Rally Portugal - SS6: Rovanperä confirms, massacre in WRC2

Third scratch of the day for Kalle Rovanperä on SS6, still leader of the Rally Portugal. In WRC2, punctures are piling up... and Adrien Fourmaux is one of those trapped.

Published on 12/05/2023 à 17:19

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And three for Kalle Rovanperä this Friday! The Finn signed his third scratch of the day with the best time during SS3.
The reigning champion was ahead of his main rival Dani Sordo (+2″1) and Pierre-Louis Loubet (+2″4) on this 6th special.
Overall, the gap has widened slightly in the lead: Rovanperä now has a 2″9 lead over Sordo, and a 17″7 lead over Neuville.
Thanks to his good time, Pierre-Louis Loubet is getting closer to the podium: the Frenchman is not only 2″5 behind Thierry Neuville…
In WRC2, it's a massacre: Adrien fourmaux, who was leading the category, suffered two punctures: a first in SS5 which cost him 2 minutes, and a second in SS6 which cost him… 5 minutes. The Frenchman said goodbye to victory, just like Teemu Suninen, who was 2nd at the start of SS6 and who also suffered a puncture.
Oliver Solberg is therefore the new leader of WRC2 with his Skoda, ahead of Yohan Rossel.