2018 Rally Turkey

The 2018 Rally Turkey (formally known as the Marmaris Rally Turkey 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 13 and 16 September 2018.[1] It marked the return and the eleventh running of Rally Turkey, last held in 2010. The event was the tenth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support series, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.[2] It was also the fifth and the last round of the Junior WRC championship.[3] The event was based in Marmaris in Muğla and consists of seventeen special stages totalling 312.44 km (194.14 mi) in competitive kilometres.[4][5]

2018 Rally Turkey 11. Marmaris Rally Turkey 2018
Round 10 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Turkey
Rally base	Marmaris, Muğla
Dates run	13 – 16 September 2018
Start location	Marmaris Castle, Muğla
Finish location	Marmaris, Muğla
Stages	17 (312.44 km; 194.14 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	562.90 km (349.77 miles)
Overall distance	875.34 km (543.91 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:59:24.5
WRC-2 winner	Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda Motorsport II 4:17:49.7
WRC-3 winner	Emil Bergkvist Joakim Sjöberg Emil Bergkvist 4:40:03.2
Power Stage winner	Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Crews registered	52
Crews	45 at start, 29 at finish

Coming into the event, Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena were the reigning rally winning crew, but they chose not to participate in this year's event.[6][7] Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[8] The Škoda Motorsport II crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler won in the World Rally Championship-2 in a Škoda Fabia R5, while the Swedish crew of Emil Bergkvist and Joakim Sjöberg won in the World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship.[9]

After five rounds' battle, Emil Bergkvist and Johan Johansson became the drivers' and co-drivers' champion of 2018 Junior World Rally Championship respectively.[10]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul entered the round with a twenty-three-point lead in the World Championship for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a thirteen-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The entry list consisted of thirteen World Rally Car entries, fifteen in the World Rally Championship-2, and fourteen entries in the World Rally Championship-3, thirteen of which were eligible to score points in the Junior World Rally Championship.

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	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	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	Hayden Paddon	Sebastian Marshall	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	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	Citroën C3 WRC	M
11	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Citroën C3 WRC	M
12	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Khalid Al-Qassimi	Chris Patterson	Citroën C3 WRC	M
21	Yazeed Racing	Yazeed Al-Rajhi	Michael Orr	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31	Škoda Motorsport II	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Fabia R5	M
32	Škoda Motorsport II	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Fabia R5	M
33	Gus Greensmith	Gus Greensmith	Alessandro Gelsomino	Ford Fiesta R5	M
34	Pedro Heller	Pedro Heller	Pablo Olmos	Ford Fiesta R5	M
35	Motorsport Italia	Diogo Salvi	Hugo Magalhaes	Škoda Fabia R5	P
36	Lotos Rally Team	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Ford Fiesta R5	P
37	Simone Tempestini	Simone Tempestini	Sergio Itu	Citroën C3 R5	M
38	Castrol Ford Team Türkiye	Murat Bostanci	Onur Vatansever	Ford Fiesta R5	P
39	Toksport WRT	Chris Ingram	Ross Whittock	Škoda Fabia R5	P
40	Ford Motorsport Turkey	Yağız Avci	Ersan Alkir	Ford Fiesta R5	P
41	BC Vision Motorsport	Burak Çukurova	Vedat Bostanci	Škoda Fabia R5	P
42	Ford Motorsport Turkey	Deniz Fahri	Bahadir Gücenmez	Ford Fiesta R5	P
43	Bora Manyera	Bora Manyera	Cem Çerkez	Ford Fiesta R5	P
44	BC Vision Motorsport	Erkan Güral	Burak Koçoğlu	Škoda Fabia R5	P
45	George Vassilakis	George Vassilakis	Spiros Koltsidas	Ford Fiesta R5	P
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61	Emil Bergkvist	Emil Bergkvist^‡	Patrik Barth	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
62	Denis Rådström	Denis Rådström^‡	Johan Johansson	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
63	Équipe de France FFSA Rally	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi^‡	Romain Courbon	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
64	OT Racing	Ken Torn^‡	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
65	ADAC Sachsen	Julius Tannert^‡	Jürgen Heigl	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
66	Callum Devine	Callum Devine^‡	Brian Hoy	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
67	ACI Team Italia	Enrico Oldrati^‡	Danilo Fappani	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
68	Castrol Ford Team Turkiye	Bugra Banaz^‡	Burak Erdener	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
69	ACI Team Italia	Luca Bottarelli^‡	Manuel Fenoli	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
70	Holder Brothers Racing	David Holder^‡	Jason Farmer	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
71	Tom Williams	Tom Williams^‡	Phil Hall	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
72	Emilio Fernández	Emilio Fernández^‡	Joaquin Riquelme	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
73	Raul Badiu	Raul Badiu^‡	Gabriel Lazar	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
74	Louise Cook	Louise Cook	Stefan Davis	Ford Fiesta R2	M
Other major entries
81	Henning Solberg	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor-Petrasko	Škoda Fabia R5	M
Source:[11]

Notes

• ^‡ — Driver and co-driver are eligible to score points in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship.

Report

Pre-event

Junior WRC championship will be worth double points to encourage crews to contest all five events of the championship.[12]

Thursday

Andreas Mikkelsen, driving an i20, won the first stage of the rally, 2.5 seconds faster than Craig Breen. Ott Tänak cleared the stage in third, ahead of championship leader Thierry Neuville. Two WRC 2 cars Kajetan Kajetanowicz and Jan Kopecký completed the stage in fifth and sixth place respectively. From seventh to tenth were Esapekka Lappi, Mads Østberg, Jari-Matti Latvala and Elfyn Evans, who was the only Fiesta in top ten.

Friday

Championship leader Thierry Neuville, who was being first on the road, squeezed his i20 on top. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier and Andreas Mikkelsen completed the day in second and third respectively. The gap between the top three was only 2.6 seconds. Jari-Matti Latvala and teammate Ott Tänak finished in fourth and fifth, with Hayden Paddon in sixth. Esapekka Lappi, who was struggling with his Yaris' differential, cleared the day in seventh place. Early leader Craig Breen suffered a puncture and dropped down to eighth place, while his teammate Mads Østberg and Elfyn Evans both retired from the day in the penultimate stage with broken suspension. Teemu Suninen completed the day in ninth place after a consistent performance, with rally veteran Henning Solberg covered the top ten.

Saturday

The second leg of the rally turned out to be disastrous for some of the crews. Friday leader and championship leader Thierry Neuville retired from the day when the front left suspension punched though his i20's bonnet in the morning's opening stage, which made Sébastien Ogier the new rally leader for a while; this lead was short-lived when Ogier's Ford Fiesta sustained damage on the front right wishbone, dropping the defending champion's lead down to fourth after a one-minute time penalty for being late due to a roadside fix. In the afternoon loop, his rally went from bad to worse — he went off the road and forced to retire from the day. Andreas Mikkelsen reclaimed the position of rally leader, but a transmission problem, which left his i20 with only rear-wheel drive all afternoon, caused him drop down to fifth overall. Craig Breen fared far worse when his C3 emitted smoke during SS11 and after that stage, the car was on fire and completely burned out, forcing the Irishman to retire from the rally. Teammate Mads Østberg suffered a turbo issue and also retired from the leg. Esapekka Lappi retired his Yaris from the event in sixth when he crashed went perching from a cliff.

The biggest beneficiary from the chaotic rally was Ott Tänak, who ended the day on top, while his teammate Jari-Matti Latvala, who overcame a hydraulic pressure issue, completed the day 13.1 seconds behind in second place. Hayden Paddon and Teemu Suninen got a trouble-free day and cleared the leg in third and fourth respectively. Andreas Mikkelsen, who was the last RC1 driver without retirement in top ten, finished the leg in fifth, over six minutes off the lead. Rally veteran Henning Solberg completed the day in sixth place, followed by Elfyn Evans, who was running under Rally2 regulations. Three WRC 2 category drivers Jan Kopecký, Simone Tempestini and Chris Ingram completed the leaderboard.

Sunday

After a four-day battle, Ott Tänak won his third consecutive rally victory in Marmaris, while teammate Jari-Matti Latvala, who had to defer to Tänak following team orders from the Toyota team management, finished 22.3 seconds behind in second place. With a 1-2 formula, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT moved up on top on the manufacturers' championships, five points over Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT.[13] Hayden Paddon and Teemu Suninen stayed in third and fourth, with erstwhile leader Andreas Mikkelsen recovering from a broken front right driveshaft. Rally veteran Henning Solberg, WRC 2 category winner Jan Kopecký, Simone Tempestini and Chris Ingram covered from sixth to ninth. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier returned to the rally under Rally2 regulations and finished in tenth overall after teammate Elfyn Evans was given a team order, which ordered the Welsh to check in five minutes early. This meant Evans was given a five-minute time penalty so that the Frenchman could gained one place. He eventually ended his weekend in tenth place, but claimed four Power Stage points. The winner of the Power Stage was championship leader Thierry Neuville, who was forced to retire from the leg on Saturday. Despite his Power Stage victory, his championship lead went down to thirteen points over the hat-trick player Ott Tänak, whose championship standings went up to second place.

Classification

Top ten finishers

The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten.[lower-alpha 1]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class								Class	Stage
Overall classification
1	1	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:59:24.5	0.0	25	3
2	2	7	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:59:46.8	+22.3	18	2
3	3	6	Hayden Paddon	Sebastian Marshall	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:01:10.8	+1:46.3	15	0
4	4	3	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	4:03:35.4	+4:10.9	12	0
5	5	4	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:06:36.2	+7:11.7	10	0
6	6	81	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor-Petrasko	Henning Solberg	Škoda Fabia R5	4:13:05.1	+13:40.6	8	0
7	7	32	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	4:17:49.7	+18:25.2	6	0
8	8	37	Simone Tempestini	Sergio Itu	Simone Tempestini	Citroën C3 R5	4:19:01.6	+19:37.1	4	0
9	9	39	Chris Ingram	Ross Whittock	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5	4:19:45.8	+20:21.3	2	0
10	10	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	4:20:15.7	+20:51.2	1	4
World Rally Championship-2
7	1	32	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	4:17:49.7	0.0	25	—
8	2	37	Simone Tempestini	Sergio Itu	Simone Tempestini	Citroën C3 R5	4:19:01.6	+1:11.9	18	—
9	3	39	Chris Ingram	Ross Whittock	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5	4:19:45.8	+1:56.1	15	—
11	4	36	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Maciej Szczepaniak	Lotos Rally Team	Ford Fiesta R5	4:20:38.4	+2:48.7	12	—
13	5	34	Pedro Heller	Pablo Olmos	Pedro Heller	Ford Fiesta R5	4:25:30.9	+7:41.2	10	—
14	6	41	Burak Çukurova	Vedat Bostanci	BC Vision Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	4:31:46.1	+13:56.4	8	—
18	7	35	Diogo Salvi	Hugo Magalhaes	Motorsport Italia	Škoda Fabia R5	4:43:07.2	+25:17.5	6	—
22	8	43	Bora Manyera	Cem Çerkez	Bora Manyera	Ford Fiesta R5	4:52:48.2	+34:58.5	4	—
27	9	44	Erkan Güral	Burak Koçoğlu	BC Vision Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	5:00:10.5	+42:20.8	2	—
28	10	45	George Vassilakis	Spiros Koltsidas	George Vassilakis	Ford Fiesta R5	5:43:24.5	+1:25:34.8	1	—
World Rally Championship-3
17	1	61	Emil Bergkvist	Patrik Barth	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:40:03.2	0.0	25	—
19	2	62	Denis Rådström	Johan Johansson	Denis Rådström	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:43:57.3	+3:54.1	18	—
20	3	72	Emilio Fernández	Joaquin Riquelme	Emilio Fernández	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:48:01.6	+7:58.4	15	—
21	4	66	Callum Devine	Brian Hoy	Callum Devine	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:49:46.6	+9:43.4	12	—
24	5	68	Bugra Banaz	Burak Erdener	Castrol Ford Team Turkiye	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:54:54.9	+14:51.7	10	—
25	6	71	Tom Williams	Phil Hall	Tom Williams	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:57:59.4	+17:56.2	8	—
26	7	70	David Holder	Jason Farmer	Holder Brothers Racing	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:58:26.2	+18:23.0	6	—
29	8	67	Enrico Oldrati	Danilo Fappani	ACI Team Italia	Ford Fiesta R2T	5:45:25.8	+1:05:22.6	4	—
30	9	74	Louise Cook	Stefan Davis	Louise Cook	Ford Fiesta R2	5:51:10.9	+1:11:07.7	2	—
Junior World Rally Championship
17	1	61	Emil Bergkvist	Patrik Barth	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:40:03.2	0.0	50	0
19	2	62	Denis Rådström	Johan Johansson	Denis Rådström	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:43:57.3	+3:54.1	36	0
20	3	72	Emilio Fernández	Joaquin Riquelme	Emilio Fernández	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:48:01.6	+7:58.4	30	0
21	4	66	Callum Devine	Brian Hoy	Callum Devine	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:49:46.6	+9:43.4	24	2
24	5	68	Bugra Banaz	Burak Erdener	Castrol Ford Team Turkiye	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:54:54.9	+14:51.7	20	0
25	6	71	Tom Williams	Phil Hall	Tom Williams	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:57:59.4	+17:56.2	16	0
26	7	70	David Holder	Jason Farmer	Holder Brothers Racing	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:58:26.2	+18:23.0	12	2
29	8	67	Enrico Oldrati	Danilo Fappani	ACI Team Italia	Ford Fiesta R2T	5:45:25.8	+1:05:22.6	8	0
Source:[14][15]

Other notable finishers

The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten.[lower-alpha 1]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Class	Time	Points
Event	Class								Stage
12	12	2	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	4:21:33.5	1
15	15	12	Khalid Al-Qassimi	Chris Patterson	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	4:35:20.6	0
16	16	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	4:38:11.0	5
23	23	10	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	4:54:00.6	0
Source:[14][15]

Special stages

Overall classification
Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leader
13 September	—	Asparan [Shakedown]	5.00 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:24.9	N/A
	SS1	SSS Turkey	2.00 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:03.9	Andreas Mikkelsen
14 September	SS2	Çetibeli 1	38.10 km	Craig Breen	Citroën C3 WRC	28:32.3	Craig Breen
	SS3	Ula 1	21.75 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	16:14.8
	SS4	Çiçekli 1	12.57 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	10:32.0	Andreas Mikkelsen
	SS5	Çetibeli 2	38.10 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	27:54.8
	SS6	Ula 2	21.75 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	15:59.7
	SS7	Çiçekli 2	12.57 km	Ott Tänak	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:22.3	Thierry Neuville
15 September	SS8	Yeşilbelde 1	34.24 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	27:19.7	Sébastien Ogier
	SS9	Datça 1	10.70 km	Andreas Mikkelsen	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	8:29.2
	SS10	İçmeler 1	20.37 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	14:28.2	Andreas Mikkelsen
	SS11	Yeşilbelde 2	34.24 km	Ott Tänak	Toyota Yaris WRC	27:12.3	Ott Tänak
	SS12	Datça 2	10.70 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Toyota Yaris WRC	8:33.9
	SS13	İçmeler 2	20.37 km	Ott Tänak	Toyota Yaris WRC	14:37.5
16 September	SS14	Marmaris 1	7.14 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	5:07.2
	SS15	Ovacık	8.05 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	6:22.8
	SS16	Gökçe	12.65 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	8:12.3
	SS17	Marmaris 2 [Power stage]	7.14 km	Thierry Neuville	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:59.5
World Rally Championship-2
13 September	—	Asparan [Shakedown]	5.00 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	3:43.3	N/A
	SS1	SSS Turkey	2.00 km	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Ford Fiesta R5	2:07.0	Kajetan Kajetanowicz
14 September	SS2	Çetibeli 1	38.10 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	30:16.8	Jan Kopecký
	SS3	Ula 1	21.75 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	16:53.7
	SS4	Çiçekli 1	12.57 km	Pontus Tidemand	Škoda Fabia R5	10:51.1
	SS5	Çetibeli 2	38.10 km	Pedro Heller	Ford Fiesta R5	31:40.9	Chris Ingram
	SS6	Ula 2	21.75 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	17:27.6
	SS7	Çiçekli 2	12.57 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	11:05.0	Jan Kopecký
15 September	SS8	Yeşilbelde 1	34.24 km	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Ford Fiesta R5	28:50.6
	SS9	Datça 1	10.70 km	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Ford Fiesta R5	8:51.9
	SS10	İçmeler 1	20.37 km	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Ford Fiesta R5	15:14.3	Chris Ingram
	SS11	Yeşilbelde 2	34.24 km	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Ford Fiesta R5	28:26.1
	SS12	Datça 2	10.70 km	Simone Tempestini	Citroën C3 R5	8:56.3
	SS13	İçmeler 2	20.37 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	15:14.0	Jan Kopecký
16 September	SS14	Marmaris 1	7.14 km	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Ford Fiesta R5	5:24.1
	SS15	Ovacık	8.05 km	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Ford Fiesta R5	6:37.9
	SS16	Gökçe	12.65 km	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Ford Fiesta R5	8:41.3
	SS17	Marmaris 2	7.14 km	Kajetan Kajetanowicz	Ford Fiesta R5	5:18.4
World Rally Championship-3 / Junior World Rally Championship
13 September	—	Asparan [Shakedown]	5.00 km	Julius Tannert	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:13.1	N/A
	SS1	SSS Turkey	2.00 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	2:21.7	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
14 September	SS2	Çetibeli 1	38.10 km	Julius Tannert	Ford Fiesta R2T	32:50.6	Julius Tannert
	SS3	Ula 1	21.75 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	18:41.5
	SS4	Çiçekli 1	12.57 km	Ken Torn	Ford Fiesta R2T	11:49.8
	SS5	Çetibeli 2	38.10 km	Callum Devine	Ford Fiesta R2T	33:26.8
	SS6	Ula 2	21.75 km	Ken Torn	Ford Fiesta R2T	18:58.3
	SS7	Çiçekli 2	12.57 km	Ken Torn	Ford Fiesta R2T	11:48.0
15 September	SS8	Yeşilbelde 1	34.24 km	Julius Tannert	Ford Fiesta R2T	31:08.8
	SS9	Datça 1	10.70 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	9:48.9
	SS10	İçmeler 1	20.37 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	16:31.9	Ken Torn
	SS11	Yeşilbelde 2	34.24 km	Stage interrupted
	SS12	Datça 2	10.70 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	10:02.0	Ken Torn
	SS13	İçmeler 2	20.37 km	Callum Devine	Ford Fiesta R2T	16:44.8
16 September	SS14	Marmaris 1	7.14 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	5:56.4
	SS15	Ovacık	8.05 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	7:10.2	Emil Bergkvist
	SS16	Gökçe	12.65 km	David Holder	Ford Fiesta R2T	9:33.2
	SS17	Marmaris 2	7.14 km	David Holder	Ford Fiesta R2T	6:02.0

Power stage

The Power stage was a 7.14 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	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:59.5	0.0	5
2	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	5:01.2	+1.6	4
3	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:03.4	+3.8	3
4	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Yaris WRC	5:06.0	+6.4	2
5	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta WRC	5:07.5	+8.0	1

J-WRC stage winning crews

Junior World Rally Championship crews scored additional points. Each of the fastest stage time was awarded with one bonus point.

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Pts.
1	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Romain Courbon	Ford Fiesta R2T	7
2	Ken Torn	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta R2T	3
3	Julius Tannert	Jürgen Heigl	Ford Fiesta R2T	2
	Callum Devine	Brian Hoy	Ford Fiesta R2T
	David Holder	Jason Farmer	Ford Fiesta R2T

Penalties

The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.[lower-alpha 1]

Stage	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Class	Reason	Penalty
SS3	45	George Vassilakis	Spiros Koltsidas	George Vassilakis	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	2 minutes late	0:20
SS4	45	George Vassilakis	Spiros Koltsidas	George Vassilakis	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	1 minute early	1:00
SS4	62	Denis Rådström	Johan Johansson	Denis Rådström	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	1 minute late	0:10
SS7	31	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	2 minutes late	0:20
SS7	35	Diogo Salvi	Hugo Magalhaes	Motorsport Italia	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	14 minutes late	2:20
SS8	38	Murat Bostanci	Onur Vatansever	Castrol Ford Team Türkiye	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	3 minutes late	0:30
SS8	39	Chris Ingram	Ross Whittock	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	1 minute late	0:10
SS8	39	Chris Ingram	Ross Whittock	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	1 minute early	1:00
SS8	45	George Vassilakis	Spiros Koltsidas	George Vassilakis	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Jump start	0:10
SS10	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	6 minutes late	1:00
SS10	2	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	1 minute late	0:10
SS10	66	Callum Devine	Brian Hoy	Callum Devine	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	1 minute late	0:10
SS12	4	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	20 minutes late	3:20
SS13	37	Simone Tempestini	Sergio Itu	Simone Tempestini	Citroën C3 R5	WRC-2	2 minutes late	0:20
SS16	2	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	5 minutes early	5:00
SS16	64	Ken Torn	Kuldar Sikk	OT Racing	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	14 minutes late	2:20
SS16	45	George Vassilakis	Spiros Koltsidas	George Vassilakis	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Jump start	1:00

Retirements

The following notable crews retired from the event.[lower-alpha 1] 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
SS2	33	Gus Greensmith	Alessandro Gelsomino	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Off road	Yes
SS2	38	Murat Bostanci	Onur Vatansever	Castrol Ford Team Türkiye	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS2	74	Louise Cook	Stefan Davis	Louise Cook	Ford Fiesta R2	WRC-3	Mechanical	Yes
SS5	12	Khalid Al-Qassimi	Chris Patterson	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS5	63	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Romain Courbon	Équipe de France FFSA Rally	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS5	67	Enrico Oldrati	Danilo Fappani	ACI Team Italia	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS5	70	David Holder	Jason Farmer	Holder Brothers Racing	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS6	2	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	Suspension	Yes
SS6	10	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	Suspension	Yes
SS6	21	Yazeed Al-Rajhi	Michael Orr	Yazeed Racing	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS7	42	Deniz Fahri	Bahadir Gücenmez	Ford Motorsport Turkey	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	No
SS7	31	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	Punctures	No
SS7	66	Callum Devine	Brian Hoy	Callum Devine	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS8	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	WRC	Suspension	Yes
SS8	10	Mads Østberg	Torstein Eriksen	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	Turbo	Yes
SS8	40	Yağız Avci	Ersan Alkir	Ford Motorsport Turkey	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS8	67	Enrico Oldrati	Danilo Fappani	ACI Team Italia	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS10	9	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	Off road	No
SS10	38	Murat Bostanci	Onur Vatansever	Castrol Ford Team Türkiye	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS10	45	George Vassilakis	Spiros Koltsidas	George Vassilakis	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS11	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	Off road	Yes
SS11	21	Yazeed Al-Rajhi	Michael Orr	Yazeed Racing	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	WRC	Fire	No
SS12	11	Craig Breen	Scott Martin	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	Fire	No
SS12	65	Julius Tannert	Jürgen Heigl	ADAC Sachsen	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS12	73	Raul Badiu	Gabriel Lazar	Raul Badiu	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	Yes
SS14	38	Murat Bostanci	Onur Vatansever	Castrol Ford Team Türkiye	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	No
SS15	65	Julius Tannert	Jürgen Heigl	ADAC Sachsen	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	No
SS15	73	Raul Badiu	Gabriel Lazar	Raul Badiu	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Mechanical	No
SS16	33	Gus Greensmith	Alessandro Gelsomino	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	No
SS16	63	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Romain Courbon	Équipe de France FFSA Rally	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Off road	No
SS17	64	Ken Torn	Kuldar Sikk	OT Racing	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	Accident damage	No

Championship standings after the rally

• Bold text indicates 2018 World Champions.

Drivers' championships World Rally Championship Pos. Driver Points 1 Thierry Neuville 177 1 2 Ott Tänak 164 1 3 Sébastien Ogier 154 4 Esapekka Lappi 88 2 5 Jari-Matti Latvala 75 World Rally Championship-2 Pos. Driver Points 1 Jan Kopecký 125 2 Pontus Tidemand 93 3 Gus Greensmith 55 4 Łukasz Pieniążek 48 5 Fabio Andolfi 46 World Rally Championship-3 Pos. Driver Points 3 1 Emil Bergkvist 86 1 2 Denis Rådström 80 2 3 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi 79 2 4 Taisko Lario 68 5 Enrico Brazzoli 55 Junior World Rally Championship Pos. Driver Points 1 Emil Bergkvist 138 2 Denis Rådström 110 3 Jean-Baptiste Franceschi 69 3 4 Callum Devine 54 1 5 Ken Torn 52

Co-Drivers' championships World Rally Championship Pos. Co-Driver Points 1 Nicolas Gilsoul 177 1 2 Martin Järveoja 164 1 3 Julien Ingrassia 154 4 Janne Ferm 88 1 5 Miikka Anttila 75 World Rally Championship-2 Pos. Co-Driver Points 1 Pavel Dresler 125 2 Jonas Andersson 93 3 Craig Parry 55 4 Przemysław Mazur 48 5 Stig Rune Skjærmoen 45 World Rally Championship-3 Pos. Co-Driver Points 2 1 Johan Johansson 80 1 2 Romain Courbon 79 1 3 Tatu Hämäläinen 68 4 Luca Beltrame 55 5 Ola Fløene 33 Junior World Rally Championship Pos. Co-Driver Points 1 Johan Johansson 110 2 Romain Courbon 69 3 Joakim Sjöberg 50 4 Kuldar Sikk 44 4 5 Burak Erdener 42

Manufacturers' and teams' championships World Rally Championship Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 284 1 2 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 279 3 M-Sport Ford WRT 244 4 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT 169 World Rally Championship-2 Pos. Team Points 1 1 Škoda Motorsport II 125 1 2 Škoda Motorsport 108 3 Printsport 69 4 ACI Team Italia WRC 62 5 Hyundai Motorsport 54 World Rally Championship-3 Pos. Team Points 1 ACI Team Italia 83 3 2 Castrol Ford Team Turkiye 67 1 3 OT Racing 62 1 4 ADAC Sachsen 62 1 5 Équipe de France FFSA Rally 55

Notes

1. Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.

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External links

• Official website (in Turkish and English)
• 2018 Rally Turkey in e-wrc website
• The official website of the World Rally Championship

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