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Rally Catalunya 2016 counts for:
2016 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers 2016 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers 2016 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers) 2016 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Teams and Drivers)
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555th WRC rally |
Round of season: | 12 of 14 |
Official name: | Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada |
Edition: | 52nd |
Date: | from Thursday 13-Oct-2016 to Sunday 16-Oct-2016 |
Rally HQ: | Salou, Catalunya; Spain |
Clerk of the Course: | Aman Barfull |
Surface: | Tarmac/gravel |
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Entries: | 70 | |
Starters: | 65 | |
Finishers: | 51 | (78.5% of starters) |
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Stages: | 19 | |
Shortest: | 2.24 | km | (SS15 Salou) |
Longest: | 38.95 | km | (SS7 Terra Alta 2) |
Slowest: | 50.62 | km/h | (SS1 Barcelona) |
Fastest: | 116.29 | km/h | (SS11 El Montmell 1) |
Planned stage distance: | 321.08 | km | (23.3% of total distance) |
Actual stage distance: | 321.08 | km | (23.3% of total distance) |
Road section distance: | 1,057.23 | km |
Total distance: | 1,378.31 | km |
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DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| Win was 37th win and 54th podium for Sebastien Ogier. |
| Second place was 40th podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| Third place was 17th podium for Thierry Neuville. |
MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| Win was 42nd win and 91st podium for Volkswagen. |
| Second and third places were 17th to 18th podiums for Hyundai. |
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Ogier suffered from his starting position a bit, despite wet gravel roads in first day. He improved on second day over tarmac and mercilessly bit into Sordo's lead until passing him and running of to a victory and fourth world title.
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Sordo started the event well, leading for about half distance but had to bend under Ogier's attack. Nevertheless he finished second and completed podium with team mate Neuville (pictured).
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Ostberg's performance wasn't very good on wet gravel of the first day and he only gained places after Latvala crashed on first day and Mikkelsen on second day.
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Citroen's honors were defended by Breen as Meeke rolled on SS2 and stopped for good in final day with engine problems. Breen's rally didn't fare much better and he was lowly 10th.
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Related links
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Tour de Corse 2016
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Wales Rally GB 2016
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