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The SS5 and general rankings:
SS5PaddonSordoMeekeTanakLatvalaEvansBreenNeuvilleOgierhttps://t.co/zDgHafZBgz #wrc #RallyPortugal pic.twitter.com/aaOq4S5NTA
— Michelin Motorsport (@Michelin_Sport) 19th May 2017
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Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) once again signed the scratch in the 26,7km of Viana do Castelo completed in 15'35''6 with more than 4s ahead of his teammate Dani Sordo. Kris Meeke (Citroën) followed at 5s, taking 7 tenths from Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) and a tenth from Ott Tänak (Ford). Elfyn Evans (Ford) and Craig Breen (Citroën) finished 6s from the scratch ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai), Sébastien Ogier (Ford) and the Toyotas of Juho Hänninen and Esapekka Lappi. Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) set the 12th fastest time.
Mads Ostberg (Ford) lost more than 3 minutes due to a puncture while in 9th place.
Kris Meeke took the lead in the Rally Portugal with a 2 tenths lead over Jari-Matti Latvala. Ott Tänak follows just over a second behind with a few tenths ahead of Craig Breen. Hayden Paddon took 5th place with more than 4 seconds ahead of Sébastien Ogier. Dani Sordo took the advantage over his teammate Thierry Neuville by only 2 tenths from 6th place. Elfyn Evans was the first beneficiary of Mads Ostberg's puncture. Esapekka Lappi joins the top ten a few seconds ahead of his teammate and compatriot Juho Hänninen.
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It was a puncture that caused Ostberg to stop. “I thought I could reach the finish line like that but it wasn’t possible. The rim was broken and it cost us more time. »
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Ostberg lost more than 3 minutes after stopping while in 9th place. Lefebvre set the 12th time, 18 seconds behind Paddon, Lappi 12 seconds behind.
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Hänninen finished around ten seconds behind Meeke, setting the worst provisional time with Ogier. The Toyota driver finds himself around ten seconds behind Evans in the standings. “The roads were pretty rough. »
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Meeke sets the 3rd provisional time, 5s behind Paddon after making a mix of tires. The Citroën driver takes the lead in the Rally de Portugal, 2 tenths ahead of Latvala.
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Paddon signs the provisional scratch with a time of 15’35″6. The Hyundai driver had already scored the scratch on the first lap. The New Zealander is ahead of his teammate Sordo by 4″2 and is less than 3 seconds behind Breen.
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Time-lapse video of Lefebvre's C3 WRC repairs at mid-stage service:
30 minutes to fix #C3WRC…Job done for the #RedArmy! @SLefebvreRallye and @moreaugabin are back on 4 wheels! #WRC #RallyPortugal pic.twitter.com/kUpLwOayHV
— Citroën Racing (@CitroenRacing) 19th May 2017
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Breen signs the 5th provisional time, 1″9 behind Sordo’s provisional scratch. The Citroën driver is still 6 tenths behind Tänak in the standings.
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Evans achieves the same time as Latvala, 1″6 behind Sordo. The Dmack driver is 6″3 behind Neuville in the standings. “We tried to make an aggressive choice in terms of tires. »
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Sordo improves Tänak’s time by 1″5 with a time of 15’39″8. The Hyundai driver is 2 tenths behind Ogier who was in 5th place before the second pass. “
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Tänak takes the scratch for a tenth ahead of Latvala, after setting a time of 15’41”3. The Estonian is only a second behind the Toyota driver.
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Neuville ranks 1″7 behind Latvala, ahead of Ogier by 2″4. “It went well but the stage was very slippery. I think we made the best choice for the passage (2 hard and 3 soft). » Neuville returned to 3s behind Ogier in the standings.
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Latvala improves the benchmark with a time of 15’41″4, 4”1 less than Ogier. The Frenchman is now 8″9 behind the Toyota driver. “I try to keep my tires for the other stages because I only took soft compounds. »
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Ogier finished with a time of 15’45”5, one second behind Paddon’s scratch achieved this morning. The Frenchman immediately leaves his Ford to check the tires (he has 2 hard and 3 soft tires). “It wasn’t too bad, but the car moves a lot. I suffered towards the end. »
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Tänak is currently the fastest with 4″ ahead of Ogier in the 5nd split. Sordo has a 2s lead over the Frenchman in the first sector. Neuville leads the world champion by a second in the 2nd intermediate.
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The driver of car zero says conditions have gotten worse compared to the first pass, with more stones and rough roads following the cars' passage.
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Latvala has a 2″3 lead over Ogier in the 2nd sector. Neuville is 1 tenth behind the M-Sport driver in 1st intermediate.
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Ogier has already started the special, pursued by Latvala and Neuville.
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The strategies evolve for the second pass:
Meeke took 3 hard and 2 soft.
Breen and Lefebvre took 4 soft and 2 hard.
Ogier, Tänak, Neuville and Paddon chose 2 hard and 3 soft.
Sordo preferred 4 soft and 1 hard.
Latvala and Hänninen chose 5 tenders.
