MotoGP
Rally Portugal 2021
The resumption of the competition is scheduled for 15:38 p.m. and will be followed on AUTOhebdo.
Overall, Ott Tänak increases his lead over Elfyn Evans. The latter is now 19 behind. Dani Sordo still concedes ground and is more than 11 seconds behind his teammate. Sébastien Ogier came within half a second of Takamoto Katsuta.
General classification at the end of SS11
Tänak wins SS11, his third of the day and his 6th since the start of the weekend. With a time of 24'11″9, the Estonian beat Evans by 0″9
SS11 standings
Only Tänak remains on the road
Evans erases Sordo's mark. 24'12″8 for the Welshman who was 1″5 faster than his Spanish rival
1 tenth behind Sordo for Evans after the 6th sector. The two men are neck and neck
Sordo temporarily takes the lead in the special with a time of 24'14″3. He relegates Ogier to 5″4
The Belgian explains that he encountered a problem between SS10 and SS11 and hopes to be able to repair it during service
On the hard side, Neuville completed SS11 in 25'06″7, or 47 seconds off Ogier's mark.
Katsuta finished 9″7 behind Ogier with a special completed in 24’29″4. The Japanese still retains his 4th place overall
“The morning was not easy for me. I didn't have the desired pace but we continued to fight,” relates the Frenchman
Unsurprisingly, Ogier temporarily takes the lead in the special with a time of 24'19″7. The Frenchman was 18″4 faster than Greensmith
Rovanperä far behind Greensmith. 9 seconds late for the Finn who completed his last special of the morning with a time of 24'47″1
Greensmith unsurprisingly beats Fourmaux's time. In 24'38″1, the Englishman was 8″1 faster than his French teammate
“The special was incredible. I had a lot of fun even though I was leading the way.” The Frenchman's reaction before joining the service park
24'46″2 is the mark to beat in this SS11 by Fourmaux
8″5 ahead of the peloton for Ogier after the 3rd sector
News from Neuville. The Belgian started the special in 6th position, just behind Katsuta, we are told.
Ogier temporarily in control of the special after the 1st sector. 1″9 ahead for the Frenchman over his closest pursuer, Greensmith
Greensmith fastest after the first sector of the special. 1″4 ahead of Rovanperä for the Englishman