US EditionWRC Central Europe: Sebastien Ogier Edges Into Early Lead
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Yle Urheilu follows the events of Friday's Central European World Rally Championship in this article.
The eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier has caught the best start to the Central European Rally in the German-Czech-Austrian border area! The French World Cup leader reached the finish in Passau after two classification tests with 1.6 seconds advantage on the Finnish Toyota brand colleague Kalle Rovanperä. "Must have been a good start! "We are in the lead, so it must have been a good start, but as expected the distances are very low", said…
Sébastien Ogier, in search of a 9th-place world champion, took the lead in the Central European rally. After the first day he ahead of Rovanperä by 1.6 seconds, Evans second in the general standings in 6th place.
The World Rally Championship continues this weekend with the third Central Europe Rally, where overall World Rally Championship leader Sebastien Ogier (Toyota) is in first place after the first two stages. Last year's winner Ott Tänak (Hyundai) heads into Friday's race from sixth place, after Elfyn Evans (Toyota) was given a five-second time penalty.
Ogier fends off Rovanperä in tight Toyota tussle
Sport newsThe eight-time world champion led from the outset, his experience proving decisive over the day’s six stages spanning almost 100km across three countries and varying road conditions.Despite seeing his advantage trimmed slightly on the repeated afternoon loop, Ogier ended Friday on top as Toyota Gazoo Racing tightened its grip on both the rally and the manufacturers’ title.“It’s been more challenging than normal opening the road on Tarm…
Sebastien Ogier leads Central European Rally by slender six-tenths
The opening stages of the 12th round of the World Rally Championship, the Central European Rally (CER) saw a tense battle between the trio of Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers vying for the title with mere tenths of a second covering the stage winners. After eight stages, TGR’s eight-time WRC champion, and the log leader going into the CER Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais emerged with the tiniest of overnight leads, six tenths of a second ahead of …
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