“I was perhaps a little too cautious but we must continue like this” indicates Pierre-Louis Loubet

Last to move up to WRC1, Loubet finished 6th, 4 seconds behind Neuville. Great performance from the Habs who clocked 4'55″9

" I am very happy. I had a lot of fun in this special,” said the Frenchman with a smile on his face.

6th provisional time for Fourmaux after a good SS4 on his part. He finished in 4'58″2, 6″3 from the leader's mark.

Greensmith stopped his time in 4'58″3. The M-Sport driver drove 6″4 slower than Neuville

5'15″1 for Katsuta who wasted time with his mistake and mostly finished on the rim at left back. The Japanese finished 23″2 behind Neuville

More fear than harm for Katsuta. The Japanese missed the apex point but caught himself in time. He was able to leave without incident

Great SS4 for Breen who finished just 2 seconds behind his teammate with a time of 4'53″9

SS4 also finished for Tänak who rode in 4'53″7, 1″8 behind the Neuville mark

Evans not far from stealing the best time of SS4 at Neuville. The Welshman reaches the finish line in 4'52″4, just 0″5 behind the Belgian

“It was a bit slippery, I made a few mistakes and I'm not very happy with the settings but there's still a way to go before the end.” Ogier did not hide his disappointment after SS4

Ogier crosses the finish line and does not improve Neuville's time. 4'52″9 for the French world champion, 1″ behind the leader

“I’m doing my best,” explains Neuville upon arrival.

Morning loop finished for Neuville. The rally leader stops the clock of his 4th special in 4'51″9

Ogier is also on the road!

As a reminder, the Belgian is leader of the Croatia Rally with 6″8 and 11″3 ahead of Evans and Ogier

The SS4, the last of the morning loop, is 9,11 km long