Assuming the lead with a blistering run on Friday's first stage - El Chocolate - Latvala crushed his rivals on the remainder of that day's stages and never relinquished his spot at the top of the classification. By Sunday morning, Latvala had extended his advantage to over 90 seconds going into the final two stages. Ogier was able to take 25.3s out of his team-mate on the 50-mile-long penultimate stage but the rally by then was long gone, with Latvala eventually winning by 1m05s and picking up a further two points for second on the Agua Zarca powerstage. Second place did mean Ogier dropped points for the first time in 2016, but with the retirement of team-mate Andreas Mikkelsen - who was...
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