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FACTBOOK 2019 WRC FACTBOOK 2019 / PROGRADE PHOTO OF THE YEAR WRC FACTBOOK 2019 / INTRO

WRC FACTBOOK 2019

The 2018 WRC season will be remembered as the most exciting and dramatic in a generation.

It is 15 years since a drivers’ title fight of similar magnitude and a compelling season-long battle involving three drivers was finally resolved on the last morning of the season in . It was a similar story in the manufacturers’ championship. All four teams won rallies and three made the long journey Down Under still with an opportunity to claim the crown.

Following a similarly enthralling and unpredictable 2017 cam- paign, when new-era World Rally headlined a raft of major changes to the championship, it is clear our sport is in the midst of an unforgettable period in its history.

Away from the close competition, the WRC has grown in stature. The year opened with a major launch at Birmingham’s Autosport International show and finished with a glamorous end of season gala in Sydney and with the cars showcased once more in front of Milan’s iconic cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo.

Our pioneering WRC+ All Live channel revolutionised the way in which fans could enjoy the sport as it happened. Every from each round was streamed live, featuring stunning onboard and helicopter footage. It was supplemented by expert analysis and reactions from across the service park – adding up to more than 325 hours of live coverage.

Our traditional TV coverage thrived too. The WRC’s global - ence and the number of broadcast hours continue their positive trend of the last years. Plenty of successes to celebrate - but we don’t stop here.

After the big success of 2018’s new Rally Turkey in Marmaris, we continue working on the WRC’s global footprint, returning old favourites or bringing new adventures to the series.

We welcome Chile onto the 2019 calendar for the first time and are working hard to return Kenya and . It’s an exciting future we can all look forward to.

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PURE DEVELOP- MENT

Over the past six years, the WRC enjoyed a sound growth trend in popularity from fans. With new TV technology and fantastic helicopter and drone footage, the WRC is growing its broadcast hours and TV audience year on year. The WRC service park con- tains a host of activities, including the teams’ hospitality areas, merchandising booths, partner stands, live entertainment and big screens – it is the true central HUB of a rally.

TV BROADCAST TIME 2013 – 5916:39 hrs 2018 – 14208:22 hrs +140%

TV AUDIENCE 2013 – 607 million 2018 – 825 million +36%

ON-SITE SPECTATORS 2013 – 3.3 million 2018 – 4.1 million +24%

SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITY 2013 – 1.13 million 2018 – 3.9 million +200%

ONLINE VIDEO VIEWS 2013 – 6.5 million 2018 – 23.0 million +253%

ONLINE IMPRESSIONS 2013 – 499 million 2018 – 1.3 billion +225% 4 +5 WRC FACTBOOK 2019 / KEY FACTS WRC FACTBOOK 2019 / KEY FACTS

KEY 15+ 825+ FACTS BILLION MILLION 2018 ONLINE IMPRESSIONS CUMULATIVE TV AUDIENCE

Total TV audience for the 2018 season again exceeded 800 million viewers according to research from independent analyst Nielsen Sports.

The intense title fight in both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ series boosted figures up to the last day of the season. Signifi- cant year-on-year increases at the final two rounds in and Australia carried the annual figure to more than 825 million. 4.1 An audience of 100 million viewed the glamorous opening of the new season at Rallye Monte-Carlo. It is the fourth consecutive year in which the TV audience from the Principality of MILLION topped 100 million. Audiences from rallies in Spain and Australia moved closer to SPECTATORS ATTENDED the Monte-Carlo figure, the epic title fights boosting their viewer 13 WRC RALLIES numbers in the region of 90 million viewers each for the first time. While Europe headed the leading TV markets, there was fast growing development in Asia with Japan featuring in the top 10 countries.

Turkey, which hosted a WRC round for the first time since 2010, went straight to the top 10 countries for audience.

14,208+ 155 2018 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONS BROADCAST HOURS TV MARKETS SÉBASTIEN OGIER &

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THIERRY NEUVILLE - ONE TO FORGET THRILLING The man to beat for the bulk of the season, headed Down Under with only a three-point deficit to Ogier but was confident he could win his first world title.

SEASON However, the Hyundai man’s challenge unra- velled almost straight away. Damaging a wheel in the Sherwood test meant Neuville tumbled down the order at the end of day one, and 2018 struggled with a less favourable road position on day two.

He decided to go for broke on Sunday in a last- ditch attempt to secure the points he needed. But the gamble didn’t pay off. Clouting a bank and losing a rear wheel brought his rally and title charge to a sudden end. “Voila!” was the dejected Belgian‘s summary as he retired his at the side of the road.

Neuville in Australia

OTT TÄNAK – THE FASTEST DRIVER IN THE 2018 WRC

It’s an opinion few would argue with and is backed up by statistics. He won more special stages than anyone and led for more stages than any other driver. Ogier in After a season in the shadow of Sébastien Ogier at M-Sport Ford, Tänak’s switch to Ga- zoo Racing enabled the Estonian to emerge not only as the Japanese manufacturer’s number SÉBASTIEN OGIER – one driver, but also as a title contender.

THE TOUGHEST TRIUMPH YET His campaign was one of highs and lows. Poor returns from , Mexico, Portugal and Six of the best for Sébastien, placing him three world titles behind Ogier trailed the pilot by 23 points heading to Britain Italy were offset by victory in Argentina and his namesake and fellow Frenchman Loeb. But 2018 was different. with three rounds remaining. He slumped to third in the stan- a terrific hat-trick of wins in , It was the first one finalised in the pressure-cooker atmosphere dings, in the unusual position of being the hunter rather than the and Turkey to gatecrash the title scrap bet- of a final round decider. hunted. His fighting instincts were unearthed. A scrapping fifth ween Ogier and Thierry Neuville. A little more British win preceded second in Spain after another tense final day luck and a touch more guile could have seen Three wins in the opening four rallies lifted the M-Sport Ford man finale and it all came down to Australia – with Seb back on top but him achieve what few would have thought and co-driver Julien Ingrassia 17 points clear of Thierry Neuville. chased by Neuville and Ott Tänak. possible at the start of the year. But Co-Drivera purple Miikkapatch Anttilafor the Belgian,celebrating combined Toyota´s with a Portuguese treewin root in whichSweden damaged Ogier’s steering and sent his Fiesta into He won or led each of the last six rounds and Tänak in Turkey a ditch, transformed the year. many will place him at the top of their favou- rites list for 2019.

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ALL LIVE

A TV REVOLUTION

2018 was when WRC truly went live. Not just some of it. All of it. WRC+, the championship´s own OTT channel on plus.wrc.com, WRC+ All Live proved ground-breaking and transformed the way the championship was broadcast.

For the first time, every special stage from each round was stre- amed live and available to fans via whatever means they chose. It added up to more than 25 hours’ live coverage from each rally. Viewers rode with the stars via stunning onboard footage and enjoyed amazing eye-in-the-sky helicopter coverage.

When the stage ended, expert studio analysis and reaction from the service park enhanced what they had watched.

There were great moments on the stages and equally captivating drama off them. Some of the best moments came as viewers sha- red the frustrations of first Thierry Neuville and then Sébastien Ogier as they battled to repair their stricken cars and save their title ambitions roadside in Turkey. LIVE STAGES All Live was a genuine game-changer for fans. NEVER MISS ANY LIVE RALLY ACTION TOP 10 MARKETS WRC+ LIVE MAPS USA, GB, , Finland, Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, . TRACK THE DRIVERS’ PERFORMANCE DURING THE RALLY

ONBOARD ACTION BE THRILLED BY EXCLUSIVE PERSPECTIVES AND AUTHENTIC SOUND FROM THE COCKPIT

FULL HIGHLIGHTS DISCOVER THE FULL RALLY ACTION FROM SPECTACULAR ANGLES

COMMENTATOR AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH

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THIERRY TOPS STUNNING AVERAGE SARDINIA WINNING SHOOTOUT MARGIN*

»IT IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT 0.7SEC IS THE FASTEST REACTION TIME OF A DRIVER AT THE 20 Min 46.3 sec WHEEL OF A CAR«

That time between a driver’s brain processing the need to a react and the driver doing so is all that separated Thierry Neuville and 4 Min 45.8 sec Sébastien Ogier after an electrifying duel in Italy in June.

Neuville trailed his title rival by 0.8sec ahead of Rally Italia Sar- degna’s closing 6.96km from Sassari to Argentiera. It was a tricky finale. After a bumpy but fast opening, the route descended steeply via a series of tricky hairpin bends to a final sandy 1.2km alongside the azure blue sea. 1 Min 25.0 sec Despite a mistake when his Hyundai i20 was thrown onto two wheels, Neuville delivered a daredevil drive to perform a snatch and grab on Ogier and claim his third win of the season – matching the third closest WRC finish in history after almost 315km of flat-out action.

Only Ogier in Jordan in 2011 and Marcus Grönholm in New Zea- land four years earlier have triumphed by a smaller margin. 53.2 sec It was the type of nail-biting Power Stage that has become the hallmark of the WRC’s Sunday lunchtime finale as drivers take big risks in search of vital bonus points. 48.5 sec 30.5 sec

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SEASON

Thierry Neuville * Average winning margin measured during celebrating his win! the season between first and second place

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Cars, drivers and team managers present themselves for the first time in 2018 to the public. WRC PROMOTIONAL EVENTS 2018

Besides WRC events themselves, the WRC family is present at multiple other events such as the SPOBIS, one of Europe’s biggest sport business conferences in Düsseldorf, the BlackBook Motor- sport Forum in London, as well as at the .

»THE 2018 FIA HIT TOP GEAR ASI WITH A SPECTACULAR HIGH-PROFILE LAUNCH AT THE AUTOSPORT THE INTERNATIONAL SHOW (ASI) IN BIRMINGHAM ON THURSDAY.« TAKEOVER

Manufacturer teams representing , Hyundai, M-Sport Ford and Toyota provided a first public look at their 2018 World Rally Cars as the quartet lined up side-by-side on the central stage during a day dubbed Takeover Thursday.

All the big-name drivers, co-drivers and team principals were present to share their views on the new season, two weeks be- fore the prestigious Rallye Monte-Carlo in the opening action in Monaco’s glamorous Casino Square.

PROMOTIONAL EVENT A packed day of WRC activities heralded the opening of Europe’s biggest pre-season motorsport show at the NEC Birmingham. All cars will stay on display throughout the weekend with more driver appearances lined up.

Competitors from WRC 2 and Junior WRC also took part. All 2018 WRC cars were displayed one final time in 2018 at the Piazza del Duomo in Milan during the Monza Rally Show.

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The competitors can expect a great opening and DELIGHT closing show at

Turkey’s return to the WRC for the first time in eight years created a microcosm of the gripping FIA World Rally Championship title fight that raged throughout 2018.

When Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed the finishers into the service park in the wooded hills above the bustling holiday resort of Marmaris, few could put into coherent words the excitement of the weekend that had just ended.

Searing heat that challenged humans and their machines, rocky gravel roads set amid picture postcard backdrops and an enthral- ling Saturday that generated the most dramatic day of WRC com- petition in years fully rewarded the decision to return Turkey to the calendar. But Turkey was about much more than just the competition. Hund- CHILE reds of people attended a glamorous pre-event welcome evening, which included an international fashion show in which top-name models worked a red carpet catwalk stretching out into the sea.

And winner Ott Tänak took away more than just a third consecutive CELEBRATIONS victory. The Estonian driver scooped a week’s holiday on the Turkish Riviera aboard the 47-metre super yacht Bebe, courtesy of the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation.

Expect the celebratory fireworks to light up the night sky in host city Concepción when Chile becomes the 32nd country to stage an FIA World Rally Championship round in 2019.

Few regions embrace the WRC with the passion, atmosphere Chile making their way into WRC and intensity that Latin America brings to the championship, and COPEC Rally Chile forms the second part of a spectacular doub- le-header with .

Sandwiched into a narrow strip of land between the imposing Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, Chile has a proud motorsport history and its introduction into the WRC adds to south America’s burgeoning portfolio of world-class motorsport.

Chile forms the sixth fixture of 2019’s expanded 14-event season. Turkish President Erdogan and High-quality gravel roads await the WRC’s stars for the 9 - 12 May FIA President Todt celebrating encounter, just 11 days after the growling engines of the new ge- with Ott Tänak neration, winged wonder World Rally Cars are silenced in neigh- bouring Argentina.

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WRC GALA & AWARDS

»AFTER THREE DAYS OF MUD, SWEAT AND TEARS AT KENNARDS HIRE , WRC CREWS SWAPPED THEIR RACE SUITS FOR TUXEDOS AT THE GLAMOROUS END-OF-SEA- SON WRC GALA NIGHT IN SYDNEY.«

WRC Gala Award winners 2018

The star-studded event was attended by almost 250 guests, in- cluding drivers and co-drivers, team bosses and championship officials.

They were all there to congratulate the winners of this season’s championship awards, that were presented at the Sydney Mu- seum of Contemporary Art, just across the water from the city’s iconic Opera House.

From left to right: Oliver Ciesla - Managing Director WRC Promoter Adam Marshall MP, Minister for tourism and Major Events NSW Jona Siebel - Managing Director WRC Promoter Andrew Fraser, Member for Ben Rainsford, Chairman Rally Australia

18 19 WRC FACTBOOK 2019 / HIGHLIGHTS WRC FACTBOOK 2019 / HIGHLIGHTS ESPORTS 10,000+ 3.1 SEC PLAYERS COMPETING WINNING MARGIN WORLD 620,000+ 9 PLAYERS FINAL FANS WATCHED FINAL ONLINE QUALIFIED FOR WORLD FINAL »RALLY DRIVER JON ARMSTRONG SWITCHED HIS IN-CAR SKILLS TO A VIRTUAL GAMING RIG TO WIN THE COVETED ESPORTS WRC WORLD TITLE IN GERMANY.«

The 23-year-old Ulsterman, who drove in the WRC in 2017, reco- vered from a crash to secure the crown in a thrilling final during the WRC’s ADAC round.

Armstrong’s success came just 12 months after being inspired to try WRC 7, the official game of the FIA World Rally Championship, after watching live coverage of the 2017 eSports final.

He earned a place among the top nine players following 13 regular season rounds and qualified fastest in the semi-finals. He lined up against three other gamers in a tense shootout on three deman- ding special stages.

He opened a 7sec lead over Finnish outsider Mihalur over Poland’s 23km mixed surface Kruklanki test, but rolled near the finish of ’s asphalt Pietrosella stage and received a 7sec penalty.

Armstrong trailed Mihalur by 1.4sec starting the final test on Mexi- co’s gravel El Chocolate roads. He threw caution to the wind to set fastest time and lift the title by 3.1sec.

The third edition of the championship powered by Hyundai pro- ved a huge success, attracting a record entry of more than 10,000 players. The final was streamed on the WRC’s popular All Live plat- form, and more than 125,000 fans followed the excitement on the WRC’s social media channels.

ESPORTS WRC 2018 WORLD CHAMPION

JON ARMSTRONG

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TITANIC TITLE TUSSLE

The fight for the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship drivers’ title contained more twists and turns than a corkscrew and the season will be remembered as one of the sport’s classics.

Twelve months previously, new-era World Rally Cars brought more power, more speed and more spectacle to the WRC and Sébastien Ogier secured his fifth consecutive crown after a year labelled the most exciting and unpredictable in a decade.

Few thought 2018 could match that. It didn’t. It went well beyond 2017 as Ogier, Thierry Neuville and Ott Tänak delivered a bre- athtaking three-way tussle that went all the way to the final mor- ning in Australia before Ogier finally laid his hands on the trophy for a sixth time.

Ogier was fastest out of the blocks with three wins from the opening four rounds. Neuville reeled him in to lead at the mid-season break, before Tänak gatecrashed the head-to-head duel with a hat-trick of wins to stake his own claim.

Arguably the fastest driver over the entire season, late-season issues derailed Tänak’s charge, while Neuville also struggled for points in the second half.

Ogier’s consistency, allied with a stunning win in Britain, proved the turning point, but his title was only confirmed after both rivals crashed out on a rain-soaked final leg Down Under.

Simply sublime.

Champagne for the World Champions

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RALLYE MONTE-CARLO COPEC RALLY CHILE RALLY TURKEY 09 01 24 JAN – 27 JAN 06 09 MAY – 12 MAY 11 12 SEP – 15 SEP 02

10 VODAFONE WALES RALLY GB 12 02 14 FEB – 17 FEB 07 30 MAY – 02 JUN 12 03 OCT – 06 OCT 04 08 RALLYRACC CATALUNYA - 13 RALLY GUANAJUATO MÉXICO 11 RALLY DE ESPAÑA 03 07 MAR – 10 MAR 08 13 JUN – 16 JUN 13 07 24 OCT – 27 OCT

03 01 CORSICA LINEA NESTE KENNARDS HIRE RALLY AUSTRALIA 04 28 MAR – 31 MAR 09 01 AUG – 04 AUG 14 14 NOV – 17 NOV

RALLY ARGENTINA ADAC RALLYE DEUTSCHLAND

05 25 APR – 28 APR 10 22 AUG – 25 AUG 06

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SÉBASTIEN OGIER AGE 35 FRANCE AGE 28 FINLAND AGE 25 FINLAND AGE 30 GREAT BRITAIN CO-DRIVER JULIEN INGRASSIA CO-DRIVER CO-DRIVER CO-DRIVER FOLLOW @SEBOGIER FOLLOW @ESAPEKKALAPPI FOLLOW @TEEMUSUNINENRAC FOLLOW @ELFYNEVANS

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PONTUS TIDEMAND AGE 28 SWEDEN CO-DRIVER OLA FLØENE FOLLOW @PONTUSTIDEMAND

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CAR HYUNDAI I20 CAR WRC COUPE WRC PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ANDREA ADAMO TYRES MICHELIN TYRES MICHELIN toyotagazooracing.com motorsport.hyundai.com

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THIERRY NEUVILLE OTT TÄNAK JARI-MATTI LATVALA AGE 30 BELGIUM AGE 29 NORWAY AGE 31 ESTONIA AGE 33 FINLAND CO-DRIVER CO-DRIVER ANDERS JAEGER-AMLAND CO-DRIVER MARTIN JÄRVEOJA CO-DRIVER FOLLOW @THIERRYNEUVILLE FOLLOW @AMIKKELSENRALLY FOLLOW @OTTTANAK FOLLOW @JARRIMATTIWRC

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SÉBASTIEN LOEB AGE 44 FRANCE AGE 35 SPAIN AGE 39 GREAT BRITAIN CO-DRIVER CO-DRIVER CO-DRIVER FOLLOW @SEBASTIENLOEB FOLLOW @DANISORDO FOLLOW @KRISMEEKE

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FORD FIESTA R5 SKODA FABIA R5 m-sport.co.uk skoda-motorsport.com

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KALLE ROVANPERÄ JAN KOPECKY YOANN BONATO MADS ØSTBERG SKODA FABIA R5 SKODA FABIA R5 CITROËN C3 R5 CITROËN C3 R5 AGE 18 FINLAND AGE 37 CZECH REPUBLIC AGE 35 FRANCE AGE 31 NORWAY CO-DRIVER CO-DRIVER PAVEL DRESLER CO-DRIVER BENJAMIN BOULLOUD CO-DRIVER FOLLOW @KALLEROVANPERA FOLLOW @MOTORSPORTSKODA FOLLOW @MADSOSTBERG

GUS GREENSMITH LUKASZ PIENIAZEK FORD FIESTA R5 FORD FIESTA R5 AGE 22 GREAT BRITAIN AGE 28 POLAND AGE 25 JAPAN AGE 22 NORWAY CO-DRIVER CO-DRIVER PRZEMYSLAW MAZUR CO-DRIVER DANIEL BARRIT CO-DRIVER JONAS ANDERSSON FOLLOW @GREENSMITHGUS FOLLOW @PIENIAZEKRALLY FOLLOW @TAKAMOTOKATSUTA FOLLOW @OCVEIBY

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NICOLAS CIAMIN RHYS YATES BENITO GUERRA GTI R5 SKODA FABIA R5 SKODA FABIA R5 SKODA FABIA R5 AGE 21 FRANCE AGE 26 GREAT-BRITAIN AGE 46 NORWAY AGE 33 MEXICO CO-DRIVER YANNICK ROCHE CO-DRIVER JAMES MORGAN CO-DRIVER CO-DRIVER FOLLOW @RHYSY2 FOLLOW @HENNINGSOLBERG1 FOLLOW @BENITO.J.GUERRA

EMIL BERGQVIST TAMARA MOLINARO EERIK PIETARINEN FORD FIESTA R5 CITROËN C3 R5 FORD FIESTA R5 SKODA FABIA R5 AGE 24 SWEDEN AGE 21 ITALY AGE 23 FRANCE AGE 25 FINLAND CO-DRIVER PATRIK BARTH CO-DRIVER LORENZO GRANAI CO-DRIVER CO-DRIVER JUHANA RAITANEN FOLLOW @EMIL.BERGKVIST.37 FOLLOW @TAMARA.MOLINARO FOLLOW @EERIK.PIETARINEN

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WRC TV

WRC TV WRC’S OFFER TO BROADCAST PARTNERS COMPRISES MORE THAN 450 TOP 10 NEW HOURS OF LIVE, HIGHLIGHTS AND ARCHIVE PROGRAMMES IN 2019. PROGRAMMES TV MARKETS 2018 BROADCASTING PARTNERS 2019 LIVE FRANCE CANAL+ SPORTS FRANCE • 14 X 90 MINUTES LIVE POWER STAGE FROM EACH EVENT AT SUNDAY MIDDAY JAPAN • 14 X 60 MINUTES LIVE STAGE FROM EACH EVENT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON POLAND • APPROX. 10 X 60 MINUTES LIVE FROM FURTHER SPECTACULAR STAGES FINLAND EUROSPORT NORWAY AND DENMARK • CONTINUOUS LIVE STREAM (“WRC ALL LIVE”) FROM EACH RALLY, APPROX. 25 BELGIUM HOURS PER EVENT SPAIN FINLAND COMPILATIONS & NEWS TURKEY SWEDEN • 14 X WRC MAGAZINE (1 X 26 MIN BEFORE EACH EVENT) CZECH REPUBLIC • 42 X DAILY HIGHLIGHTS (3 X 26 MIN EACH EVENT DAY) DAZN GERMANY, SPAIN AND ITALY GERMANY • 14 X EVENT HIGHLIGHTS (1 X 52 MIN EACH EVENT SUNDAY) • MID- & END-SEASON REVIEW (2 X 52 MINS) • EDITED NEWS CLIPS (90 SECONDS, TWICE EACH EVENT DAY) SINGLE MOST AUDIENCE • OVER 100 HOURS OF WRC ARCHIVE FOOTAGE WAS REACHED BY JAPANESE TV ASAHI WITH AN AUDIENCE OF 60+ MILLION IN 2018.

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MONTE-CARLO VÄRMLAND MONACO SWEDEN

Service Park Service Park GAP TORSBY

acm.mc Surface 2019 date rallysweden.com Surface 2019 date MIXED 24.-27.01 SNOW 14.-17.02

2018 2018 KEY WINTRY INJURY KEY SURPRISE TAKE-OFF MOMENTS Heavy snow on Saturday Co-driver Jérôme Degout ruled MOMENTS Takamoto Katsuta seals High-flier Mads Østberg leaps creates tricky driving out after aggravating neck unexpected WRC 2 victory 42 metres at Colin’s Crest injury in shakedown • Sébastien Ogier claims fifth straight Monte win • Thierry Neuville becomes third non-Nordic driver to win • Ott Tänak scores impressive second on Toyota debut • Career-best second place for • First night chaos delays Neuville, Meeke and Evans • Deep snow delays Sébastien Ogier and Ott Tänak LIVE DARKNESS WRC’s new streaming service launched Night sprint stage finishes in Torsby service park

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GUANAJUATO CORSICA MEXICO FRANCE

Service Park Service Park LEON

rallymexico.com Surface 2019 date tourdecorse.com Surface 2019 date GRAVEL 07.-10.03 ASPHALT 28.-31.03

2018 2018 KEY SANCTION BLAZE KEY ENDURANCE RETURN MOMENTS Power Stage penalty removes Pre-start fire destroys local MOMENTS 55.17km test from Vero to Rally visits island’s northern- Ogier’s bonus points hero Benito Guerra’s Skoda Sarrolo-Carcopino is rally’s most Cap Corse tip for the first longest since 1986 time since 1995 • Sébastien Ogier eases to fourth Mexican triumph • Third win in four rounds for Sébastien Ogier • Sébastien Loeb grabs shock lead in WRC comeback • Thierry Neuville limps through final stage to claim third • Final morning crash costs Kris Meeke second place • 2003 world champion co-driver returns to action LEGENDARY JAIL Opening test returns to picture postcard town of Guanajuato Former Chiavari prison hosts Sunday’s Power Stage podium

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CORDOBA CONCEPCION ARGENTINA CHILE

Service Park Service Park VILLA CARLOS PAZ CONCEPCION rallyargentina.com Surface 2019 date rallymobil.cl Surface 2019 date GRAVEL 25.-28.04 GRAVEL 09.-12.05

2018 2018 KEY REVERSE OPENING KEY NEWCOMER STRONG MOMENTS Famous El Cóndor mountain First night super special stage MOMENTS Becomes 32nd country to host Promoted to WRC after test driven uphill reverts to Villa Carlos Paz WRC round successful candidate rally • Ott Tänak secures first win with Toyota • Rally runs as WRC candidate event • Dani Sordo takes second podium in three events • Teams impressed by facilities and organisation • Teenager Kalle Rovanperä crashes out of WRC 2 lead • Big crowds enjoy spectacular Concepcion start FANS BRIEF Massive crowds flock into pampas countryside Eleven days separate Argentina finish and Chile start

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PORTO E NORTE SARDINIA PORTUGAL ITALY

Service Park Service Park MATOSINHOS ALGHERO

rallyportugal.pt Surface 2019 date rallyitaliasardegna.com Surface 2019 date GRAVEL 30.05-02.06 GRAVEL 13.-16.06

2018 2018 KEY PORTO HUGE KEY BIZARRE CHANGES MOMENTS Opening leg ends with city Vast numbers pack closing Fafe MOMENTS Sébastien Ogier escapes after More than a third of centre street test Power Stage forgetting time card competitive distance is new • Thierry Neuville wins to take championship lead • Thierry Neuville victorious after electrifying final stage • Title challengers Sébastien Ogier and Ott Tänak end pointless • Winning margin of 0.7sec is third closest in history • Teemu Suninen claims maiden WRC podium • Esapekka Lappi claims first podium of 2018 ATTRITION KICK-OFF Rocky opening day takes heavy toll Test at former Ittiri motocross track starts action

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JYVÄSKYLÄ SAARLAND FINLAND GERMANY

Service Park Service Park JYVÄSKYLÄ BOSTALSEE

nesterallyfinland.fi Surface 2019 date adac-rallye-deutschland.de Surface 2019 date GRAVEL 01.-04.08 ASPHALT 22.-25.08

2018 2018 KEY REFRESH CROWDS KEY ST WENDEL VINES MOMENTS Almost 40 per cent of roads are Jyväskylä service park rocks MOMENTS Town hosts start and finish Greater use of Mosel’s narrow new to rally amid party atmosphere ceremony corkscrew tracks among the grapes • Ott Tänak delivers Estonia’s first Finnish success since 2003 • Ott Tänak takes second straight Germany win • Mads Østberg denies Toyota 1-2 finish • Final day crashes for Jari-Matti Latvala and Dani Sordo • 2017 winner Esapekka Lappi rolls out • Marijan Griebel claims maiden WRC points LEAPING PICTURESQUE Huge new jump creates spectacular end to Ruuhimäki Power Stage Service park set among beautiful Bostalsee scenery

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MUGLA WALES TURKEY GREAT BRITAIN

Service Park Service Park MARMARIS CONWY marmarisrallyturkey.com Surface 2019 date walesrallygb.com Surface 2019 date GRAVEL 12.-15.09 GRAVEL 03.-06.10

2018 2018 KEY PODIUM RETURN KEY PIONEERING SPECTACULAR MOMENTS Turkish president Recep Tayyip Turkey returns to WRC for first MOMENTS New laws allow organisers Great Orme finale finishes on Erdoğan presents trophies time since 2010 to link forest tracks to closed beachside promenade public roads • Hat-trick of wins for Ott Tänak • Epic comeback nets Sébastien Ogier’s fifth win • Jari-Matti Latvala secures season-best second place to date • Frenchman becomes most successful driver in GB history • Searing heat tests man and machine • Leader Ott Tänak retires with broken radiator PARTY DAUNTING International seafront fashion show in Marmaris launches rally Super Saturday offers more than 150km of stages without service

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CATALUNYA NEW SOUTH WALES SPAIN AUSTRALIA

Service Park Service Park SALOU COFFS HARBOUR rallyracc.com Surface 2019 date rallyaustralia.com.au Surface 2019 date MIXED 24.-27.10 GRAVEL 14.-17.11

2018 2018 KEY BARCELONA MIXED KEY THRILLER GALA MOMENTS Popular street stage is back to Only multi-surface event on MOMENTS Championship outcome in Championship celebrates kick-off action WRC calendar balance until final morning at awards night on Sydney waterfront • Sébastien Loeb claims emotional 79th career win • Sébastien Ogier secures sixth drivers’ title • Sébastien Ogier regains championship lead • Toyota Gazoo Racing seals manufacturers’ crown • Three drivers head to final round with title chance • Jari-Matti Latvala clinches first win of 2018 BEACH TREBLE Host town Salou holds seafront test through streets Fans vote Ott Tänak Driver of the Year for third time

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2018 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP - DRIVERS 2018 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP - CO DRIVERS

POS DRIVERS MCO SWE MEX FRA ARG PRT ITA FIN DEU TUR GBR ESP AUS PTS POS DRIVERS MCO SWE MEX FRA ARG PRT ITA FIN DEU TUR GBR ESP AUS PTS

SÉBASTIEN OGIER 25+1 1+4 25+0 25+3 12+4 - 18+4 10 12+5 1+4 25+3 18+4 10+5 Julien INGRASSIA 25+1 1+4 25+0 25+3 12+4 - 18+4 10 12+5 1+4 25+3 18+4 10+5 1 1 10 1 1 4 R 2 5 4 10 1 2 5 219 1 1 10 1 1 4 R 2 5 4 10 1 2 5 219

THIERRY NEUVILLE 10+4 25+2 8+3 15 18+5 25+4 25+5 2+2 18+1 0+5 10+2 12 - Nicolas GILSOUL 10+4 25+2 8+3 15 18+5 25+4 25+5 2+2 18+1 0+5 10+2 12 - 2 5 1 6 3 2 1 1 9 2 16 5 4 - 201 2 5 1 6 3 2 1 1 9 2 16 5 4 - 201

OTT TÄNAK 18+0 2+1 0+5 18+1 25+2 0 2+3 25+5 25+4 25+3 0+4 8+5 - Martin JÄRVEOJA 18+0 2+1 0+5 18+1 25+2 0 2+3 25+5 25+4 25+3 0+4 8+5 - 3 2 9 14 2 1 R 9 1 1 1 19 6 - 181 3 2 9 14 2 1 R 9 1 1 1 19 6 - 181

Jari-Matti LATVALA 15+2 6+0 4+4 0 0 0 6 15+3 0 18+2 18+5 4 25+1 Miikka ANTTILA 15+2 6+0 4+4 0 0 0 6 15+3 0 18+2 18+5 4 25+1 4 3 7 8 R R 24 7 3 R 2 2 8 1 128 4 3 7 8 R R 24 7 3 R 2 2 8 1 128

Esapekka LAPPI 6+0 12+5 0 8+5 4 10+5 15 R 15+3 0 15+1 6 12+4 Janne FERM 6+0 12+5 0 8+5 4 10+5 15 R 15+3 0 15+1 6 12+4 5 7 4 11 6 8 5 3 R 3 R 3 7 4 126 5 7 4 11 6 8 5 3 R 3 R 3 7 4 126

Andreas MIKKELSEN 0+3 15+3 12+2 6 10+3 0 2 1 8 10 8 1 - Anders JAEGER 0+3 15+3 12+2 6 10+3 0 2 1 8 10 8 1 - 6 13 3 4 7 5 16 18 10 6 5 6 10 - 84 6 13 3 4 7 5 16 18 10 6 5 6 10 - 84

Elfyn EVANS 8+0 0 0 10 8 18+1 0+1 6 0 0+1 0 15+2 8+2 Sebastian MARSHALL - 10+0 - - - 0 12 12 - 15 6 - 18 7 6 14 R 5 6 2 14 7 25 12 20 3 6 80 7 - 5 - - - R 4 4 - 3 7 - 2 73

Hayden PADDON - 10+0 - - - 0 12 12 - 15 6 - 18 Carlos DEL BARRIO - - 18+0 12 15 12+3 - - 0 - - 10+1 - 8 - 5 - - - R 4 4 - 3 7 - 2 73 8 R - 2 4 3 4 - - R - - 5 - 71

Dani SORDO - - 18+0 12 15 12+3 - - 0 - - 10+1 - Torstein ERIKSEN - 8+0 - - - 8 10 18+4 0 0 4 - 15+3 9 R - 2 4 3 4 - - R - - 5 - 71 9 - 6 - - - 6 5 2 R 23 8 - 3 70

Mads ØSTBERG - 8+0 - - - 8 10 18+4 0 0 4 - 15+3 8+0 0 0 - 8 18+1 0+1 6 0 0+1 0 15+2 8+2 10 - 6 - - - 6 5 2 R 23 8 - 3 70 10 6 14 R - 6 2 14 7 25 12 20 3 6 70

Craig BREEN 2+0 18+0 - - - 6 8 4+1 6+2 0 12 2 6 11 9 2 - - R 7 6 8 7 R 4 9 7 67

Teemu SUNINEN 0 4+0 0 - 2 15+2 1 8 10 12 0 0 - 2018 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP – MANUFACTURERS 12 18 8 12 - 9 3 10 6 5 4 R 11 - 54

- - 10+1 0+4 ------25+3 - Sébastien LOEB POS DRIVERS MCO SWE MEX FRA ARG PRT ITA FIN DEU TUR GBR ESP AUS PTS 13 - - 5 14 ------1 - 43 TOYOTA 18+15 12+8 8+6 18+8 25+6 12+4 15+6 25+15 25+15 25+18 18+15 8+6 25+12 12+5 0 15+0 2+2 6+1 0 ------Kris MEEKE 1 Gazoo Racing WRT 2+3 4+6 6+7 2+6 1+7 4+8 3+7 1+3 1+3 1+2 2+3 6+7 1+4 368 14 4 R 3 9 7 R ------43 HYUNDAI 10+4 25+15 18+12 15+12 18+15 25+6 25+12 12+4 18+8 15+10 10+8 12+10 18+4 1+0 - - 4 - - 4 - 2 6 - - - Jan KOPECKY 2 Shell Mobis WRT 5+8 1+3 2+4 3+4 2+3 1+7 1+4 4+8 2+6 3+5 5+6 4+5 2+8 341 15 10 - - 8 - - 8 - 9 7 - - - 17 M-SPORT FORD 25+8 6+4 25+4 25+10 12+10 18+15 18+4 10+8 12+10 12+8 25+4 18+15 10+8 - - 6+0 - 1 4 - - - - 1 - - 3 World Rally Team 1+6 7+8 1+8 1+5 4+5 2+3 2+8 5+6 4+5 4+6 1+8 2+3 5+6 324 16 - - 7 - 10 8 - - - - 10 - - 12 12+6 18+10 15+10 6+4 8+4 10+8 10+8 18+6 6 6+4 12+6 25+4 15+6 - 0 ------8 - - - Henning SOLBERG 4 Total Abu Dhabi WRT 4+7 2+5 3+5 7+8 6+8 5+6 5+6 2+7 7 7+8 4+7 1+8 3+7 237 17 - R ------6 - - - 8

Bryan BOUFFIER 4+0 - - 0 ------18 8 - - R ------4 KEY – TABLES

Marijan GRIEBEL ------4 - - - - 19 ------8 - - - - 4 25+1 Drivers: Points scored in Rally + Power Stage Manufacturers: Points scored in Rally by 2 team cars 1 Drivers: Position in Rally Manufacturers: Positions in Rally for up to 2 team cars ------4 - - - Simone TEMPESTINI R Retired – Did not finish 20 ------8 - - - 4 – Did not start

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POS DRIVERS MCO SWE MEX FRA ARG PRT ITA FIN DEU TUR GBR ESP AUS PTS POS DRIVERS MCO SWE MEX FRA ARG PRT ITA FIN DEU TUR GBR ESP AUS PTS

JAN KOPECKY 25 - - 25 - - 25 - 25 25 - 18 - Enrico BRAZZOLI 25 - - - - - 12 - 18 - 18 25 0 1 1 - - 1 - - 1 - 1 1 - 2 - 143 1 1 - - - - - 4 - 2 - 2 1 R 98

PONTUS TIDEMAND - 18 25 - 25 25 - - - 0 18 - - Taisko LARIO 15 4 - - - - 18 6 25 - 15 18 - 2 - 2 1 - 1 1 - - - R 2 - - 111 2 3 8 - - - - 2 7 1 - 3 2 - 97

KALLE ROVANPERÄ - - 10 - 0 - - 12 18 - 25 25 - Emil BERGKVIST - 18 - 15 - 10 - 18 - 25 - - - 3 - - 5 - N - - 4 2 - 1 1 - 90 3 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 2 - 1 - - - 86

Gus GREENSMITH - - 18 - 18 4 - 15 0 0 15 - - Dennis RÅDSTRÖM - 25 - 12 - 25 - N - 18 - - - 4 - - 2 - 2 8 - 3 R R 3 - - 70 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 - N - 2 - - - 80

Lukasz PIENIAZEK - 2 - 10 - 18 10 - 8 - 8 0 - Jean-Baptiste FRANCESCHI 0 12 - 25 - 2 25 15 - 0 - - - 5 - 9 - 5 - 2 5 - 6 - 6 16 - 56 5 R 4 - 1 - 9 1 3 - R - - - 79

Fabio ANDOLFI - - - 15 - 0 12 4 15 - 4 4 - 6 - - - 3 - 15 4 8 3 - 8 8 - 54

Ole Christian VEIBY - 15 - 12 - - 18 N - - 0 2 - 7 - 3 - 4 - - 2 N - - 11 9 - 47

8 - 8 8 - - 0 - 18 0 - 12 0 - 46 JUNIOR WRC RESULTS - 6 6 - - 12 - 2 12 - 4 11 -

Pedro HELLER - - 15 - 15 1 - - - 10 - - 0 9 - - 3 - 3 10 - - - 5 - - R 41

Kajetan KAJETANOWICZ ------6 - 10 12 - 12 - 10 ------7 - 5 4 - 4 - 40 POS DRIVERS SWE FRA PRT FIN TUR PTS

Pierre-Louis LOUBET - - - 8 - 12 0 10 0 - 0 6 - Emil BERGKVIST 18+5 15 0+10 18+12 25+25 128 11 - - - 6 - 4 N 5 R - R 7 - 36 1 2 3 5 2 1

Nil SOLANS - - 6 6 10 2 - - 0 - 0 10 - Dennis RÅDSTRÖM 25+9 12 25+3 - 18+18 110 12 - - 7 7 5 9 - - R - 13 5 - 34 2 1 4 1 - 2

Stephane LEFEBVRE - - - 0 - 15 4 0 4 - 10 0 - Jean-Baptiste FRANCESCHI 12 25 + 8 2 15 0+7 69 13 - - - R - 3 8 13 8 - 5 15 - 33 3 4 1 9 3 R

Takamoto KATSUTA - 25 - 4 - 0 0 N - - - 0 - Callum DEVINE 8 10 - 10 12+12+2 54 14 - 1 - 8 - 13 N N - - - 12 - 29 4 6 5 - 5 4

Simone TEMPESTINI - - - - - 0 0 2 1 18 6 1 - Ken TORN 0+4 8 0+3 25+9 0+3 52 15 - - - - - 16 N 9 10 2 7 10 - 28 5 12 6 N 1 R

Alberto HELLER - - - - 0 ------25 Bugra BANAZ - 4 12 6 10+10 42 16 - - - - N ------1 25 6 - 8 4 7 5

Eerik PIETARINEN ------25 - - - - - Emilio A. FERNANDEZ P. 6+1 1 - - 15+15 38 17 ------1 - - - - - 25 7 7 10 - - 3

Hiroki ARAI - 6 - 2 - 10 0 6 - - - - - Julius TANNERT 15 2 1+1 12 0+2 33 18 - 7 - 9 - 5 N 7 - - - - - 24 8 3 9 10 4 R

Benito GUERRA - - - - - 6 8 8 2 - - 0 - David HOLDER 2 - 15 2 6+6+2 33 19 - - - - - 7 6 6 9 - - D - 24 9 9 - 3 9 7

Nicolas CIAMIN - - - 0 - - 15 N 6 - - - - Tom WILLIAMS 1 - 6 8 8+8 31 20 - - - R - - 3 N 7 - - - - 21 10 10 - 7 6 6

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