Rally of Catalonia 2016

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Discover the analysis of the Rally of Catalonia carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2085 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.

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The WRC will resume its rights in 2 weeks with Wales Rally GB.

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Kopecky beat Tidemand by 9 tenths and won WRC 2, beating the Swede by 15″3.

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Ogier on L'Équipe 21: “It's a huge feeling of joy, as usual, to win a title. The car was really fantastic this weekend. We try to avoid pressure as much as possible and we seek to secure the coronation as soon as possible. We've had some tough times this season with the start order on gravel. We were able to secure the points for the Championship. We must now secure the Manufacturers title. We will aim for victory at Wales Rally GB but it will be complicated in Australia. We will look to repeat this next year but everything will be reset with the new regulations. Roll on 2017! »

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Ogier: “I couldn't do much more in the Power Stage, but it's fantastic to win the title with two races remaining. »

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Ogier reaches the finish line as a quadruple world champion! The VW driver sets the 2nd time, 1″5 behind Latvala, who wins the Power Stage. This is the 37th success for Ogier, who won for the third time at the RACC after 3 and 2013. It is also the 2014th victory for Michelin.

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Sordo sets the 2nd provisional time, 3″2 behind Latvala. The Spaniard secures 2nd place in his national event. “I'm a little disappointed not to have been able to measure myself against Sébastien (Ogier). However, I attacked hard. I thank my fans who were present in large numbers. »

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Neuville: “We had some understeer, but Hyundai can be happy with this weekend. »  

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Neuville signs the 2nd provisional time, 3″2 behind Latvala. Ogier is officially world champion, with the Belgian forced to come out on top and win the Power Stage to maintain a chance of the title! The Hyundai driver secures 3rd place.

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Paddon sets the 2nd provisional time, 3″5 behind Latvala. The Hyundai driver secures 4th place.

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Ostberg sets the 3rd provisional time, 6″3 behind Latvala and secures 5th place. “I am very happy to be at the finish. My driving changes on asphalt are starting to pay off. Everything is progressing in the right direction. »

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Tänak secures 6th place. The Dmack driver finished 18 seconds behind the provisional benchmark, setting the 6th fastest time.

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Abbring achieved his best result by securing 7th place after finishing 15″ behind the provisional scratch in Latvala at the wheel of the old version of the i2 WRC.

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Bertelli finished 13″4 behind Latvala. The Italian finished just outside the top ten.

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Breen secures 10th place by setting the 2nd fastest time, 5″1 behind Latvala. The Irishman arrived at the finish line, waving to the crowd. “I am very satisfied with the pace shown this weekend. We learned well. It's good for the future. »

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Latvala clocked 7'55"9, 5 seconds better than his scratch in the first run. Camilli is at 10s. The Finn should finish in 15th place. “We did a great special, driving cleanly. I made a very small mistake by missing the rope in a turn. »

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Camilli sets a time of 8'06″1. This is 9s better than his first pass. The M-Sport driver is expected to take 19th position.

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Camilli took off in the Power Stage.

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The Power Stage, the second passage of Duesaïgues, 12,1km long, will be contested from 12:08 p.m. and will be broadcast live on L'Équipe 21. Latvala took the scratch in the first passage with a time of 8'00"4 where he preceded Ogier by 2 tenths and Neuville by 3″9.

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