2018 Rally Catalunya
54. RallyRACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada
Round 12 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Host country Spain
Rally baseSalou, Tarragona
Dates run25 – 28 October 2018
Start locationMontjuïc, Barcelona
Finish locationSalou, Tarragona
Stages18 (331.58 km; 206.03 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac and gravel
Transport distance1,132.79 km (703.88 miles)
Overall distance1,464.37 km (909.92 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered76
Crews70 at start, 53 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
3:12:08.0
Power Stage winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II
3:20:47.6
WRC-3 winnerItaly Enrico Brazzoli
Italy Luca Beltrame
Italy Enrico Brazzoli
3:58:18.3

The 2018 Rally Catalunya (formally known as the 54. RallyRACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada)[1] 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.[2] 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.[lower-alpha 1] 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 (206.03 miles) and an additional 1,132.79 km (703.88 miles) in transport stages.[4]

Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle were the reigning rally winners, but did not defend their win after Meeke was fired from Citroën.[5] The Finnish crew of Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula were the reigning winners of the World Rally Championship-2, but did not defend their title as they will compete in the World Rally Championship class. Nil Solans and Miquel Ibáñez Sotos were the reigning World Rally Championship-3 winners, but Marc Martí replaced Ibáñez Sotos as Solans' co-driver in the WRC-2 category.

Nine-time world champions Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena won the rally for the first time since 2013 Rally Argentina.[6] The victory also marked Loeb the third oldest winner overall.[7] The margin between second-place Sébastien Ogier was 2.9 seconds, which also made the rally become the tenth closest wins in history.[8] The Škoda Motorsport II crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won in the World Rally Championship-2 in a Škoda Fabia R5, while the Italian crew of Enrico Brazzoli and Luca Beltrame won in the World Rally Championship-3.[9] The Czech crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler finished second in WRC-2, which made them the drivers' and co-drivers' champions of 2018 World Rally Championship-2 respectively.[9]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul entered the round as the leaders of the World Rally Championship for Drivers and the World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers respectively. They held a seven-point lead over defending World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia.[10] Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were third, a further fourteen points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a twenty-point lead over Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by fourteen points. Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson were in second place, but they did not contest the rally. Tidemand was forty-one points ahead of privateers Gus Greensmith in the drivers' standings, while Andersson held a forty-six points lead over Jonne Halttunen in the co-drivers' standings. Škoda Motorsport II held a forty-twenty-point lead over sister team Škoda Motorsport in the teams' championship.

Junior World Rally Champion Emil Bergkvist led the World Rally Championship-3 drivers' standings, three points cleared of Taisko Lario. Denis Rådström was another three points behind in third. In the World Rally Championship-3 co-drivers' standings, Tatu Hämäläinen led Johan Johansson by three points, while Romain Courbon was slender one point further behind. In the teams' championship, ACI Team Italia led Castrol Ford Team Turkiye by sixteen points.

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The entry list consisted of seventy-six crews, including thirteen World Rally Car entries, twenty-one entries in the World Rally Championship-2 and four in the World Rally Championship-3.

No. Entrant Driver Co-Driver Car Group Eligibility[lower-alpha 2] Tyre
1 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC RC1 WRC manufacturer M
2 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC RC1 WRC manufacturer M
3 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC RC1 WRC manufacturer M
4 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC RC1 WRC manufacturer M
5 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC RC1 WRC manufacturer M
6 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC RC1 WRC manufacturer M
7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC RC1 WRC manufacturer M
8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC RC1 WRC manufacturer M
9 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC RC1 WRC manufacturer M
10 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC RC1 WRC manufacturer M
11 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC RC1 WRC manufacturer M
12 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson Citroën C3 WRC RC1 WRC manufacturer M
31 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
32 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
33 Finland Printsport Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Škoda Fabia R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
34 Italy ACI Team Italia WRC Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Škoda Fabia R5 RC2 WRC-2 P
35 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo Hyundai i20 R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
36 France Citroën Total Rallye Team Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Citroën C3 R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
37 France Citroën Total Rallye Team France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
38 Italy BRC Racing Team France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Hyundai i20 R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
39 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Ford Fiesta R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
40 Poland Lotos Rally Team Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta R5 RC2 WRC-2 P
41 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergio Itu Citroën C3 R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
42 Italy Motorsport Italia Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada Škoda Fabia R5 RC2 WRC-2 P
43 United States Hoonigan Racing Division United States Ken Block United States Alex Gelsomino Ford Fiesta WRC RC1 WRC M
44 Spain Nil Solans Spain Nil Solans Spain Marc Martí Ford Fiesta R5 RC2 WRC-2 P
45 Turkey Toksport WRT United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Ross Whittock Škoda Fabia R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
46 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Fernando Mussano Ford Fiesta R5 RC2 WRC-2 D
47 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport France Eric Camilli France Benjamin Veillas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
48 Spain José Antonio Suárez Spain José Antonio Suárez Spain Cándido Carrera Hyundai i20 R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
49 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Norway Petter Solberg Norway Veronica Gulbæk Engan Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
50 Turkey Toksport WRT Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor-Petrasko Škoda Fabia R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
51 France Michel Sylvain France Michel Sylvain France Anthony Gorguilo Škoda Fabia R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
52 Spain Sports & you Spain Jose Maria López Spain Borja Rozada Citroën C3 R5 RC2 WRC-2 M
61 Finland Taisko Lario Finland Taisko Lario Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 WRC-3 P
62 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Luca Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 WRC-3 P
63 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis Ford Fiesta R2 RC4 WRC-3 M
64 Belgium Amaury Molle Belgium Amaury Molle Belgium Renaud Herman Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 WRC-3 M
81 Spain Escudería Osona Spain Albert Orriols Spain Lluis Pujolar Škoda Fabia R5 RC2 — P
82 United Kingdom Rhys Yates United Kingdom Rhys Yates United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson Škoda Fabia R5 RC2 — M
83 France Jean-Michel Raoux France Jean-Michel Raoux France Laurent Magat Citroën DS3 WRC RC1 — M
84 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Republic of Ireland Michael Joseph Morrissey Ford Fiesta R2 RC2 — M
85 Italy Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Italy Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Italy Fabio Salis Peugeot 208 T16 R5 RC2 — D
86 Netherlands Henk Bakkenes Netherlands Henk Bakkenes Belgium Cindy Verbaeten Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X RC2 — P
87 Spain Zamudio Racing Elkartea Spain Efrén Llarena Spain Sara Fernández Peugeot 308 N5 N5 National M
88 Spain Renault Sport España Spain Fran Cima Artime Spain Diego Sanjuan Renault Clio N5 N5 National M
89 Spain RMC Motorsport Spain Roberto Rozada Spain Yeray Mújica Ford Fiesta N5 N5 National M
90 Spain Zamudio Racing Elkartea Spain Mariano Parés Carrió Spain Pere Requena Palomares Ford Fiesta N5 N5 National M
91 Austria Michael Kogler Austria Michael Kogler Germany André Kachel Citroën DS3 R3T RC3 — P
92 France Équipe de France FFSA Rally France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T RC4 — M
93 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall Ford Fiesta R2T RC4 — P
94 Spain Escudería Motor Terrassa Spain Jan Solans Spain Mauro Barreiro Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 National, Peugeot Rally Cup P
95 Spain RACC Motorsport Spain Josep Bassas Mas Spain Manel Muñoz Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 National, Peugeot Rally Cup P
96 Spain Escudería A. Ferrol Spain José Maria Reyes González Spain José Antonio Vázquez Barrán Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 National, Peugeot Rally Cup P
97 Spain Gamace MC Competición Spain Roberto Blach Jr. Spain José Murado Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 National, Peugeot Rally Cup P
98 Spain Escudería Berberecho Spain Álvaro Pérez Abeijon Spain Brais Mirón Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 National, Peugeot Rally Cup P
99 Spain Escudería Drago Rallye Spain Julio Martínez Cazorla Spain Diego Corta Ford Fiesta R2 RC4 National P
100 Portugal MCoutinho Racing Portugal Diogo Gago Portugal Miguel Ramalho Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 Peugeot Rally Cup P
101 Portugal Hugo Lopes Portugal Hugo Lopes Portugal Nuno Mota Ribeiro Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 Peugeot Rally Cup P
102 Portugal Pedro Antunes Portugal Pedro Antunes Portugal Paulo Lopes Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 Peugeot Rally Cup P
103 Portugal Ricardo Sousa Portugal Ricardo Sousa Portugal Luís Marques Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 Peugeot Rally Cup P
104 Spain Escudería Aterura Spain Iván Medina Herrera Spain Ariday Bonilla Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 Peugeot Rally Cup P
105 Spain FMC-UCAV Racing Engineering Spain Alberto San Segundo Spain Juan Luis García Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 Peugeot Rally Cup P
106 Portugal Paulo Moreira Portugal Paulo Moreira Portugal Marco Macedo Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 Peugeot Rally Cup P
107 United Kingdom Nabila Tejpar United Kingdom Nabila Tejpar United Kingdom Max Freeman Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 Peugeot Rally Cup P
108 Argentina Luciano Bonomi Argentina Luciano Bonomi Argentina Laureano Grigera Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 Peugeot Rally Cup M
109 Spain Gamace MC Competición Spain Oriol Gómez Marco Spain Axel Coronado Jiménez Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 Peugeot Rally Cup P
110 Spain GC Motorsport Spain Abel Torrelles Spain Xavier Carulla Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 Peugeot Rally Cup P
111 Spain Escudería Motor Terrassa Spain Miquel Labarias Cortés Spain Cristian Muñoz Guil Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 — M
112 Spain GC Motorsport Spain Alberto Cotano Spain Andreu Pascual Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 — M
113 Spain C.D. El Mentidero Racing Tías Spain Alexis Romero Hernández Spain Martín Domínguez Cedrés Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 — M
114 France Luc Gellusseau France Luc Gellusseau France Charles-Antoine De Joux Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 — M
115 France Philippe Gomez France Philippe Gomez France Gilles Combe Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 — M
116 Italy Carlo Covi Italy Carlo Covi Italy Simone Angi Peugeot 208 R2 RC4 — P
117 Italy Paolo Raviglione Italy Paolo Raviglione Italy Marco Demontis Ford Fiesta R2T RC4 — P
118 Spain Motor Club Sabadell Spain Anna Tallada Bayot Spain Laura Camps Trabal Ford Fiesta R2T RC4 — M
Source:[1]

Itinerary

Date No. Stage name Stage surface Distance Time span Location
25 October Service park – PortAventura — — — Salou, Tarragona
Refuel – PortAventura — — — Salou, Tarragona
— Salou [Shakedown] Tarmac and gravel 2.97 km After 08:00 Salou, Tarragona
Service park – PortAventura — — — Salou, Tarragona
— Ceremonial start – Podium Salou — — 13:15 - 15:15 Salou, Tarragona
Regroup – Barcelona — — 15:15 - 18:05 Montjuïc, Barcelona
Leg 1 — Terra Alta — 144.88 km
SS1 Barcelona Tarmac 3.20 km After 18:08 Montjuïc, Barcelona
Parking – PortAventura — — After 20:08 Salou, Tarragona
26 October Service park – Service park PortAventura — — 08:00 - 08:15 Salou, Tarragona
Refuel – PortAventura — — — Salou, Tarragona
SS2 Gandesa 1 Gravel 7.00 km After 09:33 Gandesa, Terra Alta
SS3 Pesells 1 Gravel 26.59 km After 10:06 Bot, Terra Alta
Remote refuel – Restaurant Coll del Moro — — — Bot, Terra Alta
SS4 La Fatarella - Vilalba 1 Gravel 38.85 km After 11:20 La Fatarella, Terra Alta
Regroup and Technical Zone — — 13:15 - 13:35
Service park – Service park PortAventura — — 13:35 - 14:05 Salou, Tarragona
Refuel – PortAventura — — — Salou, Tarragona
SS5 Gandesa 2 Gravel 7.00 km After 15:23 Gandesa, Terra Alta
SS6 Pesells 2 Gravel 26.59 km After 15:56 Bot, Terra Alta
Remote refuel – Restaurant Coll del Moro — — — Bot, Terra Alta
SS7 La Fatarella - Vilalba 2 Gravel 38.85 km After 17:10 La Fatarella, Terra Alta
Flexiservice– Service park PortAventura — — After 19:20 Salou, Tarragona
Parking – PortAventura — — Before 23:59[lower-alpha 3] Salou, Tarragona
27 October Leg 2 — Conca de Barberà and Tarragona — 121.80 km
Service park – Service park PortAventura — — 06:45 - 07:00 Salou, Tarragona
Refuel – PortAventura — — — Salou, Tarragona
SS8 Savallà 1 Tarmac 14.12 km After 08:23 Savallà del Comtat, Conca de Barberà
Remote refuel – Santa Coloma de Queralt — — — Santa Coloma de Queralt, Conca de Barberà
SS9 Querol 1 Tarmac 21.26 km After 09:08 Querol, Conca de Barberà
SS10 El Montmell 1 Tarmac 24.40 km After 10:08 El Montmell, Conca de Barberà
Regroup and Technical Zone – PortAventura — — 11:33 - 11:43 Salou, Tarragona
Service park – Service park PortAventura — — 11:43 - 12:13 Salou, Tarragona
Refuel – PortAventura — — — Salou, Tarragona
SS11 Savallà 2 Tarmac 14.12 km After 13:28 Savallà del Comtat, Conca de Barberà
Remote refuel – Santa Coloma de Queralt — — — Santa Coloma de Queralt, Conca de Barberà
SS12 Querol 2 Tarmac 21.26 km After 14:10 Querol, Conca de Barberà
SS13 El Montmell 2 Tarmac 24.40 km After 15:08 El Montmell, Conca de Barberà
Regroup – Salou — — 16:42 - 16:57 Salou, Tarragona
SS14 Salou Tarmac 2.24 km After 17:00 Salou, Tarragona
Flexiservice– Service park PortAventura — — After 17:30 Salou, Tarragona
Parking – PortAventura — — Before 21:30[lower-alpha 3] Salou, Tarragona
28 October Leg 3 — Tarragona — 61.70 km
Service park – Service park PortAventura — — 06:45 - 07:00 Salou, Tarragona
Refuel – PortAventura — — — Salou, Tarragona
SS15 Riudecanyes 1 Tarmac 16.35 km After 07:35 Riudecanyes, Tarragona
Regroup – Mont-roig del Camp — — 08:06 - 08:16 Salou, Tarragona
SS16 Santa Marina 1 Tarmac 14.50 km After 08:38 Riudecanyes, Tarragona
Regroup and Technical Zone – PortAventura — — 09:35 - 09:45 Salou, Tarragona
Service park – Service park PortAventura — — 09:45 - 10:15 Salou, Tarragona
Refuel – PortAventura — — — Salou, Tarragona
SS17 Riudecanyes 2 Tarmac 16.35 km After 10:50 Riudecanyes, Tarragona
Regroup – Mont-roig del Camp — — 08:06 - 08:16 Salou, Tarragona
SS18 Santa Marina 2 [Power Stage] Tarmac 14.50 km After 12:18 Riudecanyes, Tarragona
Service park – Service park PortAventura — — 13:41 - 13:51 Salou, Tarragona
Ceremonial finish – Podium Salou — — After 14:51 Salou, Tarragona
Source:[11]

Report

Pre-event

2003 World Drivers' Champion Petter Solberg participated in World Rally Championship-2 category with a Volkswagen Polo GTI.

The rally marked Volkswagen's return to the World Championship with a factory-supported team after the company withdrew from the category in 2016. Volkswagen Motorsport will enter two Volkswagen Polo GTIs built to Group R5 specifications in the World Rally Championship-2 support series.[12] They will be driven by 2003 World Drivers' Champion Petter Solberg and M-Sport regular Eric Camilli.[1][13]

Leg 1

Ott Tänak showed his speed once again in Spain. He pulled away from everyone except his teammate Jari-Matti Latvala, who set three fastest stage times during the day. However, an unexpected puncture cost the Finn around fifty seconds, leaving him fifth at the end of day 1.[14] Local hero Dani Sordo led Hyundai in second, followed by Elfyn Evans in third in a Ford Fiesta WRC. Nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb stalled his C3 at the opening stage in Barcelona, but he managed to recover to fourth place overall, just half a second off the podium. Sixth-place Andreas Mikkelsen was unable to find his form in the morning loop, but a setting adjustment put him on a charge and allowed him to end the day ahead of defending world champion Sébastien Ogier, who was fastest in Shakedown and the 2.97-kilometer-long street stage on Thursday.[15] Craig Breen was in fifth before the final stage despite a spin, but the Irishman lost a chunk of his C3's rear wing and dropped to eighth overall. Championship leader Thierry Neuville didn't start well. The Belgian rolled his Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC at the Shakedown and damaged to the front left, the bonnet and roof.[16] Being first on the road, he was also struggling with his car's handling. He eventually finished the day nearly one minute off the lead in ninth overall ahead of Esapekka Lappi, who slid off the road in the morning and spun later on.[14]

Leg 2

Tyre choice was crucial on day 2. Toyota duo Ott Tänak and Jari-Matti Latvala chose full wet tyres for the morning loop and set brilliant pace. Despite their tyre choices, rally leader Tänak plunged to eighth after changing a front-left punctured tyre cost them about two minutes of time, which made local hero Dani Sordo the new rally leader.[17] Stage conditions changed in the afternoon, meaning crews who chose wet tyres unable to match the pace set by those who used slick tyres. Championship leader Thierry Neuville benefited from slicks, finishing the day in fifth, 12.7 seconds off the lead. Teammate Sordo didn't have a good run. Although he made the same choice as Neuville, he encountered muddy roads due to being lower in the running order, which dropped him down to sixth.[18]

After the chaotic leg 2, Latvala led the rally, just 4.7 seconds ahead of defending world champion Sébastien Ogier, who took his chance with wet weather tyres in the afternoon and gained three places. Nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb was 3.3 seconds further behind, edging Elfyn Evans by 1.8 seconds. Hyundai's Neuville and Sordo ended in fifth and sixth respectively. The top six crews were separated by just twenty seconds. Esapekka Lappi completed the day in seventh after a lurid sixth-gear spin, followed by early leader Tänak. Craig Breen had two spins in the day and finished ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen in tenth.

Leg 3

Choosing the hard compound tyre, Sébastien Loeb charged into the lead and eventually won his first rally since 2013 Rally Argentina. This was also Citroën's first rally victory of the season.[19] Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier found something extra in his Ford Fiesta WRC and completed the rally in second with four additional Power Stage points. The Frenchman will go to Rally Australia as the championship leader. Teammate Elfyn Evans also found his form in the rally and successfully held the Hyundai drivers Thierry Neuville — who suffered an unexpected puncture caused by a stone at the last few kilometers of the event — and Dani Sordo behind to snatch his second podium finish of the year. Jari-Matti Latvala was leading, but another puncture in the second-last stage pushed him down to sixth. He eventually finished the rally in eighth after giving positions to his title contender teammate Ott Tänak and Esapekka Lappi respectively, with Craig Breen and Andreas Mikkelsen completing the top ten finishers.

Classification

Final results

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Time Difference
to 1st to prev.
1 10 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 3:12:08.0 0.0 0.0
2 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 3:12:10.9 +2.9 +2.9
3 2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 3:12:24.5 +16.5 +13.6
4 5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 3:12:25.0 +17.0 +0.5
5 6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 3:12:26.6 +18.6 +1.6
6 8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 3:13:11.9 +1:03.9 +45.3
7 9 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 3:13:24.6 +1:16.6 +12.7
8 7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 3:13:34.4 +1:26.4 +9.8
9 11 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 3:14:15.0 +2:07.0 +40.6
10 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 3:14:56.2 +2:48.2 +41.2
11 3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 3:16:00.0 +3:52.0 +1:03.8
12 32 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:20:47.6 +8:39.6 +4:47.6
13 31 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:20:56.1 +8:48.1 +8.5
14 49 Norway Petter Solberg Norway Veronica Gulbæk Engan Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 WRC-2 3:22:24.2 +10:16.2 +1:28.1
15 40 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:22:47.2 +10:39.2 +23.0
16 44 Spain Nil Solans Spain Marc Martí Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:23:46.9 +11:38.9 +59.7
17 50 Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor-Petrasko Turkey Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:25:35.0 +13:27.0 +1:48.1
18 38 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Italy BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 3:25:41.1 +13:33.1 +6.1
19 34 Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Italy ACI Team Italia WRC Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:32:59.6 +20:51.6 +7:18.5
20 36 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 3:33:20.5 +21:12.5 +20.9
21 12 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 3:33:36.6 +21:28.6 +16.1
22 41 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergio Itu Romania Simone Tempestini Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 3:37:42.9 +25:34.9 +4:06.3
23 35 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 3:41:56.7 +29:48.7 +4:13.8
24 39 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:42:09.9 +30:01.9 +13.2
25 81 Spain Escudería Osona Spain Albert Orriols Spain Lluis Pujolar Škoda Fabia R5 — 3:43:27.6 +31:19.6 +1:17.7
26 94 Spain Jan Solans Spain Mauro Barreiro Spain Escudería Motor Terrassa Peugeot 208 R2 — 3:45:04.6 +32:56.6 +1:37.0
27 92 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T — 3:45:07.1 +32:59.1 +2.5
28 95 Spain Josep Bassas Mas Spain Manel Muñoz Spain RACC Motorsport Peugeot 208 R2 National, Peugeot Rally Cup 3:45:50.6 +33:42.6 +43.5
29 45 United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Ross Whittock Turkey Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:46:28.3 +34:20.3 +37.7
30 83 France Jean-Michel Raoux France Laurent Magat France Jean-Michel Raoux Citroën DS3 WRC — 3:47:22.4 +35:14.4 +54.1
31 52 Spain Jose Maria López Spain Borja Rozada Spain Sports & you Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 3:52:44.6 +40:36.6 +5:22.2
32 37 France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 3:56:28.9 +44:20.9 +3:44.3
33 33 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:57:05.9 +44:57.9 +37.0
34 62 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 3:58:18.3 +46:10.3 +1:12.4
35 47 France Eric Camilli France Benjamin Veillas Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 WRC-2 4:01:26.3 +49:18.3 +3:08.0
36 97 Spain Roberto Blach Jr. Spain José Murado Spain Gamace MC Competición Peugeot 208 R2 National, Peugeot Rally Cup 4:01:34.4 +49:26.4 +8.1
37 113 Spain Alexis Romero Hernández Spain Martín Domínguez Cedrés Spain C.D. El Mentidero Racing Tías Peugeot 208 R2 — 4:01:58.6 +49:50.6 +24.2
38 61 Finland Taisko Lario Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 4:02:36.3 +50:28.3 +37.7
39 108 Argentina Luciano Bonomi Argentina Laureano Grigera Argentina Luciano Bonomi Peugeot 208 R2 — 4:05:58.6 +53:50.6 +3:22.3
40 93 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T — 4:07:49.3 +55:41.3 +1:50.7
41 107 United Kingdom Nabila Tejpar United Kingdom Max Freeman United Kingdom Nabila Tejpar Peugeot 208 R2 Peugeot Rally Cup 4:13:36.5 +1:01:28.5 +5:47.2
42 84 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Republic of Ireland Michael Joseph Morrissey Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta R2 — 4:14:03.9 +1:01:55.9 +27.4
43 86 Netherlands Henk Bakkenes Belgium Cindy Verbaeten Netherlands Henk Bakkenes Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X — 4:15:09.5 +1:03:01.5 +1:05.6
44 115 France Philippe Gomez France Gilles Combe France Philippe Gomez Peugeot 208 R2 — 4:07:49.3 +55:41.3 +1:50.7
45 117 Italy Paolo Raviglione Italy Marco Demontis Italy Paolo Raviglione Ford Fiesta R2T — 4:15:36.6 +1:03:28.6 +27.1
46 85 Italy Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Italy Fabio Salis Italy Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Peugeot 208 T16 R5 — 4:21:21.0 +1:09:13.0 +1:08.6
47 114 France Luc Gellusseau France Charles-Antoine De Joux France Luc Gellusseau Peugeot 208 R2 — 4:29:32.3 +1:17:24.3 +8:11.3
48 63 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis United Kingdom Louise Cook Ford Fiesta R2 WRC-3 4:32:19.8 +1:20:11.8 +2:47.5
49 90 Spain Mariano Parés Carrió Spain Pere Requena Palomares Spain Zamudio Racing Elkartea Ford Fiesta N5 National 4:40:00.2 +1:27:52.2 +7:40.4
50 46 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Fernando Mussano Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:40:32.3 +1:28:24.3 +32.1
51 118 Spain Anna Tallada Bayot Spain Laura Camps Trabal Spain Motor Club Sabadell Ford Fiesta R2T — 4:45:42.6 +1:33:34.6 +5:10.3
52 112 Spain Alberto Cotano Spain Andreu Pascual Spain GC Motorsport Peugeot 208 R2 — 4:56:16.8 +1:44:08.8 +10:34.2
53 87 Spain Efrén Llarena Spain Sara Fernández Spain Zamudio Racing Elkartea Peugeot 308 N5 National 5:39:41.5 +2:27:33.5 +43:24.7
Ret 116 Italy Carlo Covi Italy Simone Angi Italy Carlo Covi Peugeot 208 R2 — Retired SS16
Ret 48 Spain José Antonio Suárez Spain Cándido Carrera Spain José Antonio Suárez Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Retired SS15
Ret 109 Spain Oriol Gómez Marco Spain Axel Coronado Jiménez Spain Gamace MC Competición Peugeot 208 R2 — Retired SS13
Ret 111 Spain Miquel Labarias Cortés Spain Cristian Muñoz Guil Spain Escudería Motor Terrassa Peugeot 208 R2 — Retired SS11
Ret 89 Spain Roberto Rozada Spain Yeray Mújica Spain RMC Motorsport Ford Fiesta N5 — Retired SS10
Ret 99 Spain Julio Martínez Cazorla Spain Diego Corta Spain Escudería Drago Rallye Ford Fiesta R2 National Retired SS9
NC 98 Spain Álvaro Pérez Abeijon Spain Brais Mirón Spain Escudería Berberecho Peugeot 208 R2 National, Peugeot Rally Cup Day 1 only
NC 100 Portugal Diogo Gago Portugal Miguel Ramalho Portugal MCoutinho Racing Peugeot 208 R2 Peugeot Rally Cup Day 1 only
NC 101 Portugal Hugo Lopes Portugal Nuno Mota Ribeiro Portugal Hugo Lopes Peugeot 208 R2 Peugeot Rally Cup Day 1 only
NC 102 Portugal Pedro Antunes Portugal Paulo Lopes Portugal Pedro Antunes Peugeot 208 R2 Peugeot Rally Cup Day 1 only
NC 104 Spain Iván Medina Herrera Spain Ariday Bonilla Spain Escudería Aterura Peugeot 208 R2 Peugeot Rally Cup Day 1 only
NC 105 Spain Alberto San Segundo Spain Juan Luis García Spain FMC-UCAV Racing Engineering Peugeot 208 R2 Peugeot Rally Cup Day 1 only
NC 110 Spain Abel Torrelles Spain Xavier Carulla Spain GC Motorsport Peugeot 208 R2 Peugeot Rally Cup Day 1 only
Ret 43 United States Ken Block United States Alex Gelsomino United States Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Retired SS7
Ret 51 France Michel Sylvain France Anthony Gorguilo France Michel Sylvain Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Retired SS7
Ret 96 Spain José Maria Reyes González Spain José Antonio Vázquez Barrán Spain Escudería A. Ferrol Peugeot 208 R2 National, Peugeot Rally Cup Retired SS5
Ret 103 Portugal Ricardo Sousa Portugal Luís Marques Portugal Ricardo Sousa Peugeot 208 R2 Peugeot Rally Cup Retired SS4
DNS 42 Italy Motorsport Italia Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Did not start
DNS 64 Belgium Amaury Molle Belgium Renaud Herman Belgium Amaury Molle Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 Did not start
DNS 82 United Kingdom Rhys Yates United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson United Kingdom Rhys Yates Škoda Fabia R5 — Did not start
DNS 88 Spain Fran Cima Artime Spain Diego Sanjuan Spain Renault Sport España Renault Clio N5 National Did not start
DNS 91 Austria Michael Kogler Germany André Kachel Austria Michael Kogler Citroën DS3 R3T — Did not start
DNS 106 Portugal Paulo Moreira Portugal Marco Macedo Portugal Paulo Moreira Peugeot 208 R2 Peugeot Rally Cup Did not start
Source:[20][21]

Point scorers

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Points
1 10 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 25 in WRC, 3 from Power Stage
2 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 18 in WRC, 4 from Power Stage
3 2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 15 in WRC, 2 from Power Stage
4 5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 12 in WRC, 0 from Power Stage
5 6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 10 in WRC, 1 from Power Stage
6 8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 8 in WRC, 5 from Power Stage
7 9 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 6 in WRC, 0 from Power Stage
8 7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 4 in WRC, 0 from Power Stage
9 11 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 2 in WRC, 0 from Power Stage
10 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 1 in WRC, 0 from Power Stage
12 32 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 25 in WRC-2
13 31 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 18 in WRC-2
14 49 Norway Petter Solberg Norway Veronica Gulbæk Engan Germany Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 WRC-2 15 in WRC-2
15 40 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 12 in WRC-2
16 44 Spain Nil Solans Spain Marc Martí Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 10 in WRC-2
17 50 Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor-Petrasko Turkey Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 8 in WRC-2
18 38 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Italy BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 6 in WRC-2
19 34 Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Italy ACI Team Italia WRC Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 4 in WRC-2
20 36 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 2 in WRC-2
22 41 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergio Itu Romania Simone Tempestini Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 1 in WRC-2
34 62 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 25 in WRC-3
38 61 Finland Taisko Lario Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 18 in WRC-3
48 63 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis United Kingdom Louise Cook Ford Fiesta R2 WRC-3 15 in WRC-3

Special stages

Overall classification
Day Stage Name Length Winning crew Car Time Class leaders
25 October — Salou [Shakedown] 2.97 km France Sébastien Ogier — France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 1:34.9 —
SS1 Barcelona 3.20 km France Sébastien Ogier — France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 3:35.3 France Sébastien Ogier — France Julien Ingrassia
26 October SS2 Gandesa 1 7.00 km Estonia Ott Tänak — Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 4:19.6
SS3 Pesells 1 26.59 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala — Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 14:36.5 Estonia Ott Tänak — Estonia Martin Järveoja
SS4 La Fatarella - Vilalba 1 38.85 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen — Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 27:01.2
SS5 Gandesa 2 7.00 km Spain Dani Sordo — Spain Carlos del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:14.7
SS6 Pesells 2 26.59 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala — Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 14:12.5
SS7 La Fatarella - Vilalba 2 38.85 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala — Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 26:13.2
27 October SS8 Savallà 1 14.12 km Stage Cancelled[lower-alpha 4]
SS9 Querol 1 21.46 km Estonia Ott Tänak — Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 11:30.6 Estonia Ott Tänak — Estonia Martin Järveoja
SS10 El Montmell 1 24.40 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala — Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 12:58.4 Spain Dani Sordo — Spain Carlos del Barrio
SS11 Savallà 2 14.12 km Belgium Thierry Neuville — Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 7:47.1 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala — Finland Miikka Anttila
SS12 Querol 2 21.46 km France Sébastien Loeb — Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC 11:25.8
SS13 El Montmell 2 24.40 km Belgium Thierry Neuville — Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:07.3
SS14 Salou 2.24 km Estonia Ott Tänak — Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 2:41.9
28 October SS15 Riudecanyes 1 16.35 km France Sébastien Loeb — Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC 10:22.6 France Sébastien Loeb — Monaco Daniel Elena
SS16 Santa Marina 1 14.50 km France Sébastien Loeb — Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC 8:08.9
SS17 Riudecanyes 2 16.35 km France Sébastien Ogier — France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 10:14.2
SS18 Santa Marina 2 [Power stage] 14.50 km Estonia Ott Tänak — Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 8:02.5
World Rally Championship-2
25 October — Salou [Shakedown] 2.97 km Norway Petter Solberg — Norway Veronica Gulbæk Engan Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 1:37.2 —
SS1 Barcelona 3.20 km France Eric Camilli — France Benjamin Veillas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:42.7 France Eric Camilli — France Benjamin Veillas
26 October SS2 Gandesa 1 7.00 km France Eric Camilli — France Benjamin Veillas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4:31.0
SS3 Pesells 1 26.59 km Finland Jari Huttunen — Finland Antti Linnaketo Hyundai i20 R5 15:13.7
SS4 La Fatarella - Vilalba 1 38.85 km Norway Petter Solberg — Norway Veronica Gulbæk Engan Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 27:56.8
SS5 Gandesa 2 7.00 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä — Finland Jonne Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 4:25.4
SS6 Pesells 2 26.59 km France Eric Camilli — France Benjamin Veillas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:51.9
SS7 La Fatarella - Vilalba 2 38.85 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä — Finland Jonne Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 27:15.1
27 October SS8 Savallà 1 14.12 km Stage Cancelled[lower-alpha 4]
SS9 Querol 1 21.46 km Spain Nil Solans — Spain Marc Martí Ford Fiesta R5 12:15.6 Finland Kalle Rovanperä — Finland Jonne Halttunen
SS10 El Montmell 1 24.40 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký — Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 13:44.9
SS11 Savallà 2 14.12 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký — Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 8:15.9
SS12 Querol 2 21.46 km Spain Nil Solans — Spain Marc Martí Ford Fiesta R5 12:05.2
SS13 El Montmell 2 24.40 km Spain Nil Solans — Spain Marc Martí Ford Fiesta R5 13:54.1
SS14 Salou 2.24 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä — Finland Jonne Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 2:42.0
28 October SS15 Riudecanyes 1 16.35 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký — Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 10:51.5
SS16 Santa Marina 1 14.50 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký — Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 8:36.5
SS17 Riudecanyes 2 16.35 km France Eric Camilli — France Benjamin Veillas Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:40.8
SS18 Santa Marina 2 14.50 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký — Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 8:30.5
World Rally Championship-3
25 October — Salou [Shakedown] 2.97 km Finland Taisko Lario — Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 1:51.6 —
SS1 Barcelona 3.20 km Italy Enrico Brazzoli — Italy Luca Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 4:19.8 Italy Enrico Brazzoli — Italy Luca Beltrame
26 October SS2 Gandesa 1 7.00 km Finland Taisko Lario — Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 5:12.8 Finland Taisko Lario — Finland Tatu Hämäläinen
SS3 Pesells 1 26.59 km Finland Taisko Lario — Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 17:49.1
SS4 La Fatarella - Vilalba 1 38.85 km Finland Taisko Lario — Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 31:45.1
SS5 Gandesa 2 7.00 km Finland Taisko Lario — Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 5:02.2
SS6 Pesells 2 26.59 km Finland Taisko Lario — Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 17:06.8
SS7 La Fatarella - Vilalba 2 38.85 km Italy Enrico Brazzoli — Italy Luca Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 33:19.9 Italy Enrico Brazzoli — Italy Luca Beltrame
27 October SS8 Savallà 1 14.12 km Stage Cancelled[lower-alpha 4]
SS9 Querol 1 21.46 km Italy Enrico Brazzoli — Italy Luca Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 14:03.0 Italy Enrico Brazzoli — Italy Luca Beltrame
SS10 El Montmell 1 24.40 km Finland Taisko Lario — Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 15:56.1
SS11 Savallà 2 14.12 km Finland Taisko Lario — Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 9:39.6
SS12 Querol 2 21.46 km Italy Enrico Brazzoli — Italy Luca Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 14:05.9
SS13 El Montmell 2 24.40 km Finland Taisko Lario — Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 16:19.8
SS14 Salou 2.24 km Italy Enrico Brazzoli — Italy Luca Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 3:11.6
28 October SS15 Riudecanyes 1 16.35 km Italy Enrico Brazzoli — Italy Luca Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 12:15.4
SS16 Santa Marina 1 14.50 km Finland Taisko Lario — Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 10:00.7
SS17 Riudecanyes 2 16.35 km Finland Taisko Lario — Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 11:58.7
SS18 Santa Marina 2 14.50 km Finland Taisko Lario — Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 9:41.8

Power stage

The Power stage was a 14.50 km stage at the end of the rally. Additional World Championship points were awarded to the five fastest crews.

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Diff. Pts.
1 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 8:02.5 0.0 5
2 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 8:04.6 +2.0 4
3 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC 8:05.3 +2.8 3
4 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC 8:05.7 +3.1 2
5 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:07.2 +4.6 1

Penalties

The following crews were given time penalties during the rally.

Stage No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Reason Penalty
SS1 114 France Luc Gellusseau France Charles-Antoine De Joux France Luc Gellusseau Peugeot 208 R2 — 1 minute early 1:00
SS2 114 France Luc Gellusseau France Charles-Antoine De Joux France Luc Gellusseau Peugeot 208 R2 — 1 minute late 0:10
SS4 62 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 2 minutes late 0:20
SS4 104 Spain Escudería Aterura Spain Iván Medina Herrera Spain Ariday Bonilla Peugeot 208 R2 Peugeot Rally Cup 1 minute late 0:10
SS4 105 Spain Alberto San Segundo Spain Juan Luis García Spain FMC-UCAV Racing Engineering Peugeot 208 R2 Peugeot Rally Cup 1 minute late 0:10
SS5 63 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis United Kingdom Louise Cook Ford Fiesta R2 WRC-3 15 minutes late 2:30
SS5 83 France Jean-Michel Raoux France Laurent Magat France Jean-Michel Raoux Citroën DS3 WRC — 1 minute late 0:10
SS5 116 Italy Carlo Covi Italy Simone Angi Italy Carlo Covi Peugeot 208 R2 — 1 minute late 0:10
SS6 89 Spain Roberto Rozada Spain Yeray Mújica Spain RMC Motorsport Ford Fiesta N5 National 1 minute late 0:10
SS6 95 Spain Josep Bassas Mas Spain Manel Muñoz Spain RACC Motorsport Peugeot 208 R2 National, Peugeot Rally Cup 2 minutes late 0:20
SS7 89 Spain Roberto Rozada Spain Yeray Mújica Spain RMC Motorsport Ford Fiesta N5 National 15 minutes late 2:30
SS7 92 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T — 2 minutes late 0:20
SS7 98 Spain Álvaro Pérez Abeijon Spain Brais Mirón Spain Escudería Berberecho Peugeot 208 R2 National, Peugeot Rally Cup 5 minutes late 0:50
SS7 116 Italy Carlo Covi Italy Simone Angi Italy Carlo Covi Peugeot 208 R2 — 2 minutes late 0:20
SS10 39 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 24 minutes late 4:00
SS13 52 Spain Jose Maria López Spain Borja Rozada Spain Sports & you Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 8 minutes late 1:20
SS15 84 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Republic of Ireland Michael Joseph Morrissey Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta R2 — 1 minute early 1:00
SS15 85 Italy Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Italy Fabio Salis Italy Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Peugeot 208 T16 R5 — 1 minute late 1:00
SS15 116 Italy Carlo Covi Italy Simone Angi Italy Carlo Covi Peugeot 208 R2 — 1 minute early 1:00
SS16 107 United Kingdom Nabila Tejpar United Kingdom Max Freeman United Kingdom Nabila Tejpar Peugeot 208 R2 Peugeot Rally Cup 1 minute late 0:10

Retirements

The following crews retired from the event. 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.

Stage No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Cause Re-entry
SS1 85 Italy Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Italy Fabrizio Arengi Bentivoglio Italy Fabio Salis Peugeot 208 T16 R5 — Mechanical Yes
SS3 33 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS3 37 France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS3 46 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS3 87 Spain Efrén Llarena Spain Sara Fernández Spain Zamudio Racing Elkartea Peugeot 308 N5 — Mechanical Yes
SS4 52 Spain Jose Maria López Spain Borja Rozada Spain Sports & you Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS4 84 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Republic of Ireland Michael Joseph Morrissey Republic of Ireland Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta R2 — Off road Yes
SS4 103 Portugal Ricardo Sousa Portugal Luís Marques Portugal Ricardo Sousa Peugeot 208 R2 Peugeot Rally Cup Mechanical No
SS4 118 Spain Anna Tallada Bayot Spain Laura Camps Trabal Spain Motor Club Sabadell Ford Fiesta R2T — Mechanical Yes
SS5 63 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis United Kingdom Louise Cook Ford Fiesta R2 WRC-3 Mechanical Yes
SS5 86 Netherlands Henk Bakkenes Belgium Cindy Verbaeten Netherlands Henk Bakkenes Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X — Mechanical Yes
SS5 96 Spain José Maria Reyes González Spain José Antonio Vázquez Barrán Spain Escudería A. Ferrol Peugeot 208 R2 National, Peugeot Rally Cup Mechanical No
SS6 39 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS6 90 Spain Mariano Parés Carrió Spain Pere Requena Palomares Spain Zamudio Racing Elkartea Ford Fiesta N5 National Mechanical Yes
SS7 34 Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Italy ACI Team Italia WRC Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Off road Yes
SS7 36 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS7 43 United States Ken Block United States Alex Gelsomino United States Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Off road No
SS7 51 France Michel Sylvain France Anthony Gorguilo France Michel Sylvain Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Mechanical No
SS7 61 Finland Taisko Lario Finland Taisko Lario Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 No credit post Yes
SS7 99 Spain Julio Martínez Cazorla Spain Diego Corta Spain Escudería Drago Rallye Ford Fiesta R2 National Mechanical Yes
SS7 112 Spain Alberto Cotano Spain Andreu Pascual Spain GC Motorsport Peugeot 208 R2 — Mechanical Yes
SS8 87 Spain Efrén Llarena Spain Sara Fernández Spain Zamudio Racing Elkartea Peugeot 308 N5 — Mechanical Yes
SS9 46 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Fernando Mussano Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Off road Yes
SS9 99 Spain Julio Martínez Cazorla Spain Diego Corta Spain Escudería Drago Rallye Ford Fiesta R2 National Mechanical No
SS9 112 Spain Alberto Cotano Spain Andreu Pascual Spain GC Motorsport Peugeot 208 R2 — Off road Yes
SS10 48 Spain José Antonio Suárez Spain Cándido Carrera Spain José Antonio Suárez Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS10 89 Spain Roberto Rozada Spain Yeray Mújica Spain RMC Motorsport Ford Fiesta N5 — Off road No
SS11 111 Spain Miquel Labarias Cortés Spain Cristian Muñoz Guil Spain Escudería Motor Terrassa Peugeot 208 R2 — Maximum Lateness No
SS13 109 Spain Oriol Gómez Marco Spain Axel Coronado Jiménez Spain Gamace MC Competición Peugeot 208 R2 — Mechanical No
SS15 48 Spain José Antonio Suárez Spain Cándido Carrera Spain José Antonio Suárez Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical No
SS16 116 Italy Carlo Covi Italy Simone Angi Italy Carlo Covi Peugeot 208 R2 — Off road No

Championship standings after the rally

  • Bold text indicates 2018 World Champions.

Notes

  1. ↑ Only the first leg of the rally counts towards the Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica championship.[3]
  2. ↑ Competitors competing in national events are variously eligible to score points in the N5 RMC Cup and Beca Júnior R2 RFEdA championships.
  3. 1 2 The time limitation is for all classified cars, excluding re-starting crews.
  4. 1 2 3 The stage was cancelled due to safety reasons.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rally RACC Catalunya 2018 Entry List" (PDF). rallyracc.com. rallyracc.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "54. RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2018". ewrc-results.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "RallyRACC Catalunya - Rally de España". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Meeke nets win". wrc.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sunday in Spain:Loeb Turns back the clock". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Statistics - Oldest and youngest winners". www.juwra.com.
  8. ↑ "Statistics - Closest wins". www.juwra.com.
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