Rally Turkey 2018

10h

Ott Tänak (Toyota) continues to set a good pace at the Rally of Turkey by completing the 8,05km of Ovacik (SS15) with more than 2 seconds ahead of his teammate Jari-Matti Latvala. Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) followed at 8 seconds, ahead of Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) by 5 seconds. Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) lost around 40 seconds, but the Norwegian deliberately reduced his pace.

Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) set the provisional best time with a time of 6'22''8, ahead of Ott Tänak by more than 3 seconds.

Ott Tänak now has a lead of more than 17 seconds over Jari-Matti Latvala with two stages remaining on Rally Turkey. Hayden Paddon remains on the provisional podium ahead of Teemu Suninen and Andreas Mikkelsen.

 

10h

Neuville moves slowly in the special, the Hyundai driver preserving his tires.

10h

Al Qassimi finished half a minute behind Ogier. The Citroën driver occupies 15th place but remains the best placed among the Reds.

10h

Evans sets the 3rd time, almost 8s behind Tänak. The M-Sport driver is still in 7th position.

10h

Tänak increases his lead by another 2s over his teammate Latvala who is now 17s from the lead of the race.

10h

Latvala improves the reference signed by Paddon by 6s. The Toyota driver still occupies 2nd place.

10h

The first cars are arriving. Paddon is currently the fastest with a time of 6'34″1, almost 5 seconds ahead of Suninen. Mikkelsen took his time by dropping almost 40 seconds, certainly to preserve his tires.

09h

The first drivers have already set off in the 8,05km of Ovacık.

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