Wales Rally GB

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Thu 4th October 2018 (UTC)

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2018

Round
11

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The Wales Rally GB is the largest and most high-profile motor rally in the United Kingdom. It is a round of the FIA World Rally Championship and was formerly a round of the MSA British Rally Championship and is based in North Wales. From its first running in 1932 until the 53rd event in 1997, it was known as the RAC Rally until adopting its current name in 2003 except in 2009 when it was Rally of Great Britain.
Founded in 1932, 341 competitors started the inaugural Royal Automobile Club Rally. Introduction of forest roads in 1960 transformed the rally into what we know today. Route formerly included loops around England, Scotland and Wales but the rally has been based largely in Wales since 2000.
Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium hosted the WRC’s first indoor stage in 2005.

The 2018 Wales Rally GB (formally known as the 74. Dayinsure Wales Rally GB) is a motor racing event for rally cars that takes place over four days between 4 and 7 October 2018. The event was open to entries competing in World Rally Cars and cars complying with Group R regulations. It marked the seventy-fourth running of Rally Great Britain and was the eleventh round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship, the highest class of competition in international rallying.

The rally was won by Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia. The result marked their fifth win in Wales and saw them become the most successful crew in the history of the event. Ogier and Ingrassia moved to within seven points of championship leaders Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul. Toyota's Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila finished second, with their team-mates Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm completing the podium. M-Sport Ford World Rally Team were the manufacturers' winners, whilst Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT extended their lead in the manufacturers' championship. The Škoda Motorsport II crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won in the World Rally Championship-2 in a Škoda Fabia R5, while the local crew of Tom Williams and Phil Hall won in the World Rally Championship-3

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Result Description
Pos /Driver /Co-driver /Team /Time /

1 /Sébastien Ogier /Julien Ingrassia /M-Sport Ford WRT /3:06:12
2 /Jari-Matti Latvala/ Miikka Anttila /Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT /+10.6
3 /Esapekka Lappi / Janne Ferm /Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT /+35.1
4 /Craig Breen /Scott Martin /Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT /+1:10.4
5 /Thierry Neuville /Nicolas Gilsoul /Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT /+1:14.4
6 / Andreas Mikkelsen /Anders Jæger-Synnevaag /Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT /+1:15.9
7 / Hayden Paddon /Sebastian Marshall /Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT /+1:18.4
8 /Mads Østberg /Torstein Eriksen /Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT /+1:21.6
9 /Kalle Rovanperä / Jonne Halttunen /Škoda Motorsport II /+9:14.7
10 /Pontus Tidemand /Jonas Andersson /Škoda Motorsport II /+10:48.9

FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers

1 /Thierry Neuville /189
2/Sébastien Ogier /182
3/Ott Tänak /168
4/Esapekka Lappi /104
5/Jari-Matti Latvala /98

FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers

1/Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT /317
2/ Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT /297
3/M-Sport Ford WRT /273
4/Total Abu Dhabi WRT /187

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