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Ogier wins in Germany

Ahead of Loeb and Sordo

By Franck Drui

21 August 2011 - 14:59

Sebastien Ogier has claimed his first victory on a Tarmac-round of the World Rally Championship by winning ADAC Rallye Deutschland.

In doing so, the 27-year-old from France, who is co-driven by countryman Julien Ingrassia, has ended Citroen team-mate Sebastien Loeb’s run of eight-straight victories in Germany after the world champion dropped back with a puncture on Saturday’s final stage.

Ogier’s win, his fourth of 2011 and his sixth at world level, means Citroen moves ahead of Ford on the list of all-time WRC event winners with 78 victories. Citroen has won the last eight rounds of the world championship season.

Loeb had never been beaten in Germany since the country joined the world championship in 2002. He recovered to finish second, one place ahead of Dani Sordo who secured MINI’s maiden world championship podium following a strong display. Mikko Hirvonen was the leading Ford driver in fourth.

Final standings, after SS19:

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
01	S. OGIER / J. INGRASSIA	Citroën DS3 WRC	3h32m15.9s
02	S. LOEB / D. ELENA	Citroën DS3 WRC	+39.8s
03	D. SORDO / C. DEL BARRIO	MINI WRC	+1m55.6s
04	M. HIRVONEN / J. LEHTINEN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+2m43.7s
05	P. SOLBERG / C. PATTERSSON	Citroën DS3 WRC	+3m48.0s
06	K. RAIKKONEN / K. LINDSTRÖM	Citroën DS3 WRC	+7m24.6s
07	H. SOLBERG / I. MINOR	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+7m45.9s
08	A. ARAÚJO / M. RAMALHO	MINI WRC	+9m29.8s
09	P. VAN MERKSTEIJN / E. MOMBAERTS	Citroën DS3 WRC	+10m01.6s
10	D. KUIPERS / F. MICLOTTE	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+10m09.0s
11	M. WILSON / S. MARTIN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+11m31.7s
12	O. TÄNAK / K. SIKK	Ford Fiesta S2000	+13m48.9s
13	H. WEIJS JR. / B. DEGANDT	SKODA Fabia S2000	+14m43.4s
14	J. LATVALA / M. ANTTILA	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+17m20.4s
15	C. RIEDEMANN / M. WENZEL	SKODA Fabia S2000	+18m09.1s