2018 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season
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| 2018 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season | |
| Previous: 2017 | Next: 2019 |
| Drivers Champion | Manufacturers Champion |
|---|---|
 Johan Kristoffersson
|
 Mitsubishi
|
The 2018 Global Rally Series was the forty-fifth season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
At the conclusion of the championship: Johan Kristoffersson won the Drivers Championship, whilst Mitsubishi won the Manufacturers Championship, both titles were decided at the final round at the Rally of Finland.
Calendar
The championship was contested over twelve rounds.
| Round | Dates | Rally | Rally headquarters | Rally details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | Surface | Stages | Distance | |||
| 1 | January | January |  Monte Carlo Rally
|
Gap, Hautes-Alpes | Mixed (Snow/Tarmac) | 12 | 51.46km |
| 2 | February | February | Rally of Sweden
|
Torsby, Värmland County | Snow | 12 | 60.56km |
| 3 | March | March | Template:AUS Rally of Australia | Monaro, New South Wales | Gravel | 12 | 62.96km |
| 4 | Early April | Early April | Template:USA Rally of the Americas | Crescent City, California | Gravel | 12 | 63.38km |
| 5 | May | May |  Rally of the Caucuses
|
Tbilisi, Georgia | Mixed (Tarmac/Snow) | 8 | 34.94km |
| 6 | June | June |  Rally d'Italia
|
Alghero, Sardinia | Gravel | 8 | 44.54km |
| 7 | July | July |  Rally of Mexico
|
León, Guanajuato | Gravel | 8 | 32.97km |
| 8 | August | August | Template:GBR Rally of Great Britain | Deeside, Flintshire | Gravel | 12 | 52.79km |
| 9 | September | September | Mitsubishi Rally of Japan
|
Nagoya, Chūbu | Tarmac | 8 | 49.89km |
| 10 | October | October |  Safari Rally Kenya
|
Nairobi, Nairobi County | Mixed (Dirt/Gravel) | 10 | 51.57km |
| 11 | November | November |  Rally Catalunya de España
|
Tarragona | Mixed (Tarmac/Gravel) | 12 | 61.96km |
| 12 | Early December | Early December |  Rally of Finland
|
Jamsa | Tarmac | 12 | 77.39km |
Changes
Season summary
| Round | Event | Winning driver | Winning manufacturer | Winning time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rally of Monte Carlo
|
Template:GBR Shane Wray | Template:USA Ford | 01:09:58.122 |
| 2 | Rally of Sweden
|
Template:GBR Shane Wray | Template:USA Ford | 0:59:13.332 |
| 3 | Template:AUS Rally of Australia |  Hugo Kivi
|
Template:FRA Peugeot | 01:09:23.664 |
| Endurance Rule re-introduced | ||||
| 4 | Template:USA Rally of the Americas | Template:FRA Antoine Martin |  Volkswagen
|
06:07:52.862 |
| 5 | Rally of the Caucuses
|
Hugo Kivi
|
Template:FRA Peugeot | 09:12:26.652 |
| 6 | Rally d'Italia
|
 Ethan Meijer
|
 Skoda
|
11:55:46.263 |
| 7 | Rally of Mexico
|
Template:GBR Nathan Ramsay | Mitsubishi
|
14:23:18.564 |
| 8 | Template:GBR Rally of Great Britain | Hugo Kivi
|
Template:FRA Peugeot | 09:46:39.433 |
| 9 | Rally of Japan
|
Template:GBR Shane Wray | Template:USA Ford | 13:40:56.626 |
| 10 | Safari Rally Kenya
|
Paulo Morreti
|
Template:FRA Peugeot | 06:48:17.105 |
| Endurance Rule Scrapped | ||||
| 11 | Rally Catalunya de España
|
 Simon Stemnes
|
Mitsubishi
|
03:31:39.900 |
| 12 | Rally of Finland
|
Template:GBR Shane Wray | Template:USA Ford | 04:49:22.672 |
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. In the manufacturers' championship points were only awarded to the top two classified finishers representing a manufacturer.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers Championship
For the sake of simplicity in the GRS the first letter and the surname of a driver are used in the standings. (eg: C.Alonso)