Rally Kenya 2021

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The start of SS6 is scheduled for 13:42 p.m.

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Special victory for Kalle Rovanperä who takes control of the Kenya Rally with a 1″2 lead over Thierry Neuville, 3rd in this SS5

SS5 standings

General classification after SS5

 

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6th time for Fourmaux in 10'17″4 who once again beats his teammate Greensmith. The Frenchman finished 17″5 behind Rovanperä, leader of the special and the rally

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Greensmith finished in 10'22″4, 22″5 behind Rovanperä

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9'59″9 for Rovanperä who takes control of the Kenya Rally with a 1″2 lead over Neuville

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Katsuta finished 1″7 behind Tänak in this 5th special. The Japanese posted a time of 10'06″7

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Regarding tires, Ogier; Fourmaux, Rovanperä and Katsuta have 2 hard and 4 soft while Greensmith made the opposite choice. Tänak and Neuville have three tires of each type for this 2nd loop

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Despite his stall, Tänak temporarily took the lead on SS5 with a time of 10'05. He relegated his Belgian counterpart to 1″2

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Neuville improves Ogier's time with a time of 10'06″2, 2″1 faster than that of the Frenchman

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Small stall for Tänak at a hairpin. More fear than harm, the Estonian immediately left

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“It’s worse than this morning,” laments the Frenchman after his visit

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10'08″3 for Ogier who records the first mark of this SS5

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The SS5 route already taken this Friday morning during SS2

 

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With the definitive abandonment of Solberg and for the day of Sordo and Evans here is the updated starting order:

Ogier
Neuville
Thank you
Feel it
Rovanperä
Greensmith
Fourmaux
Bertelli

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As for retirements, Solberg will not return to the road this weekend due to excessive damage to his i20 while Evans and Sordo should be there this Saturday

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At the end of the morning loop, Neuville was in the lead ahead of Rovanperä and Tänak

 

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Let's go for the 2nd loop of the day! Ogier is the first to set off

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The start of SS5 is scheduled for 12:46 a.m.

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