2018 World Rally Championship-3

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The 2018 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the sixth and final season of the World Rally Championship-3,[1][a] 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.[3]

Nil Solans and were the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions,[4] while ADAC Sachsen were the defending teams' champions. and won the drivers' and co-drivers' championships. ACI Team Italia won the teams' title.

Calendar[]

The championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, North America, South America and Oceania.[5]

A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2018 World Rally Championship season.
Round Dates Rally Rally headquarters Rally details
Start Finish Surface Stages Distance
1 25 January 28 January Monaco Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Gap, Hautes-Alpes Mixed[b] 17 394.74 km
2 15 February 18 February Sweden Rally Sweden Torsby, Värmland Snow 19 314.25 km
3 8 March 11 March Mexico Rally Guanajuato México León, Guanajuato Gravel 22 344.49 km
4 5 April 8 April France Tour de Corse Bastia, Haute-Corse Tarmac 12 333.48 km
5 26 April 29 April Argentina Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 18 358.25 km
6 17 May 20 May Portugal Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel 20 358.19 km
7 7 June 10 June Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 20 313.46 km
8 26 July 29 July Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel 23 317.26 km
9 16 August 19 August Germany ADAC Rallye Deutschland Bostalsee, Saarland Tarmac 18 325.76 km
10 13 September 16 September Turkey Marmaris Rally of Turkey Marmaris, Muğla Gravel 17 312.44 km
11 4 October 7 October United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire Gravel 23 318.34 km
12 25 October 28 October Spain RACC Rally Catalunya de España Salou, Tarragona Mixed[c] 18 331.58 km
13 15 November 18 November Australia Rally Australia Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Gravel 24 318.64 km
Source:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Calendar changes[]

The Rally of Poland was removed from the calendar after the FIA repeatedly raised concerns about the event's safety.[15] 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.[16]

The Rally of Poland was replaced by the Rally of Turkey, which returned to the calendar for the first time since 2010.[5] 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,[17] with the route running along the Mediterranean coastline.[18]

The rallies of Great Britain and Catalunya swapped places on the schedule, with Rally Catalunya becoming the penultimate round of the championship.[5] Rallye Deutschland relocated to a new headquarters with the service park located at the Bostalsee reservoir in Saarland state.[9]

Route changes[]

Rallye Monte Carlo featured a heavily revised route from the 2017 event, with half the route being brand new.[8] 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.[19]

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.[20]

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.[21][22]


Entries[]

Manufacturer Car Entrant Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Citroën Citroën DS3 R3T Poland M Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ukraine Pavlo Cherepin 2
United Kingdom Louise Cook M United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom 8, 13
Italy P Italy Italy 13
Ford Ford Fiesta R2T Italy ACI Team Italia P Italy Italy 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Italy Italy 10
Italy 6, 8
Italy P Italy Italy 2, 4
Germany ADAC Sachsen P Germany Austria 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Republic of Ireland P Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 2, 4
Republic of Ireland 6, 8, 10
New Zealand P New Zealand New Zealand 2
New Zealand 4, 6, 8, 10
Sweden P Sweden Sweden 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Sweden Emil Bergkvist P Sweden Emil Bergkvist Norway Ola Fløene 2, 4
Sweden 6, 8
Sweden 10
Chile P Chile Chile 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
France M France France 1
P 2, 4
France Équipe de France FFSA Rally P France France 6, 8, 10
M 7
Estonia OT Racing P Estonia Estonia Kuldar Sikk 2, 6, 8, 10
Estonia 4
France P France France 2, 4
France 6, 8–9
France P France France 2
United Kingdom P United Kingdom United Kingdom 2, 4, 6, 8, 10–11
Turkey Catrol Ford Team Türkiye P Turkey Turkey 4, 6, 8, 10
Italy P Italy Italy 4, 6, 8
Finland P Finland Finland 8
United Kingdom Louise Cook M United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom 9–12
Romania P Romania Romania 10
Ford Fiesta R2 United Kingdom P United Kingdom United Kingdom 3
United Kingdom P India United Kingdom 8
Peugeot Peugeot 208 R2 Belgium M Belgium Belgium 1, 4, 12
Italy D Italy Italy 1, 7
P 9, 11–12
Finland M Finland Finland 1
P 2, 7–9, 11–12
United Kingdom Louise Cook M United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom 7
Source:[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 Monaco Rallye Monte Carlo Italy Italy Italy 5:22:03.0 Report
2 Sweden Rally Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden 3:16:26.0 Report
3 Mexico Rally México No WRC-3 finishers Report
4 France Tour de Corse France France France 3:56:28.7 Report
5 Argentina Rally Argentina No WRC-3 entries Report
6 Portugal Rally Portugal Sweden Sweden Sweden 4:26:51.2 Report
7 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna France France France Équipe de France FFSA Rally 4:14:07.7 Report
8 Finland Rally Finland Estonia Estonia Kuldar Sikk Estonia OT Racing 3:03:07.2 Report
9 Germany Rallye Deutschland Finland Finland Finland 3:49:47.9 Report
10 Turkey Rally Turkey Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Sweden Emil Bergkvist 4:40:03.2 Report
11 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom 3:49:44.9 Report
12 Spain Rally Catalunya Italy Italy Italy 3:58:18.3 Report
13 Australia Rally Australia No WRC-3 finishers Report

Scoring system[]

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Six best results counted towards championship.[36]

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-3 for Drivers[]

Pos. Driver MON
Monaco 		SWE
Sweden 		MEX
Mexico 		FRA
France 		ARG
Argentina 		POR
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		FIN
Finland 		DEU
Germany 		TUR
Turkey 		GBR
United Kingdom 		CAT
Spain 		AUS
Australia 		Drops Points
1 Italy 1 4 2 2 1 Ret 0 98
2 Finland 3 8 2 7 1 3 2 4 97
3 Sweden Emil Bergkvist 2 3 5 2 1 0 86
4 Sweden 1 4 1 Ret 2 0 80
5 France Ret 4 1 9 1 3 Ret 0 79
6 United Kingdom Louise Cook 3 DNS 3 9 4 3 WD 0 59
7 United Kingdom 12 Ret 11 7 6 6 1 0 47
8 Republic of Ireland 7 5 Ret 5 4 0 38
9 Estonia 14 6 Ret 1 Ret 0 33
10 Germany 3 9 10 4 Ret 0 30
11 Turkey 8 4 8 5 0 30
12 France 5 2 Ret 13 WD 0 28
13 Italy Ret 12 2 9 8 0 24
14 New Zealand 11 15 3 10 7 0 22
15 Belgium 2 14 WD 0 18
16 Chile 9 10 11 15 3 0 18
17 Italy 10 7 6 12 WD 0 15
18 Ukraine Yuriy Protasov 6 0 8
19 Italy 13 8 11 0 4
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco 		SWE
Sweden 		MEX
Mexico 		FRA
France 		ARG
Argentina 		POR
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		FIN
Finland 		DEU
Germany 		TUR
Turkey 		GBR
United Kingdom 		CAT
Spain 		AUS
Australia 		Drops Points
hideKey
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers[]

Pos. Driver MON
Monaco 		SWE
Sweden 		MEX
Mexico 		FRA
France 		ARG
Argentina 		POR
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		FIN
Finland 		DEU
Germany 		TUR
Turkey 		GBR
United Kingdom 		CAT
Spain 		AUS
Australia 		Drops Points
1 Italy 1 4 2 2 1 Ret 0 98
2 Finland 3 8 2 7 1 3 2 4 97
3 Sweden 1 4 1 Ret 2 0 80
4 France Ret 4 1 9 1 3 Ret 0 79
5 United Kingdom 3 DNS 3 9 4 3 WD 0 59
6 United Kingdom 12 Ret 11 7 6 6 1 0 47
7 Norway Ola Fløene 2 3 0 33
8 Austria 3 9 10 4 Ret 0 30
9 Turkey 8 4 8 5 0 30
10 France 5 2 0 28
11 Sweden 5 2 0 28
12 Estonia Kuldar Sikk 14 Ret 1 Ret 0 25
13 Sweden 1 0 25
14 New Zealand 11 15 3 10 7 0 22
15 Republic of Ireland Ret 5 4 0 22
16 Italy Ret 12 2 9 0 20
17 Belgium 2 14 WD 0 18
18 Chile 9 10 11 15 3 0 18
19 Republic of Ireland 7 5 0 16
20 Italy 10 7 6 12 WD 0 15
21 Ukraine Pavlo Cherepin 6 0 8
22 Estonia 6 0 8
23 Italy 13 8 11 0 4
24 Italy 8 0 4
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco 		SWE
Sweden 		MEX
Mexico 		FRA
France 		ARG
Argentina 		POR
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		FIN
Finland 		DEU
Germany 		TUR
Turkey 		GBR
United Kingdom 		CAT
Spain 		AUS
Australia 		Drops Points
hideKey
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Teams[]

Pos. Team MON
Monaco 		SWE
Sweden 		MEX
Mexico 		FRA
France 		ARG
Argentina 		POR
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		FIN
Finland 		DEU
Germany 		TUR
Turkey 		GBR
United Kingdom 		CAT
Spain 		AUS
Australia 		Points
1 Italy ACI Team Italia 3 2 1 5 3 83
2 Turkey 3 3 4 1 67
3 Estonia OT Racing 4 1 Ret 1 Ret 62
4 Germany ADAC Sachsen 1 4 5 3 Ret 62
5 France Équipe de France FFSA Rally 4 1 2 Ret 55
6 New Zealand 5 2 6 2 54
7 Poland 2 18
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco 		SWE
Sweden 		MEX
Mexico 		FRA
France 		ARG
Argentina 		POR
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		FIN
Finland 		DEU
Germany 		TUR
Turkey 		GBR
United Kingdom 		CAT
Spain 		AUS
Australia 		Points
hideKey
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes[]

  1. ^ The World Rally Championship-3 name was revived in 2020 with a new set of regulations.[2]
  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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