2018 Rally Sweden 66. Rally Sweden | |||
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Round 2 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Sweden / Norway | ||
Rally base | Torsby, Värmland | ||
Dates run | 15 – 18 February 2018 | ||
Start location | Karlstad trotting track, Karlstad | ||
Finish location | Torsby, Värmland | ||
Stages | 19 (314.25 km; 195.27 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel and snow | ||
Transport distance | 1,086.28 km (674.98 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,400.79 km (870.41 miles) | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:52:13.1 | ||
WRC-2 winner | Takamoto Katsuta Marko Salminen Tommi Mäkinen Racing 3:01:27.5 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Denis Rådström Johan Johansson Denis Rådström 3:16:26.0 | ||
Power Stage winner | Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | ||
Crews registered | 68 | ||
Crews | 66 at start, 59 at finish |
The 2018 Rally Sweden (formally known as the Rally Sweden 2018) [1] was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 15 and 18 February 2018. [2] 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. [3] It was also the first round of the Junior World Rally Championship. [4] 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). [5]
Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila were the defending rally winners. [6] Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the manufacturers' winners. [7] The Belgian also became only the third non-Nordic driver to win the event after the nine-time world champion, Sébastien Loeb, and the defending world champion, Sébastien Ogier. [8] The Tommi Mäkinen Racing crew of Takamoto Katsuta and Marko Salminen won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Ford Fiesta R5, while Swedish crew Denis Rådström and Johan Johansson won the World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship. [9] [10]
Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with an eight-point lead in the World Championships for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, M-Sport Ford WRT and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a fifteen-point lead over Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT.
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 Junior World Rally Championships. The final entry list consisted of fourteen World Rally Car entries, fifteen in the World Rally Championship-2, and fifteen entries in the World Rally Championship-3, twelve of which were eligible to score points in the Junior World Rally Championship.
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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15 February | 08:00 | — | Skalla [ Shakedown ] | 6.86 km |
Leg 1 — 142.00 km | ||||
15 February | 20:08 | SS1 | SSS Karlstad 1 | 1.90 km |
16 February | 06:00 | Service A – Torsby | — | |
07:55 | SS2 | Hof-Finnskog 1 | 21.26 km | |
09:07 | SS3 | Svullrya 1 | 24.88 km | |
09:54 | SS4 | Röjden 1 | 19.13 km | |
11:31 | Service B – Torsby | — | ||
13:41 | SS5 | Hof-Finnskog 2 | 21.26 km | |
15:03 | SS6 | Svullrya 2 | 24.88 km | |
15:50 | SS7 | Röjden 2 | 19.13 km | |
16:56 | SS8 | Torsby 1 | 9.56 km | |
17:31 | Flexi Service C – Torsby | — | ||
Leg 2 — 120.31 km | ||||
17 February | 07:05 | Service D – Torsby | — | |
07:54 | SS9 | Torntorp 1 | 19.88 km | |
09:12 | SS10 | Hagfors 1 | 23.40 km | |
10:09 | SS11 | Vargåsen 1 | 14.21 km | |
11:40 | Service E – Torsby | — | ||
12:41 | SS12 | Torntorp 2 | 19.88 km | |
14:12 | SS13 | Hagfors 2 | 23.40 km | |
15:08 | SS14 | Vargåsen 2 | 14.21 km | |
17:41 | SS15 | SSS Karlstad 2 | 1.90 km | |
19:26 | SS16 | Torsby Sprint | 3.43 km | |
19:56 | Flexi Service F – Torsby | — | ||
Leg 3 — 51.94 km | ||||
18 February | 06:30 | Service G – Torsby | — | |
07:50 | SS17 | Likenäs 1 | 21.19 km | |
09:51 | SS18 | Likenäs 2 | 21.19 km | |
12:18 | SS19 | Torsby 2 [ Power Stage ] | 9.56 km | |
Source: [12] |
Ott Tänak drove a Yaris, defeated Thierry Neuville in their head-to-head heat on snow roads and stopped the clocks 0.3 second faster than Latvala, who beat Mads Østberg in their battle by 0.3 second. The Norwegian was impressive on his Citroën C3 debut to hold third as competitors headed north to Torsby for an overnight halt. Kris Meeke, driving another C3, and Hyundai i20 pilot Andreas Mikkelsen were tied in fourth, a further 0.3 second behind, while Neuville completed the top six. Toyota's Esapekka Lappi and championship leader Sébastien Ogier lost time after running wide on the same corner near the finish. They were eighth and ninth respectively but just 2.9 seconds off the pace.
The early starters lost time ploughing a clean route through fresh snow. Championship leader Sébastien Ogier was the first on the road. He was struggle with the grip all day and conceded almost three minutes en route to twelfth. So were Ott Tänak and Jari-Matti Latvala. The Toyota teammates separated by eighth and ninth. Craig Breen was third on the board, and the Irishman was delighted with his form with two afternoon stages wins. Teammate Mads Østberg was 0.5 second further back. Lying sixth after last night's curtain-raising speed test, Thierry Neuville moved his i20 to the front on this morning's second stage and held off a chasing pack which had the advantage of better conditions. Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen, who started further behind, had a trouble-free day while Hayden Paddon running out of the top three to make Hyundai 1-2-3.
Thierry Neuville was the rally leader, but the gap between him and his main opponent was not big enough, especially for the Citroën driver, Craig Breen, who was eager to claim his first WRC victory. The Irish driver have once narrowed the gap to less than five seconds. However, the Hyundai star set four fastest stage times to build a 22.7-second lead, though he suffered a paddle shift gearchange system issue at the opening stage. Teammate Andreas Mikkelsen finished third after a spin today which made him dropped from second to fourth place, 9.3 seconds behind Breen. Hayden Paddon's car set-up was unsuited to this morning's forest roads. The New Zealander stuck on the inside of a hairpin in the final stage, which made him lost some time. He ended the day 16.6 seconds behind Mikkelsen. Mads Østberg changed his C3's settings to improve his car's balance but the switches affected his confidence and he reversed the adjustments. There was also an accident in SS13. Kris Meeke nosed into a snow bank but lost engine power when he regained the road. He stopped to clean snow from his Citroën's cooling system and as Ott Tänak tried to overtake in a narrow section, the two cars collided and the Estonian's Toyota Yaris bounced into a ditch. That ended with the Briton's retirement and made five-time world champion Sébastien Ogier finally get into the top ten.
With a comfortable lead, Thierry Neuville finally eased through Sunday's final three speed tests to head Ireland's Craig Breen, driving a Citroën C3, for whom second was a career-best result. Andreas Mikkelsen finished third after a spun at exactly the same point as Neuville. Esapekka Lappi fought back and gained two places in the final three stages to finish fourth, 17.5 seconds adrift of Mikkelsen, after he plunged down the order after burying his Toyota Yaris in a snow bank. A final stage mistake from Hayden Paddon cost him a place. The Kiwi stalled his i20 a couple of kilometres from the finish and trailed the Finn by 8.6 seconds. After only a day's pre-event testing, Mads Østberg was sixth on his debut drive in a C3. Jari-Matti Latvala finished seventh after being delayed by a troublesome front differential and adverse road conditions. Fellow Finn Teemu Suninen was eighth in a Ford Fiesta, the highest place among M-Sport World Rally Team drivers. Ott Tänak and Monte-Carlo winner Sébastien Ogier dropped lot of time in Friday's opening leg as they ploughed a path through deep snow. They were unable to regain lost ground and finished ninth and tenth respectively. [8]
Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leader |
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15 February | — | Skalla [ Shakedown ] | 6.86 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 4:17.3 | N/A |
SS1 | SSS Karlstad 1 | 1.9 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:32.7 | Tänak / Järveoja | |
16 February | SS2 | Hof-Finnskog 1 | 21.26 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:32.7 | |
SS3 | Svullrya 1 | 24.88 km | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 13:16.4 | Neuville / Gilsoul | |
SS4 | Röjden 1 | 19.13 km | Mikkelsen / Jæger-Synnevaag | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:18.5 | ||
SS5 | Hof-Finnskog 2 | 21.26 km | Paddon / Marshall | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:19.5 | ||
SS6 | Svullrya 2 | 24.88 km | Breen / Martin | Citroën C3 WRC | 13:17.3 | ||
SS7 | Röjden 2 | 19.13 km | Breen / Martin | Citroën C3 WRC | 10:06.1 | ||
SS8 | Torsby 1 | 9.56 km | Paddon / Marshall | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 6:23.8 | ||
17 February | SS9 | Torntorp 1 | 19.88 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:02.0 | |
SS10 | Hagfors 1 | 23.4 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:58.2 | ||
SS11 | Vargåsen 1 | 14.21 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 8:35.9 | ||
SS12 | Torntorp 2 | 19.88 km | Breen / Martin | Citroën C3 WRC | 9:55.3 | ||
SS13 | Hagfors 2 | 23.4 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 12:44.5 | ||
SS14 | Vargåsen 2 | 14.21 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 8:28.2 | ||
SS15 | SSS Karlstad 2 | 1.9 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:34.7 | ||
SS16 | Torsby Sprint | 3.43 km | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:32.7 | ||
18 February | SS17 | Likenäs 1 | 21.19 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:11.8 | |
SS18 | Likenäs 2 | 21.19 km | Lappi / Ferm | Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:15.0 | ||
SS19 | Torsby 2 [ Power stage ] | 9.56 km | Lappi / Ferm | Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:01.2 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | 4 | Thierry Neuville | 41 | 4 | Nicolas Gilsoul | 41 | 3 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 54 | |||
2 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | 31 | 1 | Julien Ingrassia | 31 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 53 | ||||
3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 23 | Miikka Anttila | 23 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 46 | ||||||
4 | 2 | Esapekka Lappi | 23 | 2 | Janne Ferm | 23 | 3 | M-Sport Ford World Rally Team | 43 | |||
5 | 3 | Ott Tänak | 21 | 3 | Martin Järveoja | 21 |
Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leader |
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15 February | — | Skalla [ Shakedown ] | 6.86 km | Adielsson / Johansson | Škoda Fabia R5 | 4:31.9 | N/A |
SS1 | SSS Karlstad 1 | 1.9 km | Tidemand / Andersson | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:36.8 | Tidemand / Andersson | |
16 February | SS2 | Hof-Finnskog 1 | 21.26 km | Katsuta / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R5 | 11:06.2 | Katsuta / Salminen |
SS3 | Svullrya 1 | 24.88 km | Huttunen / Linnaketo Katsuta / Salminen | Hyundai i20 R5 Ford Fiesta R5 | 14:00.9 | ||
SS4 | Röjden 1 | 19.13 km | Tidemand / Andersson | Škoda Fabia R5 | 10:57.9 | ||
SS5 | Hof-Finnskog 2 | 21.26 km | Katsuta / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R5 | 10:54.6 | ||
SS6 | Svullrya 2 | 24.88 km | Katsuta / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R5 | 13:53.0 | ||
SS7 | Röjden 2 | 19.13 km | Veiby / Skjærmoen | Škoda Fabia R5 | 10:41.0 | ||
SS8 | Torsby 1 | 9.56 km | Tidemand / Andersson | Škoda Fabia R5 | 6:41.3 | ||
17 February | SS9 | Torntorp 1 | 19.88 km | Tidemand / Andersson | Škoda Fabia R5 | 10:42.1 | Tidemand / Andersson |
SS10 | Hagfors 1 | 23.4 km | Katsuta / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R5 | 13:39.9 | Katsuta / Salminen | |
SS11 | Vargåsen 1 | 14.21 km | Katsuta / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R5 | 8:57.9 | ||
SS12 | Torntorp 2 | 19.88 km | Arai / MacNeall | Ford Fiesta R5 | 10:28.6 | ||
SS13 | Hagfors 2 | 23.4 km | Katsuta / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R5 | 13:32.7 | ||
SS14 | Vargåsen 2 | 14.21 km | Katsuta / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R5 | 8:52.9 | ||
SS15 | SSS Karlstad 2 | 1.9 km | Tuohino / Hämäläinen Katsuta / Salminen | Škoda Fabia R5 Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:38.7 | ||
SS16 | Torsby Sprint | 3.43 km | Veiby / Skjærmoen | Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:37.6 | ||
18 February | SS17 | Likenäs 1 | 21.19 km | Tidemand / Andersson | Škoda Fabia R5 | 12:03.1 | |
SS18 | Likenäs 2 | 21.19 km | Katsuta / Salminen | Ford Fiesta R5 | 11:47.8 | ||
SS19 | Torsby 2 | 9.56 km | Huttunen / Linnaketo | Hyundai i20 R5 | 6:18.2 |
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 | Takamoto Katsuta | 25 | Marko Salminen | 25 | Tommi Mäkinen Racing | 25 | ||||||
3 | 1 | Eddie Sciessere | 18 | 1 | Flavio Zanella | 18 | 1 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 18 | |||
4 | Pontus Tidemand | 18 | Jonas Andersson | 18 | Škoda Motorsport | 18 | ||||||
5 | 2 | Teemu Suninen | 15 | 2 | Mikko Markkula | 15 | Toksport WRT | 15 |
Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leader |
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15 February | — | Skalla [ Shakedown ] | 6.86 km | Protasov / Cherepin | Citroën DS3 R3T | 4:50.9 | N/A |
SS1 | SSS Karlstad 1 | 1.9 km | Rådström / Johnasson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 1:48.6 | Rådström / Johansson | |
16 February | SS2 | Hof-Finnskog 1 | 21.26 km | Bergkvist / Fløene | Ford Fiesta R2T | 12:09.1 | Bergkvist / Fløene |
SS3 | Svullrya 1 | 24.88 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 15:12.4 | Rådström / Johansson | |
SS4 | Röjden 1 | 19.13 km | Torn / Sikk | Ford Fiesta R2T | 11:41.4 | Bergkvist / Fløene Rådström / Johansson | |
SS5 | Hof-Finnskog 2 | 21.26 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 11:43.5 | Rådström / Johansson | |
SS6 | Svullrya 2 | 24.88 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 14:58.4 | ||
SS7 | Röjden 2 | 19.13 km | Torn / Sikk | Ford Fiesta R2T | 11:30.4 | ||
SS8 | Torsby 1 | 9.56 km | Torn / Sikk | Ford Fiesta R2T | 7:14.8 | Bergkvist / Fløene | |
17 February | SS9 | Torntorp 1 | 19.88 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 11:34.7 | Rådström / Johansson |
SS10 | Hagfors 1 | 23.4 km | Lario / Hämäläinen | Peugeot 208 R2 | 14:54.5 | ||
SS11 | Vargåsen 1 | 14.21 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 9:38.4 | ||
SS12 | Torntorp 2 | 19.88 km | Protasov / Cherepin | Citroën DS3 R3T | 11:15.1 | ||
SS13 | Hagfors 2 | 23.4 km | Lario / Hämäläinen | Peugeot 208 R2 | 14:38.9 | ||
SS14 | Vargåsen 2 | 14.21 km | Lario / Hämäläinen | Peugeot 208 R2 | 9:32.1 | ||
SS15 | SSS Karlstad 2 | 1.9 km | Bergkvist / Fløene | Ford Fiesta R2T | 1:48.4 | ||
SS16 | Torsby Sprint | 3.43 km | Fernández / Riquelme | Ford Fiesta R2T | 2:52.3 | ||
18 February | SS17 | Likenäs 1 | 21.19 km | Bergkvist / Fløene | Ford Fiesta R2T | 13:06.4 | |
SS18 | Likenäs 2 | 21.19 km | Bergkvsit / Fløene | Ford Fiesta R2T | 12:58.9 | ||
SS19 | Torsby 2 | 9.56 km | Torn / Sikk | Ford Fiesta R2T | 6:49.1 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Team | Points | ||||
1 | Enrico Brazzoli | 25 | Luca Beltrame | 25 | ADAC Sachsen | 25 | ||||||
2 | Denis Rådström | 25 | Johan Johansson | 25 | Go+Cars Atlas Ward | 18 | ||||||
3 | Taisko Lario | 19 | Tatu Hämäläinen | 19 | ACI Team Italia | 15 | ||||||
4 | 2 | Amaury Molle | 18 | 2 | Renaud Herman | 18 | OT Racing | 15 | ||||
5 | Emil Bergkvist | 18 | Ola Fløene | 18 |
Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leader |
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15 February | — | Skalla [ Shakedown ] | 6.86 km | Bergkvist / Fløene | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:55.1 | N/A |
SS1 | SSS Karlstad 1 | 1.9 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 1:48.6 | Rådström / Johansson | |
16 February | SS2 | Hof-Finnskog 1 | 21.26 km | Bergkvist / Fløene | Ford Fiesta R2T | 12:09.1 | Bergkvist / Fløene |
SS3 | Svullrya 1 | 24.88 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 15:12.4 | Rådström / Johansson | |
SS4 | Röjden 1 | 19.13 km | Torn / Sikk | Ford Fiesta R2T | 11:41.4 | Bergkvist / Fløene Rådström / Johansson | |
SS5 | Hof-Finnskog 2 | 21.26 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 11:43.5 | Rådström / Johansson | |
SS6 | Svullrya 2 | 24.88 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 14:58.4 | ||
SS7 | Röjden 2 | 19.13 km | Torn / Sikk | Ford Fiesta R2T | 11:30.4 | ||
SS8 | Torsby 1 | 9.56 km | Torn / Sikk | Ford Fiesta R2T | 7:14.8 | Bergkvist / Fløene | |
17 February | SS9 | Torntorp 1 | 19.88 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 11:34.7 | Rådström / Johansson |
SS10 | Hagfors 1 | 23.4 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 14:57.0 | ||
SS11 | Vargåsen 1 | 14.21 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 9:38.4 | ||
SS12 | Torntorp 2 | 19.88 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 11:19.2 | ||
SS13 | Hagfors 2 | 23.4 km | Bergkvist / Fløene | Ford Fiesta R2T | 14:39.0 | ||
SS14 | Vargåsen 2 | 14.21 km | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | 9:32.8 | ||
SS15 | SSS Karlstad 2 | 1.9 km | Bergkvist / Fløene | Ford Fiesta R2T | 1:48.4 | ||
SS16 | Torsby Sprint | 3.43 km | Fernández / Riquelme | Ford Fiesta R2T | 2:52.3 | ||
18 February | SS17 | Likenäs 1 | 21.19 km | Bergkvist / Fløene | Ford Fiesta R2T | 13:06.4 | |
SS18 | Likenäs 2 | 21.19 km | Bergkvist / Fløene | Ford Fiesta R2T | 12:58.9 | ||
SS19 | Torsby 2 | 9.56 km | Torn / Sikk | Ford Fiesta R2T | 6:49.1 |
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Nations' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Team | Points | ||||
1 | Denis Rådström | 34 | Johan Johansson | 34 | Sweden | 25 | ||||||
2 | Emil Bergkvist | 23 | Ola Fløene | 23 | Germany | 18 | ||||||
3 | Julius Tannert | 15 | Jürgen Heigl | 15 | France | 15 | ||||||
4 | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | 12 | Romain Courbon | 12 | Ireland | 12 | ||||||
5 | Terry Folb | 10 | Christopher Guieu | 10 | Chile | 10 |
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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 Wales Rally GB was a motor racing event for rally cars that took place over four days between 4 and 7 October 2018. The event was open to entries competing in World Rally Cars and cars complying with Group R regulations. It marked the seventy-fourth running of Rally Great Britain and was the eleventh round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship, the highest class of competition in international rallying. Sixty 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 MSA British Rally Championship. The 2018 event was based in Deeside in Flintshire and consisted of twenty-three special stages throughout North and Mid-Wales. The rally covered a total competitive distance of a 318.34 km and an additional 1,083.01 km in transport stages.
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 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).
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