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The second passage of El Pont d'Armentera will be contested from 14:15 p.m. Hänninen achieved the scratch this morning in 10'54"6.
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Camilli remains 12th in the standings ahead of Suninen who is still leading WRC 2 ahead of Kopecky and Tempestini. Loubet occupies 16th place overall.
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Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) took advantage of his repaired i20 WRC to score the scratch on the second pass of El Montmell, SS10 of the Rally de Catalunya. The Belgian, who completed the 24,4km in 12'25''3, was a tenth ahead of his teammate Dani Sordo and Esapekka Lappi (Toyota). Ott Tänak (M-Sport) lost almost two seconds to the Spaniard while Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) finished more than three seconds behind the benchmark. Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) failed by more than eight seconds. Kris Meeke (Citroën) finished only one second off the scratch.
Kris Meeke retains the lead in the RACC with a 13s lead over Dani Sordo who took second place for six tenths ahead of Ott Tänak. Sébastien Ogier thus lost a place by being two seconds behind his teammate. Andreas Mikkelsen remains in the top five but he sees Juho Hänninen come back to a second. Thierry Neuville gains a place against Mads Ostberg (M-Sport) but he is still 5 seconds behind the Toyota driver.
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Mikkelsen failed in 9th position, more than 8 seconds behind Neuville's scratch. Hänninen is one second behind his 5th place. “I'm suffering more from understeer as the temperatures rise. I couldn't really attack. I have to adapt because I usually perform well on asphalt. »
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Ogier sets the 7th provisional time at 3″4 and slips into 4th place, 1″9 behind Tänak. “I suffer from understeer. I'm having trouble going faster but that's how it is. »
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Meeke achieves the 4th provisional time, 1″2 behind Neuville. The Citroën driver has a 13″ lead over Sordo at the top of the RACC. “We drove well but the roads were dirty. I tried to manage. »
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Tänak had to reinstall a gearbox designed for gravel following a transmission problem noted this morning. The M-Sport driver finished 1″8 off the provisional scratch and found himself 6 tenths behind Sordo in the general classification.
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Ostberg achieves the 6th provisional time, 6″5 behind the benchmark and leaves 7th place to Neuville by 2s. “I'm still learning with this car, but I'm enjoying these moments. »
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Neuville snatches the provisional scratch for a tenth ahead of Lappi and Sordo with a time of 12'25″3. The Belgian is looking to take over Ostberg in 7th place. “I had a bit of understeer and the roads are quite dirty. »
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Sordo: “I had a bit of understeer on the car, but I wanted to give it my all. It's really nice to drive on these roads. »
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Sordo achieves the same time as Lappi with a time of 12'25″4. The Hyundai driver is fighting for 3rd place.
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Hänninen is closest to Lappi with a 2″3 delay. The Toyota driver lost time towards the end of the course as he fought for a place in the top 5. “I wanted to protect my tires from overheating and I'm quite happy with my time. »
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Lefebvre finished 4″7 behind Lappi and found himself 17s behind the Toyota driver in the general classification. “I tried to attack at times, but I wanted to preserve the car because the conditions deteriorated. I'm not too late but I should be able to do better. »
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Ostberg waits at the start of SS10:
Getting ready for SS10 El Montell 2 @RallyRACC #WRC pic.twitter.com/KZIJqrUez3
- Mads Østberg (@MadsOstberg) 7th October, 2017
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Lappi improves Evans' time by 14″2 with a time of 12'25″4. The Toyota driver is in 9th place. “There are quite a few stones on the road. »
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Evans improves the mark with a time of 12'39″6. “It’s going a little better than this morning. » The Dmack driver is on the verge of the top ten.
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Al Qassimi achieves a time of 13'53″6. The Citroën driver is in 19th place in the general classification.
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Al Qassimi takes the start of SS10.
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SS10 is broadcast live on the L'Équipe channel.
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The strategies are identical. The Michelin crews start with 5 hard tyres, except Mikkelsen who has 4 hard and one soft.
