1. Ogier 60
2. Neuville 51
3. Mikkelsen 34
4. Meeke 32
5. Latvala 30
6. Tanak 26
7. Lappi 23
8. Breen 20
9. Sordo 18
10. Loeb 10
= Paddon 10
Manus:
1. Hyundai 84
2. M-Sport 72
3. Citroen 71
4. Toyota 67
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1. Ogier 60
2. Neuville 51
3. Mikkelsen 34
4. Meeke 32
5. Latvala 30
6. Tanak 26
7. Lappi 23
8. Breen 20
9. Sordo 18
10. Loeb 10
= Paddon 10
Manus:
1. Hyundai 84
2. M-Sport 72
3. Citroen 71
4. Toyota 67
He's the lead driver in points but Tanak is really equal on pace.
The championship is proving difficult for everyone right now. Neuville playing catch-up while Ogier still reigns as the master of capitalizing on the mistakes of others. I'm surprised at Meeke and Mikkelsen's positions, too :D
As for Latvala, he'll need a podium/win in Corsica and good luck for everyone ahead to stay low in the road order and go into Argentina with a smaller gap to the guys ahead.
Also fair to say that Evans' future might be in very very big trouble. Lowest ranked driver bar Suninen (and not counting very occasional participants Ostberg and Bouffier), below Paddon who did only one event, driving the same car as Ogier and with a starting position to die for in the last two rallies. It's looking tough.
PS was nobody's fault except the FIA. After they saw what happened in Sweden they should have taken action, it was bound to happen again given how tight last season was. It can only be described as incompetence, the rules have a clear loophole. This is similar to what was happening in the old days with start order given by rally order. The competitors should not be blamed instead they should make rules that encourage competition and are not so simply exploitable.
IMO the solution should simply be to apply the penalty for checking in late to the stage time, just like the rally2 penalty is applied, instead of directly to the overall. It's a small and simple tweak that reaches it's goal without too many complications. Of course the FIA will instead make some complicated decision that affects too many other things, grab the popcorn...
Great final rally recap on wrc+