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Discover the analysis of the Rally of Catalonia carried out by our special correspondent in issue 2135 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.
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Nil Solans wins the JWRC after securing the category title the day before. The national driver of the event won with a 1’33 lead over Frenchman Terry Folb. Nicolas Ciamin finished 20 minutes from the lead of the race.
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M-Sport is only 4 points away from the Manufacturers' Championship title after Hyundai's disastrous weekend. Malcolm Wilson's team would have won the title if Sordo had not won the Power Stage.
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Ogier now has a 37-point lead over his teammate Tänak who took 2nd place in the Championship against Neuville.
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Meeke celebrates his 5th WRC victory, his second of the season after Mexico.
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Kris Meeke (Citroën) won the Rally de Catalunya by winning 28 seconds ahead of Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport). The Frenchman retained his second place with a five-second lead over his teammate Ott Tänak.
Juho Hänninen (Toyota) and Mads Ostberg (M-Sport) complete the top five ahead of Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) and Elfyn Evans (M-Sport). Teemu Suninen (Ford) takes victory in WRC 2 by taking eighth place ahead of Jan Kopecky (Skoda).
Dani Sordo (Hyundai) won the Power Stage by completing the 14,5km of Sabta Marina in 8'07''8, 3''5 ahead of Kris Meeke and 4''2 ahead of Sébastien Ogier. Ott Tänak followed at 4”8 ahead of Juho Hänninen at 6”8.
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Meeke: “It’s an exceptional weekend. I knew the car worked very well on tarmac and it was also effective on gravel. I remember coming to this event around twenty years ago as a spectator. I made several mistakes this season but we managed to convert the try. »
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Meeke won the RACC with a lead of 28 seconds over Ogier.
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Meeke gets his 2nd victory of the season by winning the RACC ahead of Ogier and Tänak! The Citroën driver set the 2nd fastest time in the Power Stage, finishing 3s behind Sordo, 1″2 ahead of Ogier.
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Ogier sets the 2nd provisional time, 4″2 behind Sordo and secures 2nd place in the general classification. The M-Sport driver beat his teammate Tänak by 6 tenths and is ahead of him overall by 5 seconds. “This weekend was not easy, but the result is positive at the end of this event. »
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Tänak sets the 2nd provisional time, 4″8 behind Sordo, ahead of Hänninen by 2s. “We did our best. We are satisfied by bringing a lot of points to the team. » The M-Sport driver secures 3rd place.
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Hänninen sets the 2nd provisional time, 6″8 behind Sordo, ahead of Lefebvre by 2″8. The Toyota driver secures 4th place. “I'm happy to see that I can fight with the top drivers. »
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Ostberg signs the 3rd provisional time, 2 tenths behind Lefebvre. The Norwegian private driver secures 5th place for his first asphalt rally with the new Fiesta WRC. “I hadn’t ridden since Finland. We made good progress on both surfaces. »
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Lefebvre sets the 2nd provisional time, 9″6 behind Sordo. The Citroën driver secures 6th place. “We tried to attack but it was difficult with the hydraulic problems. This weekend was full of lessons. »
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Evans achieves the 3rd provisional time, 18″7 behind Sordo. The Dmack driver secures 7th place. “I'm looking forward to Wales Rally GB, I'm sick of the good weather! »
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Suninen takes victory in WRC 2. The driver of the Ford Fiesta R5 achieved the 4th provisional time, 27″8 behind the benchmark, dropping 3″1 to Kopecky. The Finn won with a 31″8 lead over the Skoda Fabia R5 driver.
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Kopecky sets the 3rd provisional time, 23″7 behind Sordo. The Czech, who is ahead of Al Qassimi by almost 25 seconds, secures 2nd place in WRC 2.
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Al Qassimi finished almost 50 seconds behind Sordo's provisional scratch. The Citroën driver should secure 17th place after being caught by Sordo in the penultimate special. “I don't want to comment on Meeke's possible victory. I don't want to bring bad luck to him. »
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Sordo improves his teammate Mikkelsen's time by 12″5 with a time of 8'07″8. The Spaniard secures 16th place after starting again the day before in Rally 2 like the Norwegian. “This weekend is very disappointing. »
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Sordo has a 7″1 lead over his teammate Mikkelsen at the first intermediate.
