# 2018 WRC3 Championship

The 2018 FIA WRC3 Championship was the sixth season of WRC3, a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. It was created when the Group R class of rally car was introduced in 2013.
Nil Solans and Miquel Ibáñez were the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions, while ADAC Sachsen were the defending teams' champions. Enrico Brazzoli and Luca Beltrame won the drivers' and co-drivers' championships. ACI Team Italia won the teams' title.
The 2018 WRC3 season was the final season of the championship for two-wheel drive cars and it was cancelled by the FIA after the 2018 season, however it was revived in 2020 with a new set of regulations for four-wheel drive Group Rally2 cars.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Oceania.
| Round | Dates | Dates | Rally | Rally headquarters | Rally details | Rally details | Rally details |
| Round | Start | Finish | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance |
| 1 | 25 January | 28 January | Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Mixed | 17 | 394.74 km |
| 2 | 15 February | 18 February | Rally Sweden | Torsby, Värmland | Snow | 19 | 314.25 km |
| 3 | 8 March | 11 March | Rally Guanajuato México | León, Guanajuato | Gravel | 22 | 344.49 km |
| 4 | 5 April | 8 April | Tour de Corse | Bastia, Haute-Corse | Tarmac | 12 | 333.48 km |
| 5 | 26 April | 29 April | Rally Argentina | Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel | 18 | 358.25 km |
| 6 | 17 May | 20 May | Rally de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto | Gravel | 20 | 358.19 km |
| 7 | 7 June | 10 June | Rally Italia Sardegna | Alghero, Sardinia | Gravel | 20 | 313.46 km |
| 8 | 26 July | 29 July | Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi | Gravel | 23 | 317.26 km |
| 9 | 16 August | 19 August | ADAC Rallye Deutschland | Bostalsee, Saarland | Tarmac | 18 | 325.76 km |
| 10 | 13 September | 16 September | Marmaris Rally of Turkey | Marmaris, Muğla | Gravel | 17 | 312.44 km |
| 11 | 4 October | 7 October | Wales Rally GB | Deeside, Flintshire | Gravel | 23 | 318.34 km |
| 12 | 25 October | 28 October | RACC Rally Catalunya de España | Salou, Tarragona | Mixed | 18 | 331.58 km |
| 13 | 15 November | 18 November | Rally Australia | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | Gravel | 24 | 318.64 km |
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### Calendar changes

The Rally of Poland was removed from the calendar after the FIA repeatedly raised concerns about the event's safety. The FIA had previously ordered a review of the event's safety standards ahead of the 2017 event, threatening to rescind the rally's World Championship status if conditions were not improved.
The Rally of Poland was replaced by the Rally of Turkey, which returned to the calendar for the first time since 2010. The event, which was previously based in Istanbul, return to south-western Turkey. It was based in the coastal resort town of Marmaris in Muğla Province, with the route running along the Mediterranean coastline.
The rallies of Great Britain and Catalunya swapped places on the schedule, with Rally Catalunya becoming the penultimate round of the championship. Rallye Deutschland relocated to a new headquarters with the service park located at the Bostalsee reservoir in Saarland state.

### Route changes

Rallye Monte Carlo featured a heavily revised route from the 2017 event, with half the route being brand new. After starting in Mexico City in 2017, Rally Mexico returned to its traditional start in Guanajuato. The route featured minor changes and included a new Power Stage.
The route for the Tour de Corse was heavily revised, with only two of the seven stages being run as they were in 2017. The headquarters of the event was relocated to Bastia, which hosted the event for the first time since 1978.
Organisers of the Wales Rally GB announced plans for a heavily revised route. The changes were made possible by the passage of legislation by the British government allowing public roads to be used for motorsport.

## Entries

| Manufacturer | Car | Entrant | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Citroën | Citroën DS3 R3T | Go+Cars Atlas Ward | M | Yuriy Protasov | Pavlo Cherepin | 2 |
| Citroën | Citroën DS3 R3T | Louise Cook | M | Louise Cook | Stefan Davis | 8, 13 |
| Citroën | Citroën DS3 R3T | Enrico Brazzoli | P | Enrico Brazzoli | Luca Beltrame | 13 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | ACI Team Italia | P | Luca Bottarelli | Manuel Fenoli | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | ACI Team Italia | P | Enrico Oldrati | Elia De Guio | 10 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | ACI Team Italia | P | Enrico Oldrati | Danilo Fappani | 6, 8 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Enrico Oldrati | P | Enrico Oldrati | Danilo Fappani | 2, 4 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | ADAC Sachsen | P | Julius Tannert | Jürgen Heigl | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Callum Devine | P | Callum Devine | Keith Moriarty | 2, 4 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Callum Devine | P | Callum Devine | Brian Hoy | 6, 8, 10 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | David Holder | P | David Holder | Jason Farmer | 2 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Holder Brothers Racing | P | David Holder | Jason Farmer | 4, 6, 8, 10 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Denis Rådström | P | Denis Rådström | Johan Johansson | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Emil Bergkvist | P | Emil Bergkvist | Ola Fløene | 2, 4 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Emil Bergkvist | P | Emil Bergkvist | Joakim Sjöberg | 6, 8 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Emil Bergkvist | P | Emil Bergkvist | Patrick Barth | 10 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Emilio Fernández | P | Emilio Fernández | Joaquin Riquelme | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | M | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Romain Courbon | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | P | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Romain Courbon | 2, 4 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Équipe de France FFSA Rally | P | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Romain Courbon | 6, 8, 10 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Équipe de France FFSA Rally | M | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Romain Courbon | 7 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | OT Racing | P | Ken Torn | Kuldar Sikk | 2, 6, 8, 10 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | OT Racing | P | Ken Torn | Ken Järveoja | 4 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Terry Folb | P | Terry Folb | Christopher Guieu | 2, 4 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Terry Folb | P | Terry Folb | Kevin Bronner | 6, 8–9 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Théo Chalal | P | Théo Chalal | Jacques-Julien Renucci | 2 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Tom Williams | P | Tom Williams | Phil Hall | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10–11 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Catrol Ford Team Türkiye | P | Bugra Banaz | Burak Erdener | 4, 6, 8, 10 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Umberto Accornero | P | Umberto Accornero | Barone Maurizio | 4, 6, 8 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Team Flying Finn | P | Henri Hokkala | Kimmo Pahkala | 8 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Louise Cook | M | Louise Cook | Stefan Davis | 9–12 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2T | Raul Badiu | P | Raul Badiu | Gabriel Lazar | 10 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | MH Motorsport | P | Tom Williams | Phil Hall | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Fiesta R2 | Darren Garrod | P | Sanjay Takale | Darren Garrod | 8 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | Amaury Molle | M | Amaury Molle | Renaud Herman | 1, 4, 12 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | Enrico Brazzoli | D | Enrico Brazzoli | Luca Beltrame | 1, 7 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | Enrico Brazzoli | P | Enrico Brazzoli | Luca Beltrame | 9, 11–12 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | Taisko Lario | M | Taisko Lario | Tatu Hämäläinen | 1 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | Taisko Lario | P | Taisko Lario | Tatu Hämäläinen | 2, 7–9, 11–12 |
| Peugeot | Peugeot 208 R2 | Louise Cook | M | Louise Cook | Stefan Davis | 7 |
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## Results and standings
### Season summary

| Round | Event | Winning driver | Winning co-driver | Winning entrant | Winning time | Report |
| 1 | Rallye Monte Carlo | Enrico Brazzoli | Luca Beltrame | Enrico Brazzoli | 5:22:03.0 | Report |
| 2 | Rally Sweden | Denis Rådström | Johan Johansson | Denis Rådström | 3:16:26.0 | Report |
| 3 | Rally México | No WRC3 finishers | No WRC3 finishers | No WRC3 finishers | No WRC3 finishers | Report |
| 4 | Tour de Corse | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Romain Courbon | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | 3:56:28.7 | Report |
| 5 | Rally Argentina | No WRC3 entries | No WRC3 entries | No WRC3 entries | No WRC3 entries | Report |
| 6 | Rally Portugal | Denis Rådström | Johan Johansson | Denis Rådström | 4:26:51.2 | Report |
| 7 | Rally Italia Sardegna | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Romain Courbon | Équipe de France FFSA Rally | 4:14:07.7 | Report |
| 8 | Rally Finland | Ken Torn | Kuldar Sikk | OT Racing | 3:03:07.2 | Report |
| 9 | Rallye Deutschland | Taisko Lario | Tatu Hämäläinen | Taisko Lario | 3:49:47.9 | Report |
| 10 | Rally Turkey | Emil Bergkvist | Patrick Barth | Emil Bergkvist | 4:40:03.2 | Report |
| 11 | Wales Rally GB | Tom Williams | Phil Hall | Tom Williams | 3:49:44.9 | Report |
| 12 | Rally Catalunya | Enrico Brazzoli | Luca Beltrame | Enrico Brazzoli | 3:58:18.3 | Report |
| 13 | Rally Australia | No WRC3 finishers | No WRC3 finishers | No WRC3 finishers | No WRC3 finishers | Report |

### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Six best results counted towards championship.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | DEU | TUR | GBR | CAT | AUS | Drops | Points |
| 1 | Enrico Brazzoli | 1 | | | | | | 4 | | 2 | | 2 | 1 | Ret | 0 | 98 |
| 2 | Taisko Lario | 3 | 8 | | | | | 2 | 7 | 1 | | 3 | 2 | | 4 | 97 |
| 3 | Emil Bergkvist | | 2 | | 3 | | 5 | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 0 | 86 |
| 4 | Denis Rådström | | 1 | | 4 | | 1 | | Ret | | 2 | | | | 0 | 80 |
| 5 | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | Ret | 4 | | 1 | | 9 | 1 | 3 | | Ret | | | | 0 | 79 |
| 6 | Louise Cook | | | | | | | 3 | DNS | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | WD | 0 | 59 |
| 7 | Tom Williams | | 12 | Ret | 11 | | 7 | | 6 | | 6 | 1 | | | 0 | 47 |
| 8 | Callum Devine | | 7 | | 5 | | Ret | | 5 | | 4 | | | | 0 | 38 |
| 9 | Ken Torn | | 14 | | 6 | | Ret | | 1 | | Ret | | | | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Julius Tannert | | 3 | | 9 | | 10 | | 4 | | Ret | | | | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Bugra Banaz | | | | 8 | | 4 | | 8 | | 5 | | | | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Terry Folb | | 5 | | 2 | | Ret | | 13 | WD | | | | | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Enrico Oldrati | | Ret | | 12 | | 2 | | 9 | | 8 | | | | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | David Holder | | 11 | | 15 | | 3 | | 10 | | 7 | | | | 0 | 22 |
| 15 | Amaury Molle | 2 | | | 14 | | | | | | | | WD | | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Emilio Fernández | | 9 | | 10 | | 11 | | 15 | | 3 | | | | 0 | 18 |
| 17 | Luca Bottarelli | | 10 | | 7 | | 6 | | 12 | | WD | | | | 0 | 15 |
| 18 | Yuriy Protasov | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Umberto Accornero | | | | 13 | | 8 | | 11 | | | | | | 0 | 4 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | DEU | TUR | GBR | CAT | AUS | Drops | Points |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | DEU | TUR | GBR | CAT | AUS | Drops | Points |
| 1 | Luca Beltrame | 1 | | | | | | 4 | | 2 | | 2 | 1 | Ret | 0 | 98 |
| 2 | Tatu Hämäläinen | 3 | 8 | | | | | 2 | 7 | 1 | | 3 | 2 | | 4 | 97 |
| 3 | Johan Johansson | | 1 | | 4 | | 1 | | Ret | | 2 | | | | 0 | 80 |
| 4 | Romain Courbon | Ret | 4 | | 1 | | 9 | 1 | 3 | | Ret | | | | 0 | 79 |
| 5 | Stefan Davis | | | | | | | 3 | DNS | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | WD | 0 | 59 |
| 6 | Phil Hall | | 12 | Ret | 11 | | 7 | | 6 | | 6 | 1 | | | 0 | 47 |
| 7 | Ola Fløene | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Jürgen Heigl | | 3 | | 9 | | 10 | | 4 | | Ret | | | | 0 | 30 |
| 9 | Burak Erdener | | | | 8 | | 4 | | 8 | | 5 | | | | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Christopher Guieu | | 5 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Joakim Sjöberg | | | | | | 5 | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | 28 |
| 12 | Kuldar Sikk | | 14 | | | | Ret | | 1 | | Ret | | | | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Patrick Barth | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 25 |
| 14 | Jason Farmer | | 11 | | 15 | | 3 | | 10 | | 7 | | | | 0 | 22 |
| 15 | Brian Hoy | | | | | | Ret | | 5 | | 4 | | | | 0 | 22 |
| 16 | Danilo Fappani | | Ret | | 12 | | 2 | | 9 | | | | | | 0 | 20 |
| 17 | Renaud Herman | 2 | | | 14 | | | | | | | | WD | | 0 | 18 |
| 18 | Joaquin Riquelme | | 9 | | 10 | | 11 | | 15 | | 3 | | | | 0 | 18 |
| 19 | Keith Moriarty | | 7 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 16 |
| 20 | Manuel Fenoli | | 10 | | 7 | | 6 | | 12 | | WD | | | | 0 | 15 |
| 21 | Pavlo Cherepin | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Ken Järveoja | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Maurizio Barone | | | | 13 | | 8 | | 11 | | | | | | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Elia De Guio | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | 0 | 4 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | DEU | TUR | GBR | CAT | AUS | Drops | Points |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### FIA WRC3 Championship for Teams

| Pos. | Team | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | DEU | TUR | GBR | CAT | AUS | Points |
| 1 | ACI Team Italia | | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | | 5 | | 3 | | | | 83 |
| 2 | Castrol Ford Team Turkiye | | | | 3 | | 3 | | 4 | | 1 | | | | 67 |
| 3 | OT Racing | | 4 | | 1 | | Ret | | 1 | | Ret | | | | 62 |
| 4 | ADAC Sachsen | | 1 | | 4 | | 5 | | 3 | | Ret | | | | 62 |
| 5 | Équipe de France FFSA Rally | | | | | | 4 | 1 | 2 | | Ret | | | | 55 |
| 6 | Holder Brothers Racing | | | | 5 | | 2 | | 6 | | 2 | | | | 54 |
| 7 | Go+Cars Atlas Ward | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | DEU | TUR | GBR | CAT | AUS | Points |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |