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Revision as of 02:02, 26 December 2017

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Sébastien Ogier is the defending Drivers' Champion.
M-Sport World Rally Team are the defending Manufacturers' Champions.

The 2018 FIA World Rally Championship is scheduled be the forty-fifth season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews are scheduled to compete in fourteen events for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews are free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car and Group R regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with 2017-specification World Rally Cars are eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series is planned to once again be supported by the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 championships at every round, and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected rounds.

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia will start the season as the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions after securing their fifth consecutive World Championship titles at the 73rd Wales Rally GB.[1] M-Sport, the team they drove for in 2017, will be the defending manufacturers' champions.[1]

Entries

The following teams and crews are under contract to compete in the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship:

Manufacturer Entrant Car Crew details
No. Driver name Co-driver name Rounds
Citroën France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT[2] Citroën C3 WRC TBA United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Qassimi[3] TBA TBA
TBA Republic of Ireland Craig Breen[3] TBA TBA
TBA France Sébastien Loeb[4] Monaco Daniel Elena[5] TBA
TBA United Kingdom Kris Meeke[6] TBA TBA
Ford United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT[7] Ford Fiesta WRC TBA United Kingdom Elfyn Evans[8] United Kingdom Daniel Barritt[8] TBA
TBA France Sébastien Ogier[9] France Julien Ingrassia[8] TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA
Hyundai South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT[10] Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC TBA Norway Andreas Mikkelsen[11] Norway Anders Jæger[12] TBA
TBA Belgium Thierry Neuville[13] TBA TBA
TBA New Zealand Hayden Paddon[14] TBA TBA
TBA Spain Dani Sordo[15] TBA TBA
Toyota Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT[7] Toyota Yaris WRC TBA Finland Esapekka Lappi[16] TBA TBA
TBA Finland Jari-Matti Latvala[16] TBA TBA
TBA Estonia Ott Tänak[17] Estonia Martin Järveoja[18] TBA

Team changes

  • Citroën will scale back its commitment to two full-time entries, with a third car entered at selected events.[5] At the same time, the C3 WRC available to privateer entrants. The cars will be leased to drivers but their operation will be run by PH Sport, allowing Citroën to retain control over the cars.[19]
  • Tyre supplier DMACK scaled back its involvement in the championship from full-time competition to supporting World Rally Championship-2 entries.[20] The company had previously supported its own eponymous team before becoming a supplier to and sponsor of M-Sport's third entry in 2017.
  • Ford will increase its factory support for M-Sport's programme, with the team to be officially known as "M-Sport Ford World Rally Team".[7] Ford will be recognised as the manufacturer entry, marking the company's return to the sport for the first time since 2012.[21][22]

Crew changes

Calendar

The championship is scheduled to be contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, North and South America and Australia.[24]

Round Dates Rally name Rally headquarters Rally details
Start Finish Surface Stages Distance
1 25 January 28 January Monaco 86ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo Gap, Hautes-Alpes Mixed 17 394.74 km
2 16 February 18 February Sweden 66th Rally Sweden Torsby, Värmland Snow TBA TBA
3 9 March 11 March Mexico 32º Rally Guanajuato México León, Guanajuato Gravel 22 345.60 km
4 6 April 8 April France 61ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France Bastia, Haute-Corse Tarmac TBA TBA
5 27 April 29 April Argentina 38º Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel TBA TBA
6 18 May 20 May Portugal 52º Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel TBA TBA
7 8 June 10 June Italy 15º Rally d'Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel TBA TBA
8 27 July 29 July Finland 68th Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi Gravel TBA TBA
9 17 August 19 August Germany 36. ADAC Rallye Deutschland Saarbrücken, Saarland Tarmac TBA TBA
10 14 September 16 September Turkey 11th Rally of Turkey Marmaris, Muğla Gravel TBA TBA
11 5 October 7 October United Kingdom 74th Wales Rally GB Deeside, Flintshire Gravel TBA TBA
12 26 October 28 October Spain 54º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada Salou, Tarragona Mixed TBA TBA
13 16 November 18 November Australia 27th Rally Australia Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Gravel TBA TBA
Source:[24][25][26]

Calendar changes

The Rally of Poland was removed from the calendar after the FIA repeatedly raised concerns about the event's safety.[27] 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.[28] The event was replaced by the Rally of Turkey, which returned to the calendar for the first time since 2010.[24] The event, which was previously based in Istanbul, will return to south-western Turkey. It will be based in the coastal resort town of Marmaris in Muğla Province,[29] with the proposed route running along the Mediterranean coastline.[30]

The Rallies of Great Britain and Catalunya swapped places on the schedule, with Rally Catalunya becoming the penultimate round of the championship.[24]

Changes

Sporting regulations

  • The FIA will take responsibility for the placement of artificial chicanes in stages, with regulations dictating their placement, width and frequency of use.[31] The changes were introduced following the 67th Rally Finland where event organisers placed chicanes that were criticised by drivers for being too narrow, poorly-positioned and potentially dangerous.[32]
  • Privateers entering 2017-specification World Rally Cars will be permitted to enter their cars under their own team names.[33] In 2017, privateers competing in current-specification cars had to have their entries submitted by a manufacturer.
  • The WRC Trophy will no longer be open to privateers entering World Rally Cars older than 2017-specification models.[33]

References

  1. ^ a b Beer, Matt (29 October 2017). "Rally GB: Ogier seals title as dominant Evans claims first win". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Citroën writes off 2017 season". speedcafe.com. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b Evans, David (22 November 2017). "Citroen couldn't match other offers to secure Ogier for WRC 2018". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b Evans, David (20 December 2017). "Sebastien Loeb gets part-time Citroen World Rally Championship deal". autosport.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |publication= ignored (help)
  5. ^ a b c d "Loeb part-time WRC comeback confirmed". Speedcafe. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. ^ Evans, David (23 August 2017). "Citroen WRC team yet to confirm Meeke for October's Rally Catalunya". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "Ford Returns to WRC Entry List". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Ogier and Evans to Lead M-Sport in 2018". m-sport.co.uk. M-Sport World Rally Team. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. ^ Evans, David (29 November 2017). "Sébastien Ogier stays at M-Sport for 2018 World Rally Championship". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Ford returns as official WRC manufacturer". Speedcafe. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017. The other 2018 manufacturers are unchanged with the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team up against Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT and Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT.
  11. ^ a b Beer, Matt (28 September 2017). "Hyundai signs Andreas Mikkelsen for 2018-19 WRC seasons". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  12. ^ a b Herrero, Dan (28 September 2017). "Hyundai confirms full-time Mikkelsen drive". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Hyundai confirms Neuville will stay". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Hayden Paddon secures Hyundai WRC future". speedcafe.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  15. ^ Evans, David (22 August 2016). "Hyundai keeps Dani Sordo for 2017 and '18 World Rally Championships". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  16. ^ a b Evans, David (10 August 2017). "Lappi not ready for title bid: Latvala". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  17. ^ a b Evans, David (18 October 2017). "Toyota signs Ott Tanak from M-Sport for 2018 WRC season". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Ott Tänak named as Toyota GAZOO Racing driver in 2018". toyotagazooracing.com. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  19. ^ Evans, David (1 December 2017). "First 2017 Citroen C3 World Rally Car offered to privateers". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  20. ^ Evans, David (15 November 2017). "DMACK to step back from full-time WRC programme in 2018". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  21. ^ "Ford returns as official WRC manufacturer". Speedcafe. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  22. ^ Evans, David (23 December 2017). "Ford name returns to WRC as part of greater M-Sport support". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  23. ^ Evans, David (22 November 2017). "Sebastien Loeb's 2018 WRC return likely to begin with Rally Mexico". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  24. ^ a b c d "Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018". speedcafe.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  25. ^ "Monte Carlo 2018". wrc.com. WRC Promother GmbH. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  26. ^ "Mexico route confirmed". wrc.com. WRC Promother GmbH. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  27. ^ Evans, David (7 August 2017). "Turkey and Croatia set for 2018 World Rally Championship calendar". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  28. ^ Evans, David (30 June 2016). "Rally Poland under pressure to prove safety to ensure WRC future". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  29. ^ "Rally Catalunya preview". 2017 World Rally Championship season. September 2017. WRC Promoter GmbH.
  30. ^ Evans, David (4 November 2017). "WRC 2018: Teams back Turkey's return after candidate event success". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  31. ^ Evans, David (4 August 2017). "FIA to take control of WRC chicane rules after Rally Finland row". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  32. ^ "Drivers slam 'stupid' Rally Finland chicanes". speedcafe.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  33. ^ a b "Privateer rules boost". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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