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2018 Rally Deutschland
36. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2018
Round 9 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Eventual winning crew Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja during the rally.
Host country Germany
Rally baseBostalsee, Saarland
Dates run16 – 19 August 2018
Start locationWinterbach, Saarland
Finish locationSankt Wendel, Saarland
Stages18 (325.76 km; 202.42 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance896.13 km (556.83 miles)
Overall distance1,221.89 km (759.25 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered64
Crews60 at start, 45 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:03:36.9
Power Stage winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerCzech Republic Jan Kopecký
Czech Republic Pavel Dresler
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II
3:16:49.7
WRC-3 winnerFinland Taisko Lario
Finland Tatu Hämäläinen
Finland Taisko Lario
3:49:47.9

The 2018 Rallye Deutschland (formally known as the ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 16 and 19 August 2018.[1] It marked the thirty-sixth running of Rallye Deutschland, and was the ninth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.[2] The event was based at Sankt Wendel in the countryside surrounding the Bostalsee in Saarland, and consisted of eighteen special stages totalling 325.76 km (202.42 mi) in competitive kilometres.[3]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners and they successfully defended their title.[4][5] The Škoda Motorsport II crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5, while Finnish crew Taisko Lario and Tatu Hämäläinen won the World Rally Championship-3.[6]

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-one-point lead in the World Championship for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a twenty-six-point lead over M-Sport Ford WRT.

Entry list

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The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, and the World Rally Championship-3. The final entry list consisted of thirteen World Rally Car entries, nineteen entries in World Rally Championship-2, and three World Rally Championship-3 entries.

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 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio 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
21 United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Greece Jourdan Serderidis Belgium Frédéric Miclotte Ford Fiesta WRC M
22 Germany Marijan Griebel Germany Marijan Griebel Germany Alexander Rath Citroën DS3 WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Stuart Loudon[a] Ford Fiesta R5 M
33 Finland Printsport Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Škoda Fabia R5 M
34 Italy ACI Team Italia WRC Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Škoda Fabia R5 P
35 Spain Nil Solans Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibáñez Sotos Ford Fiesta R5 P
36 Italy BRC Racing Team France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Hyundai i20 R5 M
37 France Citroën Total Rallye Team France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 R5 M
38 Italy Eddie Sciessere Italy Eddie Sciessere Italy Elia Ometto Pietro Škoda Fabia R5 M
39 France CHL Sport Auto France Yoann Bonato France Benjamin Boulloud Citroën C3 R5 M
40 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo Hyundai i20 R5 M
41 France Nicolas Ciamin France Nicolas Ciamin France Thibault de la Haye Hyundai i20 R5 M
42 Italy S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl Mexico Benito Guerra Jr. Spain Borja Rozada Škoda Fabia R5 P
43 Germany Škoda Auto Deutschland Germany Fabian Kreim Germany Frank Christian Škoda Fabia R5 P
44 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 M
45 Poland Lotos Rally Team Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Ford Fiesta R5 P
46 France Citroën Total Rallye Team Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergio Itu Citroën C3 R5 M
47 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT France Eric Camilli France Benjamin Veillas Ford Fiesta R5 M
48 Italy S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl Italy Umberto Scandola Italy Andrea Gaspari Škoda Fabia R5 D
49 Spain Hyundai Motor España Spain José Antonio Suárez Spain Cándido Carrera Hyundai i20 R5 M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
62 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Luca Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2 D
63 Finland Taisko Lario Finland Taisko Lario Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 P
64 France Terry Folb France Terry Folb[b] France Kevin Bronner Ford Fiesta R2T P
65 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis Ford Fiesta R2T M
Other Major Entries
61 France Équipe de France FFSA Rally France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi[c] France Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T P
81 Finland Printsport Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 P
82 Germany Albert von Thurn und Taxis Germany Albert von Thurn und Taxis Germany Klaus Wicha Škoda Fabia R5 P
Source:[8]

Report

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Thursday

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Ott Tänak, who won the Shakedown, topped his Yaris over the WRC 2 category leader Kalle Rovanperä by just one-tenth of a second, while the young Norwegian Ole Christian Veiby was another slender 0.1 second behind. Returned Dani Sordo cleared the stage in fourth, followed by another experienced WRC 2 driver Jan Kopecký. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier finished in seventh, ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen and Craig Breen by 0.1 and 0.2 second respectively. Two WRC 2 drivers, Umberto Scandola and Kajetan Kajetanowicz completed the top ten.

Friday

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Five-time world champion Sébastien Ogier was the fastest man to finish the day other than the defending rally winner Ott Tänak, who set five out of six fastest stage times and built a 12.3-second lead over the Frenchman, while championship leader Thierry Neuville was another 15.1 seconds behind. Elfyn Evans climbed up three places in the afternoon loop and edged Jari-Matti Latvala by a second. Dani Sordo completed the day in sixth, only one-tenth of a second ahead of Esapekka Lappi, who failed to come to terms with dirt dragged onto the roads by the early starters. Craig Breen lost some time due to being caught in a heavy rain shower in the early stage in the eighth place, followed by Andreas Mikkelsen, who was struggling with his i20's handling and chose to change his driving style, in ninth, only one second behind. Teemu Suninen, driving a third Fiesta, in tenth. Lacking of power caused Mads Østberg to fail to find the pace like Finland, which made him cleared the day off the leaderboard in eleventh overall.

Saturday

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The Ford Fiesta WRC of Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt crew during the rally.

Saturday turned out to be a total disaster for Ford. First in the early stage, Elfyn Evans retired his Ford Fiesta from the day after sliding into a field, damaging the left front wheel in the process. Then in the afternoon loop, Second-place Sébastien Ogier suffered a puncture due to hitting a rock in the second pass through the marathon Panzerplatte military road test, dropping him five places to seventh overall, half a second behind Andreas Mikkelsen in front. This further extended Ott Tänak's lead to 43.7 seconds. This time over Dani Sordo, who edged Jari-Matti Latvala by just 0.8 second after a hot fight. Championship leader Thierry Neuville struggled for pace in his i20. He switched back to yesterday's differential and gearbox settings and found a comfortable rhythm. The Belgian eventually ended the day in fourth, eight seconds ahead of Esapekka Lappi. Teemu Suninen climbed up to eighth after Craig Breen crashed in the final stage and damaged his Citroën C3's rear left suspension and dropped down to tenth place, followed by Mads Østberg cleared the day in ninth after a trouble free day.

Sunday

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The opening stage saw a dramatic start to final day of the event. Tenth-place Mads Østberg, who was third on road, went off into a field and forced to retire from the event. Dani Sordo and Jari-Matti Latvala should have a fierce competition for second place, but an accident damage, which is happened on the Spaniard,and a transmission failure, which is happened on the Finn, burned the battle to ash. The biggest beneficiary of the chaos is championship leader Thierry Neuville, who was pushed up to the second place after the two's retirement.[9]

The king of the event is obviously Ott Tänak, who led the entire rally but one stage. The Estonian took his first back-to-back victory in his career and now eats the gap to top to thirty-six points in the drivers' championships. Teammate Esapekka Lappi finished third, 21.7 seconds behind Thierry Neuville. With a 1-3 finish, Toyota overtook Ford to second in the manufacturers' championships, only thirteen points behind Hyundai.[10] Although defending world champion Sébastien Ogier won the Power Stage, the outcome of fourth place finish still failed to narrow the gap to championship leader Thierry Neuville it is up to twenty-three points after the event. Teammate Teemu Suninen completed the rally with a fifth-place finish after a consistent weekend, followed by Andreas Mikkelsen in sixth. Craig Breen finished in seventh, while localman Marijan Griebel finished in eighth. WRC 2 leader Jan Kopecký and seventeen-year-old Kalle Rovanperä completed the leaderboard.

Classification

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Top ten finishers

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

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 3:03:36.9 0.0 25 4
2 2 5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:04:16.1 +39.2 18 1
3 3 9 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:04:37.8 +1:00.9 15 3
4 4 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:05:11.4 +1:34.5 12 5
5 5 3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:05:39.8 +2:02.9 10 0
6 6 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:05:50.7 +2:13.8 8 0
7 7 11 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:06:16.0 +2:39.1 6 2
8 8 22 Germany Marijan Griebel Germany Alexander Rath Germany Marijan Griebel Citroën DS3 WRC 3:14:18.1 +10:41.2 4 0
9 9 31 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:16:49.7 +13:12.8 2 0
10 10 44 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:16:53.5 +13:16.6 1 0
World Rally Championship-2
9 1 31 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:16:49.7 0.0 25
10 2 44 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:16:53.5 +3.8 18
11 3 34 Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Italy ACI Team Italia WRC Škoda Fabia R5 3:17:07.8 +18.1 15
12 4 43 Germany Fabian Kreim Germany Frank Christian Germany Škoda Auto Deutschland Škoda Fabia R5 3:17:40.6 +50.9 12
13 5 45 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Poland Maciej Szczepaniak Poland Lotos Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5 3:17:44.1 +54.4 10
14 6 33 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 3:19:10.1 +2:20.4 8
15 7 41 France Nicolas Ciamin France Thibault de la Haye France Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 R5 3:19:11.8 +2:22.1 6
16 8 37 France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 3:19:49.6 +2:59.9 4
19 9 42 Mexico Benito Guerra Jr. Spain Borja Rozada Italy S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl Škoda Fabia R5 3:22:47.5 +5:57.8 2
20 10 46 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergio Itu France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 3:24:42.1 +7:52.4 1
World Rally Championship-3
30 1 63 Finland Taisko Lario Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 3:49:47.9 0.0 25
35 2 62 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Luca Beltrame Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 4:01:25.7 +11:37.8 18
38 3 65 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis United Kingdom Louise Cook Ford Fiesta R2T 4:09:33.2 +19:45.3 15
Source:[11][12]

Other notable finishers

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

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Time Points
Event Class Stage
25 25 2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 3:40:04.0 0
26 11 39 France Yoann Bonato France Benjamin Boulloud France CHL Sport Auto Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 3:43:11.2
27 12 40 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 3:44:57.1
Source:[11][12]

Special stages

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Overall classification
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Class leader
16 August St. Wendeler Land [Shakedown] 5.52 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 2:52.9
SS1 St. Wendel 2.04 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 2:11.2 Estonia Ott Tänak
17 August SS2 Stein und Wein 1 19.44 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 10:50.2 France Sébastien Ogier
SS3 Mittelmosel 1 22.00 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 12:25.2 Estonia Ott Tänak
SS4 Wadern – Weiskichen 1 9.27 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 5:06.7
SS5 Stein und Wein 2 19.44 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 11:03.2
SS6 Mittelmosel 2 22.00 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 12:36.9
SS7 Wadern – Weiskichen 2 9.27 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 5:07.5
18 August SS8 Arena Panzerplatte 1 9.43 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 5:26.4
SS9 Panzerplatte 1 38.57 km Spain Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 21:55.7
SS10 Freisen 1 14.78 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 8:28.4
SS11 Römerstraße 1 12.28 km Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Citroën C3 WRC 6:03.3
SS12 Arena Panzerplatte 2 9.43 km Spain Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:23.9
SS13 Panzerplatte 2 38.57 km Spain Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 21:55.4
SS14 Freisen 2 14.78 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 8:31.8
SS15 Römerstraße 2 12.28 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 6:05.6
19 August SS16 Grafschaft 1 29.07 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 16:17.7
SS17 Grafschaft 2 29.07 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 16:15.0
SS18 Bosenberg [Power stage] 14.97 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 7:15.0
World Rally Championship-2
16 August St. Wendeler Land [Shakedown] 5.52 km France Eric Camilli Ford Fiesta R5 3:04.5
SS1 St. Wendel 2.04 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 2:11.3 Finland Kalle Rovanperä
17 August SS2 Stein und Wein 1 19.44 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 11:34.3 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký
SS3 Mittelmosel 1 22.00 km Germany Fabian Kreim Škoda Fabia R5 13:54.4
SS4 Wadern – Weiskichen 1 9.27 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 5:31.5
SS5 Stein und Wein 2 19.44 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 11:41.6
SS6 Mittelmosel 2 22.00 km Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 13:23.8
SS7 Wadern – Weiskichen 2 9.27 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 5:29.3
18 August SS8 Arena Panzerplatte 1 9.43 km Italy Fabio Andolfi Škoda Fabia R5 5:46.4
SS9 Panzerplatte 1 38.57 km France Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 23:22.0 France Eric Camilli
SS10 Freisen 1 14.78 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 8:58.7
SS11 Römerstraße 1 12.28 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 6:30.1
SS12 Arena Panzerplatte 2 9.43 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 5:41.0
SS13 Panzerplatte 2 38.57 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 23:03.4
SS14 Freisen 2 14.78 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 8:58.9 Italy Fabio Andolfi
SS15 Römerstraße 2 12.28 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 6:29.2 Finland Kalle Rovanperä
19 August SS16 Grafschaft 1 29.07 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 17:20.8
SS17 Grafschaft 2 29.07 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 17:07.7 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký
SS18 Bosenberg 14.97 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 7:45.5
World Rally Championship-3
16 August St. Wendeler Land [Shakedown] 5.52 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 3:32.0
SS1 St. Wendel 2.04 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 2:31.3 Finland Taisko Lario
17 August SS2 Stein und Wein 1 19.44 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 13:28.5
SS3 Mittelmosel 1 22.00 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 16:26.6
SS4 Wadern – Weiskichen 1 9.27 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 6:20.3
SS5 Stein und Wein 2 19.44 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 13:31.7
SS6 Mittelmosel 2 22.00 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 15:40.5
SS7 Wadern – Weiskichen 2 9.27 km Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 6:27.0
18 August SS8 Arena Panzerplatte 1 9.43 km Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 6:51.5
SS9 Panzerplatte 1 38.57 km Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 27:01.1
SS10 Freisen 1 14.78 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 10:28.2
SS11 Römerstraße 1 12.28 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 7:32.5
SS12 Arena Panzerplatte 2 9.43 km Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 6:37.9
SS13 Panzerplatte 2 38.57 km Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 27:05.8
SS14 Freisen 2 14.78 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 10:31.2
SS15 Römerstraße 2 12.28 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 7:41.6
19 August SS16 Grafschaft 1 29.07 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 20:47.5
SS17 Grafschaft 2 29.07 km United Kingdom Louise Cook Ford Fiesta R2T 20:34.9
SS18 Bosenberg 14.97 km Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 9:26.0

Power stage

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The Power stage was a 14.97 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 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 7:15.0 0.0 5
2 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 7:15.1 +0.1 4
3 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC 7:19.0 +4.0 3
4 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC 7:19.2 +4.2 2
5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 7:21.7 +6.7 1

Penalties

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

Stage No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Reason Penalty
SS3 41 France Nicolas Ciamin France Thibault de la Haye France Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 1 minute late 0:10
SS6 35 Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibáñez Sotos Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4 minutes late 0:40
SS7 49 Spain José Antonio Suárez Spain Cándido Carrera Spain Hyundai Motor España Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 7 minutes late 1:10
SS8 35 Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibáñez Sotos Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4 minutes late 0:40
SS11 21 Greece Jourdan Serderidis Belgium Frédéric Miclotte United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 1 minute early 1:00
SS15 41 France Nicolas Ciamin France Thibault de la Haye France Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Stewards decision 0:30
SS16 6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 10 minutes late 1:40

Retirements

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The following notable crews retired from the event.[d] 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
SS5 82 Germany Albert von Thurn und Taxis Germany Klaus Wicha Germany Albert von Thurn und Taxis Škoda Fabia R5 Mechanical No
SS9 35 Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibáñez Sotos Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Off road No
SS9 36 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Italy BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS11 2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Off road Yes
SS13 32 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Stuart Loudon United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Driver injury No
SS13 39 France Yoann Bonato France Benjamin Boulloud France CHL Sport Auto Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS14 40 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS14 47 France Eric Camilli France Benjamin Veillas United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Timing belt No
SS16 7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Transmission No
SS16 10 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Off road No
SS17 6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC Accident damage No
SS17 48 Italy Umberto Scandola Italy Andrea Gaspari Italy S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Turbo No
SS18 61 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T Differential No

Championship standings after the rally

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Notes

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  1. ^ Gus Greensmith's co-driver Craig Parry was replaced by Stuart Loudon due to the injury caused by the accident in testing.[7]
  2. ^ Terry Folb withdrew from the event.
  3. ^ Jean-Baptiste Franceschi was originally in WRC-3 category.
  4. ^ 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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  5. ^ "Breaking News: Tänak Repeat Germany Win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. ^ "WRC 2 in Germany: Kopecký storms to victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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