The Peugeot 208 WRX Shows Competitive Form As Timmy Hansen Collects Hockenheim Podium
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Sébastien Loeb (driver, PEUGEOT 208 WRX #9), 5th 'The final phase turned out to be far more complex than qualifying for us. The rain that fell just before the start of the semi-finals made the conditions extremely trick and slippery. I led into the first turn of the first semi-final but somebody then passed me and I also made a small mistake. I ended up third. I chose rain tyres for the final but it wasn't the ideal call and I was unable to improve on my grid position. The two heats I won this weekend show that we are competitive, though. That's a positive and we will be out to improve further at Mettet which is a track I enjoy. It was there that I finished on the podium for the first time.' Kevin Hansen (driver, PEUGEOT 208 WRX #71), 8th 'Everything went very well on Day 1 and I managed to mix it with the championship's pace-setters. I didn't have the same feeling on Saturday, however, and I lost a little confidence. So ending up seventh after qualifying wasn't so bad. I had hoped to find some of Friday's form again in my semi-final and I was third at the first turn when sometime hit me hard from behind and forced me into a spin. After that, I couldn't hope for much better than fifth. It was a frustrating weekend, so I'm glad there's only a week to go until the next race!' FINAL POSITIONS – HOCKENHEIM (May 7, 2017) 1. Mattias Ekström (Audi S1) 2. Johan Kristoffersson (Volkswagen Polo GTI) 3. Timmy Hansen (PEUGEOT 208 WRX) 4. Petter Solberg (Volkswagen Polo GTI) 5. Sébastien Loeb (PEUGEOT 208 WRX) 6. Toomas Heikkinen (Audi S1) PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER THREE ROUNDS Drivers' standings 1. Mattias Ekström (Audi S1), 85 points 2. Johan Kristoffersson (Volkswagen Polo GTI), 69 pts 3. Petter Solberg (Volkswagen Polo GTI), 62 pts 4. Sébastien Loeb (PEUGEOT 208 WRX), 48 pts 5. Timmy Hansen (PEUGEOT 208 WRX), 47 pts 6. Timo Scheider (Ford Fiesta), 41 pts 7. Reiniss Nitis (Audi S1), 33 pts 8. Andreas Bakkerud (Ford Focus RS), 33 pts 9. Kevin Hansen (PEUGEOT 208 WRX), 33 pts 10. Toomas Heikkinen (Audi S1), 29 pts Teams' standings 1. Volkswagen PSRX, 131 points 2. EKS Audi, 114 points 3. Team Peugeot Hansen, 95 points 4. Hoonigan Racing Division, 60 points 5. MJP Racing Team Austria, 59 points 6. STARD, 38 points NEXT ROUND Mettet, Belgium (May 13-14).
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