Spain: Mikkelsen nets maiden win, Ogier crashes in final stage

Andreas Mikkelsen scored his maiden WRC victory in Spain’s RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada on Sunday when Sébastien Ogier crashed out of the lead in the final speed test.

The Norwegian beat Volkswagen Polo R team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala by 3.1sec when Ogier smashed into a roadside barrier just a handful of kilometres from the finish. Spaniard Dani Sordo finished third in a Hyundai i20, a further 18.1sec behind.

Mikkelsen also won the final live TV Power Stage to claim three bonus points. Latvala took two points in second and Citroën’s Kris Meeke took the final point in a DS 3.

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