|
|
Wales Rally GB 2018 counts for:
2018 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2018 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2018 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers)
2018 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Teams and Drivers)
|
| 581st WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 11 of 13 |
| Official name: | Dayinsure Wales Rally GB |
| Edition: | 74th |
| Date: | from Thursday 4-Oct-2018 to Sunday 7-Oct-2018 |
| Rally HQ: | Deeside, Wales; United Kingdom |
| Clerk of the Course: | Iain Campbell |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| |
| Entries: | 60 | |
| Starters: | 57 | |
| Finishers: | 48 | (84.2% of starters) |
| |
| Stages: | 23 | |
| Shortest: | 1.63 | km | (SS5 Slate Mountain 1) |
| Longest: | 29.13 | km | (SS8 Brenig 2) |
| Slowest: | 75.00 | km/h | (SS1 Tir Prince) |
| Fastest: | 120.80 | km/h | (SS23 Great Orme Llandudno 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 318.34 | km | (22.7% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 318.34 | km | (22.7% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,083.01 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,401.35 | km |
|
| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 44th win and 70th podium for Sebastien Ogier. |
| Second place was 64th podium for Jari-Matti Latvala. |
| Third place was 4th podium for Esapekka Lappi. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 91st win and 361st podium for Ford. |
| | Second and third places were 161st to 162nd podiums for Toyota. |
|
|
 |
Ogier lost first two gears on first day, struggling to get around slow but thankfully short spectator stage. After Tanak retired, Sebastien was left battling with Latvala for the lead. Despite not winning the Power Stage, he still pipped Toyota and claimed overall win.
 |
 |
|
Toyota and Tanak were again very fast, posting fastest times and holding lead until he ploughed sump guard deep into the ground and broke cooling system. That left Latvala (pictured) to try and win, but Ogier's superior speed over tarmac section was his fate.
|
 |
|
Citroen had relatively uneventful and mediocre event though Breen posted several respectable times and eventually finished fourth overall.
|
 |
|
Neuville started well, holding momentarily even second overall until he went off on second day and dropped well behind. He regained two places thanks to his team mates Mikkelsen and Paddon and continues to lead the championship.
|
|
Related links
|
|
Turkey 2018
|
|
Rally Catalunya 2018
|
|
