - Rally de España	25.10.	28.10.	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	report
13	Kennards Hire Rally Australia	11/15	11/18	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	report

Ratings

WRC

Driver ranking

rank	driver														Points
01	Sébastien Ogier	1 5	10 2	1	1 3	4 2	21st	2 2	5	4 1	10 2	1 3	2 2	5 1	219
02	Thierry Neuville	5 2	1 4	6 3	3	2 1	1 2	1 1	9 4	2 5	16 1	5 4	4th	DNF	201
03	Ott Tanak	2	9 5	14 1	2 5	1 4	DNF	9 3	1 1	1 2	1 3	19 2	6 1	DNF	181
04th	Jari-Matti Latvala	3 4	7th	8 2	DNF	DNF	25th	7th	3 3	DNF	2 4	2 1	8th	1 5	128
05	Esapekka Lappi	7th	4 1	11	6 1	8th	5 1	3	DNF	3 3	DNF	3 5	7th	4 2	126
06th	Andreas Mikkelsen	13 3	3 3	4 4	7th	5 3	17th	18 4	10	6th	5	6th	10	11	084
07th	Elfyn Evans	6th	14th	DNF	5	6th	2 5	14 5	7th	25th	12 5	20th	3 4	6 4	080
08th	Hayden Paddon		5				DNF	4th	4th		3	7th		2	073
09	Dani Sordo	DNF		2	4th	3	4 3			DNF			5 5		071
10	Mads Ostberg		6th				6th	5	2 2	DNF	23	8th		3 3	070
11	Craig Breen	9	2			DNF	7th	6th	8 5	7 4	DNF	4th	9	7th	067
12	Teemu Suninen	18th	8th	12		9	3 4	10	6th	5	4th	DNF	11	DNF	054
13	Sébastien Loeb			5 5	14 2								1 3		043
13	Kris Meeke	4 1	32	3	9 4	7 5	DNF								043
15th	Jan Kopecky	10			8th			8th		9	7th		13		017th
16	Pontus Tidemand		13	7th		10	8th				DNF	10			012
17th	Henning Solberg		DNF								6th		17th		008th
18th	Bryan Bouffier	8th			DNF										004th
18th	Marijan Griebel									8th					004th
18th	Simone Tempestini						37	DNF	36	20th	8th	15th	22nd		004th
18th	Alberto Heller													8th	004th
22nd	Kalle Rovanperä			15th		DNF			14th	10		9	12		003
23	Gus Greensmith			9		12	18th		13	DNF	DNF	11			002
23	Lukasz Pieniazek		38		15th		9	16		14th		14th	33		002
23	Chris Ingram										9	34			002
23	Steve Glenney													9	002
27	Pedro Heller			10		15th	20th				13			DNF	001
27	Yoann Bonato				10					26th					001
27	Stephane Lefebvre				DNF		10	25th	44	16		13	32		001
27	Jourdan Serderidis									18th				10	001

Manufacturer rating

rank	Manufacturer	No.														Points
1	Toyota	7th	3	6th	6th	DNF	DNF	8th	7th	3	DNF	2	2	NC	1	368
		8th	2	NC	NC	2	1	DNF	NC	1	1	1	NC	6th	DNF
		9	NC	4th	7th	6th	7th	4th	3	DNF	3	DNF	3	7th	4th
2	Hyundai	4th	8th	3	4th	NC	NC	7th	NC	NC	6th	5	6th	NC	8th	341
		5	5	1	NC	3	2	1	1	8th	2	NC	5	4th	DNF
		6th	DNF	NC	2	4th	3	DNF	4th	4th	DNF	3	NC	5	2
3	ford	1	1	8th	1	1	4th	DNF	2	5	4th	6th	1	2	5	324
		2	6th	NC	DNF	5	5	2	NC	NC	NC	NC	8th	3	6th
		3	NC	7th	8th	DNF	NC	3	8th	6th	5	4th	DNF	NC	DNF
4th	Citroen	10	4th	DNF	3	7th	6th	DNF	WD	2	DNF	8th	7th	1	3	237
		11	7th	2	5	8th	DNF	6th	6th	7th	7th	DNF	4th	8th	7th
		12		5			8th	5	5	NC		7th		NC

WRC2

Driver ranking

rank	driver														Points
01	Jan Kopecky	1			1			1		1	1		2		143
02	Pontus Tidemand		2	1		1	1				DNF	2			111
03	Kalle Rovanperä			5		DNF			4th	2		1	1		090
04th	Gus Greensmith			2		2	8th		3	DNF	DNF	3			070
05	Lukasz Pieniazek		9		5		2	5		6th		6th	16		056
06th	Fabio Andolfi				3		15th	4th	8th	3		8th	8th		054
07th	Ole Christian Veiby		3		4th			2	DNF			11	9		047
08th	Jari Huttunen		6th	6th			12		2	12		4th	11		046
09	Pedro Heller			3		3	10				5			DNF	041
10	Kajetan Kajetanowicz							7th		5	4th		4th		040
11	Pierre Louis Loubet				6th		4th	DNF	5	DNF		DNF	7th		036
12	Nile Solan's Baldo			7th	7th	5	9			DNF		13	5		034
13	Stephane Lefebvre				DNF		3	8th	13	8th		5	15th		033
14th	Takamoto Katsuta		1		8th		13	DNF	DNF				12		029
15th	Simone Tempestini						16	DNF	9	10	2	7th	10		028
16	Eerik Pietarines								1						025th
16	Alberto Heller					DNF								1	025th
18th	Hiroki Arai		7th		9		5	DNF	7th						024
18th	Benito Guerra						7th	6th	6th	9			DNF		024
20th	Nicolas Ciamin				DNF			3	DNF	7th					021st
21st	Eddie Sciessere	2								DNF					018th
21st	Yoann Bonato				2					11					018th
21st	Gianluca Linari		12											2	018th
24	Teemu Suninen	3													015th
24	Chris Ingram										3	12			015th
24	Petter Solberg												3		015th
27	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson			4th		DNF						9	18th		014th
28	Guillaume de Mevius	4th													012
28	Mattias Adielsson		4th												012
28	Diego H. Dominguez S.					4th									012
28	Fabian Kreim									4th					012
32	Janne Tuohino		5												010
33	Juuso Nordgren						6th								008th
33	Burak Cukurova										6th				008th
33	Henning Solberg												6th		008th
36	Diogo Salvi										7th				006th
37	Lars Stugemo		8th						12						004th
37	Bora Manyera										8th				004th
39	Erkan Gural										9				002
40	Jarmo Berg		10												001
40	Murat Bostanci						11		10						001
40	Georgios Bassilakis										10				001
40	Eric Camilli	DNF								DNF		10	17th		001

WRC3

Driver ranking

rank	driver														Points
01	Enrico Brazzoli	1						4th		2		2	1	DNF	98
02	Taisko Lario	3	8th					2	7th	1		3	2		97
03	Emil Bergkvist		2		3		5		2		1				86
04th	Dennis Rådström		1		4th		1		DNF		2				80
05	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	DNF	4th		1		9	1	3		DNF				79
06th	Louise Cook							3	DNS	3	9	4th	3		59
07th	Tom Williams		12	DNF	11		7th		6th		6th	1			47
08th	Callum Devine		7th		5		DNF		5		4th				38
09	Ken Torn		14th		6th		DNF		1		DNF				33
10	Julius Tannert		3		9		10		4th		DNF				30th
10	Bugra Banaz				8th		4th		8th		5				30th
12	Terry Folb		5		2		DNF		13						28
13	Enrico Oldrati		DNF		12		2		9		8th				24
14th	David Holder		11		15th		3		10		7th				22nd
15th	Amaury Molle	2			14th										18th
15th	Emilio Andrés Fernàndez Piraino		9		10		11		15th		3				18th
17th	Luca Bottarelli		10		7th		6th		12						15th
18th	Yurii Protasov		6th												08th
19th	Umberto Accornero				13		8th		11						04th

Web links

Commons : World Rally Championship 2018  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Confirmed: Rally Poland is out of the WRC calendar - rally at Motorsport-Total.com . In: Motorsport-Total.com . ( motorsport-total.com [accessed December 24, 2017]).
2. ^ Roman Wittemeier, David Evans: Clear commitment: Ford again as a plant in the WRC rally at Motorsport-Total.com . In: Motorsport-Total.com . December 23, 2017 ( motorsport-total.com [accessed December 24, 2017]).
3. ↑ WRC: Sebastien Loeb returns for three rallies in 2018 - rally at Motorsport-Total.com . In: Motorsport-Total.com . ( motorsport-total.com [accessed December 24, 2017]).