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The next meeting with the WRC will be held on the last weekend of July for the Rally of Finland, which will once again be followed live in full on AUTOhebdo.fr
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Also discover the full report and analysis of the Polish Rally, produced by our special correspondent in Mikolajki, in issue 2121 of AUTOhebdo, available from tomorrow evening in digital version, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.
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In WRC-2, Ole Christian Veiby (Skoda Fabia R5) won ahead of Pontus Tidemand (Skoda Fabia R5) and Quentin Gilbert (Skoda Fabia R5).
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“I’m really happy,” comments Neuville. We have performed well in the last two rallies. Our main objective was to regain points on Ogier and we did it twice. Closing the gap is a good thing, but he is still the man to beat.
Over the last five rallies, we had to fight until the last special. It was really very difficult. I was happy to finish the last SS a little more relaxed with a bigger margin. The end of the championship will be really interesting and difficult. »
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Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) wins the Polish Rally, his third success in 2017 in the WRC. The Belgian, fifth in the Power Stage won by Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) ahead of Sébastien Ogier (Ford), Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën) and Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën), (these drivers respectively recovering 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 bonus points), ahead of his teammate Hayden Paddon at the finish by 1'23″9, the two men giving the Korean brand a double.
Sébastien Ogier (Ford) gets on the podium and precedes Dani Sordo (Hyundai). Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) took advantage of Teemu Suninen's (Ford) spin in the Power Stage to move up to fifth position ahead of the Finn.
Mads Ostberg (Ford), Elfyn Evans (Ford), Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën) who passed Juho Hänninen (Toyota) for ninth place, complete the top 10. More information to follow.
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Thierry Neuville finished the SS in 5th place, 6″4 behind Latvala, and won the Rally Poland!
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7th provisional time for Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) 17″3 behind Latvala.
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“The front lip was damaged, and the car was not optimal,” Ogier said. I'm happy to finish. It's not a deserved podium, but that's how it is sometimes and you have to take it. I'm sorry for Ott, he did a fantastic job, he was super fast. Too bad it ended like this for him. »
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Ssébastien Ogier (Ford) set the second time, 4″9 behind Latvala, with a Fiesta still marked by some damage to the front splitter. The Frenchman is once again on the podium in a WRC round.
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Dani Sordo (Hyundai) finished 18″4 behind the Latvala reference time. The Spaniard secures fourth place and big points for Hyundai Motorsport. “I can be positive, fourth place is good and I'm happy to score points. But for me, fourth is not what I expected. I want more. For the next rally I will try to do my best. »
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The rain seems to be intensifying on the special.
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“I don't know what happened, I lost the rear in the same place as Tänak, but I was able to keep the car on the road,” admits Suninen. It's very disappointing to make a mistake in the last SS. »
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3″3 ahead for Ogier (Ford) over Latvala (Toyota) in the first partial.
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29″5 behind Suninen on Latvala at the finish, and above all 23″2 behind Lefebvre. The Finn lost his fifth place overall against the French Citroën driver.
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Lefebvre could perhaps gain a place in the general after the spin of Teemu Suninen (Ford). The Finn lost a lot of time in the incident, and only had an 18″ lead over Lefebvre.
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Stéphane Lefebvre arrives at the finish with a time of 9'03″8, 6″3 behind Latvala. The Frenchman wears a frank smile at the point-stop. “After a difficult start to the season, I am happy to finish this rally. »
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A time ahead of Latvala, Lefebvre (Citroën) is 5″5 behind the Finn in the second partial.
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3rd provisional time for Mads Ostberg (Ford) 12″4 behind Latvala.
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Elfyn Evans (Ford) finished 13″8 behind Latvala (Toyota). The Briton maintains his overall position against Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën) by 4″4.
