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 | |||
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Round 10 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  Turkey | ||
| Rally base | Marmaris, Muğla | ||
| Dates run | 13 – 16 September 2018 | ||
| Start location | Marmaris Castle, Muğla | ||
| Finish location | Marmaris, Muğla | ||
| Stages | 17 (312.44 km; 194.14 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 562.90 km (349.77 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 875.34 km (543.91 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 52 | ||
| Crews | 45 at start, 29 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT3:59:24.5 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda Motorsport II4:17:49.7 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Emil Bergkvist Joakim Sjöberg Emil Bergkvist4:40:03.2 | ||
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 edit
Championship standings prior to the event edit
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 edit
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.
- Notes
- ^‡ — Driver and co-driver are eligible to score points in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship.
Report edit
Pre-event edit
Junior WRC championship will be worth double points to encourage crews to contest all five events of the championship.[12]
Thursday edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Top ten finishers edit
The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten.[a]
Other notable finishers edit
The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten.[a]
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Class | Time | Points | ||
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| Event | Class | Stage | ||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 2 |  Elfyn Evans
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Daniel Barritt
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M-Sport Ford WRT
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Ford Fiesta WRC | WRC | 4:21:33.5 | 1 | |
| 15 | 15 | 12 |  Khalid Al-Qassimi
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Chris Patterson
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 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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Citroën C3 WRC | WRC | 4:35:20.6 | 0 | |
| 16 | 16 | 5 | Thierry Neuville
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Nicolas Gilsoul
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | WRC | 4:38:11.0 | 5 | |
| 23 | 23 | 10 |  Mads Østberg
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Torstein Eriksen
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Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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Citroën C3 WRC | WRC | 4:54:00.6 | 0 | |
| Source:[14][15] | ||||||||||
Special stages edit
| Overall classification | |||||||
| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leader |
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| 13 September | — | Asparan [Shakedown] | 5.00 km | Thierry Neuville
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 3:24.9 | — |
| SS1 | SSS Turkey | 2.00 km | Andreas Mikkelsen
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:03.9 | Andreas Mikkelsen
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| 14 September | SS2 | Çetibeli 1 | 38.10 km |  Craig Breen
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Citroën C3 WRC | 28:32.3 | Craig Breen
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| SS3 | Ula 1 | 21.75 km | Thierry Neuville
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 16:14.8 | ||
| SS4 | Çiçekli 1 | 12.57 km | Andreas Mikkelsen
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:32.0 | Andreas Mikkelsen
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| SS5 | Çetibeli 2 | 38.10 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 27:54.8 | ||
| SS6 | Ula 2 | 21.75 km | Thierry Neuville
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 15:59.7 | ||
| SS7 | Çiçekli 2 | 12.57 km | Ott Tänak
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:22.3 | Thierry Neuville
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| 15 September | SS8 | Yeşilbelde 1 | 34.24 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 27:19.7 | Sébastien Ogier
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| SS9 | Datça 1 | 10.70 km | Andreas Mikkelsen
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 8:29.2 | ||
| SS10 | İçmeler 1 | 20.37 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 14:28.2 | Andreas Mikkelsen
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| SS11 | Yeşilbelde 2 | 34.24 km | Ott Tänak
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 27:12.3 | Ott Tänak
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| SS12 | Datça 2 | 10.70 km |  Jari-Matti Latvala
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:33.9 | ||
| SS13 | İçmeler 2 | 20.37 km | Ott Tänak
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 14:37.5 | ||
| 16 September | SS14 | Marmaris 1 | 7.14 km | Thierry Neuville
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:07.2 | |
| SS15 | Ovacık | 8.05 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 6:22.8 | ||
| SS16 | Gökçe | 12.65 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 8:12.3 | ||
| SS17 | Marmaris 2 [Power stage] | 7.14 km | Thierry Neuville
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 4:59.5 | ||
| World Rally Championship-2 | |||||||
| 13 September | — | Asparan [Shakedown] | 5.00 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:43.3 | — |
| SS1 | SSS Turkey | 2.00 km |  Kajetan Kajetanowicz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:07.0 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz
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| 14 September | SS2 | Çetibeli 1 | 38.10 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 30:16.8 | Jan Kopecký
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| SS3 | Ula 1 | 21.75 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 16:53.7 | ||
| SS4 | Çiçekli 1 | 12.57 km | Pontus Tidemand
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 10:51.1 | ||
| SS5 | Çetibeli 2 | 38.10 km |  Pedro Heller
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 31:40.9 | Chris Ingram
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| SS6 | Ula 2 | 21.75 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 17:27.6 | ||
| SS7 | Çiçekli 2 | 12.57 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 11:05.0 | Jan Kopecký
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| 15 September | SS8 | Yeşilbelde 1 | 34.24 km | Kajetan Kajetanowicz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 28:50.6 | |
| SS9 | Datça 1 | 10.70 km | Kajetan Kajetanowicz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 8:51.9 | ||
| SS10 | İçmeler 1 | 20.37 km | Kajetan Kajetanowicz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 15:14.3 | Chris Ingram
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| SS11 | Yeşilbelde 2 | 34.24 km | Kajetan Kajetanowicz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 28:26.1 | ||
| SS12 | Datça 2 | 10.70 km |  Simone Tempestini
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Citroën C3 R5 | 8:56.3 | ||
| SS13 | İçmeler 2 | 20.37 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 15:14.0 | Jan Kopecký
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| 16 September | SS14 | Marmaris 1 | 7.14 km | Kajetan Kajetanowicz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 5:24.1 | |
| SS15 | Ovacık | 8.05 km | Kajetan Kajetanowicz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 6:37.9 | ||
| SS16 | Gökçe | 12.65 km | Kajetan Kajetanowicz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 8:41.3 | ||
| SS17 | Marmaris 2 | 7.14 km | Kajetan Kajetanowicz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 5:18.4 | ||
| World Rally Championship-3 / Junior World Rally Championship | |||||||
| 13 September | — | Asparan [Shakedown] | 5.00 km |  Julius Tannert
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:13.1 | — |
| SS1 | SSS Turkey | 2.00 km | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 2:21.7 | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
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| 14 September | SS2 | Çetibeli 1 | 38.10 km | Julius Tannert
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 32:50.6 | Julius Tannert
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| SS3 | Ula 1 | 21.75 km | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 18:41.5 | ||
| SS4 | Çiçekli 1 | 12.57 km | Ken Torn
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 11:49.8 | ||
| SS5 | Çetibeli 2 | 38.10 km | Callum Devine
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 33:26.8 | ||
| SS6 | Ula 2 | 21.75 km | Ken Torn
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 18:58.3 | ||
| SS7 | Çiçekli 2 | 12.57 km | Ken Torn
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 11:48.0 | ||
| 15 September | SS8 | Yeşilbelde 1 | 34.24 km | Julius Tannert
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 31:08.8 | |
| SS9 | Datça 1 | 10.70 km | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 9:48.9 | ||
| SS10 | İçmeler 1 | 20.37 km | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 16:31.9 | Ken Torn
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| SS11 | Yeşilbelde 2 | 34.24 km | Stage interrupted | ||||
| SS12 | Datça 2 | 10.70 km | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 10:02.0 | Ken Torn
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| SS13 | İçmeler 2 | 20.37 km | Callum Devine
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 16:44.8 | ||
| 16 September | SS14 | Marmaris 1 | 7.14 km | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 5:56.4 | |
| SS15 | Ovacık | 8.05 km | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 7:10.2 | Emil Bergkvist
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| SS16 | Gökçe | 12.65 km |  David Holder
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 9:33.2 | ||
| SS17 | Marmaris 2 | 7.14 km | David Holder
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 6:02.0 | ||
Power stage edit
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. |
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| 1 | Thierry Neuville
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Nicolas Gilsoul
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 4:59.5 | 0.0 | 5 |
| 2 | Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 5:01.2 | +1.6 | 4 |
| 3 | Ott Tänak
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Martin Järveoja
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:03.4 | +3.8 | 3 |
| 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:06.0 | +6.4 | 2 |
| 5 | Elfyn Evans
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Daniel Barritt
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 5:07.5 | +8.0 | 1 |
J-WRC stage winning crews edit
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. |
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| 1 | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
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Romain Courbon
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 7 |
| 2 | Ken Torn
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Kuldar Sikk
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 3 |
| 3 | Julius Tannert
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 Jürgen Heigl
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 2 |
| Callum Devine
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Brian Hoy
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Ford Fiesta R2T | ||
| David Holder
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Jason Farmer
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Ford Fiesta R2T |
Penalties edit
The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.[a]
Retirements edit
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.
Championship standings after the rally edit
- Bold text indicates 2018 World Champions.
Drivers' championships edit
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Co-Drivers' championships edit
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Manufacturers' and teams' championships edit
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Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Rally Turkey". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018". speedcafe.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Junior WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Rally Turkey - Route and Facts - Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "WRC Rally Turkey Itinerary" (PDF). rallyturkey.com. Rally Turkey Marmaris. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "More joy for Loeb in Turkey". Sky Sports. British Sky Broadcasting. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ Evans, David (20 December 2017). "Sebastien Loeb gets part-time Citroen World Rally Championship deal". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Sunday in Turkey: Tänak's turkish delight". wrc.com. WRC. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "WRC 2 in Turkey: Fifth win for KOPECKÝ". wrc.com. WRC. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Junior WRC in Turkey: Bergkvist Secures title". wrc.com. WRC. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Rally Turkey Marmaris 2018 Entry List" (PDF). rallyturkey.com. Rally Turkey Marmaris. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "2018 Junior WRC takes shape". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Sunday In Finland: Tänak's Turkey Delight". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Rally Turkey Results". wrc.com. World Rally Championship. 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b "11. Rally Turkey Marmaris 2018". ewrc-results.com. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
External links edit
- Official website (in Turkish and English)
- 2018 Rally Turkey in e-wrc website
- The official website of the World Rally Championship