The 2018 European Rally Championship was the 66th season of the FIA European Rally Championship , the European continental championship series in rallying. The season was also the sixth following the merge between the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge . Kajetan Kajetanowicz was the reigning champion but he didn't return to defend his title.
For the second season, the European Junior Championship was split into two new categories. ERC Junior U27, which totals six events, is for drivers born on or after 1 January 1991 competing in R2 cars on Pirelli tyres. With the best four rounds counting, the winner will receive a career progression fund worth 100,000 euros to use in ERC Junior U28 in 2019.
ERC Junior U28 offers the next step on the rallying pyramid for drivers born on or after 1 January 1990. Again totalling six rounds with the best four scores counting, drivers use R5 cars with no restriction on tyre choice. The champion will get a drive on a European round of the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship as a P1 driver in a 2016-specification World Rally Car.[ 1]
The calendar for the 2018 season features eight rallies like the previous season. Rajd Rzeszowski was replaced by Rally Poland .
Entries Constructor Car Class Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Škoda Škoda Fabia R5 ARC Sport R5 M Bruno Magalhães Hugo Magalhães 1–6 Ricardo Moura António Costa 1 Aloísio Monteiro André Couceiro 1, 3 Sancho Eiró 5–6 Ricardo Teodósio José Teixeira 1 BRR Baumschlager Rally & Racing Team P Albert von Thurn und Taxis Bjorn Degandt 1–2, 4–6 Frank Christian 3 Škoda Auto Deutschland P Fabian Kreim Frank Christian 1–2, 5–8 U28 Toksport World Rally Team P Chris Ingram Ross Whittock 1–2, 4–6 U28 M 7–8 Orhan Avcioğlu Burçin Korkmaz 7–8 P 1–6 Antonín Tlusťák Ivo Vybíral 4 Zaneti Motorsport 6 Škoda Slovakia Motorsport M Martin Koči Filip Schóvanek 1 U28 Palmeirinha Rally P Paulo Nobre Gabriel Morales All TRT Krezus Rally Team P Hubert Ptaszek Maciek Sczcepaniak 1, 3–4 U28 M 2, 5 CA1 Sport Ltd D Fredrik Åhlin Joakim Sjöberg 1, 8 U28 M 5 Rhys Yates Elliott Edmondson 1, 5 Kresta Racing 6, 8 P Szymon Ruta Kamil Heller 7 Sysinfo Rallye Team P Dávid Botka Márk Mesterházi 1–2, 4, 6 Mol Racing Team P Norbert Herczig Ramón Ferencz 1–4, 6–7 Sports & You P Diogo Salvi Carlos Magalhães 1 Sports Racing Technologies M Nikolay Gryazin Yaroslav Fedorov 2, 5 U28 P 6–8 Rufa Sport M Jaromír Tarabus Daniel Trunkát 6 Grzegorz Grzyb Jakub Wróbel 2 P 3, 5, 7 Team Greece – OMAE P Yorgo Philippedes Allan Harryman 3 SXM Compétition M Jourdan Serderidis Frédéric Miclotte 3 Galatariotis Rally Team M Simos Galatariotis Antonis Ioannou 3–5 Go+Cars P Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin 3 Škoda Motorsport M Juuso Nordgren Tapio Suominen 3–5 Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler 6 ACCR Czech Rally Team P Filip Mareš Jan Hloušek 6–8 U28 Vojtěch Štajf Marcela Ehlová 4 Racing 21–Klokočka Škoda Team 6 S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl D Umberto Scandola Guido D'Amore 5 Metior Sport P Giandomenico Basso Moira Lucca 5 Juhász Média Kft M László Német János Szegõ 6 Vančík Motorsport H Miroslav Jakeš Petr Machů 6 M Martin Březík Marek Omelka 6 Printsport M Łukasz Pieniążek Przemysław Mazur 7 U28 Rally Technology P Łukasz Habaj Daniel Dymurski 7–8 Škoda Polska Motorsport P Miko Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk 7 U28 Érdi Rally Team P Tibor Érdi György Papp 8 Ford Ford Fiesta R5 Russian Performance Motorsport R5 P Alexey Lukyanuk Alexey Arnautov 1–7 Rally Technology P Łukasz Habaj Daniel Dymurski 1, 3 M 2, 5–6 MR Dariusz Poloński Łukasz Sitek 7 CA1 Sport Ltd P Frank Tore Larsen Torstein Eriksen 1 U28 G. Car Sport Racing P Tamara Molinaro Martijn Wydaeghe 1 U28 Team Além Mar P Luís Rego Jorge Henriques 1 U28 Tiger Energy Drink Rally Team P Tomasz Kasperczyk Damian Syty 1, 7 U28 ZM Racing P Hermann Neubauer Bernhard Ettel 1–2, 6 C-Rally P Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot 1 NB Quality Rally Team 7 ARC Sport M Joaquim Alves Sancho Eiró 1 Pedro Almeida Nuno Almeida 1 Auto Laca Competición M Luis Monzón José Carlos Déniz 2 Autotek Motorsport P Eyvind Brynildsen Ilka Minor 8 M Torstein Eriksen 2, 6 Veronica Engan 3 Nasser Al-Attiyah Mathieu Baumel 4 ACCR Czech Rally Team M Jan Černý Petr Černohorský 2, 5–6 U28 Orange 1 Racing M Simone Campedelli Tania Canton 5 EuroOil Invelt Team P Václav Pech Petr Uhel 6 C.G.T. CZ Team M Roman Odložilík Martin Tureček 6 Kowax Racing P Martin Vlček Jindřiška Žáková 6 Kimi Sport P Tomáš Růžička Jaroslav Novák 6 Drift Company Rally Team P Niki Mayr-Melnhof Leopold Welsersheimb 8 Neikšāns Rallysport P Jānis Berķis Edgars Čeporjus 8 Peugeot Peugeot 208 T16 R5 Peugeot Deutschland R5 M Marijan Griebel Stefan Kopczyk 1 Peugeot Rally Academy M Laurent Pellier Geoffrey Combe 1–2, 5–8 U28 Delta Rally P Giacomo Costenaro Justin Bardini 1 WD F.P.F. Sport Srl P Paolo Andreucci David Castiglioni 5 Marco Pollara Giuseppe Princiotto 5 Hyundai Hyundai i20 R5 Team Hyundai Portugal R5 P Carlos Vieira Jorge Carvalho 1 BRC Racing Team M Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais 1–2 U28 Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo 7 Racing 4 You D Manuel Castro Mário Castro 1 Hyundai Motor España P Iván Ares José Pintor 2 Surhayén Pernía Rogelio Peñate 2 M José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera 2 U28 MSZ Racing P Aleks Zawada Grzegorz Dachowski 2 U28 Yiangou Motorsport Ltd P Panayiotis Yiangou Constantinos Constantinou 4 Hyundai Motorsport M Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio 6 Citroën Citroën DS3 R5 Citroën Vodafone Team R5 P José Pedro Fontes Paulo Babo 1 Raly/Auto Açoreana Racing P Bernardo Sousa Valter Cardoso 1 Tsouloftas Rally Team M Alex Tsouloftas Antonis Chrysostomou 3–4 Psaltis Auto Parts M Antonis Chilimindris Stelios Elia 4 Fiat Fiat Abarth 124 RGT Milano Racing RGT M Raphaël Astier Frédéric Vauclare 5–6 Bernini Rally M Andrea Nucita Marco Vozzo 5–6 Andrea Modanesi Roberto Mometti 5–6 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu 6–8 Agrotec Autoklub v AČR M Martin Rada Jaroslav Jugas 6 Porsche Porsche 997 GT3 Rally Team Pavelini RGT M Petr Nešetřil Jiří Černoch 6
Entries Constructor Car Entrant Class Tyre Drivers Co-drivers Rounds Peugeot Peugeot 208 R2 ACCR Czech Rally Team R2 P Dominik Brož Petr Těšínský 1–2, 5–8 U27 Saintéloc Junior Team P Simon Wagner Gerald Winter 1–2, 5–6 U27 Catie Munnings Anne Stein 1–2, 5, 7–8 Alba Sánchez 6 M 4 P Miika Hokkanen Jukka Pasenius 2 Reeta Hämäläinen 5–8 M Laurent Pellier Geoffrey Combe 4 TRT Junior Rally Team P Mattia Vita Pietro Ometto 5–8 U27 Oktan Sport 1–2 Miika Hokkanen Jukka Pasenius 1 Team Rallye Spain P Efrén Llarena Sara Fernández 1–2, 5–8 U27 Renato Pita Motorsport P Simon Vallentin Jeannette Kvick 1 U27 PT Racing P Pedro Antunes Paulo Lopes 1 U27 Ruben Rodrigues Estevão Rodrigues 1 Race Seven P Diogo Gago Miguel Ramalho 1–2, 5 U27 Escudería Coruña P Roberto Blach José Murado 2 U27 TB Racing P Artur Muradian Pavel Chelebaev 3 JR Motorsport P Sebastian Johansson Jesper Elfver 5, 7 U27 Klaus Motorsport P Kristóf Klausz Botond Csányi 6, 8 U27 Sparrow Racing Team P Julian Wagner Anne Stein 6 U27 MRS Racing Team P Matěj Kamenec Adam Jurka 6 M-Sport Racing Kft P Martin László Gábor Zsíros 6 Credobus LPWM Sport Kft P Miklós Csomós Attila Nagy 6 Rally Technology P Kacper Wróblewski Jack Spentany 7 U27 ALM Motorsport P Alexander Kudryavtsev Volodymyr Korsia 7–8 Georg Linnamäe Urmas Roosimaa 7–8 GC Motorsport M Emma Falcón Eduardo González 8 Sports Racing Technologies P Oliver Solberg Veronica Engan 8 Sportinio Vairavimo Centras P Vladas Jurkevičius Edvinas Bieliauskas 8 Opel Opel Adam R2 ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team R2 P Mārtiņ Sesks Renars Francis 1–2, 5–8 U27 Tom Kristensson Henrik Appelskog 1–2, 5–8 Stengg Motorsport P Roland Stengg Claudia Dorfbauer 2, 8 U27 Tobias Braun 5 Jürgen Heigl 6 Sindre Furuseth Rally P Sindre Furuseth Jim Hjerpe 5–8 U27 EBRT P Grégoire Munster Louis Louka 6 U27 Renault Renault Clio RS R3T CRN Competition R3 M Gil Antunes Diogo Correia 1 Fred Anne Compétition M Florian Bernardi Victor Bellotto 2, 5 Renault Clio R3 ARC Sport M Miguel Correia Pedro Alves 1 TB Racing P Artur Muradian Maxim Gordiushkin 4 Citroën Citroën DS3 R3T ARC Sport R3 M Emma Falcón Eduardo González 1–6 GMA Racing P Chrysostomos Karellis Elias Panayiotounis 3 Mannouris Rally Team P Christos Mannouris Andreas Mannouris 4 Ford Ford Fiesta R2 Baltic Motorsport Promotion R2 P Amittrajit Ghosh Ashwin Naik 3 Q8 Oils Rally Team P Costantinos Televantos Takis Stavrou 4 Suzuki Suzuki Swift Sport Juhász Média Kft R1 P Norbert Bereczki Tamás Géczy 4
Championship standings [ edit ] ERC, ERC-2, ERC-3, ERC Junior U28, ERC Junior U27, Teams and Ladies Trophy[ edit ] For the Teams' championship all the results will be retained by each team. For both the Drivers' championships of the ERC, ERC-2 and ERC-3, only the best six results will be retained by each driver. For the ERC Junior U28, the ERC Junior U27 and the Ladies Trophy, only the best four results will be retained by each driver. Points for final position are awarded as in following table: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Bonus points awarded for position in each Leg Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Points 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Drivers' Championships[ edit ] 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)
Teams' Championship[ edit ]