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The provisional WRC 2 classification after SS16:

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The crews will resume the 6,28km L'Albiol route from 10:14 a.m. Meeke signed the scratch in the first pass in 4'00"9.

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Other images from Lappi's SS15 exit:

 

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Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) retired at the end of SS16 of the Rally de Catalunya while in fifth place. The Belgian, like his teammates yesterday, damaged a wheel by hitting a stone on the side of the road. If the positions remain as they are, M-Sport will clinch the Manufacturers' title with two rounds to go before the end of the season.

Kris Meeke (Citroën) signed his third scratch in a row by completing the 14,5km which will serve as the Power Stage in 8'09''5. Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) failed 5''5 from the benchmark but was still ahead of his teammate Ott Tänak by two tenths.

Kris Meeke now has almost 24 seconds ahead of Sébastien Ogier. Ott Tänak remains less than two seconds behind second place. Juho Hänninen (Toyota) is still in fourth place, now ahead of Mads Ostberg (M-Sport), the first driver to benefit from Thierry Neuville's retirement. Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) finds himself seventh ahead of Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) and Teemu Suninen (Ford), still leader of WRC 2.

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Mikkelsen sets the 8th time, 12″4 behind Meeke’s scratch. The Hyundai driver is in 21st position. “A lot happened this morning. It's getting worse and worse. I have to get used to the car on the asphalt. I'm always surprised by the car's reactions on this surface. We forgot to close the hood in the previous special. »

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Neuville's Hyundai at the finish of SS16:

 

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Sordo is closest to Meeke with 9 tenths behind. The Hyundai driver enters the top 20 with the retirement of his teammate Neuville. “I didn’t know about Thierry. I feel sorry for him. I saw that his time was not good but I didn't think it was that serious. I tried to do my best. This is not a good time for Hyundai. »

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Meeke signs the provisional scratch with a time of 8'09″5, 1″2 ahead of Hänninen. “I was surprised by the bumpy sections, but I continue to enjoy them. » Ogier is now 23″9 behind the Northern Irishman who could remain undefeated in this stage.

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Hyundai has just confirmed Neuville's retirement. M-Sport just has to ensure to win the Manufacturers' title at the RACC.

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Ogier sets the 3rd provisional time, 4″2 behind Hänninen, gaining 2 tenths from his teammate Tänak. The Estonian is 1″8 behind the Frenchman in the general classification. “The most important thing is to finish the rally now. I suspected that something had happened because I had seen tire marks but I didn't know that Thierry Neuville had had problems. »

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Tänak achieves the 3rd provisional time, 4″4 behind Hänninen. The M-Sport driver is still in a duel with his teammate Ogier for 2nd place. “I don’t know what happened to Thierry. I thought I saw something on the road. »

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Hänninen improves the reference time to 8'10″7, 3 seconds ahead of Lefebvre. The Toyota driver is in 4th place.

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Neuville failed more than a minute late. The Belgian immediately gets out of his car after the finish to inspect the damage. The Hyundai driver damaged his wheel when he hit a stone after going a little wide. " It's finish. I had the same problem as my teammates yesterday. It's like that. » The Belgian should retire, leaving 5th place to Ostberg.

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Neuville is slowing down! The Belgian appears to have damaged his transmission with a damaged front-right wheel. The Hyundai driver was in 5th place. M-Sport could win the Manufacturers' title at the end of the RACC.

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Ostberg ranks 1″7 behind Lefebvre. The private pilot is in 6th place.

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Lappi's exit in SS15:

 

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Lefebvre improves the benchmark by 12″6. The Citroën driver occupies 7th place. “I made a few small mistakes with the notes. »

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Evans clocked 8'26″3, 20”7 ahead of Al Qassimi. The Dmack driver is in 8th place. “I wasn't bothered by the sun. »

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Al Qassimi achieved a first time of 8'47″0 with an average of 99,1km/h in the special. The Citroën driver climbed to 17th place. “It’s a beautiful course. I hope the drivers don't cut too much because it's nice to ride on clean roads. »

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Al Qassimi sets off on the Santa Marina special as day breaks in Catalonia.

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