The next ES, the Power Stage of the Tour de Corse 2016, will start at 12:08 p.m.

Yohan Rossel, leader yesterday in the Junior WRC, concluded the special after having evolved without brakes. Laurent Pellier should take control of the category.

The first WRC-2 drivers completed the special. Jan Kopecky (Skoda Fabia R5) is provisionally fastest in 34'53"8 and is currently ahead of Elfyn Evans' Ford Fiesta R5 by 1"2. Teemu Suninen (Skoda Fabia R5) climbs into third position at 9″3.

Kris Meeke flew through the ninth special stage of the 2016 Tour de Corse, the longest timed stage of the rally. The Abu Dhabi Team WRT driver set a time of 33'11"6 and is well ahead of the rest of the peloton since Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) is closest to the Briton at 35"3. On a track made tricky by numerous patches of humidity, Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) took third place at 39″ and ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) by 3″1.

The Belgian carried out a good operation since he still took almost six seconds from Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) in the fight for second place. Overall, Ogier, only sixth in the SS ahead of Mikkelsen, has a 43″ lead over Neuville before the Power Stage. Mikkelsen is now 8″27 behind the Belgian from Hyundai in third position.

Latvala, Breen (DS3), Paddon, Sordo (Hyundai), Camilli (Ford), Ostberg (Ford) and Tänak (Ford) still complete the top 10. Note the heavy time loss of Lorenzo Bertelli (Ford), who concedes more than six minutes after a puncture.

Ogier ensures this Sunday morning. 6th time for the Frenchman, 44″8 behind Meeke.

Thierry Neuville finishes in his turn. Good news for the Hyundai driver who further consolidates his second place by 5″8 ahead of Mikkelsen. The Belgian sets the 4th provisional time, 42″1 behind Meeke, who should logically set the best time of SS9.

Mikkelsen failed in provisional 5th position, 47″9 behind Meeke.

39″ behind Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) on Meeke's time, and third provisional time for the Finn. Volkswagen has changed the brakes and suspensions on Polo No. 2.

34’03”9 for Breen at the wheel of the DS3 WRC and fourth provisional time for the Briton, who does not seem satisfied with the use of his notes from last year.

Second best provisional time for Hayden Paddon (Hyundai). The New Zealander set a time of 33’46″9, 35″3 behind Meeke. “I am focused on Spain. We are trying something different in terms of settings, to be more aggressive, more than usual. It is not necessarily more efficient in certain sectors, but it is more comfortable. »

Dani Sordo (Hyundai) is provisionally closest to Kris Meeke, but the Spaniard nevertheless loses 43″2 on the DS3 driver. “I really did a bad special,” admits Sordo. Getting to grips with the grip was difficult and I wasn't really focused. I was really slow in some sections. »

Eric Camilli (Ford) finished 1'09"9 behind Meeke, but admitted to being rather satisfied at the end of the longest SS of the rally.

Lorenzo Bertelli confirms having had a puncture in the special, the cause of his heavy loss of time. The Italian concedes more than six minutes, having also struggled with his grades.

Mads Ostberg finished in 34’17”9, 1’06”3 behind Meeke. “Conditions were constantly changing. I had trouble getting into the rhythm. »  

“It was drier than expected, and it wasn’t necessarily good with the choice of soft tires made. » emphasizes Tänak.

Ott Tänak (Ford) lost 55″7 to Kris Meeke on this first Sunday ES. 34’07″3 for the Estonian.

After a visibly cautious start, Ogier (Volkswagen) returned to the pace of Neuville (Hyundai) and Mikkelsen (Volkswagen). The world champion achieves the same time as the Belgian in the third partial, the two drivers being six tenths faster compared to the Norwegian's time.

“It’s still wet in some areas. I really tried to keep the tires warm, so we had grip in those places. However, it was tricky. » comments the Briton.

Meeke arrives at the finish of the special in 33’11”6.

Neuville (Hyundai) is slower than Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) in the first part. 21″5 separate the two drivers fighting for second place behind Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen).