Rovanperä edges Tänak at Shakedown in Estonia

The Finn stood out as the fastest rider in the first outing of the weekend on the Estonian gravel this Thursday.

Published on 15/07/2021 à 15:54

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Rovanperä edges Tänak at Shakedown in Estonia

With three passes under his belt, Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) took the lead in the Shakedown of Rally from Estonia. The 20-year-old driver set the best time during his final time this morning.

With a time of 2'51"1, the Finn took over the local event and the only representative Hyundai in the Top 5, Ott Tänak. The 2019 champion actually ranked 2nd, half a second behind Kalle Rovanperä.

The other three places in the Top 5 were taken by the Toyota drivers with Takamoto Katsuta (+0“6) on the 3rd step of the podium followed by Elfyn Evans (+1“1) and Sébastien Ogier (+2“).

Freelancer for Hyundai in Estonia in place of Dani Sordo, the Irishman Craig Breen finished 7th in Kalle Rovanperä’s Shakedown 2“6. Back in the premier category after his absence in Kenya, Frenchman Pierre-Louis Loubet (2C Compétition) clocked the 10th time, 6 seconds from the lead. The 2021 Rally Estonia begins this Thursday with the Tartu super special at 19:38 p.m.