US EditionWRC Central Europe: Kalle Rovanpera in Control After Sebastien Ogier Exit
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Kalle Rovanperä took the lead of Sebastien Ogier at the Central European Rally on Saturday! The Finnish Toyota driver took his time off his brand colleague and finally profited from the Frenchman's failure.Ogier bounced against a treeOgier slipped off the track on the selective second day test in the Czech Keply and bounced against a tree.The eight-time world champion can collect points for the World Cup classification on Sunday, should his car …
The World Rally Championship continues this weekend with the Central European round in Austria, the Czech Republic and Germany, where Hyundai star Ott Tänak will defend his victory.
Rovanperä leads in Central Europe as Ogier crash shakes up WRC battle
Sport newsRovanperä began the day just 0.6sec behind Ogier but seized the initiative immediately, moving into the lead on the opening Made in FRG test. One stage later, Ogier’s hopes of victory and a crucial haul of points ended abruptly when he ran wide on a damp, leaf-covered section of asphalt on the rain-affected Keplý stage.The Frenchman’s GR Yaris Rally1 struck a tree in a 10G impact that destroyed the front-left corner of the car. Both he…
Sebastien Ogier's bid for a record ninth world title was dashed by an accident on the penultimate day of the Rally Central Europe. The Frenchman's misfortune was taken advantage of by two-time world champion Kalle Rovanperä (both Toyota). The Finn has a 36.3-second lead over Estonian Otto Tänak (Hyundai) heading into the final day.
Rovanperè reached the end of the day with 36.3 seconds of advantage over the Ott Tánk (Hyundai i20) season and 44.7 on the British Elfyn Evans (Toyta Yaris), which is third. The Finnish pilot, who is going to pass on to the monolums in 2026, entered the attack and took the command logo on the first of the six special days, with 0.7 seconds of advantage on the leader of the championship, Ogier. However, the French pilot suffered a hole in the sec…
Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) perfectly manages his lead at the Central European Rally and heads for his 18th WRC victory. Behind, Ott Tänak (Hyundai) takes the lead and dominates Elfyn Evans (Toyota). In WRC-2, the standings are totally upside down after several abandons! WRC, Rovanperä is on the way to victory at the Central European Rally. After dropping [...] The WRC article, Kalle Rovanperä continues to shine at the Central European Rally appear…
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