Huttunen finally arrives 4'30 behind the other drivers. An oil pressure problem according to the Finn.

Esapekka Lappi signs his 2nd scratch of the day and keeps the pressure on Ott Tänak. See you at 18:13 p.m. for SS9!

The classification of SS8: 

The general classification after SS8:

Adrien Fourmaux concedes 8 seconds to Lappi on this 8th special.

At the same time, Jari Huttunen stopped in the special for a good minute, before leaving.

Pierre-Louis Loubet sets the same time as Neuville, 10″7 behind Lappi.

And Esapekka Lappi responds to Ott Tänak by setting the best time! The Finn takes 2″1 from the Estonian!

Lappi: “My braking in the junctions was really good – I had a good pace thanks to that. It was a great stage, a very good stage. »

On the other hand, for Gus Greensmith, it was a little more complicated: the Briton finished 8″7 behind the best time.

Things are going better for Craig Breen on this special, with only 3″6 lost to Tänak. The Irishman maintains his 5th place overall against Katsuta.

3″8 behind for Takamoto Katsuta on Tänak’s time.

Tänak drives home the point: new best time in 7'12″5, 1″9 faster than Rovanperä.

Tanak: “In this special, things were more comfortable and we had a good pace.”

Elfyn Evans remains within Rovanperä's time, the Welshman only losing 1″2 on the championship leader on this SS8.

Thierry Neuville drops a few more seconds on this special: the Belgian concedes 6″7 on Rovanperä’s time. 

Neuville: “We had a good stage to be honest. I drive as fast as I can at the moment. I'm still not happy with the rear and don't know how fast I can go without losing control. It’s a fine line and I’m not there yet. »

Kalle Rovanperä recorded a first time of 7″14'4 on this 8th special, 15,70 kilometers long.

Rovanperä: “I’ve always loved this stage – it’s a great stage. I was absolutely at the limit during the whole stage and being the first on the road, I can't do much more than that. »

The start of SS8 (Sahloinen-Moksi 1 – 15,70 km) is scheduled for 16:53 p.m.