Rally Sweden 2019
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Discover the analysis of the Swedish Rally carried out by our special correspondent in issue 2204 of AUTOhebdo, available from Tuesday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from this Thursday on newsstands.
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The WRC will resume its rights the week of March 7 with the Rally of Mexico.
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Ott Tänak takes control of the Championship with a 7-point lead over Thierry Neuville. Sébastien Ogier slips to 3rd place, 16 points behind the Estonian. Kris Meeke follows 10 points behind the six-time WRC champion, ahead of Esapekka Lappi.
Toyota Gazoo Racing takes the lead among the Manufacturers for a one point lead over Hyundai WRT. Citroën WRT follows 11 units ahead of M-Sport.
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In WRC 2, Ole Christian Veiby (Volkswagen) won by taking 9th position ahead of the Ford WRC of Janne Tuohino. Mads Ostberg (Citroën) won in WRC 2 Pro with more than 3 minutes ahead of Kalle Rovanperä (Skoda) and finished just outside the Top 10 in the general classification. Johan Kristoffersson (Volkswagen) saves a place on the WRC 2 podium, 16 seconds behind Emil Lindholm (Volkswagen) by finishing 13th overall.
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Ott Tänak (Toyota) had a perfect weekend by taking his first victory at the Swedish Rally, his 7th in the WRC. The Estonian also won the 5 bonus points of the Power Stage by winning ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai), Elfyn Evans (M-Sport), Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) and Esapekka Lappi (Citroën).
Esapekka Lappi saved his second place for 3 seconds ahead of Thierry Neuville. Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) ranks 4th with less than 3 seconds ahead of Elfyn Evans. Kris Meeke (Toyota) secured 6th position with an 11-second lead over Sébastien Loeb (Hyundai). Pontus Tidemand (M-Sport) completes the WRC list in 8th place.
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Tänak: “It’s incredible to win this rally. I'm really happy to have achieved this. I drove a little faster than usual in the Power Stage. »
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Tänak wins the Swedish Rally by taking 5 bonus points from the Power Stage with a 3″ lead over Neuville!
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Tänak is now ahead of Neuville by 2″9 in the 2nd intermediate! The leader launches the big attack!
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Tänak is the fastest in the first split with half a second ahead of Ogier.
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Lappi saves his 2nd place with 1″4 behind Neuville, ahead of the Belgian overall by 3s. The Finn had a very good end to the special to set the 5th provisional time of the special. “I was expecting even worse conditions initially. I still attacked. »
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Lappi is 4s behind Neuville in the 2nd split. The two men are separated by only 4 tenths!
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Neuville takes the provisional scratch for 9 tenths ahead of Evans. The Belgian secures 3rd place with 8″7 ahead of his teammate Mikkelsen. “I tried to go for bonus points in the Power Stage. I made too many mistakes on this rally to hope for more. »
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Mikkelsen drops 3″6 on Evans by setting the 6th time. The Hyundai driver missed the bonus points but secured 4th position for a 2″ lead over Evans. “I tried to stay clean by following the lines. »
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Evans takes the provisional scratch by 2 tenths ahead of Ogier. The M-Sport driver secures 5th position. “It hasn’t been perfect. You had to be careful in certain passages. »
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Meeke misses the provisional scratch by 6 tenths. The Toyota driver maintains his 6th place for a 10″ lead over Loeb. “I had a big impact on the left front wheel, it cost me a lot of time. »
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Loeb secures 7th position by setting the 3rd provisional time, 2”3 behind Ogier. “It was complicated this weekend. We had good times and bad times, but we are starting to understand certain things about the car. »
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Tidemand secures 8th place by setting the 4th provisional time, 8″3 behind Ogier. “It’s very nice to be at home with a WRC. I thank the fans, my sponsors and my family who support me. Everyone did a very good job. It’s very pleasant to drive with a car with so much aero. »
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Bertelli is the slowest with more than 16s behind Ogier. The M-Sport private driver secures 21st position. “It’s fantastic to be back here. We really enjoyed this weekend. I really missed this rally. »
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Latvala sets the 2nd provisional time, 1″1 behind Ogier. The Toyota driver secured 23rd position after having to restart in Rally 2. “It was very tough with the conditions. I didn't really know how to approach this route. »
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Suninen finished 3″6 behind Ogier, setting the 2nd provisional time. Former rally leader, the M-Sport driver secures 25th place. “There are still some positive things to take away from this weekend. »
