The 2018 Rally Turkey (formally known as the Marmaris Rally Turkey 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 13 and 16 September 2018.[1] It marked the return and the eleventh running of Rally Turkey, last held in 2010. The event was the tenth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support series, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.[2] It was also the fifth and the last round of the Junior WRC championship.[3] The event was based in Marmaris in Muğla and consists of seventeen special stages totalling 312.44 km (194.14 mi) in competitive kilometres.[4][5]

2018 Rally Turkey
11. Marmaris Rally Turkey 2018
Round 10 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Host country Turkey
Rally baseMarmaris, Muğla
Dates run13 – 16 September 2018
Start locationMarmaris Castle, Muğla
Finish locationMarmaris, Muğla
Stages17 (312.44 km; 194.14 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance562.90 km (349.77 miles)
Overall distance875.34 km (543.91 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered52
Crews45 at start, 29 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:59:24.5
Power Stage winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerCzech Republic Jan Kopecký
Czech Republic Pavel Dresler
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II
4:17:49.7
WRC-3 winnerSweden Emil Bergkvist
Sweden Joakim Sjöberg
Sweden Emil Bergkvist
4:40:03.2

Coming into the event, Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena were the reigning rally winning crew, but they chose not to participate in this year's event.[6][7] Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[8] The Škoda Motorsport II crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler won in the World Rally Championship-2 in a Škoda Fabia R5, while the Swedish crew of Emil Bergkvist and Joakim Sjöberg won in the World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship.[9]

After five rounds' battle, Emil Bergkvist and Johan Johansson became the drivers' and co-drivers' champion of 2018 Junior World Rally Championship respectively.[10]

Background

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Championship standings prior to the event

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Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul entered the round with a twenty-three-point lead in the World Championship for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a thirteen-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.

Entry list

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The following crews were entered into the rally. The entry list consisted of thirteen World Rally Car entries, fifteen in the World Rally Championship-2, and fourteen entries in the World Rally Championship-3, thirteen of which were eligible to score points in the Junior World Rally Championship.

No. Entrant Driver Co-Driver Car Tyre
World Rally Car entries
1   M-Sport Ford WRT   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2   M-Sport Ford WRT   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC M
3   M-Sport Ford WRT   Teemu Suninen   Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M
4   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT   Andreas Mikkelsen   Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT   Hayden Paddon   Sebastian Marshall Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
8   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC M
9   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
10   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT   Mads Østberg   Torstein Eriksen Citroën C3 WRC M
11   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT   Craig Breen   Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
12   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT   Khalid Al-Qassimi   Chris Patterson Citroën C3 WRC M
21   Yazeed Racing   Yazeed Al-Rajhi   Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31   Škoda Motorsport II   Pontus Tidemand   Jonas Andersson Škoda Fabia R5 M
32   Škoda Motorsport II   Jan Kopecký   Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 M
33   Gus Greensmith   Gus Greensmith   Alessandro Gelsomino Ford Fiesta R5 M
34   Pedro Heller   Pedro Heller   Pablo Olmos Ford Fiesta R5 M
35   Motorsport Italia   Diogo Salvi   Hugo Magalhães Škoda Fabia R5 P
36   Lotos Rally Team   Kajetan Kajetanowicz   Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta R5 P
37   Simone Tempestini   Simone Tempestini   Sergio Itu Citroën C3 R5 M
38   Castrol Ford Team Türkiye   Murat Bostanci   Onur Vatansever Ford Fiesta R5 P
39   Toksport WRT   Chris Ingram   Ross Whittock Škoda Fabia R5 P
40   Ford Motorsport Turkey   Yağız Avci   Ersan Alkir Ford Fiesta R5 P
41   BC Vision Motorsport   Burak Çukurova   Vedat Bostanci Škoda Fabia R5 P
42   Ford Motorsport Turkey   Deniz Fahri   Bahadir Gücenmez Ford Fiesta R5 P
43   Bora Manyera   Bora Manyera   Cem Çerkez Ford Fiesta R5 P
44   BC Vision Motorsport   Erkan Güral   Burak Koçoğlu Škoda Fabia R5 P
45   George Vassilakis   George Vassilakis   Spiros Koltsidas Ford Fiesta R5 P
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61   Emil Bergkvist   Emil Bergkvist   Patrik Barth Ford Fiesta R2T P
62   Denis Rådström   Denis Rådström   Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2T P
63   Équipe de France FFSA Rally   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi   Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T P
64   OT Racing   Ken Torn   Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R2T P
65   ADAC Sachsen   Julius Tannert   Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2T P
66   Callum Devine   Callum Devine   Brian Hoy Ford Fiesta R2T P
67   ACI Team Italia   Enrico Oldrati   Danilo Fappani Ford Fiesta R2T P
68   Castrol Ford Team Turkiye   Bugra Banaz   Burak Erdener Ford Fiesta R2T P
69   ACI Team Italia   Luca Bottarelli   Manuel Fenoli Ford Fiesta R2T P
70   Holder Brothers Racing   David Holder   Jason Farmer Ford Fiesta R2T P
71   Tom Williams   Tom Williams   Phil Hall Ford Fiesta R2T P
72   Emilio Fernández   Emilio Fernández   Joaquin Riquelme Ford Fiesta R2T P
73   Raul Badiu   Raul Badiu   Gabriel Lazar Ford Fiesta R2T P
74   Louise Cook   Louise Cook   Stefan Davis Ford Fiesta R2 M
Other major entries
81   Henning Solberg   Henning Solberg   Ilka Minor-Petrasko Škoda Fabia R5 M
Source:[11]
Notes
  • ^‡ — Driver and co-driver are eligible to score points in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship.

Report

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Pre-event

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Junior WRC championship will be worth double points to encourage crews to contest all five events of the championship.[12]

Thursday

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Andreas Mikkelsen, driving an i20, won the first stage of the rally, 2.5 seconds faster than Craig Breen. Ott Tänak cleared the stage in third, ahead of championship leader Thierry Neuville. Two WRC 2 cars Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Jan Kopecký completed the stage in fifth and sixth place respectively. From seventh to tenth were Esapekka Lappi, Mads Østberg, Jari-Matti Latvala and Elfyn Evans, who was the only Fiesta in top ten.

Friday

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Championship leader Thierry Neuville, who was being first on the road, squeezed his i20 on top. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier and Andreas Mikkelsen completed the day in second and third respectively. The gap between the top three was only 2.6 seconds. Jari-Matti Latvala and teammate Ott Tänak finished in fourth and fifth, with Hayden Paddon in sixth. Esapekka Lappi, who was struggling with his Yaris' differential, cleared the day in seventh place. Early leader Craig Breen suffered a puncture and dropped down to eighth place, while his teammate Mads Østberg and Elfyn Evans both retired from the day in the penultimate stage with broken suspension. Teemu Suninen completed the day in ninth place after a consistent performance, with rally veteran Henning Solberg covered the top ten.

Saturday

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The second leg of the rally turned out to be disastrous for some of the crews. Friday leader and championship leader Thierry Neuville retired from the day when the front left suspension punched though his i20's bonnet in the morning's opening stage, which made Sébastien Ogier the new rally leader for a while; this lead was short-lived when Ogier's Ford Fiesta sustained damage on the front right wishbone, dropping the defending champion's lead down to fourth after a one-minute time penalty for being late due to a roadside fix. In the afternoon loop, his rally went from bad to worse — he went off the road and forced to retire from the day. Andreas Mikkelsen reclaimed the position of rally leader, but a transmission problem, which left his i20 with only rear-wheel drive all afternoon, caused him drop down to fifth overall. Craig Breen fared far worse when his C3 emitted smoke during SS11 and after that stage, the car was on fire and completely burned out, forcing the Irishman to retire from the rally. Teammate Mads Østberg suffered a turbo issue and also retired from the leg. Esapekka Lappi retired his Yaris from the event in sixth when he crashed went perching from a cliff.

The biggest beneficiary from the chaotic rally was Ott Tänak, who ended the day on top, while his teammate Jari-Matti Latvala, who overcame a hydraulic pressure issue, completed the day 13.1 seconds behind in second place. Hayden Paddon and Teemu Suninen got a trouble-free day and cleared the leg in third and fourth respectively. Andreas Mikkelsen, who was the last RC1 driver without retirement in top ten, finished the leg in fifth, over six minutes off the lead. Rally veteran Henning Solberg completed the day in sixth place, followed by Elfyn Evans, who was running under Rally2 regulations. Three WRC 2 category drivers Jan Kopecký, Simone Tempestini and Chris Ingram completed the leaderboard.

Sunday

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After a four-day battle, Ott Tänak won his third consecutive rally victory in Marmaris, while teammate Jari-Matti Latvala, who had to defer to Tänak following team orders from the Toyota team management, finished 22.3 seconds behind in second place. With a 1-2 formula, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT moved up on top on the manufacturers' championships, five points over Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT.[13] Hayden Paddon and Teemu Suninen stayed in third and fourth, with erstwhile leader Andreas Mikkelsen recovering from a broken front right driveshaft. Rally veteran Henning Solberg, WRC 2 category winner Jan Kopecký, Simone Tempestini and Chris Ingram covered from sixth to ninth. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier returned to the rally under Rally2 regulations and finished in tenth overall after teammate Elfyn Evans was given a team order, which ordered the Welsh to check in five minutes early. This meant Evans was given a five-minute time penalty so that the Frenchman could gained one place. He eventually ended his weekend in tenth place, but claimed four Power Stage points. The winner of the Power Stage was championship leader Thierry Neuville, who was forced to retire from the leg on Saturday. Despite his Power Stage victory, his championship lead went down to thirteen points over the hat-trick player Ott Tänak, whose championship standings went up to second place.

Classification

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Top ten finishers

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The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten.[a]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
Overall classification
1 1 8   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:59:24.5 0.0 25 3
2 2 7   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:59:46.8 +22.3 18 2
3 3 6   Hayden Paddon   Sebastian Marshall   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:01:10.8 +1:46.3 15 0
4 4 3   Teemu Suninen   Mikko Markkula   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 4:03:35.4 +4:10.9 12 0
5 5 4   Andreas Mikkelsen   Anders Jæger-Synnevaag   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:06:36.2 +7:11.7 10 0
6 6 81   Henning Solberg   Ilka Minor-Petrasko   Henning Solberg Škoda Fabia R5 4:13:05.1 +13:40.6 8 0
7 7 32   Jan Kopecký   Pavel Dresler   Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 4:17:49.7 +18:25.2 6 0
8 8 37   Simone Tempestini   Sergio Itu   Simone Tempestini Citroën C3 R5 4:19:01.6 +19:37.1 4 0
9 9 39   Chris Ingram   Ross Whittock   Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 4:19:45.8 +20:21.3 2 0
10 10 1   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 4:20:15.7 +20:51.2 1 4
World Rally Championship-2
7 1 32   Jan Kopecký   Pavel Dresler   Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 4:17:49.7 0.0 25
8 2 37   Simone Tempestini   Sergio Itu   Simone Tempestini Citroën C3 R5 4:19:01.6 +1:11.9 18
9 3 39   Chris Ingram   Ross Whittock   Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 4:19:45.8 +1:56.1 15
11 4 36   Kajetan Kajetanowicz   Maciej Szczepaniak   Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 4:20:38.4 +2:48.7 12
13 5 34   Pedro Heller   Pablo Olmos   Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 4:25:30.9 +7:41.2 10
14 6 41   Burak Çukurova   Vedat Bostanci   BC Vision Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:31:46.1 +13:56.4 8
18 7 35   Diogo Salvi   Hugo Magalhães   Motorsport Italia Škoda Fabia R5 4:43:07.2 +25:17.5 6
22 8 43   Bora Manyera   Cem Çerkez   Bora Manyera Ford Fiesta R5 4:52:48.2 +34:58.5 4
27 9 44   Erkan Güral   Burak Koçoğlu   BC Vision Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 5:00:10.5 +42:20.8 2
28 10 45   George Vassilakis   Spiros Koltsidas   George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 5:43:24.5 +1:25:34.8 1
World Rally Championship-3
17 1 61   Emil Bergkvist   Patrik Barth   Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 4:40:03.2 0.0 25
19 2 62   Denis Rådström   Johan Johansson   Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:43:57.3 +3:54.1 18
20 3 72   Emilio Fernández   Joaquin Riquelme   Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T 4:48:01.6 +7:58.4 15
21 4 66   Callum Devine   Brian Hoy   Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 4:49:46.6 +9:43.4 12
24 5 68   Bugra Banaz   Burak Erdener   Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 4:54:54.9 +14:51.7 10
25 6 71   Tom Williams   Phil Hall   Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 4:57:59.4 +17:56.2 8
26 7 70   David Holder   Jason Farmer   Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 4:58:26.2 +18:23.0 6
29 8 67   Enrico Oldrati   Danilo Fappani   ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 5:45:25.8 +1:05:22.6 4
30 9 74   Louise Cook   Stefan Davis   Louise Cook Ford Fiesta R2 5:51:10.9 +1:11:07.7 2
Junior World Rally Championship
17 1 61   Emil Bergkvist   Patrik Barth   Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 4:40:03.2 0.0 50 0
19 2 62   Denis Rådström   Johan Johansson   Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:43:57.3 +3:54.1 36 0
20 3 72   Emilio Fernández   Joaquin Riquelme   Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T 4:48:01.6 +7:58.4 30 0
21 4 66   Callum Devine   Brian Hoy   Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 4:49:46.6 +9:43.4 24 2
24 5 68   Bugra Banaz   Burak Erdener   Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 4:54:54.9 +14:51.7 20 0
25 6 71   Tom Williams   Phil Hall   Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 4:57:59.4 +17:56.2 16 0
26 7 70   David Holder   Jason Farmer   Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 4:58:26.2 +18:23.0 12 2
29 8 67   Enrico Oldrati   Danilo Fappani   ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 5:45:25.8 +1:05:22.6 8 0
Source:[14][15]

Other notable finishers

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The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten.[a]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Time Points
Event Class Stage
12 12 2   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 4:21:33.5 1
15 15 12   Khalid Al-Qassimi   Chris Patterson   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 4:35:20.6 0
16 16 5   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 4:38:11.0 5
23 23 10   Mads Østberg   Torstein Eriksen   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 4:54:00.6 0
Source:[14][15]

Special stages

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Overall classification
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Class leader
13 September Asparan [Shakedown] 5.00 km   Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:24.9
SS1 SSS Turkey 2.00 km   Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:03.9   Andreas Mikkelsen
14 September SS2 Çetibeli 1 38.10 km   Craig Breen Citroën C3 WRC 28:32.3   Craig Breen
SS3 Ula 1 21.75 km   Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:14.8
SS4 Çiçekli 1 12.57 km   Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:32.0   Andreas Mikkelsen
SS5 Çetibeli 2 38.10 km   Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 27:54.8
SS6 Ula 2 21.75 km   Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 15:59.7
SS7 Çiçekli 2 12.57 km   Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 10:22.3   Thierry Neuville
15 September SS8 Yeşilbelde 1 34.24 km   Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 27:19.7   Sébastien Ogier
SS9 Datça 1 10.70 km   Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:29.2
SS10 İçmeler 1 20.37 km   Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 14:28.2   Andreas Mikkelsen
SS11 Yeşilbelde 2 34.24 km   Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 27:12.3   Ott Tänak
SS12 Datça 2 10.70 km   Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 8:33.9
SS13 İçmeler 2 20.37 km   Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 14:37.5
16 September SS14 Marmaris 1 7.14 km   Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:07.2
SS15 Ovacık 8.05 km   Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 6:22.8
SS16 Gökçe 12.65 km   Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 8:12.3
SS17 Marmaris 2 [Power stage] 7.14 km   Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:59.5
World Rally Championship-2
13 September Asparan [Shakedown] 5.00 km   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 3:43.3
SS1 SSS Turkey 2.00 km   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 2:07.0   Kajetan Kajetanowicz
14 September SS2 Çetibeli 1 38.10 km   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 30:16.8   Jan Kopecký
SS3 Ula 1 21.75 km   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 16:53.7
SS4 Çiçekli 1 12.57 km   Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 10:51.1
SS5 Çetibeli 2 38.10 km   Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 31:40.9   Chris Ingram
SS6 Ula 2 21.75 km   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 17:27.6
SS7 Çiçekli 2 12.57 km   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 11:05.0   Jan Kopecký
15 September SS8 Yeşilbelde 1 34.24 km   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 28:50.6
SS9 Datça 1 10.70 km   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 8:51.9
SS10 İçmeler 1 20.37 km   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 15:14.3   Chris Ingram
SS11 Yeşilbelde 2 34.24 km   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 28:26.1
SS12 Datça 2 10.70 km   Simone Tempestini Citroën C3 R5 8:56.3
SS13 İçmeler 2 20.37 km   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 15:14.0   Jan Kopecký
16 September SS14 Marmaris 1 7.14 km   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 5:24.1
SS15 Ovacık 8.05 km   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 6:37.9
SS16 Gökçe 12.65 km   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 8:41.3
SS17 Marmaris 2 7.14 km   Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 5:18.4
World Rally Championship-3 / Junior World Rally Championship
13 September Asparan [Shakedown] 5.00 km   Julius Tannert Ford Fiesta R2T 4:13.1
SS1 SSS Turkey 2.00 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 2:21.7   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
14 September SS2 Çetibeli 1 38.10 km   Julius Tannert Ford Fiesta R2T 32:50.6   Julius Tannert
SS3 Ula 1 21.75 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 18:41.5
SS4 Çiçekli 1 12.57 km   Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 11:49.8
SS5 Çetibeli 2 38.10 km   Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 33:26.8
SS6 Ula 2 21.75 km   Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 18:58.3
SS7 Çiçekli 2 12.57 km   Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 11:48.0
15 September SS8 Yeşilbelde 1 34.24 km   Julius Tannert Ford Fiesta R2T 31:08.8
SS9 Datça 1 10.70 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:48.9
SS10 İçmeler 1 20.37 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 16:31.9   Ken Torn
SS11 Yeşilbelde 2 34.24 km Stage interrupted
SS12 Datça 2 10.70 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 10:02.0   Ken Torn
SS13 İçmeler 2 20.37 km   Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 16:44.8
16 September SS14 Marmaris 1 7.14 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 5:56.4
SS15 Ovacık 8.05 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 7:10.2   Emil Bergkvist
SS16 Gökçe 12.65 km   David Holder Ford Fiesta R2T 9:33.2
SS17 Marmaris 2 7.14 km   David Holder Ford Fiesta R2T 6:02.0

Power stage

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The Power stage was a 7.14 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   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:59.5 0.0 5
2   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 5:01.2 +1.6 4
3   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 5:03.4 +3.8 3
4   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 5:06.0 +6.4 2
5   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC 5:07.5 +8.0 1

J-WRC stage winning crews

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Junior World Rally Championship crews scored additional points. Each of the fastest stage time was awarded with one bonus point.

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Pts.
1   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi   Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T 7
2   Ken Torn   Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R2T 3
3   Julius Tannert   Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2T 2
  Callum Devine   Brian Hoy Ford Fiesta R2T
  David Holder   Jason Farmer Ford Fiesta R2T

Penalties

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The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.[a]

Stage No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Reason Penalty
SS3 45   George Vassilakis   Spiros Koltsidas   George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2 minutes late 0:20
SS4 45   George Vassilakis   Spiros Koltsidas   George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 1 minute early 1:00
SS4 62   Denis Rådström   Johan Johansson   Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 1 minute late 0:10
SS7 31   Pontus Tidemand   Jonas Andersson   Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2 minutes late 0:20
SS7 35   Diogo Salvi   Hugo Magalhães   Motorsport Italia Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 14 minutes late 2:20
SS8 38   Murat Bostanci   Onur Vatansever   Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3 minutes late 0:30
SS8 39   Chris Ingram   Ross Whittock   Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 1 minute late 0:10
SS8 39   Chris Ingram   Ross Whittock   Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 1 minute early 1:00
SS8 45   George Vassilakis   Spiros Koltsidas   George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Jump start 0:10
SS10 1   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 6 minutes late 1:00
SS10 2   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 1 minute late 0:10
SS10 66   Callum Devine   Brian Hoy   Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 1 minute late 0:10
SS12 4   Andreas Mikkelsen   Anders Jæger-Synnevaag   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 20 minutes late 3:20
SS13 37   Simone Tempestini   Sergio Itu   Simone Tempestini Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 2 minutes late 0:20
SS16 2   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 5 minutes early 5:00
SS16 64   Ken Torn   Kuldar Sikk   OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 14 minutes late 2:20
SS16 45   George Vassilakis   Spiros Koltsidas   George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Jump start 1:00

Retirements

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The following notable crews retired from the event.[a] 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
SS2 33   Gus Greensmith   Alessandro Gelsomino   Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Off road Yes
SS2 38   Murat Bostanci   Onur Vatansever   Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS2 74   Louise Cook   Stefan Davis   Louise Cook Ford Fiesta R2 WRC-3 Mechanical Yes
SS5 12   Khalid Al-Qassimi   Chris Patterson   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Mechanical Yes
SS5 63   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi   Romain Courbon   Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS5 67   Enrico Oldrati   Danilo Fappani   ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS5 70   David Holder   Jason Farmer   Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS6 2   Elfyn Evans   Daniel Barritt   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Suspension Yes
SS6 10   Mads Østberg   Torstein Eriksen   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Suspension Yes
SS6 21   Yazeed Al-Rajhi   Michael Orr   Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Mechanical Yes
SS7 42   Deniz Fahri   Bahadir Gücenmez   Ford Motorsport Turkey Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical No
SS7 31   Pontus Tidemand   Jonas Andersson   Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Punctures No
SS7 66   Callum Devine   Brian Hoy   Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS8 5   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC Suspension Yes
SS8 10   Mads Østberg   Torstein Eriksen   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Turbo Yes
SS8 40   Yağız Avci   Ersan Alkir   Ford Motorsport Turkey Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS8 67   Enrico Oldrati   Danilo Fappani   ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS10 9   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Off road No
SS10 38   Murat Bostanci   Onur Vatansever   Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS10 45   George Vassilakis   Spiros Koltsidas   George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS11 1   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Off road Yes
SS11 21   Yazeed Al-Rajhi   Michael Orr   Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Fire No
SS12 11   Craig Breen   Scott Martin   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Fire No
SS12 65   Julius Tannert   Jürgen Heigl   ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS12 73   Raul Badiu   Gabriel Lazar   Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS14 38   Murat Bostanci   Onur Vatansever   Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical No
SS15 65   Julius Tannert   Jürgen Heigl   ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical No
SS15 73   Raul Badiu   Gabriel Lazar   Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical No
SS16 33   Gus Greensmith   Alessandro Gelsomino   Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical No
SS16 63   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi   Romain Courbon   Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Off road No
SS17 64   Ken Torn   Kuldar Sikk   OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Accident damage No

Championship standings after the rally

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  • Bold text indicates 2018 World Champions.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.

References

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