Australia: Neuville stays on course despite the rain

Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) remains at the head of Rally d’Australie à deux spéciales de l’arrivée. Malgré une averse qui a surpris les leaders, le Belge conserve une avance de plus de 14 secondes sur Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota), his closest adversary. Ott Tänak (M-Sport) reste sur le podium provisoire en se rapprochant à moins d’une douzaine de secondes du Finlandais.

Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) is now in fourth place after taking advantage of the retirement of Craig Breen (Citroën) rolled over in SS18. The team reported that the crew was in good health.

Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) completes the top five, a good distance from the leading quartet. Still troubled by gearbox problems, the five-time world champion received a one-minute penalty for clocking out too early at the start of SS18.

The Frenchman maintains more than half a minute ahead of Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) who took sixth place after the retirement of Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) who tore off his left rear wheel when hitting a tree in SS17.