Volkswagen Polo R driver Sebastien Ogier & his co-driver Julien Ingrassia are the 'New World Rally Champions' of WRC '...
In an unique way, with the Power-Stage being the opening stage of the rally, the french-duo claimed their first world title after their nearest [and mathematical opponent], Thierry Neuville who dropped to second to Citroen DS3 driver, Dani Sordo and hence handing over the last technical bit of the excitement for Ogier / Ingrassia to clinch to their title. Ogier also finished third in the power-stage to take away the last single point too.
After SS1 Strasbourg, [PowerStage] Results are as below
| Pos | No | Driver | Time | Diff Prev | Diff 1st | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 | D. SORDO | 3:20.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2. | 11 | T. NEUVILLE | 3:21.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | |
| 3. | 8 | S. OGIER | 3:21.6 | +0.1 | +0.8 | |
| 4. | 2 | M. HIRVONEN | 3:22.2 | +0.6 | +1.4 | |
| 5. | 9 | A. MIKKELSEN | 3:22.3 | +0.1 | +1.5 | |
| 6. | 7 | J. LATVALA | 3:23.4 | +1.1 | +2.6 | |
| 7. | 1 | S. LOEB | 3:23.7 | +0.3 | +2.9 | |
| 8. | 5 | E. NOVIKOV | 3:24.5 | +0.8 | +3.7 | |
| 9. | 21 | M. PROKOP | 3:27.1 | +2.6 | +6.3 | |
| 10. | 74 | R. KUBICA | 3:28.2 | +1.1 | +7.4 |
The rally returns tomorrow with SS2, at 09:18 local time! Until then ta da!
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