Rally Estonia 2022

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It's the end of Friday's day at Rally Estonia. Thank you for joining us and see you this Saturday at 8:03 a.m. to follow the rest of the event. Very good evening to all

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It is therefore with Rovanperä in the lead that this first real day of competition of the Rally Estonia ends. The Finn, who was not trapped by the rain, is now 11″7 ahead of Evans who lost 22″6 during SS9

SS9 standings

General classification after SS9

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19″9 is the gap between Fourmaux and Rovanperä at the end of this SS9. The Tricolore, however, secures the 3rd time of the special in 4'43″1

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Lappi not far from making a mistake in the same place as Loubet. The Finn, however, had to deviate his trajectory to avoid a rock, losing several seconds. On the line, he was 20″5 behind Rovanperä with a time of 4’43″7

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At the finish, Loubet lost 2'10 due to his accident during the special and was almost 4 minutes behind Rovanperä

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Loubet at fault! The Habs turned around after a hectic reception on a jump. Helped by the spectators, the Frenchman was put back on his wheels and was able to leave

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Change of leader in Estonia! Evans is no longer in charge. The Welshman lost 22″6 to Rovanperä who took the opportunity to take the lead of the Rally. The rain has just turned everything upside down!

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Day ended for Katsuta whose last special ended with a 4'45″1 to 21″9 from Rovanperä. He slotted in 3rd position between Neuville and Tänak

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4'44″6 at the finish for the Estonian who loses 23″4! Terrible end to the day for the Estonian, close to a minute behind the leaders

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Incredible image of Jarveoja, Tänak's co-driver, holding the air duct to prevent fogging with his left foot. Nothing is going well in the Hyundai clan this Friday…

©WRC+ screenshot

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Neuville drops almost 15 seconds in just 6 kilometers. 4'37″2 for him, 14″2 behind Rovanperä. “I don’t know if it can change over the weekend. »

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While sliding in a final muddy sector, Rovanperä crossed the line with a time of 4'23″2. “It will be interesting to see what happens to the others behind me because there are sections with heavy rain and others with less. »

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As expected, the rain is there and especially in the 2nd part of the special

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The last special begins with Rovanperä as the opener. Will he succeed in narrowing the gap with Evans a little further? See you in a few minutes for the answer

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This last special will be very important for the rest of the rally as the rain seems to be intensifying in the Estonian sky!

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The start of SS9, the last of this Friday, will be given at 18:00 p.m.

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