Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia 2021 world champions – AUTOhebdo.fr

At the start of this final round of the 2021 season, Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia had only one goal in mind: to win their 8^e world crown to end their collaboration in style. The pair managed to completely hide everything that this ordeal represented to achieve its goal. The Monza rally will mark the end of the career of the most decorated French co-driver in WRC history.

It was also the last time that Sébastien Ogier played an entire championship since he will only return occasionally next year. Finally, this race offered the ultimate opportunity to see the 2017 WRCs in action, which have so excited the discipline over the past five years.

Author of a very solid season punctuated by 7 podiums including 4 successes in Monte-Carlo, Croatia, Sardinia and the Kenya Safari, the tricolor pair was again impressive during this final round, competing to the end for victory. Not necessarily favored by its role of opener, even if the event takes place mainly on asphalt, the Toyota duo showed great strength by winning in particular 5 scratches allowing them to settle at the top of the ranking. during the weekend. Despite a great fright on Sunday morning after contact with the wall of a chicane, the crew was able to lead the rally they wanted with excellent sensations and a sublime battle until a new well-deserved reward.

In Croatia, victory came by just 6 tenths. The third tightest finish in history after Jordan in 2011 (0 ″ 2 between Ogier and Latvala) and New Zealand in 2007 (0 ″ 3 between Gronhölm and Loeb). © Bastien Roux

Leading for most of the rally, Sébastien Ogier and Julien end in style with a 5th victory in 2021 ahead of their partners from Toyota Gazoo Racing, Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin, and Dani Sordo and Cándido Carrera, Hyundai’s first representative in the standings. .

The collaboration between Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia therefore ended this Sunday, November 21 with an 8th world title and incredible figures. In 169 WRC starts, the two men have been on the podium 91 times for 54 wins, a ratio of 32.14%. Together they won 632/633 stages and scored 2,537 points.

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