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The 6,43km Brenig Power Stage should start from 13:18 p.m.

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If Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) took a little more than a second from Ott Tänak (Toyota) in the second pass of Alwen, SS21 of Wales Rally GB, the Estonian resisted well after finishing 2''3 back from the scratch of Elfyn Evans (M-Sport). The Welshman took back almost 2 seconds from Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) who finished just behind Sébastien Ogier (Hyundai). Kris Meeke (Toyota) finished 3 seconds behind.

Ott Tänak maintains a 9s lead over Thierry Neuville ahead of the Wales Rally GB Power Stage. Sébastien Ogier is almost 5 seconds behind the Belgian, with a lead of almost 14 seconds over Kris Meeke. Elfyn Evans consolidates his 10th position with 5”3 ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen. Pontus Tidemand (M-Sport) remains 5th ahead of Craig Breen (Hyundai).

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Tänak ranks 1″2 behind Neuville and maintains a lead of 9″5 over the Belgian before the Power Stage. “We had a good SS. We'll keep the pace for the Power Stage. »

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Neuville is closest to Evans with 9 tenths behind. The Belgian takes half a second back from Ogier who is now almost 14s behind in the general classification. “It will not be possible to resume Tänak on a regular basis. Everyone knows these routes. »

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Ogier regained some pace with 1″4 behind Evans. The Citroën driver is 1″6 behind Meeke, who is now 9″4 ahead of him.

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Meeke ranks 3s behind Evans and attacks to try to catch Ogier. “It’s really slippery. »

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Mikkelsen finally failed 1″9 behind Evans after making a slight error. “I missed a hairpin, I couldn’t turn. I still gave everything and we will continue to attack even though it is easy to make a mistake at these speeds. » The Hyundai driver finds himself 3″5 behind the Welshman.

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Evans improves the benchmark by 3″3 but Mikkelsen is ahead by a few tenths. “It’s really slippery and difficult. We'll see what comes of it. »

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Tidemand ranks 6”7 behind Lappi. The M-Sport driver is still 7th. “The stage was nice but I don’t know if I have the right choice of tires. » The Swede took the soft ones unlike his opponents who opted for the medium ones.

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Lappi signs a first time in 5'32"6, 1"5 ahead of Breen, around 6s behind Tänak's scratch achieved in the first pass.

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Rovanperä maintains a solid lead at the top of WRC 2 Pro against his teammate Kopecky. In WRC 2, Petter Solberg has a lead of more than 14 seconds over Loubet while Fourmaux completes the provisional podium several minutes behind. Jan Solans is solid leader of the JWRC with 3 minutes ahead of Kristensson.

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Lappi is preparing to set off on the second passage of Alwen, 10,41km long. Departure is scheduled for 12:10 p.m.

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