2018 WRC2 Championship

Jan Kopecký defeated former champion Pontus Tidemand to the title.
Škoda Motorsport became teams' champion for the third time.

The 2018 FIA WRC2 Championship was the sixth season of WRC2, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. The championship was open to cars complying with R4, R5, and Super 2000 regulations.[1]

Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson were the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions. Škoda Motorsport were the defending teams' champions. Although Škoda Motorsport went on to win the teams' championship for the third year in a row, Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler succeeded for the drivers' and co-drivers' titles defeating the former champions.

Calendar

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The championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Oceania.[2]

A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2018 World Rally Championship season.
Round Dates Rally Rally headquarters Rally details
Start Finish Surface Stages Distance
1 25 January 28 January Monaco Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[a] Mixed[b] 17 394.74 km
2 15 February 18 February Sweden Rally Sweden Torsby, Värmland Snow 19 314.25 km
3 8 March 11 March Mexico Rally Guanajuato México León, Guanajuato Gravel 22 344.49 km
4 5 April 8 April France Tour de Corse Bastia, Haute-Corse Tarmac 12 333.48 km
5 26 April 29 April Argentina Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel 18 358.25 km
6 17 May 20 May Portugal Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel 20 358.19 km
7 7 June 10 June Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 20 313.46 km
8 26 July 29 July Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel 23 317.26 km
9 16 August 19 August Germany ADAC Rallye Deutschland Bostalsee, Saarland Tarmac 18 325.76 km
10 13 September 16 September Turkey Marmaris Rally of Turkey Marmaris, Muğla Gravel 17 312.44 km
11 4 October 7 October United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire Gravel 23 318.34 km
12 25 October 28 October Spain RACC Rally Catalunya de España Salou, Tarragona Mixed[c] 18 331.58 km
13 15 November 18 November Australia Rally Australia Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Gravel 24 318.64 km
Source:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Calendar changes

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The Rally of Poland was removed from the calendar after the FIA repeatedly raised concerns about the event's safety.[12] 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.[13]

The Rally of Poland was replaced by the Rally of Turkey, which returned to the calendar for the first time since 2010.[2] 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,[14] with the route running along the Mediterranean coastline.[15]

The rallies of Great Britain and Catalunya swapped places on the schedule, with Rally Catalunya becoming the penultimate round of the championship.[2] Rallye Deutschland relocated to a new headquarters with the service park located at the Bostalsee reservoir in Saarland state.[6]

Route changes

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Rallye Monte Carlo featured a heavily revised route from the 2017 event, with half the route being brand new.[5] 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.[16]

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.[17]

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.[18][19]

Entries

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Eligible models

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The 2018 season saw several new car models become available for competition:

Entry list

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The following teams and crews were entered in the 2018 FIA WRC2 Championship:

Manufacturer Car Entrant Tyre Driver Co-driver Rounds
Ford Ford Fiesta R5 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT M France Eric Camilli France Benjamin Veillas 1, 9, 11
Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula 1
Bolivia Marco Bulacia Argentina Fernando Mussano 3
D 5
Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibañez 3–6
P 9
Spain Marc Martí 11–12
M United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Craig Parry 3, 5–6, 8
United Kingdom Stuart Loudon 9
Italy Alex Gelsomino 10–11
Chile Pedro Heller Argentina Pablo Olmos 3, 5–6, 10, 13
Chile Alberto Heller Argentina José Diaz 5, 13
Finland Jouni Virtanen Finland Enni Mälkönen 8
P Greece Georgios Vassilakis Greece Spyros Koltsidas 10
Belgium X-One Racing P Netherlands Kevin Abbring Belgium Pieter Tsjoen 1–2, 6
Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing P Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen 2, 6
M 4, 7–8, 12
Japan Hiroki Arai Finland Jarmo Lehtinen 7–8
Australia Glenn MacNeall 4
P 2, 6
Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing 2 M Finland Jarkko Nikara Japan Sayaka Adachi 8
Russia TAIF Motorsport M Russia Radik Shaymiev Russia Maxim Tsvetkov 2
Italy GB Motors P Italy Gianluca Linari Italy Nicola Arena 2
Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye P Turkey Murat Bostanci Turkey Onur Vatansever 6, 8, 10
Czech Republic Keane Motorsport P Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu 6
Poland Lotos Rally Team P Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciek Szczepaniak 7, 9–10, 12
Turkey Ford Motorsport Turkey P Turkey Yağiz Avci Turkey Ersan Alkir 10
Turkey Deniz Fahri Turkey Bahadir Gücenmez 10
Turkey Bora Manyera Turkey Cem Çerkez 10
Škoda Auto Škoda Fabia R5 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II M Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler 1, 4, 7, 9–10
Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen 4, 7
Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen 9, 11
Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson 10–11
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 2–3, 5–6
Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen 2, 8
Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen 3, 5, 8, 12
Finland Juuso Nordgren Finland Tapio Suominen 6
Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler 12
Finland Printsport M Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur 2, 4, 6–7, 9, 11–12
Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Mikael Korhonen 8
P Sweden Lars Stugemo Sweden Kalle Lexe 2, 8
Italy S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl D Italy Umberto Scandola Italy Andrea Gaspari 2, 9
United Kingdom CA1 Sport Ltd D Sweden Fredrik Åhlin Sweden Joakim Sjöberg 2
Sweden Pontus Tidemand Racing P Sweden Mattias Adielsson Sweden Andreas Johansson 2
Germany Toksport World Rally Team P Finland Janne Tuohino Finland Reeta Hämäläinen 2
Finland Jarmo Berg Finland Rami Suorsa 2
M United Kingdom Chris Ingram United Kingdom Ross Whittock 10–11
Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor 12
United Kingdom Rhys Yates United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson 12
Italy Motorsport Italia P Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada 3, 6–9
Italy Emanuele Inglesi 12
Portugal Diogo Salvi Portugal Hugo Magalhães 10
Germany Armin Kremer Germany Pirmin Winklhofer 13
Italy ACI Team Italia WRC P Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin 4, 6, 12
Italy Emanuele Inglesi 8–9, 11
Paraguay Saba Competición D Paraguay Gustavo Saba Argentina Marcelo der Ohannesian 5
Paraguay ABR World Rally Team D Paraguay Tiago Weiler Argentina Fabian Cretu 5
Finland TGS Worldwide M Finland Eerik Pietarinen Finland Juhana Raitanen 8
Germany Škoda Auto Deutschland M Germany Fabian Kreim Germany Frank Christian 9
Turkey BC Vision Motorsport M Turkey Burak Çukurova Turkey Vedat Bostanci 10
P Turkey Erkan Güral Turkey Burak Koçoğlu 10
Spain Race Seven D Bolivia Marco Bulacia Argentina Fabian Cretu 11–12
France 2C Competition M France Sylvain Michel France Anthony Gorguilo 12
Peugeot Peugeot 208 T16 R5 Belgium Peugeot Belgium Luxembourg M Belgium Guillaume De Mévius Belgium Louis Louka 1, 4
Citroën Citroën DS3 R5 France PH Sport M Italy Eddie Sciessere Italy Flavio Zanella 1
Citroën C3 R5 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen 11
France Citroën Total M France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau 4, 6–9, 11–12
Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu 7–12
Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen 12
France CHL Sport Auto M France Yoann Bonato France Benjamin Boulloud 4, 9
Portugal Sports & You M Spain Pepe López Spain Borja Rozada 12
Hyundai Hyundai i20 R5 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport M Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo 2–3, 6, 8–9, 11–12
France Nicolas Ciamin France Thibault de la Haye 4, 7–9
Finland Max Vatanen France Christopher Guieu 6
Italy BRC Racing Team M France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais 4, 6–9, 11–12
Paraguay Hyundai Paraguay D Paraguay Diego Dominguez Argentina Edgardo Galindo 5
Italy Metior Sport M Italy Eddie Sciessere Italy Pietro Ometto 9
Spain Hyundai Motor España M Spain José Antonio Suárez Spain Cándido Carrera 9, 12
Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport M France Eric Camilli France Benjamin Veillas 12
Norway Petter Solberg Norway Veronica Engan 12
Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX STi Italy GB Motors P Italy Gianluca Linari Italy Pietro Ometto 13
Source:[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]

Results and standings

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Season summary

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Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning entrant Winning time Report
1 Monaco Rallye Monte Carlo Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II 4:35:38.5 Report
2 Sweden Rally Sweden Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing 3:01:27.5 Report
3 Mexico Rally México Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 4:04:32.7 Report
4 France Tour de Corse Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II 3:37:27.5 Report
5 Argentina Rally Argentina Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 3:55:44.7 Report
6 Portugal Rally Portugal Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 4:03:57.4 Report
7 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II 3:42:33.3 Report
8 Finland Rally Finland Finland Eerik Pietarinen Finland Juhana Raitanen Finland TGS Worldwide OU 2:45:18.4 Report
9 Germany Rallye Deutschland Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II 3:16:49.7 Report
10 Turkey Rally Turkey Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II 4:17:49.7 Report
11 United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II 3:15:27.2 Report
12 Spain Rally Catalunya Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 3:20:47.6 Report
13 Australia Rally Australia Chile Alberto Heller Argentina José Diaz United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT 3:22:20.5 Report

Scoring system

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Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Six best results counted towards championship.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

FIA WRC2 Championship for Drivers

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Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
FRA
France
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
DEU
Germany
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
CAT
Spain
AUS
Australia
Drops Points
1 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 143
2 Sweden Pontus Tidemand 2 1 1 1 Ret 2 0 111
3 Finland Kalle Rovanperä 5 Ret 4 2 1 1 0 90
4 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith 2 2 8 3 Ret Ret 3 0 70
5 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek 9 5 2 5 6 6 16 0 56
6 Italy Fabio Andolfi 3 15 4 8 3 8 8 0 54
7 Norway Ole Christian Veiby 3 4 2 Ret 11 9 0 47
8 Finland Jari Huttunen 6 6 12 2 12 4 11 0 46
9 Chile Pedro Heller 3 3 10 5 Ret 0 41
10 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz 7 5 4 4 0 40
11 France Pierre-Louis Loubet 6 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 7 0 36
12 Spain Nil Solans 7 7 5 9 Ret 13 5 0 34
13 France Stéphane Lefebvre Ret 3 8 13 8 5 15 0 33
14 Japan Takamoto Katsuta 1 8 13 Ret Ret 12 0 29
15 Romania Simone Tempestini 16 Ret 9 10 2 7 10 0 28
16 Finland Eerik Pietarinen 1 0 25
17 Chile Alberto Heller Ret 1 0 25
18 Japan Hiroki Arai 7 9 5 Ret 7 0 24
19 Mexico Benito Guerra DNS 7 6 6 9 0 24
20 France Nicolas Ciamin Ret 3 Ret 7 0 21
21 France Yoann Bonato 2 11 0 18
22 Italy Gianluca Linari 12 2 0 18
23 Italy Eddie Sciessere 2 WD 0 18
24 United Kingdom Chris Ingram 3 12 0 15
25 Finland Teemu Suninen 3 0 15
26 Norway Petter Solberg 3 0 15
27 Bolivia Marco Bulacia 4 Ret 9 18 0 14
28 Belgium Guillaume De Mévius 4 WD 0 12
29 Sweden Mattias Adielsson 4 0 12
30 Paraguay Diego Dominguez 4 0 12
31 Germany Fabian Kreim 4 0 12
32 Finland Janne Tuohino 5 0 10
33 Finland Juuso Nordgren 6 0 8
34 Turkey Burak Cukurova 6 0 8
35 Norway Henning Solberg 6 0 8
36 Portugal Diogo Salvi 7 0 6
37 Sweden Lars Stugemo 8 12 0 4
38 Turkey Bora Manyera 8 0 4
39 Turkey Erkan Güral 9 0 2
40 Turkey Murat Bostanci 11 10 Ret 0 1
41 France Eric Camilli Ret Ret 10 17 0 1
42 Finland Jarmo Berg 10 0 1
43 Greece Georgios Vassilakis 10 0 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
FRA
France
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
DEU
Germany
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
CAT
Spain
AUS
Australia
Drops Points
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)

FIA WRC2 Championship for Co-Drivers

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Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
FRA
France
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
DEU
Germany
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
CAT
Spain
AUS
Australia
Drops Points
1 Czech Republic Pavel Dresler 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 143
2 Sweden Jonas Andersson 2 1 1 1 Ret 2 0 111
3 Finland Jonne Halttunen 5 Ret 4 2 1 1 0 90
4 Poland Przemysław Mazur 9 5 2 5 6 6 16 0 56
5 United Kingdom Craig Parry 2 2 8 3 0 55
6 Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen 3 4 2 Ret 11 9 0 47
7 Finland Antti Linnaketo 6 6 12 2 12 4 11 0 46
8 Argentina Pablo Olmos 3 3 10 5 Ret 0 41
9 Poland Maciek Szczepaniak 7 5 4 4 0 40
10 France Vincent Landais 6 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 7 0 36
11 France Gabin Moreau Ret 3 8 13 8 5 15 0 33
12 Italy Simone Scattolin 3 15 4 8 0 31
13 Finland Marko Salminen 1 8 13 Ret Ret 12 0 29
14 Romania Sergiu Itu 16 Ret 9 10 2 7 10 0 28
15 Finland Juhana Raitanen 1 0 25
16 Argentina José Díaz Ret 1 0 25
17 Spain Miquel Ibañez 7 7 5 9 Ret 0 24
18 Spain Borja Rozada WD 7 6 6 9 0 24
19 Italy Emanuele Inglesi 8 3 8 0 23
20 France Thibault de la Haye Ret 3 Ret 7 0 21
21 France Benjamin Boulloud 2 11 0 18
22 Italy Flavio Zanella 2 0 18
23 Italy Pietro Elia Ometto 2 0 18
24 Australia Glenn MacNeall 7 9 5 0 18
25 United Kingdom Ross Whittock 3 12 0 15
26 Finland Mikko Markkula 3 0 15
27 Italy Alex Gelsomino Ret 3 0 15
28 Norway Veronica Engan 3 0 15
29 Argentina Fernando Mussano 4 Ret 0 12
30 Belgium Louis Louka 4 WD 0 12
31 Sweden Andreas Johansson 4 0 12
32 Argentina Edgardo Galindo 4 0 12
33 Germany Frank Christian 4 0 12
34 Spain Marc Martí 13 5 0 10
35 Finland Reeta Hämäläinen 5 0 10
36 Finland Tapio Suominen 6 0 8
37 Turkey Vedat Bostanci 6 0 8
38 Austria Ilka Minor 6 0 8
39 Portugal Hugo Magalhães 7 0 6
40 Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Ret 7 0 6
41 Sweden Kalle Lexe 8 12 0 4
42 Turkey Cem Cerkez 8 0 4
43 Argentina Fabian Cretu Ret 9 18 0 2
44 Turkey Burak Koçoğlu 9 0 2
45 Turkey Onur Vatansever 11 10 Ret 0 1
46 France Benjamin Veillas Ret Ret 10 17 0 1
47 Finland Rami Suorsa 10 0 1
48 Greece Spiros Koltsidas 10 0 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
FRA
France
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
DEU
Germany
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
CAT
Spain
AUS
Australia
Drops Points
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)

FIA WRC2 Championship for Teams

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Pos. Team MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
FRA
France
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
DEU
Germany
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
CAT
Spain
AUS
Australia
Points
1 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II 1 1 1 1 1 1 150
2 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 2 1 1 1 3 1 133
3 Finland Printsport 5 3 2 3 10 5 4 11 81
4 Italy ACI Team Italia WRC 2 9 2 7 2 5 6 80
5 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport 4 2 8 2 9 2 8 76
6 France Citroën Total Rallye Team Ret 3 6 8 6 3 7 56
7 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing 1 5 5 Ret 6 9 55
8 Poland Lotos Rally Team 5 4 3 3 52
9 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT 2 Ret 11 Ret 6 1 51
10 Germany Toksport World Rally Team 3 2 8 4 49
11 Italy BRC Racing Team 4 4 Ret 4 Ret Ret 5 46
12 Italy Motorsport Italia WD 6 4 5 5 Ret 40
13 Finland TGS Worldwide OU 1 25
14 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport 2 18
15 Germany Škoda Auto Deutschland 3 15
16 Italy S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl 6 7 14
17 Turkey BC Vision Motorsport 4 12
18 Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye 7 9 Ret 8
19 France PH Sport 7 6
20 France CHL Sport Auto 8 4
21 Portugal Sports&you 10 1
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
MEX
Mexico
FRA
France
ARG
Argentina
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
FIN
Finland
DEU
Germany
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
CAT
Spain
AUS
Australia
Points
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)

Notes

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  1. ^ The rally base of the Monte Carlo Rally was located in France.
  2. ^ Rallye Monte Carlo was run on a tarmac and snow surface.
  3. ^ Rally Catalunya was run on a tarmac and gravel surface.

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