2018 Rally Argentina
The 2018 Rally Argentina (formally known as the YPF Rally Argentina 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 26 and 29 April 2018. It marked the thirty-eighth running of Rally Argentina, and was the fifth round of the 2018 World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. The event was based in Villa Carlos Paz in Córdoba Province and consisted of eighteen special stages totalling 358.25 km (222.61 mi) competitive kilometres.
| 2018 Rally Argentina 38. YPF Rally Argentina | |||
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Round 5 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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| Host country | Argentina | ||
| Rally base | Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba | ||
| Dates run | 26 – 29 April 2018 | ||
| Start location | Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba | ||
| Finish location | El Cóndor, Córdoba | ||
| Stages | 18 (358.25 km; 222.61 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 942.40 km (585.58 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,300.65 km (808.19 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 27 | ||
| Crews | 27 at start, 19 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 3:43:28.9 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Pontus Tidemand Jonas Andersson Škoda Motorsport 3:55:44.7 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | no WRC-3 entries | ||
Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners, while the Škoda Motorsport crew of Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5.