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World champion Sébastien Ogier scored his eighth win of the season after a start-to-finish victory at Wales Rally GB on Sunday.
The Frenchman mastered the muddy gravel forest roads in his Volkswagen Polo R to win by 37.6sec from Mikko Hirvonen, who claimed an emotional second place after a titanic battle in his final rally before retirement.
[TD="class: caption"]Sébastien Ogier, Julien Ingrassia (Photo: WRI2)[/TD]
Hirvonen, driving a Ford Fiesta RS, finished 26.0sec clear of Mads Ostberg's Citroen DS3 on this 13[SUP]th[/SUP] and final round of the FIA World Rally Championship after Kris Meeke lost his chance of second when he skidded into a ditch and damaged his DS3's tires.
Jari-Matti Latvala won the rally-closing live TV Power Stage in a Polo R to take maximum bonus points. Thierry Neuville claimed two points for second in a Hyundai i20, with Ostberg taking one point for third.
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World champion Sébastien Ogier scored his eighth win of the season after a start-to-finish victory at Wales Rally GB on Sunday.
The Frenchman mastered the muddy gravel forest roads in his Volkswagen Polo R to win by 37.6sec from Mikko Hirvonen, who claimed an emotional second place after a titanic battle in his final rally before retirement.
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[TD="class: caption"]Sébastien Ogier, Julien Ingrassia (Photo: WRI2)[/TD]
Hirvonen, driving a Ford Fiesta RS, finished 26.0sec clear of Mads Ostberg's Citroen DS3 on this 13[SUP]th[/SUP] and final round of the FIA World Rally Championship after Kris Meeke lost his chance of second when he skidded into a ditch and damaged his DS3's tires.
Jari-Matti Latvala won the rally-closing live TV Power Stage in a Polo R to take maximum bonus points. Thierry Neuville claimed two points for second in a Hyundai i20, with Ostberg taking one point for third.
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