2018 WRC2 Championship

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Jan Kopecky defeated former champion Pontus Tidemand to the title. Jan Kopecky 2008-12-19 001 (cropped).jpg
Jan Kopecký defeated former champion Pontus Tidemand to the title.
Skoda Motorsport became teams' champion for the third time. Skoda Motorsport (18060783156).jpg
Škoda Motorsport became teams' champion for the third time.

The 2018 FIA WRC2 Championship was the sixth season of WRC2, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. The championship was open to cars complying with R4, R5, and Super 2000 regulations. [1]

Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson were the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions. Škoda Motorsport were the defending teams' champions. Although Škoda Motorsport went on to win the teams' championship for the third year in a row, Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler succeeded for the drivers' and co-drivers' titles defeating the former champions.

Calendar

The championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Oceania. [2]

A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2018 World Rally Championship season. WRC2018.png
A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2018 World Rally Championship season.
RoundDatesRallyRally headquartersRally details
StartFinishSurfaceStagesDistance
125 January28 January Flag of Monaco.svg Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur [lower-alpha 1] Mixed [lower-alpha 2] 17394.74 km
215 February18 February Flag of Sweden.svg Rally Sweden Torsby, Värmland Snow19314.25 km
38 March11 March Flag of Mexico.svg Rally Guanajuato México León, Guanajuato Gravel22344.49 km
45 April8 April Flag of France.svg Tour de Corse Bastia, Haute-Corse Tarmac12333.48 km
526 April29 April Flag of Argentina.svg Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel18358.25 km
617 May20 May Flag of Portugal.svg Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel20358.19 km
77 June10 June Flag of Italy.svg Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel20313.46 km
826 July29 July Flag of Finland.svg Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel23317.26 km
916 August19 August Flag of Germany.svg ADAC Rallye Deutschland Bostalsee, Saarland Tarmac18325.76 km
1013 September16 September Flag of Turkey.svg Marmaris Rally of Turkey Marmaris, Muğla Gravel17312.44 km
114 October7 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire Gravel23318.34 km
1225 October28 October Flag of Spain.svg RACC Rally Catalunya de España Salou, Tarragona Mixed [lower-alpha 3] 18331.58 km
1315 November18 November Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rally Australia Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Gravel24318.64 km
Source: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Calendar changes

The Rally of Poland was removed from the calendar after the FIA repeatedly raised concerns about the event's safety. [12] The FIA had previously ordered a review of the event's safety standards ahead of the 2017 event, threatening to rescind the rally's World Championship status if conditions were not improved. [13]

The Rally of Poland was replaced by the Rally of Turkey, which returned to the calendar for the first time since 2010. [2] The event, which was previously based in Istanbul, return to south-western Turkey. It was based in the coastal resort town of Marmaris in Muğla Province, [14] with the route running along the Mediterranean coastline. [15]

The rallies of Great Britain and Catalunya swapped places on the schedule, with Rally Catalunya becoming the penultimate round of the championship. [2] Rallye Deutschland relocated to a new headquarters with the service park located at the Bostalsee reservoir in Saarland state. [6]

Route changes

Rallye Monte Carlo featured a heavily revised route from the 2017 event, with half the route being brand new. [5] After starting in Mexico City in 2017, Rally Mexico returned to its traditional start in Guanajuato. The route featured minor changes and included a new Power Stage. [16]

The route for the Tour de Corse was heavily revised, with only two of the seven stages being run as they were in 2017. The headquarters of the event was relocated to Bastia, which hosted the event for the first time since 1978. [17]

Organisers of the Wales Rally GB announced plans for a heavily revised route. The changes were made possible by the passage of legislation by the British government allowing public roads to be used for motorsport. [18] [19]

Entries

Eligible models

The 2018 season saw several new car models become available for competition:

Entry list

The following teams and crews were entered in the 2018 FIA WRC2 Championship:

ManufacturerCarEntrantTyreDriverCo-driverRounds
Ford Ford Fiesta R5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT M Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli Flag of France.svg Benjamin Veillas 1, 9, 11
Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula 1
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Mussano 3
D 5
Flag of Spain.svg Nil Solans Flag of Spain.svg Miquel Ibañez 3–6
P 9
Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí 11–12
M Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Parry 3, 5–6, 8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Loudon 9
Flag of Italy.svg Alex Gelsomino 10–11
Flag of Chile.svg Pedro Heller Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Olmos 3, 5–6, 10, 13
Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Flag of Argentina.svg José Diaz 5, 13
Flag of Finland.svg Jouni Virtanen Flag of Finland.svg Enni Mälkönen 8
P Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Vassilakis Flag of Greece.svg Spyros Koltsidas 10
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X-One Racing P Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Abbring Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pieter Tsjoen 1–2, 6
Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Racing P Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen 2, 6
M 4, 7–8, 12
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Arai Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen 7–8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn MacNeall 4
P 2, 6
Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Racing 2 M Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nikara Flag of Japan.svg Sayaka Adachi 8
Flag of Russia.svg TAIF Motorsport M Flag of Russia.svg Radik Shaymiev Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Tsvetkov 2
Flag of Italy.svg GB Motors P Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Linari Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Arena 2
Flag of Turkey.svg Castrol Ford Team Türkiye P Flag of Turkey.svg Murat Bostanci Flag of Turkey.svg Onur Vatansever 6, 8, 10
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Keane Motorsport P Flag of Romania.svg Simone Tempestini Flag of Romania.svg Sergiu Itu 6
Flag of Poland.svg Lotos Rally Team P Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Szczepaniak 7, 9–10, 12
Flag of Turkey.svg Ford Motorsport Turkey P Flag of Turkey.svg Yağiz Avci Flag of Turkey.svg Ersan Alkir 10
Flag of Turkey.svg Deniz Fahri Flag of Turkey.svg Bahadir Gücenmez 10
Flag of Turkey.svg Bora Manyera Flag of Turkey.svg Cem Çerkez 10
Škoda Auto Škoda Fabia R5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport II M Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Dresler 1, 4, 7, 9–10
Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen 4, 7
Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen 9, 11
Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson 10–11
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport 2–3, 5–6
Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen 2, 8
Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen 3, 5, 8, 12
Flag of Finland.svg Juuso Nordgren Flag of Finland.svg Tapio Suominen 6
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Dresler 12
Flag of Finland.svg Printsport M Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Pieniążek Flag of Poland.svg Przemysław Mazur 2, 4, 6–7, 9, 11–12
Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Korhonen 8
P Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Stugemo Flag of Sweden.svg Kalle Lexe 2, 8
Flag of Italy.svg S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl D Flag of Italy.svg Umberto Scandola Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Gaspari 2, 9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CA1 Sport Ltd D Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Åhlin Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Sjöberg 2
Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Racing P Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Adielsson Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Johansson 2
Flag of Germany.svg Toksport World Rally Team P Flag of Finland.svg Janne Tuohino Flag of Finland.svg Reeta Hämäläinen 2
Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Berg Flag of Finland.svg Rami Suorsa 2
M Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Ingram Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Whittock 10–11
Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor 12
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rhys Yates Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson 12
Flag of Italy.svg Motorsport Italia P Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rozada 3, 6–9
Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Inglesi 12
Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Salvi Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Magalhães 10
Flag of Germany.svg Armin Kremer Flag of Germany.svg Pirmin Winklhofer 13
Flag of Italy.svg ACI Team Italia WRC P Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Andolfi Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin 4, 6, 12
Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Inglesi 8–9, 11
Flag of Paraguay.svg Saba Competición D Flag of Paraguay.svg Gustavo Saba Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo der Ohannesian 5
Flag of Paraguay.svg ABR World Rally Team D Flag of Paraguay.svg Tiago Weiler Flag of Argentina.svg Fabian Cretu 5
Flag of Finland.svg TGS Worldwide M Flag of Finland.svg Eerik Pietarinen Flag of Finland.svg Juhana Raitanen 8
Flag of Germany.svg Škoda Auto Deutschland M Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Kreim Flag of Germany.svg Frank Christian 9
Flag of Turkey.svg BC Vision Motorsport M Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Çukurova Flag of Turkey.svg Vedat Bostanci 10
P Flag of Turkey.svg Erkan Güral Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Koçoğlu 10
Flag of Spain.svg Race Seven D Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Flag of Argentina.svg Fabian Cretu 11–12
Flag of France.svg 2C Competition M Flag of France.svg Sylvain Michel Flag of France.svg Anthony Gorguilo 12
Peugeot Peugeot 208 T16 R5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Peugeot Belgium Luxembourg M Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guillaume De Mévius Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka 1, 4
Citroën Citroën DS3 R5 Flag of France.svg PH Sport M Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Sciessere Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Zanella 1
Citroën C3 R5 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen 11
Flag of France.svg Citroën Total M Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Flag of France.svg Gabin Moreau 4, 6–9, 11–12
Flag of Romania.svg Simone Tempestini Flag of Romania.svg Sergiu Itu 7–12
Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen 12
Flag of France.svg CHL Sport Auto M Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato Flag of France.svg Benjamin Boulloud 4, 9
Flag of Portugal.svg Sports & You M Flag of Spain.svg Pepe López Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rozada 12
Hyundai Hyundai i20 R5 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport M Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Antti Linnaketo 2–3, 6, 8–9, 11–12
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Flag of France.svg Thibault de la Haye 4, 7–9
Flag of Finland.svg Max Vatanen Flag of France.svg Christopher Guieu 6
Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team M Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais 4, 6–9, 11–12
Flag of Paraguay.svg Hyundai Paraguay D Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Flag of Argentina.svg Edgardo Galindo 5
Flag of Italy.svg Metior Sport M Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Sciessere Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Ometto 9
Flag of Spain.svg Hyundai Motor España M Flag of Spain.svg José Antonio Suárez Flag of Spain.svg Cándido Carrera 9, 12
Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport M Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli Flag of France.svg Benjamin Veillas 12
Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of Norway.svg Veronica Engan 12
Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX STi Flag of Italy.svg GB Motors P Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Linari Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Ometto 13
Source: [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]

Results and standings

Season summary

RoundEventWinning driverWinning co-driverWinning entrantWinning timeReport
1 Flag of Monaco.svg Rallye Monte Carlo 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 Report
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Rally Sweden Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Racing 3:01:27.5 Report
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Rally México Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport 4:04:32.7 Report
4 Flag of France.svg Tour de Corse 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 3:37:27.5 Report
5 Flag of Argentina.svg Rally Argentina Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport 3:55:44.7 Report
6 Flag of Portugal.svg Rally Portugal Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport 4:03:57.4 Report
7 Flag of Italy.svg Rally Italia Sardegna 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 3:42:33.3 Report
8 Flag of Finland.svg Rally Finland Flag of Finland.svg Eerik Pietarinen Flag of Finland.svg Juhana Raitanen Flag of Finland.svg TGS Worldwide OU 2:45:18.4 Report
9 Flag of Germany.svg Rallye Deutschland 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 3:16:49.7 Report
10 Flag of Turkey.svg Rally Turkey 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 4:17:49.7 Report
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wales Rally GB Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport II 3:15:27.2 Report
12 Flag of Spain.svg Rally Catalunya Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport 3:20:47.6 Report
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rally Australia Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Flag of Argentina.svg José Diaz Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 3:22:20.5 Report

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Six best results counted towards championship.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

FIA WRC2 Championship for Drivers

Pos.Driver MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
DEU
Flag of Germany.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
DropsPoints
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kopecký 1111120143
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Tidemand 2111Ret20111
3 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä 5Ret4211090
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith 2283RetRet3070
5 Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Pieniążek 95256616056
6 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Andolfi 31548388054
7 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby 342Ret119047
8 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen 6612212411046
9 Flag of Chile.svg Pedro Heller 33105Ret041
10 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz 7544040
11 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet 64Ret5RetRet7036
12 Flag of Spain.svg Nil Solans 7759Ret135034
13 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Lefebvre Ret38138515033
14 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta 1813RetRet12029
15 Flag of Romania.svg Simone Tempestini 16Ret9102710028
16 Flag of Finland.svg Eerik Pietarinen 1025
17 Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Ret1025
18 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Arai 795Ret7024
19 Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra DNS7669024
20 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Ret3Ret7021
21 Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato 211018
22 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Linari 122018
23 Flag of Italy.svg Eddie Sciessere 2WD018
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Ingram 312015
25 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen 3015
26 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 3015
27 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia 4Ret918014
28 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guillaume De Mévius 4WD012
29 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Adielsson 4012
30 Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez 4012
31 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Kreim 4012
32 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Tuohino 5010
33 Flag of Finland.svg Juuso Nordgren 608
34 Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Cukurova 608
35 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg 608
36 Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Salvi 706
37 Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Stugemo 81204
38 Flag of Turkey.svg Bora Manyera 804
39 Flag of Turkey.svg Erkan Güral 902
40 Flag of Turkey.svg Murat Bostanci 1110Ret01
41 Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli RetRet101701
42 Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Berg 1001
43 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Vassilakis 1001
Pos.Driver MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
DEU
Flag of Germany.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
DropsPoints
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA WRC2 Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos.Driver MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
DEU
Flag of Germany.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
DropsPoints
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Dresler 1111120143
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson 2111Ret20111
3 Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen 5Ret4211090
4 Flag of Poland.svg Przemysław Mazur 95256616056
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Parry 2283055
6 Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen 342Ret119047
7 Flag of Finland.svg Antti Linnaketo 6612212411046
8 Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Olmos 33105Ret041
9 Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Szczepaniak 7544040
10 Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais 64Ret5RetRet7036
11 Flag of France.svg Gabin Moreau Ret38138515033
12 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin 31548031
13 Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen 1813RetRet12029
14 Flag of Romania.svg Sergiu Itu 16Ret9102710028
15 Flag of Finland.svg Juhana Raitanen 1025
16 Flag of Argentina.svg José Díaz Ret1025
17 Flag of Spain.svg Miquel Ibañez 7759Ret024
18 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rozada WD7669024
19 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Inglesi 838023
20 Flag of France.svg Thibault de la Haye Ret3Ret7021
21 Flag of France.svg Benjamin Boulloud 211018
22 Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Zanella 2018
23 Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Elia Ometto 2018
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn MacNeall 795018
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Whittock 312015
26 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula 3015
27 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Gelsomino Ret3015
28 Flag of Norway.svg Veronica Engan 3015
29 Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Mussano 4Ret012
30 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka 4WD012
31 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Johansson 4012
32 Flag of Argentina.svg Edgardo Galindo 4012
33 Flag of Germany.svg Frank Christian 4012
34 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí 135010
35 Flag of Finland.svg Reeta Hämäläinen 5010
36 Flag of Finland.svg Tapio Suominen 608
37 Flag of Turkey.svg Vedat Bostanci 608
38 Flag of Austria.svg Ilka Minor 608
39 Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Magalhães 706
40 Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Ret706
41 Flag of Sweden.svg Kalle Lexe 81204
42 Flag of Turkey.svg Cem Cerkez 804
43 Flag of Argentina.svg Fabian Cretu Ret91802
44 Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Koçoğlu 902
45 Flag of Turkey.svg Onur Vatansever 1110Ret01
46 Flag of France.svg Benjamin Veillas RetRet101701
47 Flag of Finland.svg Rami Suorsa 1001
48 Flag of Greece.svg Spiros Koltsidas 1001
Pos.Driver MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
DEU
Flag of Germany.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
DropsPoints
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA WRC2 Championship for Teams

Pos.Team MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
DEU
Flag of Germany.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Points
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport II 111111150
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport 211131133
3 Flag of Finland.svg Printsport 532310541181
4 Flag of Italy.svg ACI Team Italia WRC 292725680
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport 428292876
6 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total Rallye Team Ret36863756
7 Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Racing 155Ret6955
8 Flag of Poland.svg Lotos Rally Team 543352
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 2Ret11Ret6151
10 Flag of Germany.svg Toksport World Rally Team 328449
11 Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team 44Ret4RetRet546
12 Flag of Italy.svg Motorsport Italia WD6455Ret40
13 Flag of Finland.svg TGS Worldwide OU 125
14 Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Motorsport 218
15 Flag of Germany.svg Škoda Auto Deutschland 315
16 Flag of Italy.svg S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl 6714
17 Flag of Turkey.svg BC Vision Motorsport 412
18 Flag of Turkey.svg Castrol Ford Team Türkiye 79Ret8
19 Flag of France.svg PH Sport 76
20 Flag of France.svg CHL Sport Auto 84
21 Flag of Portugal.svg Sports&you 101
Pos.Driver MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
DEU
Flag of Germany.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes

  1. The rally base of the Monte Carlo Rally was located in France.
  2. Rallye Monte Carlo was run on a tarmac and snow surface.
  3. Rally Catalunya was run on a tarmac and gravel surface.

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The 2015 FIA WRC2 Championship was the third season of WRC2, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. The Championship was open to cars complying with R4, R5, and Super 2000 regulations. The Championship was composed by thirteen Rallies; and Drivers and Teams must nominate a maximum of seven event. The best six results are counted towards the championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 World Rally Championship</span> 44th season of the World Rally Championship

The 2016 World Rally Championship was the 44th 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 drivers competed in thirteen rounds—starting with the Rallye Monte Carlo in January and finishing with Rally Australia in November—for the World Rally Championships for Drivers and Manufacturers.

The 2016 FIA WRC2 Championship was the fourth season of WRC2, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, ran in support of the World Rally Championship. The Championship was open to cars complying with R4, R5, and Super 2000 regulations. The Championship was composed of thirteen rallies, and drivers and teams had to nominate a maximum of seven events. The best six results counted towards the championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 World Rally Championship</span> 2017 edition of the World Rally Championship

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 World Rally Championship at selected rounds.

The 2017 FIA WRC2 Championship is the fifth season of the WRC2, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. The Championship is open to cars complying with R4, R5, and Super 2000 regulations. Esapekka Lappi did not return to defend his 2016 title as he left Škoda Motorsport for the top WRC category to become third driver of Toyota GAZOO Racing. However, Škoda Motorsport retained the title thanks to Pontus Tidemand who won the championship after Rallye Deutschland.

The 2017 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the fifth season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013.

<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 World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 categories at every round and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected rounds.

The 2018 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the sixth and final season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013.

<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 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 FIA WRC2 Championship was the seventh season of WRC2, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. The championship is open to cars complying with R5 regulations.

The 2019 FIA WRC2 Pro Championship was the first and only season of WRC2 Pro, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category was open to cars entered by manufacturers and complying with Group R5 regulations, while WRC2 was open to privately entered cars.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 WRC2 Championship</span> Rally championship organised by FIA

The 2020 FIA WRC2 Championship was the eighth season of WRC2, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category was open to cars entered by manufacturers and complying with R5 regulations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 WRC3 Championship</span>

The 2020 FIA World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship for rally cars that was recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It was open to privately-entered cars complying with R5 regulations and was the seventh running of the championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R5 (rallying)</span>

In international rallying, R5 refers to a class of cars competing under Group R regulations. R5 regulations were introduced by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in 2012 as a replacement for the Super 2000 class. In 2019 the FIA renamed the R5 specification ruleset to Group Rally2 as part of a wider plan to reorganise FIA championships and replace Group R with new Groups Rally. Existing FIA homologated R5 cars remain eligible for any FIA Rally2 level competition, and non-homologated R5 or Rally2 cars should be accepted equally at national level where approved. R5/Rally2 cars are based on production cars and feature a 1600cc turbocharged petrol engine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 WRC2 Championship</span> Motorsport championship

The 2021 FIA WRC2 Championship was the ninth season of WRC2, a rallying championship for organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category was open to cars entered by teams and complying with Rally2 regulations. The championship began in January 2021 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in November 2021 with Rally Monza, and ran in support of the 2021 World Rally Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 WRC2 Championship</span> Motorsport championship

The 2022 FIA WRC2 Championship was the tenth season of WRC2, a rallying championship for organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category was open to cars entered by teams and complying with Group Rally2. The championship began in January 2022 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in November 2022 with Rally Japan, and ran in support of the 2022 World Rally Championship.

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