Brno MotoGP and WRC Germany
By: Matt Beer
Summary
We'll be back a bit before 1100 BST tomorrow with coverage of the final stage of the rally plus updates from the DTM at Moscow Raceway, before devoting the afternoon to coverage of the MotoGP race at Brno - so be sure to rejoin us then.
Here we go, Panzerplatte again! SS13 is going live in a couple of minutes at 17:40. #WRC #HyundaiWRC http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqUDI2IXYAA4Xur.jpg
1 Ogier 2h00m6.9s
2 Mikkelsen +19.8s
3 Neuville +30.2s
4 Sordo +33.5s
5 Paddon +3m08.4s
6 Ostberg +3m10.2s
7 Lappi +5m46.4s
8 Kremer +6m39.1s
SS13 Super Special Stage Arena Panzerplatte 1.78 miles
This is the crowd-pleasing loosener for the main event which follows. The actual route for this stage is new for this year, but the roads used will be well known to any seasoned Baumholder spectator. Lots of junctions (even in such a short space of time) and lots of surface changes from broken concrete to good asphalt to cobblestones. There’s a bit of everything in here.
- Neuville fastest on stage and claws back time on Mikkelsen
- Stage win also edges Belgian clear of team-mate Sordo for third
- Ogier third-fastest, consolidates rally lead
(It's worth noting that Pontus Tidemand is the highest-placed WRC2 car, but he's not registered to score class points this weekend).
Kremer looks as though he's going to drop further back from Lappi, having just come through the finish 34.1s down on the benchmark.
SS11 Freisen-Westrich 9.15 miles
New for this year, this is a typical countryside stage. There are plenty of cuts in here, but the organisers have put some bales up to try to cut some of the bigger cuts. There are also a couple of chicanes in here to try to slow the cars down – this will be a quick stage. If it rains, there will be a lot of mud on the road here for the runners further down the field.
Munich/Trier, 20 August, 2016 – The driver and co-driver of car number 10 were taken to hospital and examined after their accident in SS10. The examinations revealed fractures and internal injuries, so they will need to stay for residential treatment. According to the doctors, their injuries are not life threatening.
Ilott edged out Joel Eriksson and Alexander Albon for top spot, with just 0.029s covering the top three ahead of this afternoon's race.
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