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Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) added to his WRC win tally in Argentina, where he finished ahead of both Volkswagen drivers Sébastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala.
Ogier led the event early on, but when he lost 40 seconds in ES7, Loeb moved passed him. The nine-time champion managed to maintain his lead, and concluded 55 seconds ahead the VW driver. 2013 marks Loeb's eight victory in Argentina.
Only one WRC round remains on the Frenchman part-time rally agenda: Rallye de France in October.
Despite ultimately losing, Volkswagen had a good weekend considering that Loeb is not a championship contender. Jari-Matti Latvala took the last podium position thanks to a late charge that allowed him to overtake Evgeny Novikov (Ford), who lost 40 seconds when he went wide in the last super special stage of Saturday.
Ogier now holds a huge lead in provisional championship classification. His closest rival is no other Sébastien Loeb, 52 points down, who only entered three WRC events out of five this season. Ogier's actual championship rival is Citroën's Mikko Hirvonen, now stands 63 points behind.
Final classification:
1. Loeb-Elena (Citroen DS3 Wrc) en 4.35'56”7
2. Ogier-Ingrassia (VW Polo Wrc) + 55”0
3. Latvala-Anttila (VW Polo Wrc) + 2'00”8
4. Novikov-Minor (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 2'36”7
5. Neuville-Gilsoul (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 4'40”5
6. Hirvonen-Lehtinen (Citroen DS3 Wrc) + 6'23”9
7. Ostberg-Andersson (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 11'02”2
8. Mikkelsen-Markkula (VW Polo Wrc) + 13'22”1
9. Sordo-Del Barrio (Citroen DS3 Wrc) + 13'22”3
10. Prokop-Ernst (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 14'07”6
Etc.
Championship:
1. Ogier 120 points, 2. Loeb 68, 3. Hirvonen 57, 4. Latvala 50, 5. Ostberg 32, etc.
Ogier led the event early on, but when he lost 40 seconds in ES7, Loeb moved passed him. The nine-time champion managed to maintain his lead, and concluded 55 seconds ahead the VW driver. 2013 marks Loeb's eight victory in Argentina.
Only one WRC round remains on the Frenchman part-time rally agenda: Rallye de France in October.
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| Sébastien Loeb, Citroën DS3 (Photo: citroen-wrc.com) |
Despite ultimately losing, Volkswagen had a good weekend considering that Loeb is not a championship contender. Jari-Matti Latvala took the last podium position thanks to a late charge that allowed him to overtake Evgeny Novikov (Ford), who lost 40 seconds when he went wide in the last super special stage of Saturday.
Ogier now holds a huge lead in provisional championship classification. His closest rival is no other Sébastien Loeb, 52 points down, who only entered three WRC events out of five this season. Ogier's actual championship rival is Citroën's Mikko Hirvonen, now stands 63 points behind.
Final classification:
1. Loeb-Elena (Citroen DS3 Wrc) en 4.35'56”7
2. Ogier-Ingrassia (VW Polo Wrc) + 55”0
3. Latvala-Anttila (VW Polo Wrc) + 2'00”8
4. Novikov-Minor (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 2'36”7
5. Neuville-Gilsoul (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 4'40”5
6. Hirvonen-Lehtinen (Citroen DS3 Wrc) + 6'23”9
7. Ostberg-Andersson (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 11'02”2
8. Mikkelsen-Markkula (VW Polo Wrc) + 13'22”1
9. Sordo-Del Barrio (Citroen DS3 Wrc) + 13'22”3
10. Prokop-Ernst (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 14'07”6
Etc.
Championship:
1. Ogier 120 points, 2. Loeb 68, 3. Hirvonen 57, 4. Latvala 50, 5. Ostberg 32, etc.