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| 2018 Rally Deutschland 36. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2018 | |||
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Round 9 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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 Eventual winning crew Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja during the rally. | |||
| Host country |  Germany | ||
| Rally base | Bostalsee, Saarland | ||
| Dates run | 16 – 19 August 2018 | ||
| Start location | Winterbach, Saarland | ||
| Finish location | Sankt Wendel, Saarland | ||
| Stages | 18 (325.76 km; 202.42 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 896.13 km (556.83 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,221.89 km (759.25 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 64 | ||
| Crews | 60 at start, 45 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT3:03:36.9 | ||
| Power Stage winner |  Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia M-Sport Ford WRT | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Jan Kopecký Pavel Dresler Škoda Motorsport II3:16:49.7 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Taisko Lario Tatu Hämäläinen Taisko Lario3:49:47.9 | ||
The 2018 Rallye Deutschland (formally known as the ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 16 and 19 August 2018.[1] It marked the thirty-sixth running of Rallye Deutschland, and was the ninth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.[2] The event was based at Sankt Wendel in the countryside surrounding the Bostalsee in Saarland, and consisted of eighteen special stages totalling 325.76 km (202.42 mi) in competitive kilometres.[3]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners and they successfully defended their title.[4][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 Finnish crew Taisko Lario and Tatu Hämäläinen won the World Rally Championship-3.[6]
- ^ "ADAC Rallye Deutschland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018". speedcafe.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Rally Calendar Overview". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Second success for Tänak". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Breaking News: Tänak Repeat Germany Win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "WRC 2 in Germany: Kopecký storms to victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.