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Jan Kopecký defeated former champion Pontus Tidemand to the title.
File:Škoda Motorsport (18060783156).jpg Škoda Motorsport became teams' champion for the third time.
The 2018 FIA WRC2 Championship was the sixth season of WRC2 , a rallying championship organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile , running in support of the World Rally Championship . The championship was open to cars complying with R4 , R5 , and Super 2000 regulations.[ 1]
Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson were the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions. Škoda Motorsport were the defending teams' champions. Although Škoda Motorsport went on to win the teams' championship for the third year in a row, Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler succeeded for the drivers' and co-drivers' titles defeating the former champions.
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The 2018 season saw several new car models become available for competition:
The following teams and crews were entered in the 2018 FIA WRC2 Championship:
Manufacturer
Car
Tyre
Driver
Co-driver
Rounds
Ford
Ford Fiesta R5
M-Sport Ford WRT
M
France Eric Camilli
France Benjamin Veillas
1, 9, 11
Finland Teemu Suninen
Finland Mikko Markkula
1
Bolivia Marco Bulacia
Argentina Fernando Mussano
3
D
5
Spain Nil Solans
Spain Miquel Ibañez
3–6
P
9
Spain Marc Martí
11–12
M
Gus Greensmith
Craig Parry
3, 5–6, 8
Stuart Loudon
9
Alex Gelsomino
10–11
Chile Pedro Heller
Argentina Pablo Olmos
3, 5–6, 10, 13
Chile Alberto Heller
Argentina José Diaz
5, 13
Finland Jouni Virtanen
Finland Enni Mälkönen
8
P
Georgios Vassilakis
Spyros Koltsidas
10
Belgium X-One Racing
P
Netherlands Kevin Abbring
Belgium Pieter Tsjoen
1–2, 6
Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing
P
Japan Takamoto Katsuta
Finland Marko Salminen
2, 6
M
4, 7–8, 12
Japan Hiroki Arai
Finland Jarmo Lehtinen
7–8
Australia Glenn MacNeall
4
P
2, 6
Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing 2
M
Finland Jarkko Nikara
Japan Sayaka Adachi
8
Russia TAIF Motorsport
M
Russia Radik Shaymiev
Russia Maxim Tsvetkov
2
GB Motors
P
Gianluca Linari
Nicola Arena
2
Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye
P
Turkey Murat Bostanci
Turkey Onur Vatansever
6, 8, 10
Keane Motorsport
P
Romania Simone Tempestini
Romania Sergiu Itu
6
Lotos Rally Team
P
Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Maciek Szczepaniak
7, 9–10, 12
Turkey Ford Motorsport Turkey
P
Turkey Yağiz Avci
Turkey Ersan Alkir
10
Turkey Deniz Fahri
Turkey Bahadir Gücenmez
10
Turkey Bora Manyera
Turkey Cem Çerkez
10
Škoda Auto
Škoda Fabia R5
Škoda Motorsport II
M
Jan Kopecký
Pavel Dresler
1, 4, 7, 9–10
Norway Ole Christian Veiby
Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen
4, 7
Finland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
9, 11
Pontus Tidemand
Jonas Andersson
10–11
Škoda Motorsport
2–3, 5–6
Norway Ole Christian Veiby
Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen
2, 8
Finland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
3, 5, 8, 12
Finland Juuso Nordgren
Finland Tapio Suominen
6
Jan Kopecký
Pavel Dresler
12
Finland Printsport
M
Łukasz Pieniążek
Przemysław Mazur
2, 4, 6–7, 9, 11–12
Finland Emil Lindholm
Finland Mikael Korhonen
8
P
Lars Stugemo
Kalle Lexe
2, 8
S.A. Motorsport Italia Srl
D
Umberto Scandola
Andrea Gaspari
2, 9
CA1 Sport Ltd
D
Fredrik Åhlin
Joakim Sjöberg
2
Pontus Tidemand Racing
P
Mattias Adielsson
Andreas Johansson
2
Toksport World Rally Team
P
Finland Janne Tuohino
Finland Reeta Hämäläinen
2
Finland Jarmo Berg
Finland Rami Suorsa
2
M
Chris Ingram
Ross Whittock
10–11
Norway Henning Solberg
Austria Ilka Minor
12
Rhys Yates
Elliott Edmondson
12
Motorsport Italia
P
Benito Guerra
Spain Borja Rozada
3, 6–9
Emanuele Inglesi
12
Portugal Diogo Salvi
Portugal Hugo Magalhães
10
Armin Kremer
Pirmin Winklhofer
13
ACI Team Italia WRC
P
Fabio Andolfi
Simone Scattolin
4, 6, 12
Emanuele Inglesi
8–9, 11
Paraguay Saba Competición
D
Paraguay Gustavo Saba
Argentina Marcelo der Ohannesian
5
Paraguay ABR World Rally Team
D
Paraguay Tiago Weiler
Argentina Fabian Cretu
5
Finland TGS Worldwide
M
Finland Eerik Pietarinen
Finland Juhana Raitanen
8
Škoda Auto Deutschland
M
Fabian Kreim
Frank Christian
9
Turkey BC Vision Motorsport
M
Turkey Burak Çukurova
Turkey Vedat Bostanci
10
P
Turkey Erkan Güral
Turkey Burak Koçoğlu
10
Spain Race Seven
D
Bolivia Marco Bulacia
Argentina Fabian Cretu
11–12
France 2C Competition
M
France Sylvain Michel
France Anthony Gorguilo
12
Peugeot
Peugeot 208 T16 R5
Belgium Peugeot Belgium Luxembourg
M
Belgium Guillaume De Mévius
Belgium Louis Louka
1, 4
Citroën
Citroën DS3 R5
France PH Sport
M
Eddie Sciessere
Flavio Zanella
1
Citroën C3 R5
Norway Ole Christian Veiby
Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen
11
France Citroën Total
M
France Stéphane Lefebvre
France Gabin Moreau
4, 6–9, 11–12
Romania Simone Tempestini
Romania Sergiu Itu
7–12
Norway Ole Christian Veiby
Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen
12
France CHL Sport Auto
M
France Yoann Bonato
France Benjamin Boulloud
4, 9
Portugal Sports & You
M
Spain Pepe López
Spain Borja Rozada
12
Hyundai
Hyundai i20 R5
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport
M
Finland Jari Huttunen
Finland Antti Linnaketo
2–3, 6, 8–9, 11–12
France Nicolas Ciamin
France Thibault de la Haye
4, 7–9
Finland Max Vatanen
France Christopher Guieu
6
BRC Racing Team
M
France Pierre-Louis Loubet
France Vincent Landais
4, 6–9, 11–12
Paraguay Hyundai Paraguay
D
Paraguay Diego Dominguez
Argentina Edgardo Galindo
5
Metior Sport
M
Eddie Sciessere
Pietro Ometto
9
Spain Hyundai Motor España
M
Spain José Antonio Suárez
Spain Cándido Carrera
9, 12
Volkswagen
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Volkswagen Motorsport
M
France Eric Camilli
France Benjamin Veillas
12
Norway Petter Solberg
Norway Veronica Engan
12
Subaru
Subaru Impreza WRX STi
GB Motors
P
Gianluca Linari
Pietro Ometto
13
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Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Six best results counted towards championship.
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Black
Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank
Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
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Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points