In the Junior WRC, Ole Christian Veiby dominates with a 5″9 lead over Simone Tempestini and 6″2 over Juurso Nordgren. The French Terry Folb and Vincent Dubert follow in the ranking at 12″3 and 21″2.

The next SS will start at 8:02 a.m. with Jukojärvi 1 (21.24 km).

Pierre-Louis Loubet is faster than Bonato and Gilbert, losing 6″9 at the wheel of his Citroën DS3 R5. The Frenchman is in provisional 6th place, 26″8 behind Lappi.

The first WRC-2s arrive. Esapekka Lappi (Skoda) was once again the fastest in 3'30″4 and ahead of Teemu Suninen (Skoda) by 1″9. Pontus Tidemand (Skoda) follows in third position on the SS, 4″9 behind Lappi. Elfyn Evans (Ford Fiesta R5) follows in fourth position at 5″7. Quentin Gilbert loses 10″3 on his DS3 R5 and is ahead of Yoann Bonato (DS3 R5).

Overall in the category, Lappi is in the lead after the first two specials this Friday with a 5″ lead over Suninen. Gilbert is at 5″30 overall, while Bonato is at 4″33.

Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) set the best time of this SS3 in 3'25″8 and was ahead of Kris Meeke (DS3) by two tenths and Ott Tänak's Ford Fiesta by six tenths. Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) tries to maintain the pace by opening the road and gives up 1″2 on his Finnish teammate.

Craig Breen (DS3) follows in fifth position ahead of Mads Ostberg (Ford Fiesta) Thierry Neuville and Kevin Abbring (Hyundai i20). Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) is the main loser of the ES, losing 5″8. The Norwegian falls to fifth overall, still dominated by Kris Meeke with a 1″4 lead over Tänak and 2″ over Latvala. Ogier is in fourth place at 4″5.

Valeriy Gorban encountered a transmission problem on his Mini with a faulty shaft and only two drive wheels. 4’12″9 and more than 47″ lost for the Ukrainian.

Bertelli is still troubled by transmission problems. “I just have to get to support.”

Kevin Abbring finishes with his Hyundai i20. The Dutchman, who replaces Dani Sordo with a back injury, sets a time of 3'29″6 and is ahead of his teammate Hayden Paddon.

Lorenzo Bertelli on his Ford Fiesta RS completes the SS in 3'48″3

Marcos Ligato places his DS3 WRC in last provisional position of the ES in 3'38″7.

Provisional fifth place for Craig Breen (DS3 WRC) in 3’27″2.

Eric Camilli (Ford Fiesta RS) gives up 4″2 on Latvala’s best time of 3’30”.

Meeke (DS3) does not beat Latvala's time, falling two tenths behind the Finn in 3'26"

Ott Tänak (Ford Fiesta) maintained his good pace from SS2 by taking provisional second place, despite a choice of hard tires which did not necessarily suit the terrain. The Estonian is 0″6 behind Latvala over these 7,07 km but maintains the advantage over the Finn overall.

New disappointment for Thierry Neuville (Hyundai). “Not a good step for us. There was a lot of gravel everywhere and I couldn't find the right line. I was too careful. I have to push more,” underlines the Belgian, who is 3″7 behind Latvala.

3'29″2 for Mads Ostberg. “I was a little too slow sometimes, but I have a good feeling with the car. » The M-Sport driver signs the third provisional time of this SS, 3″4 behind Latvala, still the best provisional time.

Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) set the best time in SS3 in 3'25″8. “A good special, however I lost a little time by being a little too aggressive on certain passages” Ogier and Latvala should regain the upper hand over their teammate Mikkelsen in the general classification.

Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) beats Mikkelsen's time in this sector but cannot beat Sébastien Ogier. 3’29″8 for the New Zealander.

Andreas Mikkelsen finished this second sector of the day in 3'31"6 and lost 4"6 to Ogier. “I made a few mistakes,” comments the Norwegian.

Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) is already arriving at the finish of this SS3 in 3'27" "I'm happy with the driving, it will be hard, I'm going to lose time. The SS was slippery and I did my best. »