2018 World Rally Championship-2

2018 FIA World Rally Championship-2
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Parent series: FIA World Rally Championship Support series: FIA World Rally Championship-3 FIA Junior World Rally Championship

Jan Kopecký defeated former champion Pontus Tidemand to the title.

Škoda Motorsport became teams' champion for the third time.

The 2018 FIA World Rally Championship-2 was the sixth season of the World Rally Championship-2, 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. 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 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, North America, South America and Oceania.^[2]

A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2018 World Rally Championship season.

Round	Dates		Rally	Rally headquarters	Rally details
Round	Start	Finish	Rally	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages	Distance
1	25 January	28 January	Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo	Gap, Hautes-Alpes	Mixed^[a]	17	394.74 km
2	15 February	18 February	Rally Sweden	Torsby, Värmland	Snow	19	314.25 km
3	8 March	11 March	Rally Guanajuato México	León, Guanajuato	Gravel	22	344.49 km
4	5 April	8 April	Tour de Corse	Bastia, Haute-Corse	Tarmac	12	333.48 km
5	26 April	29 April	Rally Argentina	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba	Gravel	18	358.25 km
6	17 May	20 May	Rally de Portugal	Matosinhos, Porto	Gravel	20	358.19 km
7	7 June	10 June	Rally Italia Sardegna	Alghero, Sardinia	Gravel	20	313.46 km
8	26 July	29 July	Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi	Gravel	23	317.26 km
9	16 August	19 August	ADAC Rallye Deutschland	Bostalsee, Saarland	Tarmac	18	325.76 km
10	13 September	16 September	Marmaris Rally of Turkey	Marmaris, Muğla	Gravel	17	312.44 km
11	4 October	7 October	Wales Rally GB	Deeside, Flintshire	Gravel	23	318.34 km
12	25 October	28 October	RACC Rally Catalunya de España	Salou, Tarragona	Mixed^[b]	18	331.58 km
13	15 November	18 November	Rally Australia	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales	Gravel	24	318.64 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:

Citroën made an R5 variation of the C3, known as the Citroën C3 R5.^[20] The Citroën DS3 R5 was still eligible to compete.
Volkswagen entered the World Rally Championship-2 for the first time with the Volkswagen Polo GTI R5, the replacement for the cancelled Polo R WRC project.^[21]

Entry list[]

The following teams and crews were entered in the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship-2:

Manufacturer	Car	Entrant	Tyre	Driver	Co-driver	Rounds
Citroën	Citroën DS3 R5		M			1
	Citroën C3 R5	Citroën Total Rallye Team	M	Stéphane Lefebvre		4, 6–9, 11–12
				Ole Christian Veiby		12
				Simone Tempestini		7–9
		Simone Tempestini	M	Simone Tempestini		10–12
		Yoann Bonato	M	Yoann Bonato		4
			M	Yoann Bonato		9
		PH Sport	M	Ole Christian Veiby		11
			M	Pepe López	Borja Rozada	12
Ford	Ford Fiesta R5	Kevin Abbring	P	Kevin Abbring		1–2, 6
		M-Sport Ford WRT	M	Eric Camilli		1, 9, 11
				Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	1
						5, 13
						8
			P			2
			M			2
		Tommi Mäkinen Racing	P			2, 6
			M			4
			M		Jarmo Lehtinen	7–8
			P	Takamoto Katsuta	Marko Salminen	2, 6
			M	Takamoto Katsuta	Marko Salminen	4, 7–8, 12
		Tommi Mäkinen Racing 2	M	Jarkko Nikara		8
		Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	M	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson		3
		Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	D	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson		5
		Gus Greensmith	M	Gus Greensmith		3, 5–6, 8
					Stuart Loudon	9
						10–11
		Nil Solans	D	Nil Solans		3–6
			P	Nil Solans		9
			P	Nil Solans	Marc Martí	11–12
			M			3, 5–6, 10, 13
		Castrol Ford Team Türkiye	P			6, 8, 10
		Simone Tempestini	P	Simone Tempestini		6
			P	Kajetan Kajetanowicz		7, 9–10, 12
		Ford Motorsport Turkey	P			10
		Ford Motorsport Turkey	P			10
			P			10
			P			10
Hyundai	Hyundai i20 R5	Hyundai Motorsport	M	Jari Huttunen		2–3, 6, 8–9, 11–12
		BRC Racing Team	M	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	4, 6–9, 11–12
			M			4, 7–9
		Diego Dominguez	D	Diego Dominguez		5
		Max Vatanen	M	Max Vatanen		6
			M			9
		Hyundai Motor España	M		Cándido Carrera	9
			M		Cándido Carrera	12
Peugeot	Peugeot 208 T16 R5		M			1
Škoda Auto	Škoda Fabia R5	Škoda Motorsport II	M	Jan Kopecký		1, 4, 7, 9–10
				Ole Christian Veiby		4, 7
				Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	9, 11
				Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	10–11
		Škoda Motorsport	M	Ole Christian Veiby		2, 8
				Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	2–3, 5–6
				Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	3, 5, 8, 12
						6
				Jan Kopecký		12
			D			2
			P			2, 8
			P			2
			M	Łukasz Pieniążek	Przemysław Mazur	2, 4, 6–7, 9, 11–12
			M			8
			D			2, 9
			P	Benito Guerra	Borja Rozada	9
			P	Benito Guerra		12
			P	Janne Tuohino		2
			P			2
			M	Chris Ingram		10–11
				Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	12
				Rhys Yates	Elliott Edmondson	12
			P	Benito Guerra	Borja Rozada	3, 6–8
						10
				Armin Kremer		13
		ACI Team Italia WRC	P			4, 6, 12
		ACI Team Italia WRC	P			8–9, 11
		Gustavo Saba	D	Gustavo Saba		5
			D			5
		TGS Worldwide	M			8
		Škoda Auto Deutschland	M			9
			M			10
			P			10
		Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	D	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson		11–12
			M			12
Volkswagen	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Volkswagen Motorsport	M	Eric Camilli		12
Volkswagen	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	Volkswagen Motorsport	M	Petter Solberg		12
Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRX STi		P			13
Source:^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]

Results and standings[]

Season summary[]

Round	Event	Winning driver	Winning co-driver	Winning entrant	Winning time	Report
1	Rallye Monte Carlo	Jan Kopecký		Škoda Motorsport II	4:35:38.5	Report
2	Rally Sweden	Takamoto Katsuta	Marko Salminen	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	3:01:27.5	Report
3	Rally México	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport	4:04:32.7	Report
4	Tour de Corse	Jan Kopecký		Škoda Motorsport II	3:37:27.5	Report
5	Rally Argentina	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport	3:55:44.7	Report
6	Rally Portugal	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport	4:03:57.4	Report
7	Rally Italia Sardegna	Jan Kopecký		Škoda Motorsport II	3:42:33.3	Report
8	Rally Finland			TGS Worldwide OU	2:45:18.4	Report
9	Rallye Deutschland	Jan Kopecký		Škoda Motorsport II	3:16:49.7	Report
10	Rally Turkey	Jan Kopecký		Škoda Motorsport II	4:17:49.7	Report
11	Wales Rally GB	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Škoda Motorsport II	3:15:27.2	Report
12	Rally Catalunya	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Škoda Motorsport	3:20:47.6	Report
13	Rally Australia			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
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Drivers[]

Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	FIN	DEU	TUR	GBR	CAT	AUS	Drops	Points
1	Jan Kopecký	1			1			1		1	1		2		0	143
2	Pontus Tidemand		2	1		1	1				Ret	2			0	111
3	Kalle Rovanperä			5		Ret			4	2		1	1		0	90
4	Gus Greensmith			2		2	8		3	Ret	Ret	3			0	70
5	Łukasz Pieniążek		9		5		2	5		6		6	16		0	56
6					3		15	4	8	3		8	8		0	54
7	Ole Christian Veiby		3		4			2	Ret			11	9		0	47
8	Jari Huttunen		6	6			12		2	12		4	11		0	46
9				3		3	10				5			Ret	0	41
10	Kajetan Kajetanowicz							7		5	4		4		0	40
11	Pierre-Louis Loubet				6		4	Ret	5	Ret		Ret	7		0	36
12	Nil Solans			7	7	5	9			Ret		13	5		0	34
13	Stéphane Lefebvre				Ret		3	8	13	8		5	15		0	33
14	Takamoto Katsuta		1		8		13	Ret	Ret				12		0	29
15	Simone Tempestini						16	Ret	9	10	2	7	10		0	28
16									1						0	25
17						Ret								1	0	25
18			7		9		5	Ret	7						0	24
19	Benito Guerra			DNS			7	6	6	9					0	24
20					Ret			3	Ret	7					0	21
21	Yoann Bonato				2					11					0	18
22			12											2	0	18
23		2								WD					0	18
24	Chris Ingram										3	12			0	15
25	Teemu Suninen	3													0	15
26	Petter Solberg												3		0	15
27	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson			4		Ret						9	18		0	14
28		4			WD										0	12
29			4												0	12
30	Diego Dominguez					4									0	12
31										4					0	12
32	Janne Tuohino		5												0	10
33							6								0	8
34											6				0	8
35	Henning Solberg												6		0	8
36											7				0	6
37			8						12						0	4
38											8				0	4
39											9				0	2
40							11		10		Ret				0	1
41	Eric Camilli	Ret								Ret		10	17		0	1
42			10												0	1
43											10				0	1
Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	FIN	DEU	TUR	GBR	CAT	AUS	Drops	Points

hideKey
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Co-Drivers[]

Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	FIN	DEU	TUR	GBR	CAT	AUS	Drops	Points
1		1			1			1		1	1		2		0	143
2	Jonas Andersson		2	1		1	1				Ret	2			0	111
3	Jonne Halttunen			5		Ret			4	2		1	1		0	90
4	Przemysław Mazur		9		5		2	5		6		6	16		0	56
5				2		2	8		3						0	55
6			3		4			2	Ret			11	9		0	47
7			6	6			12		2	12		4	11		0	46
8				3		3	10				5			Ret	0	41
9								7		5	4		4		0	40
10	Vincent Landais				6		4	Ret	5	Ret		Ret	7		0	36
11					Ret		3	8	13	8		5	15		0	33
12					3		15	4					8		0	31
13	Marko Salminen		1		8		13	Ret	Ret				12		0	29
14							16	Ret	9	10	2	7	10		0	28
15									1						0	25
16						Ret								1	0	25
17				7	7	5	9			Ret					0	24
18	Borja Rozada			WD			7	6	6	9					0	24
19									8	3		8			0	23
20					Ret			3	Ret	7					0	21
21					2					11					0	18
22		2													0	18
23														2	0	18
24			7		9		5								0	18
25											3	12			0	15
26	Mikko Markkula	3													0	15
27											Ret	3			0	15
28													3		0	15
29				4		Ret									0	12
30		4			WD										0	12
31			4												0	12
32						4									0	12
33										4					0	12
34	Marc Martí											13	5		0	10
35			5												0	10
36							6								0	8
37											6				0	8
38	Ilka Minor												6		0	8
39											7				0	6
40	Jarmo Lehtinen							Ret	7						0	6
41			8						12						0	4
42											8				0	4
43						Ret						9	18		0	2
44											9				0	2
45							11		10		Ret				0	1
46		Ret								Ret		10	17		0	1
47			10												0	1
48											10				0	1
Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	FIN	DEU	TUR	GBR	CAT	AUS	Drops	Points

hideKey
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Teams[]

Pos.	Team	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	FIN	DEU	TUR	GBR	CAT	AUS	Points
1	Škoda Motorsport II	1			1			1		1	1	1			150
2	Škoda Motorsport		2	1		1	1		3				1		133
3			5		3		2	3	10	5		4	11		81
4	ACI Team Italia WRC				2		9	2	7	2		5	6		80
5	Hyundai Motorsport		4	2			8		2	9		2	8		76
6	Citroën Total Rallye Team				Ret		3	6	8	6		3	7		56
7	Tommi Mäkinen Racing		1		5		5	Ret	6				9		55
8	Lotos Rally Team							5		4	3		3		52
9	M-Sport Ford WRT	2				Ret			11	Ret		6		1	51
10			3								2	8	4		49
11	BRC Racing Team				4		4	Ret	4	Ret		Ret	5		46
12				WD			6	4	5		5			Ret	40
13	TGS Worldwide OU								1						25
14	Volkswagen Motorsport												2		18
15	Škoda Auto Deutschland									3					15
16			6							7					14
17											4				12
18							7		9		Ret				8
19	PH Sport											7			6
20										8					4
21													10		1
Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	MEX	FRA	ARG	POR	ITA	FIN	DEU	TUR	GBR	CAT	AUS	Points

hideKey
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Notes[]

^ Rallye Monte Carlo was run on a tarmac and snow surface.
^ Rally Catalunya was run on a tarmac and gravel surface.

References[]

^ "2016 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018". speedcafe.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Germany". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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^ "2018 Rally Australia" (PDF). rallyaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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^ Evans, David (30 June 2016). "Rally Poland under pressure to prove safety to ensure WRC future". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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^ "Rally Australia 2018 Entry List" (PDF). rallyaustralia.com. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.

External links[]

[3] Rallye Monte Carlo was run on a tarmac and snow surface.

[4] Rally Catalunya was run on a tarmac and gravel surface.

[1] "2016 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[sept_21_calendar-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018". speedcafe.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

[5] "2018 calendar revealed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[6] "Rally Calendar Overview". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[mco_18-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "86^è Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2018" (PDF). acm.mc (in French). Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

[bostalsee-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Germany". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

[9] "Season 2018 WRC". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[10] "Turkey reveals compact route". wrc.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[11] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[12] "RallyRACC 2018 Itinerary" (PDF). rallyracc.com. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

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