Monte-Carlo Rally 2021
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Neuville in the lead, Evans narrows his gap
In this special where snow covered the first part, Thierry Neuville showed himself to be the fastest driver. The Belgian climbed to the top of the timesheet with a time of 11'29″6.
The classification of SS12
Third, 5″8 behind Thierry Neuville, Sébastien Ogier conceded 1″3 overall. The leader saw his gap with Elfyn Evans increase from 21 seconds to 19″7. Nothing is certain yet. There are now two special stages remaining, including the Power Stage at the start of the afternoon.
The general classification after SS12
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No scratch for Ogier who finished in 11'35″4, 5″8 behind Thierry Neuville. Overall, he concedes 1″3 to Elfyn Evans who comes back to less than 20 seconds
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Elfyn Evans slower than Thierry Neuville. The Englishman settles for second provisional time in 11'34″1, 4″5 behind the Belgian
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SS12 finished for Kalle Rovanperä. After losing 3rd place overall during the previous special to the detriment of Thierry Neuville, the Finn conceded 19″3. He ran in 11'48″9
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Thierry Neuville dislodges Pierre-Louis Loubet from first place. The Belgian finishes SS12 in 11'29″6, faster by 8″2
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“Things didn’t work like they did in the first special,” regrets the Spaniard
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Pierre-Louis Loubet is still in the lead. Dani Sordo crossed the finish line with a time of 11'51″3, 13″5 slower than the Habs
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Takamoto Katsuta completed the special in 12'33″0, 55″2 behind Pierre-Louis Loubet's time. Like Gus Greensmith, the Japanese lost time on the snowy section
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Trapped at the start of the special, Gus Greensmith logically finished far from Pierre-Louis Loubet. 12'26″7 for the Englishman, 48″9 behind the Frenchman's time
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“Like the previous stages, there is no grip. It’s very difficult,” underlines the Frenchman before attacking SS13 in a few minutes
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Pierre-Louis Loubet stops the clock in 11'37″8, the first time reference of SS12
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The driving conditions are very difficult. After the snow, the pilots find icy asphalt
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Greensmith trapped by snow. The Englishman made a mistake in a bend and found himself sideways on the road. Luckily, he was able to leave
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Gus Greensmith, last representative of M-Sport, starts his time. Unsurprisingly, the Englishman put on all four studded tires
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It slips a lot! Snow covers the road on this first part of the special. Pierre-Louis Loubet almost got trapped
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Pierre-Louis Loubet launches hostilities in this SS12
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The starting order is always the same: Loubet, Greensmith, Katsuta, Sordo, Neuville, Rovanperä, Evans and Ogier
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After the first special of the day, Sébastien Ogier is 21 seconds ahead of Elfyn Evans, his runner-up in this Monte-Carlo Rally. The SS12 will be contested between Briançonnet and Entrevaux with a total of 14,31 kilometers to cover. The first departure is scheduled for 10:08 a.m.
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