In Junior WRC, Nicolas Ciamin provisionally sets the best time of the special, 4″4 ahead of Terry Folb and 18″3 ahead of Nil Solans, still a solid leader with 34″ ahead of Folb in the category standings.
The ES is neutralized, the medical teams going to the scene of William Wagner's accident.
François Delecour (Abarth 124 Rally) admits that he has no longer encountered any problems with his car since the last two SS. The Frenchman, former winner of the event with the Ford Escort RS Cosworth, is 38″7 ahead of Romain Dumas' Porsche on this ES in the R-GT category.
Romain Dumas (Porsche) finished SS7 in 36'26″5 and still largely dominates the R-GT category against François Delecour (Abarth 124 Rally).
Eric Camilli (Ford) completes the special, and reports brake problems on his Fiesta R5.
Mikkelsen dominates the WRC-2 category standings ahead of Teemu Suninen at 1'06″2. Stéphane Sarrazin, not registered in the championship, is still between the two drivers in the general classification, 23″6 behind Mikkelsen.
Juho Hänninen (Toyota) sets the eighth time of the special, 27″8 behind Sébastien Ogier.
The first WRC-2 drivers arrive with Andreas Mikkelsen (Skoda) who provisionally sets the best time in 33'32″2, 0″9 ahead of Teemu Suninen (Ford). Stéphane Sarrazin (Skoda) ranks third at 3″7.
Sébastien Ogier (Ford) achieves the best time of SS6 at the Tour de Corse by completing the 48,71 km of La Porta – Valle di Rostino in 32'15″9 and ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) by 5″ and Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) 6″.
A performance which allows the Frenchman to come back to 2″2 behind Neuville in the general classification. Dani Sordo (Hyundai) retains third place in the general classification, but sees Latvala now at 11″3. The Finn took the advantage over Craig Breen (Citroën), now ranked fifth, two tenths behind Latvala. Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) follows in sixth position.
Ott Tänak (Ford) sets the 7th fastest time at 25″1.
Martin Koči and Lukáš Kostka, injured in the ES, will spend the night under observation in hospital.
Sébastien Ogier (Ford) sets the provisional best time in 32'15″9 and is 2″2 behind Thierry Neuville. The Frenchman precedes Latvala (Toyota) by 6″ in this SS5 and Neuville by 6″. “It's a little better now with the settings and I can trust the car a little more. I don't think I've tried so many configurations in one event. »
Yoann Bonato and Laurent Pellier are reported arrested in the ES.
It's Thierry Neuville's (Hyundai) turn to conclude this SS6. The Belgian finished 1″ behind Latvala, but should see his lead over Ogier disappear, with the Frenchman clearly faster at the intermediates. “It was pretty good but I spun at the first hairpin on the left. » explains Neuville.
Craig Breen (Citroën) loses 10″9 on the best time of Latvala (Toyota). The latter took the opportunity to overtake the Citroën driver in the general classification, and take fourth place.
Dani Sordo (Hyundai) concedes 10″2 on Latvala at the end of this SS6.
Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) finished in 32'20″9, 16″3 better than Paddon. The Finn admits to having a better feeling with his Yaris WRC, after having made changes to the transmission.
“It's not that bad, but it's not the weather I was hoping for. I felt the tires overheat a little in the middle of the SS. » comments Paddon.
32’37″2 for Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) at the finish of this SS6.
5″5 lead now for Ogier over Neuville in the fourth partial. The Frenchman is ahead of Latvala by 2″6 on this intermediate.