Jari Matti Latvala and Sebastien Loeb have been trading Fastest Stage times all day. But at the end of Day 1 in Alsace, It’s Loeb who leads the Rally in his home town.
After DAY1
Loeb leads
JML+13.1
Hirvo+32.6
PSolb+33.3
Sordo+48.8
Neuv+55.4
Ostb+1.00.3
Tan+1.22.4
Nov+1.35.9
Atko+3.14.4
Prok+3.25.1
Al-Atti+3.27.8
Ogier+3.44.1
Rallye de France- Alsace Kicked off on Thursday night with a 3.63km Super Special stage. Thierry Neuville, a man who is part of Citroens Junior team and is one of the drivers rumoured to join the works team for 2013, took the stage win and Leads the Rally in France over 2nd place Jari Matti Latvala. Neuville said at stage end.”Good feeling with the car, we slide a bit, hope it will be a perfect weekend”.
SS1 3.63kms. SS1 Neuville JML+0.8 Hirvo+1.3 PSolb+1.3 Sordo+1.3 Chardonnet+1.4 Loeb+1.6 Tanak+2.5 Novi+3.6 Atko+4.2 Ogier+4.5 Ostb+4.5 Prok+5.1 Dumas+5.4
Due to Rally France being an asphalt event, there is no Qualiyfing Stage, but instead a Pre-Event Shakedown. And it was Prodrive Mini’s Dani Sordo that went fastest this morning.
Photo: d.Darrall
Shakedown results:
Sordo 2:34.1
Latvala 2:34.4
Solberg 2:35.0
Loeb 2:35.5
Neuville 2:35.7
Hirvonen 2:37.5
Al-Attiyah 2:37.5
Østberg 2:38.0
Novikov 2:39.4
Tänak 2:40.0
Atkinson 2:40.1
Dumas 2:40.8
Ogier 2:41.9
Muller 2:42.3
Oliveira 2:42.3
Prokop 2:44.6
1630 SSS1 Strasbourg 3.63km
1703 Service A Strasbourg (15 mins)
1718 Parc Fermé
Total Thursday 3.63km
Friday October 5
0745 Service B Strasbourg (15 mins)
0923 SS2 Hohlandsbourg – Firstplan 1 28.67km
1006 SS3 Vallée de Munster 1 22.16km
1122 SS4 Soultzeren – Pays Welche 1 19.93km
1315 Remote Service Colmar (15 mins)
1356 SS5 Hohlandsbourg – Firstplan 2 28.67km
1439 SS6 Vallée de Munster 2 22.16km
1555 SS7 Soultzeren – Pays Welche 2 19.93km
1835 SS8 Mulhouse 4.65km
2018 Flexi Service D Strasbourg (45 mins)
Parc Fermé
Total Friday 146.17km
Saturday October 6
0730 Service E Strasbourg (15 mins)
0838 SS9 Massif des Grands Crus – Ungersberg 1 18.16km
0936 SS10 Pays d’Ormont 1 43.45km
1047 SS11 Pays de la Haute Bruche 1 24.04km
1145 SS12 Klevener 1 10.75km
1315 Service F Strasbourg (30 mins)
1438 SS13 Massif des Grands Crus – Ungersberg 2 18.16km
1536 SS14 Pays d’Ormont 2 43.45km
1647 SS15 Pays de la Haute Bruche 2 24.04km
1745 SS16 Klevener 2 10.75km
1848 Flexi Service G Strasbourg (45 mins)
Parc Fermé
Total Saturday 192.80km
0750 Service H Strasbourg (15 mins)
0923 SS17 Vignoble de Cleebourg 1 17.08km
1046 SS18 Bischwiller – Gries 1 7.95km
1116 SSS19 Haguenau 1 5.74km
1244 SS20 Vignoble de Cleebourg 2 – Power Stage 17.08km
1407 SS21 Bischwiller – Gries 2 7.95km
1437 SSS22 Haguenau 2 5.74km
1537 Service I Strasbourg (10 mins)
1600 Podium
Sunday Total 61.54km
Total Rally 404.14km
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