The2018 Rallye Deutschland(formally known as theADAC Rallye Deutschland 2018) was amotor racingevent forrally carsheld over four days between 16 and 19 August 2018.[1]It marked the thirty-sixth running ofRallye Deutschland,and was the ninth round of the2018 FIA World Rally Championshipand its support categories, theWRC-2andWRC-3championships.[2]The event was based atSankt Wendelin the countryside surrounding theBostalseeinSaarland,and consisted of eighteenspecial stagestotalling 325.76 km (202.42 mi) in competitive kilometres.[3]
| 2018 Rally Deutschland 36. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2018 | |||
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Round 9 of 13 in the2018 World Rally Championship
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 Eventual winning crewOtt TänakandMartin Järveojaduring the rally. | |||
| Host country |  Germany | ||
| Rally base | Bostalsee,Saarland | ||
| Dates run | 16 – 19 August 2018 | ||
| Start location | Winterbach,Saarland | ||
| Finish location | Sankt Wendel,Saarland | ||
| Stages | 18 (325.76 km; 202.42 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 896.13 km (556.83 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,221.89 km (759.25 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 64 | ||
| Crews | 60 at start, 45 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Ott TänakMartin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT3:03:36.9 | ||
| Power Stagewinner |  Sébastien OgierJulien Ingrassia M-Sport Ford WRT | ||
| Support categoryresults | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Jan KopeckýPavel DreslerŠkoda Motorsport II3:16:49.7 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Taisko LarioTatu HämäläinenTaisko Lario3:49:47.9 | ||
Ott TänakandMartin Järveojawere the defending rally winners and they successfully defended their title.[4][5]TheŠkoda Motorsport IIcrew ofJan KopeckýandPavel Dreslerwon the World Rally Championship-2 category in aŠkoda Fabia R5,while Finnish crewTaisko LarioandTatu Hämäläinenwon the World Rally Championship-3.[6]
Background
editChampionship standings prior to the event
editThierry NeuvilleandNicolas Gilsoulentered the round with a twenty-one-point lead in the World Championship for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers,Hyundai Shell Mobis WRTheld a twenty-six-point lead overM-Sport Ford WRT.
Entry list
editThe following crews were entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, and the World Rally Championship-3. The final entry list consisted of thirteen World Rally Car entries, nineteen entries in World Rally Championship-2, and three World Rally Championship-3 entries.
Report
editThursday
editOtt Tänak,who won theShakedown,topped hisYarisover theWRC 2category leaderKalle Rovanperäby just one-tenth of a second, while the young NorwegianOle Christian Veibywas another slender 0.1 second behind. ReturnedDani Sordocleared the stage in fourth, followed by another experiencedWRC 2driverJan Kopecký.Defending world championSébastien Ogierfinished in seventh, ahead ofAndreas MikkelsenandCraig Breenby 0.1 and 0.2 second respectively. TwoWRC 2drivers,Umberto ScandolaandKajetan Kajetanowiczcompleted the top ten.
Friday
editFive-time world championSébastien Ogierwas the fastest man to finish the day other than the defending rally winnerOtt Tänak,who set five out of six fastest stage times and built a 12.3-second lead over the Frenchman, while championship leaderThierry Neuvillewas another 15.1 seconds behind.Elfyn Evansclimbed up three places in the afternoon loop and edgedJari-Matti Latvalaby a second.Dani Sordocompleted the day in sixth, only one-tenth of a second ahead ofEsapekka Lappi,who failed to come to terms with dirt dragged onto the roads by the early starters.Craig Breenlost some time due to being caught in a heavy rain shower in the early stage in the eighth place, followed byAndreas Mikkelsen,who was struggling with hisi20's handling and chose to change his driving style, in ninth, only one second behind.Teemu Suninen,driving a thirdFiesta,in tenth. Lacking of power causedMads Østbergto fail to find the pace likeFinland,which made him cleared the day off the leaderboard in eleventh overall.
Saturday
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Saturday turned out to be a total disaster forFord.First in the early stage,Elfyn Evansretired hisFord Fiestafrom the day after sliding into a field, damaging the left front wheel in the process. Then in the afternoon loop, Second-placeSébastien Ogiersuffered apuncturedue to hitting a rock in the second pass through the marathon Panzerplatte military road test, dropping him five places to seventh overall, half a second behindAndreas Mikkelsenin front. This further extendedOtt Tänak's lead to 43.7 seconds. This time overDani Sordo,who edgedJari-Matti Latvalaby just 0.8 second after a hot fight. Championship leaderThierry Neuvillestruggled for pace in hisi20.He switched back to yesterday'sdifferentialandgearboxsettings and found a comfortable rhythm. The Belgian eventually ended the day in fourth, eight seconds ahead ofEsapekka Lappi.Teemu Suninenclimbed up to eighth afterCraig Breencrashed in the final stage and damaged hisCitroën C3's rear leftsuspensionand dropped down to tenth place, followed byMads Østbergcleared the day in ninth after a trouble free day.
Sunday
editThe opening stage saw a dramatic start to final day of the event. Tenth-placeMads Østberg,who was third on road, went off into a field and forced to retire from the event.Dani SordoandJari-Matti Latvalashould have a fierce competition for second place, but an accident damage, which is happened on the Spaniard, and atransmissionfailure, which is happened on the Finn, burned the battle to ash. The biggest beneficiary of the chaos is championship leaderThierry Neuville,who was pushed up to the second place after the two's retirement.[9]
The king of the event is obviouslyOtt Tänak,who led the entire rally but one stage. The Estonian took his first back-to-back victory in his career and now eats the gap to top to thirty-six points in the drivers' championships. TeammateEsapekka Lappifinished third, 21.7 seconds behindThierry Neuville.With a 1-3 finish,ToyotaovertookFordto second in the manufacturers' championships, only thirteen points behindHyundai.[10]Although defending world championSébastien Ogierwon thePower Stage,the outcome of fourth place finish still failed to narrow the gap to championship leaderThierry Neuville—it is up to twenty-three points after the event. TeammateTeemu Suninencompleted the rally with a fifth-place finish after a consistent weekend, followed byAndreas Mikkelsenin sixth.Craig Breenfinished in seventh, while localmanMarijan Griebelfinished in eighth.WRC 2leaderJan Kopeckýand seventeen-year-oldKalle Rovanperäcompleted the leaderboard.
Classification
editTop ten finishers
editThe following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten.[d]
Other notable finishers
editThe following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten.[d]
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Class | Time | Points | ||
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| Event | Class | Stage | ||||||||
| 25 | 25 | 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 | 3:40:04.0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 11 | 39 | Yoann Bonato
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Benjamin Boulloud
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CHL Sport Auto
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Citroën C3 R5 | WRC-2 | 3:43:11.2 | — | |
| 27 | 12 | 40 | Jari Huttunen
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Antti Linnaketo
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 Hyundai Motorsport
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Hyundai i20 R5 | WRC-2 | 3:44:57.1 | — | |
| Source:[11][12] | ||||||||||
Special stages
edit| Overall classification | |||||||
| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leader |
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| 16 August | — | St. Wendeler Land [Shakedown] | 5.52 km | Ott Tänak
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:52.9 | — |
| SS1 | St. Wendel | 2.04 km | Ott Tänak
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:11.2 | Ott Tänak
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| 17 August | SS2 | Stein und Wein 1 | 19.44 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 10:50.2 | Sébastien Ogier
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| SS3 | Mittelmosel 1 | 22.00 km | Ott Tänak
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:25.2 | Ott Tänak
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| SS4 | Wadern – Weiskichen 1 | 9.27 km | Ott Tänak
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:06.7 | ||
| SS5 | Stein und Wein 2 | 19.44 km | Ott Tänak
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:03.2 | ||
| SS6 | Mittelmosel 2 | 22.00 km | Ott Tänak
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 12:36.9 | ||
| SS7 | Wadern – Weiskichen 2 | 9.27 km | Ott Tänak
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:07.5 | ||
| 18 August | SS8 | Arena Panzerplatte 1 | 9.43 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:26.4 | |
| SS9 | Panzerplatte 1 | 38.57 km |  Dani Sordo
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 21:55.7 | ||
| SS10 | Freisen 1 | 14.78 km | Esapekka Lappi
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:28.4 | ||
| SS11 | Römerstraße 1 | 12.28 km |  Craig Breen
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Citroën C3 WRC | 6:03.3 | ||
| SS12 | Arena Panzerplatte 2 | 9.43 km | Dani Sordo
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:23.9 | ||
| SS13 | Panzerplatte 2 | 38.57 km | Dani Sordo
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 21:55.4 | ||
| SS14 | Freisen 2 | 14.78 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 8:31.8 | ||
| SS15 | Römerstraße 2 | 12.28 km | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:05.6 | ||
| 19 August | SS16 | Grafschaft 1 | 29.07 km |  Thierry Neuville
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 16:17.7 | |
| SS17 | Grafschaft 2 | 29.07 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 16:15.0 | ||
| SS18 | Bosenberg [Power stage] | 14.97 km | Sébastien Ogier
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 7:15.0 | ||
| World Rally Championship-2 | |||||||
| 16 August | — | St. Wendeler Land [Shakedown] | 5.52 km | Eric Camilli
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:04.5 | — |
| SS1 | St. Wendel | 2.04 km | Kalle Rovanperä
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:11.3 | Kalle Rovanperä
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| 17 August | SS2 | Stein und Wein 1 | 19.44 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 11:34.3 | Jan Kopecký
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| SS3 | Mittelmosel 1 | 22.00 km | Fabian Kreim
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 13:54.4 | ||
| SS4 | Wadern – Weiskichen 1 | 9.27 km | Kalle Rovanperä
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 5:31.5 | ||
| SS5 | Stein und Wein 2 | 19.44 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 11:41.6 | ||
| SS6 | Mittelmosel 2 | 22.00 km | Nil Solans
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 13:23.8 | ||
| SS7 | Wadern – Weiskichen 2 | 9.27 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 5:29.3 | ||
| 18 August | SS8 | Arena Panzerplatte 1 | 9.43 km |  Fabio Andolfi
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 5:46.4 | |
| SS9 | Panzerplatte 1 | 38.57 km | Stéphane Lefebvre
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Citroën C3 R5 | 23:22.0 | Eric Camilli
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| SS10 | Freisen 1 | 14.78 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 8:58.7 | ||
| SS11 | Römerstraße 1 | 12.28 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 6:30.1 | ||
| SS12 | Arena Panzerplatte 2 | 9.43 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 5:41.0 | ||
| SS13 | Panzerplatte 2 | 38.57 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 23:03.4 | ||
| SS14 | Freisen 2 | 14.78 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 8:58.9 | Fabio Andolfi
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| SS15 | Römerstraße 2 | 12.28 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 6:29.2 | Kalle Rovanperä
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| 19 August | SS16 | Grafschaft 1 | 29.07 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 17:20.8 | |
| SS17 | Grafschaft 2 | 29.07 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 17:07.7 | Jan Kopecký
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| SS18 | Bosenberg | 14.97 km | Jan Kopecký
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 7:45.5 | ||
| World Rally Championship-3 | |||||||
| 16 August | — | St. Wendeler Land [Shakedown] | 5.52 km | Taisko Lario
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 3:32.0 | — |
| SS1 | St. Wendel | 2.04 km | Taisko Lario
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 2:31.3 | Taisko Lario
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| 17 August | SS2 | Stein und Wein 1 | 19.44 km | Taisko Lario
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 13:28.5 | |
| SS3 | Mittelmosel 1 | 22.00 km | Taisko Lario
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 16:26.6 | ||
| SS4 | Wadern – Weiskichen 1 | 9.27 km | Taisko Lario
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 6:20.3 | ||
| SS5 | Stein und Wein 2 | 19.44 km | Taisko Lario
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 13:31.7 | ||
| SS6 | Mittelmosel 2 | 22.00 km | Taisko Lario
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 15:40.5 | ||
| SS7 | Wadern – Weiskichen 2 | 9.27 km | Enrico Brazzoli
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 6:27.0 | ||
| 18 August | SS8 | Arena Panzerplatte 1 | 9.43 km | Enrico Brazzoli
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 6:51.5 | |
| SS9 | Panzerplatte 1 | 38.57 km | Enrico Brazzoli
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 27:01.1 | ||
| SS10 | Freisen 1 | 14.78 km | Taisko Lario
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 10:28.2 | ||
| SS11 | Römerstraße 1 | 12.28 km | Taisko Lario
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 7:32.5 | ||
| SS12 | Arena Panzerplatte 2 | 9.43 km | Enrico Brazzoli
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 6:37.9 | ||
| SS13 | Panzerplatte 2 | 38.57 km | Enrico Brazzoli
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 27:05.8 | ||
| SS14 | Freisen 2 | 14.78 km | Taisko Lario
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 10:31.2 | ||
| SS15 | Römerstraße 2 | 12.28 km | Taisko Lario
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 7:41.6 | ||
| 19 August | SS16 | Grafschaft 1 | 29.07 km | Taisko Lario
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 20:47.5 | |
| SS17 | Grafschaft 2 | 29.07 km | Louise Cook
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Ford Fiesta R2T | 20:34.9 | ||
| SS18 | Bosenberg | 14.97 km | Taisko Lario
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Peugeot 208 R2 | 9:26.0 | ||
Power stage
editThePower stagewas a 14.97 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 | Sébastien Ogier
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Julien Ingrassia
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 7:15.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| 2 | Ott Tänak
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Martin Järveoja
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 7:15.1 | +0.1 | 4 |
| 3 | Esapekka Lappi
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Janne Ferm
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 7:19.0 | +4.0 | 3 |
| 4 | Craig Breen
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Scott Martin
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Citroën C3 WRC | 7:19.2 | +4.2 | 2 |
| 5 | Thierry Neuville
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Nicolas Gilsoul
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 7:21.7 | +6.7 | 1 |
Penalties
editThe following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.[d]
| Stage | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Class | Reason | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS3 | 41 | Nicolas Ciamin
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Thibault de la Haye
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Nicolas Ciamin
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Hyundai i20 R5 | WRC-2 | 1 minute late | 0:10 |
| SS6 | 35 | Nil Solans
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Miquel Ibáñez Sotos
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Nil Solans
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Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 4 minutes late | 0:40 |
| SS7 | 49 | José Antonio Suárez
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Cándido Carrera
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Hyundai Motor España
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Hyundai i20 R5 | WRC-2 | 7 minutes late | 1:10 |
| SS8 | 35 | Nil Solans
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Miquel Ibáñez Sotos
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Nil Solans
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Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 4 minutes late | 0:40 |
| SS11 | 21 |  Jourdan Serderidis
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Frédéric Miclotte
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M-Sport World Rally Team
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Ford Fiesta WRC | WRC | 1 minute early | 1:00 |
| SS15 | 41 | Nicolas Ciamin
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Thibault de la Haye
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Nicolas Ciamin
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Hyundai i20 R5 | WRC-2 | Stewards decision | 0:30 |
| SS16 | 6 | Dani Sordo
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Carlos del Barrio
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | WRC | 10 minutes late | 1:40 |
Retirements
editThe following notable crews retired from the event.[d]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
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Drivers' championshipsedit
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Co-Drivers' championshipsedit
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Manufacturers' and teams' championshipsedit
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Notes
edit- ^Gus Greensmith's co-driverCraig Parrywas replaced byStuart Loudondue to the injury caused by the accident in testing.[7]
- ^Terry Folbwithdrew from the event.
- ^Jean-Baptiste Franceschiwas originally inWRC-3category.
- ^abcdOnly crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.
References
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- ^"Gus Gets Green Light After Crash".wrc.WRC Promoter GmbH.Retrieved13 August2018.
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External links
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- Official website(in German and English)
- 2018Rallye Deutschlandine-wrc website
- Theofficial websiteof theWorld Rally Championship