Rally Italy 2021
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 !
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
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
Greensmith once again stopped, in an escape this time
Sordo does a good job since he takes 5″6 from Tänak, thus reducing his gap to 19″6
Sordo tied with Neuville in this SS8. 11'10″4 for the two Hyundai drivers
Concerning Greensmith, the Englishman managed to restart but was driving slowly. It will take a long time to reach the finish line...
11'23″8 for Katsuta, 13″4 behind the Neuville mark in this SS8
Greensmith stopped shortly after leaving. M-Sport driver encountered a problem with his Ford Fiesta's gearbox
Smooth end to the day for Tänak who finished in 11’16, 5″6 behind Neuville
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
Evans ended the day with a time of 11'17″6, 0″7 behind Ogier. He only beat his teammate once this Friday
Neuville ahead of Evans and Ogier after passing the first sector
11'16″9 for Ogier in this SS8
End of interruption, ES8 is launched! Ogier is the first on the road
The start of SS8 is in turn delayed
The start of SS8, the last of the day, is scheduled for 18:32 p.m.