Rally Mexico 2017

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The next special, Lajas de Oro, 38,31km long, will be contested from 17:01 p.m.

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Kris Meeke (Citroën) only lost nine tenths to Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) in SS9 of the Rally of Mexico, the 27,42km Media Luna, where Dani Sordo (Hyundai) took the scratch in 17' 01''4. The four-time world champion was the closest to the Spaniard, 3 seconds behind. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) followed at 2 seconds, ahead of Ott Tänak (M-Sport), Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) and Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota).

Juho Hänninen (Toyota) finished almost half a minute behind, the Finn not feeling confident behind the wheel despite an efficient Yaris WRC on his own terms. Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) played it safe by finishing almost 50 seconds behind the benchmark.

Kris Meeke maintains a lead of 20 seconds over Sébastien Ogier. THierry Neuville remains 3rd ahead of Ott Tänak who overtook Juho Hänninen with a lead of around ten seconds. Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) climbs to 6th place after taking over Stéphane Lefebvre. Jari-Matti Latvala came back 11 seconds behind the Frenchman.

Hyundai resolved its problems with engine shutdowns the day before after replacing the fuel filter on the three i20 WRCs.

Éric Camilli (Fiesta R5) came back to 6s behind Pontud Tidemand (Skoda), the leader of WRC 2.

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Éric Camilli (Fiesta R5) came back to 6s behind Pontud Tidemand (Skoda), the leader of WRC 2. “My team made good adjustments for this stage. We must continue like this. »

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Here is the general classification after SS9:

 

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Meeke finally drops 9 tenths to Ogier and maintains 20 seconds at the top of the general classification. The Citroën driver did not take the time to answer questions from the media to deal with his overheating brakes.

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Here is the provisional classification for SS9.

 

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Camilli is 10s ahead of Tidemand in the 2nd sector. The M-Sport driver significantly reduces his gap on the WRC 2 leader.

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Ogier finished 3″2 behind Sordo’s provisional scratch. The M-Sport driver will have difficulty regaining ground against Meeke on a regular basis. “I was a little too careful. I'm already trying not to make any mistakes and to be at the finish, then trying to put pressure on Meeke. »

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Ogier and Meeke are only separated by a few tenths. The Citroën driver has a lead of 6 tenths over the Ford in the 3rd sector.

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Sordo sets a time of 17’01”4. It’s 8″3 better than his teammate Neuville, but the Spaniard is offside for victory after restarting in Rally2.

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Neuville takes the provisional scratch with a time of 17'09"7, 5"3 better than Tänak. The Hyundai driver protects his 3rd place well. “The team did a good job. My notes are sometimes a little too conservative. »

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Hänninen finished 15s behind Tänak and ceded 4th place to the Estonian 10s behind. “I’m the one who’s in trouble. The car is fine. »

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Hänninen risks losing his 4th place, the Toyota driver being 15s behind Tänak in the 3rd sector.

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Tänak took the scratch with a time of 17’15″0, 6″1 better than Paddon. The Estonian is aiming for 4th place from Hänninen. “It’s a new rally for me but we’re doing a good job. »

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Ogier is 3 tenths behind Tänak in the 1st sector. Meeke follows the M-Sport driver.

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Paddon takes the provisional scratch with a time of 17'21"1 where he is 2"8 ahead of Latvala. The Hyundai driver regains the advantage over Lefebvre with a 20s lead. “We fixed the problem on the Hyundais. »

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Tänak is currently the fastest with 9s ahead of Latvala in the 3rd sector.

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Lefebvre finally failed 27s behind Latvala and kept around ten seconds ahead of the Toyota driver in the general classification. “I think this time is correct. » The Frenchman could nevertheless be taken over by Paddon.

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Lefebvre is 23s behind Latvala in the 3rd sector. The Citroën driver could lose several positions.

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Bertelli fails almost a minute behind Latvala. The private driver of the Fiesta WRC was supposed to open the road but left late. “There was a misunderstanding. This is a paperwork error. »

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