Driving a Volkswagen Polo R, Ogier beat team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala by 23 seconds in the vineyard-covered hills hugging the Mosel river in western Germany after also dominating the Panzerplatte military area on Saturday, taking his total wins in the WRC to 30, level in second place on the all-time list along with Marcus Gronholm. He can now secure his third title in Australia next month if he finishes ahead of Latvala. The Frenchman, who won the driver's title in 2013 and 2014, was never threatened as Volkswagen completed its set of WRC rally wins since joining in 2013 after becoming the first German car manufacturer to win this round of the championship. He also led in all but two of the...
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