Østberg Withdraws Rally Deutschland Entry
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Mads Østberg has withdrawn from Rally Deutschland, following damage sustained the same Fiesta R5 he was scheduled to enter with at Rally Rzezow earlier this month.
Osian Pryce has pointed to his Rally Poland accident as the main reason for his steady approach in Finland, making the rally tougher for him.
Jari Huttunen held his two minute lead over Quentin Gilbert to win the WRC2 category at Rally Finland on his class debut.
Jari Huttunen continued his domination of the WRC2 category in Finland, focusing his attentions on beating non-points scoring rival Eric Camilli instead.
Jari Huttunen established a lead of nearly one minute after nearest rivals Gus Greensmith and Pierre-Louis Loubet both crashed out.
Ott Tänak reigned supreme around the streets of Jyväskylä, establishing a 1.1 second lead over Thierry Neuville for the lead of Rally Finland after SS1.
Ott Tänak and Finland are a match made in heaven, but his recent track record of reaching the finish line put a potential victory in doubt.
Ole Christian Veiby secured the first WRC2 win of his career at Rally Poland, finally breaking Pontus Tidemand’s 100% win record this season.
Jan Kopecký was the latest driver in a rotating cast of factory Skoda drivers to take victory in the WRC 2 class, cruising to victory by over two minutes from nearest challenger Ole Christian Veiby.
Paddon Leads After Close Opening Day in Italy
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Hayden Paddon leads after the opening day of action at Rally Italia Sardegna in the 2017 FIA World Rally Championship.
Hyundai Motorsport’s Thierry Neuville leads the way after the opening 2km Super Special Stage.
The championship leader cruised through the final day to take a record fifth Vodafone Rally de Portugal victory from Thierry Neuville. Ott Tanak took maximum powerstage points but the stage also claimed WRC2 leader Andreas Mikkelsen who rolled his Skoda.
Ogier Leads Rally Portugal After Tanak Mistake
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Sébastien Ogier is on course to equal Markku Alen’s record of five Rally Portugal victories after he took advantage of a mistake by M-Sport team-mate Ott Tanak to lead the Vodafone Rally de Portugal at the end of day two. The Championship leader holds a 17 second lead over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville.
Tanak Leads After Wild Day One of Rally Portugal
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Ott Tanak leads after a wild and action packed Day one of the Vodafone Rally de Portugal which saw three of the major contenders for victory eliminated on stage seven. The Estonian holds a narrow 4.6 second lead over Hyundai’s Dani Sordo, with Sébastien Ogier just 0.4 seconds behind in third.
The opening stage of Vodafone Rally de Portugal saw a tie between the Hyundai of Thierry Neuville and the privateer Fiesta WRC of Mads Ostberg with the top six seperated by one second.
The FIA World Rally Championship heads to Portugal this weekend and Dani Sordo has fired a warning salvo as he set the fastest time in the shakedown for the rally.
Fans, Flames and Fafe: The Iconic Rally Portugal
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The Vodafone Rally de Portugal celebrates it’s 50th running with a bumper 65 car entry list including 14 brand new WRC cars. Thierry Neuville is looking to make it a hat-trick of rally wins, but Sébastien Ogier is looking to equal Markku Alen’s record of five Rally Portugal wins.
