Monte-Carlo Rally 2021
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The Monte-Carlo Rally has a new leader. After Ott Tänak and Sébastien Ogier, it is Elfy Evans who takes the lead in the first event of the season.
The Welshman took advantage of Sébastien Ogier's puncture to set the best time (13'32"5) on SS6 ahead of Ott Tânak and Thierry Neuville.
The classification of SS6
Sébastien Ogier finished 11th in this sixth special, 34” behind Elfyn Evans. The latter is now leading the Monte-Carlo Rally with 7 seconds ahead of Ott Tänak and 20 seconds ahead of Sébastien Ogier. Thierry Neuville and Kalle Rovanperä complete the Top 4. Both men are more than a minute behind the leader.
The general classification after SS6
In WRC2 no changes to note. Andreas Mikkelsen is still in the lead ahead of Adrien Fourmaux.
Meet at 13:38 p.m. for the start of the seventh special
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13'51″1 for Pierre-Louis Loubet at the finish, 18″6 behind Elfyn Evans
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Nice time for Takamoto Katsuta who completed the sixth special in 13'43″8 just 11″3 from the lead
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SS6 finished for Gus Greensmith in 14'04″0 to 31″5 from Elfyn Evans
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“I feel more confident now that I have four snow tires fitted (compared to just one this morning),” explains the Iberian
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Dani Sordo recovers after a complicated morning. The Spaniard finished this SS6 with a time of 13'49″1
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The Finn admits to having missed an apex in the first sector which cost him time in this SS6
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Very difficult stage for Kalle Rovanperä. The Finn clocked 14'20″1, 47″6 behind the best time
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“The car works well, the tires too,” explains the Belgian
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Thierry Neuville reached the finish with a time of 13'42″2, 9″7 slower than Elyn Evans. Good special all the same after the difficulties of the morning
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“There’s no grip. I tried to do my best. It’s very tricky,” says the Estonian who did not want to play the hero
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Ott Tänak crossed the finish line with a time of 13'39″4, 6″9 behind the best time of Elfyn Evans
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Sébastien Ogier had to stop to change his wheel during the special
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13'32″5 for Elfyn Evans who takes 34″7 from Sébastien Ogier and therefore the lead of the rally
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The Frenchman admits to having suffered a puncture during the special
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Sébastien Ogier completes this SS6 in 14'07″2
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9″5 ahead for Evans over Ogier after the third sector who mastered the hairpin where the Frenchman made a mistake
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1″5 ahead for Tänak over Ogier and Evans after the 2nd sector
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Small spin for Sébastien Ogier who still hits the road
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Tänak ahead of Ogier and Evans after the first sector
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