Rally Mexico stage 16 classification- Leader Ogier sets scintillating time in El Mosquito 2 18.03.2023: WRC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP Rally Guanajuato Mexico SS16 El Mosquito 2 Saturday, March 18th 2023 All live and Videopass HERE The re-run of Ibarrilla (SS15) was cancelled after Esapekka Lappi’s morning accident. Action resumed with the second pass

WRC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
Rally Guanajuato Mexico
 SS16 El Mosquito 2
Saturday, March 18th 2023

All live and Videopass HERE



The re-run of Ibarrilla (SS15) was cancelled after Esapekka Lappi’s morning accident. Action resumed with the second pass through El Mosquito. Remarkably, it was a first proper gravel stage of the day for competitors running behind the Rally1 cars.


Safe in fourth overall, Kalle Rovanperä was not able to make in-roads into the stage times of the top three and he could only watch as Thierry Neuville pinched another 0.2 seconds from Elfyn Evans to trail the Welshman by 8.5 seconds.


But Sébastien Ogier was driving on another level and the Frenchman crushed his rivals to win the stage by 8.1 seconds.




Car 8.     TÄNAK/JÄRVEOJA
“It’s a bit progress but a bit progress is needed to be competitive in the first place.”



Car 69.    ROVANPERÄ/HALTTUNEN
“There is always some margin when you don’t need to push 100%. It is not easy and it is still quite
slippery. I know that the guys behind will be faster anyway. I cannot do much more.”



Car 11.   NEUVILLE/WYDAEGHE
“I thought it was better than this. I had a very good run through the stage. I expected a bigger gap to
Kalle to be honest.”  



Car 33.   EVANS/MARTIN
“So I wasn’t sure how that would go but it looks like it was similar (grip) for everybody. It’s driving to the
grip.”



Car 17.   OGIER/LANDAIS
“I think it’s all down to tyre management. The tyres were dropping off towards the end.”It



Car 18.     KATSUTA/JOHNSTON
“It’s not so easy to drive. It’s slippery, It’s all about the confidence. I try to find it.”



Car 7.      LOUBET/GILSOUL
“I have a feeling for the car on gravel but, when you are first on the road, it is difficult to have a feeling!
It was an okay stage.  



Car 6.      SORDO/CARRERA
“I just try to enjoy the different set-ups for the future. It is really slippery rom the rear. All the time the
rear is sliding., It is difficult.”



Car 9.      SERDERIDIS/MICLOTTE
“Still slippery and we are still cleaning but less than this morning. We improved. Nine seconds I think.
We had a good feeling. It was nice.”

-Neil Perkins

OVERALL STANDINGS

1     #17     FRA S. OGIER     FRA V. LANDAIS     GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID     M     Rally1     2:18:32.0        


2     #33     GBR E. EVANS     GBR S. MARTIN     GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID     M     Rally1     2:19:08.8     +36.8     +36.8


3     #11     BEL T. NEUVILLE     BEL M. WYDAEGHE     i20 N Rally1 HYBRID     M     Rally1     2:19:17.3     +8.5     +45.3


4     #69     FIN K. ROVANPERÄ     FIN J. HALTTUNEN     GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID     M     Rally1     2:19:54.8     +37.5     +1:22.8


5     #6     ESP D. SORDO     ESP C. CARRERA     i20 N Rally1 HYBRID     M     Rally1     2:20:48.1     +53.3     +2:16.1


6     #20     GBR G. GREENSMITH     SWE J. ANDERSSON     Fabia RS     WRC2 (D/C)     Rally2     2:28:18.0     +7:29.9     +9:46.0


7     #22     FRA A. FOURMAUX     FRA A. CORIA     Fiesta MkII     WRC2 (D/C)     Rally2     2:28:36.8     +18.8     +10:04.8


8     #24     FIN E. LINDHOLM     FIN R. HÄMÄLÄINEN     Fabia Evo     WRC2 (T/D/C)     Rally2     2:28:55.1     +18.3     +10:23.1


9     #25     POL K. KAJETANOWICZ     POL M. SZCZEPANIAK     Fabia Evo     WRC2 (DC/CC)     Rally2     2:29:44.1     +49.0     +11:12.1


10     #21     SWE O. SOLBERG     GBR E. EDMONDSON     Fabia RS     WRC2 (D/C)     Rally2     2:29:50.8     +6.7     +11:18.8


11     #26     CZE M. PROKOP     CZE M. ERNST     Fiesta MkII     WRC2 (DC/CC)     Rally2     2:32:18.9     +2:28.1     +13:46.9


12     #8     EST O. TÄNAK     EST M. JÄRVEOJA     Puma Rally1 HYBRID     M     Rally1     2:33:18.1     +59.2     +14:46.1


13     #34     MEX C. SALAS     MEX J. ZAPATA     Fabia     NACAM     Rally2     2:34:56.1     +1:38.0     +16:24.1


14     #31     MEX R. CORDERO     MEX M. HERNANDEZ     C3     NACAM     Rally2     2:37:18.4     +2:22.3     +18:46.4


15     #30     PRY D. DOMINGUEZ     ESP R. PEÑATE     Fiesta Rally3     WRC3     Rally3     2:38:49.6     +1:31.2     +20:17.6


16     #29     CHL J. MARTINEZ     ARG A. ALVAREZ     Fabia     WRC2 (DC/CC)     Rally2     2:41:41.8     +2:52.2     +23:09.8


17     #27     POL D. CHWIST     POL K. HELLER     Fabia Evo     WRC2 (DC/CC)     Rally2     2:41:43.6     +1.8     +23:11.6


18     #36     MEX A. MAURO SANCHEZ     ESP D. SANJUAN DE EUSEBIO     Fabia Evo     NACAM     Rally2     2:42:33.7     +50.1     +24:01.7


19     #35     IRL J. COYNE     IRL E. TREACY     Fiesta MkII         Rally2     2:43:44.3     +1:10.6     +25:12.3


20     #38     MEX P. SPITALIER     MEX N. SPITALIER     Clio RS         Rally5     2:49:21.9     +5:37.6     +30:49.9


21     #37     CAN J. BAILEY     CAN S. PETERSON     Fiesta Rally3     WRC3 (DM)     Rally3     2:53:53.1     +4:31.2     +35:21.1


22     #28     PER E. CASTRO     ARG F. MUSSANO     Fabia Evo     WRC2 (DC/CC)     Rally2     3:03:26.5     +9:33.4     +44:54.5


23     #18     JPN T. KATSUTA     IRL A. JOHNSTON     GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID         Rally1     3:20:53.0     +17:26.5     +1:02:21.0


24     #7     FRA P. LOUBET     BEL N. GILSOUL     Puma Rally1 HYBRID     M     Rally1     3:40:23.9     +19:30.9     +1:21:51.9


25     #9     GRC J. SERDERIDIS     BEL F. MICLOTTE     Puma Rally1 HYBRID         Rally1     3:46:04.5     +5:40.6     +1:27:32.5



./.. times remain provisional



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