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The provisional classification of SS3:
Times in SS3 and O/A after the internship. Next, SS4 (Tula – 15.0 km) starting at 9:18 local time. #HyundaiWRC #TN #NG pic.twitter.com/rSiHWKITv4
— Thierry Neuville (@thierryneuville) 9th June 2017
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Craig Breen (Citroën) is in difficulty at the end of SS3 at the Sardinia Rally following an oil leak from the gearbox. The Irishman occupies 5th place in the general classification after setting the 6th time in the 19,05km of Monte Olia.
Juho Hänninen (Toyota) took the scratch with a time of 13'25''8, ahead of Kris Meeke (Citroën) by 3''2 and Mads Ostberg (Ford) by 4''6. Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) follows at 6''9 while Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) is the first at more than 10 seconds. Elfyn Evans (Ford) and Dani Sordo (Hyundai) finished 15s ahead of Ott Tänak (Ford), Thierry Neuville (Hyundai), Sébastien Ogier (Ford), Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën) and Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) who was slowed down by the loss of 2nd gearbox gear.
Juho Hänninen takes the lead of the Sardinia Rally by 2 tenths ahead of Kris Meeke. Hayden Paddon completes the provisional podium, 4”4 from the race lead. Mads Ostberg follows a few tenths ahead of Craig Breen, while Jari-Matti Latvala gains 5 places to 6th place. Dani Sordo loses a place like Ott Tänak. Elfyn Evans and Thierry Neuville complete the top ten ahead of Sébastien Ogier and Andreas Mikkelsen.
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Citroën says Breen has not yet given up. The Irishman is still trying to repair his C3 WRC.
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Lappi has been slowed down by the loss of 2nd gear on his gearbox since this morning. “I will be able to continue but we are obviously losing time. Braking is particularly complicated. »
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Lappi is the slowest among the WRC crews, clocking in at 25″8 behind Hänninen. The Toyota driver is in 12th place, 4 tenths behind Ogier.
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Ostberg sets the 3rd provisional time, 3″6 behind Hänninen. The private driver is in 4th place in the ranking, 7 tenths behind Paddon.
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Abandonment is confirmed for Breen. The Citroën driver occupied 5th place ahead of Latvala and Sordo.
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Mikkelsen is still behind with 21s behind Hänninen. It's still the slowest among the finishing cars. The Citroën driver is 32 seconds off the lead in the race. “I don't worry about the time, I concentrate on learning behind the wheel of the car. »
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Hänninen improved the scratch by completing the 19km in 13'25″8, or 3″2 better than Meeke. The Toyota driver takes the provisional lead by 2 tenths ahead of the Briton. “It’s not easy to find the rhythm. We are bothered by the dust. »
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Meeke took the provisional scratch with a time of 13'29″0, 3″7 better than Paddon. The New Zealander is more than 4 seconds behind the Citroën driver in the general classification.
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Hänninen seems to be on the attack since the Toyota driver is ahead of Paddon by 5 seconds in the 2nd intermediate.
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Paddon takes the provisional scratch with a time of 13'32″7, 3″4 better than Latvala. The Hyundai driver has an 11s lead over Breen who is stopped on the road to try to repair the oil leak on his C3 WRC.
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Breen appears to have an oil leak at the finish of SS3. The Citroën driver is ahead of Latvala by almost 3 seconds in the general classification.
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Latvala took the provisional scratch with a time of 13'36″1 at the end of the 19,05km from Monte Olia. The Toyota driver leads Breen by 2″8. Evans follows at 4″5 ahead of Sordo at 4″7, Tänak at 5″2. Neuville and Ogier are 10s behind.
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SS3 is already underway and several drivers are at the finish.
