his first back-to-back victory in his career and now eats the gap to top to thirty-six points in the drivers' championships. Teammate Esapekka Lappi finished third, 21.7 seconds behind Thierry Neuville. With a 1-3 finish, Toyota overtook Ford to second in the manufacturers' championships, only thirteen points behind Hyundai. Although defending world champion Sébastien Ogier won the Power Stage, the outcome of fourth place finish still failed to narrow the gap to championship leader Thierry Neuville — it is up to twenty-three points after the event. Teammate Teemu Suninen completed the rally with a fifth-place finish after a consistent weekend, followed by Andreas Mikkelsen in sixth. Craig Breen finished in seventh, while localman Marijan Griebel finished in eighth. WRC 2 leader Jan Kopecký and seventeen-year-old Kalle Rovanperä completed the leaderboard. Classification Top ten finishers The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten. Other notable finishers The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten. Special stages Power stage The Power stage was a 14.97 km stage at the end of the rally. Additional World Championship points were awarded to the five fastest crews. Penalties The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally. Retirements The following notable crews retired from the event. Under Rally2 regulations, they were eligible to re-enter the event starting from the next leg. Crews that re-entered were given an additional time penalty. Championship standings after the rally Drivers' championships Co-Drivers' championships Manufacturers' and teams' championships Notes References External links 2018 Rallye Deutschland in e-wrc website The official website of the World Rally Championship Deutschland 2018 2018 in German motorsport August 2018 sports events in Germany