Sardinia: Ogier leads the shakedown despite contact

Sébastien Ogier finished in the lead in the Sardinia Rally shakedown despite an error from the Citroën driver who was not the only one to be trapped.

Published on 13/06/2019 à 13:34

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Sardinia: Ogier leads shakedown despite contact

The shakedown of Rally from Sardinia had several surprises in store. Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) damaged the suspension of its C3 WRC just before Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) ne se fasse piéger au même endroit, un passage dans un portail étroit. Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) a aussi eu un contact avec l’élément gênant mais a libéré la route pour la suite des essais.

This is despite Sébastien Ogier who set the best time by completing the 9,92km of Olmedo in 3'00''0 with 9 tenths ahead of Ott Tänak (Toyota). L’Estonien n’a pas été épargné par les soucis en rencontrant des problèmes mécaniques à la fin des essais.

Thierry Neuville completed the top three ahead of Teemu Suninen (M-Sport), Kris Meeke (Toyota) and Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) all tied. Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) follows in 7th place ahead of Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) and Juho Hänninen (Toyota) who was the most diligent with 4 passages. Esapekka Lappi (Citroën) completed the Top 10 ahead of Dani Sordo (Hyundai).

It was Kalle Rovanperä (Skoda) who was the most efficient among the WRC 2, beating the Citroën C4 R3 of Mads Ostberg by 5 tenths.

Rally Sardinia shakedown standings

1. Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) 3’00”0
2. Ott TÄnak (Toyota) 3’00”9
3. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) 3’01”7
4. Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) 3’02”7
5. Kris Meeke (Toyota) 3’02”7
6. Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) 3’02”7
7. Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) 3’02”9
8. Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) 3’03”0
9. Juho Hänninen (Toyota) 3’03”4
10. Esapekka Lappi (Citroën) 3’04”8
11. Dani Sordo (Hyundai) 3’05”0

The Sardinia Rally will start this Thursday at 17 p.m. and will be followed with our live text.