WRC: Volkswagen triumphs in Sardinia
Sixth rally, sixth victory: In the grueling gravel Rally Italy the Volkswagen Polo R WRC was dominant again. In the vehicle equipped with a two-plate clutch and dampers of the ZF brand, World Rally Champion Sébastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia defied the stony course on 17 special stages and celebrated their fourth victory of the season. Title defender Ogier thus repeated his victory from last year and extended his lead in the drivers’ world championship to 33 points. For a long time, Ogier/Ingrassia fought a duel with their brand colleagues Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila, who took third place after suffering a puncture and continue to rank in second place of the drivers’ championship.
A strong performance was also delivered by Andreas Mikkelsen/Ola Fløene: The Volkswagen duo won a power stage for the first time and thanks to the three additional points took fourth place. After the sixth of 13 WRC rounds, Volkswagen remains the front runner.
Results, Rally Sardinia (I), round 6, FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), Jun 05–Jun 08, 2014:
1. Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia, Volkswagen, 4h 02m 37.8s ZF
2. Mads Østberg/Jonas Andersson, Citroën, +1m 23.1s
3. Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila, Volkswagen, +1m 32.8s ZF
4. Andreas Mikkelsen/ Ola Fløene, Volkswagen, + 2m 39.3s ZF
5. Elfyn Evans/Daniel Barritt, Ford, +4m 41.8s
6. Martin Prokop/Jan Tománek, Ford , +6m 05.3s
7. Henning Solberg/Ilka Minor, Ford, +7m 15.8s
8. Robert Kubica/Maciej Szczepaniak, Ford, +12m 19.0s
9. Lorenzo Bertelli/Mitia Dotta, Ford, +15m 22.1s
10. Khalid Al-Qassimi/Chris Patterson, Citroën, +16, 49.3s
Drivers’ world championship standings:
1. S. Ogier, 138 points; 2. J. Latvala, 105; 3. M. Østberg, 66; 4. A. Mikkelsen, 63; 5. M. Hirvonen, 40; 6. E. Evans, 36; 7. K. Meeke, 32; 8. T. Neuville, 31; 9. M. Prokop, 30; 10. H. Solberg, 22.
Constructors’ world championship standings:
1. Volkswagen Motorsport, 227; 2. Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT, 109; 3. M-Sport WRT, 78; 4. Volkswagen Motorsport II, 64, 5. Hyundai Motorsport, 57
Formula 1: ZF partner team Ferrari scores points in Canada
In a turbulent Canadian Grand Prix marked by numerous retirements, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso took sixth place and thus scored valuable points in the drivers’ championship for the seventh time. His team-mate Kimi Räikkönen whose Ferrari F14 T is also equipped with dampers by ZF Friedrichshafen AG, after spinning, finished in the top ten as well and, in tenth place, scored a point. As a result, the Scuderia continues in third place of the teams’ standings.
Results, GP Canada (CDN), round 7, FIA Formula 1 World Championship, Jun 06–Jun 08, 2014:
1. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, 1h 39m 12.830s
2. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, + 4.263s
3. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, + 5.247s
4. Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes, + 11.755s
5. Nico Hülkenberg, Force India-Mercedes, + 12.843s
6. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, + 14.869s ZF
7. Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes, + 23.578s
8. Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso-Renault, + 28.026s
9. Kevin Magnussen, McLaren-Mercedes, + 29.254s
10. Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari, + 53.678s ZF
Drivers’ world championship standings:
1. N. Rosberg, 140 points; 2. L. Hamilton, 118; 3. D. Ricciardo 79; 4. F. Alonso, 69; 5. S. Vettel, 60; 6. N. Hülkenberg, 57; 7. J. Button, 43; 8. V. Bottas 40; 9. K. Magnussen, 23; 10. S. Pérez, 20.
Constructors’ world championship standings:
1. Mercedes, 258 points; 2. Red Bull-Renault, 139; 3. Ferrari, 87; 4. Force India-Mercedes, 77; 5. McLaren-Mercedes, 66; 6. Williams-Mercedes, 58; 7. STR-Renault, 12; 8. Lotus-Renault, 8.