The third round of the World Rally Championship kicked off Thursday night in Mexico with Volkswagen’s Sebastien Ogier leading the way on the opening Super Special Stage.
Ogier completed the 1.01-kilometer stage in 52.9 seconds, followed by Ford Fiesta R5 driver Ott Tanak; the pair were separated by 0.3 seconds only. Third fastest was Ogier’s teammate Andreas Mikkelsen who was a just 0.1 seconds slower than Tanak and 0.2 seconds ahead of Citroen’s Kris Meeke.