Rally Finland 2017

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M-Sport confirms a suspension break for Ogier. The day is over for the Frenchman.

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SS5 Halinen will be contested from 9:06 a.m. Suninen took the scratch in the first pass in 3'39"7 at the end of the 7,59km.

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Ogier's Ford on the side of the road in SS4:

 

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The provisional classification after SS4:

 

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Sébastien Ogier (Ford) retired on SS4 of the Rally Finland following a road trip where he ended up in the trees. His Fiesta WRC which occupied 6th place in the standings has one less wheel. Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) retired following damage to the right rear while he was in 3rd place.

Ott Tänak (Ford), leader of the Rally Finland before SS4, lost more than a minute following a puncture on the right rear which occurred following a trip off the road.

Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) signed the scratch with a time of 10'06''3 achieved at the end of 21,31km where he was 1''3 ahead of his teammate Jari-Matti Latvala. Mads Ostberg (Ford) followed more than 5s ahead of Teemu Suninen (Ford) and Juho Hänninen (Toyota). Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) set the 9th fastest time, around ten seconds from the benchmark.

Jari-Matti Latvala takes the lead in Rally Finland with a 5s lead over Esapekka Lappi. Craig Breen completes the new provisional podium 3s behind the first Finn, ahead of Teemu Suninen and Mads Ostberg. Juho Hänninen is in 8th place, a dozen seconds from the head of the race, just ahead of Kris Meeke (Citroën) and Elfyn Evans (Ford). Thierry Neuville is in 6th place with a good lead over his teammate Dani Sordo. Ott Tänak is more than a minute late.

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Suninen sets the 4th time, 6″4 behind his compatriot Lappi. The Finn from M-Sport is in 4th place, 8″3 behind new leader Latvala.

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Ostberg sets the 3rd provisional time, 5″6 behind Lappi. “I had a little trouble finding the right rhythm because the conditions change. »

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Lappi takes the provisional scratch with a time of 10'06″3. The top three of the special is still monopolized by the Finns. The Toyota driver is in 2nd place, 5″3 behind Latvala who takes the lead in the Rally Finland.

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Meeke fails 7s behind Latvala by setting the 4th time. “I'm not comfortable behind the wheel. »

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Hänninen recovers the 2nd provisional time with 6 seconds behind Latvala and 6 tenths ahead of Breen.

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Breen is closest to Latvala with 6″6 behind. “I have problems with the car at the landing of the jumps. »

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Ostberg at the start of SS4. He hopes for a “problem-free” special:

 

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Tänak’s puncture:

 

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Evans is the closest to Latvala with 7″7 behind the provisional scratch.

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Sordo signs the 3rd provisional time at 17″7 from the provisional scratch. “I have a lot of trouble finding the rhythm. »

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Paddon retires with damage to the right rear. Hyundai has confirmed that the car will be returned to the service park.

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Tänak reached the finish with a rear puncture. The wheel is broken. The Estonian lost more than a minute.

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Ogier would have left the road. His Ford is said to be in the middle of the trees with a missing wheel.

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Latvala took the provisional scratch with a time of 10'07"6, more than 9s better than Neuville.

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It's Paddon's turn to be stopped. The Hyundai driver was stopped at the 2nd km while he was in 3rd place in the standings.

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