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WRC: Ogier leads before last day in France

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Khatir Soltani
Sébastien Ogier (Citroen DS3) leads Dani Sordo’s Mini Cooper at the end of the second day in rallye de France Alsace.

Friday, after Sébastien Loeb’s retirement in the third special stage, Dani Sordo took a sensational lead at the end of day one in rallye de France Alsace.

Saturday, after he was able to maintain the lead in front of Sébastien Ogier’s Citroen DS3 in the first loop, the Spanish driver could not resist to the pressure of the Frenchman, who was in front at the end of the day.

Before the last day, Sébastien Loeb leads Dani Sordo by seven seconds, as Petter Solberg, who lost time on Saturday morning after a puncture, stands in third position but was fifty seconds behind the leaders.

The Norwegian driver stands in front of both Ford Fiestas driven by Jari-Matti Latvala and Mikko Hirvonen, who lost about one minute after they went off on Friday morning.



Rallye de France Alsace – Classification after day 2 :
1. Sébastien Ogier (Citroen DS3) in 2h40’02’’4
2. Dani Sordo (Mini Cooper) + 7’’0
3. Petter Solberg (Citroen DS3) + 49’’6
4. Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford Fiesta) + 1’34’’9
5. Mikko Hirvonen (Ford Fiesta) + 2’47’’4
6. Denis Kuipers (Ford Fiesta) + 5’54’’6
7. Armindo Araujo (Mini Cooper) + 6’04’’2
8. Henning Solberg (Ford Fiesta) + 6’19’’1
9. Mads Ostberg (Ford Fiesta) + 7’11’’6
10. Pierre Campana (Mini Cooper) + 7’36’’2
Etc.
Khatir Soltani
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