The 2018 Tour de Corse (formally known as the Corsica Linea – Tour de Corse 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 5 and 8 April 2018.[1] It marked the sixty-first running of the Tour de Corse and the fourth round of the 2018 World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. It was also the second round of the Junior World Rally Championship.[2] The event was based in the town of Bastia in Corsica, and was contested over twelve special stages totalling a competitive distance of 333.48 km (207.21 mi).[3]

2018 Tour de Corse
61e Corsica Linea – Tour de Corse
Round 4 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Host country France
Rally baseBastia, Corsica
Dates run5 – 8 April 2018
Start locationLa Porta, Corsica
Finish locationCoti-Chiavari, Corsica
Stages12 (333.48 km; 207.21 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance1,119.68 km (695.74 miles)
Overall distance1,454.16 km (903.57 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered92
Crews87 at start, 71 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT
3:26:52.7
Power Stage winnerFinland Esapekka Lappi
Finland Janne Ferm
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerCzech Republic Jan Kopecký
Czech Republic Pavel Dresler
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II
3:37:27.5
WRC-3 winnerFrance Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
France Romain Courbon
France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
3:56:28.7

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the rally winners. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[5] The Škoda Motorsport II crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5, while local crew Jean-Baptiste Franceschi and Romain Courbon won the World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship.[6][7]

Background

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Championship standings prior to the event

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Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a four-point lead in the World Championships for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a twelve-point lead over M-Sport Ford WRT.

Route

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The route of the 2018 event was substantially revised, with only two of the stages—La Porta – Valle di Rostino and Novella—carried over from the 2017 rally. The event was based in Bastia, which hosted the rally for the first time since 1978.[1]

Entry list

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The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, and the World Rally Championship-3. The final entry list consisted of fourteen World Rally Cars, eleven World Rally Championship-2 entries, and fifteen World Rally Championship-3 entries, fourteen 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   Phil Mills Ford Fiesta WRC M
3   M-Sport Ford WRT   Bryan Bouffier   Xavier Panseri 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   Dani Sordo   Carlos del Barrio 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   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC M
11   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC M
81   Mauro Miele   Mauro Miele   Luca Beltrame Citroën DS3 WRC M
82   Armando Pereira   Armando Pereira   Remi Tutélaire Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
83   Alain Vauthier   Alain Vauthier   Stevie Nollet Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31   Škoda Motorsport II   Jan Kopecký   Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 M
32   Tommi Mäkinen Racing   Takamoto Katsuta   Marko Salminen Ford Fiesta R5 M
33   Škoda Motorsport II   Ole Christian Veiby   Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
35   Tommi Mäkinen Racing   Hiroki Arai   Glenn MacNeall Ford Fiesta R5 M
36   Nil Solans   Nil Solans   Miquel Ibañez Sotos Ford Fiesta R5 D
37   Printsport   Łukasz Pieniążek   Przemysław Mazur Škoda Fabia R5 M
38   Citroën Total Rallye Team   Stéphane Lefebvre   Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 R5 M
39   BRC Racing Team   Pierre-Louis Loubet   Vincent Landais Hyundai i20 R5 M
40   Yoann Bonato   Yoann Bonato   Benjamin Boulloud Citroën C3 R5 M
41   ACI Team Italia   Fabio Andolfi   Simone Scattolin Škoda Fabia R5 P
42   Nicolas Ciamin   Nicolas Ciamin   Thibault de la Haye Hyundai i20 R5 M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61   Denis Rådström   Denis Rådström   Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2T P
62   Amaury Molle   Amaury Molle   Renaud Herman Peugeot 208 R2 M
63   Emil Bergkvist   Emil Bergkvist   Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta R2T P
64   ADAC Sachsen   Julius Tannert   Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2T P
65   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi   Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T P
66   Terry Folb   Terry Folb   Christopher Guieu Ford Fiesta R2T P
67   Callum Devine   Callum Devine   Keith Moriarty Ford Fiesta R2T P
68   Emilio Fernández   Emilio Fernández   Joaquin Riquelme Ford Fiesta R2T P
69   ACI Team Italia   Luca Bottarelli   Manuel Fenoli Ford Fiesta R2T P
70   David Holder   David Holder   Jason Farmer Ford Fiesta R2T P
71   OT Racing   Ken Torn   Ken Järveoja Ford Fiesta R2T P
72   Tom Williams   Tom Williams   Phil Hall Ford Fiesta R2T P
73   Enrico Oldrati   Enrico Oldrati   Danilo Fappani Ford Fiesta R2T P
74   Castrol Ford Team Turkiye   Bugra Banaz   Burak Erdener Ford Fiesta R2T P
75   Umberto Accornero   Umberto Accornero   Maurizio Barone Ford Fiesta R2T P
Other major entries
84   Gus Greensmith   Gus Greensmith   Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M
Source:[8]

Notes

  • ^‡ — Driver is eligible to score points in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship.

Report

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Pre-event

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Elfyn Evans' co-driver Daniel Barritt (pictured) was replaced by Phil Mills in this rally.

In the week before the rally, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) approved a rule change affecting the Power Stage. Any crew checking in late to the Power Stage will forfeit the opportunity to score bonus championship points in the Power Stage.[9] The changes were introduced in response to a controversy that arose in previous rallies where crews deliberately checked in late, incurring time penalties but securing a preferable road position, thereby improving their chances of scoring bonus points.

Elfyn Evans' co-driver Daniel Barritt was replaced by Phil Mills as Barritt did not recover from an accident in Rally Mexico in time for the Tour de Corse.[10]

Citroën's new R5 variant of the C3 WRC made its competitive début in the WRC-2 class during the rally.[8]

Thursday

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Thursday in Corsica only requires crews to complete a Shakedown. Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle won the stage, over two seconds faster than the Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen. Last year winner Thierry Neuville finished third, half a second faster than teammate Dani Sordo. Current championship leader Sébastien Ogier was fifth. From sixth to tenth were Elfyn Evans, Sébastien Loeb, Ott Tänak, Jari-Matti Latvala and Esapekka Lappi respectively.[11]

Friday

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Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier was absolutely flying in Friday. He set three fastest stage times out of four and built a lead of over half a minute over the last year winner Thierry Neuville, who was struggling with the brakes. Nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb, competing in the second of three guest appearances, carried too much pace into a left corner 400 metres after the start and dropped into a deep ditch.[12] The rest stage won by Esapekka Lappi, who finished the day in fifth place, just less than one second ahead of Elfyn Evans and Dani Sordo. Kris Meeke, who suffered intermittent intercom problems in his C3, was third, 5.5 seconds ahead of Ott Tänak, who also had handling problems at the rear of his Toyota Yaris. Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala lacked confidence in his Toyota Yaris in eighth. Another 4.2 seconds behind was Andreas Mikkelsen. The Norwegian lost much time with a spin at the first corner in the opening stage and a brief trip into a ditch this morning, issues compounded by understeer when he tried to have a push this afternoon. Local man Bryan Bouffier completed the leaderboard in a Fiesta.

 
Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger-Synnevaag driving through the narrow Vero road.

Saturday

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Championship leader Sébastien Ogier ended the day with a 44.5 seconds advantage over Thierry Neuville. Ott Tänak snatching position by a tenth of a second from the Belgium in the final Novella test, as Kris Meeke crashed his Citroën C3 into retirement after mishearing a pace note. Esapekka Lappi was another 10.3 seconds behind in fourth place. Dani Sordo and Elfyn Evans were evenly matched all day. The Spaniard ended fifth in his i20, with a 3.1-second advantage over the Welshman who lost time after stalling his Fiesta's engine and being too hesitant on the tricky mountain roads. Andreas Mikkelsen was bothered by understeering this weekend. He finished seventh, ahead of WRC 2 category leader Jan Kopecký. Jari-Matti Latvala retired his Yaris from eighth after slamming the rear into a tree and Bryan Bouffier went out with engine problems in his Fiesta, while nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb, returning after yesterday's crash, won three stages in his C3. WRC 2 driver Fabio Andolfi and Ole Christian Veiby completed the provisional leaderboard in Škoda Fabia R5s.

Sunday

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Sébastien Ogier led the Corsica linea - Tour de Corse from start to finish to win the three-day asphalt fixture by 36.1 seconds in his Ford Fiesta. Ott Tänak finished second in a Toyota Yaris, with Thierry Neuville, who suffered an engine issue at the power Stage, running out of the podium. Teammate Dani Sordo finished fourth after another consistent weekend, just 3.5 seconds ahead of Elfyn Evans. There was final day heartbreak for Esapekka Lappi. The Finn thrust himself into the fight for second yesterday, but his hopes were shattered when he hit a kerb and stopped to change a punctured tyre. He eventually plunged to seventh, but salvaged maximum bonus points by winning the final power Stage in his Yaris as well as overhauling Andreas Mikkelsen to climb to sixth. WRC 2 winner Jan Kopecký finished eighth ahead of Kris Meeke, who restarted today after Saturday's accident, with Yoann Bonato completed the top ten.

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 1   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:26:52.7 0.0 25 3
2 2 8   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:27:28.8 +36.1 18 1
3 3 5   Thierry Neuville   Nicolas Gilsoul   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:28:00.2 +1:07.5 15 0
4 4 6   Dani Sordo   Carlos del Barrio   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:28:55.3 +2:02.6 12 0
5 5 2   Elfyn Evans   Phil Mills   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:28:58.8 +2:06.1 10 0
6 6 9   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:29:26.2 +2:33.5 8 5
7 7 4   Andreas Mikkelsen   Anders Jæger-Synnevaag   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:29:36.1 +2:43.4 6 0
8 8 31   Jan Kopecký   Pavel Dresler   Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:37:27.5 +10:34.8 4 0
9 9 10   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:37:33.2 +10:40.5 2 2
10 10 40   Yoann Bonato   Benjamin Boulloud   Yoann Bonato Citroën C3 R5 3:39:18.7 +12:26.0 1 0
World Rally Championship-2
8 1 31   Jan Kopecký   Pavel Dresler   Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:37:27.5 0.0 25
10 2 40   Yoann Bonato   Benjamin Boulloud   Yoann Bonato Citroën C3 R5 3:39:18.7 +1:51.2 18
11 3 41   Fabio Andolfi   Simone Scattolin   ACI Team Italia Škoda Fabia R5 3:40:36.0 +3:08.5 15
12 4 33   Ole Christian Veiby   Stig Rune Skjærmoen   Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:40:37.8 +3:10.3 12
15 5 37   Łukasz Pieniążek   Przemysław Mazur   Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 3:50:33.1 +13:05.6 10
23 6 39   Pierre-Louis Loubet   Vincent Landais   BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 4:00:13.0 +22:45.5 8
34 7 36   Nil Solans   Miquel Ibañez Sotos   Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 4:10:08.4 +32:40.9 6
35 8 32   Takamoto Katsuta   Marko Salminen   Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 4:10:16.4 +32:48.9 4
55 9 35   Hiroki Arai   Glenn MacNeall   Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 4:22:32.6 +45:05.1 2
World Rally Championship-3
18 1 65   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi   Romain Courbon   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 3:56:28.7 0.0 25
19 2 66   Terry Folb   Christopher Guieu   Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T 3:57:02.4 +33.7 18
22 3 63   Emil Bergkvist   Ola Fløene   Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 3:59:57.3 +3:28.6 15
24 4 61   Dennis Rådström   Johan Johansson   Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:00:40.4 +4:11.7 12
25 5 67   Callum Devine   Keith Moriarty   Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 4:02:53.5 +6:24.8 10
27 6 71   Ken Torn   Ken Järveoja   OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 4:03:06.5 +6:37.8 8
28 7 69   Luca Bottarelli   Manuel Fenoli   ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 4:03:54.3 +7:25.6 6
29 8 74   Bugra Banaz   Burak Erdener   Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 4:06:42.6 +10:13.9 4
32 9 64   Julius Tannert   Jürgen Heigl   ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T 4:09:25.3 +12:56.6 2
36 10 68   Emilio Fernández   Joaquin Riquelme   Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T 4:10:23.3 +13:54.6 1
Junior World Rally Championship
18 1 65   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi   Romain Courbon   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 3:56:28.7 0.0 25 8
19 2 66   Terry Folb   Christopher Guieu   Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T 3:57:02.4 +33.7 18 2
22 3 63   Emil Bergkvist   Ola Fløene   Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 3:59:57.3 +3:28.6 15 0
24 4 61   Dennis Rådström   Johan Johansson   Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:00:40.4 +4:11.7 12 0
25 5 67   Callum Devine   Keith Moriarty   Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 4:02:53.5 +6:24.8 10 0
27 6 71   Ken Torn   Ken Järveoja   OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 4:03:06.5 +6:37.8 8 0
28 7 69   Luca Bottarelli   Manuel Fenoli   ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 4:03:54.3 +7:25.6 6 1
29 8 74   Bugra Banaz   Burak Erdener   Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 4:06:42.6 +10:13.9 4 0
32 9 64   Julius Tannert   Jürgen Heigl   ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T 4:09:25.3 +12:56.6 2 0
36 10 68   Emilio Fernández   Joaquin Riquelme   Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T 4:10:23.3 +13:54.6 1 0
Source:[13][14]

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
14 14 11   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 3:47:50.7 4
38 11 73   Tom Williams   Phil Hall   Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 4:11:25.4 0
11 WRC-3
39 12 73   Enrico Oldrati   Danilo Fappani   Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 4:12:14.3 0
13 WRC-3
45 13 75   Umberto Accornero   Maurizio Barone   Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 4:17:34.2 0
13 WRC-3
14 48 62   Amaury Molle   Renaud Herman   Amaury Molle Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 4:20:06.6
58 14 70   David Holder   Jason Farmer   David Holder Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 4:27:57.8 0
15 WRC-3
Source:[13][14]

Special stages

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Overall classification
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Class leader
5 April
Sorbo Ocagnano [Shakedown] 5.45 km   Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 4:00.8
6 April
SS1 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 1 49.03 km   Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 31:53.8   Sébastien Ogier
SS2 Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 1 13.55 km   Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 7:59.9
SS3 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 2 49.03 km   Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 31:44.1
SS4 Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 2 13.55 km   Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 7:59.4
7 April
SS5 Cagnano – Pino – Canari 1 35.61 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën C3 WRC 21:58.6
SS6 Desert des Agriatres 1 15.45 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën C3 WRC 8:32.4
SS7 Novella 1 17.39 km   Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 11:07.7
SS8 Cagnano – Pino – Canari 2 35.61 km   Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 21:44.7
SS9 Desert des Agriatres 2 15.45 km   Sébastien Loeb Citroën C3 WRC 8:31.1
SS10 Novella 2 17.39 km   Ott Tänak
  Esapekka Lappi
Toyota Yaris WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC
11:07.1
8 April
SS11 Vero – Sarrola – Carcopino 55.17 km   Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 33:46.9
SS12 Penitencier de Coti-Chiavari [Power stage] 16.25 km   Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 9:41.2
World Rally Championship-2
5 April
Sorbo Ocagnano [Shakedown] 5.45 km   Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 4:08.1
6 April
SS1 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 1 49.03 km   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 33:52.1   Jan Kopecký
SS2 Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 1 13.55 km   Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 8:24.5
SS3 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 2 49.03 km   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 33:21.5
SS4 Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 2 13.55 km   Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 8:24.2
7 April
SS5 Cagnano – Pino – Canari 1 35.61 km   Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 22:59.3
SS6 Desert des Agriatres 1 15.45 km   Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 8:54.9
SS7 Novella 1 17.39 km   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 11:45.5
SS8 Cagnano – Pino – Canari 2 35.61 km   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 22:50.5
SS9 Desert des Agriatres 2 15.45 km   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 8:55.2
SS10 Novella 2 17.39 km   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 11:47.1
8 April
SS11 Vero – Sarrola – Carcopino 55.17 km   Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 35:06.5
SS12 Penitencier de Coti-Chiavari 16.25 km   Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 10:10.8
World Rally Championship-3 / Junior World Rally Championship
5 April
Sorbo Ocagnano [Shakedown] 5.45 km   Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:44.6
6 April
SS1 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 1 49.03 km Stage interrupted
SS2 Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 1 13.55 km   Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T 9:14.5   Terry Folb
SS3 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 2 49.03 km   Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T 36:29.4
SS4 Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 2 13.55 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:09.2
7 April
SS5 Cagnano – Pino – Canari 1 35.61 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 25:08.6
SS6 Desert des Agriatres 1 15.45 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:44.7
SS7 Novella 1 17.39 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 12:45.0   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
SS8 Cagnano – Pino – Canari 2 35.61 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 24:51.4
SS9 Desert des Agriatres 2 15.45 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:39.7
SS10 Novella 2 17.39 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 12:47.6
8 April
SS11 Vero – Sarrola – Carcopino 55.17 km   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 38:26.5
SS12 Penitencier de Coti-Chiavari 16.25 km   Luca Bottarelli Ford Fiesta R2T 11:14.3

Power stage

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The Power stage was a 16.25 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   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC 9:41.2 0.0 5
2   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC 9:43.4 +2.2 4
3   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 9:44.6 +3.4 3
4   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC 9:44.6 +3.4 2
5   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 9:49.7 +8.5 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 8
2   Terry Folb   Christopher Guieu Ford Fiesta R2T 2
3   Luca Bottarelli   Manuel Fenoli Ford Fiesta R2T 1

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
SS18 70   David Holder   Jason Farmer   David Holder Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 2 minutes late 0:20

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
SS4 11   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Off road Yes
SS4 32   Takamoto Katsuta   Marko Salminen   Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS4 36   Nil Solans   Miquel Ibañez Sotos   Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS5 38   Stéphane Lefebvre   Gabin Moreau   Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 Accident No
SS8 3   Bryan Bouffier   Xavier Panseri   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Engine No
SS8 7   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Accident No
SS10 10   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle   Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Off road Yes
SS10 35   Hiroki Arai   Glenn MacNeall   Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS11 42   Nicolas Ciamin   Thibault de la Haye   Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Accident No

Championship standings after the rally

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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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  6. ^ "WRC 2 in France:Kopecký cruises to win". wrc.com. WRC. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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