Sébastien Loeb (Citroen DS3 R3) leads after first day of Rally of Sardinia.
The French World Champion leads private Citroen DS3 R3 of Petter Solberg (+33,2 seconds) and the Ford Fiesta of Mikko Hirvonen (+53,1). The Finn lost a lot of time when he suffered a puncture in ESS3.
Sébastien Ogier (Citroen DS3 R3) stands in fourth position overall, after he deliberately slowed down at the end of the day in a tactical move to start behind the leading cars tomorrow.
The Frenchman leads Mads Ostberg (Ford Fiesta) and the Mini Countryman of Dani Sordo, the British make making a return to world rallying in Italy.
The other Mini, driven by Chris Meeke, was very impressive in the early stages of the rally. The Brit stood in third position before he had to retire after an accident in ESS3, caused by a suspected throttle problem.
Jari-Matti Latvala rolled his Ford Fiesta during the very first stage, but was able to continue, and move up to 13th at the end of the day.
Rally Sardinia – Classification after day 1:
1. Sébastien Loeb (Citroen DS3 R3) in 1h27’47’’0
2. Petter Solberg (Citroen DS3 R3) + 33’’2
3. Mikko Hirvonen (Ford Fiesta) + 53’’1
4. Sébastien Ogier (Citroen DS3 R3) + 55’’5
5. Mads Ostberg (Ford Fiesta) + 1’04’’7
6. Dani Sordo (Mini Countryman) + 1’33’’2
7. Matthew Wilson (Ford Fiesta Stobart) + 2’54’’5
8. Per-Gunnar Andersson (Ford Fiesta Stobart) + 18’21’’7
etc.
The French World Champion leads private Citroen DS3 R3 of Petter Solberg (+33,2 seconds) and the Ford Fiesta of Mikko Hirvonen (+53,1). The Finn lost a lot of time when he suffered a puncture in ESS3.
Sébastien Ogier (Citroen DS3 R3) stands in fourth position overall, after he deliberately slowed down at the end of the day in a tactical move to start behind the leading cars tomorrow.
The Frenchman leads Mads Ostberg (Ford Fiesta) and the Mini Countryman of Dani Sordo, the British make making a return to world rallying in Italy.
The other Mini, driven by Chris Meeke, was very impressive in the early stages of the rally. The Brit stood in third position before he had to retire after an accident in ESS3, caused by a suspected throttle problem.
Jari-Matti Latvala rolled his Ford Fiesta during the very first stage, but was able to continue, and move up to 13th at the end of the day.
Rally Sardinia – Classification after day 1:
1. Sébastien Loeb (Citroen DS3 R3) in 1h27’47’’0
2. Petter Solberg (Citroen DS3 R3) + 33’’2
3. Mikko Hirvonen (Ford Fiesta) + 53’’1
4. Sébastien Ogier (Citroen DS3 R3) + 55’’5
5. Mads Ostberg (Ford Fiesta) + 1’04’’7
6. Dani Sordo (Mini Countryman) + 1’33’’2
7. Matthew Wilson (Ford Fiesta Stobart) + 2’54’’5
8. Per-Gunnar Andersson (Ford Fiesta Stobart) + 18’21’’7
etc.