GT / Tourism
Wales Rally GB 2018
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Discover the analysis of Wales Rally GB carried out by our special correspondent in issue 2186 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.
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The WRC will resume its rights the weekend of October 25 with the Rally of Catalonia.
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Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) secured his 4th victory of the WRC season by winning Wales Rally GB with around ten seconds ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota). Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) completes the podium ahead of Craig Breen (Citroën) who held on to Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) for 4 seconds. Andreas Mikkelsen follows his teammate at 1”5 with 2”5 in the 3rd i20 WRC driven by Hayden Paddon. Mads Ostberg (Citroën) failed 3 seconds behind the New Zealander.
Kalle Rovanperä (Skoda) scored his first victory in WRC 2 by winning ahead of Pontus Tidemand (Skoda) and Gus Greensmith (Ford). Jari Huttunen (Hyundai) and Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) complete the Top 5 in the category.
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Neuville maintains the lead in the championship with 7 points ahead of Ogier. Tänak follows at 22 units.
Toyota increases its lead in the manufacturers' championship by now having a 20-point lead over Hyundai. M-Sport is 24 units behind the Korean manufacturer.
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Neuville should retain the championship lead with 7 points ahead of Ogier. Tänak is further behind with 23 units behind. But there are still 2 events left on the calendar with the Rally of Catalonia and Australia.
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Ogier wins Wales Rally GB with a 10″6 lead over Latvala! The five-time WRC champion improved Neuville’s time by 3″5.
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And Ogier is in the lead in the first split with 2″9 ahead of Latvala! It’s off to a good start for the Frenchman!
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Latvala finished 4s from the provisional reference. We now have to wait for Ogier's time to know the outcome of Wales Rally GB!
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Latvala is now 3″6 behind Neuville in the 2nd intermediate.
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Latvala is 2″3 behind Neuville in the first split. Ogier rushes after him.
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Breen drops 4″2 to Neuville but the Citroën driver saves his 4th place for a 4s lead over the championship leader.
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Mikkelsen sets the same time as Ostberg. The Norwegian is ahead of his teammate Paddon by 2″5.
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Ostberg improves the benchmark by 4 tenths. The Citroën driver remains in the fight for a Top 5 against the 3 Hyundai drivers.
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Tänak ranks 5″9 behind Evans. The Toyota driver only secured 19th place after starting again in Rally 2 this morning following his retirement the day before due to a mechanical problem while he was leading the event.
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Evans improves Tidemand's time by 17s. The M-Sport driver can only secure a Top 20 after his retirement in the first stage even though he won his national event last year.
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Tidemand secures 2nd place in WRC 2 and 10th position in the general classification by reaching the finish of the special.
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Tidemand launches the final stage of Wales Rally GB!
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The organizers now announce a departure at 15 p.m. They also confirmed that the injured person hospitalized was not a competitor or a spectator.
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Budar (Citroën): “Breen had the opportunity to play for the podium, but he lost his chances by making a mistake. At least he had the merit of trying. Ogier is doing something incredible, it's great to regain the lead as he did after losing it. »
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The route should be shortened. Only the first 14 drivers in the ranking will compete in the final ES.
