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Protasov's rotten day is concluding with a slow run, but that's to nobody's surprise. He's 17.1s down on Chardonnet at the first split.
Chardonnet is in beautiful form. He threads it through the final through turns and stops the clock at 6m35.9s - fastest by 10.2s.
Unsurprisingly it's quicker, because the majority will go all out here to try and bag extra points.
Unsurprisingly it's quicker, because the majority will go all out here to try and bag extra points.
Tanak's 2.5s slower than Chardonnet at the first split.
Stopwatch
Bertelli is the first to set a time, it's 6m46.1s.
The benchmark on SS13 was Meeke's 6m33.7s.
The benchmark on SS13 was Meeke's 6m33.7s.
Protasov and his poorly gearbox get under way on the powerstage.
Just. It's so, so sluggish off the line.
Just. It's so, so sluggish off the line.
Chardonnet's 7.4s quicker than Bertelli at the first split.
Tanak's A LOT neater through the left-right at the start of the stage that so nearly cost him last time.
Tanak flies off the start line in his M-Sport Ford.
Just a reminder, we're repeating this morning's six-mile run from Col St Jean to St Laurent.
Chardonnet's started his run now as well.
The powerstage begins! Lorenzo Bertelli kicks things off.
So we've had a couple of days this morning on start times but the power stage is due to begin at 11.08am UK time.
We're just waiting for that now.
We're just waiting for that now.
Crash
Camilli confirms that he "arrived at a fast corner" and ploughed into the back of Koci's car.
So Breen, who passed Koci on the last stage, sets the quickest WRC2 time of the stage which means he not only passes the luckless Camilli, but overturns the deficit to Kramer to move into second in WRC2!
Fantastic stuff. Lefebvre still leads by a mile though.
So Breen, who passed Koci on the last stage, sets the quickest WRC2 time of the stage which means he not only passes the luckless Camilli, but overturns the deficit to Kramer to move into second in WRC2!
Fantastic stuff. Lefebvre still leads by a mile though.
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Delight for Craig Breen then! He comes through with a good time and reports: "Koci hit a tree after some black ice and Camilli came in from behind and hit the car."
Crash
Drama in WRC2!
Camilli and Koci have not come through...
Has this just settled that fantastic scrap for second?
Camilli comes through now and has lost two minutes.
Camilli and Koci have not come through...
Has this just settled that fantastic scrap for second?
Camilli comes through now and has lost two minutes.
No prizes for guessing which battle is the most interesting on SS15!
Stopwatch
Leading times after SS14:
1 Ogier 3h30m07.0s
2 Latvala +58.8s
3 Mikkelsen +2m10.6s
4 Ostberg +2m31.5s
5 Sordo +3m10.1s
6 Neuville +3m10.3s
7 Evans +5m18.1s
8 Loeb +8m37.2s
9 Prokop +9m36.8s
10 Meeke +10m58.3s
1 Ogier 3h30m07.0s
2 Latvala +58.8s
3 Mikkelsen +2m10.6s
4 Ostberg +2m31.5s
5 Sordo +3m10.1s
6 Neuville +3m10.3s
7 Evans +5m18.1s
8 Loeb +8m37.2s
9 Prokop +9m36.8s
10 Meeke +10m58.3s
Checkered flag
So, that's victory on SS14 for Sebastien Loeb, with Mads Ostberg making it a Citroen one-two.
Leading SS14 times:
1 Loeb 22m27.3s
2 Ostberg +8.8s
3 Neuville +11.8s
4 Sordo +18.3s
5 Ogier +22.2s
6 Kubica +28.1s (CRASHED AFTER THE FINISH)
Leading SS14 times:
1 Loeb 22m27.3s
2 Ostberg +8.8s
3 Neuville +11.8s
4 Sordo +18.3s
5 Ogier +22.2s
6 Kubica +28.1s (CRASHED AFTER THE FINISH)
There's Ogier, in in 22m49.5s - he goes fifth.
Right, everyone but Ogier in now.
Latvala is in at 23m00.8s, that's only sixth quickest - but 6.5s faster than Mikkelsen in seventh.
Latvala is in at 23m00.8s, that's only sixth quickest - but 6.5s faster than Mikkelsen in seventh.
Ah, great end to the stage from Ostberg! Tremendous effort.
He outpaces Sordo and gets ahead of Neuville as well!
"Good stage, good rhythm," he says. That was a fine end to the stage, he clawed back five seconds on Neuville.
That all but confirms fourth place on this rally for the Citroen man.
He outpaces Sordo and gets ahead of Neuville as well!
"Good stage, good rhythm," he says. That was a fine end to the stage, he clawed back five seconds on Neuville.
That all but confirms fourth place on this rally for the Citroen man.
Mikkelsen's had an issue between the second and third split.
Latvala and Ogier are keeping it smooth, not pushing at all it seems.
Latvala and Ogier are keeping it smooth, not pushing at all it seems.
Split-watch: Ostberg's not on the same level as Loeb and Neuville.
Decent effort from Sordo, whose 22m45.6s is just enough to keep him ahead of team-mate Neuville in the fight for fifth!
Just two-tenths separate them going into the power stage. Fabulous.
Decent effort from Sordo, whose 22m45.6s is just enough to keep him ahead of team-mate Neuville in the fight for fifth!
Just two-tenths separate them going into the power stage. Fabulous.
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Neuville is in but can't quite overturn the deficit to Loeb. He's second quickest nonetheless, though.
"Yeah, good," he says. "Very tricky in places under braking. I was close [to hitting the wall]."
"Yeah, good," he says. "Very tricky in places under braking. I was close [to hitting the wall]."
Crash
Torrid luck that, for Kubica, slamming into a wall after losing the brakes of his Ford Fiesta.
It was a tremendous stage time as well, in keeping with his performance on this rally.
It was a tremendous stage time as well, in keeping with his performance on this rally.
Evans is in in 23m07.9s, so he shades team-mate Tanak. Good effort from the Welshman who remains on course to bag seventh on this rally.
"Careful" is Evans' favourite word as he debriefs very quickly.
"Careful" is Evans' favourite word as he debriefs very quickly.
Breaking news
News on Kubica: the crew is OK but it sounds like huge damage to the right-hand side of the car.
His Fiesta's shed its front and right rear wheels by the sound of it.
His Fiesta's shed its front and right rear wheels by the sound of it.
Loeb's time was 22m27.3s, and Prokop's nowhere near that as he finishes - thus the nine-time World Rally champion takes eighth in the overall standings.
Stopwatch
Loeb comes through and he's gone quickest, as expected.
Breaking news
Meeke on Kubica: "It's after the finish line. I stopped with him and he explains that he lost the brake pedal on the finish line."
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"Really, really slow," says Meeke. "I wanted to save my tyres for the power stage."
He also has an update on Kubica, having spoken to the Pole...
He also has an update on Kubica, having spoken to the Pole...
Torrid run for Meeke, who stops the clock at 23m45.7s.
Loeb's more than a minute quicker at the fourth split.
Loeb's more than a minute quicker at the fourth split.
Solberg's obviously here competing, not to let us know about Kubica crashing (properly).
Henning's time: 23m22.0s.
Henning's time: 23m22.0s.
A few splits from further back. Neuville is going well, almost matching Loeb's pace, with Sordo not too far off his team-mate's times.
Crash
Drama...after the stage ends!
Solberg's in and reports: "Kubica has crashed properly at the flying finish."
Solberg's in and reports: "Kubica has crashed properly at the flying finish."
Odd...Kubica ends the stage in 22m55.4s...but hasn't come through to the stop line.
He caught Protasov at the end of the stage...did he go off afterwards?
He caught Protasov at the end of the stage...did he go off afterwards?
Tanak's time was 23m10.7s, so he shades Bertelli.
Kubica's poised to usurp Tanak at the top but Loeb's going even quicker.
Meeke is just losing time hand over fist - he's 50s slower than Loeb at the second split!
Kubica's poised to usurp Tanak at the top but Loeb's going even quicker.
Meeke is just losing time hand over fist - he's 50s slower than Loeb at the second split!
So we've got all our WRC runners on the stage.
Protasov is moving but has dropped behind Kubica.
Protasov is moving but has dropped behind Kubica.
"Really tricky," is Tanak's observation. "Some ice in places."
Protasov's cause is not being helped by a gearbox problem he reported at the end of SS13. He can't get third gear.
Protasov's cause is not being helped by a gearbox problem he reported at the end of SS13. He can't get third gear.
Tanak is in now as well, and it's quickest (we just don't know what it is).
Looks as though a few drivers are dropping time after the second split, in particular Protasov - who has dropped 14 seconds on Bertelli.
Looks as though a few drivers are dropping time after the second split, in particular Protasov - who has dropped 14 seconds on Bertelli.
By: AUTOSPORT staff, Scott Mitchell
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