WRC şampiyona lideri Thierry Neuville, Ott Tanak’ın spin atmasıyla beraber Arjantin Rallisi’nde liderliğe yükseldi.
Toyota, cuma gününün öğleden sonra bölümünde başta Kris Meeke’in liderliğini devam ettirmesi ve Tanak’ın ikinciliği geri almasıyla güçlü gözüktü.
Ancak Meeke, Amboy - Yacanto etabında yaklaşık 20 saniye kaybetti ve dördüncü sıraya düştü.
Tanak ise art arda iki etap kazanarak liderliğe yükselmişti, ancak Santa Rosa - San Agustin etabının bitimine birkaç viraj kala spin attı ve Neuville’e karşı zaman kaybetti.
Tanak’ın spinine sebep olan şeyin kırık bir aks olduğu belirtildi.
Tanak bu etapta Neuville’e karşı 24.8 saniye kaybederken, genel klasmanda 13.4 saniye geride düşmüş ol. İkinci sırada ise, Tanak’ın 1.5 saniye önünde Ogier bulunuyor.
Kris Meeke, 28.1 saniye geride dördüncü sırada yer alırken, Hyundai ikilisi Andreas Mikkelsen ve Dani Sordo beşincilik mücadelesi veriyorlardı. Ancak Santa Rosa – San Agustin etabında kötü bir zaman elde eden Sordo, Elfyn Evans’a geçilip yedinciliğe düştü.
Sağ arka lastiği patlayan Jari-Matti Latvala sekizinci, Teemu Suninen ise dokuzuncu sırada ralliye devam ediyor.
Esapekka Lappi’nin Citroen C3’ü ile kaza yapıp ralli dışında kalmasıyla, WRC2 Pro kategorisi sürücüsü Mads Ostberg genel klasmanda onuncu sıraya yükselmiş durumda.
8. etap sonrası sıralama:
<table class width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <th>#</th> <th> <p>Pilot</p> <p>Copilot</p> </th> <td><strong>Araç</strong></td> <th>Kategori</th> <th> <p>Zaman/Fark</p> </th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Belgium" src="https://cdn-6.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/be-3.svg" alt="Belgium" width="32"> Thierry Neuville</p> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Belgium" src="https://cdn-6.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/be-3.svg" alt="Belgium" width="32"> Nicolas Gilsoul</p> </td> <td> <p><span class="name">Hyundai</span></p> </td> <td>RC1</td> <td>1h11'13"9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="France" src="https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/fr-3.svg" alt="France" width="32"> Sébastien Ogier</p> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="France" src="https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/fr-3.svg" alt="France" width="32"> Julien Ingrassia</p> </td> <td> <p><span class="name">Citroën</span></p> </td> <td>RC1</td> <td> <p>11"9</p> <p>11"9</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Estonia" src="https://cdn-4.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/ee-3.svg" alt="Estonia" width="32"> Ott Tänak</p> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Estonia" src="https://cdn-4.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/ee-3.svg" alt="Estonia" width="32"> Martin Järveoja</p> </td> <td> <p><span class="name">Toyota</span></p> </td> <td>RC1</td> <td> <p>13"4</p> <p>1"5</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="United Kingdom" src="https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/gb-3.svg" alt="United Kingdom" width="32"> Kris Meeke</p> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="United Kingdom" src="https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/gb-3.svg" alt="United Kingdom" width="32"> Seb Marshall</p> </td> <td> <p><span class="name"> Toyota</span></p> </td> <td>RC1</td> <td> <p>28"1</p> <p>14"7</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Norway" src="https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/no-3.svg" alt="Norway" width="32"> Andreas Mikkelsen</p> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Norway" src="https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/no-3.svg" alt="Norway" width="32"> Anders Jæger</p> </td> <td> <p><span class="name">Hyundai</span></p> </td> <td>RC1</td> <td> <p>29"4</p> <p>1"3</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="United Kingdom" src="https://cdn-7.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/gb-3.svg" alt="United Kingdom" width="32"> Elfyn Evans</p> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="United Kingdom" src="https://cdn-7.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/gb-3.svg" alt="United Kingdom" width="32"> Scott Martin</p> </td> <td> <p><span class="name">Ford M-Sport</span></p> </td> <td>RC1</td> <td> <p>38"2</p> <p>8"8</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Spain" src="https://cdn-3.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/es-3.svg" alt="Spain" width="32"> Dani Sordo</p> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Spain" src="https://cdn-3.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/es-3.svg" alt="Spain" width="32"> Carlos del Barrio</p> </td> <td> <p><span class="name">Hyundai</span></p> </td> <td>RC1</td> <td> <p>41"1</p> <p>2"9</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Finland" src="https://cdn-3.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/fi-3.svg" alt="Finland" width="32"> Teemu Suninen</p> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Finland" src="https://cdn-3.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/fi-3.svg" alt="Finland" width="32"> Marko Salminen</p> </td> <td> <p><span class="name">Ford M-Sport</span></p> </td> <td>RC1</td> <td> <p>1'59"2</p> <p>1'18"1</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Finland" src="https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/fi-3.svg" alt="Finland" width="32"> Jari-Matti Latvala</p> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Finland" src="https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/fi-3.svg" alt="Finland" width="32"> Miikka Anttila</p> </td> <td> <p><span class="name"> Toyota</span></p> </td> <td>RC1</td> <td> <p>2'02"9</p> <p>3"7</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Norway" src="https://cdn-8.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/no-3.svg" alt="Norway" width="32"> Mads Østberg</p> <p><img class="ms-flag-img ms-flag-img_s1" title="Norway" src="https://cdn-8.motorsport.com/static/img/cf/no-3.svg" alt="Norway" width="32"> Torstein Eriksen</p> </td> <td> <p> Citroën</p> </td> <td>RC2</td> <td> <p>6'11"1</p> <p>4'08"2</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
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