Catalunya WRC: Ogier retakes lead from Sordo with three stage wins
Sebastien Ogier has taken the lead before the final day of Rally Catalunya as a hat-trick of stage wins allowed him to get ahead of Dani Sordo.
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The Frenchman cut his 17-second deficit to seven in the morning loop and finished narrowly ahead of the Spaniard in all three stage this afternoon to end up in the lead.
The gap between the duo is 1.7s with closest rival Thierry Neuville more than a minute behind.
The Belgian took third after Andreas Mikkelsen rolled in SS12, his retirement giving Ogier an even better chance to take the title this weekend than before.
Having passed Mads Ostberg in the morning, Kris Meeke built a lead of half a minute over the Norwegian with DMACK's Ott Tanak sitting seventh.
The third Ford of Eric Camilli developed transmission problems during SS12 and retired following the stage, giving Kevin Abbring eighth.
Standings after SS14
| Cla | Driver/Codriver | Car | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia |
Volkswagen Polo R WRC | |
| 2 |  Daniel Sordo Marc Marti |
Hyundai i20 WRC '16 | +1.7s |
| 3 |  Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul |
Hyundai i20 WRC '16 | +1m04.0s |
| 4 |  Hayden Paddon John Kennard |
Hyundai i20 WRC '16 | +1m20.2s |
| 5 | Citroën DS3 WRC | +1m58.2s | |
| 6 |  Mads Ostberg Fløene Ola |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +2m35.1s |
| 7 |  Ott Tanak Raigo Molder |
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +4m21.1s |
| 8 |
|
Hyundai i20 WRC '16 | +6m16.3s |
| 9 |
|
Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +7m11.1s |
| 10 |
|
Skoda Fabia R5 | +7m41.1s |
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