2018 Rally Turkey

2018 Rally Turkey
11. Marmaris Rally Turkey 2018
Round 10 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Host country Turkey
Rally baseMarmaris, Muğla
Dates run13 – 16 September 2018
Start locationMarmaris Castle, Muğla
Finish locationMarmaris, Muğla
Stages17 (312.44 km; 194.14 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance562.90 km (349.77 miles)
Overall distance875.34 km (543.91 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered52
Crews45 at start, 29 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:59:24.5
Power Stage winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerCzech Republic Jan Kopecký
Czech Republic Pavel Dresler
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II
4:17:49.7
WRC-3 winnerSweden Emil Bergkvist
Sweden Joakim Sjöberg
Sweden Emil Bergkvist
4:40:03.2

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]

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

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Championship standings prior to the event

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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

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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.

No. Entrant Driver Co-Driver Car Tyre
World Rally Car entries
1 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT New Zealand Hayden Paddon United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC M
9 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen Citroën C3 WRC M
11 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
12 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson Citroën C3 WRC M
21 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 M
33 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United States Alessandro Gelsomino Ford Fiesta R5 M
34 Chile Pedro Heller Chile Pedro Heller Argentina Pablo Olmos Ford Fiesta R5 M
35 Italy Motorsport Italia Portugal Diogo Salvi Portugal Hugo Magalhães Škoda Fabia R5 P
36 Poland Lotos Rally Team Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta R5 P
37 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergio Itu Citroën C3 R5 M
38 Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Turkey Murat Bostanci Turkey Onur Vatansever Ford Fiesta R5 P
39 Germany Toksport WRT United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Ross Whittock Škoda Fabia R5 P
40 Turkey Ford Motorsport Turkey Turkey Yağız Avci Turkey Ersan Alkir Ford Fiesta R5 P
41 Turkey BC Vision Motorsport Turkey Burak Çukurova Turkey Vedat Bostanci Škoda Fabia R5 P
42 Turkey Ford Motorsport Turkey Turkey Deniz Fahri Turkey Bahadir Gücenmez Ford Fiesta R5 P
43 Turkey Bora Manyera Turkey Bora Manyera Turkey Cem Çerkez Ford Fiesta R5 P
44 Turkey BC Vision Motorsport Turkey Erkan Güral Turkey Burak Koçoğlu Škoda Fabia R5 P
45 Greece George Vassilakis Greece George Vassilakis Greece Spiros Koltsidas Ford Fiesta R5 P
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Patrik Barth Ford Fiesta R2T P
62 Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2T P
63 France Équipe de France FFSA Rally France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T P
64 Estonia OT Racing Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R2T P
65 Germany ADAC Sachsen Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2T P
66 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy Ford Fiesta R2T P
67 Italy ACI Team Italia Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Ford Fiesta R2T P
68 Turkey Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Turkey Bugra Banaz Turkey Burak Erdener Ford Fiesta R2T P
69 Italy ACI Team Italia Italy Luca Bottarelli Italy Manuel Fenoli Ford Fiesta R2T P
70 New Zealand Holder Brothers Racing New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer Ford Fiesta R2T P
71 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall Ford Fiesta R2T P
72 Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Joaquin Riquelme Ford Fiesta R2T P
73 Romania Raul Badiu Romania Raul Badiu Romania Gabriel Lazar Ford Fiesta R2T P
74 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis Ford Fiesta R2 M
Other major entries
81 Norway Henning Solberg Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor-Petrasko Škoda Fabia R5 M
Source:[11]
Notes
  • ^‡ — Driver and co-driver are eligible to score points in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship.

Report

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Pre-event

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Junior WRC championship will be worth double points to encourage crews to contest all five events of the championship.[12]

Thursday

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Top ten finishers

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The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten.[a]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
Overall classification
1 1 8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:59:24.5 0.0 25 3
2 2 7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:59:46.8 +22.3 18 2
3 3 6 New Zealand Hayden Paddon United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:01:10.8 +1:46.3 15 0
4 4 3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 4:03:35.4 +4:10.9 12 0
5 5 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:06:36.2 +7:11.7 10 0
6 6 81 Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor-Petrasko Norway Henning Solberg Škoda Fabia R5 4:13:05.1 +13:40.6 8 0
7 7 32 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 4:17:49.7 +18:25.2 6 0
8 8 37 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergio Itu Romania Simone Tempestini Citroën C3 R5 4:19:01.6 +19:37.1 4 0
9 9 39 United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Ross Whittock Turkey Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 4:19:45.8 +20:21.3 2 0
10 10 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 4:20:15.7 +20:51.2 1 4
World Rally Championship-2
7 1 32 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 4:17:49.7 0.0 25
8 2 37 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergio Itu Romania Simone Tempestini Citroën C3 R5 4:19:01.6 +1:11.9 18
9 3 39 United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Ross Whittock Turkey Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 4:19:45.8 +1:56.1 15
11 4 36 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 4:20:38.4 +2:48.7 12
13 5 34 Chile Pedro Heller Argentina Pablo Olmos Chile Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 4:25:30.9 +7:41.2 10
14 6 41 Turkey Burak Çukurova Turkey Vedat Bostanci Turkey BC Vision Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:31:46.1 +13:56.4 8
18 7 35 Portugal Diogo Salvi Portugal Hugo Magalhães Italy Motorsport Italia Škoda Fabia R5 4:43:07.2 +25:17.5 6
22 8 43 Turkey Bora Manyera Turkey Cem Çerkez Turkey Bora Manyera Ford Fiesta R5 4:52:48.2 +34:58.5 4
27 9 44 Turkey Erkan Güral Turkey Burak Koçoğlu Turkey BC Vision Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 5:00:10.5 +42:20.8 2
28 10 45 Greece George Vassilakis Greece Spiros Koltsidas Greece George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 5:43:24.5 +1:25:34.8 1
World Rally Championship-3
17 1 61 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Patrik Barth Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 4:40:03.2 0.0 25
19 2 62 Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Sweden Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:43:57.3 +3:54.1 18
20 3 72 Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Joaquin Riquelme Chile Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T 4:48:01.6 +7:58.4 15
21 4 66 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 4:49:46.6 +9:43.4 12
24 5 68 Turkey Bugra Banaz Turkey Burak Erdener Turkey Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 4:54:54.9 +14:51.7 10
25 6 71 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 4:57:59.4 +17:56.2 8
26 7 70 New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer New Zealand Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 4:58:26.2 +18:23.0 6
29 8 67 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 5:45:25.8 +1:05:22.6 4
30 9 74 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis United Kingdom Louise Cook Ford Fiesta R2 5:51:10.9 +1:11:07.7 2
Junior World Rally Championship
17 1 61 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Patrik Barth Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 4:40:03.2 0.0 50 0
19 2 62 Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Sweden Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:43:57.3 +3:54.1 36 0
20 3 72 Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Joaquin Riquelme Chile Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T 4:48:01.6 +7:58.4 30 0
21 4 66 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 4:49:46.6 +9:43.4 24 2
24 5 68 Turkey Bugra Banaz Turkey Burak Erdener Turkey Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 4:54:54.9 +14:51.7 20 0
25 6 71 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 4:57:59.4 +17:56.2 16 0
26 7 70 New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer New Zealand Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 4:58:26.2 +18:23.0 12 2
29 8 67 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 5:45:25.8 +1:05:22.6 8 0
Source:[14][15]

Other notable finishers

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The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten.[a]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Time Points
Event Class Stage
12 12 2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 4:21:33.5 1
15 15 12 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 4:35:20.6 0
16 16 5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 4:38:11.0 5
23 23 10 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 4:54:00.6 0
Source:[14][15]

Special stages

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Overall classification
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Class leader
13 September Asparan [Shakedown] 5.00 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:24.9
SS1 SSS Turkey 2.00 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:03.9 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
14 September SS2 Çetibeli 1 38.10 km Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Citroën C3 WRC 28:32.3 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen
SS3 Ula 1 21.75 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:14.8
SS4 Çiçekli 1 12.57 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 10:32.0 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
SS5 Çetibeli 2 38.10 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 27:54.8
SS6 Ula 2 21.75 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 15:59.7
SS7 Çiçekli 2 12.57 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 10:22.3 Belgium Thierry Neuville
15 September SS8 Yeşilbelde 1 34.24 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 27:19.7 France Sébastien Ogier
SS9 Datça 1 10.70 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 8:29.2
SS10 İçmeler 1 20.37 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 14:28.2 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
SS11 Yeşilbelde 2 34.24 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 27:12.3 Estonia Ott Tänak
SS12 Datça 2 10.70 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 8:33.9
SS13 İçmeler 2 20.37 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 14:37.5
16 September SS14 Marmaris 1 7.14 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:07.2
SS15 Ovacık 8.05 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 6:22.8
SS16 Gökçe 12.65 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 8:12.3
SS17 Marmaris 2 [Power stage] 7.14 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:59.5
World Rally Championship-2
13 September Asparan [Shakedown] 5.00 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 3:43.3
SS1 SSS Turkey 2.00 km Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 2:07.0 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz
14 September SS2 Çetibeli 1 38.10 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 30:16.8 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký
SS3 Ula 1 21.75 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 16:53.7
SS4 Çiçekli 1 12.57 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 10:51.1
SS5 Çetibeli 2 38.10 km Chile Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 31:40.9 United Kingdom Chris Ingram
SS6 Ula 2 21.75 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 17:27.6
SS7 Çiçekli 2 12.57 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 11:05.0 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký
15 September SS8 Yeşilbelde 1 34.24 km Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 28:50.6
SS9 Datça 1 10.70 km Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 8:51.9
SS10 İçmeler 1 20.37 km Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 15:14.3 United Kingdom Chris Ingram
SS11 Yeşilbelde 2 34.24 km Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 28:26.1
SS12 Datça 2 10.70 km Romania Simone Tempestini Citroën C3 R5 8:56.3
SS13 İçmeler 2 20.37 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 15:14.0 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký
16 September SS14 Marmaris 1 7.14 km Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 5:24.1
SS15 Ovacık 8.05 km Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 6:37.9
SS16 Gökçe 12.65 km Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 8:41.3
SS17 Marmaris 2 7.14 km Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 5:18.4
World Rally Championship-3 / Junior World Rally Championship
13 September Asparan [Shakedown] 5.00 km Germany Julius Tannert Ford Fiesta R2T 4:13.1
SS1 SSS Turkey 2.00 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 2:21.7 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
14 September SS2 Çetibeli 1 38.10 km Germany Julius Tannert Ford Fiesta R2T 32:50.6 Germany Julius Tannert
SS3 Ula 1 21.75 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 18:41.5
SS4 Çiçekli 1 12.57 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 11:49.8
SS5 Çetibeli 2 38.10 km Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 33:26.8
SS6 Ula 2 21.75 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 18:58.3
SS7 Çiçekli 2 12.57 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 11:48.0
15 September SS8 Yeşilbelde 1 34.24 km Germany Julius Tannert Ford Fiesta R2T 31:08.8
SS9 Datça 1 10.70 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:48.9
SS10 İçmeler 1 20.37 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 16:31.9 Estonia Ken Torn
SS11 Yeşilbelde 2 34.24 km Stage interrupted
SS12 Datça 2 10.70 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 10:02.0 Estonia Ken Torn
SS13 İçmeler 2 20.37 km Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 16:44.8
16 September SS14 Marmaris 1 7.14 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 5:56.4
SS15 Ovacık 8.05 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 7:10.2 Sweden Emil Bergkvist
SS16 Gökçe 12.65 km New Zealand David Holder Ford Fiesta R2T 9:33.2
SS17 Marmaris 2 7.14 km New Zealand David Holder Ford Fiesta R2T 6:02.0

Power stage

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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.
1 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:59.5 0.0 5
2 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 5:01.2 +1.6 4
3 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 5:03.4 +3.8 3
4 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 5:06.0 +6.4 2
5 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC 5:07.5 +8.0 1

J-WRC stage winning crews

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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.
1 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T 7
2 Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R2T 3
3 Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2T 2
Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy Ford Fiesta R2T
New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer Ford Fiesta R2T

Penalties

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The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.[a]

Stage No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Reason Penalty
SS3 45 Greece George Vassilakis Greece Spiros Koltsidas Greece George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 2 minutes late 0:20
SS4 45 Greece George Vassilakis Greece Spiros Koltsidas Greece George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 1 minute early 1:00
SS4 62 Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Sweden Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 1 minute late 0:10
SS7 31 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 2 minutes late 0:20
SS7 35 Portugal Diogo Salvi Portugal Hugo Magalhães Italy Motorsport Italia Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 14 minutes late 2:20
SS8 38 Turkey Murat Bostanci Turkey Onur Vatansever Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3 minutes late 0:30
SS8 39 United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Ross Whittock Turkey Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 1 minute late 0:10
SS8 39 United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Ross Whittock Turkey Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 1 minute early 1:00
SS8 45 Greece George Vassilakis Greece Spiros Koltsidas Greece George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Jump start 0:10
SS10 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 6 minutes late 1:00
SS10 2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 1 minute late 0:10
SS10 66 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 1 minute late 0:10
SS12 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 20 minutes late 3:20
SS13 37 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergio Itu Romania Simone Tempestini Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 2 minutes late 0:20
SS16 2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 5 minutes early 5:00
SS16 64 Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk Estonia OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 14 minutes late 2:20
SS16 45 Greece George Vassilakis Greece Spiros Koltsidas Greece George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Jump start 1:00

Retirements

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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.

Stage No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Cause Re-entry
SS2 33 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United States Alessandro Gelsomino United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Off road Yes
SS2 38 Turkey Murat Bostanci Turkey Onur Vatansever Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS2 74 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis United Kingdom Louise Cook Ford Fiesta R2 WRC-3 Mechanical Yes
SS5 12 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Mechanical Yes
SS5 63 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS5 67 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS5 70 New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer New Zealand Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS6 2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Suspension Yes
SS6 10 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Suspension Yes
SS6 21 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Mechanical Yes
SS7 42 Turkey Deniz Fahri Turkey Bahadir Gücenmez Turkey Ford Motorsport Turkey Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical No
SS7 31 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Punctures No
SS7 66 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS8 5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC Suspension Yes
SS8 10 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Turbo Yes
SS8 40 Turkey Yağız Avci Turkey Ersan Alkir Turkey Ford Motorsport Turkey Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS8 67 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS10 9 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Off road No
SS10 38 Turkey Murat Bostanci Turkey Onur Vatansever Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS10 45 Greece George Vassilakis Greece Spiros Koltsidas Greece George Vassilakis Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS11 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Off road Yes
SS11 21 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC Fire No
SS12 11 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Fire No
SS12 65 Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Germany ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS12 73 Romania Raul Badiu Romania Gabriel Lazar Romania Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical Yes
SS14 38 Turkey Murat Bostanci Turkey Onur Vatansever Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical No
SS15 65 Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Germany ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical No
SS15 73 Romania Raul Badiu Romania Gabriel Lazar Romania Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Mechanical No
SS16 33 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United States Alessandro Gelsomino United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical No
SS16 63 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Off road No
SS17 64 Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk Estonia OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Accident damage No

Championship standings after the rally

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  • Bold text indicates 2018 World Champions.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.

References

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  1. ^ "Rally Turkey". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018". speedcafe.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Junior WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Rally Turkey - Route and Facts - Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.