2018 Rally Estonia
# 2018 Rally Estonia

The 2018 Rally Estonia (formally known as the Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 13 and 15 July 2018. It marked the eighth running of Rally Estonia. The event consisted of sixteen special stages totalling 146.40 km (90.97 mi) in competitive kilometres. The stages were run on smooth gravel roads of Southern Estonia. Two street stages were also held during the rally, in Tartu and in Elva. Rally headquarters and service park were based in Otepää, at the Tehvandi Sports Center, while city of Tartu hosted the ceremonial start and finish.

Ott Tänak & Martin Järveoja won the rally, while Hayden Paddon & Sebastian Marshall finished second and Craig Breen & Scott Martin finished third. For the first time in the competition's history a total of three current WRC works teams entered Rally Estonia. It was also the first time the new Toyota Yaris WRC entered a competition outside the WRC series. Tänak & Järveoja were dominant on their home ground winning eleven stages out of sixteen.

## Report

### Classification

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall classification ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:12:31.9 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 3 | Hayden Paddon | Sebastian Marshall | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1:13:31.0 | +59.1 |
| 3 | 2 | Craig Breen | Scott Martin | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | 1:15:44.3 | +3:12.4 |
| 4 | 7 | Eerik Pietarinen | Juhana Raitanen | TGS Worldwide | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:16:33.6 | +4:01.7 |
| 5 | 6 | Jari Huttunen | Antti Linnaketo | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 R5 | 1:16:51.6 | +4:19.7 |
| 6 | 4 | Georg Gross | Raigo Mõlder | OT Racing | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 1:17:07.2 | +4:35.3 |
| 7 | 5 | Valeriy Gorban | Sergei Larens | Eurolamp World Rally Team | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | 1:17:47.9 | +5:16.0 |
| 8 | 16 | Raul Jeets | Andrus Toom | Tehase Auto | Škoda Fabia R5 | 1:18:03.9 | +5:32.0 |
| 9 | 12 | Ranno Bundsen | Robert Loštšenikov | A1M Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 1:19:21.1 | +6:49.2 |
| 10 | 11 | Rainer Aus | Simo Koskinen | ALM Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo Proto | 1:19:55.6 | +7:23.7 |
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### Special stages

| Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Rally leaders |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 July | — | Otepää [Shakedown] | 1.00 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | — | — |
| 14 July | SS1 | Raiga 1 | 6.24 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:06.6 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 14 July | SS2 | Arula 1 | 8.74 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:59.0 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 14 July | SS3 | Rüa 1 | 8.68 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:18.8 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 14 July | SS4 | Raiga 2 | 6.24 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:03.8 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 14 July | SS5 | Arula 2 | 8.74 km | Breen / Martin | Citroën C3 WRC | 3:54.4 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 14 July | SS6 | Rüa 2 | 8.68 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:14.5 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 14 July | SS7 | Karste 1 | 6.42 km | Paddon / Marshall | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 3:01.1 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 14 July | SS8 | Krüüdneri 1 | 13.67 km | Breen / Martin | Citroën C3 WRC | 7:21.3 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 14 July | SS9 | Karste 2 | 6.42 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:57.3 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 14 July | SS10 | Krüüdneri 2 | 13.67 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 7:11.6 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 14 July | SS11 | Tartu City | 1.74 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:44.8 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 15 July | SS12 | Puugi 1 | 10.16 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:38.0 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 15 July | SS13 | Prangli 1 | 17.05 km | Breen / Martin | Citroën C3 WRC | 8:15.9 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 15 July | SS14 | Puugi 2 | 10.16 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 4:30.4 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 15 July | SS15 | Prangli 2 | 17.05 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:08.1 | Tänak / Järveoja |
| 15 July | SS16 | Elva City | 1.74 km | Gross / Mõlder | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 1:29.6 | Tänak / Järveoja |
