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Pierre Budar (Citrën): “They (Meeke and Nagle seem OK, but we requested medical assistance as a precaution.”

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The second pass of the second stage of the Rally Portugal will resume at 16:08 p.m. The event can be followed live with our live text.

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In WRC 2, Tidemand gained a little more than 8 seconds from Lefebvre and thus climbed into 2nd position, still more than 49 seconds behind the Citroën driver.

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The general classification after SS12:

 

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While in seventh place at Rally Portugal, Kris Meeke went off the road six kilometers from the finish of SS12 Amarante, the longest special stage of the event at 37,6km. The crew is unhurt, but the Northern Irishman's C3 WRC is finished for this stage.

Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) struck a major blow by signing the scratch. With a time of 24'56''8, the Belgian took more than 17 seconds from his direct opponent Elfyn Evans (M-Sport). Dani Sordo (Hyundai) followed his teammate about ten seconds behind, preceding Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) and the Citroëns of Mads Ostberg and Craig Breen.

Among the drivers who restarted in Rally 2, Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) was once again the most efficient since he was closest to the reference with less than seven seconds behind. Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) was 11 seconds behind while Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) was 17 seconds behind.

Thierry Neuville finishes the first pass of the second stage now half a minute ahead of Elfyn Evans. The Welshman is threatened by Dani Sordo who returned to five seconds. Teemu Suninen still holds off his compatriot Esapekka Lappi, but the M-Sport driver only has a lead of 4s over the Toyota. Mads Ostberg remains seventh ahead of Craig Breen who takes advantage of Kris Meeke's accident to find himself in seventh position.

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Latvala is the closest to Neuville with 6″6 behind. The Toyota driver is in 44th position.

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Ogier finished in 4th time, 11”1 behind the provisional scratch. The Frenchman is in 39th place.

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Mikkelsen sets the 5th time, more than 17 seconds behind his teammate Neuville. The Norwegian is in 28th place.

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Video of Meeke's exit in SS12:

 

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Neuville puts everyone in agreement by taking the provisional scratch with an 8”7 lead over Lappi. The Hyundai driver will join mid-stage service with a half-minute lead overall over Evans. “The roads were slippery but I decided to push hard. We will have to remain careful in certain passages this afternoon. »

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Evans drops 8″5 to Lappi and more than 6s to Sordo who is 5s behind 2nd place. “I didn't have good traction. »

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Sordo is the closest to Lappi with 1″9 behind. The Hyundai driver remains well established in 3rd row. “I attacked as much as I could. We'll see what Evans does. »

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Suninen drops 4″5 to Lappi. The M-Sport driver sees his 4th place threatened by only having a 4″8 lead overall over his compatriot.

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Citroën confirms that Meeke and his co-driver Paul Nagle are well.

 

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Lappi maintains the advantage over Ostberg by ahead of the Citroën driver by around twelve seconds. The Norwegian is now 23s out of the Top 5 overall. “There’s still quite a bit left to do. We will see what the second passage gives. There is a lot of sand but it's the same for everyone. »

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Ostberg improves his teammate Breen’s time by 17″7. The Norwegian is still looking to stay in contact with Lappi who completes the Top 5. “He drives very well, I'm not going to try everything. We saw what happened with Kris (Meeke). »

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Image of Meeke's Citroën after it left the road:

 

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Meeke lost the rear of his Citroën and slid into the ditch on a long left turn. The Northern Irishman seems to have taken the corner at too high a pace.

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Breen sets a first time in 25'35″0.

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Meeke's crash occurred 6km from the finish. Breen should climb to 7th following his teammate's accident.

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