Sardinia Rally 2020
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This is the end of this first special stage of the 2020 Sardinia Rally. Teemu Suninen, the only driver under the 10-minute mark, is ahead of Esapekka Lappi and Dani Sordo. Championship leader Elfyn Evans is 4th at 13” just ahead of his runner-up Sébastien Ogier
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11th time of this first special for Pierre-Louis Loubet in 10'27"6
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Dani Sordo crosses the finish line in 10'12"3. He is provisionally 3rd, 12” behind Suninen
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Katsuta sets the 8th time of the day in 10'27"9
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Bad operation for Greensmith. The Ford driver set a time of 10'28"1 and is already almost 30 seconds behind the race lead
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Suninen the first under the 10 minute mark! The Finn moved to the top of the timesheet thanks to a time of 9'58"9! Lappi, his first pursuer, is relegated to more than 12 seconds!
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Lappi takes the lead alone after this first special with a time of 10'12"2. Evans and Ogier are 1 second behind
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“The car is very unstable in these conditions. I did my best,” Neuville puts things into perspective upon arrival.
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10'18"1 for Thierry Neuville, provisionally fourth, 4"9 behind Evans and Ogier
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Good start for Rovanperä, provisionally third, 1” behind the leaders. He completed this special with a time of 2'10"14
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Bad stage for Ott Tänak. With a time of 10'27"7, the Estonian is relegated to 14"5 from the Evans-Ogier duo
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Sébastien Ogier crossed the finish line of the first special. The tricolor is tied with Elfyn Evans with a time of 10'13"2. “It’s very difficult to find rhythm. The route is very slow,” he explained after his first pass.
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Despite going off the track this Thursday during the Shakedown, Kalle Rovanperä is at the start of the Sardinia Rally. He has just left for this first special
07h
Elfyn Evans sets the first chronometric reference of the day with a time of 10’13“2
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It's the turn of reigning world champion Tänak to storm the first special of the weekend
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After Evans, it is Ogier who starts the first of the 16 specials of the weekend
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Let's go for the 2020 Sardinia Rally! Elfyn Evans, leader of the world championship, is the first to set off in this special of just over 12 km (Tempio Pausania 1)
07h
Hello and welcome to the live text of the 2020 Sardinia Rally from AUTOhebdo. Departure of the first special of the day at 7:50 a.m. this Friday.
