2018 Monte Carlo Rally 86e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | ||
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Round 1 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Dates run | 25 – 28 January 2018 | |
Start location | Casino Square, Monaco | |
Finish location | Casino Square, Monaco | |
Stages | 17 (394.74 km; 245.28 miles) | |
Stage surface | Tarmac and snow | |
Transport distance | 1,290.22 km (801.71 miles) | |
Overall distance | 1,684.96 km (1,046.99 miles) | |
Results | ||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 4:18:55.5 | |
WRC-2 winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 4:35:38.5 | |
WRC-3 winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 5:22:03.0 | |
Power Stage winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Crews registered | 73 | |
Crews | 67 at start, 47 at finish |
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]
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]
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.
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.
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 Thoard–Sisteron 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 Vitrolles–Oze, which has featured on the route in previous years; and Roussieux–Eygalayes and Vaumeilh–Claret, 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 Bayons–Bréziers, which was previously run on the first night of competition. After completing service in Gap, the cars return to Monaco.
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-Vésubie–Peïra Cava, which features the Col de Turini and was as the Power Stage in 2017. The new La Cabanette–Col 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.
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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24 Jan | 16:00 | — | Gap [ Shakedown ] | 3.35 km |
Leg 1 – 213.21 km | ||||
25 Jan | 18:00 | — | Ceremonial start – Casino Square, Monaco | — |
21:40 | SS1 | Thoard–Sisteron | 36.58 km | |
22:51 | SS2 | Bayons–Bréziers 1 | 25.49 km | |
23:45 | ![]() | Service Park – Gap | — | |
26 Jan | 00:45 | ![]() | Parc fermé – Gap | — |
08:00 | ![]() | Service Park – Gap | — | |
08:51 | SS3 | Vitrolles–Oze 1 | 26.72 km | |
10:04 | SS4 | Roussieux–Eygalayes 1 | 33.67 km | |
11:37 | SS5 | Vaumeilh–Claret 1 | 15.18 km | |
12:52 | ![]() | Service Park – Gap | — | |
13:58 | SS6 | Vitrolles–Oze 2 | 26.72 km | |
15:11 | SS7 | Roussieux–Eygalayes 2 | 33.67 km | |
16:44 | SS8 | Vaumeilh–Claret 2 | 15.18 km | |
17:49 | ![]() | Service Park – Gap | — | |
18:37 | ![]() | Parc fermé – Gap | — | |
Leg 2 – 117.55 km | ||||
27 Jan | 06:57 | ![]() | Service Park – Gap | — |
08:08 | SS9 | Agnières-en-Dévoluy–Corps 1 | 29.16 km | |
09:16 | SS10 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes–La-Bâtie-Neuve 1 | 16.87 km | |
10:31 | ![]() | Service Park – Gap | — | |
11:57 | SS11 | Agnières-en-Dévoluy–Corps 2 | 29.16 km | |
13:08 | SS12 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes–La-Bâtie-Neuve 2 | 16.87 km | |
14:23 | ![]() | Service Park – Gap | — | |
16:09 | SS13 | Bayons–Bréziers 2 | 25.49 km | |
17:29 | ![]() | Service Park – Gap | — | |
22:17 | ![]() | Parc fermé – Monaco | — | |
Leg 3 – 63.98 km | ||||
28 Jan. | 09:02 | SS14 | La Bollène-Vésubie–Peïra Cava 1 | 18.41 km |
09:38 | SS15 | La Cabanette–Col de Braus 1 | 13.58 km | |
11:15 | SS16 | La Bollène-Vésubie–Peïra Cava 2 | 18.41 km | |
12:18 | SS17 | La Cabanette–Col de Braus 2 [Power Stage] | 13.58 km | |
13:58 | ![]() | Parc fermé – Monaco | — | |
— | ![]() | Ceremonial finish – Casino Square, Monaco | — | |
Source: [11] |
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]
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.
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.
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.
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.
Date | No. | Stage Name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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25 January | — | Gap [ Shakedown ] | 3.35 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:00.2 | — |
SS1 | Thoard – Sisteron | 36.58 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Ford Fiesta WRC | 23:16.6 | Ogier / Ingrassia | |
SS2 | Bayons – Bréziers 1 | 25.49 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Ford Fiesta WRC | 14:53.2 | ||
26 January | SS3 | Vitrolles – Oze 1 | 26.72 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 16:32.3 | |
SS4 | Roussieux–Eygalayes 1 | 33.67 km | Ogier / Ingrassia | Ford Fiesta WRC | 18:25.3 | ||
SS5 | Vaumeilh – Claret 1 | 15.18 km | Evans / Barritt | Ford Fiesta WRC | 8:42.6 | ||
SS6 | Vitrolles – Oze 2 | 26.72 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 16:45.5 | ||
SS7 | Roussieux – Eygalayes 2 | 33.67 km | Evans / Barritt | Ford Fiesta WRC | 19:03.5 | ||
SS8 | Vaumeilh – Claret 2 | 15.18 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 8:36.2 | ||
27 January | SS9 | Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 1 | 29.16 km | Mikkelsen / Jæger-Synnevaag | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 25:11.8 | |
SS10 | St. Leger les Mélèzes – La-Bâtie Neuve 1 | 16.87 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:16.8 | ||
SS11 | Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 2 | 29.16 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 19:06.4 | ||
SS12 | St. Leger les Mélèzes – La-Bâtie Neuve 2 | 16.87 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:48.6 | ||
SS13 | Bayons – Bréziers 2 | 25.49 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 14:32.8 | ||
28 January | SS14 | La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 1 | 18.41 km | Ogier / Gilsoul | Ford Fiesta WRC | 13:51.4 | |
SS15 | La Cabarette – Col de Braus 1 | 13.58 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:34.1 | ||
SS16 | La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 2 | 18.41 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 13:07.8 | ||
SS17 | La Cabarette – Col de Braus 2 [Power stage] | 13.58 km | Meeke / Nagle | Citroën C3 WRC | 10:06.7 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
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 |
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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Event | Class | Class | Event | |||||||
10 | 1 | 32 | Jan Kopecký | Pavel Dresler | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | 4:35:38.5 | 0.0 | 25 | 1 |
14 | 2 | 36 | Eddie Sciessere | Flavio Zanella | Eddie Sciessere | Citroën DS3 R5 | 4:58:26.2 | +22:47.7 | 18 | 0 |
18 | 3 | 33 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | 5:09:09.6 | +33:31.1 | 15 | 0 |
19 | 4 | 35 | Guillaume de Mevius | Louis Louka | Guillaume de Mevius | Peugeot 208 T16 | 5:09:24.6 | +33:46.1 | 12 | 0 |
Retired SS11 | 31 | Eric Camilli | Benjamin Veillas | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | Mechanical | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS10 | 34 | Kevin Abbring | Pieter Tsjoen | Kevin Abbring | Ford Fiesta R5 | Radiator | 0 | 0 | ||
Source: [13] [14] |
Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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25 January | — | Gap [ Shakedown ] | 3.35 km | Camilli / Veillas | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:13.9 | — |
SS1 | Thoard – Sisteron | 36.58 km | Camilli / Veillas | Ford Fiesta R5 | 24:59.9 | Camilli / Veillas | |
SS2 | Bayons – Bréziers 1 | 25.49 km | Kopecký / Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 | 15:49.3 | ||
26 January | SS3 | Vitrolles – Oze 1 | 26.72 km | Abbring / Tsjoen | Ford Fiesta R5 | 17:22.1 | |
SS4 | Roussieux – Eygalayes 1 | 33.67 km | Kopecký / Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 | 19:34.5 | Kopecký / Dresler | |
SS5 | Vaumeilh – Claret 1 | 15.18 km | Kopecký / Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 | 9:08.6 | ||
SS6 | Vitrolles – Oze 2 | 26.72 km | Kopecký / Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 | 17:42.4 | ||
SS7 | Roussieux – Eygalayes 2 | 33.67 km | Kopecký / Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 | 20:57.7 | ||
SS8 | Vaumeilh – Claret 2 | 15.18 km | Abbring / Tsjoen | Ford Fiesta R5 | 9:28.5 | ||
27 January | SS9 | Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 1 | 29.16 km | Abbring / Tsjoen | Ford Fiesta R5 | 27:04.7 | |
SS10 | St. Leger les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 1 | 16.87 km | Camilli / Veillas | Ford Fiesta R5 | 12:57.5 | ||
SS11 | Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 2 | 29.16 km | Suninen / Markkula | Ford Fiesta R5 | 19:55.9 | ||
SS12 | St. Leger les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 2 | 16.87 km | Suninen / Markkula | Ford Fiesta R5 | 11:37.2 | ||
SS13 | Bayons – Bréziers 2 | 25.49 km | Suninen / Markkula | Ford Fiesta R5 | 15:47.2 | ||
28 January | SS14 | La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 1 | 18.41 km | Suninen / Markkula | Ford Fiesta R5 | 14:42.1 | |
SS15 | La Cabarette – Col de Braus 1 | 13.58 km | Suninen / Markkula | Ford Fiesta R5 | 11:07.6 | ||
SS16 | La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 2 | 18.41 km | Suninen / Markkula | Ford Fiesta R5 | 14:00.4 | ||
SS17 | La Cabarette – Col de Braus 2 | 13.58 km | Kopecký / Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 | 10:40.8 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Team | Points | ||||
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 |
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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Event | Class | Class | Event | |||||||
20 | 1 | 61 | Enrico Brazzoli | Luca Beltrame | Enrico Brazzoli | Peugeot 208 R2 | 5:22:03.0 | 0.0 | 25 | 0 |
31 | 2 | 64 | Amauri Molle | Renaud Herman | Amauri Molle | Peugeot 208 R2 | 5:44:27.9 | +22:44.9 | 18 | 0 |
35 | 3 | 62 | Taisko Lario | Tatu Hämäläinen | Taisko Lario | Peugeot 208 R2 | 5:55:00.2 | +32:57.2 | 15 | 0 |
Retired SS11 | 63 | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Romain Courbon | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ford Fiesta R2T | Off-road | 0 | 0 | ||
Source: [13] [14] |
Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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25 January | — | Gap [ Shakedown ] | 3.35 km | Franceschi / Courbon | Ford Fiesta R2T | 2:31.9 | — |
SS1 | Thoard – Sisteron | 36.58 km | Franceschi / Courbon | Ford Fiesta R2T | 28:07.4 | Franceschi / Courbon | |
SS2 | Bayons – Bréziers 1 | 25.49 km | Franceschi / Courbon | Ford Fiesta R2T | 18:29.0 | ||
26 January | SS3 | Vitrolles – Oze 1 | 26.72 km | Franceschi / Courbon | Ford Fiesta R2T | 18:57.8 | |
SS4 | Roussieux – Eygalayes 1 | 33.67 km | Franceschi / Courbon | Ford Fiesta R2T | 21:51.0 | ||
SS5 | Vaumeilh–Claret 1 | 15.18 km | Franceschi / Courbon | Ford Fiesta R2T | 10:11.1 | ||
SS6 | Vitrolles – Oze 2 | 26.72 km | Franceschi / Courbon | Ford Fiesta R2T | 19:27.5 | ||
SS7 | Roussieux – Eygalayes 2 | 33.67 km | Franceschi / Courbon | Ford Fiesta R2T | 23:05.8 | ||
SS8 | Vaumeilh – Claret 2 | 15.18 km | Franceschi / Courbon | Ford Fiesta R2T | 10:11.2 | ||
27 January | SS9 | Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 1 | 29.16 km | Franceschi / Courbon | Ford Fiesta R2T | 29:32.1 | |
SS10 | St. Leger les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 1 | 16.87 km | Lario / Hämäläinen | Peugeot 208 R2 | 13:42.1 | ||
SS11 | Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 2 | 29.16 km | Brazzoli / Beltrame | Peugeot 208 R2 | 23:46.9 | Brazzoli / Beltrame | |
SS12 | St. Leger les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 2 | 16.87 km | Lario / Hämäläinen | Peugeot 208 R2 | 13:16.5 | ||
SS13 | Bayons – Bréziers 2 | 25.49 km | Lario / Hämäläinen | Peugeot 208 R2 | 18:44.5 | ||
28 January | SS14 | La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 1 | 18.41 km | Lario / Hämäläinen | Peugeot 208 R2 | 16:32.6 | |
SS15 | La Cabarette – Col de Braus 1 | 13.58 km | Brazzoli / Beltrame | Peugeot 208 R2 | 12:55.4 | ||
SS16 | La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 2 | 18.41 km | Lario / Hämäläinen | Peugeot 208 R2 | 15:57.0 | ||
SS17 | La Cabarette – Col de Braus 2 | 13.58 km | Brazzoli / Beltrame | Peugeot 208 R2 | 12:35.7 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | Enrico Brazzoli | 25 | Luca Beltrame | 25 | ||||
2 | Amaury Molle | 18 | Renaud Herman | 18 | ||||
3 | Taisko Lario | 15 | Tatu Hämäläinen | 15 |
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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.
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.
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.
The 2019 FIA World Rally Championship was the forty-seventh season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing 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 World Rally Championship-2 category at every round, which was split into 2 classifications: the World Rally Championship-2 Pro for manufacturer entries and the World Rally Championship-2 for private entries, and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected events. The World Rally Championship-3 was discontinued in 2018.
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).
The 2019 Rally Sweden was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 14 and 17 February 2019. It marked the sixty-seventh running of Rally Sweden and was the second round of the 2019 World Rally Championship. It was also the second round of the World Rally Championship-2 and the newly created WRC-2 Pro class, and the first round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2019 event was based in the town of Torsby in Värmland County and consists of nineteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 319.17 km (198.32 mi).
The 2020 FIA World Rally Championship was the forty-eighth season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing competition recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. 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 Rally1 and Rally2 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 World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship categories at selected events.
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).