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SS17: Ogier edges clear in Greece

Another stage win for Latvala

By Franck Drui

19 June 2011 - 12:14

Sebastien Ogier will take a lead of 10.5s into Acropolis Rally’s event-closing Power Stage after posting a time 4.4s faster than team-mate Sebastien Loeb through the repeat of the 11.37-kilometre New Pissia test.

Third-placed Mikko Hirvonen compounded Loeb’s anguish by narrowing the gap to his world championship title rival to a slender 2.6s by going quicker than both Citroen DS3 WRC drivers in his Ford Fiesta RS WRC. However, the Finn’s gap to Ogier in the overall classification is 13.1s with just four kilometres of stage action remaining.

Hirvonen’s Ford team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala was quickest through the stage, his third fastest time of the day. The 26-year-old was 0.2s faster than his countryman.

The New Loutraki Power Stage goes live at 14:11hrs local time. It will be shown live on television throughout the world.

Standings after SS17:

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
01	S. OGIER / J. INGRASSIA	Citroën DS3 WRC	4h02m21.6s
02	S. LOEB / D. ELENA	Citroën DS3 WRC	+10.5s
03	M. HIRVONEN / J. LEHTINEN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+13.1s
04	P. SOLBERG / C. PATTERSSON	Citroën DS3 WRC	+37.5s
05	H. SOLBERG / I. MINOR	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+5m21.3s
06	M. WILSON / S. MARTIN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+6m49.1s
07	K. RAIKKONEN / K. LINDSTRÖM	Citroën DS3 WRC	+8m26.0s
08	J. HANNINEN / M. MARKKULA	Skoda Fabia S2000	+11m24.2s
09	J. LATVALA / M. ANTTILA	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+13m06.4s
10	D. KUIPERS / F. MICLOTTE	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+15m00.3s
11	B. SOUSA / A. COSTA	Ford Fiesta S2000	+16m14.5s
12	M. ØSTBERG / J. ANDERSSON	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+17m13.7s
13	F. TURÁN / G. ZSIROS	Ford Fiesta S2000	+17m36.6s
14	H. GASSNER JR / K. WUSTENHAGEN	Skoda Fabia S2000	+18m28.6s
15	M. PROKOP / J. TOMÁNEK	Ford Fiesta S2000	+20m23.1s