Croatia Rally 2021
This is the end of this live text. Thank you for following us during this second day of the Croatia Rally. We'll see you this Sunday at 7:20 a.m. for the last day of racing. Good evening to all !
Thanks to his victory during SS16, Sébastien Ogier still leads the Croatia Rally with a lead of 6″9 and 10″4 respectively over Elfyn Evans and Thierry Neuville. Ott Tänak is further away (+ 37″8). Adrien Fourmaux completes the Top 5 overall. The M-Sport driver is still almost 1'30 behind the leader of the event
New special victory for Sébastien Ogier in Croatia. The Habs were ahead of teammate Elfyn Evans by 4 tenths and Thierry Neuville by a second. Fourmaux finished 7th, 5″5 from the lead
Neuville fails to beat Ogier's time. The Belgian finished in 4'37″6, 1 second behind Ogier
“Apart from the puncture it was a good day” indicated Ogier after his last pass of the day
Neuville is the last driver on the road
Ogier immediately beats Evans' mark. 4'36″6 for the Frenchman who went 4 tenths faster than his teammate
Evans moved into the lead of SS16 with a 2″ lead over Katsuta. The Welshman reached the finish in 6'4
Tänak only separated by 3 tenths from Katsuta. Second provisional time for the Hyundai driver in 4'39″9
4'42″7 for Breen who ends a frustrating day 3″1 off the best time of SS16
“An incredible day for all of us. It’s very positive for us.” Fourmaux says he is satisfied with his second day of the Croatia Rally
3rd provisional time for Fourmaux in 4'42″1, 2″5 slower than Katsuta
1″6 behind Katsuta for Greensmith at the finish. The Englishman stopped his time in 4'41″2
Strong man of M-Sport this weekend, Fourmaux goes in search of his first special victory
Greensmith launches his final time of the day
“I'm pretty happy. I have learned a lot and I must continue to learn and improve. Overall I am satisfied with my driving. I’m going in the right direction.” With these words, Katsuta ends his Saturday in Croatia
4'39″6, the benchmark to beat in this SS16 to be credited to Katsuta
Let's go for the last special of the day! Katsuta is the first on the road again!
Competitors will have to cover 8,78 kilometers to finish the day
Start of SS16 scheduled for 17:08 p.m.