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2018 WRC3 Championship

The 2018 FIA WRC3 Championship was the sixth season of WRC3, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013.[1]

Nil Solans and Miquel Ibáñez were the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions,[2] while ADAC Sachsen were the defending teams' champions. Enrico Brazzoli and Luca Beltrame won the drivers' and co-drivers' championships. ACI Team Italia won the teams' title.

The 2018 WRC3 season was the final season of the championship for two-wheel drive cars and it was cancelled by the FIA after the 2018 season, however it was revived in 2020 with a new set of regulations for four-wheel drive Group Rally2 cars.[3][4]

Calendar

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

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

Calendar changes

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The Rally of Poland was removed from the calendar after the FIA repeatedly raised concerns about the event's safety.[15] The FIA had previously ordered a review of the event's safety standards ahead of the 2017 event, threatening to rescind the rally's World Championship status if conditions were not improved.[16]

The Rally of Poland was replaced by the Rally of Turkey, which returned to the calendar for the first time since 2010.[5] The event, which was previously based in Istanbul, return to south-western Turkey. It was based in the coastal resort town of Marmaris in Muğla Province,[17] with the route running along the Mediterranean coastline.[18]

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

Route changes

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Rallye Monte Carlo featured a heavily revised route from the 2017 event, with half the route being brand new.[8] After starting in Mexico City in 2017, Rally Mexico returned to its traditional start in Guanajuato. The route featured minor changes and included a new Power Stage.[19]

The route for the Tour de Corse was heavily revised, with only two of the seven stages being run as they were in 2017. The headquarters of the event was relocated to Bastia, which hosted the event for the first time since 1978.[20]

Organisers of the Wales Rally GB announced plans for a heavily revised route. The changes were made possible by the passage of legislation by the British government allowing public roads to be used for motorsport.[21][22]

Entries

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Manufacturer Car Entrant Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
Citroën Citroën DS3 R3T   Go+Cars Atlas Ward M   Yuriy Protasov   Pavlo Cherepin 2
  Louise Cook M   Louise Cook   Stefan Davis 8, 13
  Enrico Brazzoli P   Enrico Brazzoli   Luca Beltrame 13
Ford Ford Fiesta R2T   ACI Team Italia P   Luca Bottarelli   Manuel Fenoli 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
  Enrico Oldrati   Elia De Guio 10
  Danilo Fappani 6, 8
  Enrico Oldrati P   Enrico Oldrati   Danilo Fappani 2, 4
  ADAC Sachsen P   Julius Tannert   Jürgen Heigl 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
  Callum Devine P   Callum Devine   Keith Moriarty 2, 4
  Brian Hoy 6, 8, 10
  David Holder P   David Holder   Jason Farmer 2
  Holder Brothers Racing 4, 6, 8, 10
  Denis Rådström P   Denis Rådström   Johan Johansson 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
  Emil Bergkvist P   Emil Bergkvist   Ola Fløene 2, 4
  Joakim Sjöberg 6, 8
  Patrick Barth 10
  Emilio Fernández P   Emilio Fernández   Joaquin Riquelme 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi M   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi   Romain Courbon 1
P 2, 4
  Équipe de France FFSA Rally P   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi   Romain Courbon 6, 8, 10
M 7
  OT Racing P   Ken Torn   Kuldar Sikk 2, 6, 8, 10
  Ken Järveoja 4
  Terry Folb P   Terry Folb   Christopher Guieu 2, 4
  Kevin Bronner 6, 8–9
  Théo Chalal P   Théo Chalal   Jacques-Julien Renucci 2
  Tom Williams P   Tom Williams   Phil Hall 2, 4, 6, 8, 10–11
  Catrol Ford Team Türkiye P   Bugra Banaz   Burak Erdener 4, 6, 8, 10
  Umberto Accornero P   Umberto Accornero   Barone Maurizio 4, 6, 8
  Team Flying Finn P   Henri Hokkala   Kimmo Pahkala 8
  Louise Cook M   Louise Cook   Stefan Davis 9–12
  Raul Badiu P   Raul Badiu   Gabriel Lazar 10
Ford Fiesta R2   MH Motorsport P   Tom Williams   Phil Hall 3
  Darren Garrod P   Sanjay Takale   Darren Garrod 8
Peugeot Peugeot 208 R2   Amaury Molle M   Amaury Molle   Renaud Herman 1, 4, 12
  Enrico Brazzoli D   Enrico Brazzoli   Luca Beltrame 1, 7
P 9, 11–12
  Taisko Lario M   Taisko Lario   Tatu Hämäläinen 1
P 2, 7–9, 11–12
  Louise Cook M   Louise Cook   Stefan Davis 7
Source:[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]

Results and standings

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Season summary

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Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning entrant Winning time Report
1   Rallye Monte Carlo   Enrico Brazzoli   Luca Beltrame   Enrico Brazzoli 5:22:03.0 Report
2   Rally Sweden   Denis Rådström   Johan Johansson   Denis Rådström 3:16:26.0 Report
3   Rally México No WRC3 finishers Report
4   Tour de Corse   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi   Romain Courbon   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi 3:56:28.7 Report
5   Rally Argentina No WRC3 entries Report
6   Rally Portugal   Denis Rådström   Johan Johansson   Denis Rådström 4:26:51.2 Report
7   Rally Italia Sardegna   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi   Romain Courbon   Équipe de France FFSA Rally 4:14:07.7 Report
8   Rally Finland   Ken Torn   Kuldar Sikk   OT Racing 3:03:07.2 Report
9   Rallye Deutschland   Taisko Lario   Tatu Hämäläinen   Taisko Lario 3:49:47.9 Report
10   Rally Turkey   Emil Bergkvist   Patrick Barth   Emil Bergkvist 4:40:03.2 Report
11   Wales Rally GB   Tom Williams   Phil Hall   Tom Williams 3:49:44.9 Report
12   Rally Catalunya   Enrico Brazzoli   Luca Beltrame   Enrico Brazzoli 3:58:18.3 Report
13   Rally Australia No WRC3 finishers Report

Scoring system

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

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers

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Pos. Driver MON
  		SWE
  		MEX
  		FRA
  		ARG
  		POR
  		ITA
  		FIN
  		DEU
  		TUR
  		GBR
  		CAT
  		AUS
  		Drops Points
1   Enrico Brazzoli 1 4 2 2 1 Ret 0 98
2   Taisko Lario 3 8 2 7 1 3 2 4 97
3   Emil Bergkvist 2 3 5 2 1 0 86
4   Denis Rådström 1 4 1 Ret 2 0 80
5   Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ret 4 1 9 1 3 Ret 0 79
6   Louise Cook 3 DNS 3 9 4 3 WD 0 59
7   Tom Williams 12 Ret 11 7 6 6 1 0 47
8   Callum Devine 7 5 Ret 5 4 0 38
9   Ken Torn 14 6 Ret 1 Ret 0 33
10   Julius Tannert 3 9 10 4 Ret 0 30
11   Bugra Banaz 8 4 8 5 0 30
12   Terry Folb 5 2 Ret 13 WD 0 28
13   Enrico Oldrati Ret 12 2 9 8 0 24
14   David Holder 11 15 3 10 7 0 22
15   Amaury Molle 2 14 WD 0 18
16   Emilio Fernández 9 10 11 15 3 0 18
17   Luca Bottarelli 10 7 6 12 WD 0 15
18   Yuriy Protasov 6 0 8
19   Umberto Accornero 13 8 11 0 4
Pos. Driver MON
  		SWE
  		MEX
  		FRA
  		ARG
  		POR
  		ITA
  		FIN
  		DEU
  		TUR
  		GBR
  		CAT
  		AUS
  		Drops Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers

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Pos. Driver MON
  		SWE
  		MEX
  		FRA
  		ARG
  		POR
  		ITA
  		FIN
  		DEU
  		TUR
  		GBR
  		CAT
  		AUS
  		Drops Points
1   Luca Beltrame 1 4 2 2 1 Ret 0 98
2   Tatu Hämäläinen 3 8 2 7 1 3 2 4 97
3   Johan Johansson 1 4 1 Ret 2 0 80
4   Romain Courbon Ret 4 1 9 1 3 Ret 0 79
5   Stefan Davis 3 DNS 3 9 4 3 WD 0 59
6   Phil Hall 12 Ret 11 7 6 6 1 0 47
7   Ola Fløene 2 3 0 33
8   Jürgen Heigl 3 9 10 4 Ret 0 30
9   Burak Erdener 8 4 8 5 0 30
10   Christopher Guieu 5 2 0 28
11   Joakim Sjöberg 5 2 0 28
12   Kuldar Sikk 14 Ret 1 Ret 0 25
13   Patrick Barth 1 0 25
14   Jason Farmer 11 15 3 10 7 0 22
15   Brian Hoy Ret 5 4 0 22
16   Danilo Fappani Ret 12 2 9 0 20
17   Renaud Herman 2 14 WD 0 18
18   Joaquin Riquelme 9 10 11 15 3 0 18
19   Keith Moriarty 7 5 0 16
20   Manuel Fenoli 10 7 6 12 WD 0 15
21   Pavlo Cherepin 6 0 8
22   Ken Järveoja 6 0 8
23   Maurizio Barone 13 8 11 0 4
24   Elia De Guio 8 0 4
Pos. Driver MON
  		SWE
  		MEX
  		FRA
  		ARG
  		POR
  		ITA
  		FIN
  		DEU
  		TUR
  		GBR
  		CAT
  		AUS
  		Drops Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA WRC3 Championship for Teams

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Pos. Team MON
  		SWE
  		MEX
  		FRA
  		ARG
  		POR
  		ITA
  		FIN
  		DEU
  		TUR
  		GBR
  		CAT
  		AUS
  		Points
1   ACI Team Italia 3 2 1 5 3 83
2   Castrol Ford Team Turkiye 3 3 4 1 67
3   OT Racing 4 1 Ret 1 Ret 62
4   ADAC Sachsen 1 4 5 3 Ret 62
5   Équipe de France FFSA Rally 4 1 2 Ret 55
6   Holder Brothers Racing 5 2 6 2 54
7   Go+Cars Atlas Ward 2 18
Pos. Driver MON
  		SWE
  		MEX
  		FRA
  		ARG
  		POR
  		ITA
  		FIN
  		DEU
  		TUR
  		GBR
  		CAT
  		AUS
  		Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes

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  1. ^ The rally base of the Monte Carlo Rally was located in France.
  2. ^ Rallye Monte Carlo was run on a tarmac and snow surface.
  3. ^ Rally Catalunya was run on a tarmac and gravel surface.

References

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