Canary Islands Rally - SS8: Ogier finishes the day in the lead

Sébastien Ogier finished the first "real" day of the Canary Islands Rally in the lead, while two of his teammates set the fastest time in SS8, a second run through the super special stage at the Las Palmas stadium.

Published 24/04/2026 à 22:14

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Canary Islands Rally – SS8: Ogier finishes the day in the lead

Friday ended in a fun way with another super special stage, again pitting the riders against each other on the track, in a format similar to a pursuit race in track cycling. Sébastien Ogier only achieved the fourth fastest time, but he managed to widen the gap on Oliver Solberg, who finished the day 8,9 seconds behind his nine-time world champion teammate.

Toyota continues to dominate this fifth round of the season, occupying the top five positions in the overall standings. Sami Pajari managed to climb back onto the provisional podium during SS8, ahead of Elfyn Evans, who is now half a second behind in the overall standings. The Finn held the fastest time on the stage until the final duel between Takamoto Katsuta and Adrien fourmaux.

The Japanese driver matched his Finnish teammate's time, while the Frenchman climbed to third place in the special stage. For championship leader Katsuta, it wasn't an easy day, but sitting fifth, less than thirty seconds behind the leader, means the title race is far from over before the final two days of the championship. rally.

Tenth overall, Yohan Rossel leads WRC2 after Friday's stages with his Lancia, 22 seconds ahead of Spaniard Alejandro Cachón. Third-placed Léo Rossel can still hope to repeat their performance from the Rally Croatia, where the two brothers achieved a one-two finish. Join us this Saturday from 9:20 am for two loops of three special stages.