Nil Solans and Miquel Ibáñez were the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions,[2] 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 2018 WRC3 season was the final season of the championship for two-wheel drive cars and it was cancelled by the FIA after the 2018 season, however it was revived in 2020 with a new set of regulations for four-wheel drive Group Rally2 cars.[3][4]
Calendar
The championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Oceania.[5]
A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2018 World Rally Championship season.
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]
Route changes
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]
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^"Turkey reveals compact route". wrc.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^"2018 Dayinsure Wales Rally GB Route 1.6" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^"RallyRACC 2018 Itinerary" (PDF). rallyracc.com. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^"2018 Rally Australia" (PDF). rallyaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^Evans, David (7 August 2017). "Turkey and Croatia set for 2018 World Rally Championship calendar". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
^Evans, David (30 June 2016). "Rally Poland under pressure to prove safety to ensure WRC future". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
^"Rally Catalunya preview". 2017 World Rally Championship season. September 2017. WRC Promoter GmbH.
^Evans, David (4 November 2017). "WRC 2018: Teams back Turkey's return after candidate event success". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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^"Rallye Monte-Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^"Rally Mexico Entry List". rallymexico.com. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^"Corsica linea Tour de Corse 2018 Entry List" (PDF). tourdecorse.com. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^"YPF Rally Argentina 2018 Entry List" (PDF). rallyargentina.com. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.[permanent dead link]
^"Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2018 Entry List" (PDF). rallydeportugal.pt. 7 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
^"Rally Italia Sardegna 2018 Entry List". rallyitaliasardegna.com. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^"Rally Finland 2018 Entry List" (PDF). nesterallyfinland.fi. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
^"ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2018 Entry List" (PDF). adac-rallye-deutschland.de. ADAC Rallye Deutschland. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^"Rally Turkey 2018 Entry List" (PDF). rallyturkey.com. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^"Wales Rally GB 2018 Entry List" (PDF). walesrallygb.com. Wales Rally GB. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^"Rally RACC Catalunya 2018 Entry List" (PDF). rallyracc.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^"Rally Australia 2018 Entry List" (PDF). rallyaustralia.com. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
^"2018 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations" (PDF). juwra.com. 11 December 2017.
External links
Official website of the World Rally Championship
Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
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Rally Sweden
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