2018 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season

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2018 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season
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Drivers Champion Manufacturers Champion
Flag of Sweden svg.png Johan Kristoffersson Flag of Japan svg.png 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 Flag of Monaco svg.png Monte Carlo Rally Gap, Hautes-Alpes Mixed (Snow/Tarmac) 12 51.46km
2 February February Flag of Sweden svg.png Rally of Sweden Torsby, Värmland County Snow 12 60.56km
3 March March Flag of Australia svg.png Rally of Australia Monaro, New South Wales Gravel 12 62.96km
4 Early April Early April Flag of the United States svg.png Rally of the Americas Crescent City, California Gravel 12 63.38km
5 May May Flag of Georgia svg.png Rally of the Caucuses Tbilisi, Georgia Mixed (Tarmac/Snow) 8 34.94km
6 June June Flag of Italy svg.png Rally d'Italia Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 8 44.54km
7 July July Flag of Mexico svg.png Rally of Mexico León, Guanajuato Gravel 8 32.97km
8 August August Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Rally of Great Britain Deeside, Flintshire Gravel 12 52.79km
9 September September Flag of Japan svg.png Mitsubishi Rally of Japan Nagoya, Chūbu Tarmac 8 49.89km
10 October October Flag of Kenya svg.png Safari Rally Kenya Nairobi, Nairobi County Mixed (Dirt/Gravel) 10 51.57km
11 November November Flag of Spain svg.png Rally Catalunya de España Tarragona Mixed (Tarmac/Gravel) 12 61.96km
12 Early December Early December Flag of Finland svg.png Rally of Finland Jamsa Tarmac 12 77.39km

Changes

Season summary

Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Pos. Driver Team Time Stages Length
1 Flag of Monaco svg.png Monte Carlo Rally
January
1 Flag of France svg.png Sébastien Ogier Flag of Germany svg.png Volkswagen Motorsport
(Volkswagen Polo R WRC)
3:55:14.4 (15) 383.88km
2 Flag of France svg.png Bryan Bouffier Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png M-Sport World Rally Team|M-Sport WRT
(Ford Fiesta RS WRC)
3:56:33.3
3 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Kris Meeke Flag of France svg.png Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
(Citroën DS3 WRC)
3:57:08.7

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)

Manufacturers Championship

The top 2 drivers for each manufacturer scored points for this championship if they were in the Top 10 at the end of a rally.