WRC: Ogier extends lead with Rally Deutschland win

Omnisports 01:53 - 21 August 2016

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Rally Deutschland was won easily by WRC defending champion Sebastien Ogier on Sunday, with Dani Sordo second and Thierry Neuville third.

Sebastien Ogier tightened his grip on the World Rally Championship by extending his lead in the standings to 59 points with victory at Rally Deutschland on Sunday.

Volkswagen driver Ogier had gone six rallies without a win prior to heading to Germany, a lean streak stretching six months that had decreased his advantage atop the leaderboard.

But Ogier steered his Polo R through the tricky asphalt stages of the rally to finish 20.3 seconds ahead of Hyundai's Dani Sordo and was delighted to be back on top of the podium.

"This is great," Ogier said at the finish. "I haven't had a chance to win on the recent rallies and I was missing that feeling for sure.

"It's been really exciting and a long time since I was battling like this for a win. I really had to push to beat the guys around me."