16h
Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) signed a new scratch in the second passage of Fresein-Westrich with a time of 9'01''1 which allowed him to gain 6''7 from Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen).
Dani Sordo (Hyundai) is closest to the Frenchman, 4”2 behind. The Spaniard took a second from his teammate Thierry Neuville.
Ott Tänak (Ford) lost nine seconds to Mads Ostberg (Ford) following alternator problems.
Sébastien Ogier now has a 19s lead over Andreas Mikkelsen, while Thierry Neuville only maintains a six-tenths lead over Dani Sordo. Ott Tänak still has a 9-second lead over Mads Ostberg.
16h
Latvala sets the 5th time, 7″6 behind his teammate Ogier.
16h
Camilli sets the 6th provisional time, 16″1 behind Ogier. His Fiesta RS WRC is covered in mud.
15h
Tänak is the slowest with 26″9 behind the provisional reference. The Dmack driver is slowed by alternator problems. The Estonian drops 9s to Ostberg who is still 52s from 5th place.
15h
Sordo beats Neuville by a second and remains 3rd behind his teammate for 6 tenths behind. “The road is covered in mud now. Despite everything, I am satisfied with my car, but my position on the road is detrimental in these conditions. »
15h
Ostberg is the slowest with 17s behind the reference time. The M-Sport driver drops 3″4 to Paddon who is 2″6 behind in 6th place. “It’s difficult, there’s a lot of mud on the road. »
15h
SS11 “Lot of mud, slippery, confidence there but difficulty to do more in these conditions without risking too much” pic.twitter.com/ioHBe0ppkZ
— Andreas Mikkelsen (@AMikkelsenRally) August 20, 2016
15h
Neuville is closest to Ogier with 5″2 behind the VW driver. The Belgian is in the middle of a fight against his teammate Sordo for 3rd place. “It went well, except in a hairpin where I lost a little time. »
15h
Paddon fails 14″4 behind Ogier. The Hyundai driver finds himself 3 minutes from the lead of the race. “I was very careful because of the conditions. »
15h
Mikkelsen drops 6″7 to Ogier and finds himself 19″9 behind the new leader. “It’s terrible in these conditions. We have no grip. »
15h
Ogier signs a first time of 9'01″1, a second better than this morning's scratch even though the conditions have deteriorated. “It’s more difficult than this morning because it’s more soggy. My lead seems good over Andreas, we'll see what happens at the end. »
15h
Ogier set off on the second 14,73km passage of Freisen-Westrich. Mikkelsen took the scratch this morning in 9'02″3.
15h
Heavy downpours once again soaked the roads during the 2nd stage. The drivers did well to choose the soft tires, knowing that Ogier took a hard tire instead of a soft tire as a replacement unlike his opponents.
15h
ADAC has confirmed that the Lefebvre-Moreau crew, victims of an accident on Panzerplatte, the tenth special stage of Rally Germany, suffered internal injuries and fractures. Doctors clarified that the competitors were not in critical condition but that they had to remain hospitalized for treatment.
14h
The drivers made their choice of tires for the second pass of the 2nd stage. All the drivers on Michelin shoes opted for 5 soft tires except Ogier who took 4 softs and one hard.
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