Rally Mexico 2019

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The WRC will resume its rights at the Tour de Corse on the weekend of March 31.

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Evans: “We didn’t make the right tire choice today. The road was too abrasive for the medium tires. I'm happy with the podium but I was able to compete for 2nd place and that's a bit disappointing. »

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Ott Tänak retains the lead in the Championship with 4 points ahead of Sébastien Ogier. Thierry Neuville follows with 10 units behind the leader, preceding Kris Meeke and Elfyn Evans.

Toyota consolidates its leading position in the Manufacturers' Championship with an 8-point lead over Citroën, which is now ahead of Hyundai by one point. M-Sport is 43 points behind the Japanese manufacturer.

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Ogier: “I’m happy to continue this in Mexico. The weekend was not without problems, but we managed by getting as many points as possible. The car has been good from the start of the season. I couldn't do anything in Sweden. »

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This is Ogier’s second victory this season after Monte-Carlo. It is also his 2th victory in Mexico and his second in a row. The six-time WRC champion secures the 5th victory of his WRC career.

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Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) wins the Rally Mexico ahead of Ott Tänak (Toyota) and Elfyn Evans (M-Sport), while Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Kris Meeke (Toyota) complete the Top 5.

Benito Guerra Jr (Skoda) takes victory in WRC 2 and takes 6th place in the general classification ahead of Marco Bulacia Wilkinson (Skoda) who takes 7th place, 4 seconds ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota). The Finn had to ride at reduced speed after damaging his radiator in the previous special. Dani Sordo (Hyundai) took 9th place while his teammate Andreas Mikkelsen finished just outside the Top 10.

Sébastien Ogier also claimed victory in the Power Stage by completing the 10,72km of Las Minas in 6'30''4 with a tenth ahead of Kris Meeke and 6 tenths ahead of Thierry Neuville. Dani Sordo followed at 4”9 with a tenth ahead of Esapekka Lappi (Citroën) who was ahead of Ott Tänak by 8 tenths.

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Ogier wins the Rally Mexico! The Citroën driver also won the Power Stage with a tenth lead over Meeke.

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Ogier aims for victory in the Power Stage. He is the fastest in the 2nd sector with 3 tenths ahead of Neuville.

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Tänak sets the 5th time 5″7 behind his teammate Meeke and secures 2nd place with almost 20 seconds ahead of Evans.

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Tänak is 4s behind the best time in the 2nd intermediate.

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Tänak is also a little behind with more than a second behind in the first partial.

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Evans failed more than 8 seconds behind Meeke by setting the 6th fastest time. The M-Sport driver seems to have given up on taking 2nd place from Tänak.

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Neuville finally failed half a second behind Meeke. The Belgian takes 4th position. “My tires were dead unlike Kris (Meeke). It was complicated with the puncture and a lack of rhythm on our part. I had the feeling of going fast but it was still missing. »

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Neuville is ahead of Meeke by a tenth in the last split. The fight is tight for the scratch!

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Neuville is 3 tenths ahead of Meeke in the first partial.

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Meeke takes the provisional scratch with a 4″8 lead over Sordo. The Toyota driver takes 5th place. “I don’t know which tires were better. I had grip and I attacked as much as possible. »

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Meeke has a lead of more than 3 seconds over Sordo in the second half. The Toyota driver had driven slowly in the previous rounds to have tires in good condition for the Power Stage.

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Latvala fails more than 21 seconds from the benchmark. The Toyota driver secures 7th position. “I hit a stone in the previous stage and it damaged the radiator. We had to do mechanics to repair it. We went to fetch water from the river. I couldn't drive fast to protect him. »

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Latvala continues to lose time, 17s behind Sordo in the second half.

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