Tour of Corsica 2019
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Discover the analysis of the Tour de Corse carried out by our special correspondent in issue 2210 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.
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The WRC will resume its rights on the weekend of April 28 with the Rally Argentina.
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Tom Kristensson won the JWRC with 4 seconds ahead of Julius Tannert who took the advantage from Dennis Radström on the last course.
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Fabio Andolfi (Skoda) snatched victory in WRC 2 from Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda) by less than 4 seconds. Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Volkswagen) completes the category podium. Adrien Fourmaux (Ford) ranks 9th ahead of Pierre-Louis Loubet (Skoda). Yoann Bonato completes the ranking which still has 12 entries in the category. Lukasz Pieniazek (Ford) only had to reach the finish line to win in WRC 2 Pro following the retirement of Kalle Rovanperä (Skoda).
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Adamo (Hyundai): “We feel a little guilty to win like this. We didn't have the best car. »
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Evans: “A lot happened on this rally. It’s unfortunate to end like this, but we must move forward. We at least finished on the podium but we obviously hoped for more. »
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Andolfi takes victory in WRC 2 with less than 4 seconds ahead of Gryazin.
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Thierry Neuville takes the lead in the championship with 2 points ahead of Sébastien Ogier. Ott Tänak follows at 5 units. Hyundai takes control of the Manufacturers' championship with a 12-point lead over Citroën. Toyota slips to 3rd place, 16 points behind, ahead of M-Sport by 28 points.
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Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) wins the Tour de Corse ahead of Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) and Elfyn Evans (M-Sport). The Welshman was on course to win, but a puncture caused him to lose more than a minute. Dani Sordo (Hyundai) missed 3rd place by a dozen seconds behind. Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) completes the Top 5 ahead of Ott Tänak (Toyota), Esapekka Lappi (Citroën), Sébastien Loeb (Hyundai), Kris Meeke (Toyota) and Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota).
Kris Meeke signs the scratch in the 19,34km of Calvi with a time of 9'54''0. Ott Tänak follows at 4”4 ahead of Teemu Suninen, Thierry Neuville and Sébastien Ogier who saves a point for 2 tenths ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala.
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Neuville: “We didn’t expect it at all but it’s part of the rally. It’s obviously fantastic, we couldn’t have hoped for such an outcome. We have almost two cars on the podium, which proves that we have progressed. »
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Neuville wins the Tour de Corse for the third time after his successes in 3 and 2011. This is the second success for Hyundai in this event and its first since Sardinia in 2017!
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Evans rolls on the rim on the front-right wheel. The M-Sport driver finished 1’29 behind Meeke’s scratch but saved a place on the podium for 11”8 ahead of Sordo.
Neuville wins the Tour de Corse ahead of Ogier and Evans!
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Evans is now a minute behind in the 3rd split! The M-Sport driver suffers a puncture.
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Evans is late in the special! The M-Sport driver is 11 seconds behind Neuville in the special! The Welshman is losing his victory!
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Neuville sets the 4th time, 11″8 behind Meeke. This is 2nd place assured for the Hyundai driver. “I gave it my all but I think it will be too tight. We have made good progress. »
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Ogier sets the 4th provisional time, 12″5 behind Meeke. The Citroën driver saves a podium after a difficult weekend where Citroën did not score any scratches. “It’s a little below our expectations but we saved a good result with this podium. It’s a good operation in the championship. We didn't really progress on the C3 WRC this weekend. »
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Sordo failed more than 22 seconds behind Meeke and saved his 4th position for a 6 second lead over Suninen. “It wasn’t a great rally, but we still got a lot of points for the team. »
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Sordo is very slow in the special. The Spaniard is 19s behind Meeke and could be threatened by Suninen.
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Suninen sets the 3rd time around ten seconds behind Meeke and maintains his 5th place with a 15s lead over Tänak. “I’m happy with my speed this weekend. We had to be careful to keep the car on the road, the gravel posed a problem and was dangerous. »
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Tänak is closest to Meeke with 4″5 behind. The Estonian takes 6th position. “It’s obviously disappointing… We need to move on. »
