Michelin WRC

MARCH 9»12 Ra lly2017 M ex i c o 2017 The most compact rally of the championship

29 entries WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 4:00pm Shakedown 5.31 Distance: THURSDAY, MARCH 9 897,68km 6:05pm SS1 Street Stage City 1.57kmx2 including 370.46km divided into 19 stages FRIDAY, MARCH 10 11:28am SS2 El Chocolate 54.90km 12:36pm SS3 Las Minas 19.68km The first of the 2:21pm Regroup/Service Leon 2017 WRC’s eight 4:14pm SS4 El Chocolate 54.90km 5:22pm SS5 Las Minas 19.68km TIMETABLE gravel rounds 6:34pm SS6 Street Stage 1.09km 7:49pm SS7 Autodromo de Leon 2.30km 7:54pm SS8 Autodromo de Leon 2.30km SATURDAY, MARCH 11 8:33am SS9 Media Luna 27.42km 10:01am SS10 Lajas de Oro 38.31km 11:08am SS11 El Brinco 10.09km 12:38pm Regroup/Service Leon 2:16pm SS12 Media Luna 27.42km 3:49pm SS13 Lajas de Oro 38.31km 4:37pm SS14 El Brinco 10.09km - INFORMATION SUBJECT CHANGE TO 5:47pm SS15 Autodromo de Leon 2.30km

5:52pm SS16 Autodromo de Leon 2.30km wrc.com 6:52pm Regroup/Service Leon

8:50pm SS17 Street Stage Feria Leon 1.33km SOURCE: SUNDAY, MARCH 12 10:43am SS18 La Calera 32.96km 12:18pm SS19 Derramadero 21.94km

2:30pm Podium TIME (GMT -6) -

 FORMAT Jacques Morelli, For the first time, WRC Programme Manager, Michelin Motorsport starts in Mexico City, Michelin is using the new LTX Force S5 gravel tyre for the first time in Mexico. It although it is still based Leon, is even more durable and more consistent than the former S4 and was designed 300km north of the capital to meet the demands of the latest-generation World Rally Cars. Its architecture and tread pattern are identical to those of the S4, while its new compound is Predominantly gravel stages, with 20-percent more resistant to wear. three asphalt/concrete super-specials

The Mexico City super-special

wrc : wrc 2 : visits Plaza de la Constitución Michelin ltx force Michelin ltx force which was featured in the last James Bond film, Spectre

The highest altitude reached by this

S5s H4s S80s H90s year’s rally is 2,746 metres (SS2) (soft) (HARD) (soft) (HARD) Chief characteristics Rally Mexico’s gravel stages in 3 up to 32 from a total allo- 3 up to 30 from a total allo- the mountains near Leon tend to cation of 32 LTX Force H4s and cation of 30 LTX Force H90s 16 LTX Force S5s and 16 LTX Force S80s be wide and technical. The high altitudes starve the turbocharged 3 New LTX Force S5: even more resistant engines of air, while the long and more consistent than the S4 downhill sections are tough on tyres 3 780 Michelin LTX Force tyres available for the and brakes alike. Start order can be important since the first drivers into the stages often lose time sweeping MICHELIN AND RALLY MEXICO a cleaner line for the later runners. Michelin won the first Rally Mexico to count towards the WRC with Markko Martin (Ford Focus WRC) MISCELLANEOUS Michelin will open a factory in Leon in 2018 Sébastien Loeb and Citroën won In 2016, Michelin won the longest WRC stage in 30 years (80km) Rally Mexico six times in a with Ogier/ row between 2006 and 2012 Michelin and Volkswagen went unbeaten in Mexico from 2013 to 2016 Rally Mexico first appeared on the WRC calendar in 2004 Rally Mexico was Sébastien Ogier’s first WRC appearance in 2008, and his 100th in 2016! Mexico’s Benito Guerra was  the 2012 Production Car World Champion with Michelin The Carrera Panamericana CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LASTEST VIDEOS FROM THE RALLY MEXICO – Mexico’s most famous road- based motorsport event – will be organised for the 30th time this year (October 13-20)

 M-SPORT WORLD RALLY TEAM WRC

# 1 OGIER Sébastien / INGRASSIA Julien FRA / FRA FORD FIESTA WRC

M-SPORT WORLD RALLY TEAM WRC

# 2 TANAK Ott / JARVEOJA Martin EST / EST FORD FIESTA WRC

M-SPORT WORLD RALLY TEAM WRC

# 3 EVANS Elfyn / BARRITT Daniel GBR / GBR FORD FIESTA WRC

HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT WRC

# 4 PADDON Hayden / KENNARD John NZL / NZL HYUNDAI i20 COUPE WRC

HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT WRC

# 5 NEUVILLE Thierry / GILSOUL Nicolas BEL / BEL HYUNDAI i20 COUPE WRC

WRC Entry List HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT

# 6 SORDO Dani / MARTI Marc ESP / ESP HYUNDAI i20 COUPE WRC

CITROEN TOTAL ABU DHABI WRT WRC

# 7 MEEKE Kris / NAGLE Paul GBR / IRL CITROEN C3 WRC

CITROEN TOTAL ABU DHABI WRT WRC

# 8 LEFEBVRE Stéphane / MOREAU Gabin FRA / FRA CITROEN C3 WRC

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRC WRC

# 10 LATVALA Jari-Matti / ANTTILA Miikka FIN / FIN YARIS WRC

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRC WRC FLASHBACK # 11 HANNINEN Juho / LINDSTROM Kaj FIN / FIN TO 2016 TOYOTA YARIS WRC WINNER : EUROLAMP WORLD RALLY TEAM WRC Jari-Matti Latvala/ (VW Polo R WRC) # 12 GORBAN Valeriy / LARENS Sergei UKR / EST BMW-Mini STAGE WINNERS Latvala (11), Ogier (7), M-SPORT WORLD RALLY TEAM WRC Sordo (2), Mikkelsen and Neuville (1) # 37 BERTELLI Lorenzo / SCATTOLIN Simone ITA / ITA Ford Fiesta WRC… RALLY LEADERS Neuville (SS1), Ogier (SS2- SS3), Latvala (SS4-SS21)

 THE FULL ENTRY LIST HERE

 Drivers STANDINGS

Rally Monte-Carlo Sweden Mexico France Argentina Portugal Italia Poland Finland Germany Spain Great Britain Australia POINTS 19/01 > 22/01 9/02 > 12/02 9/03 > 12/03 6/04 > 9/04 27/04 > 30/04 18/05 > 21/05 8/06 > 11/06 29/06 > 2/07 27/07 > 30/07 17/08 > 20/08 5/10 > 8/10 26/10 > 29/10 16/11 > 19/11

1 18 25+5 Jari-Matti LATVALA - 2 - - 1 - ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) 48

2 25 15+4 Sébastien OGIER - 1 - - 3 - ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) 44

3 15 18 Ott TANAK - 3 - - 2 - ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) 33

4 12+1 12 - 4 - - 4 - ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) 25

5 10 10 - 5 - - 5 - ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) 20

6 8+2 8 - 6 - - 6 - ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) 18

7 2+4 4 Stéphane LEFEBVRE - 9 - - 8 - ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) 10

8 5 3 - 15 - - 13 - ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) 8

​ 9 6+1 - R - - 7 - ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) 7

10 6 - 7 - ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) 6

11 4 Jan KOPECKY - 8 - ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) 4

12 3 Juho HANNINEN - 16 - ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) ​ (-) 3

WRC2 drivers 1. Andreas MIKKELSEN 25 pts 2. Pontus TIDEMAN 25 pts 3. 24 pts 4. Jan KOPECKY 18 pts 5. 18 pts

Manufacturers 1. M-Sport World Rally Team 73 pts

2. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 53 pts

3. Hyundai Motorsport 40 pts

4. Citroën-Total Abu Dhabi WRT 26 pts

 Michelin WRC range THE 2017 WRC 2017 season REGULATIONS

New- generation

ASPHALT TYRES : WINTRY World Rally michelin pILOT SPORT ASPHALT: Cars michelin ALPIN 4 More powerful (380hp), 25kg lighter, active

central differential, new

aerodynamic package

Start orders

H5 (hard compound) S5 (soft compound) Day 1 in 2017 Drivers’ Size : 20/65-18 Size : 20/65-18 Conditions: dry stages Conditions: wet, cold conditions non-studded championship order, then

reverse order of overnight

classification

Manufacturers can nominate up to three cars SS5 (super soft compound) FW3 (Full Wet) studded Size : 20/65-18 Size : 18/65-18 with the two best-placed cars Conditions: icy, frosty, damp, Conditions: showers, standing Size : 18/65-18 cold conditions water or heavy rain Conditions: ice and/or snow to score Manufacturer points.

points

1st, 25 points • 2nd, 18 points GRAVEL TYRES : SNOW/ICE TYRE : rd th michelin LTX FORCE michelin X-ICE 3 15 points • 4 , 12 points NORTH 5th, 10 points • 6th, 8 points

7th, 6 points • 8th, 4 points

9th, 2 points • 10th, 1 point

Power Stage points

1st, 5 points • 2nd, 4 points H4 (hard compound) S5 (soft compound) Size : 17/65-15 Size : 17/65-15 X-Ice North 3 3rd, 3 points • 4th, 2 points Conditions: rough, rocky, Conditions: smooth, loose Size : 15/65-15 abrasive surfaces surfaces, mud Conditions: ice and/or snow 5th, 1 point.

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