Monte-Carlo Rally 2018

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The crews are now preparing to compete in the Vaumeilh – Claret 5 SS1 (15,18 km). The special will start from 11:37 a.m.

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While he occupied third place in the Monte-Carlo Rally, Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) was unable to start the SS4 of Roussieux-Eygalayes (30,54km) run in light rain due to a Defective alternator belt.

Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) signed a new scratch with a time of 18'25''3. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) was the closest, 1”9 behind. Ott Tänak (Toyota) followed four seconds behind, ahead of Dani Sordo (Hyundai) by half a second. Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) followed at 12 seconds, a few tenths ahead of the Toyotas of Esapekka Lappi and Jari-Matti Latvala. Kris Meeke (Citroën) still lost around twenty seconds on the lead of the race. Bryan Bouffier (M-Sport) finished more than 4 seconds behind. Craig Breen (Citroën) lost 34 seconds, still handicapped by the loss of a brake in the previous special following a collision with a stone.

Sébastien Ogier further increases his lead since Dani Sordo is now 38s behind his Ford. Ott Tänak took advantage of Andreas Mikkelsen's misfortunes to climb to third place, just four seconds behind the Spaniard. Esapekka Lappi follows at 5s with a 20s lead over Jari-Matti Latvala. Kris Meeke climbs to sixth place, now ahead of Craig Breen and Bryan Bouffier. Elfyn Evans and Thierry Neuville complete the top ten.

WRC 2 is turned upside down. Jan Kopecky (Skoda) took control of the category for a second ahead of Éric Camilli (Ford), while Teemu Suninen (Ford) went off the road. Stéphane Sarrazin (Skoda) is in third place in the RC2, 2”3 behind his compatriot Camilli.

 

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M-Sport has just confirmed that Suninen and co-driver Mikko Markkula are fine. The Belgian Guillaume de Mevius (Peugeot) should recover 3rd place in the category.

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Suninen went off the road. The crew was able to escape from the Fiesta R5 which hit the trees on the side of the road. The Finn was in 3rd place in WRC 2.

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Mikkelsen was unable to repair the alternator belt on his Hyundai. The Norwegian had to retire in this stage while he was in 3rd place. Tänak thus climbs onto the provisional podium.

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Bouffier sets the 9th provisional time, 34″7 behind the benchmark. Only Breen is behind at 12″4 from the Frenchman who is 3″4 behind the C3 WRC.

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Lappi signs the 6th provisional time, 12″9 behind the benchmark, ahead of his teammate Latvala by 8 tenths. The Finn is a little over a minute from the head of the race, with a 13″ lead over his teammate Latvala.

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Mikkelsen has still not started SS4. The penalty could be significant for the Norwegian.

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Breen loses another 47s on the lead of the race. The Irishman was slowed down by only using three brakes after hitting a stone in SS3. The Citroën driver slipped behind his teammate Meeke with a little more than 7 seconds behind.

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Meeke is still the slowest among those at the finish. The Citroën driver drops around twenty seconds from the lead of the race. “We made a bad choice of tires (4 soft and 2 super soft). » The Northern Irishman is 2'40 behind the leader in the general classification.

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Sordo sets the 4th provisional time, 8″5 behind Ogier. The Frenchman now has a 38″5 lead over the Spaniard who is his closest rival. “We made a mistake at the service. I don't have soft tires for the front axle. It makes things complicated at times. »

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Evans finished 12″4 behind Ogier’s provisional scratch. Latvala follows 1″3 behind the Welshman.

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Mikkelsen risks taking a penalty. The Norwegian had to delay his departure to change his alternator belt. The Hyundai driver occupies 3rd place just ahead of Tänak at the start of SS4.

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Tänak finished 4s behind Ogier and 2″1 behind Neuville. The Estonian is 42″5 behind his leading teammate in Monte-Carlo.

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Neuville finished 1″9 behind Ogier’s time. The Belgian remains behind after his misfortunes which occurred yesterday and this morning. “The special went well. I don't know which tire choice is best. It's not easy to find the right rhythm between playing safety and attacking. We should be in the top ten tonight. We'll see what we can hope for next. »

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Ogier signs the first reference in 18'25″3. “I don't have any intermediate times, I don't know if my time is good. You can quickly have big differences depending on the choice of tires. »

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Sordo is on Ogier's pace, clocking in at 1″9 in the first split.

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Neuville is still 1″5 behind Ogier at the first intermediate.

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The rain seems to be getting heavier in the special. The road becomes wet, which could put the crews starting at the rear at a disadvantage.

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Ogier set off on SS4. The M-Sport driver has a few drops on his windshield but the road is still dry.

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