2018 Tour de Corse
61e Corsica Linea - Tour de Corse

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The Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC of Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul during the event.

Host country|  France
Rally base| Bastia, Corsica
Dates run| 5 - 8 April 2018
Start location| La Porta, Corsica
Finish location| Coti-Chiavari, Corsica
Stages| 12 (333.48 km; 207.21 miles)
Stage surface| Tarmac
Transport distance| 1,119.68 km (695.74 miles)
Overall distance| 1,454.16 km (903.57 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered| 92
Crews| 87 at start, 71 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner|  Sébastien Ogier
Julien Ingrassia
M-Sport Ford WRT
3:26:52.7
Power Stage winner|  Esapekka Lappi
Janne Ferm
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winner|  Jan Kopecký
Pavel Dresler
Škoda Motorsport II
3:37:27.5
WRC-3 winner|  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
Romain Courbon
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

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World Rally Car entries
1  |  M-Sport Ford WRT |  Sébastien Ogier |  Julien Ingrassia | Ford Fiesta WRC | M
2  |  M-Sport Ford WRT |  Elfyn Evans |  Phil Mills | Ford Fiesta WRC | M
3  |  M-Sport Ford WRT |  Bryan Bouffier |  Xavier Panseri | 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 |  Dani Sordo |  Carlos del Barrio | 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 |  Kris Meeke |  Paul Nagle | Citroën C3 WRC | M
11  |  Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT |  Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena | Citroën C3 WRC | M
81  |  Mauro Miele |  Mauro Miele |  Luca Beltrame | Citroën DS3 WRC | M
82  |  Armando Pereira |  Armando Pereira |  Remi Tutélaire | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | P
83  |  Alain Vauthier |  Alain Vauthier |  Stevie Nollet | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31  |  Škoda Motorsport II |  Jan Kopecký |  Pavel Dresler | Škoda Fabia R5 | M
32  |  Tommi Mäkinen Racing |  Takamoto Katsuta |  Marko Salminen | Ford Fiesta R5 | M
33  |  Škoda Motorsport II |  Ole Christian Veiby |  Stig Rune Skjærmoen | Škoda Fabia R5 | M
35  |  Tommi Mäkinen Racing |  Hiroki Arai |  Glenn MacNeall | Ford Fiesta R5 | M
36  |  Nil Solans |  Nil Solans |  Miquel Ibañez Sotos | Ford Fiesta R5 | D
37  |  Printsport |  Łukasz Pieniążek |  Przemysław Mazur | Škoda Fabia R5 | M
38  |  Citroën Total Rallye Team |  Stéphane Lefebvre |  Gabin Moreau | Citroën C3 R5 | M
39  |  BRC Racing Team |  Pierre-Louis Loubet |  Vincent Landais | Hyundai i20 R5 | M
40  |  Yoann Bonato |  Yoann Bonato |  Benjamin Boulloud | Citroën C3 R5 | M
41  |  ACI Team Italia |  Fabio Andolfi |  Simone Scattolin | Škoda Fabia R5 | P
42  |  Nicolas Ciamin |  Nicolas Ciamin |  Thibault de la Haye | Hyundai i20 R5 | M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61  |  Denis Rådström |  Denis Rådström‡ |  Johan Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
62  |  Amaury Molle |  Amaury Molle |  Renaud Herman | Peugeot 208 R2 | M
63  |  Emil Bergkvist |  Emil Bergkvist‡ |  Ola Fløene | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
64  |  ADAC Sachsen |  Julius Tannert‡ |  Jürgen Heigl | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
65  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi‡ |  Romain Courbon | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
66  |  Terry Folb |  Terry Folb‡ |  Christopher Guieu | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
67  |  Callum Devine |  Callum Devine‡ |  Keith Moriarty | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
68  |  Emilio Fernández |  Emilio Fernández‡ |  Joaquin Riquelme | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
69  |  ACI Team Italia |  Luca Bottarelli‡ |  Manuel Fenoli | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
70  |  David Holder |  David Holder‡ |  Jason Farmer | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
71  |  OT Racing |  Ken Torn‡ |  Ken Järveoja | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
72  |  Tom Williams |  Tom Williams‡ |  Phil Hall | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
73  |  Enrico Oldrati |  Enrico Oldrati‡ |  Danilo Fappani | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
74  |  Castrol Ford Team Turkiye |  Bugra Banaz‡ |  Burak Erdener | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
75  |  Umberto Accornero |  Umberto Accornero‡ |  Maurizio Barone | Ford Fiesta R2T | P
Other major entries
84  |  Gus Greensmith |  Gus Greensmith |  Craig Parry | Ford Fiesta R5 | M
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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

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Overall classification
1  | 1  | 1  |  Sébastien Ogier |  Julien Ingrassia |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | 3:26:52.7  | 0.0  | 25 | 3
2  | 2  | 8  |  Ott Tänak |  Martin Järveoja |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:27:28.8  | +36.1  | 18 | 1
3  | 3  | 5  |  Thierry Neuville |  Nicolas Gilsoul |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 3:28:00.2  | +1:07.5  | 15 | 0
4  | 4  | 6  |  Dani Sordo |  Carlos del Barrio |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 3:28:55.3  | +2:02.6  | 12 | 0
5  | 5  | 2  |  Elfyn Evans |  Phil Mills |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | 3:28:58.8  | +2:06.1  | 10 | 0
6  | 6  | 9  |  Esapekka Lappi |  Janne Ferm |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:29:26.2  | +2:33.5  | 8 | 5
7  | 7  | 4  |  Andreas Mikkelsen |  Anders Jæger-Synnevaag |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 3:29:36.1  | +2:43.4  | 6 | 0
8  | 8  | 31  |  Jan Kopecký |  Pavel Dresler |  Škoda Motorsport II | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:37:27.5  | +10:34.8  | 4 | 0
9  | 9  | 10  |  Kris Meeke |  Paul Nagle |  Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | 3:37:33.2  | +10:40.5  | 2 | 2
10  | 10  | 40  |  Yoann Bonato |  Benjamin Boulloud |  Yoann Bonato | Citroën C3 R5 | 3:39:18.7  | +12:26.0  | 1 | 0
World Rally Championship-2
8  | 1  | 31  |  Jan Kopecký |  Pavel Dresler |  Škoda Motorsport II | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:37:27.5  | 0.0  | 25 | --
10  | 2  | 40  |  Yoann Bonato |  Benjamin Boulloud |  Yoann Bonato | Citroën C3 R5 | 3:39:18.7  | +1:51.2  | 18 | --
11  | 3  | 41  |  Fabio Andolfi |  Simone Scattolin |  ACI Team Italia | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:40:36.0  | +3:08.5  | 15 | --
12  | 4  | 33  |  Ole Christian Veiby |  Stig Rune Skjærmoen |  Škoda Motorsport II | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:40:37.8  | +3:10.3  | 12 | --
15  | 5  | 37  |  Łukasz Pieniążek |  Przemysław Mazur |  Printsport | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:50:33.1  | +13:05.6  | 10 | --
23  | 6  | 39  |  Pierre-Louis Loubet |  Vincent Landais |  BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i20 R5 | 4:00:13.0  | +22:45.5  | 8 | --
34  | 7  | 36  |  Nil Solans |  Miquel Ibañez Sotos |  Nil Solans | Ford Fiesta R5 | 4:10:08.4  | +32:40.9  | 6 | --
35  | 8  | 32  |  Takamoto Katsuta |  Marko Salminen |  Tommi Mäkinen Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | 4:10:16.4  | +32:48.9  | 4 | --
55  | 9  | 35  |  Hiroki Arai |  Glenn MacNeall |  Tommi Mäkinen Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | 4:22:32.6  | +45:05.1  | 2 | --
World Rally Championship-3
18  | 1  | 65  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi |  Romain Courbon |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ford Fiesta R2T | 3:56:28.7  | 0.0  | 25 | --
19  | 2  | 66  |  Terry Folb |  Christopher Guieu |  Terry Folb | Ford Fiesta R2T | 3:57:02.4  | +33.7  | 18 | --
22  | 3  | 63  |  Emil Bergkvist |  Ola Fløene |  Emil Bergkvist | Ford Fiesta R2T | 3:59:57.3  | +3:28.6  | 15 | --
24  | 4  | 61  |  Dennis Rådström |  Johan Johansson |  Dennis Rådström | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:00:40.4  | +4:11.7  | 12 | --
25  | 5  | 67  |  Callum Devine |  Keith Moriarty |  Callum Devine | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:02:53.5  | +6:24.8  | 10 | --
27  | 6  | 71  |  Ken Torn |  Ken Järveoja |  OT Racing | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:03:06.5  | +6:37.8  | 8 | --
28  | 7  | 69  |  Luca Bottarelli |  Manuel Fenoli |  ACI Team Italia | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:03:54.3  | +7:25.6  | 6 | --
29  | 8  | 74  |  Bugra Banaz |  Burak Erdener |  Castrol Ford Team Turkiye | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:06:42.6  | +10:13.9  | 4 | --
32  | 9  | 64  |  Julius Tannert |  Jürgen Heigl |  ADAC Sachsen | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:09:25.3  | +12:56.6  | 2 | --
36  | 10  | 68  |  Emilio Fernández |  Joaquin Riquelme |  Emilio Fernández | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:10:23.3  | +13:54.6  | 1 | --
Junior World Rally Championship
18  | 1  | 65  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi |  Romain Courbon |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ford Fiesta R2T | 3:56:28.7  | 0.0  | 25 | 8
19  | 2  | 66  |  Terry Folb |  Christopher Guieu |  Terry Folb | Ford Fiesta R2T | 3:57:02.4  | +33.7  | 18 | 2
22  | 3  | 63  |  Emil Bergkvist |  Ola Fløene |  Emil Bergkvist | Ford Fiesta R2T | 3:59:57.3  | +3:28.6  | 15 | 0
24  | 4  | 61  |  Dennis Rådström |  Johan Johansson |  Dennis Rådström | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:00:40.4  | +4:11.7  | 12 | 0
25  | 5  | 67  |  Callum Devine |  Keith Moriarty |  Callum Devine | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:02:53.5  | +6:24.8  | 10 | 0
27  | 6  | 71  |  Ken Torn |  Ken Järveoja |  OT Racing | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:03:06.5  | +6:37.8  | 8 | 0
28  | 7  | 69  |  Luca Bottarelli |  Manuel Fenoli |  ACI Team Italia | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:03:54.3  | +7:25.6  | 6 | 1
29  | 8  | 74  |  Bugra Banaz |  Burak Erdener |  Castrol Ford Team Turkiye | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:06:42.6  | +10:13.9  | 4 | 0
32  | 9  | 64  |  Julius Tannert |  Jürgen Heigl |  ADAC Sachsen | Ford Fiesta R2T | 4:09:25.3  | +12:56.6  | 2 | 0
36  | 10  | 68  |  Emilio Fernández |  Joaquin Riquelme |  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

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14  | 14  | 11  |  Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena |  Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | WRC | 3:47:50.7  | 4
38  | 11  | 73  |  Tom Williams |  Phil Hall |  Tom Williams | Ford Fiesta R2T | J-WRC | 4:11:25.4  | 0
11  | WRC-3 | --
39  | 12  | 73  |  Enrico Oldrati |  Danilo Fappani |  Enrico Oldrati | Ford Fiesta R2T | J-WRC | 4:12:14.3  | 0
13  | WRC-3 | --
45  | 13  | 75  |  Umberto Accornero |  Maurizio Barone |  Umberto Accornero | Ford Fiesta R2T | J-WRC | 4:17:34.2  | 0
13  | WRC-3 | --
14  | 48  | 62  |  Amaury Molle |  Renaud Herman |  Amaury Molle | Peugeot 208 R2 | WRC-3 | 4:20:06.6  | --
58  | 14  | 70  |  David Holder |  Jason Farmer |  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  |  Kris Meeke | Citroën C3 WRC | 4:00.8  | —
6 April
SS1  | La Porta - Valle di Rostino 1  | 49.03 km  |  Sébastien Ogier | Ford Fiesta WRC | 31:53.8  |  Sébastien Ogier
SS2  | Piedigriggio - Pont de Castirlia 1  | 13.55 km  |  Sébastien Ogier | Ford Fiesta WRC | 7:59.9
SS3  | La Porta - Valle di Rostino 2  | 49.03 km  |  Sébastien Ogier | Ford Fiesta WRC | 31:44.1
SS4  | Piedigriggio - Pont de Castirlia 2  | 13.55 km  |  Esapekka Lappi | Toyota Yaris WRC | 7:59.4
7 April
SS5  | Cagnano - Pino - Canari 1  | 35.61 km  |  Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C3 WRC | 21:58.6
SS6  | Desert des Agriatres 1  | 15.45 km  |  Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C3 WRC | 8:32.4
SS7  | Novella 1  | 17.39 km  |  Ott Tänak | Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:07.7
SS8  | Cagnano - Pino - Canari 2  | 35.61 km  |  Esapekka Lappi | Toyota Yaris WRC | 21:44.7
SS9  | Desert des Agriatres 2  | 15.45 km  |  Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C3 WRC | 8:31.1
SS10  | Novella 2  | 17.39 km  |  Ott Tänak
Esapekka Lappi | Toyota Yaris WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC | 11:07.1
8 April
SS11  | Vero - Sarrola - Carcopino  | 55.17 km  |  Ott Tänak | Toyota Yaris WRC | 33:46.9
SS12  | Penitencier de Coti-Chiavari [Power stage] | 16.25 km  |  Esapekka Lappi | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:41.2
World Rally Championship-2
5 April
-- | Sorbo Ocagnano [Shakedown]  | 5.45 km  |  Stéphane Lefebvre | Citroën C3 R5 | 4:08.1  | —
6 April
SS1  | La Porta - Valle di Rostino 1  | 49.03 km  |  Jan Kopecký | Škoda Fabia R5 | 33:52.1  |  Jan Kopecký
SS2  | Piedigriggio - Pont de Castirlia 1  | 13.55 km  |  Stéphane Lefebvre | Citroën C3 R5 | 8:24.5
SS3  | La Porta - Valle di Rostino 2  | 49.03 km  |  Jan Kopecký | Škoda Fabia R5 | 33:21.5
SS4  | Piedigriggio - Pont de Castirlia 2  | 13.55 km  |  Stéphane Lefebvre | Citroën C3 R5 | 8:24.2
7 April
SS5  | Cagnano - Pino - Canari 1  | 35.61 km  |  Ole Christian Veiby | Škoda Fabia R5 | 22:59.3
SS6  | Desert des Agriatres 1  | 15.45 km  |  Ole Christian Veiby | Škoda Fabia R5 | 8:54.9
SS7  | Novella 1  | 17.39 km  |  Jan Kopecký | Škoda Fabia R5 | 11:45.5
SS8  | Cagnano - Pino - Canari 2  | 35.61 km  |  Jan Kopecký | Škoda Fabia R5 | 22:50.5
SS9  | Desert des Agriatres 2  | 15.45 km  |  Jan Kopecký | Škoda Fabia R5 | 8:55.2
SS10  | Novella 2  | 17.39 km  |  Jan Kopecký | Škoda Fabia R5 | 11:47.1
8 April
SS11  | Vero - Sarrola - Carcopino  | 55.17 km  |  Ole Christian Veiby | Škoda Fabia R5 | 35:06.5
SS12  | Penitencier de Coti-Chiavari  | 16.25 km  |  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  |  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  |  Terry Folb | Ford Fiesta R2T | 9:14.5  |  Terry Folb
SS3  | La Porta - Valle di Rostino 2  | 49.03 km  |  Terry Folb | Ford Fiesta R2T | 36:29.4
SS4  | Piedigriggio - Pont de Castirlia 2  | 13.55 km  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ford Fiesta R2T | 9:09.2
7 April
SS5  | Cagnano - Pino - Canari 1  | 35.61 km  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ford Fiesta R2T | 25:08.6
SS6  | Desert des Agriatres 1  | 15.45 km  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ford Fiesta R2T | 9:44.7
SS7  | Novella 1  | 17.39 km  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ford Fiesta R2T | 12:45.0  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
SS8  | Cagnano - Pino - Canari 2  | 35.61 km  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ford Fiesta R2T | 24:51.4
SS9  | Desert des Agriatres 2  | 15.45 km  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ford Fiesta R2T | 9:39.7
SS10  | Novella 2  | 17.39 km  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ford Fiesta R2T | 12:47.6
8 April
SS11  | Vero - Sarrola - Carcopino  | 55.17 km  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ford Fiesta R2T | 38:26.5
SS12  | Penitencier de Coti-Chiavari  | 16.25 km  |  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.

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1  |  Esapekka Lappi |  Janne Ferm | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:41.2  | 0.0  | 5
2  |  Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena | Citroën C3 WRC | 9:43.4  | +2.2  | 4
3  |  Sébastien Ogier |  Julien Ingrassia | Ford Fiesta WRC | 9:44.6  | +3.4  | 3
4  |  Kris Meeke |  Paul Nagle | Citroën C3 WRC | 9:44.6  | +3.4  | 2
5  |  Ott Tänak |  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.

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

### Penalties

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

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SS18  | 70  |  David Holder |  Jason Farmer |  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

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SS4  | 11  |  Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena |  Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | WRC  | Off road  | Yes
SS4  | 32  |  Takamoto Katsuta |  Marko Salminen |  Tommi Mäkinen Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | Mechanical  | Yes
SS4  | 36  |  Nil Solans |  Miquel Ibañez Sotos |  Nil Solans | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2  | Mechanical  | Yes
SS5  | 38  |  Stéphane Lefebvre |  Gabin Moreau |  Citroën Total Rallye Team | Citroën C3 R5 | WRC-2  | Accident  | No
SS8  | 3  |  Bryan Bouffier |  Xavier Panseri |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | WRC  | Engine  | No
SS8  | 7  |  Jari-Matti Latvala |  Miikka Anttila |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | WRC  | Accident  | No
SS10  | 10  |  Kris Meeke |  Paul Nagle |  Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | WRC  | Off road  | Yes
SS10  | 35  |  Hiroki Arai |  Glenn MacNeall |  Tommi Mäkinen Racing | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2  | Mechanical  | Yes
SS11  | 42  |  Nicolas Ciamin |  Thibault de la Haye |  Nicolas Ciamin | Hyundai i20 R5 | WRC-2  | Accident  | No

### Championship standings after the rally

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#### Drivers' championships

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| World Rally Championship

| Pos. | Driver  | Points
| 1  |  Sébastien Ogier | 84
| 2  |  Thierry Neuville | 67
3  | 3  |  Ott Tänak | 45
1  | 4  |  Andreas Mikkelsen | 41
1  | 5  |  Kris Meeke | 36
World Rally Championship-2
| Pos. | Driver  | Points
1  | 1  |  Jan Kopecký | 50
1  | 2  |  Pontus Tidemand | 43
| 3  |  Takamoto Katsuta | 29
4  | 4  |  Ole Christian Veiby | 27
1  | 5  |  Eddie Sciessere | 18
World Rally Championship-3
| Pos. | Driver  | Points
6  | 1  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | 37
| 2  |  Denis Rådström | 37
2  | 3  |  Emil Bergkvist | 33
4  | 4  |  Terry Folb | 28
4  | 5  |  Enrico Brazzoli | 25
Junior World Rally Championship
| Pos. | Driver  | Points
| 1  |  Denis Rådström | 46
2  | 2  |  Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | 45
1  | 3  |  Emil Bergkvist | 38
1  | 4  |  Terry Folb | 30
1  | 5  |  Callum Devine | 18

#### Co-Drivers' championships

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| World Rally Championship

| Pos. | Co-Driver  | Points
| 1  |  Julien Ingrassia | 84
| 2  |  Nicolas Gilsoul | 67
3  | 3  |  Martin Järveoja | 45
1  | 4  |  Anders Jæger-Synnevaag | 41
1  | 5  |  Paul Nagle | 36
World Rally Championship-2
| Pos. | Co-Driver  | Points
1  | 1  |  Pavel Dresler | 50
1  | 2  |  Jonas Andersson | 43
| 3  |  Marko Salminen | 29
4  | 4  |  Stig Rune Skjærmoen | 27
1  | 5  |  Flavio Zanella | 18
World Rally Championship-3
| Pos. | Co-Driver  | Points
6  | 1  |  Romain Courbon | 37
| 2  |  Johan Johansson | 37
2  | 3  |  Ola Fløene | 33
4  | 4  |  Christopher Guieu | 28
4  | 5  |  Luca Beltrame | 25
Junior World Rally Championship
| Pos. | Co-Driver  | Points
| 1  |  Johan Johansson | 46
2  | 2  |  Romain Courbon | 45
1  | 3  |  Ola Fløene | 38
1  | 4  |  Christopher Guieu | 30
1  | 5  |  Keith Moriarty | 18

#### Manufacturers' and teams' championships

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| World Rally Championship

| Pos. | Manufacturer  | Points
| 1  |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 111
| 2  |  M-Sport Ford WRT | 107
1  | 3  |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 93
1  | 4  |  Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 81
World Rally Championship-2
| Pos. | Team  | Points
2  | 1  |  Škoda Motorsport II | 50
1  | 2  |  Škoda Motorsport | 43
1  | 3  |  Tommi Mäkinen Racing | 35
2  | 4  |  Hyundai Motorsport | 30
2  | 5  |  Printsport | 25
World Rally Championship-3
| Pos. | Team  | Points
3  | 1  |  OT Racing | 37
1  | 2  |  ADAC Sachsen | 37
| 3  |  ACI Team Italia | 33
1  | 4  |  Go+Cars Atlas Ward | 18
| 5  |  Castrol Ford Team Turkiye | 15

## 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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## External links

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