24H of Le Mans
The 58 entered for the Road to Le Mans 2024 in LM P3 and GT3 0
Rally New Zealand 2022
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SS8 ranking:
General Classification after SS8:
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Craig Breen wins the 8th special ahead of Kalle Rovanperä at 4″1 and Ott Tänak at 8″1 who performs a very good operation considering his position as last starter. “I have no feeling with the car. I made a little mistake and I tapped.” The Estonian is in good shape.
Elfyn Evans now has a lead of 2″8 over Ott Tänak, 6″ over Rovanperä and 10″ over Ogier.
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It's starting to feel like a scratch for Craig Breen! Evans, 10″ behind, is on the same time as Neuville and Ogier. We'll have to get out the calculators because this special will shake up the general classification. “It’s terrible… We’re going to do our best and see what happens”
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Sébastien Ogier arrived at the finish, 13″6 behind Craig Breen. He falls behind Rovanperä in the general standings. “The road is absolutely not cleaned by the cars in front of us. Those who leave behind will suffer”
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Kalle Rovanperä takes 2nd place at 4″1. A lesser evil to celebrate his 22nd birthday. Happy Birthday Kalle!!!
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Sébastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans have left and… are already late. Ott Tänak at the start may be worried because it is obvious that he had to start from the front to set a time on this SS8…
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The onboard images from Kalle Rovanperä confirm that rain is falling throughout the special. He is already 4″9 behind Breen halfway through, a sign that conditions are deteriorating.
Gus Greensmith finished in 6th place, 19 seconds behind. “There is a lot of mud and the grip is very poor.”
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Oliver Solberg ends up out of breath. “The start of the special is really slippery. Overall it's a very tricky special! ".
Thierry Neuville in turn crossed the finishing mark with the 2nd time, 9″3 behind Breen. It's starting to rain again! “It’s not a bad passage, not that bad… But we’re going to try to do better”
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While Katsuta finished 20 seconds behind Breen, Thierry Neuville took the start. At the first intermediate, the Belgian is already 3″4 behind.
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Katsuta is already 10 seconds behind Breen at mid-stage. The Irishman didn't hang around that much after all!
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9'42″9 for Craig Breen, first reference time. “The roads are magnificent but I am still disturbed by my mistake yesterday. I’m very careful.”
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Takamoto Katsuta takes his turn while Breen is already mid-stage. We should soon have the first time markers.
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Confirmed with the first onboard images, the road shines like a mirror and mudslides follow one another. Very perilous terrain for the powerful Rally1s!
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Threatening clouds and wet roads, this day should be dedicated to sliding!
Craig Breen sets off on SS8, here we go for the third day of Rally New Zealand!
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Departure is imminent! To make sure you don't miss anything about the progress of your favorite, here are the starting orders for today's 6 specials. The drivers set off every 3 minutes:
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At the end of SS1, Ott Tänak, Thierry Neuville and Kalle Rovanperä were found guilty of excessive use of the electric boost of the hybrid engine of their bikes. All three received a 5-second penalty. Tänak loses leadership to Evans.
Here is the general classification updated before the start of this third day of racing:
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Glad to see you on this live text to follow the third day of the New Zealand Rally together!
SS8 (Kaipara Hills 1 – 15,83 km) will start at 21:08 p.m.!
