Wales Rally GB 2016
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Discover the analysis of Wales Rally GB carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2087 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.
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WRC 2 results at Wales Rally GB:
GB WRC 2 top six: – 1.Lappi3h24m00.3s2.Tidemand+29.1s3.Suninen+30.2s4.Kopecky+2m18.8s5.Aasen+4m25.3s6.Veiby+8m22.8s #WRC
— WRC (@OfficialWRC) 30th October, 2016
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Wales Rally GB results:
GB final top six: – 1.Ogier3h14m30.2s2.Tänak+10.2s3.Neuville+1m35.4s4.Paddon+1m54.9s5.Meeke+2m35.2s6.Sordo+4m02.6s #WRC
— WRC (@OfficialWRC) 30th October, 2016
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While Lappi won in WRC 2, Tidemand snatched 2nd place in the category from Suninen by only 1” ahead.
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Sébastien Ogier won Wales Rally GB ahead of Ott Tänak (Ford) and Thierry Neuville (Hyundai). Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) and Kris Meeke (Citroën) complete the top five ahead of Dani Sordo (Hyundai) and Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen). Mads Ostberg (Ford) is 8th ahead of the French Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) and Éric Camilli (Ford).
Ott Tänak won the Power Stage by completing the 7,93km in 5'19''0, ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) by 1''4 and Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) by 4''5.
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Ogier's first gravel victory of the season gives Volkswagen the Manufacturers' title! The Frenchman signs his 1th success of the season and his 6th consecutive victory at Wales Rally GB!
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Ogier: “The objective this weekend was to secure the Manufacturers' title for VW. Tänak was very fast and consistent and forced us to stay on the attack. »
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Ogier wins Wales Rally GB by setting the 5th fastest time in the special. Tänak wins the Power Stage ahead of Mikkelsen and Neuville.
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Tänak took the best time, 1”4 ahead of Mikkelsen, posting a time of 5’19”0. The Dmack driver secures 2nd place after being one of the only drivers to show real attack throughout the weekend.
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Neuville sets the 2nd fastest time, 3″1 behind Mikkelsen, ahead of Latvala by 3 tenths. The Hyundai driver secures 3rd place with a 19″ lead over his teammate Paddon. “It was a great weekend for us. The team gave us a competitive car even if it wasn't enough to challenge for victory. »
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Paddon achieved the same time as Ostberg, finishing 6″8 behind Mikkelsen. The Hyundai driver should not be able to take Neuville up to standard and must be content with 4th place. “I managed to stay consistent on this rally. »
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Meeke sets the 3rd time, 5″5 behind Mikkelsen. The Citroën driver secures 5th place. “We had to deal with our position on the road. We are focusing on 2017.”
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Sordo sets the 6th provisional time, 9″6 behind Mikkelsen who maintains the best time for the moment. The Hyundai driver secures 6th place after being a little transparent in this event. “We suffered a little from our position on the road this weekend. »
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Ostberg achieves the 3rd provisional time, 6″8 behind the benchmark and fails 3″4 behind Latvala, who maintains his 7th place. “I really enjoyed this stage. I am satisfied with my driving even if we lost time. »
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Latvala recovers the 2nd time 3″4 behind. That should be enough for the VW driver to maintain 7th place against Ostberg. “I hope it will be enough to secure the Manufacturers' title for VW. »
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Lefebvre sets the 2nd provisional time, 7″7 behind Mikkelsen. The Frenchman secures 9th place.
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Camilli signs the 3rd provisional time, 18s behind Mikkelsen and 1s behind Bertelli. The M-Sport driver secures a top ten. “I had something strange at the back, maybe a puncture. It was a good weekend for us. Everything went well. We are satisfied. »
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Mikkelsen improves Bertelli's time by 9″1 with a time of 5'20″4. The Norwegian should finish 12th after catching Suninen who is still only 3s ahead of Tidemand.
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The Power Stage is already underway. This is the second passage of Brenig, 7,93km long. Tänak took the scratch this morning in 5'23"1.
Bertelli set a first time of 5'29″5, 6″4 behind the old benchmark. The Italian secures 15th place.
