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Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) has ended the first day of Rally Sweden in first place, some 31 seconds ahead of Sébastien Loeb (Citroën).
Loeb was fastest on Thursday's special stage, but Ogier replied on Friday by moving into the lead. The VW driver was fastest on five of seven special stages Friday. Mads Ostberg (Ford) and Mikko Hirvonen (Citroën) took the other two stage wins.
Loeb, who now stands more than thirty seconds behind Ogier, admitted his countryman was out of reach. The nine-time world champion is instead focusing on the second works Polo driven by Jari-Matti Latvala, only two seconds behind Loeb before Saturday.
Both M-Sport Ford Fiesta cars run in 4th and 5th positions, with Mads Ostberg 10 seconds behind Latvala, and 20 seconds ahead of teammate Evgeny Novikov. 22-year-old local hero Pontus Tidemand (Ford Fiesta) is an impressive sixth in the standings.
Mikko Hirvonen (Citroën), who started the season on the wrong foot in Monte Carlo, had a very bad start in Rally Sweden, rolling his DS3 in SS2, and losing 15 minutes in the incident.
Day one classification:
1. Ogier-Ingrassia (VW Polo Wrc) in 1h16'00”1
2. Loeb-Elena (Citroen DS3 Wrc) + 31”4
3. Latvala-Anttila (VW Polo Wrc) + 33”1
4. Ostberg-Andersson (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 42”3
5. Novikov-Minor (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 1'11”7
6. Tidemand-Floene (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 1'22”1
7. Hanninen-Tuominen (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 1'49”5
8. Neuville-Gilsoul (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 2'00”2
9. H. Solberg-Prevot (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 3'25”9
10. Prokop-Ernst (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 4'43”3
Etc.
Loeb was fastest on Thursday's special stage, but Ogier replied on Friday by moving into the lead. The VW driver was fastest on five of seven special stages Friday. Mads Ostberg (Ford) and Mikko Hirvonen (Citroën) took the other two stage wins.
Loeb, who now stands more than thirty seconds behind Ogier, admitted his countryman was out of reach. The nine-time world champion is instead focusing on the second works Polo driven by Jari-Matti Latvala, only two seconds behind Loeb before Saturday.
Both M-Sport Ford Fiesta cars run in 4th and 5th positions, with Mads Ostberg 10 seconds behind Latvala, and 20 seconds ahead of teammate Evgeny Novikov. 22-year-old local hero Pontus Tidemand (Ford Fiesta) is an impressive sixth in the standings.
Mikko Hirvonen (Citroën), who started the season on the wrong foot in Monte Carlo, had a very bad start in Rally Sweden, rolling his DS3 in SS2, and losing 15 minutes in the incident.
Day one classification:
1. Ogier-Ingrassia (VW Polo Wrc) in 1h16'00”1
2. Loeb-Elena (Citroen DS3 Wrc) + 31”4
3. Latvala-Anttila (VW Polo Wrc) + 33”1
4. Ostberg-Andersson (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 42”3
5. Novikov-Minor (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 1'11”7
6. Tidemand-Floene (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 1'22”1
7. Hanninen-Tuominen (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 1'49”5
8. Neuville-Gilsoul (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 2'00”2
9. H. Solberg-Prevot (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 3'25”9
10. Prokop-Ernst (Ford Fiesta RS Wrc) + 4'43”3
Etc.