Ogier adds Corsica to his list of achievements

Sébastien Ogier won his first victory at the Tour de Corse by winning ahead of Thierry Neuville and Andreas Mikkelsen.

Published on 02/10/2016 à 13:04

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Ogier adds Corsica to his list of achievements

Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) signed its first victory at the Tour de Corse by winning with 46 seconds ahead of Thierry Neuville, while Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) completed the podium more than a minute behind the winner. The Norwegian nevertheless prevents the Frenchman from celebrating a fourth world championship in a row while the Belgian climbs into third position in the Championship.

Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) took fourth place, almost half a minute from the top three. Craig Breen (Citroën) completes the top five for its first rally on asphalt behind the wheel of a WRC. The Irishman preceded the Hyundai by Hayden Paddon and Dani Sordo.

Éric Camilli (Ford) finished in eighth place, almost two minutes behind the Spaniard, but the national driver of the Rallye des 10 Virages still finished ahead of his teammate Mads Ostberg.

After restarting in Rally 2, Kris Meeke (Citroën) saved the day by winning the Power Stage ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen and Sébastien Ogier.

Ott Tänak (Ford) completes the top ten ahead of Elfyn Evans (Ford Fiesta R5) winner in WRC 2. The Welshman won with half a minute ahead of Jan Kopecky (Skoda Fabia R5) while Yoann Bonato (DS 3 R5 ) completes the category podium. Laurent Pellier wins the JWRC with 33 seconds ahead of Yohan Rossel. Simone Tempestini secures the title by finishing just off the podium in the category.

Results of the Tour de Corsica

Discover the analysis of the Tour de Corse carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2083 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.

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