Sierra Morena Rally: With three stages to go, José Antonio Suarez and Alberto Iglesias still in the lead

The first round of the European Rally Championship, taking place this weekend in Andalusia, is proving to be quite eventful so far. At the Sierra Morena Rally, competitors had to be patient yesterday after Philip Allen and Craig Drew went off the road (Toyota The GR Yaris Rally2) in SS6 brought the rally to a premature end. As a result, default times were awarded to almost the entire field, meaning most were unable to complete the 26,10 kilometers of this timed section in competition. Therefore, it was necessary to wait some time last night before the true overall standings were known after the seventh special stage. rallyThe surprise of the day came from Álvaro Muñiz and Manuel Estévez: entered in the rally in a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2, but not in the round counting towards the European Championship, the two men finished the day in 2nd position overall. Today, the crew will once again start well after the competitors entered in the round. ERC We must wait for the results to know the exact standings of the entire rally. It should also be noted that European Champion Miko Marczyk made a mistake in SS3 yesterday and is therefore continuing the event in Super Rally.

Suarez – Iglesias untouchable, Zielinski – Leenhardt battle in ERC3

José Antonio Suarez and Alberto Iglesias (Škoda Fabia RS Rally2), who have led since the second stage of the rally, still hold first place with three stages remaining. Iván Ares and Borja Rozada (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2) reclaimed second place earlier this morning, and the battle for third place now involves, in order, Giandomenico Basso and Lorenzo Granai (Škoda Fabia RS Rally2), Teemu Suninen and Antti Haapala (Škoda Fabia RS Rally2), and Álvaro Muñiz and Manuel Estévez. At the midday break, the gap between the three crews is just 6,4 seconds, with the Italian two-time European Champion holding a slight advantage. For the French drivers, Lucas Zielinski and Ewen Leenhardt remain the ERC3 leaders in the Renault The official Clio, meeting this specification, holds a 12,8-second lead over Jay Coleman and Killian McArdle (Ford Fiesta Rally3) before the final loop. Tristan Charpentier and Loris Pascaud (Škoda Fabia RS Rally2) are in 14th place at midday, and Pierre Ragues and Julien Pesenti (Škoda Fabia RS Rally2) are in 19th. Paul Evrard and Maxime Roulland (Lancia Ypsilon Rally4) have retired.

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ERC – Sierra Morena
The general classification after SS10