Rally Finland 2018
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Discover the analysis of the Rally of Finland carried out by our special correspondent in issue 2176 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.
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It was also an Estonian who won in JWRC. Ken Torn retains first place for around ten seconds ahead of Bergkvist. Franceschi completes the category podium.
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Neuville sees his lead reduced to 21 points against Ogier (6 less). Tänak follows at 46 units.
Among the Manufacturers, Hyundai still has a 26-point lead over M-Sport. Toyota follows with 27 units, Citroën with 75.
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The general classification after the Power Stage:
WRC standings after SS23 – 1. Tänak 2h 35m 18.1sec2. Østberg +32.7sec3. Latvala +35.5sec4. Paddon +1m 35.6sec5. Ogier +2m 15.0sec #WRC
— WRC (@OfficialWRC) July 29, 2018
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Ott Tânak (Toyota) wins the Rally Finland after also scoring the scratch in the Power Stage. The Estonian completed the 11,12km of Ruuhimäki in 5’26”2, half a second ahead of Mads Ostberg (Citroën). Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) followed 8 tenths ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Craig Breen (Citroën). Sébastien Ogier fails to reach the Top 5 after setting the same time as the Irishman.
Ott Tänak won with more than half a minute ahead of Mads Ostberg. Jari-Matti Latvala misses second place by less than 3 seconds. Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) finished 4th ahead of Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) who took advantage of team instructions when his teammate Teemu Suninen voluntarily received a penalty to optimize the Frenchman's title chances. Elfyn Evans completes the M-Sport trio in 7th position, ahead of Craig Breen (Citroën), Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai).
Eerik Pieratinen (Skoda) takes victory in WRC 2 ahead of Jari Huttunen (Hyundai) and Gus Greensmith (Ford). Kalle Rovanperä (Skoda) missed the podium by less than 2 seconds.
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Here are the results of the Power Stage:
Power Stage bonus points – 1. Tänak (5 points)2. Østberg (4 points)3. Latvala (3 points)4. Neuville (2 points)5. Breen (1 point) #WRC
— WRC (@OfficialWRC) July 29, 2018
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Tänak: “It was a perfect weekend for us. I was able to build my lead and manage afterwards. I'm going to approach things rally by rally without looking too much at the Championship. »
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This is Tänak’s 4th WRC victory, his second of the season after Argentina. This is also the 2nd of the year for Toyota.
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Tänak takes victory at the Rally Finland by also taking the scratch in the Power Stage! The Toyota driver leads Ostberg by half a second.
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Tänak aims for victory in the Power Stage. The Toyota driver is 4 tenths ahead of Ostberg at mid-special.
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Ostberg snatches the provisional scratch for 3 tenths ahead of Latvala. The Norwegian retains his 2nd place for 2″8 ahead of the Toyota driver. " I can not believe it. It means a lot to me. I am really very happy. »
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Ostberg leads Latvala by 3 tenths halfway through the special.
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Latvala takes the provisional scratch with 4 tenths ahead of Neuville. The Toyota driver hopes to take 2nd place against Ostberg. “I attacked until the end, the landing was the worst of my career. »
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Paddon secured 4th place by finishing outside the Top 5 of the Power Stage, more than 6s behind Neuville. “We made the most of this weekend and gained confidence. »
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Ogier equalizes Breen's time with half a second behind Neuville. The reigning champion ends up with a rear bumper torn off after going wide in a corner. The Frenchman secures a Top 5. “I did my best this weekend. At least we were able to make progress on the work over the weekend. »
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Ogier is tied with Neuville in the 2nd partial.
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Suninen finished in 4th place, 3″9 behind Neuville. The M-Sport driver received a voluntary 20s penalty to leave 5th place to his teammate Ogier.
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Evans sets the 3rd time, 1″7 behind Neuville. The M-Sport driver secures 7th position. “The result did not meet our expectations. »
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Breen failed half a second behind Neuville by setting the 2nd time. The Citroën driver secures 8th place. “Our speed was good this weekend and that makes Friday all the more frustrating. I hope we will do better in Germany, I like asphalt. »
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Neuville: “It was very complicated with our position on the road. Ogier has a small advantage in having his teammates close to him. »
