2018 WRC3 Championship explained

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.^[1]

Nil Solans and Miquel Ibáñez were the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions,^[2] 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.^{[3] [4]}

Entries

Manufacturer	Car		Tyre			Rounds
Citroën					Pavlo Cherepin	2
					Stefan Davis	8, 13
					Luca Beltrame	13
Ford					Manuel Fenoli
					Elia De Guio	10
					Danilo Fappani	6, 8
				Enrico Oldrati	Danilo Fappani	2, 4
					Jürgen Heigl	2, 4, 6, 8, 10
					Keith Moriarty	2, 4
					Brian Hoy	6, 8, 10
					Jason Farmer	2
			4, 6, 8, 10
						2, 4, 6, 8, 10
					Ola Fløene	2, 4
					Joakim Sjöberg	6, 8
					Patrick Barth	10
						2, 4, 6, 8, 10
					Romain Courbon	1
						2, 4
					Romain Courbon	6, 8, 10
						7
					Kuldar Sikk	2, 6, 8, 10
					Ken Järveoja	4
						2, 4
						6, 8–9
						2
					Phil Hall
						4, 6, 8, 10
						4, 6, 8
						8
		Louise Cook		Louise Cook	Stefan Davis	9–12
		Raul Badiu		Raul Badiu	Gabriel Lazar	10
	Ford Fiesta R2	MH Motorsport		Tom Williams	Phil Hall	3
		Darren Garrod		Sanjay Takale	Darren Garrod	8
Peugeot	Peugeot 208 R2	Amaury Molle		Amaury Molle	Renaud Herman	1, 4, 12
		Enrico Brazzoli		Enrico Brazzoli	Luca Beltrame	1, 7
						9, 11–12
		Taisko Lario		Taisko Lario		1
		Louise Cook		Louise Cook	Stefan Davis	7
Source:^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[13] ^[14] ^[15] ^[16] ^[17]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round	Event					Report
1	Rallye Monte Carlo	Enrico Brazzoli	Luca Beltrame	Enrico Brazzoli	5:22:03.0	Report
2	Rally Sweden	Denis Rådström		Denis Rådström	3:16:26.0	Report
3	Rally México	No WRC3 finishers				Report
4	Tour de Corse		Romain Courbon		3:56:28.7	Report
5		No WRC3 entries				Report
6	Rally Portugal	Denis Rådström	Johan Johansson	Denis Rådström	4:26:51.2	Report
7		Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Romain Courbon		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		Patrick Barth		4:40:03.2	Report
11	Wales Rally GB	Tom Williams	Phil Hall	Tom Williams	3:49:44.9	Report
12		Enrico Brazzoli	Luca Beltrame	Enrico Brazzoli	3:58:18.3	Report
13	Rally Australia	No WRC3 finishers				Report

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Six best results counted towards championship.^[18]

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

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 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 Driver MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN DEU TUR GBR CAT AUS Drops Points

FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers

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 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 Driver MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN DEU TUR GBR CAT AUS Drops Points

FIA WRC3 Championship for Teams

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 3 3 4 1 67 3 OT Racing 4 1 Ret 1 Ret 62 4 ADAC Sachsen 1 4 5 3 Ret 62 5 4 1 2 Ret 55 6 5 2 6 2 54 7 2 18 Driver MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN DEU TUR GBR CAT AUS Points

External links

• Official website of the World Rally Championship
• Official website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2013 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 December 2012. 2 December 2013.
2. Web site: Nil Solans WRC-3 champion. WRC.com. 20 August 2017. 8 October 2017.
3. News: FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions. 2018-10-12. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2018-10-26. en.
4. News: FIA steps up plan to simplify WRC into five-tier career ladder. David. Evans. Autosport. Motorsport Network. 8 October 2019. 8 October 2019.
5. News: Rallye Monte-Carlo Entry List. acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. 12 January 2018. 12 January 2018.
6. News: Rally Sweden Entry List. rallysweden.com. Rally Sweden. 16 January 2018. 16 January 2018.
7. News: Rally Mexico Entry List. rallymexico.com. 22 February 2018. 22 February 2018.
8. News: Corsica linea Tour de Corse 2018 Entry List. tourdecorse.com. 15 March 2018. 15 March 2018. 16 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023141/http://www.tourdecorse.com/site/download/official_documents_uk/entry_list/Corsica-linea-Tour-de-Corse-2018-Entry-List.pdf. dead.
9. News: YPF Rally Argentina 2018 Entry List. rallyargentina.com. 4 April 2018. 4 April 2018.
10. News: Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2018 Entry List. rallydeportugal.pt. 7 May 2018. 7 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507222631/http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/ResourcesUser/docs/QuadroOficial/Listas-inscritos/ENTRYLIST_VODAFONE%20RALLY%20DE%20PORTUGAL_2018.pdf. 7 May 2018. dead.
11. News: Rally Italia Sardegna 2018 Entry List. rallyitaliasardegna.com. 17 May 2018. 19 May 2018.
12. News: Rally Finland 2018 Entry List. nesterallyfinland.fi. 29 June 2018. 29 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155232/http://www.nesterallyfinland.fi/site/assets/files/4814/2018_nrf_entry_list_29062018.pdf. 29 June 2018. dead.
13. News: ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2018 Entry List. adac-rallye-deutschland.de. ADAC Rallye Deutschland. 26 July 2018. 31 July 2018.
14. News: Rally Turkey 2018 Entry List. rallyturkey.com. 22 August 2018. 23 August 2018.
15. News: Wales Rally GB 2018 Entry List. walesrallygb.com. Wales Rally GB. 14 September 2018. 15 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180915192611/https://www.walesrallygb.com/documents/WRGB_Entry_List_INT_approved_by_the_FIA_14-Sep-18.pdf. 15 September 2018. dead.
16. News: Rally RACC Catalunya 2018 Entry List. rallyracc.com. 10 October 2018. 10 October 2018.
17. News: Rally Australia 2018 Entry List. rallyaustralia.com. 23 October 2018. 28 October 2018.
18. Web site: 2018 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations . 11 December 2017 . juwra.com.