The 2018 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the sixth and final season of the World Rally Championship-3,[1][a] an auto racing championship recognised 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.[3]
Nil Solans and Miquel Ibáñez were the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions,[4] 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 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Oceania.[5]
Round | Dates | Rally | Rally headquarters | Rally details | |||
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Start | Finish | Surface | Stages | Distance | |||
1 | 25 January | 28 January | Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[b] | Mixed[c] | 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[d] | 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] |
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]
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]
Manufacturer | Car | Entrant | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds | |
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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] |
Round | Event | Winning driver | Winning co-driver | Winning entrant | Winning time | Report |
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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 WRC-3 finishers | Report | |||
4 | Tour de Corse | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Romain Courbon | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | 3:56:28.7 | Report |
5 | Rally Argentina | No WRC-3 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 WRC-3 finishers | Report |
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 |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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