WRC
Rovanperä strong leader in Croatia
Kalle Rovanperä leads proceedings at Croatia Rally. ©DPPI/N. Katikis
Kalle Rovanperä does not intend to leave anything to his opponents in this Rally from Croatia. Oh yes ! Two small specials (SS3 and SS8) went to Elfyn Evans during the 1e loop and Thierry Neuville at the end of the day. Apart from that, the Finn, who leads the championship, outrageously dominated on Friday to return to his hotel room as the leader.
À son retour au parc d’assistance, son bilan est presque parfait avec 6 scratchs en 8 spéciales disputées lors de cette première journée du Rallye de Croatie. Avec plus d’une minute d’avance sur Thierry Neuville avant le départ de l’ES8, Kalle Rovanperä s’est permis de lever le pied pour concéder 2“8 sur le Belge. Rien de bien alarmant puisqu’il conserve une marge de 1’04 même si cela est en grande partie dû à la pénalité de 40 secondes pour un pointage en retard à midi infligée à son homologue de Hyundai.
#WRC 🇭🇷 UPDATE @thierryneuville & @MWydaeghe had to push their car for 800m on the road section going back to service as it wouldn't start due to a potential alternator issue. Unfortunately they got a 40s penalty for checking in 4m late into the time control.#HMSGOfficial pic.twitter.com/EMjQ4iWdCq
— Hyundai Motorsport (@HMSGOfficial) April 22, 2022
Neuville clings to the podium
Dropped by Kalle Rovanperä, Thierry Neuville does not let go of his 2e position in the general classification. A time preceded by Ott Tänak et Craig Breen, the Belgian quickly set the record straight and quickly regained his right.
Back at the service park, the Hyundai representative is well ahead. If he received a 40 second penalty, Thierry Neuville gave everything to relegate Ott Tänak to 19”3 in just 4 special stages this Friday afternoon.
General classification after SS8
Rossel widens the gap
In WRC2, Yohan Rossel continues his march forward. In Croatia, the Habs had an almost perfect day. Although he did not sign a single scratch during the afternoon, the Nîmes rider was still able to widen the gap against his rivals at the top of the category.
After leading the debates ahead of Chris Ingram, Yohan Rossel dominates WRC2 with a 36” lead over Nikolay Gryazin. At the gates of the Top 3 during the first loop, Éric Camilli made a leap forward during the second to climb onto the provisional podium at 5 from 59e instead.
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Gonzalo Forbes
In charge of promotion formulas (F2, F3, FRECA, F4...). Carried by the grace of Franco Colapinto.
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