His 12 second lead was almost erased when his Volkswagen Polo R’s clutch pedal was bent and pushed down on the brake pedal. Mikkelsen drove more than half the 14.84km stage with the brakes on and conceded 9.2 seconds to Ogier. Mads Ostberg-Ola Floene (NOR/Ford Fiesta RS) 1:00.6, 7. Eric Camilli-Benjamin Veillas (FRA/Ford Fiesta RS) 1:21.7, 8. Lorenzo Bertelli-Simone Scattolin (ITA/Ford Fiesta RS) 4:56.6, 10.

Source: Bangkok Post November 19, 2016 09:49 UTC