Rally Italy Sardinia winner Sébastien Ogier has been fined €1500 for eradicating a few of his security gear on the strategy to the cease management of SS13.
Ogier gained the sixth spherical of the 2025 World Rally Championship by 7.9 seconds over Ott Tänak – breaking the report for essentially the most victories in Sardinia (5) within the course of.
The consequence additionally moved him as much as second place within the championship, 19 factors behind Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans.
However Ogier has been penalized by occasion stewards for unfastening his seat belts, eradicating his gloves and opening the chin strap of his helmet between the flying end and cease management of Sunday’s opening stage: San Giacamo – Plebi 1.
That contravened Article 53.1 of the WRC sporting rules detailing gear of crews, which stipulates all security gear should stay in place till the automobile has stopped on the cease management.
In a listening to with the stewards, Ogier defined his actions had been “out of a reflex” and never intentional, and apologized for his lapse.
He gained the stage in query by 4.5s over Tänak.
