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2019 WRC - Rally de Espana - S. Loeb / D. Elena

Nine-time FIA World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb took the lead of Rally de España ahead of his Hyundai teammates with a commanding time on Friday’s remaining stage.

Sixth overall after his stage grab on the foremost flee over the match’s longest stage – the 38.85 kilometre “La Fatarella-Vilalba” – Loeb continued to dwelling impressive sprint in the afternoon’s loop of three phases, held basically on gravel to the west of Salou.

A grab on SS5 moved the Frenchman to third in the again of his colleagues Dani Sordo and Thierry Neuville, before one other quickest time on SS6 – by 8.9 seconds – propelled him into the lead, ahead of Saturday’s tarmac phases.

He now holds a small profit of 1.7s over Neuville, while Sordo is a extra 5.9s in the again of after struggling in the day’s remaining stage.

The three Hyundais are followed by the three Toyotas, with Kris Meeke appealing up to fourth ahead of Ott Tänak by surroundings the second quickest time in SS6. Running first on the avenue, Tänak ended the day 21.7s off the lead and eight.7s in the again of Meeke, despite the truth that the Estonian “pushed laborious”.

Jari-Matti Latvala said he used to be lacking self assurance in the morning but improved in the afternoon to pass from eighth after SS3 to sixth overall; one other eight seconds in the again of Tänak.

Elfyn Evans dropped to seventh after he had a question on his Ford Fiesta in SS6. His teammate Teemu Suninen is eighth and Takamoto Katsuta holds ninth in a privately entered Toyota.

A cosmopolitan day for Citroën continued as Esapekka Lappi used to be forced to shut and retire in SS5 thanks to a technical anxiety affecting his engine. Sébastien Ogier is 17th in a single day, with a deficit of four minutes, following an hydraulic area that hampered him all the contrivance thru the morning.

Mads Østberg is 10th overall and main FIA WRC2 Skilled in his Citroën, increasing his advantage over Škoda’s Kalle Rovanperä to over 40 seconds. Jan Kopecky completes the class standings in a single day.

Pierre-Louis Loubet now leads FIA WRC 2, correct 1.5s in front of fellow compatriot Eric Camilli, while Ole Christian Veiby is in third role, a extra 20.7s in the again of.

2019 Rally de España – Unofficial Results after Piece 2 (Day 1):

1. Sébastien Loeb (FRA) / Daniel Elena (MON) Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1hr 21min 24.7sec
2. Thierry Neuville (BEL) / Nicolas Gilsoul (BEL) Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1hr 21min 26.4sec
3. Dani Sordo (SPA) / Carlos Del Barrio (SPA) Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1hr 21min 32.3sec
4. Kris Meeke (GBR) / Sebastian Marshall (GBR) Toyota Yaris WRC 1hr 21min 37.7sec
5. Ott Tänak (EST) / Martin Järveoja (EST)                          Toyota Yaris WRC 1hr 21min 46.4sec
6. Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) / Mikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 1hr 21min 54.8sec
7. Elfyn Evans (GBR) / Scott Martin (GBR) Ford Fiesta WRC 1hr 22min 8.7sec
8. Teemu Suninen (FIN) / Marko Salminen (FIN) Ford Fiesta WRC 1hr 22min 16.5sec
9. Takamoto Katsuta (JAP) / Daniel Barritt (GBR) Toyota Yaris WRC 1hr 23min 15.1sec
10. Mads Østberg (NOR) / Torstein Eriksen (NOR) Citroën C3 R5 1hr 24min 24.5sec

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