Classic
Rally Germany 2019
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Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) took the scratch in SS17 of the Rally Germany, the 11,69km of Dhrontal which will serve as the Power Stage in the second pass. The Finn took 4 tenths from Dani Sordo (Hyundai), closely followed by Thierry Neuville (Hyundai).
Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) followed just over a second behind, ahead of the Toyotas of Ott Tänak and Kris Meeke. Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) failed more than 4 seconds ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai). Esapekkka Lappi (Citroën) failed by around ten seconds.
Ott Tänak remains 27 seconds ahead of Kris Meeke who is 15 seconds ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala. Dani Sordo follows more than 16 seconds back with 21 seconds ahead of Thierry Neuville. Andreas Mikkelsen regained 6th position from Esapekka Lappi for a one second lead. Sébastien Ogier remains 8th ahead of Gus Greensmith (M-Sport) and Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota).
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Tänak set the 5th time, 2″4 behind his teammate Latvala, taking back almost 2s from Meeke. The Estonian has a 27s lead at the top of the rankings.
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Meeke ranks more than 4s behind his teammate Latvala but still maintains a 15s lead over the Finn. “The grip changed quite a bit on the course. »
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Latvala responds to Sordo by improving the benchmark by 4 tenths. The Spaniard remains more than 16 seconds from the provisional podium. “I felt like I was too cautious in the previous SS and I increased the pace. »
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Sordo improves his teammate Neuville's time by half a second. The Spaniard is Latvala's closest threat. “I made a mistake in a pin, I lost a little time. The car runs very well. »
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Neuville takes the provisional scratch with 7 tenths ahead of Suninen. The Belgian is 5th. “This SS is very difficult because the road is really dirty. We tried to improve our grades in preparation for the second pass. »
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Mikkelsen takes 5″6 from Lappi and moves up to 6th place with a second ahead of the Finn. “I'm not very satisfied with my start to the special, but I was able to increase my pace afterwards. »
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Lappi ranks more than 6s behind his teammate Ogier. “I agree with Ogier. It's terrible when the road is dirty. » The Finn must resist Mikkelsen in the fight for 6th place.
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Ogier is closest to Suninen with 2″7 behind. The Citroën driver remains 8th. “The stage is good but I can't drive this car. I have nothing to hope for the Power Stage. »
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Greensmith finished 7s behind his teammate Suninen. The Briton still occupies 9th place. “It will be very dirty in the second pass. »
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Katsuta ranks around twenty seconds behind Suninen. The Toyota driver still occupies 10th place, more than 7 minutes from the lead of the race. “Maybe I’ve made progress in the pins. At least I didn't stall. »
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Suninen sets the first time in 7'36"7. “There was a bit of dirt on the road. »
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Suninen set off on the Dhrontal special which will serve as the Power Stage in the second pass.
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The crews are now preparing to compete in the 11,69km Dhrontal special which will serve as a Power Stage in the second pass. Suninen is expected to start at 9:41 a.m.
