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Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) took the scratch in the 20,11km of Urunga with a time of 11'32''5 where he beat his teammate Ott Tänak by 7 tenths. Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) followed a second behind while Mads Ostberg (Citroën) missed his special stage by failing 16 seconds behind the New Zealander.

Ott Tänak has a lead of more than 7 seconds over Jari-Matti Latvala. It is now Hayden Paddon who occupies 3rd place with more than 13 seconds ahead of Mads Ostberg. Esapekka Lappi remains 5th ahead of the Fords of Sébastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) follows in 8th place ahead of Teemu Suninen (M-Sport).

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Mikkelsen signs the 5th fastest time, 8″5 behind Lappi’s provisional scratch.

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Ostberg lacked rhythm by failing more than 16 seconds behind Paddon. The Citroën driver slips to 4th place, more than 13 seconds behind the New Zealander. “I don’t really know what to say. We can modify things in support but I don't see what that will change. »

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Latvala fails more than 6s behind Paddon and now has less than 11s ahead of the Hyundai driver. “I should have taken 2 tires because they died. »

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Paddon follows by a second, giving up 3 tenths to Tänak. The New Zealander is aiming for 3rd position from Ostberg.

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Tänak let his teammate Lappi beat him by 7 tenths. “RAS” for the Estonian who is aiming for victory even if the title remains out of reach for the moment.

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Lappi improves the reference with 11″2 ahead of Neuville. The Toyota driver remains isolated in 5th place.

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Ogier ranks one second behind Neuville. “Everything is under control at the moment. » The M-Sport driver is almost a minute ahead of the Belgian in the general classification.

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Suninen ranks 12s behind Neuville and is similarly behind the Belgian in the general classification.

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Evans ranks 6 tenths behind Neuville but the Belgian is still half a minute behind the M-Sport driver. “The grip was not high, the surface was quite sandy. »

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Neuville sets a time of 11'43″7, 11 seconds behind Tänak's scratch achieved this morning.

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Serderidis sets a time of 13'52″2. The private pilot ranks 14th.

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