2018 Rally Turkey

2018 Rally Turkey
11. Marmaris Rally Turkey 2018
Round 10 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Host country Turkey
Rally baseMarmaris, Muğla
Dates run13 – 16 September 2018
Start locationMarmaris Castle, Muğla
Finish locationMarmaris, Muğla
Stages17 (312.44 km; 194.14 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance562.90 km (349.77 miles)
Overall distance875.34 km (543.91 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered52
Crews45 at start, 29 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
3:59:24.5
Power Stage winnerBelgium Thierry Neuville
Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerCzech Republic Jan Kopecký
Czech Republic Pavel Dresler
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport II
4:17:49.7
WRC-3 winnerSweden Emil Bergkvist
Sweden Joakim Sjöberg
Sweden Emil Bergkvist
4:40:03.2

The 2018 Rally Turkey (formally known as the Marmaris Rally Turkey 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 13 and 16 September 2018.[1] It marked the return and the eleventh running of Rally Turkey, last held in 2010. The event was the tenth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support series, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.[2] It was also the fifth and the last round of the Junior WRC championship.[3] The event was based in Marmaris in Muğla and consists of seventeen special stages totalling 312.44 km (194.14 mi) in competitive kilometres.[4][5]

Coming into the event, Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena were the reigning rally winning crew, but they chose not to participate in this year's event.[6][7] Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[8] The Škoda Motorsport II crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler won in the World Rally Championship-2 in a Škoda Fabia R5, while the Swedish crew of Emil Bergkvist and Joakim Sjöberg won in the World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship.[9]

After five rounds' battle, Emil Bergkvist and Johan Johansson became the drivers' and co-drivers' champion of 2018 Junior World Rally Championship respectively.[10]

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  2. ^ "Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018". speedcafe.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Junior WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Rally Turkey - Route and Facts - Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. ^ "WRC Rally Turkey Itinerary" (PDF). rallyturkey.com. Rally Turkey Marmaris. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. ^ "More joy for Loeb in Turkey". Sky Sports. British Sky Broadcasting. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  7. ^ Evans, David (20 December 2017). "Sebastien Loeb gets part-time Citroen World Rally Championship deal". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Sunday in Turkey: Tänak's turkish delight". wrc.com. WRC. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  9. ^ "WRC 2 in Turkey: Fifth win for KOPECKÝ". wrc.com. WRC. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Junior WRC in Turkey: Bergkvist Secures title". wrc.com. WRC. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.