Stage 9 interrupted in Argentina - notes, quotes and standings 28.04.2018: WRC Rallyes - Argentina Rally Stage 9 Mataderos 1, 13.92km Saturday, April 28th 2018 1. 8 EST O. TÄNAK 1:39:38.7

WRC Rallyes - Argentina Rally
Stage 9  Mataderos 1, 13.92km
Saturday, April 28th 2018
     



1.     8     EST O. TÄNAK     1:39:38.7        
2.     10     GBR K. MEEKE     1:40:05.2     +26.5     +26.5
3.     5     BEL T. NEUVILLE     1:40:11.4     +6.2     +32.7
4.     6     ESP D. SORDO     1:40:13.8     +2.4     +35.1
5.     1     FRA S. OGIER     1:40:22.9     +9.1     +44.2
6.     11     IRL C. BREEN     1:40:31.6     +8.7     +52.9
7.     4     NOR A. MIKKELSEN     1:40:47.8     +16.2     +1:09.1
8.     9     FIN E. LAPPI     1:40:55.0     +7.2     +1:16.3
9.     2     GBR E. EVANS     1:41:06.4     +11.4     +1:27.7
10.     3     FIN T. SUNINEN     1:41:34.2     +27.8     +1:55.5


Sat 09:06 - WRC 2 standings after SS9

1. Tidemand 1h 45m 55.9sec 2. Rovanperä +14.5sec 3. Greensmith +1m 29.9sec 4. Heller +4m 08.2sec




Sat 09:05 - SS9: Heller

Pedro Heller completes SS9, 16.1sec down on Rovanperä





Sat 09:01 - SS9: Greensmith

Gus Greensmith reaches stop control at the end of SS9 and he's 8.6sec slower than the class leader



Sat 08:58 - SS9: Rovanperä

And dominate it he does, he goes 5.7sec faster than his Skoda team-mate to reduce his deficit in the overall standings



Sat 08:55 - SS9: Tidemand

Pontus is the first of the WRC 2 field to set a time and he's done a 9m 30.8sec but Rovanperä is up on every split so far!




Sat 08:54 - WRC standings after SS9

1. Tänak 1h 39m 38.7sec 2. Meeke 26.5sec 3. Neuville 32.7sec 4. Sordo 35.1sec 5. Ogier 44.2sec 6. Breen 52.9sec 7. Mikkelsen 1m 09.1sec



Sat 08:52 - SS9: Tänak

Here's the fastest man in Argentina through the flying finish and he dominates the stage! he's 3.8sec faster than Meeke - a 9m 0.1sec for him.




Sat 08:51 - SS9: Meeke

Meeke pulls some time out the bag at the end of the stage and he is provisional stage winner at the moment - 0.3sec up on Neuville



Sat 08:49 - SS9: Tänak

Ott is on a charge here, 1.3sec faster than Neuville at the 7.53km split line




Sat 08:48 - SS9: Neuville

1.5sec fastest than anyone for the i20 man, Neuville has laid down the marker for everyone else.



Sat 08:47 - SS9: Meeke

Meeke is coming through the splits, he's 0.9sec down on Sordo at the 7.53km split.



Sat 08:47 - SS9: Neuville

Thierry will be close to his team-mate's time here, he's 1.8sec quicker than Neuville at the 11.23km split



Sat 08:46 - SS9: Sordo

Dani storms through and he's fastest! 2.2sec up on Ogier.



Sat 08:46 - SS9: Tänak

Our rally leader is onto the stage and he goes 1.8sec faster than Ogier at the first timing beam, fastest of anyone so far.



Sat 08:45 - SS9: Ogier

The Frenchman completes the stage and he's fastest of anyone so far, 0.6sec faster than the Toyota




Sat 08:44 - SS9: Breen

Breen passes through the flying finish and he's 3.3sec slower than Lappi



Sat 08:40 - SS9: Mikkelsen

The Norwegian is through now - 2.2sec slower than Lappi.




Sat 08:40 - SS9: Sordo

The Hyundai driver is continuing his good form from yesterday, he's 1.2sec faster than Lappi at the 3.68km split



Sat 08:39 - SS9: Breen

Breen is well into the second half of the stage now, he's almost 3sec slower than Lappi at the moment.



Sat 08:39 - SS9: Lappi

Speaking of Lappi, he's just come to the stop control now and he's 9sec faster than Evans



Sat 08:38 - SS9: Ogier

Sébastien is the fastest of anyone through the first split point, 3.6sec faster than Evans and 0.6sec up on Lappi.




Sat 08:37 - SS9: Mikkelsen

Mikkelsen is on a charge as well, he's 5.2sec up on Evans at the second split.




Sat 08:36 - SS9: Evans

The Welshman completes the stage now 4.4sec faster than team-mate Suninen




Sat 08:35 - SS9: Lappi

Esapekka Lappi has started the morning as well, he's flying in the Toyota - fastest through the 7.53km split - 22.1sec faster than Al Qassimi.



Sat 08:35 - SS9: Suninen

Teemu is on for a good time here, he's crossed the line 24.4sec faster than Al Qassimi.



Sat 08:31 - SS9: Evans

Evans has also broken the beam at the first split and he's 7.3sec up




Sat 08:28 - SS9: Suninen

The pair are reaching the splits now, and at the first split Suninen is 7sec faster than Al Qassimi



Sat 08:26 - SS9: Suninen

The M-Sport Ford driver blasts off the start line now into the 90 degree left-handed turn one.




Sat 08:24 - SS9: Al Qassimi

And with that Sheikh Khalid powers onto the stage




Sat 08:23 - SS9 guide

Just before the stage starts, lets have a look at what the crews will be facing - Tanti / Mataderos 1, 13.92km This stage integrates sections from several different tests into a new format. It starts in the middle of Tanti on asphalt before threading its way out of town and joining the Los Gigantes mountain road.



Wide tracks and sweeping uphill hairpins, set against stunning mountain scenery, lead through El Durazno and onwards to the finish in Mataderos. In 2017 this test formed part of a liaison section between stages.

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