Rally Italy 2021
See you at 15:47 a.m. for the start of SS6, still on AUTOhebdo
Ott Tänak's perfect rally continues with a fifth special stage victory in the Italian event. Overall, the Estonian takes off. Sébastien Ogier, his new runner-up, is 23″6 while Dani Sordo, back in 3rd, is just over 27 seconds behind the leader.
SS5 standings
General classification after SS5
Last to move into the premier category, Loubet finished 7th, 18″1 behind Tänak. The Frenchman crossed the line with a time of 10'18″6
6th provisional time for Greensmith in 10'17″3. The Englishman remains far from the lead since he is 16″8 behind Tänak in this special
Very bad operation for Sordo who lost his 2nd place overall to the detriment of Ogier. With a time of 10'10″7, the Spaniard finished 10″1 behind Tänak in this special and thus fell to 3rd place in the general classification.
Katsuta finished 21 seconds behind Tänak. The Japanese crossed the line in 10’21″5
The leader is out. Provisional best time for Tänak in this SS5. The Estonian, in 10'00″5, was 4″9 faster than Ogier
News from Mikkelsen in WRC2. Having rolled over during SS4, the Norwegian was forced to retire due to damage to the roll bar on his Skoda Fabia
#SkodaMotorsport – Unfortunately, @AMikkelsenRally (@toksportwrt #Skoda #FabiaRally2evo) has retired due to damage the car's roll cage received during the roll in SS4# WRC2 @OfficialWRC #wrclive pic.twitter.com/oj49XrQ9UB
— ŠKODA Motorsport (@MotorsportSkoda) June 4, 2021
Neuville also does not improve Ogier's mark in this SS5. The Belgian finished in 10'06″2, 0″8 behind the Habs' time
Evans can't do it this Friday. 10'09″7 for the Englishman who finished 4″3 behind Ogier
“It was very difficult, much more slippery than last year,” said the Frenchman, out of breath after his passage.
Ogier completes SS5 in 10'5″4, that's the time to beat
Behind the opener, it's Evans who sets off in this SS5
The route of the SS5 with 12,08 kilometers of road:
Let's go for the second loop of the day. Sébastien Ogier sweeps the road once again
Runner-up to Ott Tänak at the start of SS4, Kalle Rovanperä encountered technical problems during the special which forced him to stop along the way. The Finn will not leave this Friday just like Adrien Fourmaux and Teemu Suninen
Ott Tänak is currently leading this Rally Italy. With 4 scratches in as many stages contested, the Estonian is 16″9 ahead of Dani Sordo and 18″7 over Sébastien Ogier
The first start of SS5 will be at 14:47 p.m.