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2018 Rally Italia Sardegna
15°Rally Italia Sardegna
Round 7 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Host country Italy
Rally baseAlghero, Sardinia
Dates run7 – 10 June 2018
Start locationIttiri motocross track, Alghero
Finish locationArgentiera, Alghero
Stages20 (313.46 km; 194.78 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,072.92 km (666.68 miles)
Overall distance1,386.38 km (861.46 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered47
Crews45 at start, 34 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
3:29:18.7
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
3:42:33.3
WRC-3 winnerFrance Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
France Romain Courbon
France Équipe de France FFSA Rally
4:07:40.2

The 2018 Rally Italia Sardegna (formally known as the Rally Italia Sardegna 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 7 and 10 June 2018.[1] It marked the fifteenth running of Rally Italia Sardegna, and was the seventh round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.[2] The event was based in Alghero in Sardinia and consisted of twenty special stages totalling 313.46 km (194.78 mi) in competitive kilometres.[3]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners.[4] Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis 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 the crew of Jean-Baptiste Franceschi and Romain Courbon won the World Rally Championship-3.

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 nineteen-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 M-Sport Ford WRT.

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 fifteen World Rally Cars, twelve World Rally Championship-2 entries, and four World Rally Championship-3 entries.

No. Entrant Driver Co-Driver Car Tyre
World Rally Car entries
1 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT New Zealand Hayden Paddon United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC M
9 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
11 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
12 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen Citroën C3 WRC M
21 Czech Republic MP-Sports Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Jan Tománek Ford Fiesta RS WRC D
22 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
23 France "Piano" France "Piano" France Jean-François Pergola Ford Fiesta RS WRC D
24 France Cyrille Feraud France Cyrille Feraud France Aymeric Duschemin Citroën DS3 WRC D
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Ford Fiesta R5 M
33 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
34 Italy ACI Team Italia WRC Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Škoda Fabia R5 P
35 Finland Printsport Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Škoda Fabia R5 M
36 Italy BRC Racing Team France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Hyundai i20 R5 M
37 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Japan Hiroki Arai Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta R5 M
38 France Citroën Total Rallye Team France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 R5 M
39 France Nicolas Ciamin France Nicolas Ciamin France Thibault de la Haye Hyundai i20 R5 M
40 Italy Motorsport Italia Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada Škoda Fabia R5 P
41 France Citroën Total Rallye Team Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu Citroën C3 R5 M
42 Poland Lotos Rally Team Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta R5 M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61 France Équipe de France FFSA Rally France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T M
62 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Luca Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 D
63 Finland Taisko Lario Finland Taisko Lario Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 P
64 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis Ford Fiesta R2 M
Other major entries
86 India Team MRF Tyres India Gaurav Gill Australia Glenn MacNeall Ford Fiesta R5 MR
Source:[6]

Report

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Pre-event

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Citroën terminated their contract with Kris Meeke (pictured) and Paul Nagle before the rally.

The Citroën pairing of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle were entered into the rally, but were subsequently withdrawn when the team released Meeke from his contract.[7] The team did not enter another crew in their place.

Thursday

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Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier, driving a Fiesta, took a slender 0.1 second lead over Andreas Mikkelsen. Championship leader Thierry Neuville was another 0.6 second behind. Elfyn Evans was fourth, followed by Hayden Paddon and Esapekka Lappi. Teammate Teemu Suninen was seventh, while the shakedown winner Jari-Matti Latvala in eighth. Mads Østberg and Ott Tänak were in ninth and tenth respectively to complete the top ten.

Stéphane Lefebvre led the rally in WRC-2 after Friday.

Friday

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Muddy roads, caused by unpredictable rainy weather, made the first day of Sardegna very tricky. In uncharacteristic conditions, defending world champion Sébastien Ogier took a dramatic lead over the championship leader Thierry Neuville by 18.9 seconds after Andreas Mikkelsen retired from the day due to gearbox issue. Because of teammate Teemu Suninen's off-road and Ott Tänak's radiator damage caused by a heavy bump, Jari-Matti Latvala climbed up to the podium place, followed by his teammate Esapekka Lappi, another 4.4 seconds behind. Two Citroën drivers Mads Østberg and Craig Breen were in sixth and eighth respectively, sandwiched Hayden Paddon in a Hyundai i20. Elfyn Evans dropped out of top twenty after breaking a steering arm due to hitting a rock in his Ford Fiesta.[8] WRC-2 category leader Stéphane Lefebvre, Jan Kopecký and Nicolas Ciamin completed the leaderboard.

Saturday

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After a fifteen-stage fight, title rivals Sébastien Ogier and Thierry Neuville only separated by 3.9 seconds on the top. Jari-Matti Latvala, eighth overall, originally ended the day in third, but an alternator problem forced him to retired from the day, which made his teammate Esapekka Lappi snatch the podium place.[9] Hayden Paddon and Mads Østberg presented us another great fight. Eventually, the Hyundai edged the Citroën by only 2.1 seconds. Craig Breen was in sixth, over a minute further behind, with WRC-2 category leader Jan Kopecký in seventh. Ott Tänak, who was running under Rally2 regulations, recovered to ninth after yesterday's engine damage, followed by Martin Prokop completed the top ten.

Sunday

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The fastest times of the morning stages were all taken by the championship leader Thierry Neuville, which reduced the gap between the rally leader Sébastien Ogier to just 0.8 second. In the Power Stage, the Hyundai star took another stage win and overtook the defending world champion to snatch the victory from Ogier. The difference between two title rivals was only 0.7 second, the third tightest winning margin in WRC history, which shared with 2017 Rally Argentina.[10] Esapekka Lappi ran out of the podium place in a Yaris, followed by Hayden Paddon in fourth overall. Two Citroën drivers Mads Østberg and Craig Breen were in fifth and sixth respectively, ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala, who was running under Rally2 regulations. WRC-2 category leader Jan Kopecký was in eighth after Ott Tänak received a forty-second penalty due to a four-minute late, while Teemu Suninen 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 5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:29:18.7 0.0 25 5
2 2 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:29:19.4 +0.7 18 4
3 3 9 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:31:15.0 +1:56.3 15 0
4 4 6 New Zealand Hayden Paddon United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:32:13.9 +2:55.2 12 0
5 5 12 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:32:29.6 +3:10.9 10 0
6 6 11 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:33:50.4 +4:31.7 8 0
7 7 7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:40:40.8 +11:22.1 6 0
8 8 37 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:42:33.3 +13:14.6 4 0
9 9 8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:42:36.9 +13:18.2 2 3
10 10 3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:44:49.1 +15:30.4 1 0
World Rally Championship-2
8 1 37 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:42:33.3 0.0 25
12 2 33 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:45:35.9 +3:02.6 18
13 3 39 France Nicolas Ciamin France Thibault de la Haye France Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 R5 3:45:52.0 +3:18.7 15
15 4 34 Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Italy ACI Team Italia WRC Škoda Fabia R5 3:49:05.5 +6:32.2 12
16 5 35 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 3:49:44.6 +7:11.3 10
20 6 40 Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada Italy Motorsport Italia Škoda Fabia R5 4:08:14.4 +25:41.1 8
23 7 42 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 4:20:29.1 +37:55.8 6
24 8 38 France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 4:24:57.7 +42:24.4 4
World Rally Championship-3
21 1 61 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T 4:07:40.2 0.0 25
22 2 63 Finland Taisko Lario Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 4:10:16.0 +2:35.8 18
26 3 64 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis United Kingdom Louise Cook Ford Fiesta R2 4:32:32.1 +24:51.9 15
30 4 62 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 5:17:19.0 +1:09:38.8 12
Source:[11][12]

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 3 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 3:47:15.2 1
18 18 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 3:55:07.0 2
Source:[11][12]

Special stages

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Overall classification
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Class leader
7 June Olmedo [Shakedown] 3.97 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 1:53.9
SS1 Ittiri Arena Show 2.00 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 2:02.7 France Sébastien Ogier
8 June SS2 Tula 1 22.12 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 18:28.1 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
SS3 Castelsardo 1 14.37 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:43.3
SS4 Tergu – Osilo 1 14.14 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 8:58.4
SS5 Monte Baranta 1 11.46 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:12.8
SS6 Tula 2 22.12 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 19:24.0 France Sébastien Ogier
SS7 Castelsardo 2 14.37 km Finland Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 10:34.8
SS8 Tergu – Osilo 2 14.14 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:53.5
SS9 Monte Baranta 2 11.16 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 8:07.2
9 June SS10 Monte Lerno 1 14.95 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 7:51.4
SS11 Monti di Alà 1 28.52 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 16:38.9
SS12 Coiluna – Loelle 1 28.89 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 17:59.1
SS13 Ittiri Arena 1.42 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 1:29.0
SS14 Coiluna – Loelle 2 14.95 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 7:42.8
SS15 Monte Lerno 2 28.52 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:27.3
SS16 Monti di Alà 2 28.89 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 17:49.1
10 June SS17 Cala Flumini 1 14.06 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:40.7
SS18 Sassari – Argentiera 1 6.96 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:55.4
SS19 Cala Flumini 2 14.06 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:28.9
SS20 Sassari – Argentiera 2 [Power stage] 6.96 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:52.9 Belgium Thierry Neuville
World Rally Championship-2
7 June Olmedo [Shakedown] 3.97 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby
France Stéphane Lefebvre
Škoda Fabia R5
Citroën C3 R5
2:03.8
SS1 Ittiri Arena Show 2.00 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 2:08.2 Norway Ole Christian Veiby
8 June SS2 Tula 1 22.12 km France Pierre-Louis Loubet Hyundai i20 R5 19:11.2 France Stéphane Lefebvre
SS3 Castelsardo 1 14.37 km Japan Hiroki Arai Ford Fiesta R5 11:11.2 Japan Hiroki Arai
SS4 Tergu – Osilo 1 14.14 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 9:19.7 Norway Ole Christian Veiby
SS5 Monte Baranta 1 11.46 km France Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 8:38.9
SS6 Tula 2 22.12 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 20:13.5 France Stéphane Lefebvre
SS7 Castelsardo 2 14.37 km France Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 11:04.0
SS8 Tergu – Osilo 2 14.14 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 9:22.6
SS9 Monte Baranta 2 11.16 km France Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 8:25.0
9 June SS10 Monte Lerno 1 14.95 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 8:24.9
SS11 Monti di Alà 1 28.52 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 17:47.6 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký
SS12 Coiluna – Loelle 1 28.89 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 19:18.7
SS13 Ittiri Arena 1.42 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 1:31.1
SS14 Coiluna – Loelle 2 14.95 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 8:17.5
SS15 Monte Lerno 2 28.52 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 17:37.9
SS16 Monti di Alà 2 28.89 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 19:05.2
10 June SS17 Cala Flumini 1 14.06 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 9:15.9
SS18 Sassari – Argentiera 1 6.96 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 5:17.4
SS19 Cala Flumini 2 14.06 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 9:09.0
SS20 Sassari – Argentiera 2 6.96 km France Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 5:13.2
World Rally Championship-3
7 June Olmedo [Shakedown] 3.97 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
Finland Taisko Lario
Ford Fiesta R2T
Peugeot 208 R2
2:22.4
SS1 Ittiri Arena Show 2.00 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 2:32.8 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
8 June SS2 Tula 1 22.12 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 21:59.3
SS3 Castelsardo 1 14.37 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 12:42.4
SS4 Tergu – Osilo 1 14.14 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 10:31.2
SS5 Monte Baranta 1 11.46 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:46.5
SS6 Tula 2 22.12 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 22:43.6 Finland Taisko Lario
SS7 Castelsardo 2 14.37 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 12:18.7
SS8 Tergu – Osilo 2 14.14 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 10:07.6
SS9 Monte Baranta 2 11.16 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:22.7
9 June SS10 Monte Lerno 1 14.95 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:26.5
SS11 Monti di Alà 1 28.52 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 19:53.4 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
SS12 Coiluna – Loelle 1 28.89 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 21:26.3
SS13 Ittiri Arena 1.42 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 1:43.5
SS14 Coiluna – Loelle 2 14.95 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:14.9
SS15 Monte Lerno 2 28.52 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 19:35.3
SS16 Monti di Alà 2 28.89 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 22:06.3
10 June SS17 Cala Flumini 1 14.06 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 10:38.3
SS18 Sassari – Argentiera 1 6.96 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 6:16.4
SS19 Cala Flumini 2 14.06 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 11:11.7
SS20 Sassari – Argentiera 2 6.96 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 6:22.3

Power stage

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The Power stage was a 6.96 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 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:52.9 0.0 5
2 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 4:54.4 +1.5 4
3 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 4:54.5 +1.6 3
4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:55.4 +2.4 2
5 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC 4:57.2 +4.3 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
SS1 24 France Cyrille Feraud France Aymeric Duschemin France Cyrille Feraud Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 1 minute early 1:00
SS1 42 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Jump start 0:10
SS7 62 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 6 minutes late 1:00
SS8 36 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Italy BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 1 minute late 0:10
SS9 33 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 1 minute late 0:10
SS12 23 France "Piano" France Jean-François Pergola France "Piano" Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 14 minutes late 2:20
SS13 22 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 7 minutes late 1:10
SS15 36 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Italy BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 8 minutes late 1:20
SS15 44 Finland Max Vatanen France Christopher Guieu Finland Max Vatanen Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 9 minutes late 1:30
SS17 32 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 9 minutes late 1:30
SS19 61 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3 16 minutes late 2:40
SS20 38 France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 6 minutes late 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
SS3 23 France "Piano" France Jean-François Pergola France "Piano" Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Mechanical Yes
SS5 37 Japan Hiroki Arai Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Accident No
SS6 41 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS6 42 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS7 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC Gearbox Yes
SS7 62 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 Mechanical Yes
SS9 8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Radiator Yes
SS9 3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Off-road Yes
SS11 38 France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS12 62 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 Mechanical Yes
SS14 40 Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada Italy Motorsport Italia Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS15 22 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Mechanical No
SS15 41 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 Accident No
SS16 7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Alternator Yes
SS16 24 France Cyrille Feraud France Aymeric Duschemin France Cyrille Feraud Citroën DS3 WRC WRC Mechanical No
SS18 32 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Driveshaft No
SS20 36 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Italy BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Withdrawn 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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