Sebastien Ogier has never won in New Zealand.
Sebastien Ogier last raced in Kenya. PDO
Eight-time rally world champion Sebastien Ogier returns to gravel roads in the New Zealand race. The reigning world champion has focused more on his family life and track racing this season.
Ogier has participated in the Monte Carlo, Portugal and Kenya rallies this season. In Monte Carlo he finished second Sebastien Loeb after. In Portugal he drove out and in Kenya the result was a fourth place outside the podium.
The New Zealand rally was high on Ogier’s participation list. He has never won that event.
– I have only driven a rally once. It is very beautiful there. The roads are the best in the world for rallying. I love how diverse and beautiful nature is in the country, Ogier said For Dirtfish.
The Frenchman’s only race in New Zealand took place at the beginning of his career in 2010. At that time, the young driver was aiming for his first rally victory, but Jari-Matti Latvala drove took a longer lap with a difference of two seconds.
– I still have unpaid fishing debts from there. That’s one of the reasons I keep coming back.
– Even though I’m no longer involved full-time, I expect good driving from myself. I hope I can still enjoy the profits in the future.
He leads the World Rally Championship by far Kalle Rovanperä. He has a neck of 72 points To Ott Tänak.