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WRC - Portugal - SS9 results:
1 Ogier
2 Hirvonen +8.7s
3 Ostberg +12.6s
4 Tanak +12.9s
5 Hanninen +13.9s
6 Mikkelsen +16.9s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier 2h00m45.3s
2 Hirvonen +2.4s
3 Tanak +11.0s
4 Ostberg +32.8s
5 Sordo +49.1s
6 Neuville +1m12.8s
1 Ogier
2 Hirvonen +8.7s
3 Ostberg +12.6s
4 Tanak +12.9s
5 Hanninen +13.9s
6 Mikkelsen +16.9s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier 2h00m45.3s
2 Hirvonen +2.4s
3 Tanak +11.0s
4 Ostberg +32.8s
5 Sordo +49.1s
6 Neuville +1m12.8s
GP2 - Bahrain: Trummer has now passed Daly for second, 3.8s off the lead. But remember this isn't the battle for the 'real' lead, that is happening from positions eight downwards.
Daly immediately pits for the soft tyre. That's going to be a long way to run on them.
Daly immediately pits for the soft tyre. That's going to be a long way to run on them.
GP2 - Bahrain: Palmer has lost time to Vandoorne, the gap is out to 2s. He's now under pressure from Leal. Further back, Evans is now pressuring Haryanto for 'fifth'.
GP2 - Bahrain: Trummer, who started from the pits, has just passed two drivers in one move through the opening corners, which elevates him to third on-the-road. Izawa and Binder were so busy battling they let him through!
GP2 - Bahrain: Coletti passes Haryanto at Turn 1 for what will become fourth place. There's a 4s gap ahead to Leal.
Palmer has got the gap down to Vandoorne to 1.1s.
Palmer has got the gap down to Vandoorne to 1.1s.
WRC - Portugal: Hirvonen is 8.7s slower than Ogier and we have a change of rally leader.
WRC - Portugal: Tanak's rear anti-rollbar link is reportedly broken. Maybe that contributed to the sluggish end to the stage.
GP2 - Bahrain: The race order on lap 12 is Berthon, Daly and Binder, but the real race for the lead starts in eighth, as the top seven all started on the hard tyre.
Vandoorne leads Palmer by 1.4s, with Leal third.
Vandoorne leads Palmer by 1.4s, with Leal third.
WRC - Portugal: Tanak comes through 12.9s slower than Ogier, and thus drops behind the world champion in the overall leaderboard.
We expect Hirvonen to do the same in a moment.
We expect Hirvonen to do the same in a moment.
GP2 - Bahrain: Ferrari junior Marciello is having a tough GP2 baptism, and has been caught speeding in the pitlane. He was already down in 22nd.
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WRC - Portugal: Ogier is as modest as ever. "Not a bad stage - we'll have to continue like that. It was completely fine."
Stopwatch
WRC - Portugal: Ogier blitzes it - 23m10.2s.
GP2 - Bahrain: New fastest lap from Palmer, which is impressive given that it's on the harder tyre. He is 2.2s behind Vandoorne.
Race leader is Berthon, but he's the first of the runners who started on the hard. Sato has been given a 10s stop/go penalty for the Jefferies accident.
Race leader is Berthon, but he's the first of the runners who started on the hard. Sato has been given a 10s stop/go penalty for the Jefferies accident.
WRC - Portugal: That Ogier is...he's almost 7s quicker at the fifth split. Tanak and Hirvonen can't keep up. A chance of rally leader surely beckons.
Stopwatch
WRC - Portugal: Ostberg comes in and, as expected, goes quickest with a time of 23m22.8s.
"It was quite OK, the first half maybe more. I'm a bit disappointed that Ogier is taking a lot of time."
"It was quite OK, the first half maybe more. I'm a bit disappointed that Ogier is taking a lot of time."
WRC - Portugal: Sordo's in, a second quicker than Neuville.
WRC - Portugal: Four splits in, and Hirvonen's dropping back. Ogier's moved into pole position to take stage honours though - he's almost three seconds faster than Tanak at the fourth checkpoint, who in turn has moved 2s clear of Ostberg.
GP2 - Bahrain: Great stop from Vandoorne, and he retains his virtual race lead. He's well clear of fellow stoppers Palmer, Leal, Haryanto, Coletti, Evans and Richelmi.
GP2 - Bahrain: Vandoorne is making hay out front, setting fastest lap on his soft tyres. Now he pits on lap nine.
WRC - Portugal: Hirvonen's lost ground at the third split, and is the slowest of that quartet right now.
Neuville comes in fourth quickest in 23m35.9s.
Neuville comes in fourth quickest in 23m35.9s.
WRC - Portugal: Not a happy Henning Solberg. He's quite a bit off the pace. Significantly slower than Evans.
GP2 - Bahrain: As the pitstops kick off, second-placed Richelmi has lost a lot of track position. But DAMS team-mate Palmer has gained three positions.
WRC - Portugal: Mikkelsen ended up 3s slower than Hanninen.
Further back on the stage, and the Ostberg/Ogier/Tanak/Hirvonen fight rages on. They are comfortably the quickest guys running but there's almost nothing in it. Less than a second after three splits.
Further back on the stage, and the Ostberg/Ogier/Tanak/Hirvonen fight rages on. They are comfortably the quickest guys running but there's almost nothing in it. Less than a second after three splits.
WRC - Portugal: Mikkelsen can't beat Hanninen! He drops time in the latter stages of that run and concedes he "lost the rhythm" in the middle of it.
WRC - Portugal: We're now hearing that Kubica's car is back on the road - but he can't get the DS3 to fire up.
Green flag
GP2 - Bahrain: And we're racing again: Vandoorne leads them across the line for the restart on lap six.
Just a reminder of the top-10 race order: Vandoorne, Richelmi, Coletti, Evans, Haryanto, Palmer, Nasr, Leal, Cecotto and Abt.
The pitlane is open from this lap.
Just a reminder of the top-10 race order: Vandoorne, Richelmi, Coletti, Evans, Haryanto, Palmer, Nasr, Leal, Cecotto and Abt.
The pitlane is open from this lap.
WRC - Portugal: This could be really, really close at the top. Mikkelsen is flying, Ostberg has started strongly - as have Ogier and Hirvonen.
Stopwatch
WRC - Portugal: Hanninen 23m24.1s - 4.3s quicker than Latvala. Really good effort, that.
WRC - Portugal: Sordo is quick, but Ostberg is flying - he's 4s faster than Latvala at the second split. That's 2s faster than Ogier manages when he clocks in at that checkpoint!
We await similar split times for Tanak and Hirvonen.
We await similar split times for Tanak and Hirvonen.
GP2 - Bahrain: This safety car will eke out the laps that drivers will be able to stay on the soft-compound tyre. However, expect them to be pitting reasonably soon, in case of another safety car.
Jefferies apprears completely unhurt following that big scare. But his car was very badly damaged.
Jefferies apprears completely unhurt following that big scare. But his car was very badly damaged.
WRC - Portugal: Latvala's time is the benchmark, of course, and that's 23m28.4s.
Juho Hanninen and Andreas Mikkelsen are both pushing the Finn quite hard through the splits.
Neuville's split times aren't electric, but Sordo is quicker.
Juho Hanninen and Andreas Mikkelsen are both pushing the Finn quite hard through the splits.
Neuville's split times aren't electric, but Sordo is quicker.
WRC - Portugal: Everyone is on the stage now. Ogier is quicker than Tanak and Hirvonen, but only a fraction faster than the rally leader. It's so close!
GP2 - Bahrain: Race order under the safety car is Vandoorne, Richelmi, Coletti, Evans, Haryanto, Palmer and Nasr.
Replays of the Jefferies crash show that he was punted by Kimiya Sato, and crashed into the wall at high speed.
Replays of the Jefferies crash show that he was punted by Kimiya Sato, and crashed into the wall at high speed.
Crash
GP2 - Bahrain: Richelmi attacks leader Vandoorne at Turn 1 at the start of lap two. Behind them, Palmer is attacking Haryanto. Evans is the fastest man on track.
Rookie Axcil Jefferies has just crashed out in quite spectacular style. The safety car is deployed.
Rookie Axcil Jefferies has just crashed out in quite spectacular style. The safety car is deployed.
WRC - Portugal: Evans' time was 23m44.5s. Latvala, now in, says Kubica has no damage but was stuck at the side of the road.
GP2 - Bahrain: End of lap one, and it's Vandoorne from Richelmi and Coletti, as Evans passes Haryanto for fourth at Turn 1. Palmer and Nasr are duelling for sixth.
WRC - Portugal: Kubica has definitely stopped, because Latvala is the next man through.
Solberg, Neuville and Sordo have all started the stage. Only the latter is significantly quicker than Evans at the first split.
Solberg, Neuville and Sordo have all started the stage. Only the latter is significantly quicker than Evans at the first split.
Lights out
GP2 - Bahrain: Palmer gets wheelspin on pole, so it's Vandoorne who leads from Richelmi, Haryanto and Evans.
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WRC - Portugal: Evans isn't massively happy after that run.
"Very very difficult and massive grip changes in there as well. We recced that stage in the worst possible conditions so with completely different notes I don't think that was very good for me."
"Very very difficult and massive grip changes in there as well. We recced that stage in the worst possible conditions so with completely different notes I don't think that was very good for me."
Crash
WRC - Portugal: Reports that Kubica, 20km into the stage, has stopped...
By: Dan Cross, David Evans, Scott Mitchell, Charles Bradley
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