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Rally Mexico 2018 counts for:
2018 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2018 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2018 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers)
2018 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Teams and Drivers)
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| 573rd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 3 of 13 |
| Official name: | Rally Guanajuato Mexico |
| Edition: | 15th |
| Date: | from Thursday 8-Mar-2018 to Sunday 11-Mar-2018 |
| Rally HQ: | Leon, Guanajuato; Mexico |
| Clerk of the Course: | Jaime del Palacio |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 31 | |
| Starters: | 29 | |
| Finishers: | 21 | (72.4% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 22 | |
| Shortest: | 1.11 | km | (SS5 Street Stage Leon 1) |
| Longest: | 31.44 | km | (SS7 El Chocolate 2) |
| Slowest: | 62.73 | km/h | (SS5 Street Stage Leon 1) |
| Fastest: | 110.68 | km/h | (SS16 El Brinco 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 344.49 | km | (32.6% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 344.49 | km | (32.6% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 711.39 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,055.88 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 42nd win and 67th podium for Sebastien Ogier. |
| Second place was 43rd podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| Third place was 12th podium for Kris Meeke. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 89th win and 356th podium for Ford. |
| | Second place was 35th podium for Hyundai. |
| | Third place was 243rd podium for Citroen. |
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Superb performance from Ogier who was initially hampered by his road position but made significant progress on second day. After Loeb punctured and Sordo had a slow time on SS14, he jumped to lead which he would not relinquish.
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Sordo's low starting position gave him an excellent opportunity to post good times and that's what he did. Even leading at one point he finished second overall despite puncture on power stage.
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Citroen stole limelight as Sebastien Loeb was back with the team. His low starting position more than compensated his lack of recent experience but puncture on SS14 dropped him for the lead. Meeke (pictured) then became leading Citroen but slid into a ditch and managed only third.
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Toyota arrived with great hopes but sadly found that they had not cured the overheating problem. Tanak somehow managed to drive around the problem but even he succumbed to it on second day. Eventually Latvala (pictured) was best Toyota at lowly eight overall and disappointing rally for the team.
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Related links
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Rally Sweden 2018
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Tour de Corse 2018
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