2018 African Rally Championship

The 2018 African Rally Championship was the 38th season of the African Rally Championship (ARC), the FIA regional zone rally championship for the African continent. The season began on February 23 in the Côte d'Ivoire, and ended on October 7 in Rwanda, after seven events.

Skoda Fabia driver Manvir Singh Baryan won his second consecutive title. Baryan again won four of the seven rallies, taking victory in South Africa, Zambia, Uganda and Tanzania. Baryan won the title by 56 points over Mitsubishi Lancer driver, Italian-Kenyan Piero Cannobio who had only two top-three finishes amongst ARC competitors. Baryan's second title was the fourth consecutive title won by Kenyan drivers.

Event calendar and results

There were seven rallies in the 2018 African Rally Championship. The only change from the 2017 schedule was the previously season-ending Zambia International Motor Rally moved from October to June, becoming the fourth round of the championship:

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	Rallye Bandama - Côte d'Ivoire (23–25 February)^[1]	1	Gary Chaynes	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:20:59.9	12	231.25 km	34	15
		2	Jeremie Warnia	Yamaha YXZ 1000R	2:28:07.2
		3	Stéphane Peterhansel	Yamaha YXZ 1000R	2:30:28.3

2	Safari Rally (16–18 March)^[2]	1	Carl Tundo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	1:55:05.8	9	187.61 km	35	13
		2	Baldev Chager	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:04:34.2
		3	Jas Mangat	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:05:27.3

3	York Rally (19–21 April)^[3]	1	Manvir Singh Baryan	Škoda Fabia R5	2:47:34.9	15	220.50 km	30	17
		2	Guy Botterill	Toyota Etios R2	2:50:57.9
		3	Matthew Vacy-Lyle	Toyota Etios R2	2:56:16.6

4	Gomes Zambia International Rally (22–24 June)^[4]	1	Manvir Singh Baryan	Škoda Fabia R5	2:38:26	16	218.54 km	23	14
		2	Muna Singh, Jr.	Subaru Impreza STi N14	2:43:47
		3	Ahmed Huwel	Ford Fiesta Proto	2:46:07

5	Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally (20–22 July)^[5]	1	Manvir Singh Baryan	Škoda Fabia R5	2:26:03.5	10	210.98 km	46	22
		2	Ronald Sebuguzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:30:11.6
		3	Jas Mangat	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:37:05.1

6	Oryx Energies Rally of Tanzania (31 August–2 September)^[6]	1	Manvir Singh Baryan	Škoda Fabia R5	1:42:16	8	207.28 km	27	15
		2	Randeep Singh Birdi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	1:48:49
		3	Kleevan Gomes	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	1:53:25

7	Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally (5–7 October)^[7]	1	Giancarlo Davite	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:00:07.0	11	178.60 km	16	10
		2	Rudy Cantanhede	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	2:02:14.1
		3	Jean-Claude Gakwaya	Subaru Impreza STi N11	2:12:16.0

Championship standings

The 2018 African Rally Championship points are as follows:^[8]

Pos.	Driver	Vehicle	BAN	SAF	YOR	ZAM	PoA	TAN	RMG	Total
1	Manvir Singh Baryan	Škoda Fabia R5		Ret	1	1	1	1		100
2	Piero Cannobio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2	13	Ret	5	Ret	3		44

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

References

^ "44. Rallye Bandama - Côte d'Ivoire 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ "66. Safari Rally 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ "27. York Rally 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ "Gomes Zambia International Rally 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ "22. Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ "17. Oryx Energies Rally of Tanzania 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ "Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ "Classifications Season 2018". fia.com. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

External links

Official website

[1] "44. Rallye Bandama - Côte d'Ivoire 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[2] "66. Safari Rally 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[3] "27. York Rally 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[4] "Gomes Zambia International Rally 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[5] "22. Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[6] "17. Oryx Energies Rally of Tanzania 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[7] "Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally 2018". EWRC-Results.com. EWRC-Results. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[8] "Classifications Season 2018". fia.com. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

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