SS18 – Estadio Algarve (2.21km): Henning Solberg repeats his stage win around the Estadio Algarve, ahead of Sordo and Loeb. Loeb completes his victory over Hirvonen by 24.3secs. Araujo wins PWRC and Kasciuszko wins JWRC

Top ten stage times for SS18:

1. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +2mins 08.8secs MT
2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +1.3secs M
3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +4.0secs M
4. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +4.3secs M
5. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC +4.9secs A8
6. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +5.6secs A8
7. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC +6.5secs MT
8. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +6.5secs A8 *
9. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +7.9secs A8
10. Vitor Pascoal Peugeot 207 S2000 +10.9secs N4

Overall times after SS18:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 3hrs 53mins 13.1secs M
2. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +24.3secs M
3. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +1min 45.4secs M
4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC +2mins 44.6secs A8
5. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +5mins 46.3secs MT
6. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +6mins 20.8secs A8
7. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC +12mins 59.5secs MT
8. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +18mins 21.7secs A8
9. Armindo Araujo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +22mins 18.5secs P
10. Martin Prokop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +23mins 25.6secs P
11. Eyvind Brynildsen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +23mins 31.6secs P
12. Hermann Gassner Jr Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N4 +28mins 24.3secs
13. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +29mins 25.5secs J
14. Vitor Pascoal Peugeot 207 S2000 +30mins 45.0secs N4
15. Vitor Tedosio Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N4 +30mins 50.2secs
16. Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza N14 +32mins 56.1secs P
17. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +33mins 46.2secs A8 *
18. Pedro Rodrigues Subaru Impreza N14 +35mins 02.6secs P
19. Kevin Abbring Renault Clio RS +35mins 32.0secs J
20. Adruzilo Lopes Subaru Impreza N14 +35mins 58.8secs



Overall PWRC after SS18/ Top 3:

1. Armindo Araujo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4hrs 15mins 31.6secs P
2. Martin Prokop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +1min 07.1secs P
1. Eyvind Brynildsen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +1min 13.1secs P

Overall JWRC after SS18/Top 3:

1. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 4hrs 22mins 38.6secs J
2. Kevin Abbring Renault Clio RS +6mins 06.5secs J
3. Hans Weijs Citroen C2 S1600 +9mins 22.7secs J


Notable retirements:

SS17 - Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC Off the Road MT
SS17 - Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Off the Road MT
SS15 - Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Off the Road MT
SS8 - Marcus Gronholm Prodrive Subaru Impreza WRC2008 Off the Road A8
SS8 - Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Mechanical A8 *
SS7 - Peter van Merksteijn Jr Ford Focus RS WRC 06 Mechanical A8
SS5 - Peter van Merksteijn Ford Focus RS WRC 07 Off the Road A8
SS4 - Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC Off the Road

* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.


all times unofficial

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.
P - denotes Production Car WRC entry.
J – denotes JWRC entry