2018 Rally Mexico

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2018 Rally Mexico
15. Rally Guanajuato Mexico
Round 3 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai Motorsport Rally Mexico 2.jpg
Host countryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Rally base León, Guanajuato
Dates run8 11 March 2018
Start locationStreet Stage GTO, Guanajuato
Finish locationLas Minas, Guanajuato
Stages22 (344.49 km; 214.06 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,055.88 km (656.09 miles)
Overall distance1,400.37 km (870.15 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered31
Crews29 at start, 21 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
3:54:08.0
Power Stage winner Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak
Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport
4:04:32.7
WRC-3 winnerno classified finishers

The 2018 Rally Mexico (formally known as the Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 8 and 11 March 2018. [1] 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). [2]

Contents

Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle were the defending rally winners. [3] Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the rally winners. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. [4] The Škoda Motorsport crew of Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5. [5] In the World Rally Championship-3, there were no classified finishers.

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul entered the round with a ten-point lead in the World Championship for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a one-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.

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, and the World Rally Championship-3. The final entry list consisted of eleven World Rally Cars, seven World Rally Championship-2 entries, and one World Rally Championship-3 entry.

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 Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula 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 France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Antti Linnaketo Hyundai i20 R5 M
33 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 M
35 Flag of Bolivia.svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Flag of Bolivia.svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Mussano Ford Fiesta R5 M
36 Flag of Spain.svg Nil Solans Flag of Spain.svg Nil Solans Flag of Spain.svg Miquel Ibañez Sotos Ford Fiesta R5 D
37 Flag of Italy.svg Motorsport Italia Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra [a] Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rozada Škoda Fabia R5 P
38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M
39 Flag of Chile.svg Pedro Heller Flag of Chile.svg Pedro Heller Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Olmos Ford Fiesta R5 M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hall Ford Fiesta R2T P
Source: [7]

Route

After starting in Mexico City in 2017, 2018 Rally Mexico returned to its traditional start in Guanajuato. The route featured minor changes and included a new Power Stage. [8]

Report

Pre-event

Nine-time World Champion Sebastien Loeb returned to the World Rally Championship in this rally. Sebastien loeb spafrancorchamps2014.JPG
Nine-time World Champion Sébastien Loeb returned to the World Rally Championship in this rally.

The event marks the return of nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb and is his first rally since the 2015 Monte Carlo Rally. [9]

Thursday

Thursday saw Thierry Neuville topped his Hyundai i20 after Kris Meeke took the shakedown. Ott Tänak was second on the timesheets, 1.9 seconds slower than the championship leader's storming run. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier was third, 2 seconds off the lead. Toyota teammates, Jari-Matti Latvala and Esapekka Lappi, and Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen completed the top six. Last year winner Meeke was seventh overall, followed by Dani Sordo and Elfyn Evans. Nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb finished his first special stage after 2015 with tenth position.

Friday

Dani Sordo, who targeted himself for a podium finish, led nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb by 7.2 seconds after two days. Both drivers benefited from low start positions in the sweltering mountain speed tests above León. Ott Tänak, 11 seconds off the pace in third, drove around overheating problems in his Toyota Yaris, ahead of last year winner Kris Meeke. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier limited his losses from second in the start order in fifth place, despite a spin. Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen was sixth, only 1.5 seconds behind the Frenchman. It was a nightmare catastrophe for championship leader Thierry Neuville. The road opener fared worst in the conditions and lost more than 20 seconds due to a fuel pressure problem and a power steering issue in his i20. He placed seventh overall when Jari-Matti Latvala retired with alternator problems before SS9. Elfyn Evans retired from the rally because of rolling out though he managed to reach the finish line, while teammate Teemu Suninen and Esapekka Lappi retired from the day due to hitting a barrier and crashing respectively. WRC 2 leader Pontus Tidemand, Gus Greensmith and Pedro Heller completed the top ten.

Saturday

Nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb took an early lead from Dani Sordo, who finished third after the day, until he suffered a front left puncture. The 44-year-old Frenchman conceded almost two and a half minutes when he stopped to change the wheel after hitting a stone in his Citroën C3 and plunged to fifth, while defending world champion Sébastien Ogier took over the lead position with four consecutive stage wins in the afternoon. Teammate Kris Meeke was over half a minute off the pace, second place overall. Ott Tänak's overnight third vanished in the opening stage. The Estonian limped through the second half with a turbo boost problem in his Toyota Yaris and retired soon after, which made Andreas Mikkelsen and championship leader Thierry Neuville climb up to fourth and sixth respectively. WRC 2 leader Pontus Tidemand was seventh, ahead of category second Gus Greensmith. Jari-Matti Latvala returned to the rally after the previous day's alternator-induced retirement. The Toyota leader finished ninth, while Chile's Pedro Heller completed the leaderboard.

Sunday

Top three crews were in the self-timer on the podium. Hyundai Motorsport Rally Mexico 2018.jpg
Top three crews were in the self-timer on the podium.

Sébastien Ogier sealed his forty-second career victory, despite receiving a 10-second penalty for cutting a chicane. [10] By virtue this win, he recaptured the position of championship leader from Thierry Neuville, who had a terrible weekend and finished sixth overall. Kris Meeke lost second place to Friday leader Dani Sordo after a half roll this morning. Andreas Mikkelsen finished fourth, a further 19.2 seconds behind, after struggling with his i20's handling throughout. Nine-time champion Sébastien Loeb was fifth and took an extra point at the Power Stage. WRC 2 winner Pontus Tidemand finished seventh ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala, who fought back onto the leaderboard after retiring his Toyota Yaris on Friday with alternator problems. WRC 2 drivers Gus Greensmith and Pedro Heller completed the top ten. Ott Tänak finished fourteenth overall, but he took full five points from the Power Stage.

Classification

Top ten finishers

The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten. [b]

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassStage
Overall classification
111 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:54:08.00.0250
226 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Barrio Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:55:11.6+1:03.6180
3310 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:55:27.2+1:19.2150
444 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:55:46.4+1:38.4122
5511 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:56:32.6+2:24.6101
665 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:03:11.0+9:03.083
7731 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:04:32.7+10:24.760
887 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 4:04:32.7+15:37.144
9938 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Parry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 4:11:17.3+17:09.320
101039 Flag of Chile.svg Pedro Heller Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Olmos Flag of Chile.svg Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 4:18:26.1+24:18.110
World Rally Championship-2
7131 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:04:32.70.025
9238 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Parry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 4:11:17.3+6:44.618
10339 Flag of Chile.svg Pedro Heller Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Olmos Flag of Chile.svg Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 4:18:26.1+13:53.415
13435 Flag of Bolivia.svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Mussano Flag of Bolivia.svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Ford Fiesta R5 4:27:18.6+22:45.912
15533 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 5:07:26.8+1:02:54.110
18632 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Antti Linnaketo Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 5:24:46.5+1:20:13.88
21736 Flag of Spain.svg Nil Solans Flag of Spain.svg Miquel Ibañez Sotos Flag of Spain.svg Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 5:52:32.8+1:48:00.16
World Rally Championship-3
No classified finishers
Source: [11] [12]

Other notable finishers

The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten. [b]

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarClassTimePoints
EventClassStage
11119 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC4:25:05.80
12123 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC4:27:14.30
14148 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC4:56:50.85
Source: [11] [12]

Special stages

Overall classification
DayStageNameLengthWinnerCarTimeClass leader
8 MarchLlano Grande [ Shakedown ]5.31 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 3:41.0
SS1Street Stage GTO2.53 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:06.7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
9 MarchSS2Duarte - Derramadero 126.05 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 17:08.9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke
SS3El Chocolate 131.44 km Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 24:05.6 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo
SS4Ortega 117.23 km Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:33.2
SS5Street Stage Léon 11.11 km Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 1:03.7
SS6Duarte - Derramadero 226.05 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 16:56.7
SS7El Chocolate 231.44 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën C3 WRC 23:54.2
SS8Ortega 217.23 km Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
Toyota Yaris WRC
Citroën C3 WRC
9:24.8
SS9SSS Autodromo de Léon 12.3 km Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 1:37.8
SS10SSS Autodromo de Léon 22.3 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak
Ford Fiesta WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC
1:37.3
10 March
SS11Guanajuatito 130.97 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Citroën C3 WRC 20:35.6 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
SS12Otates 126.37 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 20:26.9
SS13El Brinco 19.98 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 5:29.2
SS14Guanajuatito 230.97 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 20:10.1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
SS15Otates 226.37 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 20:05.1
SS16El Brinco 29.98 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 5:24.6
SS17SSS Autodromo de Léon 32.3 km Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Citroën C3 WRC
1:38.0
SS18SSS Autodromo de Léon 42.3 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 1:36.6
SS19Street Stage Léon 21.11 km Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:02.7
11 March
SS20Alfaro24.32 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 15:23.7
SS21Las Minas 111.07 km Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 6:42.9
SS22Las Minas 2 [Power stage]11.07 km Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 6:33.1
World Rally Championship-2
8 MarchLlano Grande [ Shakedown ]5.31 km Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 3:51.9
SS1Street Stage GTO2.53 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 2:11.6 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand
9 MarchSS2Duarte - Derramadero 126.05 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 17:52.9
SS3El Chocolate 131.44 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 25:10.4
SS4Ortega 117.23 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 10:09.2
SS5Street Stage Leon 11.11 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:05.5
SS6Duarte - Derramadero 226.05 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 17:55.3
SS7El Chocolate 231.44 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 25:08.6
SS8Ortega 217.23 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 10:01.6
SS9SSS Autodromo de Léon 12.3 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:43.3
SS10SSS Autodromo de Léon 22.3 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:42.6
10 March
SS11Guanajuatito 130.97 km Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 21:27.7
SS12Otates 126.37 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 21:12.6
SS13El Brinco 19.98 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 5:46.4
SS14Guanajuatito 230.97 km Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 21:13.9
SS15Otates 226.37 km Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 21:03.2
SS16El Brinco 29.98 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 5:44.1
SS17SSS Autodromo de Léon 32.3 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:41.9
SS18SSS Autodromo de Léon 42.3 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:41.6
SS19Street Stage Léon 21.11 km Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 1:05.1
11 March
SS20Alfaro24.32 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 16:05.1
SS21Las Minas 111.07 km Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 7:03.6
SS22Las Minas 211.07 km Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 6:52.3
World Rally Championship-3
8 MarchLlano Grande [ Shakedown ]5.31 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 5:19.5
SS1Street Stage GTO2.53 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 2:38.6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams
9 MarchSS2Duarte - Derramadero 126.05 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 22:47.6
SS3El Chocolate 131.44 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 30:36.7
SS4Ortega 117.23 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 12:21.2
SS5Street Stage Leon 11.11 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 1:17.8
SS6Duarte - Derramadero 226.05 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 29:47.6
SS7El Chocolate 231.44 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 37:36.7
SS8Ortega 217.23 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 19:21.2
SS9SSS Autodromo de Léon 12.3 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 9:12.4
SS10SSS Autodromo de Léon 22.3 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 9:03.8
10 March
SS11Guanajuatito 130.97 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 26:16.9
SS12Otates 126.37 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 25:26.1
SS13El Brinco 19.98 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 7:06.4
SS14Guanajuatito 230.97 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 26:26.9
SS15Otates 226.37 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 25:29.4
SS16El Brinco 29.98 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 6:56.2
SS17SSS Autodromo de Léon 32.3 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 2:02.5
SS18SSS Autodromo de Léon 42.3 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 2:01.1
SS19Street Stage Léon 21.11 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 2:41.2
11 March
SS20Alfaro24.32 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 21:26.2
SS21Las Minas 111.07 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 35:35.1
SS22Las Minas 211.07 kmNo stage-winnerNo leader

Power stage

The Power stage was an 11.07 km stage at the end of the rally. Additional World Championship points were awarded to the five fastest crews.

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDiff.Pts.
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 6:33.10.05
2 [c] Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 6:34.4+1.34
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:34.5+1.43
4 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:36.0+2.92
5 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC 6:38.9+5.81

Penalties

The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally. [b]

StageNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarClassReasonPenalty
SS1335 Flag of Bolivia.svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Mussano Flag of Bolivia.svg Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-26 minutes late1:00
SS221 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRCCutting a chicane0:10
SS225 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC25 minutes late4:10
SS228 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC27 minutes late4:30

Retirements

The following notable crews retired from the event. [b] Under Rally2 regulations, they were eligible to re-enter the event starting from the next leg. Crews that re-entered were given an additional time penalty.

StageNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarClassCauseRe-entry
SS233 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2MechanicalYes
SS236 Flag of Spain.svg Nil Solans Flag of Spain.svg Miquel Ibañez Sotos Flag of Spain.svg Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2MechanicalYes
SS52 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRCAccidentNo
SS632 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Antti Linnaketo Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2MechanicalYes
SS661 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3MechanicalYes
SS79 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRCOff-roadYes
SS73 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRCSuspensionYes
SS87 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRCAlternatorYes
SS128 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRCEngineYes
SS1432 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Antti Linnaketo Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2MechanicalYes
SS1436 Flag of Spain.svg Nil Solans Flag of Spain.svg Miquel Ibañez Sotos Flag of Spain.svg Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2MechanicalYes
SS1961 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3MechanicalYes
SS2261 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3MechanicalNo

Championship standings after the rally

Notes

  1. Benito Guerra did not start due to his car being destroyed by a fire in testing prior to the rally. [6]
  2. 1 2 3 4 Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.
  3. Sebastien Ogier originally finished the Power Stage in second place, but received a 10-second penalty for cutting a chicane. [10]

References

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