Wales Rally GB 2016
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After these 3 very intense special stages in terms of programming, the crews can take advantage of a slight break before tackling the 17,91km of Dyfnant. Ogier will start at 12:15 p.m.
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By only signing the 16th provisional time, 1'28 behind Tänak's scratch, Quentin Gilbert is in 17th position in his DS 3 WRC with which he concludes his season after struggling in WRC 2.
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In WRC 2, Lappi took the advantage over Suninen by leading his rival by 13″4 in SS3. Lappi is now leader of the category, 1″2 ahead of his compatriot. Kopecky follows at half a minute.
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The provisional classification at the end of SS3:
SS3 and overall classification after the stage in @WalesRallyGB #Hyundai #WRC pic.twitter.com/1nZGcBe12U
— Thierry Neuville (@thierryneuville) 28th October, 2016
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Camilli lost a minute in SS3 due to a puncture. The M-Sport driver finds himself 12th, 3″6 behind Lefebvre.
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Ott Tänak (Ford) was the fastest in the 35,14km Hafren, the third stage of Wales Rally GB which is also the longest course of the day. The Dmack driver was 3”2 ahead of race leader Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen). Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) follows more than 2 seconds behind, preceding Kris Meeke (Citroën) by a second, who himself is ahead of Dani Sordo (Hyundai) by the same gap. Thierrty Neuville (Hyundai) lost two seconds to his Spanish teammate by beating Hayden Paddon (Hyundai). Craig Breen (Citroën) is more than 8 seconds behind the benchmark, ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) by 16 seconds and Mads Ostberg (Ford) by ten seconds. Éric Camilli (Ford) is a minute behind, dropping another 5 seconds to his compatriot Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën).
Sébstien Ogier still maintains a ten-second lead over Ott Tänak. Kris Meeke climbs onto the provisional podium with 3 tenths ahead of Hayden Paddon. Jari-Matti Latvala climbed into the top five by half a second ahead of Craig Breen, while Andreas Mikkelsen dropped to 7th more than 5 seconds behind the Irishman. Thierry Neuville remains 8th, 3 seconds behind the Norwegian. Dani Sordo and Mads Ostberg complete the top ten.
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Lefebvre improves the time of his compatriot Camilli by 19 seconds, being 40 seconds behind Tänak's scratch.
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Camilli lost further ground by failing almost a minute behind Tänak. The M-Sport driver is almost 2 minutes behind the leader of Wales Rally GB in the general classification.
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Breen marks time by only finishing in 8th place, 16″3 behind Tänak. The Citroën driver slipped behind Latvala half a second behind.
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Latvala: “The conditions are always complicated and the level of grip is difficult to find…”
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Meeke signs the 4th provisional time, 9″5 behind Tänak, one second behind Latvala. The Citroën driver is now ahead of Paddon by 3 tenths.
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Tänak managed to beat Ogier by ahead of him by 2″2 after setting a time of 20’45”4. The Dmack driver, who seems to have better tires for these conditions, is less than 10 seconds behind Ogier.
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Neuville: “The special went well but I lost a few seconds by stalling…”
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Ostberg is once again the worst performer at the finish. The M-Sport driver failed 24”5 from the provisional scratch, 5s behind Mikkelsen.
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Latvala did better than Sordo by finishing 6″3 behind Ogier, ahead of Sordo by 2s. The Finn takes 13s from Mikkelsen and 4s from Neuville, who he is now ahead of in the standings by 3s.
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Mikkelsen “SS1 was very difficult, but it's getting better little by little. We are obviously thinking about our place in the Championship. »
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Sordo is closest to Ogier with 8″3 behind. The Spaniard took 2s back from his teammate Neuville who maintains a lead of 11”6 over the Hispanic driver in the general classification.
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Paddon set the 3rd provisional time, clocking in at 1”6 from his teammate Neuville. The New Zealander extends his lead over Mikkelsen to more than 8s.
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Correction of the times: Neuville is 10”4 and not a minute behind Ogier at the end of SS3. The Belgian took 9s from Mikkelsen and is 3s behind the Scandinavian in the general classification.
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Ogier “It went much better in this special. the grip is much better. We don't have the best tires for this weekend but we should be fine. »
