Rally Poland 2016

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Rally Poland will resume from 14:50 p.m.

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Ott Tänak (Ford) sets a new benchmark time in the 12th special stage of the Rally Poland. The Dmack driver completed the 25,27km in 13'40''7, 2''1 ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) and 4''7 ahead of Hayden Paddon (Hyundai).

Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) follows seven seconds just ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and takes 2”2 from Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) and 7”2 from Craig Breen (Citroën). Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) failed more than 12 seconds behind the Belgian driver.

Ott Tänak now has a 13-second lead over Andreas Mikkelsen, while Hayden Paddon is six seconds behind the Norwegian. Thierry Neuville increased his lead over Sébastien Ogier to more than 13 seconds, while the three-time world champion saw his teammate Jari-Matti Latvala come back to less than four seconds. The Finn is 6''3 ahead of Stéphane Lefebvre who regained the advantage over his teammate Craig Breen by five seconds. Éric Camilli (Ford) and Mads Ostberg (Ford) complete the top ten with 12 seconds to the advantage of the Frenchman, while Dani Sordo (Hyundai) is almost eight seconds behind the top ten.

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The results of SS12:

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Breen drops 5s to Lefebvre and 7s to Latvala. The Irishman slipped to 8th position, 5 seconds behind his teammate.

12h

Bertelli takes 6″4 from Solberg and is now 9″2 ahead of him in the standings.

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Lefebvre sets the 6th provisional time, 9″2 behind Tänak. The Citroën driver drops 2″2 to Latvala who is now ahead of him by 6″3. “I try to attack. The wrestling is nice with Breen and Latvala. »

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Camilli finished in provisional 7th place, 15″7 behind the scratch. The Frenchman only lost 3 tenths to his teammate Ostberg and was still ahead of him by 11″7 overall.

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Tänak manages to set a new scratch with a time of 13'40″7 where he takes another 2″1 from Mikkelsen and 4″7 from Paddon. The Dmack driver now has a 13s lead over the Norwegian.

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Neuville signs the 4th provisional time, 5″3 from the provisional scratch. The Hyundai driver is 11 seconds ahead of Ogier who is now 13″2 behind the Hyundai.

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Tänak is 8 tenths behind Mikkelsen in the last sector.

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Latvala achieves the 3rd provisional time, 4″9 behind his teammate Mikkelsen. “It’s getting better and better but you have to be patient. » The Finn remains under threat from the Citroën drivers.

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Paddon took the 2nd provisional time, 2″ behind Mikkelsen. The Hyundai driver finds himself 6″6 behind the Norwegian overall.

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Ostberg is closest to Mikkelsen, 13 seconds behind. The M-Sport driver sees his 10th place threatened by Sordo. “The special was very beautiful. This is my first time riding it and I have to learn it. I'm not satisfied with the time. »

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Mikkelsen clearly improves the mark with a time of 13'42″8 “I can't go any faster. I really attacked. » That's 16s better than Sordo.

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Sordo improves Ogier's time by 9 tenths with a time of 13'58″8. “I really enjoyed this course. I feel better in the car. »

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Ogier sets the first time of SS12 in 13'59"7. “It was a disaster…” The VW driver seems distraught in his position as road opener.

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The first drivers are in the 25,27km special. Will Tänak be able to widen the gap on his competitors?

10h

Ogier will set off in the 25,27km from Stanczyki from 11:25 a.m. This is the longest special stage of the rally.

10h

Ott Tänak (Ford) scores another scratch in the 11th special stage of the Rally Poland. The Dmack driver completed the 14,75km in 7'26''3, ahead of Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) by 4''2 and Andreas Mikkelsen by 6''7.

Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) follows more than seven seconds behind, preceding Craig Breen (Citroën) who took four tenths from Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) and 1”7 from Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën). Éric Camilli (Ford) finished almost 11 seconds behind, ahead of Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) by 2”3. Dani Sordo (Hyundai) gained half a second from Mads Ostberg (Ford).

Ott Tänak now has a 10”9 lead over Andreas Mikkelsen who sees Hayden Paddon come back to 3”5. Thierry Neuville took fourth place 1”6 ahead of Sébastien Ogier. Jati-Matti Latvala now has a 4''1 lead over the DS 3 WRCs of Stéphane Lefebvre and Craig Breen who are tied. Éric Camilli remains ninth ahead of Mads Ostberg and Dani Sordo separated in five seconds.

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The results after SS11:

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