Rally Portugal 2021
Overall, Dani Sordo remains in the lead with a 7" lead over his teammate Ott Tänak. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) completes the Top 6. He is 3 seconds behind the Spaniard
SS4 went to Kalle Rovanperä, his first in Portugal. The Finn finished ahead of Gus Greensmith and Dani Sordo, the overall leader
Sordo lets 2 seconds slip away and finishes the special in 9'04″6 in 3rd position
Finally 1″4 behind for Greensmith at the finish. The Englishman is provisionally 2nd in SS4 thanks to a time of 9'04
Despite a damaged car, Greensmith is only 2″3 behind Rovanperä after the 2nd sector
Fourmaux finishes with his first passage of the afternoon which he completes in 9'11″2. He was 8″6 slower than Rovanperä
9'06″1 for Katsuta who is temporarily in 5th place, 3″5 behind Rovanperä's time
The Finn confirms it with a 9'02″6 at the finish, 2 seconds faster than Neuville
Rovanperä much more comfortable with hard tires than soft. The Finn is temporarily ahead of Neuville’s time
Concerning Pierre-Louis Loubet, he has not returned to the road and should logically miss all the special stages of the day
Tänak sets the same time as Evans, 9 tenths behind the provisional leader of the special, Neuville
The TV signal is back! We can enjoy racing images again
Evans inserts himself between Neuville and Ogier. The Welshman completed SS4 in 9'05″5, 9 tenths off Neuville's time
Ogier sees Neuville erase his mark. With a time of 9'04″6, Blege was 2″2 faster than the Tricolore
We couldn't see anything on TV but Ogier made it through to the end of this SS4. The Frenchman signs the first mark of the special in 9'06″8. He was 3 seconds faster than during his first pass of the day on this course
Neuville takes his turn at the start of SS4
The action resumes in Portugal. Ogier starts his SS4 time
This Friday morning, Dani Sordo won two of the three stages contested. The Spaniard leads the general standings ahead of his teammates Ott Tänak and Thierry Neuville
The route of SS4 that the co-competitors have already taken during SS1 earlier in the day
The order of passage does not change, Ogier still opens the road.
Ogier Neuville Evans Tänak Rovanperä Katsuta Fourmaux Greensmith Sordo Loubet