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2018 Rally Mexico
15. Rally Guanajuato Mexico
Round 3 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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Host country Mexico
Rally baseLeón, Guanajuato
Dates run8 – 11 March 2018
Start locationStreet Stage GTO, Guanajuato
Finish locationLas Minas, Guanajuato
Stages22 (344.49 km; 214.06 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,055.88 km (656.09 miles)
Overall distance1,400.37 km (870.15 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered31
Crews29 at start, 21 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Julien Ingrassia
United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT
3:54:08.0
Power Stage winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerSweden Pontus Tidemand
Sweden Jonas Andersson
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport
4:04:32.7
WRC-3 winnerno classified finishers

The 2018 Rally Mexico (formally known as the Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 8 and 11 March 2018.[1] It marked the fifteenth running of Rally Mexico, and was the third round of the 2018 World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. The event was based in the town of León in Guanajuato, and was contested over twenty-two special stages totalling a competitive distance of 344.49 km (214.06 mi).[2]

Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle were the defending rally winners.[3] Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the rally winners. Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[4] The Škoda Motorsport crew of Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5.[5] In the World Rally Championship-3, there were no classified finishers.

Background

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Championship standings prior to the event

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Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul entered the round with a ten-point lead in the World Championship for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a one-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.

Entry list

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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 eleven World Rally Cars, seven World Rally Championship-2 entries, and one World Rally Championship-3 entry.

No. Entrant Driver Co-Driver Car Tyre
World Rally Car entries
1 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC M
9 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle Citroën C3 WRC M
11 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo Hyundai i20 R5 M
33 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 M
35 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Fernando Mussano Ford Fiesta R5 M
36 Spain Nil Solans Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibañez Sotos Ford Fiesta R5 D
37 Italy Motorsport Italia Mexico Benito Guerra[a] Spain Borja Rozada Škoda Fabia R5 P
38 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M
39 Chile Pedro Heller Chile Pedro Heller Argentina Pablo Olmos Ford Fiesta R5 M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall Ford Fiesta R2T P
Source:[7]

Route

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After starting in Mexico City in 2017, 2018 Rally Mexico returned to its traditional start in Guanajuato. The route featured minor changes and included a new Power Stage.[8]

Report

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Pre-event

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Nine-time World Champion Sébastien Loeb returned to the World Rally Championship in this rally.

The event marks the return of nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb and is his first rally since the 2015 Monte Carlo Rally.[9]

Thursday

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Thursday saw Thierry Neuville topped his Hyundai i20 after Kris Meeke took the shakedown. Ott Tänak was second on the timesheets, 1.9 seconds slower than the championship leader's storming run. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier was third, 2 seconds off the lead. Toyota teammates, Jari-Matti Latvala and Esapekka Lappi, and Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen completed the top six. Last year winner Meeke was seventh overall, followed by Dani Sordo and Elfyn Evans. Nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb finished his first special stage after 2015 with tenth position.

Friday

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Dani Sordo, who targeted himself for a podium finish, led nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb by 7.2 seconds after two days. Both drivers benefited from low start positions in the sweltering mountain speed tests above León. Ott Tänak, 11 seconds off the pace in third, drove around overheating problems in his Toyota Yaris, ahead of last year winner Kris Meeke. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier limited his losses from second in the start order in fifth place, despite a spin. Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen was sixth, only 1.5 seconds behind the Frenchman. It was a nightmare catastrophe for championship leader Thierry Neuville. The road opener fared worst in the conditions and lost more than 20 seconds due to a fuel pressure problem and a power steering issue in his i20. He placed seventh overall when Jari-Matti Latvala retired with alternator problems before SS9. Elfyn Evans retired from the rally because of rolling out though he managed to reach the finish line, while teammate Teemu Suninen and Esapekka Lappi retired from the day due to hitting a barrier and crashing respectively. WRC 2 leader Pontus Tidemand, Gus Greensmith and Pedro Heller completed the top ten.

Saturday

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Nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb took an early lead from Dani Sordo, who finished third after the day, until he suffered a front left puncture. The 44-year-old Frenchman conceded almost two and a half minutes when he stopped to change the wheel after hitting a stone in his Citroën C3 and plunged to fifth, while defending world champion Sébastien Ogier took over the lead position with four consecutive stage wins in the afternoon. Teammate Kris Meeke was over half a minute off the pace, second place overall. Ott Tänak's overnight third vanished in the opening stage. The Estonian limped through the second half with a turbo boost problem in his Toyota Yaris and retired soon after, which made Andreas Mikkelsen and championship leader Thierry Neuville climb up to fourth and sixth respectively. WRC 2 leader Pontus Tidemand was seventh, ahead of category second Gus Greensmith. Jari-Matti Latvala returned to the rally after the previous day's alternator-induced retirement. The Toyota leader finished ninth, while Chile's Pedro Heller completed the leaderboard.

Sunday

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Top three crews were in the self-timer on the podium.

Sébastien Ogier sealed his forty-second career victory, despite receiving a 10-second penalty for cutting a chicane.[10] By virtue this win, he recaptured the position of championship leader from Thierry Neuville, who had a terrible weekend and finished sixth overall. Kris Meeke lost second place to Friday leader Dani Sordo after a half roll this morning. Andreas Mikkelsen finished fourth, a further 19.2 seconds behind, after struggling with his i20's handling throughout. Nine-time champion Sébastien Loeb was fifth and took an extra point at the Power Stage. WRC 2 winner Pontus Tidemand finished seventh ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala, who fought back onto the leaderboard after retiring his Toyota Yaris on Friday with alternator problems. WRC 2 drivers Gus Greensmith and Pedro Heller completed the top ten. Ott Tänak finished fourteenth overall, but he took full five points from the Power Stage.

Classification

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Top ten finishers

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

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
Overall classification
1 1 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:54:08.0 0.0 25 0
2 2 6 Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos del Barrio South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:55:11.6 +1:03.6 18 0
3 3 10 United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:55:27.2 +1:19.2 15 0
4 4 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:55:46.4 +1:38.4 12 2
5 5 11 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 3:56:32.6 +2:24.6 10 1
6 6 5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4:03:11.0 +9:03.0 8 3
7 7 31 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:04:32.7 +10:24.7 6 0
8 8 7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 4:04:32.7 +15:37.1 4 4
9 9 38 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 4:11:17.3 +17:09.3 2 0
10 10 39 Chile Pedro Heller Argentina Pablo Olmos Chile Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 4:18:26.1 +24:18.1 1 0
World Rally Championship-2
7 1 31 Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Jonas Andersson Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 4:04:32.7 0.0 25
9 2 38 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 4:11:17.3 +6:44.6 18
10 3 39 Chile Pedro Heller Argentina Pablo Olmos Chile Pedro Heller Ford Fiesta R5 4:18:26.1 +13:53.4 15
13 4 35 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Fernando Mussano Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Ford Fiesta R5 4:27:18.6 +22:45.9 12
15 5 33 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 5:07:26.8 +1:02:54.1 10
18 6 32 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 5:24:46.5 +1:20:13.8 8
21 7 36 Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibañez Sotos Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 5:52:32.8 +1:48:00.1 6
World Rally Championship-3
No classified finishers
Source:[11][12]

Other notable finishers

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

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Time Points
Event Class Stage
11 11 9 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 4:25:05.8 0
12 12 3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 4:27:14.3 0
14 14 8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 4:56:50.8 5
Source:[11][12]

Special stages

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Overall classification
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Class leader
8 March Llano Grande [Shakedown] 5.31 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 3:41.0
SS1 Street Stage GTO 2.53 km Belgium Thierry Neuville Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:06.7 Belgium Thierry Neuville
9 March SS2 Duarte - Derramadero 1 26.05 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 17:08.9 United Kingdom Kris Meeke
SS3 El Chocolate 1 31.44 km Spain Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 24:05.6 Spain Dani Sordo
SS4 Ortega 1 17.23 km Spain Dani Sordo Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 9:33.2
SS5 Street Stage Léon 1 1.11 km Finland Teemu Suninen Ford Fiesta WRC 1:03.7
SS6 Duarte - Derramadero 2 26.05 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 16:56.7
SS7 El Chocolate 2 31.44 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën C3 WRC 23:54.2
SS8 Ortega 2 17.23 km Estonia Ott Tänak
France Sébastien Loeb
Toyota Yaris WRC
Citroën C3 WRC
9:24.8
SS9 SSS Autodromo de Léon 1 2.3 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 1:37.8
SS10 SSS Autodromo de Léon 2 2.3 km France Sébastien Ogier
Estonia Ott Tänak
Ford Fiesta WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC
1:37.3
10 March
SS11 Guanajuatito 1 30.97 km France Sébastien Loeb Citroën C3 WRC 20:35.6 France Sébastien Loeb
SS12 Otates 1 26.37 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 20:26.9
SS13 El Brinco 1 9.98 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 5:29.2
SS14 Guanajuatito 2 30.97 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 20:10.1 France Sébastien Ogier
SS15 Otates 2 26.37 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 20:05.1
SS16 El Brinco 2 9.98 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 5:24.6
SS17 SSS Autodromo de Léon 3 2.3 km Spain Dani Sordo
United Kingdom Kris Meeke
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Citroën C3 WRC
1:38.0
SS18 SSS Autodromo de Léon 4 2.3 km United Kingdom Kris Meeke Citroën C3 WRC 1:36.6
SS19 Street Stage Léon 2 1.11 km Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:02.7
11 March
SS20 Alfaro 24.32 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 15:23.7
SS21 Las Minas 1 11.07 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 6:42.9
SS22 Las Minas 2 [Power stage] 11.07 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 6:33.1
World Rally Championship-2
8 March Llano Grande [Shakedown] 5.31 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 3:51.9
SS1 Street Stage GTO 2.53 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 2:11.6 Sweden Pontus Tidemand
9 March SS2 Duarte - Derramadero 1 26.05 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 17:52.9
SS3 El Chocolate 1 31.44 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 25:10.4
SS4 Ortega 1 17.23 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 10:09.2
SS5 Street Stage Leon 1 1.11 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:05.5
SS6 Duarte - Derramadero 2 26.05 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 17:55.3
SS7 El Chocolate 2 31.44 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 25:08.6
SS8 Ortega 2 17.23 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 10:01.6
SS9 SSS Autodromo de Léon 1 2.3 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:43.3
SS10 SSS Autodromo de Léon 2 2.3 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:42.6
10 March
SS11 Guanajuatito 1 30.97 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 21:27.7
SS12 Otates 1 26.37 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 21:12.6
SS13 El Brinco 1 9.98 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 5:46.4
SS14 Guanajuatito 2 30.97 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 21:13.9
SS15 Otates 2 26.37 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 21:03.2
SS16 El Brinco 2 9.98 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 5:44.1
SS17 SSS Autodromo de Léon 3 2.3 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:41.9
SS18 SSS Autodromo de Léon 4 2.3 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 1:41.6
SS19 Street Stage Léon 2 1.11 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 1:05.1
11 March
SS20 Alfaro 24.32 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 16:05.1
SS21 Las Minas 1 11.07 km Sweden Pontus Tidemand Škoda Fabia R5 7:03.6
SS22 Las Minas 2 11.07 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 6:52.3
World Rally Championship-3
8 March Llano Grande [Shakedown] 5.31 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 5:19.5
SS1 Street Stage GTO 2.53 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 2:38.6 United Kingdom Tom Williams
9 March SS2 Duarte - Derramadero 1 26.05 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 22:47.6
SS3 El Chocolate 1 31.44 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 30:36.7
SS4 Ortega 1 17.23 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 12:21.2
SS5 Street Stage Leon 1 1.11 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 1:17.8
SS6 Duarte - Derramadero 2 26.05 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 29:47.6
SS7 El Chocolate 2 31.44 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 37:36.7
SS8 Ortega 2 17.23 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 19:21.2
SS9 SSS Autodromo de Léon 1 2.3 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 9:12.4
SS10 SSS Autodromo de Léon 2 2.3 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 9:03.8
10 March
SS11 Guanajuatito 1 30.97 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 26:16.9
SS12 Otates 1 26.37 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 25:26.1
SS13 El Brinco 1 9.98 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 7:06.4
SS14 Guanajuatito 2 30.97 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 26:26.9
SS15 Otates 2 26.37 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 25:29.4
SS16 El Brinco 2 9.98 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 6:56.2
SS17 SSS Autodromo de Léon 3 2.3 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 2:02.5
SS18 SSS Autodromo de Léon 4 2.3 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 2:01.1
SS19 Street Stage Léon 2 1.11 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 2:41.2
11 March
SS20 Alfaro 24.32 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 21:26.2
SS21 Las Minas 1 11.07 km United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 35:35.1
SS22 Las Minas 2 11.07 km No stage-winner No leader

Power stage

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The Power stage was an 11.07 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 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 6:33.1 0.0 5
2[c] Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 6:34.4 +1.3 4
3 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:34.5 +1.4 3
4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:36.0 +2.9 2
5 France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën C3 WRC 6:38.9 +5.8 1

Penalties

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

Stage No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Reason Penalty
SS13 35 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Fernando Mussano Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 6 minutes late 1:00
SS22 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Cutting a chicane 0:10
SS22 5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 25 minutes late 4:10
SS22 8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC 27 minutes late 4:30

Retirements

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The following notable crews retired from the event.[b] 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
SS2 33 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS2 36 Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibañez Sotos Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS5 2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Accident No
SS6 32 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS6 61 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3 Mechanical Yes
SS7 9 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Off-road Yes
SS7 3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC Suspension Yes
SS8 7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Alternator Yes
SS12 8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Engine Yes
SS14 32 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS14 36 Spain Nil Solans Spain Miquel Ibañez Sotos Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical Yes
SS19 61 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3 Mechanical Yes
SS22 61 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3 Mechanical No

Championship standings after the rally

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Notes

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  1. ^ Benito Guerra did not start due to his car being destroyed by a fire in testing prior to the rally.[6]
  2. ^ a b c d Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.
  3. ^ Sebastien Ogier originally finished the Power Stage in second place, but received a 10-second penalty for cutting a chicane.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Rally Guanajuato México". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Mexico Countdown: Rally Route". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Breaking News: Meeke Wins in Mexico". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Sunday In Mexico: Ogier Nets Fourth Win". wrc.com. WRC. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. ^ "WRC 2 In Mexico:Easy for Pontus". wrc.com. WRC. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Youth to the Fore". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Rally Mexico Entry List". rallymexico.com. rallymexico.com. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Mexico route confirmed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Loeb "Curious" Ahead of WRC Return". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  10. ^ a b Ogier stripped of Mexico Power Stage bonus points motorsport.com, 12 March 2018
  11. ^ a b "Rally Mexico Result". wrc.com. World Rally Championship. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  12. ^ a b "15. Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2018". ewrc-results.com. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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