Rally Germany 2018

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Evans' Fiesta WRC after going off the road in SS11:

 

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Here are the WRC and WRC 2 rankings at the break:

 

 

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The second loop of the 2nd stage should begin at 15:08 p.m. with the second passage of the Arena Panzerplatte.

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Following the punctures of Jan Kopecky (Skoda) and Yoann Bonato (Citroën) in SS9, Éric Camilli (Ford) finds himself leading WRC 2 with 23 seconds ahead of Kajetan Ketanowicz (Ford). Fabio Andolfi (Skoda) completes the top three in the category for less than 6 seconds ahead of Kalle Rovanperä (Skoda). Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) follows the young Finn by half a second.

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Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) went off the road on the 12,28km Römerstrasse and was stopped with a damaged wheel while in 7th place on Rally Germany.

Craig Breen gave Citroën its first scratch in this event with a time of 6'03''3 where he beat Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) by 3 tenths and Ott Tänak (Toyota) and Mads Ostberg (Citroën) by half a second. second. Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) followed by more than a second, preceding Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport), Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) and Dani Sordo (Hyundai). Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) finished 3 seconds behind Latvala.

Ott Tänak returns to service with a lead of 14 seconds over Sébastien Ogier. It is now Jari-Matti Latvala who completes the provisional podium for a tenth ahead of Thierry Neuville. The Belgian is also threatened by Dani Sordo who is ahead of Esapekka Lappi by 6 seconds. Craig Breen took advantage of Elfyn Evans' error to move up to 7th place ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) and Teemu Suninen (M-Sport). Mads Ostberg (Citroën) returns to the Top 10.

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Tänak ranks half a second behind Breen, who now has a 14s lead over Ogier. “I felt better in this SS. »

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Ogier drops 2s to Breen but maintains a nice lead of more than 27s over Latvala in the general classification. “I’m trying to keep the pressure on Ott (Tänak), but it’s not easy with the speed the Toyotas have. I try to attack as much as possible. There is something working well under the hood of the Yaris WRC. »

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Neuville finished 4″5 behind Breen. The Hyundai driver slips to 4th place, a tenth behind Latvala. “There was no way I could resist. I continued to attack even if the settings were not perfect. I hadn't competed in this SS last year, it was even more difficult. »

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Evans seeks to repair his damaged front left wheel following his accident.

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Latvala finished 1″6 behind Breen, gaining 2s from Sordo, who he now leads by a similar gap. “Maybe I tried to brake a little too late. »

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Evans went off the road. His Ford is damaged. The Welshman tried to reach the finish but is now stopped in a field. The M-Sport driver was in 7th place ahead of Breen.

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Sordo is almost 4s behind Breen while he is fighting with his teammate Neuville for 3rd place.

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Lappi misses the provisional scratch by 3 tenths. The Toyota driver is ranked 6th. “The car doesn't seem to be set up well, the road is clean now. »

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Breen improves his teammate Ostberg’s time by half a second. “I try to have fun behind the wheel. » The Citroën driver seeks to reconnect with Evans.

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Mikkelsen drops 4″5 against Ostberg. “I’m trying to do my best by trying different things, but I’m struggling. » The Norwegian maintains a lead of almost 18 seconds over Suninen.

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Suninen drops 2s to Ostberg. The Citroën driver is less than 7 seconds behind 10th place. “I made a mistake in the special. »

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Ostberg improves Serderidis' time by almost 25 seconds. The Cirtoën driver is still fighting to get back into the Top 10. “The times are not horrible. I was quite successful in the previous SS. We have to try to correct the understeer and I also have to perfect my driving. It's better when you enjoy it. »

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Suninen is almost a second behind Ostberg in the first split.

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Serderidis sets a first time of 6’28”5 which should certainly be quickly beaten by Ostberg.

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Solnas will not go any further today. Here is his Fiesta R5 damaged in the previous SS:

 

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