Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) a beau balayer la route dans la première étape du Rally from Argentina, the Championship leader took the scratch in the SS2 of Las Bajadas – Villa del Dique by completing the 16,65km in 8'55''7. The Frenchman for once had an advantage since his opponents complained about the dust hindering visibility.
Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) a été le plus proche en terminant à 3’’9. Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) a suivi à 5’’6 tandis que Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) dropped eight seconds. Kris Meeke (Citroën) finished around ten seconds behind despite a slow puncture. All drivers WRC having opted for five soft tyres, the Northern Irishman no longer has a spare wheel until assistance. However, he is ahead of his teammate Craig Breen a little over a second. Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) followed more than 14 seconds behind, ahead of Elfyn Evans (M-Sport), Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) and Ott Tänak (Toyota) who spun. Dani Sordo (Hyundai) was the slowest with more than 24 seconds.
Sébastien Ogier takes the lead in Rally Argentina, four seconds ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen. Jari-Matti Latvala follows less than seven seconds just ahead of Thierry Neuville. Kris Meeke completes the Top 5, 11 seconds ahead of Esapekka Lappi, Elfyn Evans and Teemu Suninen. Ott Tänak and Craig Breen are tied with 23 seconds behind the race lead. Dani Sordo is on the verge of the Top 7.
WRC standings after SS2 – 1. Ogier 10m 50.5s 2. Mikkelsen +4.0sec 3. Latvala +6.8sec 4. Neuville +7.6sec 5. Meeke +11.1sec 6. Lappi +15.1sec 7. Evans +19.0sec #WRC
— WRC (@OfficialWRC) April 27th
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