Rally Estonia 2022
08h
A few dozen minutes after Pierre-Louis Loubet (M-Sport Ford), Malcolm Wilson's team suffered another loss with the abandonment of Gus Greensmith at the start of the third stage of the 2022 Estonian Rally. The Briton, unlike to the Frenchman, did not hit any rock, but the Ford Puma hybrid suffered an irreparable transmission failure.
In this special, a corner trapped several competitors such as Adrien Fourmaux (M-Sport Ford), Elfyn Evans (Toyota) and especially Oliver Solberg (Hyundai). The three drivers were able to leave, losing a few seconds:
Biiig moment at the end of SS20 👀 happy to have survived that! It's tricky today with the cleaning – only one car in front and they're taking it very easy so there's a lot of sweeping this morning. But we continue to work on the feeling 💪 @OfficialWRC pic.twitter.com/MieIMjIrSq
— Oliver Solberg 🍩 (@OliverSolberg01) July 17, 2022
Ranking of the special:
General classification :
07h
We discover Oliver Solberg's rather impressive lurch:
Biiig moment at the end of SS20 👀 happy to have survived that! It's tricky today with the cleaning – only one car in front and they're taking it very easy so there's a lot of sweeping this morning. But we continue to work on the feeling 💪 @OfficialWRC pic.twitter.com/MieIMjIrSq
— Oliver Solberg 🍩 (@OliverSolberg01) July 17, 2022
07h
Kalle Rovanperä almost got surprised in the same place but finished with the best time, tied with Ott Tänak!
07h
In the same corner as Solberg and Fourmaux, Elfyn Evans spun! The Welshman was able to leave without switching off his engine, the Toyota losing a handful of seconds.
07h
Thierry Neuville finished with the 2nd time, 1″5 behind Katsuta. “I was careful because I have no grip. It's hard to go fast. »
07h
Takamoto Katsuta continues to distance himself from Adrien Fourmaux. He finished 5″5 ahead of the Frenchman on this special and now has a 12″9 margin in 5th place.
07h
Adrien Fourmaux finished with the 2nd best provisional time, 3″5 behind Esapekka Lappi. “I went wide in a turn, but I had seen some off-piste trajectories, probably Solberg! »
07h
Gus Greensmith is heading straight for retirement! The English driver suffered a serious transmission failure and does not think he will be able to repair the problem by the finish!
07h
The first special on Sunday at the 2022 Rally Estonia, contested at 5:48 a.m. this morning, was fatal to Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais (M-Sport Ford). The French crew retired after hitting a rock hidden in a bend.
Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais occupied eighth place in this event. They let their teammates Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson take their positions. This retirement allows Teemu Suninen (Hyundai) to enter the top 10. No other change in the general classification is to be reported.
Ranking of the special:
General ranking (before Loubet's abandonment):
07h
Hello to all rally fans! Here is the program for this last day of the 2022 Rally Estonia (deduct one hour to have French time):
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