Rally Portugal 2021
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Meet at 17:54 p.m. for the start of SS14, the last before the Porto super-special.
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Overall, no changes to note. Sébastien Ogier is still in 4th place, just ahead of Takamoto Katsuta. Ott Tänak remains in the lead with a nice margin. The Estonian is 22″4 ahead of Elfyn Evans and 33″7 ahead of Dani Sordo
General classification after SS13
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Ott Tänak wins his 7th special stage in this Rally of Portugal. This time he is ahead of Kalle Rovanperä and Takamoto Katsuta. Elfyn Evans and Dani Sordo complete the Top 5 of SS13
SS13 standings
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And it's done! Best time of SS13 for Tänak in 13'36″4. The Hyundai driver drove 1″9 faster than Rovanperä, long leader of the special
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The Estonian, barring any surprises, should finish SS13 in the lead
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Only Tänak remains on the road for SS13
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Evans finished behind Rovanperä. 13'40″2 for the Welshman, 1″9 behind the best provisional mark of SS13
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Sordo crosses the line 2″8 behind Rovanperä. The Spaniard reached the finish in 13'41″1
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Evans 1″3 behind Rovanperä’s time after the 3rd sector
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Second provisional time for Katsuta in 13'39″2 and only 9 tenths behind Rovanperä. The Japanese also puts pressure on Ogier overall since he comes back to 0″4 behind the Frenchman in the battle for 4th place
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Ogier 7″7 behind Rovanperä at the finish of SS13. The reigning champion crossed the line with a time of 13'46
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Rovanperä easily beats Fourmaux’s time. The Finn sets the new benchmark to beat: 13'38″3. He was 20″5 faster than the Frenchman
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Suffering in particular because of his faulty accelerator, Greensmith finished 26″6 behind Fourmaux. 14'25″4 for the Englishman at the finish who doesn't hide frustration after this special
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Meanwhile, Fourmaux finishes his special. The Frenchman stops his time in 13'58″8
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When passing the 3rd sector, Greensmith is 11 seconds behind Fourmaux. His problem with the accelerator is the cause
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Technical issue for Greensmith. The Englishman seems to have a problem with his accelerator
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At the breaker, Rovanperä releases his handbrake and starts his time!
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SS13 is 22,37 kilometers long and has already been covered this morning during SS10
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Greensmith takes his turn on the roads of SS13
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No rest here in Portugal as the action is already resuming! Fourmaux is the first to set off
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