Germany-SS6: Ott Tänak tames the elements

Published on 18/08/2017 à 16:59

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Ott Tänak (Ford) was the fastest on the second pass through Mittelmosel this Friday afternoon, on a very wet course, and where the competitors made different tire choices. The Estonian of M-Sport, who had partly relied on rain tires, completed the special in 13'31″5 and precedes Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën) by 3″2 and Sébastien Ogier (Ford) 5″1.

In the general classification, Mikkelsen maintains the advantage by nine tenths over Ott Tänak, while Sébastien Ogier is still in third position at 7″5. The gaps are widening behind since Thierry Neuville (Hyundai), now fourth, follows at 26″3 and is ahead of Elfyn Evans (Ford), classified at 29″4, Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) at 31″8 and Craig Breen (Citroën) at 49″3.

The Toyotas of Juho Hänninen and Jari-Matti Latvala follow in the standings at 52″ and 1’47″3. Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) provisionally completes the top 10 at 1'52″6.

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