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Tour de Corse 2019 counts for:
2019 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2019 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2019 FIA World Rally Championship 2 Pro (for Teams and Drivers/Co-drivers)
2019 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers)
2019 FIA Junior WRC Championship for Drivers
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| 587th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 4 of 14 |
| Official name: | Corsica Linea - Tour de Corse |
| Edition: | 62nd |
| Date: | from Friday 29-Mar-2019 to Sunday 31-Mar-2019 |
| Rally HQ: | Bastia, Corsica; France |
| Clerk of the Course: | Patrick Bouteiller |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
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| Entries: | 96 | |
| Starters: | 94 | |
| Finishers: | 68 | (72.3% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 14 | |
| Shortest: | 14.45 | km | (SS8 Desert des Agriates 1) |
| Longest: | 47.18 | km | (SS12 Castagniccia 2) |
| Slowest: | 95.15 | km/h | (SS9 Castagniccia 1) |
| Fastest: | 121.05 | km/h | (SS13 Eaux de Zilia) |
| Planned stage distance: | 347.51 | km | (29.1% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 347.51 | km | (29.1% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 846.55 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,194.06 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 10th win and 36th podium for Thierry Neuville. |
| Second place was 74th podium for Sebastien Ogier. |
| Third place was 9th podium for Elfyn Evans. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 11th win and 46th podium for Hyundai. |
| | Second place was 250th podium for Citroen. |
| | Third place was 365th podium for Ford. |
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Neuville initially wasn't happy with the handling of the car but still was fastest Hyundai. On final long stage of the second day after Tanak's problems, Thierry smelled blood and overhauled Evans to take lead. He lost the lead first thing next morning but regained it after Evans too hit problems.
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Also Ogier was unsatisfied with his car, complaining about chronic understeering and ending first day in sixth position. On following days he gained positions when first Tanak and then Evans hit troubles, ending very surprising second overall.
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The only driver in the podium that was satisfied with the car and his driving was Elfyn Evans and for a reason. His rally ended with disappointing third as he suffered puncture on Power Stage and lost lead he had so hard fought for over three days
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Toyota was fast but their effort was decimated by punctures. Meeke got his on first stage, Latvala on SS5 and again on SS11 where also Tanak (pictured) lost his lead for same reason.
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Related links
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