Monte-Carlo Rally 2019
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Discover the analysis of the Monte-Carlo Rally carried out by our special correspondent in issue 2201 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms and from this Wednesday on newsstands.
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Sébastien Ogier will enter the Swedish Rally (February 14-17) with an 8-point lead over Thierry Neuville. Ott Tänak is 12 points behind six-time WRC champion Kris Meeke follows at 16 points, one more than Sébastien Loeb engaged on a partial program. Jari-Matti Latvala is one of the Citroën pilots.
Hyundai consoles itself by occupying the lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, 5 points ahead of Citroën Racing and Toyota Gazoo Racing. M-Sport suffered and is 16 lengths behind the Korean manufacturer.
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Neuville: “We can regret Friday's mistake. It's hard to live with but the result remains positive because we score a lot of points. We would have loved to win but we are now focusing on the next events. »
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Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) wins the Monte-Carlo Rally with a lead of 2”2 over Thierry Neuville (Hyundai)! This is the smallest gap at the finish recorded in this event. Ott Tänak (Toyota) completes the podium with 13 seconds ahead of Sébastien Loeb (Hyundai) who maintains his 4th place for only 1”7 ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota). Kris Meeke (Toyota) completes the Top 6 ahead of Gus Greensmith (Ford), winner of WRC 2 Pro, and Yoann Bonato (Citroën), winner of WRC 2. Stéphane Sarrazin (Hyundai i20 R5) and Adrien Fourmaux (Ford Fiesta R5) completes the Top 10 the Top XNUMX.
Kris Meeke won the Power Stage with a time of 9'37''3 completed at the end of the 13,58km La Cabanette – Col de Braus where he was 3''9 ahead of Sébastien Ogier. Thierry Neuville set the 3rd time, almost 6 seconds behind, a tenth ahead of Ott Tänak. Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) completes the Top 5.
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Ogier celebrates his 7th victory in Monte-Carlo: “This is the rally that I have won the most. I was annoyed with his throttle issues. I am relieved and happy. 6th time in a row with 3 different cars is not too bad I think. »
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Ogier is ahead of Neuville by 1″8 with the 2nd time! The Citroën driver wins the Monte-Carlo Rally with a 2″2 lead over the Belgian. This is the smallest gap ever recorded in this event!
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Ogier is now 3s behind in the 3rd intermediate position on Neuville. The gap is widening in favor of the Hyundai driver!
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Neuville sets the 2nd provisional time, 5″7 behind Meeke at the cost of a good sliding finish. Enough to take over Ogier and claim victory at Monte-Carlo?
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Neuville is ahead of Ogier by 1″5 in the 2nd split. The Hyundai driver virtually takes the lead!
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Neuville is 6s behind Meeke in the 3rd split.
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Tänak “We aimed for the podium after Friday and it's satisfying to reach it. Overall, not too bad a weekend. »
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Ogier leads Neuville by 8 tenths at the first intermediate.
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Tänak sets the 2nd provisional time, 5″8 behind his teammate Meeke. The Estonian secures 3rd place with 13 seconds ahead of Loeb.
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Tänak is more than 5 seconds behind his teammate Meeke in the 5th intermediate position. The Estonian should nevertheless retain his place on the podium.
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Loeb: “We weren't that fast. We must continue to work. 4th place is not bad. We'll see what happens next. »
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Neuville is 7 tenths behind Meeke in the 2nd split.
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Loeb ranks 1″1 behind Latvala, setting the 4th provisional time. The Hyundai driver saves his 4th place for a 1″7 lead over the Finn!
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Loeb came back to 1″7 behind Latvala in the 4th intermediate. The Hyundai driver saves his 4th place for the moment but only has a margin of one second.
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Latvala: “It’s a lot of wasted time. I felt the same in the car last year, it suited my style less towards the end of the event. »
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Latvala only set the 3rd time, 9″7 behind his teammate Meeke. Enough to take Loeb back?
