Rally Italy 2021

19h

It's the end of the first day of the Rally Italy. See you this Saturday at 8:08 a.m. for the first start of the second day of racing! Very good evening to all !

19h

Dani Sordo and Thierry Neuville therefore share SS8 thanks to their time of 11'10″4. On the line, they are ahead of the overall leader, Ott Tänak, and the reigning champion, Sébastien Ogier

 

SS8 standings

Overall, Ott Tänak (Hyundai) sees Dani Sordo return to 19″4 while Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) remains 3rd at 36″2 from the lead.

General classification after SS8

 

19h

Still plagued by brake problems, Loubet finally managed to reach the finish line in 12'26"7, or 1'16"3 slower than Neuville and Sordo

19h

Greensmith once again stopped, in an escape this time

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Sordo does a good job since he takes 5″6 from Tänak, thus reducing his gap to 19″6

19h

Sordo tied with Neuville in this SS8. 11'10″4 for the two Hyundai drivers

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Concerning Greensmith, the Englishman managed to restart but was driving slowly. It will take a long time to reach the finish line...

19h

11'23″8 for Katsuta, 13″4 behind the Neuville mark in this SS8

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Greensmith stopped shortly after leaving. M-Sport driver encountered a problem with his Ford Fiesta's gearbox

18h

Smooth end to the day for Tänak who finished in 11’16, 5″6 behind Neuville

18h

Neuville ends his day well after so many problems. 11'10″4 for the Belgian who temporarily takes the lead in the special, 6″5 ahead of Ogier

18h

Evans ended the day with a time of 11'17″6, 0″7 behind Ogier. He only beat his teammate once this Friday

18h

Neuville ahead of Evans and Ogier after passing the first sector

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11'16″9 for Ogier in this SS8

18h

End of interruption, ES8 is launched! Ogier is the first on the road

18h

The start of SS8 is in turn delayed

18h

The start of SS8, the last of the day, is scheduled for 18:32 p.m.

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