Reigning champions and current World Championship leaders Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia, and second-placed Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger are facing a stern test at the “Roof of the World Rally Championship.” At the Rally Mexico, they will be starting from first and second place on the tricky gravel stages in Central Mexico.
Their Volkswagen team-mates Jari- Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila are eighth onto the route, and all share a common goal: to secure a fourth consecutive win for Volkswagen at extreme heights of up to 2,746 meter above sea level, which would also equal the current record of twelve straight victories for the Polo R WRC (World Rally Car). They must complete 399.71 kilometers against the clock over 21 special stages – including the longest and shortest stages ever contested by the Polo R WRC, at 80.00 and 1.09 kilometers, respectively.