New Zealand – SS12: Rovanperä drives home the point

Difficult for the drivers to launch without restraint into the 22,50 km of the 12th Puhoi special while the Auckland region was still drowned in rain!

11″5 behind leader Kalle Rovanperä, Sébastien Ogier privilégiait une approche sage : « Le plan est juste de bien conduire, mais c’est difficile avec beaucoup d’eau sur la route. Je ne veux pas prendre trop de risques car avec l’abandon d’Elfyn l’équipe Toyota a besoin de deux voitures à l’arrivée ».

Driving on land, in the rain, in complete safety according to Sébastien Ogier © WRC

Good resolutions that could have inspired Takamoto Katsuta, then 5th overall, who made a mistake at the start of the special and had to abandon his Toyota. Craig Breen managed to reach the finish despite a left rear wing torn off during an off-piste excursion.

Sébastien Ogier had, by his own admission, a good special but had to once again concede 6″6 to Rovanperä who bagged another scratch. Ott Tänak found a little rhythm but could not do better than a third place, 7″8 behind Kalle.

SS12 ranking:

General Classification after SS12:

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