Monza Rally 2021
In WRC2, Jari Huttunen (Ford) is racing. The Finn avoided the problems that affected all his rivals to finish the day one minute ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen (Skoda). M-Sport has a strong possibility of recording its first success in the category since Gus Greensmith in Turkey in 2019.
And the general ranking:
Here is the classification of the special:
Evans: “Visibility is reduced. I braked early in some places because I couldn't see where the road was taking me. »
Elfyn Evans loses 8 tenths on Sébastien Ogier and we are witnessing yet another change of leader in this Monza Rally! Sébastien Ogier leads the race on the evening of the second stage with a lead of 5 tenths!
Sébastien Ogier finished with the 3rd best time, 1″6 behind Dani Sordo. “I don't know if my choice of tires made me feel more comfortable, but in any case it wasn't like the first pass. »
Sébastien Ogier picks up the pace. He has a 1″1 lead over Elfyn Evans (Toyota) at mid-stage!
Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) finished 5 tenths behind his Spanish teammate. “As long as Dani drives cleanly, I won't be able to catch him. I'm enjoying these last stages with these cars.
Dani Sordo (Hyundai) takes the provisional scratch time for 2″5. “I'm going to be about 20″ ahead of Neuville for the last stage, normally that will do it (to keep 3rd place. Editor's note). »
Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) started with a choice of mixed soft-hard tires.
Oliver Solberg (Hyundai) puts in a real performance! The young Swede took the best time with a 3″6 margin over Takamoto Katsuta. “I was at the limit in several places, it was great! I went hard in the gravel sections. »
Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota) beats Gus Greensmith by 1″2. “I put too much pressure on myself, I made a small mistake. »
Gus Greensmith (Ford) does not admit defeat in the fight for 7th place. The Englishman takes 2 tenths from Teemu Suninen and comes back to 7″4.
Teemu Suninen (Hyundai) beats Adrien Fourmaux by 9 tenths. “I didn't enjoy this special, I had difficulty with my braking cues. »
A mark that Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) does not beat, trailing by 1″9. “It was interesting to try the soft tires on this terrain, the conditions were good. »
Adrien Fourmaux improves his time by 5″ compared to his first pass.
Adrien Fourmaux starts the special in the night. No extreme sliding at the first corner, everything goes well this time for the Frenchman.
The start of the special has been postponed to 17:34 p.m.
Now it's time for the final special stage of the day. This is the second passage in Sottozero, traced entirely within the area of the Monza circuit. Adrien Fourmaux (Ford) will be the first to start at 17:19 p.m.