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2018 Tour de Corse
61e Corsica Linea – Tour de Corse
Round 4 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Host country France
Rally baseBastia, Corsica
Dates run5 – 8 April 2018
Start locationLa Porta, Corsica
Finish locationCoti-Chiavari, Corsica
Stages12 (333.48 km; 207.21 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance1,119.68 km (695.74 miles)
Overall distance1,454.16 km (903.57 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered92
Crews87 at start, 71 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT
3:26:52.7
Power Stage winnerFinland Esapekka Lappi
Finland Janne Ferm
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerCzech Republic Jan Kopecký
Czech Republic Pavel Dresler
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II
3:37:27.5
WRC-3 winnerFrance Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
France Romain Courbon
France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
3:56:28.7

The 2018 Tour de Corse (formally known as the Corsica Linea – Tour de Corse 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 5 and 8 April 2018.[1] It marked the sixty-first running of the Tour de Corse and the fourth round of the 2018 World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. It was also the second round of the Junior World Rally Championship.[2] The event was based in the town of Bastia in Corsica, and was contested over twelve special stages totalling a competitive distance of 333.48 km (207.21 mi).[3]

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the rally winners. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[5] The Škoda Motorsport II crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5, while local crew Jean-Baptiste Franceschi and Romain Courbon won the World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship.[6][7]

Background

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Championship standings prior to the event

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Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a four-point lead in the World Championships for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a twelve-point lead over M-Sport Ford WRT.

Route

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The route of the 2018 event was substantially revised, with only two of the stages—La Porta – Valle di Rostino and Novella—carried over from the 2017 rally. The event was based in Bastia, which hosted the rally for the first time since 1978.[1]

Entry list

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The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, and the World Rally Championship-3. The final entry list consisted of fourteen World Rally Cars, eleven World Rally Championship-2 entries, and fifteen World Rally Championship-3 entries, fourteen 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 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Phil Mills Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT France Bryan Bouffier France Xavier Panseri Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC M
9 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC M
11 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC M
81 Italy Mauro Miele Italy Mauro Miele Italy Luca Beltrame Citroën DS3 WRC M
82 France Armando Pereira France Armando Pereira France Remi Tutélaire Ford Fiesta RS WRC P
83 France Alain Vauthier France Alain Vauthier France Stevie Nollet Ford Fiesta RS WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Ford Fiesta R5 M
33 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
35 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Japan Hiroki Arai Australia Glenn MacNeall Ford Fiesta R5 M
36 Spain Nil Solans Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibañez Sotos Ford Fiesta R5 D
37 Finland Printsport Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Škoda Fabia R5 M
38 France Citroën Total Rallye Team France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 R5 M
39 Italy BRC Racing Team France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Hyundai i20 R5 M
40 France Yoann Bonato France Yoann Bonato France Benjamin Boulloud Citroën C3 R5 M
41 Italy ACI Team Italia Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Škoda Fabia R5 P
42 France Nicolas Ciamin France Nicolas Ciamin France Thibault de la Haye Hyundai i20 R5 M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61 Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2T P
62 Belgium Amaury Molle Belgium Amaury Molle Belgium Renaud Herman Peugeot 208 R2 M
63 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Emil Bergkvist Norway Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta R2T P
64 Germany ADAC Sachsen Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2T P
65 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T P
66 France Terry Folb France Terry Folb France Christopher Guieu Ford Fiesta R2T P
67 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Keith Moriarty Ford Fiesta R2T P
68 Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Joaquin Riquelme Ford Fiesta R2T P
69 Italy ACI Team Italia Italy Luca Bottarelli Italy Manuel Fenoli Ford Fiesta R2T P
70 New Zealand David Holder New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer Ford Fiesta R2T P
71 Estonia OT Racing Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Ken Järveoja Ford Fiesta R2T P
72 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall Ford Fiesta R2T P
73 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Ford Fiesta R2T P
74 Turkey Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Turkey Bugra Banaz Turkey Burak Erdener Ford Fiesta R2T P
75 Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Maurizio Barone Ford Fiesta R2T P
Other major entries
84 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M
Source:[8]

Notes

  • ^‡ — Driver is eligible to score points in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship.

Report

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Pre-event

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Elfyn Evans' co-driver Daniel Barritt (pictured) was replaced by Phil Mills in this rally.

In the week before the rally, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) approved a rule change affecting the Power Stage. Any crew checking in late to the Power Stage will forfeit the opportunity to score bonus championship points in the Power Stage.[9] The changes were introduced in response to a controversy that arose in previous rallies where crews deliberately checked in late, incurring time penalties but securing a preferable road position, thereby improving their chances of scoring bonus points.

Elfyn Evans' co-driver Daniel Barritt was replaced by Phil Mills as Barritt did not recover from an accident in Rally Mexico in time for the Tour de Corse.[10]

Citroën's new R5 variant of the C3 WRC made its competitive début in the WRC-2 class during the rally.[8]

Thursday

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Thursday in Corsica only requires crews to complete a Shakedown. Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle won the stage, over two seconds faster than the Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen. Last year winner Thierry Neuville finished third, half a second faster than teammate Dani Sordo. Current championship leader Sébastien Ogier was fifth. From sixth to tenth were Elfyn Evans, Sébastien Loeb, Ott Tänak, Jari-Matti Latvala and Esapekka Lappi respectively.[11]

Friday

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Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier was absolutely flying in Friday. He set three fastest stage times out of four and built a lead of over half a minute over the last year winner Thierry Neuville, who was struggling with the brakes. Nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb, competing in the second of three guest appearances, carried too much pace into a left corner 400 metres after the start and dropped into a deep ditch.[12] The rest stage won by Esapekka Lappi, who finished the day in fifth place, just less than one second ahead of Elfyn Evans and Dani Sordo. Kris Meeke, who suffered intermittent intercom problems in his C3, was third, 5.5 seconds ahead of Ott Tänak, who also had handling problems at the rear of his Toyota Yaris. Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala lacked confidence in his Toyota Yaris in eighth. Another 4.2 seconds behind was Andreas Mikkelsen. The Norwegian lost much time with a spin at the first corner in the opening stage and a brief trip into a ditch this morning, issues compounded by understeer when he tried to have a push this afternoon. Local man Bryan Bouffier completed the leaderboard in a Fiesta.

Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger-Synnevaag driving through the narrow Vero road.

Saturday

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Championship leader Sébastien Ogier ended the day with a 44.5 seconds advantage over Thierry Neuville. Ott Tänak snatching position by a tenth of a second from the Belgium in the final Novella test, as Kris Meeke crashed his Citroën C3 into retirement after mishearing a pace note. Esapekka Lappi was another 10.3 seconds behind in fourth place. Dani Sordo and Elfyn Evans were evenly matched all day. The Spaniard ended fifth in his i20, with a 3.1-second advantage over the Welshman who lost time after stalling his Fiesta's engine and being too hesitant on the tricky mountain roads. Andreas Mikkelsen was bothered by understeering this weekend. He finished seventh, ahead of WRC 2 category leader Jan Kopecký. Jari-Matti Latvala retired his Yaris from eighth after slamming the rear into a tree and Bryan Bouffier went out with engine problems in his Fiesta, while nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb, returning after yesterday's crash, won three stages in his C3. WRC 2 driver Fabio Andolfi and Ole Christian Veiby completed the provisional leaderboard in Škoda Fabia R5s.

Sunday

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Sébastien Ogier led the Corsica linea - Tour de Corse from start to finish to win the three-day asphalt fixture by 36.1 seconds in his Ford Fiesta. Ott Tänak finished second in a Toyota Yaris, with Thierry Neuville, who suffered an engine issue at the power Stage, running out of the podium. Teammate Dani Sordo finished fourth after another consistent weekend, just 3.5 seconds ahead of Elfyn Evans. There was final day heartbreak for Esapekka Lappi. The Finn thrust himself into the fight for second yesterday, but his hopes were shattered when he hit a kerb and stopped to change a punctured tyre. He eventually plunged to seventh, but salvaged maximum bonus points by winning the final power Stage in his Yaris as well as overhauling Andreas Mikkelsen to climb to sixth. WRC 2 winner Jan Kopecký finished eighth ahead of Kris Meeke, who restarted today after Saturday's accident, with Yoann Bonato completed the top ten.

Classification

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Top ten finishers

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The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten.[a]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
Overall classification
1 1 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:26:52.7 0.0 25 3
2 2 8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:27:28.8 +36.1 18 1
3 3 5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:28:00.2 +1:07.5 15 0
4 4 6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:28:55.3 +2:02.6 12 0
5 5 2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Phil Mills United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:28:58.8 +2:06.1 10 0
6 6 9 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 3:29:26.2 +2:33.5 8 5
7 7 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:29:36.1 +2:43.4 6 0
8 8 31 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:37:27.5 +10:34.8 4 0
9 9 10 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:37:33.2 +10:40.5 2 2
10 10 40 France Yoann Bonato France Benjamin Boulloud France Yoann Bonato Citroën C3 R5 3:39:18.7 +12:26.0 1 0
World Rally Championship-2
8 1 31 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Czech Republic Pavel Dresler Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:37:27.5 0.0 25
10 2 40 France Yoann Bonato France Benjamin Boulloud France Yoann Bonato Citroën C3 R5 3:39:18.7 +1:51.2 18
11 3 41 Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Italy ACI Team Italia Škoda Fabia R5 3:40:36.0 +3:08.5 15
12 4 33 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II Škoda Fabia R5 3:40:37.8 +3:10.3 12
15 5 37 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 3:50:33.1 +13:05.6 10
23 6 39 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Italy BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 4:00:13.0 +22:45.5 8
34 7 36 Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibañez Sotos Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 4:10:08.4 +32:40.9 6
35 8 32 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 4:10:16.4 +32:48.9 4
55 9 35 Japan Hiroki Arai Australia Glenn MacNeall Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 4:22:32.6 +45:05.1 2
World Rally Championship-3
18 1 65 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 3:56:28.7 0.0 25
19 2 66 France Terry Folb France Christopher Guieu France Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T 3:57:02.4 +33.7 18
22 3 63 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Norway Ola Fløene Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 3:59:57.3 +3:28.6 15
24 4 61 Sweden Dennis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Sweden Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:00:40.4 +4:11.7 12
25 5 67 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Keith Moriarty Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 4:02:53.5 +6:24.8 10
27 6 71 Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Ken Järveoja Estonia OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 4:03:06.5 +6:37.8 8
28 7 69 Italy Luca Bottarelli Italy Manuel Fenoli Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 4:03:54.3 +7:25.6 6
29 8 74 Turkey Bugra Banaz Turkey Burak Erdener Turkey Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 4:06:42.6 +10:13.9 4
32 9 64 Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Germany ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T 4:09:25.3 +12:56.6 2
36 10 68 Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Joaquin Riquelme Chile Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T 4:10:23.3 +13:54.6 1
Junior World Rally Championship
18 1 65 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 3:56:28.7 0.0 25 8
19 2 66 France Terry Folb France Christopher Guieu France Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T 3:57:02.4 +33.7 18 2
22 3 63 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Norway Ola Fløene Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 3:59:57.3 +3:28.6 15 0
24 4 61 Sweden Dennis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Sweden Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:00:40.4 +4:11.7 12 0
25 5 67 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Keith Moriarty Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 4:02:53.5 +6:24.8 10 0
27 6 71 Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Ken Järveoja Estonia OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 4:03:06.5 +6:37.8 8 0
28 7 69 Italy Luca Bottarelli Italy Manuel Fenoli Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 4:03:54.3 +7:25.6 6 1
29 8 74 Turkey Bugra Banaz Turkey Burak Erdener Turkey Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 4:06:42.6 +10:13.9 4 0
32 9 64 Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Germany ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2T 4:09:25.3 +12:56.6 2 0
36 10 68 Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Joaquin Riquelme Chile Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T 4:10:23.3 +13:54.6 1 0
Source:[13][14]

Other notable finishers

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The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten.[a]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Time Points
Event Class Stage
14 14 11 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 3:47:50.7 4
38 11 73 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 4:11:25.4 0
11 WRC-3
39 12 73 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Italy Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 4:12:14.3 0
13 WRC-3
45 13 75 Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 4:17:34.2 0
13 WRC-3
14 48 62 Belgium Amaury Molle Belgium Renaud Herman Belgium Amaury Molle Peugeot 208 R2 WRC-3 4:20:06.6
58 14 70 New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer New Zealand David Holder Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 4:27:57.8 0
15 WRC-3
Source:[13][14]

Special stages

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Overall classification
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Class leader
5 April
Sorbo Ocagnano [Shakedown] 5.45 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 4:00.8
6 April
SS1 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 1 49.03 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 31:53.8 France Sébastien Ogier
SS2 Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 1 13.55 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 7:59.9
SS3 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 2 49.03 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 31:44.1
SS4 Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 2 13.55 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 7:59.4
7 April
SS5 Cagnano – Pino – Canari 1 35.61 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën C3 WRC 21:58.6
SS6 Desert des Agriatres 1 15.45 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën C3 WRC 8:32.4
SS7 Novella 1 17.39 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 11:07.7
SS8 Cagnano – Pino – Canari 2 35.61 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 21:44.7
SS9 Desert des Agriatres 2 15.45 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën C3 WRC 8:31.1
SS10 Novella 2 17.39 km Estonia Ott Tänak
Finland Esapekka Lappi
Toyota Yaris WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC
11:07.1
8 April
SS11 Vero – Sarrola – Carcopino 55.17 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 33:46.9
SS12 Penitencier de Coti-Chiavari [Power stage] 16.25 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 9:41.2
World Rally Championship-2
5 April
Sorbo Ocagnano [Shakedown] 5.45 km France Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 4:08.1
6 April
SS1 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 1 49.03 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 33:52.1 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký
SS2 Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 1 13.55 km France Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 8:24.5
SS3 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 2 49.03 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 33:21.5
SS4 Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 2 13.55 km France Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën C3 R5 8:24.2
7 April
SS5 Cagnano – Pino – Canari 1 35.61 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 22:59.3
SS6 Desert des Agriatres 1 15.45 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 8:54.9
SS7 Novella 1 17.39 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 11:45.5
SS8 Cagnano – Pino – Canari 2 35.61 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 22:50.5
SS9 Desert des Agriatres 2 15.45 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 8:55.2
SS10 Novella 2 17.39 km Czech Republic Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia R5 11:47.1
8 April
SS11 Vero – Sarrola – Carcopino 55.17 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 35:06.5
SS12 Penitencier de Coti-Chiavari 16.25 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 10:10.8
World Rally Championship-3 / Junior World Rally Championship
5 April
Sorbo Ocagnano [Shakedown] 5.45 km Sweden Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T 4:44.6
6 April
SS1 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 1 49.03 km Stage interrupted
SS2 Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 1 13.55 km France Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T 9:14.5 France Terry Folb
SS3 La Porta – Valle di Rostino 2 49.03 km France Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T 36:29.4
SS4 Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 2 13.55 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:09.2
7 April
SS5 Cagnano – Pino – Canari 1 35.61 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 25:08.6
SS6 Desert des Agriatres 1 15.45 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:44.7
SS7 Novella 1 17.39 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 12:45.0 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
SS8 Cagnano – Pino – Canari 2 35.61 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 24:51.4
SS9 Desert des Agriatres 2 15.45 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 9:39.7
SS10 Novella 2 17.39 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 12:47.6
8 April
SS11 Vero – Sarrola – Carcopino 55.17 km France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi Ford Fiesta R2T 38:26.5
SS12 Penitencier de Coti-Chiavari 16.25 km Italy Luca Bottarelli Ford Fiesta R2T 11:14.3

Power stage

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The Power stage was a 16.25 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 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC 9:41.2 0.0 5
2 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC 9:43.4 +2.2 4
3 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC 9:44.6 +3.4 3
4 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC 9:44.6 +3.4 2
5 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 9:49.7 +8.5 1

J-WRC stage winning crews

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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 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T 8
2 France Terry Folb France Christopher Guieu Ford Fiesta R2T 2
3 Italy Luca Bottarelli Italy Manuel Fenoli Ford Fiesta R2T 1

Penalties

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The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.[a]

Stage No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Reason Penalty
SS18 70 New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer New Zealand David Holder Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC 2 minutes late 0:20

Retirements

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The following notable crews retired from the event.[a] 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
SS4 11 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Off road Yes
SS4 32 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS4 36 Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibañez Sotos Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS5 38 France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 Accident No
SS8 3 France Bryan Bouffier France Xavier Panseri United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Engine No
SS8 7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Accident No
SS10 10 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Off road Yes
SS10 35 Japan Hiroki Arai Australia Glenn MacNeall Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS11 42 France Nicolas Ciamin France Thibault de la Haye France Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Accident No

Championship standings after the rally

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tour de Corse". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Junior WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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