Monte-Carlo Rally 2018

09h

The crews will now head to the SS10 of St Léger les Mélèzes – La Batie Neuve (16,87 km). Breen will start at 9:16 a.m.

09h

The general classification after SS9:

 

08h

In WRC 2, Jan Kopecky (Skoda) maintains a solid lead. Teemu Suninen (Ford) is currently the fastest in the category, ahead of Éric Camilli (Ford) by 27 seconds.

08h

Mikkelsen takes the scratch from Ogier with a time of 25'11″8, ahead of Ogier by 22″2! But the Hyundai driver is in Rally2. “It's about gaining experience, but the conditions were so terrible that I managed to spin off in a straight line! »

08h

Ogier made everyone agree. The leader of the Monte-Carlo Rally takes the scratch with a time of 25'34″0 where he is ahead of Latvala by 28″9! The Frenchman ends up with a broken rim. “It was the worst stage of my career. I saw a Hyundai that was out (Sordo's). » Tänak is now relegated to 1'18″4 from the lead of the race.

08h

Tänak drops 34″6 in Latvala! The M-Sport driver only has a lead of 20″6 over the Finn. “There is no way to attack. “ 

08h

Mikkelsen spun. By restarting in Rally2 following his alternator problems the day before, the Hyundai driver nevertheless has an excellent position on the road given the conditions.

08h

Lappi is closest to Latvala but he finishes 36s behind his teammate! The second Finn from Toyota finds himself 35″8 from provisional 3rd place. “You can gain a lot of time in this ES by taking risks, but I didn't look for that because I didn't want to crash. »

08h

Huge time from Latvala who clocked 26'02″9 ahead of Bouffier by 41 seconds. The Toyota driver is battling with his teammate Lappi for 3rd place. “I'm really relieved to be at the finish. These were not nice conditions. I scared myself once and it was enough for me to completely lose my rhythm. »

08h

Meeke sets the 3rd provisional time, 12″8 behind Bouffier. The Citroën driver, now 5th, maintains a lead of more than 36 seconds over the Frenchman in the general classification. “It was 27 minutes of stress. I must have lost about twelve seconds with a spin. »

08h

Bouffier takes the provisional scratch by 2 tenths ahead of Evans. The M-Sport privateer protects his 6th place well, gaining a position with the exit of Sordo. “I remained very careful. »

08h

Evans improves the mark with a time of 26'44″1, 21″2 better than Neuville. The M-Sport driver protects his 8th place which could quickly turn into 7th position with the exit of Sordo. “I had to brake very early to anticipate the corners, but we still had a few scares. »

08h

Breen set a first time of 28'37″2. Neuville easily beat the time, improving 1'31"9 with a time of 27'05"3.

Neuville: “The conditions were horrible. We had to be careful and efficient, but the others may well be faster. »

08h

Sordo is confirmed to have left the road. The crew is doing well.

08h

Toyota drivers Lappi and Latvala will find themselves fighting for the provisional podium following the problems of Sordo stopped at the 11th km.

08h

Sordo is announced arrested in the special. The Hyundai driver was in 3rd place.

08h

Latvala leads Evans by 15s at the first intermediate.

08h

Meeke also spun. The Citroën driver nevertheless has a good lead over Bouffier in 7th.

08h

Evans spun. The Welshman narrowly avoided a stone wall and only lost a handful of seconds in the incident.

08h

Breen is 44s behind Evans at the first intermediate. The Citroën driver is heavily handicapped by his position as opener.

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