Rally Greece 2021
This is the end of this Rally of Greece and therefore of our live text. Thank you for your loyalty throughout the weekend and we will see you again on October 1st for the Rally of Finland! Have a great end of the day everyone!
Among manufacturers, Toyota is taking a big step towards the title. With 397 points, the Japanese firm is 57 units ahead of Hyundai and 244 ahead of M-Sport
In the drivers' standings, Ogier widens the gap and is now 44 points ahead of Evans. Winner in Greece, Rovanperä comes back one length behind 3rd place held by Neuville
Power Stage ranking
General classification of the Rally of Greece
Kalle Rovanperä wins the Greece Rally! The Finn finished the weekend in style and won the Power Stage in 8'14″8. Perfect weekend for the 20-year-old driver who won his second WRC victory and left with 30 points!
Ott Tänak finished 5″9 behind Evans. The Estonian finished second in the rally. “It’s a tough weekend.”
Sébastien Ogier will not finish this rally with the best time. The Frenchman finished in 8'38″7 (+2″) and ranked 3rd in the rally. The essentials are assured.
“I think we achieved what we wanted to do. We had a clean race. »
Dani Sordo finished 4th overall with this special in 8'47″9.
Gus Greensmith finishes 5th in the Greece rally. He finished the Power Stage in 9'02″1 (26″1). “A new top 5 is a good result.”
Adrien Fourmaux: “Unfortunately we spun. By the time we turned around, we had lost a lot of time. We really gave everything in this rally, it’s a shame.
Adrien Fourmaux finished in 8’48″5 (+12″5). The Frenchman must have made a mistake, he was within Evans' time after the first intermediate.
Elfyn Evans ranks 1st in 8'36, ahead of Neuville by 4″5.
Thierry Neuville wanted to look for points, he is virtually leader of the Power Stage. His time of 8'40″5 (-22″9) places him at the top of the timesheet. “We gave everything even if this weekend didn’t go the way we wanted. We just didn’t get what we really wanted.”
Elfyn Evans enters the track.
Andreas Mikkelsen wins the Greece Rally in WRC 2! The Norwegian finished 1″8 behind Bulacia but secured the essential: the victory, his 3rd of the season. “It’s a great team effort, very happy with the performance.”
Best time for Bulacia in 9'03″4, 14″8 ahead of Gryazin. “I am happy with the work we did this weekend. Andreas [Mikkelsen] was very fast today. Plus, we brought the car back safe and sound, so that’s good.”
WRC 2 leader Andreas Mikkelsen is gone.
First reference time in 9'18″2 for the 3rd in the WRC 2 category, Nikolay Gryazin.
At the first intermediate, Bulacia is 6″ ahead of Gryazin.
Marco Bulacia is gone! The Bolivian driver must recover 20″2 on Mikkelsen. Difficult mission on paper but you never know.