Rally Mexico 2017

22h

The next special, the 38,31km Lajas de Oro, will be contested from 22:49 p.m. Sordo took the scratch this morning in 28'17″5.

22h

Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) took the scratch in the second pass of Media Luna, the 12km SS27,42 of the Rally of Mexico which he completed in 16'44''0. The Frenchman took 2”2 back from Kris Meeke (Citroën). Ott Tänak (M-Sport) followed at 5s, taking 3s from Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) who ranked behind his teammate Dani Sordo (Hyundai).

The Spaniard saw his time corrected following the cancellation of his 10-minute penalty and the application of fixed times. The i20 WRC driver moved up to 8th place.

Kris Meeke maintains a lead of 21 seconds over Sébastien Ogier, while Thierry Neuville still completes the top three. Ott Tänak remains 4th ahead of Hayden Paddon and Toyota drivers Juho Hänninen and Jari-Matti Latvala.

Éric Camilli (Ford) took control of WRC 2 with a 6”8 lead over Pontus Tidemand (Skoda). The Frenchman occupies 9th place ahead of the Swede.

22h

Éric Camilli (Ford) took control of WRC 2 with a 6”8 lead over Pontus Tidemand (Skoda). The Frenchman occupies 9th place ahead of the Swede.

22h

The penalty removed from Sordo allows him to move up to 8th place, 51 seconds behind Latvala, fixed times having been applied in two special stages.

22h

Meeke drops 2″2 to Ogier who is 21″3 behind the leader. “I chose the hard tires in anticipation of the next special. »

22h

The 10min penalty imposed yesterday on Sordo would have been corrected. The Hyundai driver could return to the front as he was 10'16 from the lead at the break!

22h

Ogier took the provisional scratch with a time of 16'44″0. Tänak is pushed back to 5″6. The M-Sport driver wants to stay in touch with Meeke. “I attacked as much as I could. »

22h

Sordo sets the 2nd provisional time, 6 tenths behind Tänak. “I can only thank everyone for this decision. »

22h

Neuville drops 3″3 to Tänak, but the Estonian is still more than 48 seconds behind the Hyundai driver in 3rd position. But the Belgian's tires are already well worn. “We made a compromise in terms of tires by choosing to only use a hard tire. »

21h

Hänninen sets the 5th provisional time at 22″6 from the provisional reference. The Toyota driver finds himself 25 seconds behind Paddon in 5th place. “I went to see a doctor during the break and it’s a little better now. »

21h

Tänak improves the benchmark with a time of 16'49″6, or 7″6 better than Paddon who is now almost a minute behind 4th place. His Ford is slightly damaged. “I hit a dog. I had avoided one but I didn't manage to avoid the second. »

21h

Tänak has a 5s lead over Paddon in the 3rd sector. The M-Sport driver ranks 4th.

21h

Paddon took the best time with a time of 16'57″2, 6″6 better than Evans. The Hyundai driver should retain his 5th place.

21h

Bertelli ranks 46s behind the provisional reference. The private pilot is only 21st out of 23 participants. “We are careful now. »

21h

Latvala ranks 10s behind Evans. The Toyota driver is still only in 7th place. “We collect the data, that’s the most important thing. »

21h

Tänak is 1″2 ahead of Paddon. The M-Sport driver is firmly tied in 4th place.

21h

Gorban ranks 1'45 behind Evans. “No problem, it’s a good stage. »

21h

Paddon is 1″8 ahead of Evans. The Hyundai driver must maintain his 5th place with only 3 tenths ahead of Hänninen.

21h

Evans achieved a first time of 17'03″8, 2″4 more than Sordo's scratch achieved this morning. “The road seems to be better, but the tires suffer when I sweep. I have to manage and it should be fine. »

19h

Here are the tire choices of the WRC crews wearing Michelin:

 

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