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2018 Tour de Corse
*61^e Corsica Linea – Tour de Corse*
2018 Tour de Corse; 61e Corsica Linea – Tour de Corse
Round 4 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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	The Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC of Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul during the event.
Host country	France
Rally base	Bastia, Corsica
Dates run	5 – 8 April 2018
Start location	La Porta, Corsica
Finish location	Coti-Chiavari, Corsica
Stages	12 (333.48 km; 207.21 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac
Transport distance	1,119.68 km (695.74 miles)
Overall distance	1,454.16 km (903.57 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	92
Crews	87 at start, 71 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier; Julien Ingrassia; M-Sport Ford WRT; 3:26:52.7
Power Stage winner	Esapekka Lappi; Janne Ferm; Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Jan Kopecký; Pavel Dresler; Škoda Motorsport II; 3:37:27.5
WRC-3 winner	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi; Romain Courbon; Jean-Baptiste Franceschi; 3:56:28.7

The 2018 Tour de Corse (formally known as the Corsica Linea – Tour de Corse 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 5 and 8 April 2018.^[1] It marked the sixty-first running of the Tour de Corse and the fourth round of the 2018 World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. It was also the second round of the Junior World Rally Championship.^[2] The event was based in the town of Bastia in Corsica, and was contested over twelve special stages totalling a competitive distance of 333.48 km (207.21 mi).^[3]

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.^[4] Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the rally winners. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.^[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 local crew Jean-Baptiste Franceschi and Romain Courbon won the World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship.^[6]^[7]

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a four-point lead in the World Championships for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a twelve-point lead over M-Sport Ford WRT.

Route

The route of the 2018 event was substantially revised, with only two of the stages—La Porta – Valle di Rostino and Novella—carried over from the 2017 rally. The event was based in Bastia, which hosted the rally for the first time since 1978.^[1]

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, and the World Rally Championship-3. The final entry list consisted of fourteen World Rally Cars, eleven World Rally Championship-2 entries, and fifteen World Rally Championship-3 entries, fourteen of which were eligible to score points in the Junior World Rally Championship.

No.	Entrant	Driver	Co-Driver	Car	Tyre
World Rally Car entries
1	M-Sport Ford WRT	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
2	M-Sport Ford WRT	Elfyn Evans	Phil Mills	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
3	M-Sport Ford WRT	Bryan Bouffier	Xavier Panseri	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
4	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
5	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
6	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	M
7	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
8	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
9	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Yaris WRC	M
10	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën C3 WRC	M
11	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C3 WRC	M
81	Mauro Miele	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Citroën DS3 WRC	M
82	Armando Pereira	Armando Pereira	Remi Tutélaire	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	P
83	Alain Vauthier	Alain Vauthier	Stevie Nollet	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31	Škoda Motorsport II	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Fabia R5	M
32	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Takamoto Katsuta	Marko Salminen	Ford Fiesta R5	M
33	Škoda Motorsport II	Ole Christian Veiby	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Škoda Fabia R5	M
35	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Hiroki Arai	Glenn MacNeall	Ford Fiesta R5	M
36	Nil Solans	Nil Solans	Miquel Ibañez Sotos	Ford Fiesta R5	D
37	Printsport	Łukasz Pieniążek	Przemysław Mazur	Škoda Fabia R5	M
38	Citroën Total Rallye Team	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	Citroën C3 R5	M
39	BRC Racing Team	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	Hyundai i20 R5	M
40	Yoann Bonato	Yoann Bonato	Benjamin Boulloud	Citroën C3 R5	M
41	ACI Team Italia	Fabio Andolfi	Simone Scattolin	Škoda Fabia R5	P
42	Nicolas Ciamin	Nicolas Ciamin	Thibault de la Haye	Hyundai i20 R5	M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61	Denis Rådström	Denis Rådström^‡	Johan Johansson	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
62	Amaury Molle	Amaury Molle	Renaud Herman	Peugeot 208 R2	M
63	Emil Bergkvist	Emil Bergkvist^‡	Ola Fløene	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
64	ADAC Sachsen	Julius Tannert^‡	Jürgen Heigl	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
65	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi^‡	Romain Courbon	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
66	Terry Folb	Terry Folb^‡	Christopher Guieu	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
67	Callum Devine	Callum Devine^‡	Keith Moriarty	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
68	Emilio Fernández	Emilio Fernández^‡	Joaquin Riquelme	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
69	ACI Team Italia	Luca Bottarelli^‡	Manuel Fenoli	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
70	David Holder	David Holder^‡	Jason Farmer	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
71	OT Racing	Ken Torn^‡	Ken Järveoja	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
72	Tom Williams	Tom Williams^‡	Phil Hall	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
73	Enrico Oldrati	Enrico Oldrati^‡	Danilo Fappani	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
74	Castrol Ford Team Turkiye	Bugra Banaz^‡	Burak Erdener	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
75	Umberto Accornero	Umberto Accornero^‡	Maurizio Barone	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
Other major entries
84	Gus Greensmith	Gus Greensmith	Craig Parry	Ford Fiesta R5	M
Source:^[8]

Notes

^‡ — Driver is eligible to score points in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship.

Report

Pre-event

In the week before the rally, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) approved a rule change affecting the Power Stage. Any crew checking in late to the Power Stage will forfeit the opportunity to score bonus championship points in the Power Stage.^[9] The changes were introduced in response to a controversy that arose in previous rallies where crews deliberately checked in late, incurring time penalties but securing a preferable road position, thereby improving their chances of scoring bonus points.

Elfyn Evans' co-driver Daniel Barritt was replaced by Phil Mills as Barritt did not recover from an accident in Rally Mexico in time for the Tour de Corse.^[10]

Citroën's new R5 variant of the C3 WRC made its competitive début in the WRC-2 class during the rally.^[8]

Thursday

Thursday in Corsica only requires crews to complete a Shakedown. Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle won the stage, over two seconds faster than the Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen. Last year winner Thierry Neuville finished third, half a second faster than teammate Dani Sordo. Current championship leader Sébastien Ogier was fifth. From sixth to tenth were Elfyn Evans, Sébastien Loeb, Ott Tänak, Jari-Matti Latvala and Esapekka Lappi respectively.^[11]

Friday

Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier was absolutely flying in Friday. He set three fastest stage times out of four and built a lead of over half a minute over the last year winner Thierry Neuville, who was struggling with the brakes. Nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb, competing in the second of three guest appearances, carried too much pace into a left corner 400 metres after the start and dropped into a deep ditch.^[12] The rest stage won by Esapekka Lappi, who finished the day in fifth place, just less than one second ahead of Elfyn Evans and Dani Sordo. Kris Meeke, who suffered intermittent intercom problems in his C3, was third, 5.5 seconds ahead of Ott Tänak, who also had handling problems at the rear of his Toyota Yaris. Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala lacked confidence in his Toyota Yaris in eighth. Another 4.2 seconds behind was Andreas Mikkelsen. The Norwegian lost much time with a spin at the first corner in the opening stage and a brief trip into a ditch this morning, issues compounded by understeer when he tried to have a push this afternoon. Local man Bryan Bouffier completed the leaderboard in a Fiesta.

Saturday

Championship leader Sébastien Ogier ended the day with a 44.5 seconds advantage over Thierry Neuville. Ott Tänak snatching position by a tenth of a second from the Belgium in the final Novella test, as Kris Meeke crashed his Citroën C3 into retirement after mishearing a pace note. Esapekka Lappi was another 10.3 seconds behind in fourth place. Dani Sordo and Elfyn Evans were evenly matched all day. The Spaniard ended fifth in his i20, with a 3.1-second advantage over the Welshman who lost time after stalling his Fiesta's engine and being too hesitant on the tricky mountain roads. Andreas Mikkelsen was bothered by understeering this weekend. He finished seventh, ahead of WRC 2 category leader Jan Kopecký. Jari-Matti Latvala retired his Yaris from eighth after slamming the rear into a tree and Bryan Bouffier went out with engine problems in his Fiesta, while nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb, returning after yesterday's crash, won three stages in his C3. WRC 2 driver Fabio Andolfi and Ole Christian Veiby completed the provisional leaderboard in Škoda Fabia R5s.

Sunday

Sébastien Ogier led the Corsica linea - Tour de Corse from start to finish to win the three-day asphalt fixture by 36.1 seconds in his Ford Fiesta. Ott Tänak finished second in a Toyota Yaris, with Thierry Neuville, who suffered an engine issue at the power Stage, running out of the podium. Teammate Dani Sordo finished fourth after another consistent weekend, just 3.5 seconds ahead of Elfyn Evans. There was final day heartbreak for Esapekka Lappi. The Finn thrust himself into the fight for second yesterday, but his hopes were shattered when he hit a kerb and stopped to change a punctured tyre. He eventually plunged to seventh, but salvaged maximum bonus points by winning the final power Stage in his Yaris as well as overhauling Andreas Mikkelsen to climb to sixth. WRC 2 winner Jan Kopecký finished eighth ahead of Kris Meeke, who restarted today after Saturday's accident, with Yoann Bonato completed the top ten.

Classification

Top ten finishers

The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten.^[a]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Class	Stage
Overall classification
1	1	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:26:52.7	0.0	25	3
2	2	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:27:28.8	+36.1	18	1
3	3	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:28:00.2	+1:07.5	15	0
4	4	6	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:28:55.3	+2:02.6	12	0
5	5	2	Elfyn Evans	Phil Mills	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:28:58.8	+2:06.1	10	0
6	6	9	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	3:29:26.2	+2:33.5	8	5
7	7	4	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:29:36.1	+2:43.4	6	0
8	8	31	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	3:37:27.5	+10:34.8	4	0
9	9	10	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	3:37:33.2	+10:40.5	2	2
10	10	40	Yoann Bonato	Benjamin Boulloud	Yoann Bonato	Citroën C3 R5	3:39:18.7	+12:26.0	1	0
World Rally Championship-2
8	1	31	Jan Kopecký	Pavel Dresler	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	3:37:27.5	0.0	25	—
10	2	40	Yoann Bonato	Benjamin Boulloud	Yoann Bonato	Citroën C3 R5	3:39:18.7	+1:51.2	18	—
11	3	41	Fabio Andolfi	Simone Scattolin	ACI Team Italia	Škoda Fabia R5	3:40:36.0	+3:08.5	15	—
12	4	33	Ole Christian Veiby	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	Škoda Motorsport II	Škoda Fabia R5	3:40:37.8	+3:10.3	12	—
15	5	37	Łukasz Pieniążek	Przemysław Mazur	Printsport	Škoda Fabia R5	3:50:33.1	+13:05.6	10	—
23	6	39	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	BRC Racing Team	Hyundai i20 R5	4:00:13.0	+22:45.5	8	—
34	7	36	Nil Solans	Miquel Ibañez Sotos	Nil Solans	Ford Fiesta R5	4:10:08.4	+32:40.9	6	—
35	8	32	Takamoto Katsuta	Marko Salminen	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Ford Fiesta R5	4:10:16.4	+32:48.9	4	—
55	9	35	Hiroki Arai	Glenn MacNeall	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Ford Fiesta R5	4:22:32.6	+45:05.1	2	—
World Rally Championship-3
18	1	65	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Romain Courbon	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	3:56:28.7	0.0	25	—
19	2	66	Terry Folb	Christopher Guieu	Terry Folb	Ford Fiesta R2T	3:57:02.4	+33.7	18	—
22	3	63	Emil Bergkvist	Ola Fløene	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	3:59:57.3	+3:28.6	15	—
24	4	61	Dennis Rådström	Johan Johansson	Dennis Rådström	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:00:40.4	+4:11.7	12	—
25	5	67	Callum Devine	Keith Moriarty	Callum Devine	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:02:53.5	+6:24.8	10	—
27	6	71	Ken Torn	Ken Järveoja	OT Racing	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:03:06.5	+6:37.8	8	—
28	7	69	Luca Bottarelli	Manuel Fenoli	ACI Team Italia	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:03:54.3	+7:25.6	6	—
29	8	74	Bugra Banaz	Burak Erdener	Castrol Ford Team Turkiye	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:06:42.6	+10:13.9	4	—
32	9	64	Julius Tannert	Jürgen Heigl	ADAC Sachsen	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:09:25.3	+12:56.6	2	—
36	10	68	Emilio Fernández	Joaquin Riquelme	Emilio Fernández	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:10:23.3	+13:54.6	1	—
Junior World Rally Championship
18	1	65	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Romain Courbon	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	3:56:28.7	0.0	25	8
19	2	66	Terry Folb	Christopher Guieu	Terry Folb	Ford Fiesta R2T	3:57:02.4	+33.7	18	2
22	3	63	Emil Bergkvist	Ola Fløene	Emil Bergkvist	Ford Fiesta R2T	3:59:57.3	+3:28.6	15	0
24	4	61	Dennis Rådström	Johan Johansson	Dennis Rådström	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:00:40.4	+4:11.7	12	0
25	5	67	Callum Devine	Keith Moriarty	Callum Devine	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:02:53.5	+6:24.8	10	0
27	6	71	Ken Torn	Ken Järveoja	OT Racing	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:03:06.5	+6:37.8	8	0
28	7	69	Luca Bottarelli	Manuel Fenoli	ACI Team Italia	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:03:54.3	+7:25.6	6	1
29	8	74	Bugra Banaz	Burak Erdener	Castrol Ford Team Turkiye	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:06:42.6	+10:13.9	4	0
32	9	64	Julius Tannert	Jürgen Heigl	ADAC Sachsen	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:09:25.3	+12:56.6	2	0
36	10	68	Emilio Fernández	Joaquin Riquelme	Emilio Fernández	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:10:23.3	+13:54.6	1	0
Source:^[13]^[14]

Other notable finishers

The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten.^[a]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Class	Time	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Class	Time	Stage
14	14	11	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	3:47:50.7	4
38	11	73	Tom Williams	Phil Hall	Tom Williams	Ford Fiesta R2T	J-WRC	4:11:25.4	0
38	11	73	Tom Williams	Phil Hall	Tom Williams	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3	4:11:25.4	—
39	12	73	Enrico Oldrati	Danilo Fappani	Enrico Oldrati	Ford Fiesta R2T	J-WRC	4:12:14.3	0
39	13	73	Enrico Oldrati	Danilo Fappani	Enrico Oldrati	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3	4:12:14.3	—
45	13	75	Umberto Accornero	Maurizio Barone	Umberto Accornero	Ford Fiesta R2T	J-WRC	4:17:34.2	0
45	13	75	Umberto Accornero	Maurizio Barone	Umberto Accornero	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3	4:17:34.2	—
14	48	62	Amaury Molle	Renaud Herman	Amaury Molle	Peugeot 208 R2	WRC-3	4:20:06.6	—
58	14	70	David Holder	Jason Farmer	David Holder	Ford Fiesta R2T	J-WRC	4:27:57.8	0
58	15	70	David Holder	Jason Farmer	David Holder	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3	4:27:57.8	—
Source:^[13]^[14]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leader
Overall classification
5 April
5 April	—	Sorbo Ocagnano [Shakedown]	5.45 km	Kris Meeke	Citroën C3 WRC	4:00.8	—
6 April
	SS1	La Porta – Valle di Rostino 1	49.03 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	31:53.8	Sébastien Ogier
	SS2	Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 1	13.55 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	7:59.9
	SS3	La Porta – Valle di Rostino 2	49.03 km	Sébastien Ogier	Ford Fiesta WRC	31:44.1
	SS4	Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 2	13.55 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	7:59.4
7 April
	SS5	Cagnano – Pino – Canari 1	35.61 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C3 WRC	21:58.6
	SS6	Desert des Agriatres 1	15.45 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C3 WRC	8:32.4
	SS7	Novella 1	17.39 km	Ott Tänak	Toyota Yaris WRC	11:07.7
	SS8	Cagnano – Pino – Canari 2	35.61 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	21:44.7
	SS9	Desert des Agriatres 2	15.45 km	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C3 WRC	8:31.1
	SS10	Novella 2	17.39 km	Ott Tänak Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC Toyota Yaris WRC	11:07.1
8 April
	SS11	Vero – Sarrola – Carcopino	55.17 km	Ott Tänak	Toyota Yaris WRC	33:46.9
	SS12	Penitencier de Coti-Chiavari [Power stage]	16.25 km	Esapekka Lappi	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:41.2
World Rally Championship-2
5 April
5 April	—	Sorbo Ocagnano [Shakedown]	5.45 km	Stéphane Lefebvre	Citroën C3 R5	4:08.1	—
6 April
	SS1	La Porta – Valle di Rostino 1	49.03 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	33:52.1	Jan Kopecký
	SS2	Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 1	13.55 km	Stéphane Lefebvre	Citroën C3 R5	8:24.5
	SS3	La Porta – Valle di Rostino 2	49.03 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	33:21.5
	SS4	Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 2	13.55 km	Stéphane Lefebvre	Citroën C3 R5	8:24.2
7 April
	SS5	Cagnano – Pino – Canari 1	35.61 km	Ole Christian Veiby	Škoda Fabia R5	22:59.3
	SS6	Desert des Agriatres 1	15.45 km	Ole Christian Veiby	Škoda Fabia R5	8:54.9
	SS7	Novella 1	17.39 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	11:45.5
	SS8	Cagnano – Pino – Canari 2	35.61 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	22:50.5
	SS9	Desert des Agriatres 2	15.45 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	8:55.2
	SS10	Novella 2	17.39 km	Jan Kopecký	Škoda Fabia R5	11:47.1
8 April
	SS11	Vero – Sarrola – Carcopino	55.17 km	Ole Christian Veiby	Škoda Fabia R5	35:06.5
	SS12	Penitencier de Coti-Chiavari	16.25 km	Ole Christian Veiby	Škoda Fabia R5	10:10.8
World Rally Championship-3 / Junior World Rally Championship
5 April
5 April	—	Sorbo Ocagnano [Shakedown]	5.45 km	Denis Rådström	Ford Fiesta R2T	4:44.6	—
6 April
	SS1	La Porta – Valle di Rostino 1	49.03 km	Stage interrupted
	SS2	Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 1	13.55 km	Terry Folb	Ford Fiesta R2T	9:14.5	Terry Folb
	SS3	La Porta – Valle di Rostino 2	49.03 km	Terry Folb	Ford Fiesta R2T	36:29.4
	SS4	Piedigriggio – Pont de Castirlia 2	13.55 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	9:09.2
7 April
	SS5	Cagnano – Pino – Canari 1	35.61 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	25:08.6
	SS6	Desert des Agriatres 1	15.45 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	9:44.7
	SS7	Novella 1	17.39 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	12:45.0	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi
	SS8	Cagnano – Pino – Canari 2	35.61 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	24:51.4
	SS9	Desert des Agriatres 2	15.45 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	9:39.7
	SS10	Novella 2	17.39 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	12:47.6
8 April
	SS11	Vero – Sarrola – Carcopino	55.17 km	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Ford Fiesta R2T	38:26.5
	SS12	Penitencier de Coti-Chiavari	16.25 km	Luca Bottarelli	Ford Fiesta R2T	11:14.3

Power stage

The Power stage was a 16.25 km stage at the end of the rally. Additional World Championship points were awarded to the five fastest crews.

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Diff.	Pts.
1	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:41.2	0.0	5
2	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C3 WRC	9:43.4	+2.2	4
3	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	9:44.6	+3.4	3
4	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën C3 WRC	9:44.6	+3.4	2
5	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:49.7	+8.5	1

J-WRC stage winning crews

Junior World Rally Championship crews scored additional points. Each of the fastest stage time was awarded with one bonus point.

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Pts.
1	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	Romain Courbon	Ford Fiesta R2T	8
2	Terry Folb	Christopher Guieu	Ford Fiesta R2T	2
3	Luca Bottarelli	Manuel Fenoli	Ford Fiesta R2T	1

Penalties

The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.^[a]

Stage	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Class	Reason	Penalty
SS18	70	David Holder	Jason Farmer	David Holder	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3, JWRC	2 minutes late	0:20

Retirements

The following notable crews retired from the event.^[a] Under Rally2 regulations, they were eligible to re-enter the event starting from the next leg. Crews that re-entered were given an additional time penalty.

Stage	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Class	Cause	Re-entry
SS4	11	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	Off road	Yes
SS4	32	Takamoto Katsuta	Marko Salminen	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS4	36	Nil Solans	Miquel Ibañez Sotos	Nil Solans	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS5	38	Stéphane Lefebvre	Gabin Moreau	Citroën Total Rallye Team	Citroën C3 R5	WRC-2	Accident	No
SS8	3	Bryan Bouffier	Xavier Panseri	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	Engine	No
SS8	7	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	Accident	No
SS10	10	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	WRC	Off road	Yes
SS10	35	Hiroki Arai	Glenn MacNeall	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS11	42	Nicolas Ciamin	Thibault de la Haye	Nicolas Ciamin	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	Accident	No

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' championships

	Pos.	Driver	Points
World Rally Championship
	1	Sébastien Ogier	84
	2	Thierry Neuville	67
3	3	Ott Tänak	45
1	4	Andreas Mikkelsen	41
1	5	Kris Meeke	36
World Rally Championship-2
	Pos.	Driver	Points
1	1	Jan Kopecký	50
1	2	Pontus Tidemand	43
	3	Takamoto Katsuta	29
4	4	Ole Christian Veiby	27
1	5	Eddie Sciessere	18
World Rally Championship-3
	Pos.	Driver	Points
6	1	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	37
	2	Denis Rådström	37
2	3	Emil Bergkvist	33
4	4	Terry Folb	28
4	5	Enrico Brazzoli	25
Junior World Rally Championship
	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Denis Rådström	46
2	2	Jean-Baptiste Franceschi	45
1	3	Emil Bergkvist	38
1	4	Terry Folb	30
1	5	Callum Devine	18

Co-Drivers' championships

	Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
World Rally Championship
	1	Julien Ingrassia	84
	2	Nicolas Gilsoul	67
3	3	Martin Järveoja	45
1	4	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	41
1	5	Paul Nagle	36
World Rally Championship-2
	Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
1	1	Pavel Dresler	50
1	2	Jonas Andersson	43
	3	Marko Salminen	29
4	4	Stig Rune Skjærmoen	27
1	5	Flavio Zanella	18
World Rally Championship-3
	Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
6	1	Romain Courbon	37
	2	Johan Johansson	37
2	3	Ola Fløene	33
4	4	Christopher Guieu	28
4	5	Luca Beltrame	25
Junior World Rally Championship
	Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
	1	Johan Johansson	46
2	2	Romain Courbon	45
1	3	Ola Fløene	38
1	4	Christopher Guieu	30
1	5	Keith Moriarty	18

Manufacturers' and teams' championships

	Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
World Rally Championship
	1	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	111
	2	M-Sport Ford WRT	107
1	3	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	93
1	4	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	81
World Rally Championship-2
	Pos.	Team	Points
2	1	Škoda Motorsport II	50
1	2	Škoda Motorsport	43
1	3	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	35
2	4	Hyundai Motorsport	30
2	5	Printsport	25
World Rally Championship-3
	Pos.	Team	Points
3	1	OT Racing	37
1	2	ADAC Sachsen	37
	3	ACI Team Italia	33
1	4	Go+Cars Atlas Ward	18
	5	Castrol Ford Team Turkiye	15

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.

References

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External links

Official website (in French and English)
2018 Tour de Corse in e-wrc website
The official website of the World Rally Championship

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