Latvala overcame Ogier in a close battle in the first half of the rally then established a 13-second advantage with a blistering performance on Saturday afternoon. Another stage win first thing on Sunday made victory all-but-certain, and Latvala sealed it with second-fastest time to Ogier on the concluding powerstage. The result makes little difference to Ogier's march towards a third consecutive WRC title, with his championship cushion now 89 points thanks to second place and the bonus score. Mads Ostberg joined the VWs on the podium, but it would have been the sister Citroen of Kris Meeke up there had he not made a mistake on Saturday. Meeke kept pace with Ogier and Latvala for a while...
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