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Sebastian Ogier and Vincent Landais overcame everything that Rallye Monte Carlo could throw their way to claim a dominant 10th victory at the famous event. He used every ounce of experience he’d gained over the years to conquer the treacherous route, his only moment over the entire weekend came when he clipped a pole in […]
The winning margin of the Toyota Gazoo Racing teammates Elfyn Evans and Scott Elfin over their competitors was 18.5 seconds, with a close fight for second overall involving Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux and Alex Coria closing in to just four seconds behind Evans on Sunday. Ott Tanak and Martin Jarveoja managed to push aside Fourmaux on the second day, but the Frenchman struck back on stage 17, demoting Tanak to fourth place. Kalle Rovanpera and Jonne Halttunen caught up to Tanak on the final Wolf Power Stage, pushing him back to fifth. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe fought back to sixth after several issues early in the rally, while Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy made a clean debut in their Ford Puma, finishing seventh. Toyota secured the top three Super Sunday points-paying positions, leaving Fourmaux and Neuville with lower points this time around. Sami Pajari ended up in a ravine after skidding into a bridge on the opening stage, while Takamoto Katsuta buried his GR Yaris in the undergrowth early on. In WRC2, Johan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand dominated the competition, beating Nikolay Gryazin by 1’13.9″, with Eric Camilli taking second place in a last-minute finish ahead of Leo Rossel. Leo Rossel’s first WRC2 rally ended with a podium finish. Read the full story in Motorsport Monday tomorrow.
