2018 Rallye Deutschland
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. 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. 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.
| 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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Eventual winning crew Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja during the rally. | |||
| 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 | ||
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners and they successfully defended their title. 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.