Formula E
Monte-Carlo Rally 2017
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Discover the analysis of the Monte-Carlo Rally carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2098 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 the week of February 11 with the Rally Sweden.
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Romain Dumas won in RGT in his Porsche 997 GT3 RS with almost 23 minutes ahead of the Fiat 124 Abarth of Gabriele Noberasco.
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Andreas Mikkelsen (Skoda) dominated WRC 2 and finished 7th in the general classification with more than 3 minutes ahead of his teammate Jan Kopecky. Bryan Bouffier (Ford) completes the category podium by taking 10th place in the standings behind Stéphane Lefebvre, 7 seconds ahead of Pontus Tidemand (Skoda). Éric Camilli (Ford) and Quentin Gilbert (Ford) complete the top five in the 2nd category.
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Here is the ranking at the end of the Power Stage:
Power Stage:NeuvilleLefebvreHanninenEvansSordoLatvalaMikkelsenTanakBreenKopeckyOgierhttps://t.co/sYIjEZ5ByM#RallyMonteCarlo pic.twitter.com/PHdlYGXsOg
— Michelin Motorsport (@Michelin_Sport) 22th January 2017
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Sébastien Ogier (Ford) won the Monte-Carlo Rally, beating Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota). Despite his engine problems, Ott Tänak (Ford) saved his place on the podium against Dani Sordo (Hyundai) 4th ahead of Craig Breen (DS 3). Elfyn Evans (Ford) ranks 6th ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen (Skoda) winner in WRC 2.
Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) saved his weekend by winning the Power Stage. Taking advantage of better conditions before the snow arrived, the Belgian completed the 21,36km of the Power Stage in 14'14''4, half a minute ahead of Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën). Juho Hänninen (Toyota) followed almost a minute ahead of Elfyn Evans and Dani Sordo who won the last bonus point for 6 tenths ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala.
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Ogier: “I was hoping to win in my first race with M-Sport. I'm really delighted. We immediately knew that we couldn't play for points in the Power Stage with the snow that fell. »
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Ogier wins the Monte-Carlo Rally, signing his 39th WRC success and the 5th in this event! The M-Sport driver was the slowest, preferring to stay on course. The British team has regained first place since 2012.
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Latvala secures 2nd place. The Toyota driver set the 6th time, 6 tenths behind Sordo. “It’s great to get a podium for Toyota’s return. This weekend was very tough for the team and we are happy to give them this result. »
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Tänak's arrival in the Power Stage:
Tanak finishing the final stage in style #WRC #RallyMonteCarlo pic.twitter.com/jhurTMUEkP
- Mattzel89 (@ Mattzel89) 22th January 2017
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Tänak achieves the 7th provisional time and saves his place on the podium! The M-Sport driver, who arrived by making a huge mistake, is ahead of Sordo by 38 seconds in the standings. “Everything went so well until this morning. It was what we had to do. »
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Here is the provisional ranking for the Power Stage:
Power stage so far:NeuvilleLefebvreHanninenEvansSordoMikkelsenBreenhttps://t.co/sYIjEZ5ByM #wrc #RallyMonteCarlo
— Michelin Motorsport (@Michelin_Sport) 22th January 2017
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Sordo signs the 5th provisional time with less than 9 seconds ahead of Mikkelsen. The Hyundai driver can hope for a 3rd place if Tänak loses too much time with his engine problems. “If you see the special, you understand everything. »
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Breen signs the 6th provisional time almost 2 minutes from the benchmark. The DS 3 WRC driver secures 5th place. “It was incredible, I had never had such conditions in my career. I'm very happy to be at the finish. »
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Evans finished 1'13 behind in Neuville and secured 6th place. “I didn't have the right tires in my car. It was really hard on the road. »
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Mikkelsen finished 2″3 ahead of Kopecky. The Norwegian takes victory in WRC 2 and secures 7th place in the general classification.
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Kopecky finished almost 2 minutes behind his Skoda. The Czech secures 2nd place in WRC 2 and 8th place in the general classification.
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Lefebvre failed 30″1 behind Neuville and thus set the 2nd provisional time. The Citroën driver has a chance of getting into the top 10 since he started half a minute behind Tidemand's Skoda. “It was very hard with the soft tires. It's really slippery at the end and you can easily make a mistake. »
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Here is an overview of the conditions in the Power Stage:
Light covering of snow on Turini pic.twitter.com/JPHsY9iRyp
— WRC freak (@FakeHinkelstein) 22th January 2017
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Neuville improves Hänninen's time by almost a minute with a time of 14'14″4. The Belgian secures 15th place ahead of the Toyota driver but will have his chances of scoring points in the Power Stage with the deterioration of the conditions. “I attacked really hard because I knew the snow was going to slow down our opponents. »
