Relive the second day of the Sardinia Rally with live commentary

The hegemony of Toyota, winner of the first five rallies of the season WRC, will it continue in Sardinia? Nothing is less certain because over the last three years, the Italian event has smiled on the Hyundai. However, the outcome of the first day, Friday, is good Sébastien Ogier who leads the dance in front of his compatriot Adrien fourmaux (+2″1, Hyundai) and a second Korean car, that ofOtt Tänak (+7″3). Note the Belgian’s withdrawal Thierry Neuville, which damaged the entire left rear of the i20 Rally1 after hitting a wall during SS5. A new battle is looming over the course of a second day to be followed in full on AUTOhebdo.fr!

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Saturday, June 7 (121,6 km)
9h05 - ES7: Coiluna – Loelle 1 - 21,18 km: 🇨🇵 Sébastien Ogier
10h16 - ES8: Lerno – Su Filigosu 1 - 24,34 km: 🇪🇪 Ott Tänak
11h31 - ES9: Tula – Erula 1 - 15,28 km: 🇨🇵 Sébastien Ogier
15h05 - ES10: Coiluna – Loelle 2 - 21,18 km: 🇪🇪 Ott Tänak
16:16 – SS11: Lerno – Su Filigosu 2 - 24,34 km: 🇪🇪 Ott Tänak
17h31 - ES12: Tula – Erula 2 - 15,28 km: 🇨🇵 Sébastien Ogier

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WRC – Rally of Sardinia
Relive the second day with live commentary

18h46 - 👋​ Thank you all for following this second day of Rally from Sardinia with live commentary. Join us this Sunday from 7:00 a.m. for the third and final day!

18h43 – ⚠️​ 🇨🇵 As a reminder, this Saturday was a terrible one for the French. In Rally1, Adrien Fourmaux first suffered a puncture this morning before rolling over, which caused him to retire. It remains to be seen whether he will restart tomorrow. In Rally2, the Rossel brothers both retired following an accident. The damage was too extensive to hope for a restart.

18h40 - Overall, in WRC2, the Bulgarian remains in the lead with a 19 second lead over the Swede and 9 seconds over the Finn Emil Lindholm.

18h37 - In WRC2, in SS12, Oliver Solberg (Toyota) easily won ahead of Nicolay Gryazin (+6″9, Skoda) and the Pole Katejan Kajetanowicz (+15″9, Toyota)

18:31 p.m. – 🔍​ The rankings after this SS12, the last special of the day in Sardinia: 

18h27 - 🏁 End of this SS12! Fifth scratch of the weekend for the eight-time world champion who wins ahead of the Hyundai driver! Before Sunday, the Frenchman has more than 11 seconds in the general classification

18h24 - ???? "It was a long day, the afternoon was difficult. It was good race management," Ogier believes for his part

18h21 - ???? "For me it was difficult in the car, especially in the narrow part," admits Tänak upon arrival

18h19 - 🇨🇵 The Frenchman sets the best time by just 4 tenths ahead of the Estonian!!

18:17 p.m. – 🔥 Seb Ogier seems to be going even faster!!

18:15 p.m. – 🇪🇪 Tänak crushes Rovanperä’s time by more than 10 seconds and takes the lead in 11:57.0!

18h11 - Sébastien Ogier has taken off! Let's see if the Frenchman maintains his lead over the Hyundai driver.

18:09 p.m. – 🇨🇵 As a reminder, it's a difficult day for the French... The Rossel brothers, competing in WRC2, both unfortunately retired this Saturday... Yohan, first, hit a tree on SS9, causing a steering rod to break. Léo, meanwhile, hit a bank on SS10 and damaged his radiator. 

18h06 - 🇪🇪 The Estonian is gone!

18h02 - Only Ogier and Tänak are missing from the race now

18:00 p.m. – Provisional best time for Katsuta! 12:07.8 for the Japanese!

17h58 - 🇨🇵 For info, Adrien Fourmaux had to abandon the day after his roll in SS11 who seriously damaged his Hyundai i20. He is therefore not competing in this SS12

17h56 - Kalle Rovanperä also left. Meanwhile, Neuville sets the first reference time, as expected, in 12:12.2

17h52 - Elfyn Evans is also in the race. The Welshman, the championship leader, is expected to see his 30-point lead melt away after the Italian race tomorrow.

17:51 p.m. – Yohan Rossel tells AUTOhebdo the reasons for his retirement this Saturday. The Frenchman, who was third in the provisional standings before his accident, will lose a lot of points while leading the WRC2 championship:

 

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17:50 p.m. – 🔴  As a reminder, this weekend, AUTOhebdo and Yacco are taking you behind the scenes of the Sardinia Rally, alongside French pilots Léo and Yohan Rossel. Visit us on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook to experience this as close to the action as possible!

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17h44 - Takamoto Katsuta, third in SS11, is gone!

17h43 - Logically, the Belgian is ahead of the times of the M-Sport

17h40 - Jourdan Serderidis, who is doing a stint driving a Ford Puma Rally1 this weekend, has left

17h37 - 🇧🇪 Neuville took off

17h34 - Munster is now in the race

17:31 p.m. – 🟢 Josh McErlean is off!

17h30 - 🔴 SS12, the shortest special stage of this Saturday, will begin shortly

17:25 p.m. – In WRC2, in this SS11, Oliver Solberg (Toyota) once again got the better of Nicolay Gryazin (Skoda) by 5 seconds. Overall, the Bulgarian remains comfortably in the lead with a 6 second lead over the Swede and a 25 second lead over the Finn Lindholm.

17h15 - We'll meet again at 17:30 p.m. for the last special of this second day in Italy!

17:11 p.m. – 🔍​ The rankings after this SS11 in Sardinia: 

17:08 p.m. – 🏁 End of this SS11! Fifth scratch of the weekend for Ott Tänak who wins again ahead of Sébastien Ogier! The Frenchman still has a ten-second lead over the Estonian in the general classification

17h06 - 💬 Seb Ogier, for his part, confirms having lost time because of his compatriot's roll: "It was a good special, obviously we lost some more time because we had to overtake Adrien."

17h04 - ???? "For me, it was clean. I was very clean and had no problems. It was quite heated with Pajari.", assures Tänak on arrival

17:03 p.m. – 🇨🇵 Second fastest time at the finish for the Haut-Alpin who concedes 3″7 to the Hyundai driver!

17h02 - Ogier has gained 2 seconds on the Estonian! He is now approaching the finish line

16h59 - The Estonian will win this special stage, Ogier is more than 5″ away at the penultimate intermediate!

16:57 p.m. – 15:15.9 p.m. for Tänak who takes the lead in this SS10!!

16h55 - In the end, the Finn set off again without any problems for the Estonian, who should have the best time at the finish.

16:54 p.m. – Pajari is arrested! He might get in the way of Tänak who is coming up behind him...

🚨 Fourmaux rolled 🚨

1.9km into SS11 – Crew are OK ✅#WRC | #RallyItaliaSardegna 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/br5OBD7eQ2

— FIA World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) June 7, 2025

16:53 p.m. – 🔴 Fourmaux's car flipped over on a tight bend! There are currently no images to show what happened. 

16h51 - Rovanperä provisionally second, 1″2 behind Katsuta!

16:50 p.m. – 🚨 Barrel for Adrien Fourmaux at the very start of the special!! The bad luck continues for the Frenchman, already caught out in this special this morning

16h48 - 🇨🇵 Seb Ogier is also in the race! Will he extend his lead in the general classification? The answer will be in about ten minutes.

16h46 - 🇨🇵 Let's go to Fourmaux

16:45 p.m. – 15:23.4 p.m. for Katsuta, new best time!

16h44 - After a puncture, the Welshman got back on track pretty quickly! But he would lose at least a minute at the finish line.

16h43 - ???? Evans is stopped and out of his car! Probably a flat tire for him too?

16:42 p.m. – 🇪🇪 Seb Ogier's runner-up in the provisional standings, Ott Tänak, has set off!

16h40 - One Finn can hide another: Pajari is also in the race

16:38 p.m. – First reference time in 15:33.1 for Neuville

16h37 - Kalle Rovanperä should continue to attack, as he has since the beginning of the day, to continue strengthening his third position in the provisional standings.

16h34 - Unsurprisingly, Neuville is well ahead of the M-Sport times

16h32 - Elfyn Evans also took the plunge

16h29 - Takamoto Katsuta, who punctured and lost a lot of time in the previous special, is in the race

16h26 - Jourdan Serderidis, on the 4th M-Sport, has left

16h22 - 🇧🇪 Neuville has set off, he should still set the reference time while waiting for the best

16h19 - Munster is now in the race

16:16 p.m. – 🟢 Josh McErlean is off!

16h15 - SS11 will start in the next few seconds

16h04 - 🔴 We'll meet again in ten minutes to follow SS11., the longest of this day, which caused damage this morning!

16:01 p.m. – In WRC2, in this tenth special, Oliver Solberg (Toyota) got the better of Nicolay Gryazin (Skoda) by just 0 seconds. Overall, the Bulgarian remains firmly in the lead with a 4-second lead over Finland's Lindholm.

15h58 - 🔍​ The rankings at the end of this SS10 in Sardinia: 

15:55 p.m. – 🏁 End of this SS10! Fourth scratch of the weekend for Ott Tänak who wins ahead of Sébastien Ogier! The Frenchman maintains a good lead in the general classification over the Estonian

15h53 - ???? "It was a good special, very clean. It's very, very hot," confirms Ogier

15:50 p.m. – 🇨🇵 The Frenchman finished 2nd in 13:30.5! Just six tenths behind the Estonian!

15h49 - Ogier is on time with the Hyundai driver!

15h48 - Fourmaux finishes more than 7″ behind Tänak

15h47 - ???? "The grip is very low with the hard tires. It's very difficult and there are a lot of stones. I did my best to avoid them.", says the Estonian

15h45 - Fourmaux is behind his teammate's passing times

15:44 p.m. – 🇪🇪 Best time for Tänak in 13:29.9!

15h43 - ???? "Pretty decent, I made a mistake in the narrow section by going a bit wide. I lost 3-4 seconds there, but otherwise nothing dramatic. We're trying to keep it in one piece," admits Rovanperä

15:41 p.m. – 🇨🇵 The provisional leader of this Sardinia rally, Seb Ogier, is in the race!

15h40 - Sami Pajari is also in the race

15h39 - 🇨🇵 Here we go for the unlucky Adrien Fourmaux

15:38 p.m. – The Finn sets the new reference time in 13:32.9! 

15h37 - 🇪🇪 Ott Tänak, second in the provisional general classification behind Ogier, is off! He too should attack

15h37 - Rovanperä is on the attack! He is much faster than his Welsh teammate

15:35 p.m. – Elfyn Evans takes the provisional lead in 13:43.6 

15h34 – At the finish, Katsuta lost almost three minutes to Neuville

15h30 - Rovanperä, provisionally third in the standings of this rally, set off

15h28 - ???? "Physically it's very demanding. I've never experienced anything like this. Ott will love it, it's quite brutal in there, exactly what he needs to go faster than everyone else," assures him. Neuville

15h27 - ???? Katsuta gets a flat tire! The Japanese driver stops to change his right front wheel!

15h26 - Elfyn Evans, who has been struggling since the start of the weekend, has left

15:25 p.m. – 🇧🇪 Best time at the finish for Neuville: 13:45.9 

15h20 - The first Toyota to leave, like this morning, is Katsuta's

15h15 - Logically, Neuville should sign a first reference time

15h14 - Jourdan Serderidis, in the 4th M-Sport, sets off

15h11 - 🇧🇪 Thierry Neuville is in the race. The Belgian has been uneasy since the start of the day.

15h08 - Grégoire Munster also leaves, the starting order has not changed

15:05 p.m. – 🟢​ Let’s go for SS10!

15h03 - Two-minute start: Josh McErlean will be the first to set off, just like this morning.

14h53 - ???? Before we take a closer look at SS10, a quick summary of what happened this Saturday morning:

Rally Sardinia – Trouble-free morning for Ogier, Hyundais in difficulty

14h50 - We're back to follow the afternoon's three special stages live. Starting with SS10, which will start at 15:05 p.m.

12:49 p.m. – 🔴 Visit AUTOhebdo’s Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook accounts to experience the Rally of Sardinia as close as possible to the action with the Rossel brothers, entered in WRC2!

12:45 p.m. – 🔴 Speaking to AUTOhebdo, who are taking you behind the scenes of the Italian race this weekend with Yacco, Léo Rossel debriefed his good morning. The Citroën driver is 5th in the provisional standings before the afternoon loop:

 

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12:41 p.m. – 🔴 Thank you for following us this morning! Join us from 15 p.m. to follow the three afternoon specials, which promise to be even more lively.

12:37 p.m. – 🇨🇵 Unfortunately, Yohan Rossel will drop some big points on the way to the championship this weekend…

12:33 p.m. – This midday retirement is the consequence of his slight accident on SS8, during which the Citroën driver confirmed having hit a tree at high speed on a bend! 

12:30 p.m. – 🚨​ In WRC2, Yohan Rossel's hopes of a podium finish and victory are over! Race control has announced that the Frenchman (Citroën) did not start SS9 due to a broken steering rod! 

12h26 - ???? "Back to normal for us. We tried to stay calm," simply assures Ogier at the finish

12:23 p.m. – 🔍​ The rankings at the end of this SS9 and this first loop of the day in Sardinia: 

12h20 - ???? "We had a lot of dust getting inside the car and I got distracted, then I made a mistake.", declares Fourmaux on arrival

12:17 p.m. – 🏁 End of SS9! The eight-time world champion takes the win and secures his fourth overall victory of the weekend! The Frenchman takes advantage of the opportunity to regain the lead in the general classification and widen the gap on Ott Tänak and Kalle Rovanperä!

12:15 p.m. – Seb Ogier crushes this SS9! 10 seconds better than his teammate: 12:09.7!

12h14 - At the arrival, Hyundai driver concedes more than 45″ to Rovanperä!

12h13 - Fourmaux, who was able to set off again without any problems, lost a lot of time once again! He almost made a mistake a second time and even had to go off-road; it wasn't a good day for him.

12h11 - Ogier is ahead of his teammate on the time trial!

12h09 - 🇪🇪 Tänak finishes with only 0 seconds behind Rovanperä! The Finn is still in the lead

Disaster for Fourmaux 😔#WRC | #RallyItaliaSardegna 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/l6eTjvA1SG

— FIA World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) June 7, 2025

12:08 p.m. – 🚨 Meanwhile, Adrien Fourmaux crashes on a tight bend! The Frenchman lightly hits a tree with his right rear!

12h07 - Slow puncture for the Estonian, still ahead of the intermediaries despite everything

12:06 – 🚨 Puncture on the rear left for Ott Tänak!!! 

12h04 - 🇨🇵 Seb Ogier has set off! All Rally1 cars are in the race

12:03 – Rovanperä takes the provisional lead in 12:19.7!

12h00 - 🇨🇵 Adrien Fourmaux, who has nothing left to play for after his puncture, has left

11:58 – Provisional best time for Katsuta in 12:30.7 

11:56 a.m. – 🇪🇪 Ott Tänak, winner of SS8 and leading the general classification while waiting for Ogier to be replaced, has set off!

11h53 - Kalle Rovanperä, now third in the provisional general classification, has also left. His teammate and compatriot Sami Pajari has also left.

11h51 - 🇧🇪 12:36.2 for Neuville at the finish! First reference time in this special

11h49 - Elfyn Evans, third in SS8, is in the race in this SS9 contested among wind turbines

11h46 - The first Toyota to leave, as it has since this morning, is Katsuta's

11h43 - Logically, Neuville is well ahead of the times of the Ford Puma

11h40 - Jourdan Serderidis is off to a flying start

11h37 - 🇧🇪 Neuville also took off

11h34 - Grégoire Munster, second M-Sport driver, is also in the race

11:31 a.m. – 🟢​ Let's go for SS9 with Josh McErlean

11:27 a.m. – We'll meet up in just a few minutes to follow SS9, the shortest of the day.

11:22 a.m. – Only 16th in this special in WRC2, 44″ behind Oliver Solberg, Yohan Rossel has lost a lot and now finds himself fourth overall, 1 minute behind Gryazin!

11h17 - 🔴 Bad luck for the French in this SS8! In WRC2, Yohan Rossel also unfortunately suffered a puncture! "I just came into a slow corner too fast and hit a tree. I tried to fight, but now it's over.", confirmed the Citroën driver on arrival.

11h14 - 🔍​ The provisional rankings, therefore, at the end of this SS8 in Sardinia: 

11:11 – 💬 "It's okay, I'm sure I'll get some time back," Ogier simply declares

11:10 – 💬 "We just had a puncture. That's all. I hit something on the inside, but it was on the line and it wasn't in my pace notes. It's quite frustrating though...", confirms Fourmaux

11:08 a.m. – 🏁 This SS8 ends in chaos! Ott Tänak, the fastest, wins his third scratch of the weekend and takes the provisional lead in the general classification ahead of Seb Ogier while awaiting the stewards' decision!

11h05 - Fourmaux loses more than 3'50 to his teammate because of his puncture! The Frenchman's hopes of victory and a podium finish are dashed!

11:03 – 🇨🇵 Ogier finishes 29″7 behind Tänak at the finish!! The Estonian will take the lead of the rally before the stewards give more time to the eight-time world champion

11h02 - Fourmaux lets Ogier pass, but the damage is already done!

11h01 - Ogier is going to lose a lot of time, he can't see anything behind Fourmaux! He's going to symbolically lose the lead of the rally!

10:59 a.m. – 🔴 Fourmaux has set off again but his dust is bothering Ogier, who is coming up behind! 

10:57 a.m. – 🇪🇪 Fastest finish for Tänak! 15:25.4 for the Estonian, well on his way to victory

10:56 a.m. – 🚨​ Fourmaux stops to change his tire! He's going to lose a lot of time!! 

10:54 – 💬 "A few elements combined to make it work. This stage is not easy, I think it will clean itself up. The guys behind will be faster. We do what we can.", admits Rovanperä

10:53 a.m. – The Frenchman is going to lose a lot of time even though he is halfway through the special!

10:52 a.m. – 🔴 Loss of pressure on the front left for Fourmaux! 

10h51 - Rovanperä takes the lead in turn! 15:33.5 for the Finn!

10h50 - The terrain seems to improve with each rider, the gaps are significant at each finish

10h49 - 🇨🇵 It's on for Ogier! Will the Frenchman prove he's the strongest again this weekend?

10:48 a.m. – Evans sets a new benchmark time of 15:43.5!

10h45 - 🇨🇵 Adrien Fourmaux has taken off! Will he be able to close in on Ogier or not?

10:44 – Best time for Katsuta in 15:51.7 while waiting for the others

10h43 - As expected on the attack, Rovanperä is well ahead of everyone on the intermediates

10h42 - 🇪🇪 Ott Tänak has also left

10h41 - Katsuta and Evans are ahead of Neuville's time

10h38 - 🇧🇪 Thierry Neuville sets a first reference time of 16:03.3

10h34 - Rovanperä, who attacked hard on SS7, could once again be at ease on SS8. The Finn is in the race

10h31 - Elfyn Evans, out of the running for victory, also left

10h28 - Katsuta, the first Toyota driver, took off

10h25 - Jourdan Serderidis is off to a flying start

10h22 - 🇧🇪​ Thierry Neuville is in the race in turn

10h19 - Munster is the second M-Sport driver to start

10:16 a.m. – 🟢​ Let's go for SS8 with Josh McErlean 

10:10 a.m. – 🔴​ We'll meet at 10:15 a.m. for SS8

10:07 – Overall in WRC2, Nicolay Gryazin still leads, but his lead over the Finn is shrinking. The two drivers are now only 3 seconds apart. The Frenchman completes the podium, 8 seconds behind the Bulgarian.

10:05 a.m. – In WRC2, Emil Lindholm wins the 7th special of the weekend ahead of Oliver Solberg (+1″) and Frenchman Yohan Rossel (+6″)

9:57 a.m. – 🔍​ The rankings after this SS7, the first special of the day, in Sardinia: 

9:56 – 💬 "It was rougher than expected from the start. Not a big attack, but a clean stage," according to the Haut-Alpin

9:54 a.m. – 🏁​ So SS7 is over! Sébastien Ogier wins his third stage win of the weekend and extends his lead in the overall standings over the Hyundais of Fourmaux and Tänak! 

9:52 – 💬 "I'm not really satisfied with my driving. The grip was good, then it became slippery, the grip decreased," declares Fourmaux

9:50 a.m. – 🔥​ The eight-time world champion puts everyone in agreement! 3 seconds better than Rovanperä at the finish in 1:13! He wins this special and widens the gap in the general classification!

9h49 - Seb Ogier seems to be ahead of his teammate!!

9h47 - 🇨🇵 Fourmaux is also behind the Toyota driver for 2″2! 13:42.8 for the Frenchman!

9h45 - ???? "It was okay. I definitely had a better feeling in the car thanks to the setup and starting position.", explains the Finn

9h44 - 🇪🇪 Tänak is at the finish line! He is behind Rovanperä by only 0″6!

9h42 - 🇨🇵 Seb Ogier is the last to leave! It's going to be a tough battle between the two Frenchmen

9h40 - 🇨🇵 Adrien Fourmaux has taken off! Will he retake the lead in the general classification? To be continued!

9:38 a.m. – Rovanperä beats his teammate’s time! 13:40.6, or 14″6 better! 

9h36 - 🇪🇪​ Ott Tänak, provisional third, is in the race!

9:35 – Evans improves by 8 seconds! 13:55.2 for the Welshman

9h34 - ???? "It's difficult after such a disappointment like yesterday, where we were really unlucky. The team has repaired the car and we know what we have to do tomorrow. (Sunday). We hope for a better position on the road and we will attack,” admits Neuville on arrival

9h33 - It's on for the Finnish Sami Pajari

9:32 a.m. – Katsuta takes the provisional best time! 14:03.2 for the Japanese

9h29 - Kalle Rovanperä, who finished well yesterday, is in the running

9h26 - Championship leader Elfyn Evans is gone! His day yesterday was disappointing, even though he led the way all day.

9:25 a.m. – 🇧🇪​ Thierry Neuville finishes in 14:10.9, 17 seconds faster than McErlean

9h24 - The first Toyota, Katsuta's, took off

9:21 – 💬​ “ It's absolutely fine. It's a great pleasure to be back on the road, the team did a great job, the rear was completely destroyed. A bit of a wipeout, but a good experience," assures the Irishman on arrival

9:18 a.m. – Josh McErlean finishes in 14:28.2 

9h14 - Jourdan Serderidis is off to a great start. Driving a 4th M-Sport, he rolled over on Friday, also in SS5, which caused a lot of damage.

9h11 - 🇧🇪​ Another driver already in the race: Thierry Neuville. The Belgian, who also crashed his car yesterday, in SS5, can no longer hope for anything in the general classification.

9h10 - Same thing for his teammate Grégoire Munster, who also left. He also damaged his car yesterday.

9h08 - The Irishman, who had an accident yesterday, was able to repair his injuries and return to the road today.

9:05 a.m. – 🟢​ SS7 is underway! Josh McErlean is the first to set off

8h55 -   Here is the starting order for this second day in Portugal: 

1) Josh McErlean
2) Gregory Munster
3) Thierry Neuville
4) Jourdan Serderidis
5) Takamoto Katsuta
6) Elfyn Evans
7) Kalle Rovanperä
8) Sami Pajari
9) Ott Tanak
10) Adrien Fourmaux
11) Sébastien Ogier

8h45 - A quick update on the French rankings before this SS7:

Rally1 (WRC)
1st – Sébastien Ogier
2nd – Adrien Fourmaux
Rally2 (WRC2)
3rd – Yohan Rossel
9th – Leo Rossel
14th – Pablo Sarrazin
20th – Sarah Rumeau
Rally3 (WRC3)
2th – Tom Pellerey
3nd – Mattéo Chatillon

8h40 - Here is the general classification of this Rally of Sardinia before the start of this second day:

8h35 -   Hello everyone ! Welcome to our live commentary to follow the second day of the Rally of Sardinia together. Six special stages are on the program this Saturday. Starting with SS7 (Coiluna-Loelle 1) - 21,18 km), which will start at 9:05 a.m.