2018 Rally Australia
| 2018 Rally Australia 27. Support category results | |
|---|---|
| WRC-2 winner |  Alberto Heller José Diaz M-Sport Ford WRT3:22:20.5 |
| WRC-3 winner | no classified finishers |
The 2018 Rally Australia (formally known as the 27.
Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners.[3] The Finnish crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the reigning winners of the World Rally Championship-2, but did not enter the rally this year.[4] There were no defending crews in the World Rally Championship-3 category since no crews entered here last year.
Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila won their first rally victory since 2017 Rally Sweden. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[5] The M-Sport Ford WRT crew of Alberto Heller and José Diaz won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5.[6] In the World Rally Championship-3, there were no classified finishers.
Defending world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia took fifth place, which was enough for them to secure their sixth consecutive drivers' and co-drivers' titles respectively. Following a win and a 4th-place finish, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT won their first manufacturers' title since 1999.[7] In the WRC-3 championships, Enrico Brazzoli and Luca Beltrame still secured the titles although the Italian crews retired from the event.
Background
Championship standings prior to the event
Defending world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a three-point lead over the defending rally winners Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul.[8] Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were third, a further twenty points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a twelve-point lead over Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT.
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, newly-crowned champions Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler lead the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by thirty-three points. Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson were in second, while the Finnish crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were another twenty-one points behind in third.[9] However, all of them did not participate in the event.[4] In the teams' championship, Škoda Motorsport II held a seventeen-point lead over sister team Škoda Motorsport.
In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Enrico Brazzoli and Luca Beltrame held a slender one-point lead over Taisko Lario and Tatu Hämäläinen, while 2018 Junior World Rally champions Emil Bergkvist and Johan Johansson were in third, eleven and seventeen points further behind in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively. In the teams' championship, ACI Team Italia led Castrol Ford Team Turkiye by sixteen points.
Entry list
The following crews were entered into the rally. The entry list consisted of twenty-nine crews, including twelve World Rally Car entries, four entries in the World Rally Championship-2 and two in the World Rally Championship-3.
Report
Leg 1
Coming into
It was Mads Østberg and Craig Breen made full use of advantages of being late on the road that gave Citroën a 1–2. Jari-Matti Latvala was 1.9 seconds behind Breen in third, followed by Hayden Paddon, another 3.8 seconds behind in fourth. Esapekka Lappi recovered to sixth after of the same watersplash issue as Tänak's. Ford duo Elfyn Evans and Teemu Suninen completed the day in eighth and ninth respectively after giving positions to their defending world champion Ogier. Andreas Mikkelsen was the only major retirement of the leg. The Norwegian parked his i20 with suspected radiator damage after crashing into a ditch.
Leg 2
Because of the
Following two Toyotas, Hayden Paddon was in third, just 4.4 seconds off Latvala. Mads Østberg came into the day as the rally leader, but he was struggled with his Citroën C3’s balance in the afternoon loop. The Norwegian completed the day in fourth, just edged Esapekka Lappi by 3.8 seconds. Teammate Craig Breen fared worse — He spun into a bank and damaged his rear suspension, which dropped him down to tenth overall. Seventh-place Elfyn Evans provided a convenient buffer between Ogier and Neuville, with teammate Teemu Suninen finished the leg in ninth.
Leg 3
It turned out the final leg of the season was a total disaster for two title contenders
Classification
Final results
Point scorers
Special stages
| Overall classification | ||||||||
| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Stage winners | Car | Time | Class leaders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 November | — | Bucca [Shakedown] | 5.07 km |  Sébastien Ogier — Julien Ingrassia
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 2:53.8 | — | |
| 16 November | SS1 | Orara East 1 | 8.77 km |  Esapekka Lappi — Janne Ferm
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:45.5 | Esapekka Lappi — Janne Ferm
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| SS2 | Coldwater 1 | 14.12 km | Jari-Matti Latvala — Miikka Anttila
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 7:56.3 | Jari-Matti Latvala — Miikka Anttila Esapekka Lappi — Janne Ferm
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| SS3 | Sherwood 1 | 26.68 km |  Mads Østberg — Torstein Eriksen
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Citroën C3 WRC | 12:49.0 | Mads Østberg — Torstein Eriksen
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| SS4 | Orara East 2 | 8.77 km |  Ott Tänak — Martin Järveoja
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:43.5 | |||
| SS5 | Coldwater 2 | 14.12 km |  Thierry Neuville — Nicolas Gilsoul
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 7:51.1 | |||
| SS6 | Sherwood 2 | 26.68 km |  Craig Breen — Scott Martin
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Citroën C3 WRC | 12:35.6 | |||
| SS7 | Destination NSW SSS18 1 | 1.27 km | Sébastien Ogier — Julien Ingrassia
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 1:23.4 | |||
| SS8 | Destination NSW SSS18 2 | 1.27 km | Ott Tänak — Martin Järveoja
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:23.0 | |||
| 17 November | SS9 | Argents Hill Reverse 1 | 13.13 km |  Hayden Paddon — Sebastian Marshall
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 7:20.9 | ||
| SS10 | Welshs Creek Reverse 1 | 28.83 km | Ott Tänak — Martin Järveoja
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 15:12.6 | |||
| SS11 | Urunga 1 | 20.11 km | Ott Tänak — Martin Järveoja
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:32.3 | Jari-Matti Latvala — Miikka Anttila
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| SS12 | Raleigh 1 | 1.99 km | Elfyn Evans — Daniel Barritt Ott Tänak — Martin Järveoja
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Ford Fiesta WRC Toyota Yaris WRC |
1:33.1 | |||
| SS13 | Argents Hill Reverse 2 | 13.13 km | Hayden Paddon — Sebastian Marshall
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 7:16.8 | |||
| SS14 | Welshs Creek Reverse 2 | 28.83 km | Ott Tänak — Martin Järveoja
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 15:01.4 | Ott Tänak — Martin Järveoja
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| SS15 | Urunga 2 | 20.11 km | Esapekka Lappi — Janne Ferm
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:32.5 | |||
| SS16 | Raleigh 2 | 1.99 km | Ott Tänak — Martin Järveoja
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:32.2 | |||
| SS17 | Destination NSW SSS18 3 | 1.27 km | Ott Tänak — Martin Järveoja
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:23.1 | |||
| SS18 | Destination NSW SSS18 4 | 1.27 km | Thierry Neuville — Nicolas Gilsoul
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1:24.1 | |||
| 18 November | SS19 | Coramba 1 | 15.55 km | Jari-Matti Latvala — Miikka Anttila
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:38.1 | ||
| SS20 | Sapphire 1 | 19.27 km | Hayden Paddon — Sebastian Marshall
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 11:30.2 | Jari-Matti Latvala — Miikka Anttila
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| SS21 | Wedding Bells18 1 | 7.16 km | Esapekka Lappi — Janne Ferm
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:14.9 | |||
| SS22 | Coramba 2 | 15.55 km | Jari-Matti Latvala — Miikka Anttila
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:05.1 | |||
| SS23 | Sapphire 2 | 19.27 km | Jari-Matti Latvala — Miikka Anttila
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:48.1 | |||
| SS24 | Wedding Bells18 2 [ Power stage ]
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7.16 km | Sébastien Ogier — Julien Ingrassia
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 4:16.2 | |||
| World Rally Championship-2 | ||||||||
| 15 November | — | Bucca [Shakedown] | 5.07 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:08.9 | — | |
| 16 November | SS1 | Orara East 1 | 8.77 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 5:12.9 | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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| SS2 | Coldwater 1 | 14.12 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 8:42.3 | |||
| SS3 | Sherwood 1 | 26.68 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 14:27.5 | |||
| SS4 | Orara East 2 | 8.77 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 5:07.3 | |||
| SS5 | Coldwater 2 | 14.12 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 8:32.3 | |||
| SS6 | Sherwood 2 | 26.68 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 14:06.4 | |||
| SS7 | Destination NSW SSS18 1 | 1.27 km |  Armin Kremer — Pirmin Winklhofer
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:29.0 | |||
| SS8 | Destination NSW SSS18 2 | 1.27 km | Pedro Heller — Pablo Olmos
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:27.3 | |||
| 17 November | SS9 | Argents Hill Reverse 1 | 13.13 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 8:00.9 | ||
| SS10 | Welshs Creek Reverse 1 | 28.83 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 16:46.0 | |||
| SS11 | Urunga 1 | 20.11 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 12:55.0 | |||
| SS12 | Raleigh 1 | 1.99 km | Armin Kremer — Pirmin Winklhofer
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Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:38.0 | |||
| SS13 | Argents Hill Reverse 2 | 13.13 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 7:55.1 | |||
| SS14 | Welshs Creek Reverse 2 | 28.83 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 16:40.7 | |||
| SS15 | Urunga 2 | 20.11 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 12:52.7 | |||
| SS16 | Raleigh 2 | 1.99 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:38.0 | |||
| SS17 | Destination NSW SSS18 3 | 1.27 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:28.2 | |||
| SS18 | Destination NSW SSS18 4 | 1.27 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 1:27.2 | |||
| 18 November | SS19 | Coramba 1 | 15.55 km | Pedro Heller — Pablo Olmos
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 10:46.5 | ||
| SS20 | Sapphire 1 | 19.27 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 13:07.3 | |||
| SS21 | Wedding Bells18 1 | 7.16 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 5:14.7 | |||
| SS22 | Coramba 2 | 15.55 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 12:32.6 | |||
| SS23 | Sapphire 2 | 19.27 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 15:01.2 | |||
| SS24 | Wedding Bells18 2 | 7.16 km | Alberto Heller — José Diaz
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Ford Fiesta R5 | 4:52.3 | |||
| World Rally Championship-3 | ||||||||
| 15 November | — | Bucca [Shakedown] | 5.07 km |  Enrico Brazzoli — Luca Beltrame
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Citroën DS3 R3 | 3:48.6 | — | |
| 16 November | SS1 | Orara East 1 | 8.77 km | Enrico Brazzoli — Luca Beltrame
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Citroën DS3 R3 | 6:40.5 | Enrico Brazzoli — Luca Beltrame
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| SS2 | Coldwater 1 | 14.12 km | Enrico Brazzoli — Luca Beltrame
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Citroën DS3 R3 | 10:23.4 | |||
| SS3 | Sherwood 1 | 26.68 km | Enrico Brazzoli — Luca Beltrame
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Citroën DS3 R3 | 18:08.6 | |||
| SS4 | Orara East 2 | 8.77 km | Enrico Brazzoli — Luca Beltrame
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Citroën DS3 R3 | 6:04.6 | |||
| SS5 | Coldwater 2 | 14.12 km | Enrico Brazzoli — Luca Beltrame
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Citroën DS3 R3 | 10:12.7 | |||
| SS6 | Sherwood 2 | 26.68 km | Enrico Brazzoli — Luca Beltrame
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Citroën DS3 R3 | 25:08.6 | |||
| SS7 | Destination NSW SSS18 1 | 1.27 km | No stage-winner | — | ||||
| SS8 | Destination NSW SSS18 2 | 1.27 km | No stage-winner | — | ||||
| 17 November | SS9 | Argents Hill Reverse 1 | 13.13 km | Enrico Brazzoli — Luca Beltrame
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Citroën DS3 R3 | 9:24.8 | ||
| SS10 | Welshs Creek Reverse 1 | 28.83 km | Enrico Brazzoli — Luca Beltrame
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Citroën DS3 R3 | 19:01.0 | |||
| SS11 | Urunga 1 | 20.11 km | Enrico Brazzoli — Luca Beltrame
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Citroën DS3 R3 | 15:03.4 | |||
| SS12 | Raleigh 1 | 1.99 km | Enrico Brazzoli — Luca Beltrame
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Citroën DS3 R3 | 1:49.8 | |||
| SS13 | Argents Hill Reverse 2 | 13.13 km | Enrico Brazzoli — Luca Beltrame
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Citroën DS3 R3 | 9:10.3 | |||
| SS14 | Welshs Creek Reverse 2 | 28.83 km | No stage-winner | — | No leader | |||
| SS15 | Urunga 2 | 20.11 km | No stage-winner | — | ||||
| SS16 | Raleigh 2 | 1.99 km | No stage-winner | — | ||||
| SS17 | Destination NSW SSS18 3 | 1.27 km | No stage-winner | — | ||||
| SS18 | Destination NSW SSS18 4 | 1.27 km | No stage-winner | — | ||||
| 18 November | SS19 | Coramba 1 | 15.55 km | No stage-winner | — | |||
| SS20 | Sapphire 1 | 19.27 km | No stage-winner | — | ||||
| SS21 | Wedding Bells18 1 | 7.16 km | No stage-winner | — | ||||
| SS22 | Coramba 2 | 15.55 km | No stage-winner | — | ||||
| SS23 | Sapphire 2 | 19.27 km | No stage-winner | — | ||||
| SS24 | Wedding Bells18 2 | 7.16 km | No stage-winner | — | ||||
Power stage
The
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Diff. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Ogier
|
Julien Ingrassia
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 4:16.2 | 0.0 | 5 |
| 2 | Esapekka Lappi
|
Janne Ferm
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:16.3 | +0.1 | 4 |
| 3 | Mads Østberg
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Torstein Eriksen
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Citroën C3 WRC | 4:18.9 | +2.7 | 3 |
| 4 | Elfyn Evans
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Daniel Barritt
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Ford Fiesta WRC | 4:19.2 | +3.0 | 2 |
| 5 | Jari-Matti Latvala
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Miikka Anttila
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Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:20.4 | +4.2 | 1 |
Penalties
The following crews were given time penalties during the rally.
| Stage | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Class | Reason | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS5 | 79 |  Naoya Tanaka
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Super Alex Troop
|
Atsushi Masumura
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
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— | 13 minutes late | 2:10 |
| SS8 | 76 | Raana Horan
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Michael Connor
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Raana Horan
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Škoda Fabia R5 | — | 1 minute late | 0:10 |
| SS9 | 72 |  Harry Bates
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John McCarthy
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Harry Bates
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Toyota Yaris AP4 | — | 4 minutes late | 0:40 |
| SS9 | 76 | Raana Horan
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Michael Connor
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Raana Horan
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Škoda Fabia R5 | — | 17 minutes late | 2:50 |
| SS9 | 78 | Wayne Morton
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Kirra Penny
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Wayne Morton
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Toyota Auris S2000
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— | 13 minutes late | 2:10 |
| SS10 | 78 | Wayne Morton
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Kirra Penny
|
Wayne Morton
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Toyota Auris S2000
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— | Jump start | 0:10 |
| SS12 | 11 | Craig Breen
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Scott Martin
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Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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Citroën C3 WRC | WRC | 23 minutes late | 3:50 |
| SS17 | 11 | Craig Breen
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Scott Martin
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Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
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Citroën C3 WRC | WRC | 1 minute late | 0:10 |
Retirements
The following crews retired from the event. 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.
Championship standings after the rally
- Bold text indicates 2018 World Champions.
Drivers' championships
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Co-drivers' championships
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Manufacturers' and teams' championships
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References
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- WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the originalon 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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- WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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External links
- Official website (in English)
- 2018 Rally Australia in e-wrc website
- The official website of the World Rally Championship
