Relive the second day of the Canary Islands Rally with live text commentary

Le Rally The Canary Islands, comparable to a circuit due to the absence of ropes, began under the sign of power for ToyotaOn the Santa Brígida course, Oliver Solberg set the fastest time, confirming his current form ahead of championship leader Takamoto Katsuta and Sébastien Ogierwho made a remarkable return to the Spanish asphalt. A strong signal sent to the competition even before the start of the timed competition.

The first special stage, held inside the Gran Canaria stadium before a roaring crowd, confirmed the trend. Takamoto Katsuta took the overall win, continuing his momentum after recent successes. But beware the island's capricious weather, which could disrupt the event and radically alter the grip in the blink of an eye.

Program for the second day of the Canary Islands Rally
9h20 - ES2 (Canal+ Sport) – Sébastien Ogier
10h23 - ES3 (Canal+ Sport) – cancelled
12h15 - ES4 (Canal+ Sport) – Sébastien Ogier
15h55 - ES5 (Canal+ Sport) – Oliver solberg
17h - ES6 (Canal+ Sport) – Sébastien Ogier
18h50 - ES7 (Canal+ Sport 360) – Sébastien Ogier 
21h23 - ES8 (Canal+ Sport 360) – Takamoto Katsuta and Sami Pajari

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Follow the second day with live text updates

22h15 - And the provisional overall standings. We'll be back tomorrow morning at 9:20 for the rest of the rally!

22h14 - Thank you for following us all day at the Canary Islands Rally! Special stage results:

22:04 – 💬 Takamoto Katsuta: "At least something positive happened today. I had a lot of difficulties, but it's a good way to end the day with so many fans." Adrien fourmaux : "I struggled a bit in the first corner, with a lot of oversteer! It was a great atmosphere with all the fans tonight, it's different from rally stages but it's really fun."

22h03 - And we finish with a tie at the top of the special stage! Katsuta sets the same time as Pajari, while Fourmaux finishes third, only three tenths behind.

22h02 - That concludes the Rally1 series, Takamoto Katsuta versus Adrien Fourmaux!

22:01 – 💬 Giovanni Trentin: "I tried my best, I wanted to win the special stage in WRC2, and for now I'm leading the special stage in the category!" Alejandro Cachón: “I don’t really like these kinds of stages; it’s very easy to make a mistake. I prefer to be able to attack hard on the normal stages rather than in these conditions. Tomorrow will be a new day; the rally is still long, and we’ll see if we can catch Yohan Rossel.”

22h - Seventh fastest time for Trentin, 13th for Cachón, who remains second overall in WRC2.

21h57 - Sami Pajari takes advantage to regain third place in the general classification, half a second ahead of Evans! Now it's Giovanni Trentin and Alejandro Cachón's turn to start.

21:57 – 💬 Thierry Neuville : "It's very technical and the only thing we're trying to avoid is touching the concrete blocks! We're trying to get as close as possible, but not too close." Elfyn Evans: "I'm not thrilled with today; we wanted a bit more, but Oliver and Sébastien were faster. I hope we can improve things tomorrow."

21h56 - Third fastest time for Neuville, eight tenths ahead of Evans, who is sixth.

21h53 - Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans are now ready to battle it out.

21:52 – 💬 Diego Domínguez: "It's fantastic with all these fans, what an atmosphere!" Emil Lindholm: "It's a nice consolation prize after a difficult day."

21h52 - Lindholm is provisionally fifth with his Rally2! Twelfth place for Domínguez.

21h50 - Diego Domínguez and Emil Lindholm are now back.

21:49 – 💬 Josh McErlean: "It was important to have a clean Friday, it's been a long time! We had a good battle with Jon today, it's pretty much the only race we can do. I hope we can continue like this this weekend." Oliver Solberg: "I didn't have a good first lap at all; there was a lot more grip than I expected. It's easy to make a mistake or stall, so I'm glad I avoided anything."

21h48 - Third fastest time on the stage for Solberg, who lost three-tenths of a second to Sébastien Ogier. The Frenchman finishes the day 8,9 seconds ahead of the Swede. McErlean sets the eighth fastest time provisionally.

21h45 - Now it's Oliver Solberg and Josh McErlean's turn on the track.

21:44 – 💬 Arthur Pelamourgues: "I gave it my all and we did the same time as yesterday, it's not that great!" Eric Camilli: "It's a good way to end the day, it was a good day for us. We've come back from quite a distance so we're happy with the day, the car is performing well, we'll see tomorrow."

21h44 - Camilli finished two seconds faster than Pelamourgues, setting the eighth and ninth provisional times.

21h41 - A new all-French battle, with Arthur Pelamourgues against Éric Camilli!

21:40 – 💬 Sébastien Ogier: "It was a good day! It was a little strange seeing Jon right in front of me, but he sportingly let me pass so as not to bother me." Jon Armstrong: “It wasn’t our day. We broke something on the rear transmission on the way to the stage, so we only had one wheel drive in the end, and that means a lot of power has to go to the front wheels. It’s the kind of day that tests your character, but you have to get through it.”

21h39 - Struggling with significant understeer, Armstrong sportingly let Ogier pass to avoid costing him time. The Frenchman set the second fastest time on the stage, eight-tenths of a second behind Pajari, while Armstrong conceded 22,1 seconds.

21h38 - Jon Armstrong and Sébastien Ogier are now on track!

21:38 – 💬 Léo Rossel: "It's really fun, honestly! He got his revenge after yesterday! It's really great for the fans and for the rally to have this super special stage. I had a clean day, we'll see tomorrow, there will be a big battle with Cachón and Camilli." Yohan Rossel: "I beat him? Oh, that's nice! Well, not so much for the family because my uncle and aunt were at the stadium, but it was a really great day for us today. My feeling with this car is incredible, I have to keep it up."

21h36 - Yohan Rossel beats his brother by seven tenths, and he regains the provisional third place in the special stage.

21h34 - The battle of the brothers has begun, Léo versus Yohan Rossel!

21:32 – 💬 Dani Sordo: "Was Sami faster? Ah, the Toyotas! (laughs) No, it's fine, it was fun." Sami Pajari: "It's great to race against Dani, he's such a gentleman, I used to follow him when I was a teenager! It's really cool to race against him, it's great to win this head-to-head."

21h31 - Pajari takes the lead in the special stage standings, with a 1,5 second advantage over Sordo.

21h29 - We have our first Rally1 duel, with Dani Sordo and Sami Pajari.

21:28 – 💬 Robert Virves: "My back was hurting, we were less prepared this time, but I hope the spectators enjoyed it." Roberto Daprà: "When I started in motorsport, I did gymkhana, so I really like these kinds of very winding special stages!"

21h27 - 1:56.8 for Daprà who wins the first duel with a 2,1 second lead!

21:25 p.m. – 🟢 Robert Virves and Roberto Daprà are the first to set off with their Skoda Rally2!

21h24 - With less than two kilometers on the program, Sébastien Ogier should maintain his lead in the Canary Islands Rally ahead of Oliver Solberg, but he must be careful not to make any mistakes on a particularly winding course that runs around the outside of the Las Palmas stadium. As on Thursday evening, the drivers will be battling head-to-head.

21h18 - Good evening everyone, we're back for the last special stage of the day, in the Las Palmas stadium!

19h45 - Join us at 21:25pm for the last special of the day!

19h42 - Alejandro Cachon slots in between the Rossel brothers on the provisional podium in WRC2.

19h34 - Nikolay Gryazin continues to struggle with his mechanical problems. He is 15,7 seconds behind Yohann Rossel's benchmark time.

19h28 - 📊 The provisional overall standings after SS7:

19h24 - 📊 The Rally1 standings after SS7:

19h21 - Dani Sordo barely touches the guardrail! He escapes without serious consequences.

19h16 - 📊 The status of the gaps during ES7:

19:14 PM – ⏱️Another stage win for Sébastien Ogier, who had already dominated this section during the morning loop. He improves by three seconds compared to SS4. 

19h13 - Adrien Fourmaux also improved compared to his first run of the day. He still finished fifth.

19h11 - 📊 The early days of ES7:

19:09 PM – ⏱️The times keep improving! Oliver Solberg takes the provisional fastest time, but only by three tenths. 

7:07 PM – ⏱️While Takamoto Katsuta was satisfied with his performance in SS19, Elfyn Evans is well ahead at the end of the special stage, 7,2 seconds behind.

7:04 PM – ⏱️Takamoto Katsuta completes SS19 in 12:30.9. He improves his time compared to the first run of the morning. 

19h00 - A free warning for Oliver Solberg on the gravel, who manages to avoid the rail.

18h58 - Elfyn Evans is 1,4 seconds ahead of Takamoto Katsuta's time.

18h55 - The pilots of the WRC will have to deal with tires that are more degraded than during the morning loop, which was shortened by one special stage.

18:52 PM -🟢 Here we go for the penultimate special of the day with Takamoto Katsuta!

17h57 - The start of the next special stage is scheduled for 18:50 PM.

17h34 - 📊The overall standings after SS6:

17h30 - 24 seconds behind Sébastien Ogier's benchmark time in SS6, Yohan Rossel loses his place in the provisional overall top 10.

17h28 - 📊The Rally1 standings at the end of SS6:

17h25 - Adrien Fourmaux is sixth, 10,2 seconds behind Sébastien Ogier, ahead of Thierry Neuville in seventh, 13,4 seconds behind.

17h23 - Hyundai are still lagging behind this afternoon and give way to a Toyota quintuple in SS6.

17:20 PM -⏱️ Sébastien Ogier snatches the best time of the sixth special stage by just two tenths of a second!

17:18 – 📊 The provisional standings for SS6:

17h16 - Pajari finally finished behind Solberg at the end of SS6.

17:15 PM – ⏱️Solberg sets the provisional fastest time ahead of Evans and Katsuta

17h11 - It's a close race between Oliver Solberg and Sami Pajari! The Finn is currently in the lead…

17:10 PM – ⏱️First reference time of 10:43.3 for Takamoto Katsuta in SS6. 

17h08 - Oliver Solberg got off to a great start in this time trial. He's currently in the lead at the halfway point.

17h05 - Elfyn Evans is 1,6 seconds ahead of Takamoto Katsuta's time at the second intermediate sector.

17h03 - As a reminder, the drivers did not run this special stage during the morning loop. They are therefore discovering the course in race conditions.

17h02 - Elfyn Evans is the next to start SS6.

17:00 PM – 🟢 Takamoto Katsuta has started SS6, the track of which has been resurfaced. 

16h50 - ES6 will start in a few minutes, at 16:59 PM.

16h48 - 📊The overall standings after SS5:

16h40 - Nikolay Gryazin damaged his left rear wheel rim. Beyond the material damage, the Lancia driver seems to be struggling with his car's setup.

16h37 - Nikolay Gryazin is struggling compared to his teammate Yohan Rossel. He finished fourth in WRC2, 8,8 seconds behind the Frenchman at the end of SS5.

16:33 PM – 🇫🇷 Yohan Rossel once again outpaces his brother Léo in SS5. He should therefore maintain his tenth place overall. 

16h26 - 📊The Rally1 standings during SS5:

16h23 -💭The Gapençais explains his second-fastest time: “ It's a special stage that everyone knows by heart; we expect some slight deviations. »

16h21 - Sébastien Ogier, however, retains the lead in the Rally!

16:19 PM – 🇫🇷 Sébastien Ogier fails to unseat Oliver Solberg! He concedes one tenth of a second to the Swede. 

16h16 - 📊The state of the first gaps in SS5:

16:14 PM – ⏱️Oliver Solberg sets the provisional fastest time ahead of Elfyn Evans, whom he leads by 2,8 seconds.

16h13 - During this second pass through the special stage, the times showed slower times than those of the morning.

16:12 PM – ⏱️Elfyn Evans relegates Takamoto Katsuta to second place, posting a time of 7:41.1.

16h10 - Visibly uncomfortable behind the wheel, Takamoto Katsuta complained about his car's handling. The driver will have to deal with this issue until the next service stop, in three stages.

16:08 – ⏱️Takamoto Katsuta completes the special stage in 7:42.0.

16h05 - A little gravel was brought back onto the track in some isolated corners from kilometer 5 onwards.

16h03 - Elfyn Evans started behind the Japanese driver in the fifth special stage.

16:01 PM – 🟢Takamoto Katsuta has gone off in SS5

15h55 - 💭 Sébastien Ogier was not entirely satisfied with the performance of his Yaris this morning:

Leading in the Canary Islands, Sébastien Ogier is frustrated with his tires: "We can't push to the limit"

15h50 - For this second loop of the day, all Rally1 drivers will start on hard tires.

15h45 - Although SS3 was cancelled, SS6 will still take place. But first, the start of SS5 is scheduled for 16:01 PM.

13h07 - Heading to the assistance center now before SS5, which will start at 15:55 pm.

13h03 - 🇫🇷 Also on the French side, Eric Camilli is provisionally fourteenth in SS4 and fifth in WRC2. Arthur Pelamourgues is provisionally sixteenth in the special stage.

13:00 PM – 🇫🇷 With his excellent time during SS4, Yohann Rossel secures tenth place overall. 

12h58 - Nikolay Gryazin slots in between the Rossel brothers and relegates Léo to twelfth place in SS4.

12:52 – 🇫🇷 In tenth place, Yohan Rossel is once again ahead of his brother Léo, with a 10-second lead over his younger brother.

12h50 - 🇫🇷 The Rossel brothers dislodge Jon Armstrong from the top 10 after the Irishman's mistake.

12h48 - 📊The provisional Rally1 standings in SS4:

12h46 - Dani Sordo is by far the best representative of the Korean brand. He finishes SS4 12 seconds off the benchmark.

12h44 - 💭Despite being first in SS4, Sébastien Ogier says he is not " To be honest, I'm happy with the car. »

12h42 - 📊The provisional standings for SS4 after a few runs:

12h41 - Thierry Neuville is hardly more comfortable than his French teammate. He is 17,5 seconds behind Sébastien Ogier's benchmark time.

12:39 PM – ⏱️Sébastien Ogier snatches another fastest time during SS4. The French crew increases its lead in the overall standings.

12h37 - It's still not working for the Hyundais as Adrien Fourmaux loses 13,6 seconds at the finish of SS4.

12h35 - A pleasant surprise from Sami Pajari, who takes the second provisional time.

12h34 - 📊 The state of the initial gaps during SS4

12h32 - The Swede is in the mix. However, Oliver Solberg is 1,2 seconds behind his teammate Elfyn Evans.

12:30 – ⏱️Elfyn Evans makes the difference! He takes the provisional scratch time with a four-second lead over Takamoto Katsuta. 

12:28 – ⏱️Takamoto Katsuta completes SS4 in 12:32.7 for Toyota.

12h26 - Adrien Fourmaux seems to be more at ease than during ES2.

12h24 - Oliver Solberg is lagging behind at the halfway point. He is 3,1 seconds behind Takamoto Katsuta.

12h22 - The fourth special stage is the longest of the day at 21,7 km!

12h20 - Elfyn Evans started behind Takamoto Katsuta. He is 2,8 seconds ahead at the second intermediate sector.

12:18 PM – 🟢Here we go for SS4 with Takamoto Katsuta.

12h16 - The fourth special stage should start shortly. For those who have just joined us, SS3 has been cancelled for safety reasons.

10:13 – Meet at 12:15 for the start of SS4.

10:11am -⚠️ SS3 has been officially cancelled by race control after the discovery of more than a hundred vehicles illegally parked in a protected area, forcing organizers to evacuate the area while calling on spectators to be civic-minded for the rest of the event.

10:05 AM – 🇫🇷 The Rossel brothers dominate the Rally2 category in SS2. First in their category, they are eleventh and twelfth in the standings for the second special stage. 

10h03 - 📊 The provisional overall standings at the end of SS2:

9h57 - 📊The Rally1 standings during SS2:

9:56 AM – 🇫🇷 Yohan Rossel beats his brother Léo by 8 tenths of a second! 

9:55 AM - 🇫🇷 Léo Rossel is 18,1 seconds behind Ogier, but the battle with his brother Yohan looks very close…

9:53 AM – 🚨 The third special stage is cancelled for safety reasons because too many spectators are parked illegally! 🚨

9h52 - Years after his last participation in the Canary Islands Rally, local driver Dani Sordo is the best of the rest and the first non-Toyota driver, 7,6 seconds behind the leader of SS2, Sébastien Ogier.

9h49 - Jon Armstrong continues to lead his teammate Josh McErlean, although the Fords are significantly behind (8th and 9th provisional positions)

9h47 - 📊Status of the gaps in ES2:

9h46 - Thierry Neuville is 9,1 seconds behind Sébastien Ogier at the finish of SS2.

9h45 - 🇫🇷 The nine-time world champion needs to score big points this weekend to catch up with current championship leader Takamoto Katsuta (55 points).

9:44 a.m. – ⏱️Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais snatch the provisional scratch time for SS2 and symbolically take the lead in the Canary Islands Rally.

9h42 - Thierry Neuville, an asphalt specialist, is even further behind than his teammate Adrien Fourmaux, who is already struggling.

9h41 - 📊 The first gaps in SS2:

9:39 AM – ⏱️Oliver Solberg sets the provisional fastest time in 7:38.8

9h37 -💭 This Friday, Takamoto Katsuta opens the track on the second day of the Canary Islands Rally, on asphalt that is "just dusty in some places."

9:35 a.m. – ⏱️Elfyn Evans beats Takamoto Katsuta by one second at the finish of the special stage.

9h32 - The Welshman catches up with his Japanese teammate. He has a 0,3 second lead at the second intermediate sector.

9h30 - Elfyn Evans then took off, along a course littered with unforgiving rails.

9h28 - The tarmac in the Canary Islands is made of volcanic rock, offering competitors a very smooth surface to travel on.

9:25 a.m. – 🟢ESP2 is underway with Takamoto Katsuta.

9h20 - 💭 Sébastien Ogier returns to action after missing Croatia and announces changing conditions, both on the asphalt and in the air, in the Canary Islands.

Sébastien Ogier returns to the Canary Islands: a controlled comeback and the challenge of a flawless asphalt surface

9h15 - On the strategy side, there is unanimity among the Rally1 drivers who are all starting on hard tires this morning, a choice shared by almost all of the Rally2 drivers with the notable exception of Roberto Daprà who is taking a gamble with a medium spare tire.

9h10 - ⚠️Tensions are rising off-track as race control threatens to suspend SS3 due to a massive influx of spectators in poorly positioned locations, jeopardizing the safety of the special stage.

9h05 - 🕚 The start of the second special stage is scheduled for 9:25 am

8:55 am – 👋 Hello everyone, welcome to AUTOhebdo.fr to follow the second day of the Canary Islands Rally!