SS19: Another stage win for Sordo

Sordo pips Loeb to the post on second super special

By Franck Drui

24 June 2012 - 02:35
SS19: Another stage win for Sordo

MINI WRC Team’s Dani Sordo has won the second run round the Auckland Domain super special on the closing day of Brother Rally New Zealand.

Sordo finished the asphalt stage with a time of 1m41.7s, 2.7s faster than rally leader Sebastien Loeb who was second quickest at the wheel of a Citroen DS3 WRC. Austrian rally legend Manfred Stohl was third fastest, completing the sealed surface stage with a time of 1m44.7s

Thierry Neuville was fourth fastest, with M-Sport Ford driver Ott Tanak completing 0.1s adrift of the Belgian youngster.

At the top of the leaderboard, Frenchman Loeb continues to lead Citroen team-mate Mikko Hirvonen by 20.9s. Ford World Rally Team’s Petter Solberg holds third.

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