Rally Germany 2018

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Discover the analysis of the Rally Germany carried out by our special correspondent in issue 2179 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.

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Neuville increases his lead in the Championship by 2 points by relegating Ogier to 23 points with 4 rounds remaining in the season. Tänak is now only 13 points behind the five-time WRC champion.

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Tänak: “I don’t know about my chances in the Championship because I’m still quite far from the others. We did our best. We impose ourselves, I can't complain. »

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Here is the final ranking of the event:

 

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Ott Tänak (Toyota) wins the German Rally, beating Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Esapekka Lappi (Toyota). M-Sport drivers Sébastien Ogier and Teemu Suninen complete the Top 5 ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) and Craig Breen (Citroën).

Sébastien Ogier won the Power Stage by completing the 14,04km of Bosenberg in 7’15”0, a tenth ahead of Ott Tänak. Esapekka Lappi followed at 4 seconds just ahead of Craig Breen and Thierry Neuville.

 

Jan Kopecky won WRC 2 with less than 4 seconds ahead of Kalle Rovanperä, while the podium monopolized by Skoda was completed by Fabio Andolfi.

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Tänak wins the Rally Germany, signing his third victory of the season and his second in a row after Finland. This is also the second year in a row that the Estonian has won this event!

The Toyota driver takes the 2nd time as a bonus, a tenth behind Ogier's scratch!

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Neuville sets the 4th provisional time, 6″7 behind Ogier. The Hyundai driver secures 2nd place and will in any case increase his lead in the Championship, regardless of the result of the Power Stage. “I lost my rhythm in the special and preferred to move forward cautiously. We take important points for the Championship. We know we have to manage at the end of the season. »

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Lappi signs the 2nd provisional time, 4s behind Ogier with 2 tenths ahead of Breen. The Toyota driver took 3rd place and signed his best result on asphalt. “There’s been quite a bit going on today. I am happy with this result. »

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Ogier takes the provisional scratch with a 4″2 lead over Breen despite braking late in a hairpin. The M-Sport driver secures 4th place. “We did everything we could. »

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Suninen is 6s ahead of Mikkelsen, ranking more than 4s behind Breen's time. This was enough for the M-Sport driver to secure 5th position with almost 11 seconds ahead of the Norwegian. “It was more than I expected. We were very close to Seb (Ogier) in certain SS, that’s positive. »

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Mikkelsen fails about ten seconds behind Breen. The Hyundai driver secures 6th place with the hope of overtaking Suninen. “We didn’t want to take any risks to secure the points in the Constructors’ Championship. We still have a lot of work ahead of us before Spain. »

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Breen sets the first benchmark in the WRC with a time of 7’19”2. The Citroën driver secures 7th place. “I was a little too careful at times but I didn’t want to go off the road. »

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Despite a puncture in the event, Kopecky secured victory in WRC 2 by beating Rovanperä by half a second in the Power Stage. The Czech takes control of the Championship. “It was a big weekend. This result is very important for us. »

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Rovanperä ranks just over 4s behind Griebel and secures 2nd place in WRC 2 while still having a chance to win the category against Kopecky. “I’m very happy because it was a really complicated event. We managed to manage our pace by setting good times. »

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Andolfi ranks 11s behind Griebel and secures a place on the WRC 2 podium. “I struggled in this stage. Rovanperä was very fast. »

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Griebel ranks just 8 tenths behind Evans at the wheel of his DS3 WRC. The local driver secures 8th place in the general classification. “It’s really satisfying for us. A real success for us and our partners. »

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Serderidis finished 32s behind Evans. The Greek private pilot secures 22nd position.

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Evans: “I put a wheel in the grass, which caused me to go off. It destroyed my hopes for this ES. »

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Image of Evans’ exit which sets a first time of 7’41″6:

 

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Toyota said Latvala suffered a hydraulic leak, forcing the Finn to retire while battling for second place.

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