2018 Rally Mexico

2018 Rally Mexico
*15. Rally Guanajuato Mexico*
2018 Rally Mexico; 15. Rally Guanajuato Mexico
Round 3 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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	Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger-Synnevaag during the event.
Host country	Mexico
Rally base	León, Guanajuato
Dates run	8 – 11 March 2018
Start location	Street Stage GTO, Guanajuato
Finish location	Las Minas, Guanajuato
Stages	22 (344.49 km; 214.06 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	1,055.88 km (656.09 miles)
Overall distance	1,400.37 km (870.15 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	31
Crews	29 at start, 21 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Ogier; Julien Ingrassia; M-Sport Ford WRT; 3:54:08.0
Power Stage winner	Ott Tänak; Martin Järveoja; Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winner	Pontus Tidemand; Jonas Andersson; Škoda Motorsport; 4:04:32.7
WRC-3 winner	no 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

Championship standings prior to the event

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

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	M-Sport Ford WRT	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
2	M-Sport Ford WRT	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta WRC	M
3	M-Sport Ford WRT	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	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
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31	Škoda Motorsport	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Fabia R5	M
32	Hyundai Motorsport	Jari Huttunen	Antti Linnaketo	Hyundai i20 R5	M
33	Škoda Motorsport	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Škoda Fabia R5	M
35	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Fernando Mussano	Ford Fiesta R5	M
36	Nil Solans	Nil Solans	Miquel Ibañez Sotos	Ford Fiesta R5	D
37	Motorsport Italia	Benito Guerra^[a]	Borja Rozada	Škoda Fabia R5	P
38	Gus Greensmith	Gus Greensmith	Craig Parry	Ford Fiesta R5	M
39	Pedro Heller	Pedro Heller	Pablo Olmos	Ford Fiesta R5	M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61	Tom Williams	Tom Williams	Phil Hall	Ford Fiesta R2T	P
Source:^[7]

Route

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

Pre-event

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

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

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

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

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

Top ten finishers

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	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	3:54:08.0	0.0	25	0
2	2	6	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:55:11.6	+1:03.6	18	0
3	3	10	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	3:55:27.2	+1:19.2	15	0
4	4	4	Andreas Mikkelsen	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:55:46.4	+1:38.4	12	2
5	5	11	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	Citroën C3 WRC	3:56:32.6	+2:24.6	10	1
6	6	5	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	4:03:11.0	+9:03.0	8	3
7	7	31	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	4:04:32.7	+10:24.7	6	0
8	8	7	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	4:04:32.7	+15:37.1	4	4
9	9	38	Gus Greensmith	Craig Parry	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	4:11:17.3	+17:09.3	2	0
10	10	39	Pedro Heller	Pablo Olmos	Pedro Heller	Ford Fiesta R5	4:18:26.1	+24:18.1	1	0
World Rally Championship-2
7	1	31	Pontus Tidemand	Jonas Andersson	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	4:04:32.7	0.0	25	—
9	2	38	Gus Greensmith	Craig Parry	Gus Greensmith	Ford Fiesta R5	4:11:17.3	+6:44.6	18	—
10	3	39	Pedro Heller	Pablo Olmos	Pedro Heller	Ford Fiesta R5	4:18:26.1	+13:53.4	15	—
13	4	35	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Fernando Mussano	Marco Bulacia Wilkinson	Ford Fiesta R5	4:27:18.6	+22:45.9	12	—
15	5	33	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	5:07:26.8	+1:02:54.1	10	—
18	6	32	Jari Huttunen	Antti Linnaketo	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 R5	5:24:46.5	+1:20:13.8	8	—
21	7	36	Nil Solans	Miquel Ibañez Sotos	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

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

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

Special stages

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

Power stage

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

Penalties

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

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

Retirements

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	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Fabia R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS2	36	Nil Solans	Miquel Ibañez Sotos	Nil Solans	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS5	2	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	Accident	No
SS6	32	Jari Huttunen	Antti Linnaketo	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS6	61	Tom Williams	Phil Hall	Tom Williams	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3	Mechanical	Yes
SS7	9	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	Off-road	Yes
SS7	3	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	WRC	Suspension	Yes
SS8	7	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	Alternator	Yes
SS12	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	WRC	Engine	Yes
SS14	32	Jari Huttunen	Antti Linnaketo	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai i20 R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS14	36	Nil Solans	Miquel Ibañez Sotos	Nil Solans	Ford Fiesta R5	WRC-2	Mechanical	Yes
SS19	61	Tom Williams	Phil Hall	Tom Williams	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3	Mechanical	Yes
SS22	61	Tom Williams	Phil Hall	Tom Williams	Ford Fiesta R2T	WRC-3	Mechanical	No

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' championships

	Pos.	Driver	Points
World Rally Championship
1	1	Sébastien Ogier	56
1	2	Thierry Neuville	52
3	3	Andreas Mikkelsen	35
4	4	Kris Meeke	32
2	5	Jari-Matti Latvala	31
World Rally Championship-2
	Pos.	Driver	Points
3	1	Pontus Tidemand	43
1	2	Jan Kopecký	25
1	3	Takamoto Katsuta	25
1	4	Eddie Sciessere	18
	5	Gus Greensmith	18
World Rally Championship-3
	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Enrico Brazzoli	25
	2	Denis Rådström	25
	3	Taisko Lario	19
	4	Amaury Molle	18
	5	Emil Bergkvist	18

Co-Drivers' championships

	Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
World Rally Championship
1	1	Julien Ingrassia	56
1	2	Nicolas Gilsoul	52
3	3	Anders Jæger-Synnevaag	35
4	4	Paul Nagle	32
2	5	Miikka Anttila	31
World Rally Championship-2
	Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
3	1	Jonas Andersson	43
1	2	Pavel Dresler	25
1	3	Marko Salminen	25
1	4	Flavio Zanella	18
	5	Craig Parry	18
World Rally Championship-3
	Pos.	Co-Driver	Points
	1	Luca Beltrame	25
	2	Johan Johansson	25
	3	Tatu Hämäläinen	19
	4	Renaud Herman	18
	5	Ola Fløene	18

Manufacturers' and teams' championships

	Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
World Rally Championship
	1	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	84
2	2	M-Sport Ford WRT	72
	3	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	71
2	4	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	67
World Rally Championship-2
	Pos.	Team	Points
3	1	Škoda Motorsport	43
4	2	Hyundai Motorsport	30
2	3	Škoda Motorsport II	25
2	4	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	25
2	5	M-Sport Ford WRT	18
World Rally Championship-3
	Pos.	Team	Points
	1	ADAC Sachsen	25
	2	Go+Cars Atlas Ward	18
	3	ACI Team Italia	15
	4	OT Racing	12

Notes

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

References

^ "Rally Guanajuato México". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "Mexico Countdown: Rally Route". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
^ "Breaking News: Meeke Wins in Mexico". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ "Sunday In Mexico: Ogier Nets Fourth Win". wrc.com. WRC. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^ "WRC 2 In Mexico:Easy for Pontus". wrc.com. WRC. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ "Youth to the Fore". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
^ "Rally Mexico Entry List". rallymexico.com. rallymexico.com. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "Mexico route confirmed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
^ "Loeb "Curious" Ahead of WRC Return". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b Ogier stripped of Mexico Power Stage bonus points motorsport.com, 12 March 2018
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "15. Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2018". ewrc-results.com. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

External links

Official website (in Spanish and English)
2018 Rally Mexico in e-wrc website
The official website of the World Rally Championship

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