Tour of Corsica 2018

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The Tour de Corse podium celebrations:

 

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The crews, including Neuville-Gilsoul, are at the Ajaccio podium ceremony:

 

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Discover the analysis of the Tour de Corse carried out by our special correspondent in issue 2160 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.

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The FFSA confirmed in its latest press release the third place of Thierry Neuville. The Belgian therefore completes the podium of the Tour de Corse behind Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) and Ott Tänak (Toyota), falling 17 points behind before the Rally Argentina contested on the weekend of April 29.

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Images of Ogier celebrating his 2nd victory at the Tour de Corse:

 

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Neuville at the finish of the Power Stage of the Tour de Corse with his Hyundai suffering from mechanical problems:

 

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Ogier on the L’Équipe channel: “It’s always magical to win here. We have had a very good start to the season with this 3rd victory in 4 races. Everything worked perfectly this weekend. We managed to quickly build a good lead. We have the feeling of having really progressed on both types of surfaces. This is promising for the rest of the season. The Tour de Corse is always demanding, whether for the drivers or co-drivers, especially with these new special stages. But the courses were magnificent and the weather was good. We're already looking forward to next year. We are starting to know the refrain of sweeping (in Argentina). It will be difficult to negotiate, but we remain hopeful of being successful. You must never start as a loser, I aim for victory at each rally. Maybe the weather will help us if it's wet. We'll see. Although I never imposed myself there, I still often performed well. I don't know if the competition is tougher because it was already very close last year and the gaps remain very close this season. I think I'm more liberated than the others because I no longer need to prove something, but others are pushing very hard, like Tänak who took a nice 2nd place. I have a lot of respect for Loeb. He was still very fast this weekend despite his exit. he would still be at the forefront if he had the motivation to return full time. »

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Here are the detailed rankings at the Championships, but these results remain provisional due to the uncertainty surrounding Neuville:

 

 

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Neuville is not sure he will be able to return to Ajaccio due to his mechanical problems. “We hope to be able to reach the finish line to score points for the team. »

If Neuville retires, Sordo would complete the podium ahead of Evans and Lappi. The gap would widen very clearly in the Drivers' Championship.

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Here are the provisional rankings for the Drivers' and Manufacturers' Championships:

Ogier 84 Neuville 67

Hyundai 111 M-Sport 107 Toyota 93 Citroën 81

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Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) won the Tour de Corse by winning ahead of Ott Tänak (Toyota) and Thierry Neuville (Hyundai). Dani Sordo (Hyundai) finished just off the podium, ahead of Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) by three seconds. Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) moved up to sixth place, ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) by around ten seconds.

Jan Kopecky (Skoda) won in WRC 2 and retained eighth place in the general classification for less than six seconds ahead of Kris Meeke (Citroën). Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) finished in the Top 15. Esapekka Lappi won the Power Stage by completing the 16,25km Coti – Chiavari Penitentiary in 9'41''2 with a 2''2 lead over Sébastien Loeb. Sébastien Ogier and Kris Meeke follow at 3''4, but it was the Championship leader who won the three points. Ott Tänak completed the Top 5 of the special at 8”5.

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Ogier takes the 3 points from the Power Stage at the expense of Meeke who has to settle for two bonus points.

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Ogier finished tied with Meeke by setting the 3rd fastest time, 3″4 behind Tänak’s scratch. This is his second victory at the Tour de Corse after that of 2016. It is also his 43rd success in the WRC, his 3rd in 4 events this year. “I was very happy with the performance of my car even though the weekend was very long. »

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Ogier wins the Tour de Corse ahead of Tänak and Neuville!

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Ogier is in 4th place in the special, 8 tenths behind the reference time for the 2nd intermediate.

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Tänak: “I never attacked to the maximum but I tried to increase my pace. I'm happy to see that the car is fast on the asphalt, it's promising for the future. »

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Tänak sets the 4th time, 8″5 behind his teammate Lappi’s provisional scratch. The Estonian secures 2nd place.

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Tänak is in provisional 5th place in the special, 3″8 behind his teammate Lappi in 2nd intermediate.

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Neuville declined to comment upon finishing the Power Stage.

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