Rally of Catalonia 2016
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The crews will resume competition from 13:57 p.m. with the second passage of Alcover Capafonts.
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Jan Kopecky (Skoda Fabia R5) took the lead in WRC 2 and now has a lead of more than 17 seconds over Pontus Tidemand (Fabia R5). Julien Maurin (Fabia R5) fell to 12th in the category.
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The provisional classification of SS11:
That's all 4 of the morning loop stages completed. Now's time for lunch and a service break. See you at 13:57 for SS12! #WRC #RallySpain pic.twitter.com/EH1jM7EDhk
— Andreas Mikkelsen (@AMikkelsenRally) 15th October, 2016
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Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) set the provisional best time by completing the 24,14km of El Montmell, the last special of the first pass of the second stage of the Rally de Catalunya, in 12'27''3. The Championship leader has taken 6 seconds from Dani Sordo (Hyundai) while Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) follows almost 8 seconds behind, one second ahead of Kris Meeke (Citroën). Éric Camilli (Ford) finished 11”26 behind the provisional benchmark, 5”2 behind his teammate Mads Ostberg.
Dani Sordo only has a 7''7 lead over Sébastien Ogier at the top of the RACC at midday. Andreas Mikkelsen still completes the provisional podium ahead of the Hyundais of Thierry Neuville and Hayden Paddon. Kris Meeke is 6th ahead of Mads Ostberg, Ott Tänak (Ford) and Éric Camilli.
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Camilli set the 8th provisional time, 26″5 from the provisional scratch and 2″6 behind his teammate Ostberg.
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Tänak is the slowest at the moment. The Dmack driver is more than 32 seconds behind the provisional scratch while he is in 8th position.
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Meeke set the 4th provisional time, one second behind Neuville and 12 seconds behind Ogier. The Citroën driver now has a lead of almost 15 seconds over Ostberg.
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Ostberg is still the slowest among those at the finish. The M-Sport driver finished 24s behind. “I try to go as quickly as possible. » The Norwegian will have difficulty threatening Meeke on a regular basis, the Ford driver still being in trouble on asphalt.
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Ostberg is still the slowest among those at the finish. The M-Sport driver finished 24s behind. “I try to go as quickly as possible. » The Norwegian will have difficulty threatening Meeke on a regular basis, the Ford driver still being in trouble on asphalt.
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Sordo is 6″8 behind Ogier and now only has a 7″7 lead over the Frenchman at the head of the race. The Spaniard, like his teammates, complains of significant understeer.
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Paddon drops 14s to Ogier and finds himself 13s behind Neuville overall.
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Neuville ranks 11s behind Ogier and is only 1″3 behind Mikkelsen. “My pace is not great. »
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Mikkelsen drops another 12″2 on Ogier and finds himself 37s behind the Frenchman. “I'm not feeling good behind the wheel at the moment. » The Norwegian is now threatened by Neuville.
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Ogier signs a first reference in 12'27″3. “I tried to attack a little harder. »
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The El Montmell special is also back after several years of absence. The surface is good but the road is narrow. The course begins at a fast pace before the crews face a more winding section.
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The provisional classification of SS10:
SS10:OgierSordoLatvalaMeekeNeuvilleMikkelsenPaddonCamilli#wrc #RallyRACC pic.twitter.com/HbQpvtLfYG
— Michelin Motorsport (@Michelin_Sport) 15th October, 2016
11h
Ogier set off on the last special stage of the morning.
10h
Ogier will set off in the 24,14km of El Montmell from 11:03 a.m. This is the longest route of the day.
