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SS18 & 19: Loeb dominates Leon super-specials

Two stage wins for Loeb narrows Ogier’s lead

By Franck Drui

6 March 2011 - 04:31

Two runs through the superspecial stage at Leon’s race circuit have brought the dramatic action on day two of Rally Guanajuato Mexico to a close.

Sebastien Loeb went quickest on the first run in his Citroen DS3 WRC, 0.3s faster than rally leader and team-mate Sebastien Ogier could manage.

The seven-time world champion then took a repeat win on the second pass to trim Ogier’s lead heading into Sunday’s final three stages to 10.5 seconds.

However, the FIA, motorsport’s world governing body, has confirmed that a representative of car two (Ogier/Ingrassia) has been summoned to the event stewards this evening. It is understood that this relates to the events prior to the midday service on Friday when Ogier drove into service rather than regroup as required by the regulations. The meeting is schedule for 20:40hrs local time.

Standings after SS19:

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
01	S. OGIER / J. INGRASSIA	Citroën DS3 WRC	3h12m52.6s
02	S. LOEB / D. ELENA	Citroën DS3 WRC	+10.5s
03	M. HIRVONEN / J. LEHTINEN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+1m30.4s
04	J. LATVALA / M. ANTTILA	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+2m43.8s
05	P. SOLBERG / C. PATTERSSON	Citroën DS3 WRC	+6m51.8s
06	M. ØSTBERG / J. ANDERSSON	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+8m09.8s
07	H. SOLBERG / I. MINOR	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+8m41.6s
08	N. AL-ATTIYAH / G. BERNACCHINI	Ford Fiesta S2000	+10m53.9s
09	M. PROKOP / J. TOMANEK	Ford Fiesta S2000	+11m32.5s
10	J. HÄNNINEN / M. MARKKULA	Skoda Fabia S2000	+12m02.6s
11	K. BLOCK / A. GELSOMINO	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+43m09.8s
12	F. VILLAGRA / J. PÉREZ COMPANC	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+45m17.7s
13	R. SALGADO / D. SALGADO	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	+47m22.9s
14	O. TANAK / K. SIKK	Ford Fiesta S2000	+50m17.1s
15	B. GUERRA / J. MARIN	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	+57m45.7s