Rally Sardinia – SS14: Rovanperä takes the stage, Ogier closes in on victory

In a test which was especially successful for Hyundai In recent years, however, it is the Toyota who are dominating this weekend in Sardinia. Thus, this Sunday, in SS14, the second special of the day, it was Kalle Rovanperä who was the fastest, just six tenths ahead of his teammate Sébastien Ogier. Third, Ott Tänak is relegated to almost five seconds.

Inevitably, in the provisional general standings, the eight-time world champion widens the gap on the Estonian rider, now 19 seconds ahead of his rival. In third place, the Finn, who claimed his second scratch of the weekend on the Sardinian roads, is more than a minute behind. Behind the three strong men, there is only one change to report: Takamoto Katsuta reclaims fifth place at the expense of his teammate Sami Pajari.

In any case, Sébastien Ogier is well on his way to scoring maximum points this weekend in Sardinia. Indeed, the Frenchman will, barring a turnaround, win this rally, and probably pocket the 5 points reserved for the best driver on Super Sunday. Go to the last two stages to see if the trend continues. For his part, Elfyn Evans is also in a good position to score additional points.

In WRC2, Oliver Solberg set the fastest time in the fourteenth special, ahead of Nicolay Gryazin (+2 seconds). Yohan Rossel, who has nothing left to play for this weekend, took fifth place (+7 seconds), after a strong victory on SS11 earlier this morning. Overall, the Bulgarian remains in the lead with an 8 second lead over the Swede.

WRC – Rally of Sardinia
ES14 – Special stage classification

ES14 – General classification

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