2018 Monte Carlo Rally

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2018 Monte Carlo Rally
86e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Andreas Mikkelsen Monte Carlo 2018 II.jpg
Host countryFlag of Monaco.svg  Monaco / Flag of France.svg  France
Rally base Flag of France.svg Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Dates run25 28 January 2018
Start location Casino Square, Monaco
Finish locationCasino Square, Monaco
Stages17 (394.74 km; 245.28 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac and snow
Transport distance1,290.22 km (801.71 miles)
Overall distance1,684.96 km (1,046.99 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered73
Crews67 at start, 47 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT
4:18:55.5
Power Stage winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke
Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle
Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Dresler
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport II
4:35:38.5
WRC-3 winner Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame
Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli
5:22:03.0

The 2018 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 86e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) [1] was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 25 and 28 January 2018. [2] It marked the eighty-sixth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. [3] The event, which was based in the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France, was contested over seventeen special stages totalling a competitive distance of 394.74 km (245.28 mi). [4]

Contents

Reigning World Drivers' and World Co-Drivers Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners. [5] Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [5] Ogier and Ingrassis successfully defended their title to take their sixth win on the event, becoming the second most-successful crew in the event's history. [6] The Škoda Motorsport crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5, while Italian privateers Enrico Brazzoli and Luca Beltrame won the World Rally Championship-3. [7]

Background

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and the French national rally championship as well as privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. The final entry list included twelve crews competing with World Rally Cars, six in the World Rally Championship-2 and four in the World Rally Championship-3.

No.EntrantDriverCo-DriverCarTyre
World Rally Car entries
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Flag of France.svg Bryan Bouffier Flag of France.svg Xavier Panseri Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
8 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC M
9 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC M
11 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
18 Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Villa Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Villa Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Michi Ford Fiesta RS WRC D
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli Flag of France.svg Benjamin Veillas Ford Fiesta R5 M
32 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport II Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 M
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 M
34 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Abbring Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Abbring Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pieter Tsjoen Ford Fiesta R5 P
35 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guillaume de Mevius Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guillaume de Mevius Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka Peugeot 208 T16 R5 M
36 Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Sciessere Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Sciessere Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Zanella Citroën DS3 R5 M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 D
62 Flag of Finland.svg Taisko Lario Flag of Finland.svg Taisko Lario Flag of Finland.svg Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 M
63 Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Flag of France.svg Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T M
64 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amaury Molle Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amaury Molle Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Herman Peugeot 208 R2 M
Other major entries
71 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wevers Sport [a] Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
73 Flag of Finland.svg TGS Worldwide [b] Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 M
76 Flag of Hong Kong.svg KCMG [c] Flag of France.svg Stéphane Sarrazin Flag of France.svg Jacques-Julien Renucci Hyundai i20 R5 M
Source: [1] [8]

Route

The 2018 rally featured a heavily revised route from the 2017 event, with half the special stages being new additions. [9] The 2018 rally included an additional 12.09 km (7.51 mi) of competitive kilometres compared to the route planned in 2017. It featured a mix of new and returning stages in addition to stages that were reconfigured from previous years. [10] The service park was based in the town of Gap, which also featured parc fermé facilities. The itinerary also featured a short stage called "Gap" that allowed the teams to conduct a pre-event shakedown before the ceremonial start in Monaco.

Details

The first leg of the rally is the longest, with 213.21 km (132.48 mi) in competitive kilometres. The first two stages—including the famous stage between Sisteron and Thoard, which will be run in reverse as ThoardSisteron for the first time in the event's history—will be run on the night of 25 January before the crews return to the service park in Gap. The remaining six stages will be held on 26 January on roads to the west of Gap and features two passes over VitrollesOze, which has featured on the route in previous years; and RoussieuxEygalayes and VaumeilhClaret, both of which are new stages.

The second leg is 117.55 km (73.04 mi) long and is primarily made up of stages east of the town. It features two passes over Agnières-en-Dévoluy–Corps and St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes–La-Bâtie-Neuve, both of which are heavily revised from previous years. The second leg concludes with a pass over BayonsBréziers, which was previously run on the first night of competition. After completing service in Gap, the cars return to Monaco.

The Col de Braus mountain pass, which was contested as the rally's Power Stage. ColdeBraus2.jpg
The Col de Braus mountain pass, which was contested as the rally's Power Stage.

The third and final leg is 63.98 km (39.76 mi) long and run on stages in the Alpes-Maritimes department close to the Italian border. The short Lucéram—Col St. Roch stage was replaced by a shortened version of La Bollène-VésubiePeïra Cava, which features the Col de Turini and was as the Power Stage in 2017. The new La CabanetteCol de Braus stage, run as SS15 and again as SS17 will take its place as the Power Stage before the cars return to Monaco once more for the ceremonial finish.

Itinerary

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
24 Jan16:00Gap [ Shakedown ]3.35 km
Leg 1 – 213.21 km
25 Jan18:00Ceremonial start – Casino Square, Monaco
21:40SS1ThoardSisteron36.58 km
22:51SS2BayonsBréziers 125.49 km
23:45 Icon tools.svg Service Park – Gap
26 Jan00:45 Modern clock chris kemps 01.svg Parc fermé – Gap
08:00 Icon tools.svg Service Park – Gap
08:51SS3VitrollesOze 126.72 km
10:04SS4RoussieuxEygalayes 133.67 km
11:37SS5VaumeilhClaret 115.18 km
12:52 Icon tools.svg Service Park – Gap
13:58SS6VitrollesOze 226.72 km
15:11SS7RoussieuxEygalayes 233.67 km
16:44SS8VaumeilhClaret 215.18 km
17:49 Icon tools.svg Service Park – Gap
18:37 Modern clock chris kemps 01.svg Parc fermé – Gap
Leg 2 – 117.55 km
27 Jan06:57 Icon tools.svg Service Park – Gap
08:08SS9Agnières-en-DévoluyCorps 129.16 km
09:16SS10St.-Leger-les-MélèzesLa-Bâtie-Neuve 116.87 km
10:31 Icon tools.svg Service Park – Gap
11:57SS11Agnières-en-DévoluyCorps 229.16 km
13:08SS12St.-Leger-les-MélèzesLa-Bâtie-Neuve 216.87 km
14:23 Icon tools.svg Service Park – Gap
16:09SS13BayonsBréziers 225.49 km
17:29 Icon tools.svg Service Park – Gap
22:17 Modern clock chris kemps 01.svg Parc fermé – Monaco
Leg 3 – 63.98 km
28 Jan.09:02SS14La Bollène-VésubiePeïra Cava 118.41 km
09:38SS15La CabanetteCol de Braus 113.58 km
11:15SS16La Bollène-VésubiePeïra Cava 218.41 km
12:18SS17La CabanetteCol de Braus 2 [Power Stage]13.58 km
13:58 Modern clock chris kemps 01.svg Parc fermé – Monaco
Chequered flag.png Ceremonial finish – Casino Square, Monaco
Source: [11]

Report

Pre-event

Jêromé Degout, who was due to compete as Bryan Bouffier's co-driver, was injured during shakedown. He was replaced by Xavier Panseri for the rally. [12]

Thursday

The opening leg of the rally started on the evening of 25 January and featured two stages: Thoard–Sisteron and the first pass over Bayons–Bréziers. Conditions proved to be difficult as the forecasted rain and snow did not materialise; however, there were icy conditions on the roads in the first few kilometres of Thoard–Sisteron. Several crews struggled, with Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul losing four minutes after sliding into a ditch. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja also spun, as did Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia; however, unlike Neuville and Gilsoul, both crews were able to recover quickly. Ogier and Ingrassia went on to win both stages to take the overnight lead ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger in second and Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio in third.

Friday

Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier led the rally despite he had a spun today and lost about 40 seconds. Ott Tänak, who was first represent for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT in 2018 World Rally Championship, was second, 14.9 seconds off the pace. Andreas Mikkelsen, second overnight, conceded the position after overshooting a junction in the opening stage before retiring on the following liaison section with a broken alternator in his Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. Team-mate Dani Sordo fell back to third and ended 59.7 seconds behind Tänak. Esapekka Lappi and Jari-Matti Latvala were fourth and fifth respectively to complete an impressive showing by the Japanese manufacturer. Thierry Neuville, who dropped over four minutes yesterday after sliding into a snow bank, moved up to ninth and set himself the target of a top-six finish.

Saturday

Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jaeger-Synnevaag in a hairpin bend. Andreas Mikkelsen Monte Carlo 2018.jpg
Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger-Synnevaag in a hairpin bend.

The Frenchman Sébastien Ogier had more than doubled that advantage to Ott Tänak come day's end, the figures do not paint the full picture of a see-saw scrap that at one point saw him more than a minute clear. Jari-Matti Latvala's cause was aided when his rival Dani Sordo crashed out of a podium position on Saturday's first stage. Esapekka Lappi in another Yaris as he moved up the order, with the younger Finn falling behind Britain's Kris Meeke when a mistake precipitated a puncture on SS11. Elfyn Evans sits sixth overnight in his Ford Fiesta, with Hyundai's similarly delayed Thierry Neuville recovering to seventh courtesy of a brace of stage wins on SS12 and SS13. Bryan Bouffier has slipped to eighth in the classification ahead of Citroën's Craig Breen, who suffered for being the "road-sweeper" through the snow of SS9. WRC 2 pace-setter Jan Kopecky completes the overall top ten.

Sunday

Five-time world champion Sébastien Ogier took the rally victory, recording their fifth win in the event. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja finished second, with teammate Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila running out of the podium. The Power Stage this time was dominated by Kris Meeke, who salvaged some consolation for Citroën at the end of a troubled weekend with fourth overall – nearly three minutes behind Latvala – and five additional points. Hyundai star Thierry Neuville finished fifth and took four points from the power stage. Elfyn Evans and Esapekka Lappi were sixth and seventh overall, 1.0 second and 3.7 seconds behind the Belgian respectively. Bryan Bouffier came home eighth – the Frenchman losing time in a snow bank on SS16 – with Craig Breen ninth in the second Citroën C3, the Irishman never recovering from a significant time loss as the "snow plow" on Saturday morning. WRC 2 winner Jan Kopecky completed the final top ten.

Results

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassStage
111 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 4:18:55.50.0251
228 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 4:19:53.8+58.3180
337 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 4:20:47.5+1:52.0152
4410 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 4:23:38.6+4:43.1125
555 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:23:49.3+4:53.8104
662 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 4:23:50.3+4:54.880
779 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 4:23:53.0+4:57.560
883 Bryan Bouffier Xavier Panseri M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 4:26:35.0+7:39.540
9911 Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 4:28:02.2+9:06.720
13104 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:55:47.8+36:52.303
Retired SS96 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Off-road00
Source: [13] [14]

Special stages

DateNo.Stage NameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
25 JanuaryGap [ Shakedown ]3.35 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:00.2
SS1Thoard Sisteron36.58 km Ogier / Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 23:16.6 Ogier / Ingrassia
SS2Bayons Bréziers 125.49 km Ogier / Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 14:53.2
26 JanuarySS3Vitrolles Oze 126.72 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 16:32.3
SS4RoussieuxEygalayes 133.67 km Ogier / Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 18:25.3
SS5Vaumeilh Claret 115.18 km Evans / Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC 8:42.6
SS6Vitrolles Oze 226.72 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 16:45.5
SS7Roussieux Eygalayes 233.67 km Evans / Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC 19:03.5
SS8Vaumeilh Claret 215.18 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:36.2
27 JanuarySS9Agnières en Dévoluy Corps 129.16 km Mikkelsen / Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 25:11.8
SS10St. Leger les Mélèzes La-Bâtie Neuve 116.87 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 12:16.8
SS11Agnières en Dévoluy Corps 229.16 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 19:06.4
SS12St. Leger les Mélèzes La-Bâtie Neuve 216.87 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:48.6
SS13Bayons Bréziers 225.49 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 14:32.8
28 JanuarySS14La Bollène Vésubie Peïra Cava 118.41 km Ogier / Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 13:51.4
SS15La Cabarette Col de Braus 113.58 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:34.1
SS16La Bollène Vésubie Peïra Cava 218.41 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:07.8
SS17La Cabarette Col de Braus 2 [Power stage]13.58 km Meeke / Nagle Citroën C3 WRC 10:06.7

Championship Standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 Sébastien Ogier 26 Julien Ingrassia 26 M-Sport Ford WRT 33
2 Ott Tänak 18 Martin Järveoja 18 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 33
3 Jari-Matti Latvala 17 Miikka Anttila 17 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 18
4 Kris Meeke 17 Paul Nagle 17 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 14
5 Thierry Neuville 14 Nicolas Gilsoul 14

World Rally Championship-2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
10132 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:35:38.50.0251
14236 Eddie Sciessere Flavio Zanella Eddie Sciessere Citroën DS3 R5 4:58:26.2+22:47.7180
18333 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 5:09:09.6+33:31.1150
19435 Guillaume de Mevius Louis Louka Guillaume de Mevius Peugeot 208 T16 5:09:24.6+33:46.1120
Retired SS1131 Eric Camilli Benjamin Veillas M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mechanical00
Retired SS1034 Kevin Abbring Pieter Tsjoen Kevin Abbring Ford Fiesta R5 Radiator00
Source: [13] [14]

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
25 JanuaryGap [ Shakedown ]3.35 km Camilli / Veillas Ford Fiesta R5 2:13.9
SS1Thoard Sisteron36.58 km Camilli / Veillas Ford Fiesta R5 24:59.9 Camilli / Veillas
SS2Bayons Bréziers 125.49 km Kopecký / Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 15:49.3
26 JanuarySS3Vitrolles Oze 126.72 km Abbring / Tsjoen Ford Fiesta R5 17:22.1
SS4Roussieux Eygalayes 133.67 km Kopecký / Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 19:34.5 Kopecký / Dresler
SS5Vaumeilh Claret 115.18 km Kopecký / Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 9:08.6
SS6Vitrolles Oze 226.72 km Kopecký / Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 17:42.4
SS7Roussieux Eygalayes 233.67 km Kopecký / Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 20:57.7
SS8Vaumeilh Claret 215.18 km Abbring / Tsjoen Ford Fiesta R5 9:28.5
27 JanuarySS9Agnières en Dévoluy Corps 129.16 km Abbring / Tsjoen Ford Fiesta R5 27:04.7
SS10St. Leger les Mélèzes La Bâtie Neuve 116.87 km Camilli / Veillas Ford Fiesta R5 12:57.5
SS11Agnières en Dévoluy Corps 229.16 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 19:55.9
SS12St. Leger les Mélèzes La Bâtie Neuve 216.87 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 11:37.2
SS13Bayons Bréziers 225.49 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 15:47.2
28 JanuarySS14La Bollène Vésubie Peïra Cava 118.41 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 14:42.1
SS15La Cabarette Col de Braus 113.58 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 11:07.6
SS16La Bollène Vésubie Peïra Cava 218.41 km Suninen / Markkula Ford Fiesta R5 14:00.4
SS17La Cabarette Col de Braus 213.58 km Kopecký / Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 10:40.8

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsTeams' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveTeamPoints
1 Jan Kopecký 25 Pavel Dresler 25 Škoda Motorsport II 25
2 Eddie Sciessere 18 Flavio Zanella 18 M-Sport Ford WRT 18
3 Teemu Suninen 15 Mikko Markkula 15
4 Guillaume de Meuvius 12 Louis Louka 12

World Rally Championship-3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
20161 Enrico Brazzoli Luca Beltrame Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 5:22:03.00.0250
31264 Amauri Molle Renaud Herman Amauri Molle Peugeot 208 R2 5:44:27.9+22:44.9180
35362 Taisko Lario Tatu Hämäläinen Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 5:55:00.2+32:57.2150
Retired SS1163Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Romain Courbon Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T Off-road00
Source: [13] [14]

Special stages

DateNo.Stage nameDistanceWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
25 JanuaryGap [ Shakedown ]3.35 km Franceschi / Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T 2:31.9
SS1Thoard Sisteron36.58 km Franceschi / Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T 28:07.4 Franceschi / Courbon
SS2Bayons Bréziers 125.49 km Franceschi / Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T 18:29.0
26 JanuarySS3Vitrolles Oze 126.72 km Franceschi / Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T 18:57.8
SS4Roussieux Eygalayes 133.67 km Franceschi / Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T 21:51.0
SS5VaumeilhClaret 115.18 km Franceschi / Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T 10:11.1
SS6Vitrolles Oze 226.72 km Franceschi / Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T 19:27.5
SS7Roussieux Eygalayes 233.67 km Franceschi / Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T 23:05.8
SS8Vaumeilh Claret 215.18 km Franceschi / Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T 10:11.2
27 JanuarySS9Agnières en Dévoluy Corps 129.16 km Franceschi / Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T 29:32.1
SS10St. Leger les Mélèzes La Bâtie Neuve 116.87 km Lario / Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 13:42.1
SS11Agnières en Dévoluy Corps 229.16 km Brazzoli / Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 23:46.9 Brazzoli / Beltrame
SS12St. Leger les Mélèzes La Bâtie Neuve 216.87 km Lario / Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 13:16.5
SS13Bayons Bréziers 225.49 km Lario / Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 18:44.5
28 JanuarySS14La Bollène Vésubie Peïra Cava 118.41 km Lario / Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 16:32.6
SS15La Cabarette Col de Braus 113.58 km Brazzoli / Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 12:55.4
SS16La Bollène Vésubie Peïra Cava 218.41 km Lario / Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 15:57.0
SS17La Cabarette Col de Braus 213.58 km Brazzoli / Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 12:35.7

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 Enrico Brazzoli 25 Luca Beltrame 25
2 Amaury Molle 18 Renaud Herman 18
3 Taisko Lario 15 Tatu Hämäläinen 15

Notes

  1. Car owned and run by Wevers Sport, entered independently.
  2. Car owned and run by TGS Worldwide, entered independently.
  3. Car owned and run by KCMG, entered independently.

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The 2017 FIA World Rally Championship was the 45th season of the World Rally Championship, a rallying championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews contested in thirteen events—starting in Monte Carlo on 19 January and ending in Australia on 19 November—for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Drivers were free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car and Group R regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with 2017-specification World Rally Cars were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series were supported by the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships and the newly created WRC Trophy at every round, and by the Junior WRC at selected rounds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 World Rally Championship</span> 46th season of the World Rally Championship

The 2018 FIA World Rally Championship was the 46th season of the World Rally Championship, a rallying championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews were competing in thirteen events—starting with the Monte Carlo Rally in January and finishing with Rally Australia in November—for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car and Group R regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with 2017-specification World Rally Cars were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series were once again supported by the WRC2 and WRC3 categories at every round and by the Junior WRC at selected rounds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Rally Sweden</span>

The 2018 Rally Sweden was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 15 and 18 February 2018. It marked the sixty-sixth running of Rally Sweden, and was the second round of the 2018 World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. It was also the first round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The event, which was based in the town of Torsby in Värmland County, was contested over nineteen special stages totalling a competitive distance of 314.25 km (195.27 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Rally Mexico</span>

The 2018 Rally Mexico was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 8 and 11 March 2018. It marked the fifteenth running of Rally Mexico, and was the third round of the 2018 World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. The event was based in the town of León in Guanajuato, and was contested over twenty-two special stages totalling a competitive distance of 344.49 km (214.06 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Tour de Corse</span>

The 2018 Tour de Corse was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 5 and 8 April 2018. It marked the sixty-first running of the Tour de Corse and the fourth round of the 2018 World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. It was also the second round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The event was based in the town of Bastia in Corsica, and was contested over twelve special stages totalling a competitive distance of 333.48 km (207.21 mi).

The 2018 Rally Argentina was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 26 and 29 April 2018. It marked the thirty-eighth running of Rally Argentina, and was the fifth round of the 2018 World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. The event was based in Villa Carlos Paz in Córdoba Province and consisted of eighteen special stages totalling 358.25 km (222.61 mi) competitive kilometres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Rally Finland</span>

The 2018 Rally Finland was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 26 and 29 July 2018. It marked the sixty-eighth running of Rally Finland, and was the eighth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships, and the fourth round of the Junior WRC championship. The event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland and consisted of twenty-three special stages totalling 317.26 km (197.14 mi) in competitive kilometres.

The 2018 Rally Turkey was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 13 and 16 September 2018. It marked the return and the eleventh running of Rally Turkey, last held in 2010. The event was the tenth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support series, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. It was also the fifth and the last round of the Junior WRC championship. The event was based in Marmaris in Muğla and consists of seventeen special stages totalling 312.44 km (194.14 mi) in competitive kilometres.

The 2018 Rally Catalunya was a motor racing event for rally cars that took place between 25 and 28 October. The event was open to entries competing in World Rally Cars and cars complying with Group R regulations. It marked the fifty-fourth running of Rally Catalunya and was the twelfth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship, the highest class of competition in international rallying. Seventy-six crews, including manufacturer teams and privateers, were entered to compete in the World Rally Championship, the FIA World Rally Championship-2 and FIA World Rally Championship-3 support series and the Spanish national Rally Championship and Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica championship. The 2018 event was based in Salou in Tarragona and consisted of eighteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of a 331.58 km and an additional 1,132.79 km in transport stages.

The 2018 Rally Australia was a motor racing event for rally cars that took place between 15 and 18 November. The event was open to entries competing in World Rally Cars and cars complying with Group R regulations. It marked the twenty-seventh running of Rally Australia and was the final round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support series, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. The 2018 event was based in Coffs Harbour in New South Wales and consisted of twenty-four special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of a 316.30 km and an additional 698.91 km in transport stages.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Rallye Deutschland</span>

The 2018 Rallye Deutschland was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 16 and 19 August 2018. It marked the thirty-sixth running of Rallye Deutschland, and was the ninth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. The event was based at Sankt Wendel in the countryside surrounding the Bostalsee in Saarland, and consisted of eighteen special stages totalling 325.76 km (202.42 mi) in competitive kilometres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Rally Italia Sardegna</span> Motor racing event

The 2018 Rally Italia Sardegna was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 7 and 10 June 2018. It marked the fifteenth running of Rally Italia Sardegna, and was the seventh round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. The event was based in Alghero in Sardinia and consisted of twenty special stages totalling 313.46 km (194.78 mi) in competitive kilometres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 World Rally Championship</span> 2019 edition of the World Rally Championship

The 2019 FIA World Rally Championship was the forty-seventh season of the World Rally Championship, a rallying championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews competed in fourteen events for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car and Group R regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with World Rally Cars homologated under regulations introduced in 2017 were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series was once again supported by the WRC2 category at every round, which was split into 2 classifications: WRC2 Pro for manufacturer entries and WRC2 for private entries, and by Junior WRC at selected events. WRC3 was discontinued in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Monte Carlo Rally</span> 87th edition of Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo

The 2019 Monte Carlo Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 25 and 28 January 2019. It marked the eighty-seventh running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2019 World Rally Championship. It was also the first round of the World Rally Championship-2 and the newly created WRC-2 Pro class. The 2019 event was based in the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France and consists of sixteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 322.81 km (200.58 mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 World Rally Championship</span> 48th running of the World Rally Championship

The 2020 FIA World Rally Championship was the forty-eighth season of the World Rally Championship, a rallying competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Teams and crews competed in seven rallies for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with various regulations, however, only manufacturers competing with World Rally Cars homologated under regulations introduced in 2017 were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The championship began in January 2020 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in December 2020 with Rally Monza. The series was supported by the WRC2, WRC3 and Junior WRC categories at selected events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Monte Carlo Rally</span> 88th edition of Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo

The 2020 Monte Carlo Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 23 and 26 January 2020. It marked the eighty-eighth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was based in the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France and consisted of sixteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 304.28 km (189.07 mi).

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