Jari Huttunen, who got off to a good start despite his problem during SS8, set the 11th time 11″7 behind Lappi.

Adrien Fourmaux was cautious on this special and conceded 9″9 on Lappi’s best time.

6″1 behind for Pierre-Louis Loubet on Lappi’s time.

Esapekka Lappi does it again on SS8 and beats Ott Tänak once again! What a duel the two pilots are giving us! The Toyota driver is 9 tenths quicker on SS9 and is 5″3 behind the Estonian.

There is something better for the M-Sports on this Ässämäki special compared to earlier: Gus Greensmith only concedes 4″2 on the best time.

And Craig Breen is faster than the Japanese! The M-Sport driver is only 3″0 behind Tänak and recovers 1″2 on Katsuta.

Takamoto Katsuta loses a little ground with 4″2 behind Tänak, now look at Breen’s time for 5th place…

Tänak is once again faster than Rovanperä and sets the best time in 5'38″5!

Tanak: “The first loop was better. In this one it was a bit loose and softer than I expected and the car felt a bit lazy. »

Elfyn Evans saves her 3rd place by half a second! The Welshman concedes 5 tenths to Kalle Rovanperä on this special.

Thierry Neuville still loses a little time, 3″2 behind Rovanperä on this SS9.

Neuville: “I had a good special stage. I felt good in the car and in the ruts I could push a little harder so it was easier. »

Kalle Rovanperä sets a first reference time: 5'39″0, or 3 seconds faster than Tänak's time at the start of the afternoon...

Rovanperä: " I tried. It was a little more difficult than I expected with the small car lines. In some corners I couldn't find a clean line and lost a lot of time being wide on the loose gravel. It's like that. »:

On this Ässämäki special, 12,31 kilometers long, Ott Tänak set a time of 5'42″5 during SS7.

The start of SS9 (Ässämäki 2 – 12,31 km) is scheduled for 18:13 p.m.