Rally Germany 2018
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And here is the WRC 2 ranking, the outcome of which seems much more uncertain:
WRC 2 standings after SS17 – 1. Kopecký 3h 09m 04.2sec 2. Rovanperä +3.5sec 3. Andolfi +10.3sec 4. Kajetanowicz +40.6sec 5. Kreim +48.3sec 6. Ciamin +2m 06.8sec #WRC
— WRC (@OfficialWRC) August 19, 2018
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The general classification before the Power Stage:
WRC standings after SS17 – 1. Tänak 2h 56m 21.8sec 2. Neuville +32.6sec 3. Lappi +57.0sec 4. Ogier +1m 34.6sec 5. Suninen +1m 54.5sec 6. Mikkelsen +1m 59.1sec #WRC
— WRC (@OfficialWRC) August 19, 2018
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Bonato was able to resume the special. The driver of the Citroën C3 R5 no longer has much to play for on a regular basis since he occupies the penultimate position in WRC 2.
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Bonato is arrested in the special. The Frenchman occupied 12th place in the category.
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The 14,04km Bosenberg Power Stage is scheduled to start at 12:18 p.m.
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Nandan (Hyundai): “Sordo could have started the special, but there was a risk of damage and there would have been no point in taking these risks. It was better to stop. It's unfortunate, but it's part of the rally. We have to accept it. »
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The fight for victory in WRC 2 is in full swing. Kopecky takes the lead in the category with a 3″5 lead over Rovanperä, while Andolfi follows the Finn less than 7s behind.
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Ott Tänak (Toyota) continued to manage his lead in the second passage of Grafschaft, SS17 of the German Rally, where this time it was Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) who was the fastest in completing the 29,07km in 16'15''0 with 2 seconds ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai). The Estonian lost 11 seconds to his Belgian rival.
Ott Tänak still maintains a lead of more than half a minute over Thierry Neuville before the Power Stage. Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) still completes the provisional podium ahead of Sébastien Ogier and Teemu Suninen (M-Sport). The Finn remains under threat from Andreas Mikkelsen with less than 5 seconds left. Craig Breen (Citroën) climbs to 7th place taking advantage of the retirement of Dani Sordo (Hyundai) who has given up on starting the special.
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Sordo turns around. The Spaniard will not go any further.
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Sordo is stopped shortly before the starting line. The Spaniard is on the phone with his team. Abandonment seems near.
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Tänak continues to manage by dropping 11s to Neuville. The leader of the event still has more than half a minute ahead of Neuville.
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Sordo received a 1'40 penalty for showing up 10 minutes late at the start of the special.
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Images from Sordo's SS17 exit:
This is Dani Sordo's track safety. Una lastima. #WRC #RallyDeutschland pic.twitter.com/en5n4T7b88
— Solo Rally (@RallySolo) August 19, 2018
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Neuville is the closest to Ogier with 2 seconds behind. Lappi is pushed back more than 24 seconds. “We’ll see about the Power Stage. I wasted time stalling. »
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SS17 “We can't fight for much. I still did a clean stage and tried to maintain a good pace”
- Sébastien Ogier (@SebOgier) August 19, 2018
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Lappi drops almost 14 seconds to Ogier but the Toyota driver still has a lead of more than 37 seconds over the five-time WRC champion. “I don’t want to attack too much. I prefer to stay on the road. »
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Mikkelsen ranks 2 tenths behind Suninen but the Norwegian should not be worried by his teammate Sordo. “We take the opportunity to better understand the reactions of the car. »
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Ogier improves the mark left by Breen by more than 8s. The M-Sport driver consolidates his 4th place.
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Suninen lost a little more than 2s against Breen. The M-Sport driver fights against Mikkelsen to maintain his 5th position. “I stalled twice. »
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Breen sets the first real benchmark with a time of 16'23″1, less than 6 seconds behind Neuville's performance achieved a little earlier. The Citroën driver is in 8th place.
