STAGE 23 FLASH: EL BRINCO WOLF POWER STAGE
OGIER WINS FOR SEVENTH TIME IN MÉXICO; GREENSMITH ON TOP IN WRC2 A flying Ott Tänak set the target time of 5min 16.901sec and he managed to beat Dani Sordo by 2.69 seconds to stay out in front with four cars still to run. Kalle Rovanperä damaged his rear wing, lost downforce and was not […]
STAGE 21 FLASH: OTATES
Date: Sunday, March 19th Day: 4 Flash N°: 21 Special stage: Otates Distance: 35.63 km Weather: Warm and sunny, 17°C Road conditions: Dry and dusty ADVANTAGE EVANS IN THE BATTLE FOR SECOND; FOURMAUX STOPPED IN WRC2 The main focus of the final morning was the daunting 35.63km of Otates – the […]
STAGE 20 FLASH: LAS DUNAS 4
Date: Sunday, March 19th Day: 4 Flash N°: 20 Special stage: Las Dunas Super Special 4 Distance: 3.53 km Weather: Cool and bright, 12°C Road conditions: Dry and dusty NEUVILLE AND EVANS LOCKED IN GRIPPING DUEL FOR SECOND PLACE A fourth and final run through the dusty and rutted Las Dunas quarry […]
OGIER ON COURSE FOR A RECORD-BREAKING SEVENTH WIN IN MÉXICO
LEÓN (MÉXICO): Sébastien Ogier knows how to win in México and the eight-time FIA World Rally Champion is firmly on course for a record-breaking seventh win on Rally Guanajuato México after managing his pace to perfection to lead the event by 35.8 seconds after 19 timed special stages. The Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 driver […]
STAGE 19 FLASH: ROCK N RALLY
Date: Saturday, March 18th Day: 3 Flash N°: 19 Special stage: Rock and Roll SSS Distance:1.30 km Weather: Warm and sunny, 23°C Road conditions: Dry and dusty TÄNAK WINS THE STAGE; COMFORTABLE OVERNIGHT LEAD FOR OGIER Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT’s Jari-Matti Latvala: “It has been a very good day […]
STAGE 18 FLASH: LAS DUNAS 3
Date: Saturday, March 18th Day: 3 Flash N°: 18 Special stage: Las Dunas Super Special 3 Distance: 3.53 km Weather: Warm and sunny, 24°C Road conditions: Dry and dusty TÄNAK FASTEST; KATSUTA SURVIVES A SPIN, SERDERIDIS CLIPS A ROCK A third run through Las Dunas and a second visit […]
STAGE 16 FLASH: EL MOSQUITO 2 (SS15 CANCELED)
Date: Saturday, March 18th Day: 3 Flash N°: 16 Special stage: El Mosquito 2 Distance: 22.56 km Weather: Hot and sunny, 30°C Road conditions: Dry and dusty LEADER OGIER SETS SCINTILLATING TIME IN EL MOSQUITO 2 The re-run of Ibarrilla (SS15) was cancelled after Esapekka Lappi’s morning accident. Action resumed with the […]
STAGE 14 FLASH: LAS DUNAS 2
STAGE FLASH Date: Saturday, March 18th Day: 3 Flash N°: 14 Special stage: Las Dunas Super Special 2 Distance: 3.53 km Weather: Warm and sunny Road conditions: Dry and dusty NEUVILLE CLOSES IN ON EVANS AT THE MIDDAY BREAK; OGIER OUT IN FRONT The second pass of […]
STAGE 10 FLASH: DISTRITO LEON MX SSS
Date: Friday, March 17th Day: 2 Flash N°: 10 Special stage: Distrito León MX SSS Distance: 1.30 km Weather: Warm and sunny, 27°C Road conditions: Dry with dust on the tarmac LAPPI LEADS OVERNIGHT IN MÉXICO; SORDO FASTEST ON SHORT TARMAC STAGE A short run through the Distrito León MX SSS rounded […]
STAGE 7 FLASH: ORTEGA 2
Date: Friday, March 17th Day: 2 Flash N°: 7 Special stage: Ortega 2 Distance:15.71 km Weather:Hot and sunny, 28-29°C Road conditions: Dry and dusty OGIER TRIMS LAPPI’S LEAD TO JUST 0.3 SECONDS! There was no respite in the intensity of the schedule and the re-run of Ortega was held in much higher […]
STAGE 6 FLASH: EL CHOCOLATE 2
LAPPI FASTEST AGAIN AND EDGES FURTHER AHEAD OF OGIER Date: Friday, March 17th Day: 2 Flash N°: 6 Special stage: El Chocolate 2 Distance: 29.07 km Weather: Hot and sunny, 26-29°C Road conditions: Dry and dusty LAPPI FASTEST AGAIN AND EDGES FURTHER AHEAD OF OGIER This would be a first […]
STAGE 3 FLASH: LAPPI LEADS WITH FASTEST TIME IN EL CHOCOLATE
LAPPI LEADS WITH FASTEST TIME IN EL CHOCOLATE; TURBO TROUBLE FOR TÄNAK; LOUBET CRASHES. After Thursday evening’s carnival-type atmosphere in Guanajuato, it was down to the serious business of the opening 29.07km of the notorious El Chocolate stage that has been an integral part of the route since 2013 and climbed to 2,666 metres. Ott […]
TÄNAK LEADS AFTER OPENING GUANAJUATO STREET STAGES IN MEXICO
LEÓN (MÉXICO): The Estonian duo of Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja led Rally Guanajuato México after a pair of opening blasts around the slippery cobbled streets and through the narrow silver mining tunnels in the historic colonial city of Guanajuato on Thursday evening. The Ford Puma Rally1 crew were quickest on both stages and take […]
Pre-event Press Conference. 16 March 2023
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE L’AUTOMOBILE 2023 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 19TH RALLY GUANAJUATO MÉXICO Pre-event Press Conference 16 March 2023 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP Present: M-Sport Ford WRT – Ott Tänak (EST), Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT – Dani Sordo (ESP), Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Sébastien […]
LAPPI AND ROVANPERÄ JOINT FASTEST ON SHAKEDOWN STAGE IN MÉXICO
LEÓN (MÉXICO): Finland’s Esapekka Lappi and Kalle Rovanperä shared the joint fastest times of 3min 44.4sec on the shakedown stage that opened proceedings at Rally Guanajuato México on Thursday. “It was what we were expecting,” said Rovanperä. “It was really slippery on the first pass with not much clean line. I am going to be […]
OTT TÄNAK TAKES THREE-POINT WRC LEAD INTO RALLY GUANAJUATO MÉXICO
LEÓN (MÉXICO): Ott Tänak, the 2019 World Rally Champion, heads to the start of this weekend’s Rally Guanajuato México back at the top of the Drivers’ Championship after his successful pre-season move from the Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team to the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team. The 35-year-old Estonian finished fifth in Monte-Carlo before […]