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
Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 Ivory Coast Rallye Bandama - Côte d'Ivoire
(23–25 February)[1]		 1 Ivory Coast Gary Chaynes Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:20:59.9 12 231.25 km 34 15
2 France Jeremie Warnia Yamaha YXZ 1000R 2:28:07.2
3 France Stéphane Peterhansel Yamaha YXZ 1000R 2:30:28.3
2 Kenya Safari Rally
(16–18 March)[2]		 1 Kenya Carl Tundo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1:55:05.8 9 187.61 km 35 13
2 Kenya Baldev Chager Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:04:34.2
3 Uganda Jas Mangat Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:05:27.3
3 South Africa York Rally
(19–21 April)[3]		 1 Kenya Manvir Singh Baryan Škoda Fabia R5 2:47:34.9 15 220.50 km 30 17
2 South Africa Guy Botterill Toyota Etios R2 2:50:57.9
3 South Africa Matthew Vacy-Lyle Toyota Etios R2 2:56:16.6
4 Zambia Gomes Zambia International Rally
(22–24 June)[4]		 1 Kenya Manvir Singh Baryan Škoda Fabia R5 2:38:26 16 218.54 km 23 14
2 Zambia Muna Singh, Jr. Subaru Impreza STi N14 2:43:47
3 Tanzania Ahmed Huwel Ford Fiesta Proto 2:46:07
5 Uganda Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally
(20–22 July)[5]		 1 Kenya Manvir Singh Baryan Škoda Fabia R5 2:26:03.5 10 210.98 km 46 22
2 Uganda Ronald Sebuguzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:30:11.6
3 Uganda Jas Mangat Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:37:05.1
6 Tanzania Oryx Energies Rally of Tanzania
(31 August–2 September)[6]		 1 Kenya Manvir Singh Baryan Škoda Fabia R5 1:42:16 8 207.28 km 27 15
2 Tanzania Randeep Singh Birdi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 1:48:49
3 Tanzania Kleevan Gomes Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 1:53:25
7 Rwanda Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally
(5–7 October)[7]		 1 Belgium Giancarlo Davite Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:00:07.0 11 178.60 km 16 10
2 Belgium Rudy Cantanhede Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 2:02:14.1
3 Rwanda 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 Ivory Coast
BAN		 Kenya
SAF		 South Africa
YOR		 Zambia
ZAM		 Uganda
PoA		 Tanzania
TAN		 Rwanda
RMG		 Total
1 Kenya Manvir Singh Baryan Škoda Fabia R5 Ret 1 1 1 1 100
2 Italy 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
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References
  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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