Rally of Catalonia 2016
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Camilli signed the 7th provisional time, 14″7 behind Sordo. The M-Sport driver is still in 9th place.
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The first passage of the 2nd stage will end with the SS11 of El Montmell, 24,14km long, contested from 11:03 a.m. This is the longest route of the day.
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Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) gained three seconds from Dani Sordo (Hyundai) by setting the provisional best time at the end of the 21,26km Querol, 10th special of the Rally de Catalunya. Following the Spaniard by half a second, Kris Meeke (Citroën) took more than 20 seconds from Mads Ostberg (Ford).
Dani Sordo retains the lead of the Rally de Catalunya with a 14s lead over Sébastien Ogier. Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) remains 5rd ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Hayden Paddon (Hyundai). Kris Meeke (Citroën) took sixth place from Mads Ostberg (Ford) by three seconds.
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Meeke set the 3rd provisional time, 3″5 behind Ogier. The Citroën driver regains the advantage over Ostberg for a 2″ lead and takes 9th place. “The puncture cost us time, that’s for sure. »
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Ostberg drops another 24s to Ogier. The M-Sport driver is in 6th place. “I always try different things with my driving depending on the stages. »
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Sordo concedes 3s to Ogier and only has a 14″5 lead over the Frenchman in the fight for 1st place. “I was less comfortable, some passages were dirty. This is where I wasted time. »
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Paddon ranks 8″4 behind Ogier and one second behind Mikkelsen. The New Zealander finds himself 10s behind Neuville overall.
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Sordo loses time on Ogier. The Hyundai driver is 4″1 behind the Frenchman in the 2nd split.
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Neuville ranks 5″4 behind Ogier and takes 2s from Mikkelsen. The Belgian is less than 12 seconds behind the Norwegian. “I only gained 2 seconds... The car works a little better but I still have understeer. »
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With a 1″ lead over Ogier in the first sector, Meeke is currently the fastest in SS6.
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Mikkelsen marks time 7″4 behind Ogier who is now 25s ahead of him overall. The brakes seem to have suffered. “I was too careful at the start and lost a lot of time. It wasn't a good stage, we'll try to do better in the next one. »
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Ogier signs the first reference in 11'12″9. “The conditions were good although some places were still wet. Our gaps are about risk. I don't want to try everything in my quest for the title. »
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Sordo is still ahead of Ogier with 2 tenths less in the 1st sector.
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Mikkelsen is now 2″8 behind Ogier in the 2nd sector. Paddon is 2 tenths behind the Frenchman in the 1st split.
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Neuville is also behind Ogier with 8 tenths more than the Polo R WRC in the 1st sector.
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Mikkelsen is 1″5 behind Ogier in the 1st sector.
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Ogier will set off in the 21,26km from Querol from 10:21 a.m.
