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The crews will compete in the 24,88km Svullrya special from 10:20 a.m. This is the longest route of the day and the last of the first passage before regrouping.

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The provisional classification after SS3:

 

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Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) signs his second scratch in a row in SS3 of the Rally Sweden by completing the 21,26km of Hof-Finnskog in 10'10''3. The Belgian beat Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) by 6 tenths. Craig Breen (Citroën) followed a little over 2s ahead of Sébastien Ogier (Ford), Dani Sordo (Hyundai), Elfyn Evans (Ford), Kris Meeke (Citroën) and Mads Ostberg (Ford). Ott Tänak (Ford) is almost 9 seconds behind the benchmark, ahead of Juho Hänninen (Toyota), Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) and Stéphane Lefebvre (DS 3).

Thierry Neuville now has a 4”6 lead over Jari-Matti Latvala who has gained two positions. Kris Meeke still completes the top three at 9s from the Belgian. Dani Sordo climbed to 4th place for 4 tenths ahead of Mads Ostberg, while Ott Tänak fell to 6th position. Elfyn Evans remains 7th ahead of Craig Breen and Sébastien Ogier who are tied. Juho Hänninen completes the top ten after taking the lead over Hayden Paddon by 2s.

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Ostberg sets the 8th fastest time, 6s behind Neuville. The Norwegian remains 5th, 2 tenths ahead of Tänak.

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Neuville achieved an average speed of 125,4km/h in SS2. This is the best average obtained in Sweden since 2008.

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Paddon only achieves the 10th provisional time, more than 15 seconds from the provisional scratch. The Hyundai driver finds himself 10th in the provisional ranking, 2s behind Hänninen. “I’m not very happy at the moment. »

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Meeke ranked just over 6s behind Neuville. The Citroën driver retains 3rd place in the general classification, finding himself more than 4s behind Latvala.

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Hänninen is 11s behind Neuville and remains the slowest behind Lefebvre. The Toyota driver is 25s behind the leader in the provisional standings. “The special was really beautiful…”

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Neuville once again takes the provisional scratch with a time of 10'10"3 where he is 6 tenths ahead of Latvala. The Finn finds himself 4″6 behind the Belgian in the general classification. “My grades were a little too optimistic and I had to take my foot off the gas. The car remains fantastic to drive despite its movements. »

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Lefebvre is still the slowest, finishing half a minute behind Latvala. The Frenchman, who rides the old DS 3 WRC, is already more than a minute from the lead in the race. “This stage was very fast. We have often reached the breaker. »

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Evans sets the 5th provisional time, 4s behind Latvala. The M-Sport driver is ahead of Ogier and Breen by just a second in the general classification.

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Breen is the closest to Latvala with 1″7 behind. The Citroën driver rises to the level of Ogier in the general classification.

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Sordo is 3s behind Latvala and finds himself 6″5 behind the Finn in the general classification. “It’s hard to keep the same pace throughout the special. »

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Tänak fails 8s behind Latvala. “I was slipping quite a bit at the start and then I was a little too careful after that. » The Estonian finds himself 7s behind the Toyota driver.

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Latvala improves Ogier’s time by 2″5 with a time of 10’10″9. “This stage was very fast, but it’s a real rally stage. We reached up to 200km/h. »

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Ogier sets a first time in 10’13”4. “The last part of the stage was very slippery. It's going to be a difficult day for us. »

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Tänak is behind Ogier. The Estonian is one second behind the Frenchman in the 1st split.

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Latvala is still ahead of Ogier with a 2″4 lead in the 1st sector.

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This new route offers winding roads separated by long straight lines. The pace is quite high, but certain turns and jumps require sustained vigilance.

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The departure from Hof-Finnskog, 21,26km long, will take place from 9:06 a.m. This route will be new for the crews.

Ogier started the special.

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