Rally Portugal 2021

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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

 

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SS4 went to Kalle Rovanperä, his first in Portugal. The Finn finished ahead of Gus Greensmith and Dani Sordo, the overall leader

 

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Sordo lets 2 seconds slip away and finishes the special in 9'04″6 in 3rd position

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Finally 1″4 behind for Greensmith at the finish. The Englishman is provisionally 2nd in SS4 thanks to a time of 9'04

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Despite a damaged car, Greensmith is only 2″3 behind Rovanperä after the 2nd sector

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Fourmaux finishes with his first passage of the afternoon which he completes in 9'11″2. He was 8″6 slower than Rovanperä

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9'06″1 for Katsuta who is temporarily in 5th place, 3″5 behind Rovanperä's time

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The Finn confirms it with a 9'02″6 at the finish, 2 seconds faster than Neuville

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Rovanperä much more comfortable with hard tires than soft. The Finn is temporarily ahead of Neuville’s time

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Concerning Pierre-Louis Loubet, he has not returned to the road and should logically miss all the special stages of the day

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Tänak sets the same time as Evans, 9 tenths behind the provisional leader of the special, Neuville

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The TV signal is back! We can enjoy racing images again

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Evans inserts himself between Neuville and Ogier. The Welshman completed SS4 in 9'05″5, 9 tenths off Neuville's time

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Ogier sees Neuville erase his mark. With a time of 9'04″6, Blege was 2″2 faster than the Tricolore

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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

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Neuville takes his turn at the start of SS4

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The action resumes in Portugal. Ogier starts his SS4 time

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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

 

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The route of SS4 that the co-competitors have already taken during SS1 earlier in the day

 

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The order of passage does not change, Ogier still opens the road.

Ogier Neuville Evans Tänak Rovanperä Katsuta Fourmaux Greensmith Sordo Loubet

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