2018 Monte Carlo Rally

2018 Monte Carlo Rally; 86e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
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	Hyundai's Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger-Synnevaag on the Col de Braus mountain pass.
Host country	Monaco / France
Rally base	Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Dates run	25 – 28 January 2018
Start location	Casino Square, Monaco
Finish location	Casino Square, Monaco
Stages	17 (394.74 km; 245.28 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac and snow
Transport distance	1,290.22 km (801.71 miles)
Overall distance	1,684.96 km (1,046.99 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier; Julien Ingrassia; M-Sport Ford WRT; 4:18:55.5
WRC-2 winner	Jan Kopecký; Pavel Dresler; Škoda Motorsport II; 4:35:38.5
WRC-3 winner	Enrico Brazzoli; Luca Beltrame; Enrico Brazzoli; 5:22:03.0
Power stage winner	Kris Meeke; Paul Nagle; Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
Crews registered	73
Crews	67 at start, 47 at finish

The 2018 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 86^e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo)^[1] was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 25 and 28 January 2018.^[2] It marked the eighty-sixth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.^[3] The event, which was based in the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France, was contested over seventeen special stages totalling a competitive distance of 394.74 km (245.28 mi).^[4]

Reigning World Drivers' and World Co-Drivers Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.^[5] Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.^[5] Ogier and Ingrassis successfully defended their title to take their sixth win on the event,^[6] becoming the second most-successful crew in the event's history. The Škoda Motorsport crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5, while Italian privateers Enrico Brazzoli and Luca Beltrame won the World Rally Championship-3.

Background

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and the French national rally championship as well as privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. The final entry list included twelve crews competing with World Rally Cars, six in the World Rally Championship-2 and four in the World Rally Championship-3.

No.	Entrant	Driver	Co-Driver	Car	Tyre
World Rally Car entries
1	M-Sport Ford WRT	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
2	M-Sport Ford WRT	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
3	M-Sport Ford WRT	Bryan Bouffier	Xavier Panseri	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
4	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
5	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
6	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
7	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
8	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
9	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
10	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën C3 WRC	M
11	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Citroën C3 WRC	M
18	Manuel Villa	Manuel Villa	Daniele Michi	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	D
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31	M-Sport Ford WRT	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	Ford Fiesta R5	M
32	Škoda Motorsport II	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Fabia R5	M
33	M-Sport Ford WRT	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	Ford Fiesta R5	M
34	Kevin Abbring	Kevin Abbring	Pieter Tsjoen	Ford Fiesta R5	P
35	Guillaume de Mevius	Guillaume de Mevius	Louis Louka	Peugeot 208 T16 R5	M
36	Eddie Sciessere	Eddie Sciessere	Flavio Zanella	Citroën DS3 R5	M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61	Enrico Brazzoli	Enrico Brazzoli	Luca Beltrame	Peugeot 208 R2	D
62	Taisko Lario	Taisko Lario	Tatu Hämäläinen	Peugeot 208 R2	M
63	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Romain Courbon	Ford Fiesta R2T	M
64	Amaury Molle	Amaury Molle	Renaud Herman	Peugeot 208 R2	M
Other major entries
71	Wevers Sport^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Ole Christian Veiby	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Škoda Fabia R5	M
73	TGS Worldwide^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Škoda Fabia R5	M
76	Hyundai Motorsport^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Stéphane Sarrazin	Jacques-Julien Renucci	Hyundai i20 R5	M
Source:^[1]^[7]

Route

The 2018 rally featured a heavily revised route from the 2017 event, with half the special stages being new additions.^[8] The 2018 rally included an additional 12.09 km (7.51 mi) of competitive kilometres compared to the route planned in 2017. It featured a mix of new and returning stages in addition to stages that were reconfigured from previous years.^[9] The service park was based in the town of Gap, which also featured parc fermé facilities. The itinerary also featured a short stage called "Gap" that allowed the teams to conduct a pre-event shakedown before the ceremonial start in Monaco.

Details

The first leg of the rally is the longest, with 213.21 km (132.48 mi) in competitive kilometres. The first two stages—including the famous stage between Sisteron and Thoard, which will be run in reverse as Thoard–Sisteron for the first time in the event's history—will be run on the night of 25 January before the crews return to the service park in Gap. The remaining six stages will be held on 26 January on roads to the west of Gap and features two passes over Vitrolles–Oze, which has featured on the route in previous years; and Roussieux–Eygalayes and Vaumeilh–Claret, both of which are new stages.

The second leg is 117.55 km (73.04 mi) long and is primarily made up of stages east of the town. It features two passes over Agnières-en-Dévoluy–Corps and St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes–La-Bâtie-Neuve, both of which are heavily revised from pervious years. The second leg concludes with a pass over Bayons–Bréziers, which was previously run on the first night of competition. After completing service in Gap, the cars return to Monaco.

The Col de Braus mountain pass, which was contested as the rally's Power Stage.

The third and final leg is 63.98 km (39.76 mi) long and run on stages in the Alpes-Maritimes department close to the Italian border. The short Lucéram—Col St. Roch stage was replaced by a shortened version of La Bollène-Vésubie–Peïra Cava, which features the Col de Turini and was as the Power Stage in 2017. The new La Cabanette–Col de Braus stage, run as SS15 and again as SS17 will take its place as the Power Stage before the cars return to Monaco once more for the ceremonial finish.

Itinerary

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
24 Jan.	16:00	—	Gap [Shakedown]	3.35 km
Leg 1 — 213.21 km
25 Jan.	18:00	—	Ceremonial start — Casino Square, Monaco	—

	21:40	SS1	Thoard–Sisteron	36.58 km
	22:51	SS2	Bayons–Bréziers 1	25.49 km

	23:45		Service Park — Gap	—
26 Jan.	00:45		Parc fermé — Gap	—
	08:00		Service Park — Gap	—

	08:51	SS3	Vitrolles–Oze 1	26.72 km
	10:04	SS4	Roussieux–Eygalayes 1	33.67 km
	11:37	SS5	Vaumeilh–Claret 1	15.18 km

	12:52		Service Park — Gap	—

	13:58	SS6	Vitrolles–Oze 2	26.72 km
	15:11	SS7	Roussieux–Eygalayes 2	33.67 km
	16:44	SS8	Vaumeilh–Claret 2	15.18 km

	17:49		Service Park — Gap	—
	18:37		Parc fermé — Gap	—
Leg 2 — 117.55 km
27 Jan.	06:57		Service Park — Gap	—

	08:08	SS9	Agnières-en-Dévoluy–Corps 1	29.16 km
	09:16	SS10	St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes–La-Bâtie-Neuve 1	16.87 km

	10:31		Service Park — Gap	—
	11:57	SS11	Agnières-en-Dévoluy–Corps 2	29.16 km
	13:08	SS12	St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes–La-Bâtie-Neuve 2	16.87 km

	14:23		Service Park — Gap	—

	16:09	SS13	Bayons–Bréziers 2	25.49 km

	17:29		Service Park — Gap	—
	22:17		Parc fermé — Monaco	—
Leg 3 — 63.98 km
28 Jan.	09:02	SS14	La Bollène-Vésubie–Peïra Cava 1	18.41 km
	09:38	SS15	La Cabanette–Col de Braus 1	13.58 km
	11:15	SS16	La Bollène-Vésubie–Peïra Cava 2	18.41 km
	12:18	SS17	La Cabanette–Col de Braus 2 [Power Stage]	13.58 km

	13:58		Parc fermé — Monaco	—
	—		Ceremonial finish — Casino Square, Monaco	—
Source:^[10]

Report

Pre-event

Jêromé Degout, who was due to compete as Bryan Bouffier's co-driver, was injured during shakedown. He was replaced by Xavier Panseri for the rally.^[11]

Thursday

The opening leg of the rally started on the evening of 25 January and featured two stages: Thoard–Sisteron and the first pass over Bayons–Bréziers. Conditions proved to be difficult as the forecasted rain and snow did not materialise; however, there were icy conditions on the roads in the first few kilometres of Thoard–Sisteron. Several crews struggled, with Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul losing four minutes after sliding into a ditch. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja also spun, as did Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia; however, unlike Neuville and Gilsoul, both crews were able to recover quickly. Ogier and Ingrassia went on to win both stages to take the overnight lead ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger in second and Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio in third.

Friday

Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier led the rally despite he had a spun today and lost about 40 seconds. Ott Tänak, who was first represent for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT in 2018 World Rally Championship, was second, 14.9 seconds off the pace. Andreas Mikkelsen, second overnight, conceded the position after overshooting a junction in the opening stage before retiring on the following liaison section with a broken alternator in his Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. Team-mate Dani Sordo fell back to third and ended 59.7 seconds behind Tänak. Esapekka Lappi and Jari-Matti Latvala were fourth and fifth respectively to complete an impressive showing by the Japanese manufacturer. Thierry Neuville, who dropped over four minutes yesterday after sliding into a snow bank, moved up to ninth and set himself the target of a top-six finish.

Saturday

Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger-Synnevaag in a hairpin bend.

The Frenchman Sébastien Ogier had more than doubled that advantage to Ott Tänak come day's end, the figures do not paint the full picture of a see-saw scrap that at one point saw him more than a minute clear. Jari-Matti Latvala's cause was aided when his rival Dani Sordo crashed out of a podium position on Saturday's first stage. Esapekka Lappi in another Yaris as he moved up the order, with the younger Finn falling behind Britain's Kris Meeke when a mistake precipitated a puncture on SS11. Elfyn Evans sits sixth overnight in his Ford Fiesta, with Hyundai's similarly delayed Thierry Neuville recovering to seventh courtesy of a brace of stage wins on SS12 and SS13. Bryan Bouffier has slipped to eighth in the classification ahead of Citroën's Craig Breen, who suffered for being the "road-sweeper" through the snow of SS9. WRC 2 pace-setter Jan Kopecky completes the overall top ten.

Sunday

Five-time world champion Sébastien Ogier took the rally victory, recording their fifth won in the event. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja finished second, with teammate Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila running out of the podium. The Power Stage this time was dominated by Kris Meeke, who salvaged some consolation for Citroën at the end of a troubled weekend with fourth overall – nearly three minutes behind Latvala – and five additional points. Hyundai star Thierry Neuville finished fifth and took four points from the power stage. Elfyn Evans and Esapekka Lappi were sixth and seventh overall, 1.0 second and 3.7 seconds behind the Belgian respectively. Bryan Bouffier came home eighth – the Frenchman losing time in a snow bank on SS16 – with Craig Breen ninth in the second Citroën C3, the Irishman never recovering from a significant time loss as the "snow plough" on Saturday morning. WRC 2 winner Jan Kopecky completed the final top ten.

Classification

Top ten finishers

The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten.^{[lower-alpha 4]}

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Class	Stage
Overall classification
1	1	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	4:18:55.5	0.0	25	1
2	2	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	4:19:53.8	+58.3	18	0
3	3	7	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	4:20:47.5	+1:52.0	15	2
4	4	10	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	4:23:38.6	+4:43.1	12	5
5	5	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:23:49.3	+4:53.8	10	4
6	6	2	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	4:23:50.3	+4:54.8	8	0
7	7	9	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	4:23:53.0	+4:57.5	6	0
8	8	3	Bryan Bouffier	Xavier Panseri	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	4:26:35.0	+7:39.5	4	0
9	9	11	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	4:28:02.2	+9:06.7	2	0
10	10	32	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	4:35:38.5	+16:43.0	1	0
World Rally Championship-2
10	1	32	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	4:35:38.5	0.0	25	—
14	2	36	Eddie Sciessere	Flavio Zanella	Eddie Sciessere	Citroën DS3 R5	4:58:26.2	+22:47.7	18	—
18	3	33	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5	5:09:09.6	+33:31.1	15	—
19	4	35	Guillaume de Mevius	Louis Louka	Guillaume de Mevius	Peugeot 208 T16 R5	5:09:24.6	+33:46.1	12	—
World Rally Championship-3
20	1	61	Enrico Brazzoli	Luca Beltrame	Enrico Brazzoli	Peugeot 208 R2	5:22:03.0	0.0	25	—
31	2	64	Amauri Molle	Renaud Herman	Amauri Molle	Peugeot 208 R2	5:44:27.9	+22:44.9	18	—
35	3	62	Taisko Lario	Tatu Hämäläinen	Taisko Lario	Peugeot 208 R2	5:55:00.2	+32:57.2	15	—
Source:^[12]^[13]

Other notable finishers

The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten.^{[lower-alpha 4]}

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Class	Time	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Class	Time	Stage
13	13	4	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	4:55:47.8	3
Source:^[12]^[13]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leader
Overall classification
25 January	—	Gap [Shakedown]	3.35 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:00.2	N/A
	SS1	Thoard – Sisteron	36.58 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	23:16.6	Sébastien Ogier
	SS2	Bayons – Bréziers 1	25.49 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	14:53.2
26 January	SS3	Vitrolles – Oze 1	26.72 km	Ott Tänak	Toyota Yaris WRC	16:32.3
	SS4	Roussieux–Eygalayes 1	33.67 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	18:25.3
	SS5	Vaumeilh – Claret 1	15.18 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	8:42.6
	SS6	Vitrolles – Oze 2	26.72 km	Ott Tänak	Toyota Yaris WRC	16:45.5
	SS7	Roussieux – Eygalayes 2	33.67 km	Elfyn Evans	Ford Fiesta WRC	19:03.5
	SS8	Vaumeilh – Claret 2	15.18 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:36.2
27 January	SS9	Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 1	29.16 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	25:11.8
	SS10	St. Leger les Mélèzes – La-Bâtie Neuve 1	16.87 km	Ott Tänak	Toyota Yaris WRC	12:16.8
	SS11	Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 2	29.16 km	Ott Tänak	Toyota Yaris WRC	19:06.4
	SS12	St. Leger les Mélèzes – La-Bâtie Neuve 2	16.87 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:48.6
	SS13	Bayons – Bréziers 2	25.49 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	14:32.8
28 January	SS14	La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 1	18.41 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	13:51.4
	SS15	La Cabarette – Col de Braus 1	13.58 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:34.1
	SS16	La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 2	18.41 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	13:07.8
	SS17	La Cabarette – Col de Braus 2 [Power Stage]	13.58 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	10:06.7
World Rally Championship-2
25 January	—	Gap [Shakedown]	3.35 km	Eric Camilli	Ford Fiesta R5	2:13.9	N/A
	SS1	Thoard – Sisteron	36.58 km	Eric Camilli	Ford Fiesta R5	24:59.9	Eric Camilli
	SS2	Bayons – Bréziers 1	25.49 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	15:49.3
26 January	SS3	Vitrolles – Oze 1	26.72 km	Kevin Abbring	Ford Fiesta R5	17:22.1
	SS4	Roussieux – Eygalayes 1	33.67 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	19:34.5	Jan Kopecký
	SS5	Vaumeilh – Claret 1	15.18 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	9:08.6
	SS6	Vitrolles – Oze 2	26.72 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	17:42.4
	SS7	Roussieux – Eygalayes 2	33.67 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	20:57.7
	SS8	Vaumeilh – Claret 2	15.18 km	Kevin Abbring	Ford Fiesta R5	9:28.5
27 January	SS9	Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 1	29.16 km	Kevin Abbring	Ford Fiesta R5	27:04.7
	SS10	St. Leger les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 1	16.87 km	Eric Camilli	Ford Fiesta R5	12:57.5
	SS11	Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 2	29.16 km	Teemu Suninen	Ford Fiesta R5	19:55.9
	SS12	St. Leger les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 2	16.87 km	Teemu Suninen	Ford Fiesta R5	11:37.2
	SS13	Bayons – Bréziers 2	25.49 km	Teemu Suninen	Ford Fiesta R5	15:47.2
28 January	SS14	La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 1	18.41 km	Teemu Suninen	Ford Fiesta R5	14:42.1
	SS15	La Cabarette – Col de Braus 1	13.58 km	Teemu Suninen	Ford Fiesta R5	11:07.6
	SS16	La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 2	18.41 km	Teemu Suninen	Ford Fiesta R5	14:00.4
	SS17	La Cabarette – Col de Braus 2	13.58 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	10:40.8
World Rally Championship-3
25 January	—	Gap [Shakedown]	3.35 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	2:31.9	N/A
	SS1	Thoard – Sisteron	36.58 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	28:07.4	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
	SS2	Bayons – Bréziers 1	25.49 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	18:29.0
26 January	SS3	Vitrolles – Oze 1	26.72 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	18:57.8
	SS4	Roussieux – Eygalayes 1	33.67 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	21:51.0
	SS5	Vaumeilh–Claret 1	15.18 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	10:11.1
	SS6	Vitrolles – Oze 2	26.72 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	19:27.5
	SS7	Roussieux – Eygalayes 2	33.67 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	23:05.8
	SS8	Vaumeilh – Claret 2	15.18 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	10:11.2
27 January	SS9	Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 1	29.16 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	29:32.1
	SS10	St. Leger les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 1	16.87 km	Taisko Lario	Peugeot 208 R2	13:42.1
	SS11	Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 2	29.16 km	Enrico Brazzoli	Peugeot 208 R2	23:46.9	Enrico Brazzoli
	SS12	St. Leger les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 2	16.87 km	Taisko Lario	Peugeot 208 R2	13:16.5
	SS13	Bayons – Bréziers 2	25.49 km	Taisko Lario	Peugeot 208 R2	18:44.5
28 January	SS14	La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 1	18.41 km	Taisko Lario	Peugeot 208 R2	16:32.6
	SS15	La Cabarette – Col de Braus 1	13.58 km	Enrico Brazzoli	Peugeot 208 R2	12:55.4
	SS16	La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 2	18.41 km	Taisko Lario	Peugeot 208 R2	15:57.0
	SS17	La Cabarette – Col de Braus 2	13.58 km	Enrico Brazzoli	Peugeot 208 R2	12:35.7

Power Stage

The Power Stage was a 13.58 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	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën C3 WRC	10:06.7	0.0	5
2	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:09.0	+2.3	4
3	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:11.1	+4.4	3
4	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:13.6	+6.9	2
5	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	10:14.8	+8.1	1

Penalties

The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.^{[lower-alpha 4]}

Stage	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Class	Reason	Penalty
SS2	11	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	1 minute late	0:10
SS10	62	Taisko Lario	Tatu Hämäläinen	Taisko Lario	Peugeot 208 R2	WRC-3	30 minutes late	5:00
SS15	4	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	1 minute late	0:10
SS17	35	Guillaume de Mevius	Louis Louka	Guillaume de Mevius	Peugeot 208 T16 R5	WRC-2	Stewards decision	19:00

Retirements

The following notable crews retired from the event.^{[lower-alpha 4]} 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
SS3	4	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	Alternator	Yes
SS4	33	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Off road	Yes
SS9	6	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	Off road	No
SS10	34	Kevin Abbring	Pieter Tsjoen	Kevin Abbring	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Radiator	No
SS11	31	Eric Camilli	Benjamin Veillas	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	No
SS11	63	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Romain Courbon	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3	Off road	Yes
SS11	71	Ole Christian Veiby	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Wevers Sport	Škoda Fabia R5	N/A	Accident	No

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' championships

Pos.	Driver	Points
World Rally Championship
1	Sébastien Ogier	26
2	Ott Tänak	18
3	Jari-Matti Latvala	17
4	Kris Meeke	17
5	Thierry Neuville	14
World Rally Championship-2
Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Jan Kopecký	25
2	Eddie Sciessere	18
3	Teemu Suninen	15
4	Guillaume de Mevius	12
World Rally Championship-3
Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Enrico Brazzoli	25
2	Amaury Molle	18
3	Taisko Lario	15

Co-Drivers' championships

Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
World Rally Championship
1	Julien Ingrassia	26
2	Martin Järveoja	18
3	Miikka Anttila	17
4	Paul Nagle	17
5	Nicolas Gilsoul	14
World Rally Championship-2
Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
1	Pavel Dresler	25
2	Flavio Zanella	18
3	Mikko Markkula	15
4	Louis Louka	12
World Rally Championship-3
Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
1	Luca Beltrame	25
2	Renaud Herman	18
3	Tatu Hämäläinen	15

Manufacturers' and teams' championships

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
World Rally Championship
1	M-Sport Ford WRT	33
2	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	33
3	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	18
4	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	14
World Rally Championship-2
Pos.	Team	Points
1	Škoda Motorsport II	25
2	M-Sport Ford WRT	18

Notes

↑ Car owned and run by Wevers Sport, entered independently.
↑ Car owned and run by TGS Worldwide, entered independently.
↑ Car owned and run by Hyundai Motorsport, entered independently.
1 2 3 4 Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.

References

1 2 "Rallye Monte-Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
↑ "Rally Calendar Overview". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
↑ "Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018". speedcafe.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
↑ "Monte Carlo 2018". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
1 2 "Sebastien Ogier lands first victory of new WRC era". speedcafe.com. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
↑ "Ogier wins Rallye Monte-Carlo". speedcafe.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
↑ "WRC: Neuville leads first shakedown of 2018". eurosport.com. Eurosport. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
↑ "Monte Carlo 2018". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
↑ "Rallye Monte Carlo preview". 2017 World Rally Championship season. January 2017. WRC Promoter GmbH.
↑ "86^e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2018" (PDF). acm.mc (in French). Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
↑ "Monte Carlo WRC: Neuville tops first shakedown of 2018". 18 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
1 2 "Monte Carlo Rally Results". wrc.com. World Rally Championship. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
1 2 "86. Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2018". ewrc-results.com. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

External links

Official website (in French) (in English)
2018 Monte Carlo Rally in e-wrc website
The official website of the World Rally Championship

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[Wevers-7] Car owned and run by Wevers Sport, entered independently.

[TGS-8] Car owned and run by TGS Worldwide, entered independently.

[Sarrazin-9] Car owned and run by Hyundai Motorsport, entered independently.

[notable-15] 1 2 3 4 Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.

[Rallye_Monte-Carlo_Entry_List-1] 1 2 "Rallye Monte-Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[2] "Rally Calendar Overview". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 26 December 2017.

[sept_21_calendar-3] "Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018". speedcafe.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

[4] "Monte Carlo 2018". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 December 2017.

[RMC_17_results-5] 1 2 "Sebastien Ogier lands first victory of new WRC era". speedcafe.com. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[6] "Ogier wins Rallye Monte-Carlo". speedcafe.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[10] "WRC: Neuville leads first shakedown of 2018". eurosport.com. Eurosport. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

[new_route-11] "Monte Carlo 2018". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 December 2017.

[12] "Rallye Monte Carlo preview". 2017 World Rally Championship season. January 2017. WRC Promoter GmbH.

[full_itinerary-13] "86^e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2018" (PDF). acm.mc (in French). Automobile Club de Monaco. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

[14] "Monte Carlo WRC: Neuville tops first shakedown of 2018". 18 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

[Monte_Carlo_Results_1-16] 1 2 "Monte Carlo Rally Results". wrc.com. World Rally Championship. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[Monte_Carlo_Results_2-17] 1 2 "86. Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2018". ewrc-results.com. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.