Ogier only lost 9 tenths in Neuville and maintains a lead of 16 seconds with 3 stages to go. “It was a satisfying stage. »

Neuville is closest to Tänak with a tenth behind. The Hyundai driver does not seem to want to release the pressure on Ogier. “No one can take Ogier back regularly with such a delay in such a few km. We have to keep a cool head. »

Sordo ranks 7s behind Tänak by setting the 5th fastest time. The Hyundai driver is well established in 3rd place. “It was slipping a lot and I didn't attack. It was very hard to keep the car on the line. »

Tänak takes the provisional scratch with a time of 6'42″3 and is ahead of Breen by 9″4. The M-Sport driver now has a 12s lead over the Citroën driver in the standings. “I continue to learn. My stage was quite good even if the road was slippery. »

Breen finished 6″8 behind Latvala, setting the 5th fastest time. The Citroën driver is battling with Tänak for 4th place. “I was hoping to do better…”

Evans is closest to Latvala, finishing 8 tenths behind. The Dmack driver is well established in 6th row.

Hänninen ranks 7s behind his teammate Latvala. The Finn is in 7th place.

Ostberg ranks 2″3 behind Latvala. The Ford private driver maintains a lead of 14 seconds over the Finn. “It wasn't too bad. We also chose soft tires. »

Latvala lost time when he hit an embankment after a big slide in a corner. The Toyota driver nevertheless signs the provisional scratch with a time of 6'44"9 where he is ahead of his teammate Lappi by 5"2.

Lappi improves the reference with a time of 6'50"1, or 5"4 better than Lefebvre. " It went well. I tried to regain confidence but the road was slippery. » The Toyota driver is on the verge of the top ten.

Lefebvre achieves the first benchmark with a time of 6'55"5, 14 seconds better than Prokop. The Citroën driver is 14th.

Prokop improves the mark with a time of 7'09″6. “We enjoy it even more because the car slides quite a bit, which pleases the spectators. » The Czech is in 15th place.

Al Qassimi improves Gorban's time by more than 4 seconds with a time of 7'26″1. The Citroën private driver is 18th. “We tested new settings but we had a few slight outages. »

Gorban sets the first time in Fafe in 7'30″5. The Ukrainian at the wheel of the Mini JCW WRC is 21st.

The strategies are identical. All the drivers wearing Michelin tires wore 5 soft tyres.