2018 Rally Deutschland 36. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2018 | |||
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Round 9 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Germany | ||
Rally base | Bostalsee, Saarland | ||
Dates run | 16 – 19 August 2018 | ||
Start location | Winterbach, Saarland | ||
Finish location | Sankt Wendel, Saarland | ||
Stages | 18 (325.76 km; 202.42 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
Transport distance | 896.13 km (556.83 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,221.89 km (759.25 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 64 | ||
Crews | 60 at start, 45 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:03:36.9 | ||
Power Stage winner | Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia M-Sport Ford WRT | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda Motorsport II 3:16:49.7 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Taisko Lario Tatu Hämäläinen Taisko Lario 3:49:47.9 |
The 2018 Rallye Deutschland (formally known as the ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 16 and 19 August 2018.[1] It marked the thirty-sixth running of Rallye Deutschland, and was the ninth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.[2] The event was based at Sankt Wendel in the countryside surrounding the Bostalsee in Saarland, and consisted of eighteen special stages totalling 325.76 km (202.42 mi) in competitive kilometres.[3]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners and they successfully defended their title.[4][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 Finnish crew Taisko Lario and Tatu Hämäläinen won the World Rally Championship-3.[6]