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Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) rolled over in Caminha, SS3 of the Rally of Portugal. Although the Frenchman lost more than 2 minutes, he still managed to reach the finish. He only has a spare wheel while he suffered two punctures.

Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) took the scratch by completing the 18,1km in 10'25''2. Elfyn Evans (Ford) and Oytt Tänak (Ford) followed just over a second ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Craig Breen (Citroën). Sébastien Ogier (Ford) finished 6th tied with Kris Meeke (Citroën). Dani Sordo (Hyundai) and Mads Ostberg (Ford) finished more than 5s behind, ahead of Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) and Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) who dropped 9s after having an engine cutout in the special.

Jari-Matti Latvala took the lead of the Rally Portugal, 5 seconds ahead of Kris Meeke. Ott Tänak follows a handful of tenths ahead of Craig Breen and Elfyn Evans. Hayden Paddon slips to 6th place ahead of Mads Ostberg and Sébastien Ogier. Dani Sordo and Thierry Neuville complete the top ten ahead of Esapekka Lappi.

 

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Lappi sets the 10th fastest time, 6s behind his teammate Latvala. The beginner is 2″5 from the top ten completed by Neuville.

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Lefebvre confirms having rolled over. “I don’t know what the car is like now. » The Citroën driver lost more than 2 minutes in the accident.

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Ostberg signs the 9th fastest time, 5″5 behind Latvala. “It was a difficult stage, very rough. Lefebvre had a very hot moment. I had to go out to the same place. » The Norwegian is in 7th place, 7″7 behind new leader Latvala.

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Lefebvre started again in the special. His C3 WRC is damaged at the windshield and hood.

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Lefebvre is arrested in the special. The Citroën driver had suffered a puncture on the previous route.

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Hänninen is the slowest with around ten seconds behind Latvala. “It went pretty well. The special is beautiful. » The Finn is 5s behind Neuville in the standings.

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Meeke achieves the same time as Ogier, 4″3 behind Latvala. The Citroën driver is 5 seconds behind the Toyota driver provisionally in the lead. “The car still runs well. I don't know which tires we will take for the 2nd pass. »

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Paddon lost the lead in the ranking by setting the last provisional time around ten seconds from the benchmark. “The car stalled. I lost time but we were able to save the furniture. » The Hyundai driver finds himself 7s behind Latvala in the standings.

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Breen achieves the same time as Neuville, 2″5 behind Latvala. “It’s a great test. We have worked well on the car, even if there is still a long way to go. » The Citroën driver remains less than 6s behind Latvala in the standings.

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Evans is closest to Latvala with 1″ behind the Toyota driver. “I slipped a lot in the special. I try to stay on the trajectories. » The Dmack driver is ahead of Ogier by less than a second.

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Sordo is the slowest with 5″2 behind Latvala’s provisional scratch. “I tried to attack hard, but it didn’t really work. » The Spaniard remains one second ahead of his teammate Neuville in the standings.

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Tänak beats Neuville by 6 tenths, thus setting the 2nd provisional time, 1″9 behind Latvala. The Estonian remains less than 6s behind the Toyota driver in the standings.

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Neuville ranks 2″5 behind Latvala. “I manage to adapt my driving, but I have to take my foot off at times because the rear shifts. » The Hyundai driver is 13s behind Latvala in the standings.

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Latvala improves Ogier's time by 4″3 with a time of 10'25″2. “It’s obviously very slippery with our position on the road. »

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Ogier completed the special in 10'29″5. The drivers behind him seem faster.

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The first drivers have already started the special.

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The crews head to the Caminha special, 18km long and contested from 12:06 p.m.

The start of the special is held by the sea. The roads are winding and fast with a few crests. The drivers are competing in this special in the opposite direction compared to last year.

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