2018 Rally Estonia

The 2018 Rally Estonia (formally known as the Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 13 and 15 July 2018.[1] It marked the eighth running of Rally Estonia. The event consisted of sixteen special stages totalling 146.40 km (90.97 mi) in competitive kilometres. The stages were run on smooth gravel roads of Southern Estonia. Two street stages were also held during the rally, in Tartu and in Elva. Rally headquarters and service park were based in Otepää, at the Tehvandi Sports Center, while city of Tartu hosted the ceremonial start and finish.

2018 Rally Estonia
8. Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2018
Host country Estonia
Rally baseOtepää, Valga County
Dates run13 – 15 July 2018
Start locationNeeruti, Valga County
Finish locationElva, Tartu County
Stages16 (146.40 km; 90.97 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance529.78 km (329.19 miles)
Overall distance676.18 km (420.16 miles)
Results
Overall winner Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
1:12:31.9
Crews104 at start, 52 at finish

Ott Tänak & Martin Järveoja won the rally, while Hayden Paddon & Sebastian Marshall finished second and Craig Breen & Scott Martin finished third.[2] For the first time in the competition's history a total of three current WRC works teams entered Rally Estonia. It was also the first time the new Toyota Yaris WRC entered a competition outside the WRC series.[3] Tänak & Järveoja were dominant on their home ground winning eleven stages out of sixteen.

Report

Classification
Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference
Overall classification
1 1 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 1:12:31.9 0.0
2 3 Hayden Paddon Sebastian Marshall Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:13:31.0 +59.1
3 2 Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 1:15:44.3 +3:12.4
4 7 Eerik Pietarinen Juhana Raitanen TGS Worldwide Škoda Fabia R5 1:16:33.6 +4:01.7
5 6 Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 1:16:51.6 +4:19.7
6 4 Georg Gross Raigo Mõlder OT Racing Ford Focus RS WRC 08 1:17:07.2 +4:35.3
7 5 Valeriy Gorban Sergei Larens Eurolamp World Rally Team Mini John Cooper Works WRC 1:17:47.9 +5:16.0
8 16 Raul Jeets Andrus Toom Tehase Auto Škoda Fabia R5 1:18:03.9 +5:32.0
9 12 Ranno Bundsen Robert Loštšenikov A1M Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 1:19:21.1 +6:49.2
10 11 Rainer Aus Simo Koskinen ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo Proto 1:19:55.6 +7:23.7
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Special stages
Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Rally leaders
13 July — Otepää [Shakedown] 1.00 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC N/A N/A
14 July SS1 Raiga 1 6.24 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 3:06.6 Tänak / Järveoja
SS2 Arula 1 8.74 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 3:59.0
SS3 Rüa 1 8.68 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 4:18.8
SS4 Raiga 2 6.24 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 3:03.8
SS5 Arula 2 8.74 km Breen / Martin Citroën C3 WRC 3:54.4
SS6 Rüa 2 8.68 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 4:14.5
SS7 Karste 1 6.42 km Paddon / Marshall Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:01.1
SS8 Krüüdneri 1 13.67 km Breen / Martin Citroën C3 WRC 7:21.3
SS9 Karste 2 6.42 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 2:57.3
SS10 Krüüdneri 2 13.67 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 7:11.6
SS11 Tartu City 1.74 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 1:44.8
15 July SS12 Puugi 1 10.16 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 4:38.0
SS13 Prangli 1 17.05 km Breen / Martin Citroën C3 WRC 8:15.9
SS14 Puugi 2 10.16 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 4:30.4
SS15 Prangli 2 17.05 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 8:08.1
SS16 Elva City 1.74 km Gross / Mõlder Ford Focus RS WRC 08 1:29.6
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References
  1. "The programme of Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2018". rallyestonia.com. Rally Estonia. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. "Tänak heads WRC trio in Estonia". wrc.com. WRC. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. "Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja starting in Shell Helix Rally Estonia with Toyota Yaris WRC". rallyestonia.com. Rally Estonia. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. "Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2018 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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