Thierry Neuville wins! Relive the Super Sunday of the Rally of Portugal with live text commentary.

Leading by 21,9 seconds overall, Sébastien Ogier Will he be caught? On the eve of this Super Sunday in the Rally from Portugal WRCThe driver from Gap indeed built a significant lead over the course of Saturday. Dominant in the rain, the driver Toyota has taken advantage of Oliver Solberg's misfortunes to build such a lead, but is nonetheless in a strong position to win again. However, caution is advised, as the last four stages on Sunday will be decisive, with 10 points up for grabs today alone.

@autohebdo.magSébastien Ogier's performance this afternoon in Portugal 🤌🏻 The reigning World Champion made a strong statement to extend his lead over Thierry Neuville !♬ original sound – AUTOhebdo

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15h22 - 👋 All that remains is for us to thank you for following us throughout the Rally of Portugal since Wednesday and the Shakedown! Head over to our website and AUTOhebdo's social media channels for driver reactions and debriefings from Portugal throughout the day and evening!

15:20 PM – 📊 Before we wrap up this live coverage, here are the standings after the Power Stage!

15h16 - 💬 Thierry Neuville after his victory in the Rally of Portugal: “This is a very special victory after what happened in Croatia, and because of all the bad luck we’ve had. Not just for me, but for the whole team. The people who follow us all year, who work so hard. This weekend, it paid off! We were in a good rhythm. Nothing perfect, but in the end, I think we got a victory that we deserved earlier in the season.”

15h14 - 💬 With five more points in the standings, Adrien fourmaux appeared more relieved than anything else after his visit: “I saw the rain at the start line, so I knew I had to take my chance and try to score some points. I gave it my all, made a mistake on the last section and lost time. It was a difficult rally, having the lead and losing it on Friday. It was a very tiring rally.”

15:13 PM – 🏆 Victory for Adrien Fourmaux in this Power Stage, victory for Thierry Neuville in this Rally of Portugal! Hyundai who achieves a superb end to the competition!

15h11 - One second behind after the third split…

15:10 PM – 🇧🇪 Neuville has a half-second lead after two splits! The Belgian is attacking!

15:08 – 🇸🇪 Third fastest time for Solberg in this Power Stage! If Thierry Neuville doesn't encounter any problems, the Swede will finish second in the Rally of Portugal.

15:06 PM – Two seconds lost in the third split by the Swede! Could this be the one for Fourmaux?

15:05 PM – Solberg is only one tenth of a second behind after the second split!

15h04 - 🇸🇪 It's Oliver Solberg's turn to try his luck!

15:03 – ⏱️ Elfyn Evans slots in between the two Frenchmen, exactly two seconds behind Fourmaux who retains his lead in this Power Stage!

15:00 PM – 🌧️ Elfyn Evans is on track, but conditions are deteriorating… The rain is falling harder, and could this be the Hyundai driver's chance?

14:58 PM – 🇫🇷 He concludes a great Rally of Portugal perfectly at this stage! Adrien Fourmaux takes the fastest time by 3,3 seconds ahead of Sébastien Ogier!

14:55 PM – 🇫🇷 Adrien Fourmaux has started his run in the meantime, he is provisionally in the lead after the second split!

14:54 PM – ⏱️ And it's still Sébastien Ogier who remains in the lead! By two tenths of a second, the Japanese driver misses the fastest time in the Power Stage!

14h53 - Takamoto Katsuta was behind Ogier on the first two sections, he passes the third split with a half-second lead.

14:50 PM – ⏱️ Despite the contact, Sébastien Ogier gains 5,1 seconds on Sami Pajari's best time, and provisionally takes the lead in the Power Stage!

14:49 PM – 💥 On the attack, Sébastien Ogier hugs the wall before continuing towards the 10th kilometer!

14:47 PM – 🇫🇷 Sébastien Ogier sets off, not last, but will try to finish in style, once again, for honor!

14h46 - 🇫🇮 Last stand for Sami Pajari, the Finn takes an 8,9 second lead over Sordo and finishes this Rally of Portugal well.

14h42 - Dani Sordo finally finishes this Power Stage with a 3,6 second lead over Martins Sesks! The terrain is clearly improving.

14h40 - Daniel Sordo has a 4,4 second lead after three splits!

14h38 - ⏱️ Martins Sesks finally improves, and moves ahead of Gryazin by 16,6 seconds! Dani Sordi and now Sami Pajari are on their way behind the Latvian.

14h37 - Quite logically, McErlean finishes 2 minutes behind the time limit…

2:35 PM – 💥 The WRC drivers will soon start arriving as well. Josh McErlean is on the track… But he's got a puncture! He's losing time on the Rally14 cars! What bad luck for the Irishman!

2:31 PM – 🇫🇮 Teemu Suninen and his co-driver finish this stage in 2nd place in the WRC14 standings for SS23, but more importantly, in first position overall ahead of Nikolay Gryazin! The Bulgarian will surely regret not having included this rally in his points tally….

14:30 PM – ⏱️ He appears to be suffering, but Nikolay Gryazin completes a Power Stage in 7:29.6!

14h27 - ⏱️ The Finn completes his Rally Portugal with a time of 7:36.3! He has become a very serious contender for the WRC2 title… He certainly describes this rally as one of the most difficult of his career.

14h26 - Andreas Mikkelsen takes the provisional lead in 7:46.9, but Roope Korhonen will improve.

14h23 - ⏱️ It's an 8:14.4 for Jan Solans who finishes his rally with bad luck, after having led for a long time in Rally2…

14h20 - Andreas Mikkelsen also set off, while Jan Solans seems to have already suffered a puncture!

14:18 PM – 🌧️ Jan Solans opens the road and officially launches the Power Stage of the Rally of Portugal… In the rain, finally! Definitely the common denominator of this weekend.

14h15 - ☁️ It's currently 17°C as we finish the Rally of Portugal. The clouds are thick but there's no rain at the end of an event marked by such often difficult conditions…

14h08 - 📊 At this stage of the Rally of Portugal, Thierry Neuville has only won two stages. Paradoxically, this detail highlights the Belgian's consistency, especially given that off-road excursions have been a major factor in the success of drivers like Oliver Solberg and Adrien Fourmaux, not to mention Sébastien Ogier's puncture…

14h04 - 📊 11,18 km to cover for this second stage in the Fafe special stage, 10 points are still up for grabs outside of the overall classification of the Rally of Portugal… 5 for the Super Sunday classification, and 5 more only for this Powerstage which is about to begin.

14:00 PM – 🇵🇹 We're back, 15 minutes from the Powerstage, the last of the 23 special stages of the Rally of Portugal!

12:35 PM – ⏸️ After all these emotions, let's all take a break from the Rally of Portugal. Join us at 14 PM (French time) for the Powerstage!

12:30 PM – 📊 While waiting for the resumption of the Rally of Portugal, the last special stage of this epic event, here is the standings!

12h26 - ⏱️ Roope Kerhonen does even better! The Finn takes 17,6 seconds off Gryazin!

12h23 - ⏱️ Nikolay Gryazin sets a better time than Teemu Suninen in WRC2, 4,6 seconds faster for the Bulgarian.

12:20 – A real turnaround in this Rally of Portugal, Adrien Fourmaux sets the fastest time on SS22 while Thierry Neuville is officially the overall leader!

12:19 PM – ⏱️ 2:01.3 behind schedule, that's the fate of the nine-time world champion… Sébastien Ogier confirms he hit a rock, causing the puncture. He pushed hard at the end of the stage.

12:17 p.m. – 💥 In Rally2, Jan Solans also had a puncture!

12:14 PM – 🇧🇪 Thierry Neuville finishes this stage 20 seconds behind Adrien Fourmaux, but takes the lead in the Rally of Portugal by 14,8 seconds over Oliver Solberg. Meanwhile, Sébastien Ogier continues his battle…

12:11 – Despite Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais changing their wheels quickly, the scenario is cruel for the two leaders before this SS22!

12:08 – The French team has restarted, Solberg is in 3rd place, 9,6 seconds behind Fourmaux.

12:07 PM – 💥 Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais have stopped in the special stage! Puncture for the French crew!

12h05 - Elfyn Evans is somewhat off his game! The Welshman is 17,9 seconds behind the French leader.

12:02 – 🇫🇷 Adrien Fourmaux surpasses him! 14:32.8 for the Frenchman!

11:59 AM – 🇯🇵 Takamoto Katsuta pulls off a great feat by setting the provisional fastest time on SS22! 14:40.7 for the Japanese driver!

11h57 - ⏱️ Dani Sordo slots in between the first two finishers, 17,6 seconds behind leader Sesks.

11:56 AM – 🇫🇷 Adrien Fourmaux lights up in green split after split!

11:55 AM – ⏱️ Martins Sesks takes a 40-second lead over the Irishman!

11:51 – ⏱️ 15:25.4, here is the first time set by McErlean in this SS22.

11h51 - It's Elfyn Evans' turn to start his special stage.

11h48 - Josh McErlean will soon finish the special stage, while Takamoto Katsuta and Adrien Fourmaux have already left!

11h42 - Martin Sesks is almost 8 seconds ahead of McErlean after two splits… Everyone is picking up the pace this Sunday! Dani Sordo has also started his run.

11h39 - Let's go for Martins Sesks!

11h38 - ☁️ Obviously, the terrain is still tricky for the drivers, but we note that the rain has not yet made an appearance in this SS22! Josh McErlean seems to be setting a strong pace at the front.

11h35 - Winner of the last special stage, Joshua McErlean is the first to hit the road.

11h33 - In 2 minutes, we will be off to SS22, on the road to Vieira do Minho, which is 22,6 km long!

11h20 - 📊 A look at the standings after this SS21

11h14 - In Rally2, Teemu Suninen takes a 6,9 second lead over Jan Solans in this special stage.

11h11 - 📊 While waiting for the Rally2, you asked for the standings?

11h10 - 🇫🇷 Sébastien Ogier is 4,2 seconds behind Josh McErlean! This means two things: the Irishman confirms his fastest time… And Seb Ogier gains three seconds on Thierry Neuville!

11h08 - 🇧🇪 Thierry Neuville finished only 7th, 7,2 seconds behind McErlean. The Belgian driver confirmed the much more slippery nature of this stage…

11h05 - 🇫🇷 And here's Sébastien Ogier, the last Rally1 driver to take off!

11h04 - 🇫🇮 By a tenth of a second, Sami Pajari misses out behind Oliver Solberg in this special stage!

11h00 - 🇸🇪 Oliver Solberg takes provisional 4th place in the special stage, 2,5 seconds behind Elfyn Evans.

10h58 - Elfyn Evans 2,7 seconds behind McErlean's benchmark, a respectable result on a deteriorating course.

10:55 AM – Adrien Fourmaux finishes SS21 in 7:28.7 and takes provisional fourth place in the stage. Meanwhile, Elfyn Evans is on the road, while Oliver Solberg sets off… in the sunshine! The weather is proving difficult to predict in Portugal.

10h53 - 🇯🇵 Takamoto Katsuta is positioned behind the leading skiers. 4,5 seconds behind Dani Sordo, the Japanese skier is 10,3 seconds behind the opening skier, McErlean.

10h49 - The Spaniard finished the special stage 5,8 seconds behind.

10h47 - 🇯🇵 Takamoto Katsuta starts his special, while Dani Sordo appears to be struggling in his attempt.

10h45 - Dani Sordo starts SS21 as Martins Sesks finishes the stage, eight-tenths of a second behind Josh McErlean. The Irishman had set a time of 7:19.8.

10h40 - Martins Sesks sets off a few moments later.

10h35 - 🌧️ In the pouring rain, Josh McErlean will have to lead the way!

10:30 AM – The highly anticipated Fafe special stage is about to begin! Packed with spectators lining the roadside, this SS21 is important as it will also host the Power Stage…

10h25 - 📊 Before the resumption of hostilities, here are the updated standings, especially after the arrival of the Rally2 cars!

10h00 - 🕒 SS21, 11,18 km long, will start at 10:30 French time.

9:56 AM – 📊 The Rally2 cars are arriving one by one, here is the classification for this SS20!

9h51 - In Rally2, Jan Solans had set a time of 15:04.1, and now Teemu Suninen has done it in 14:53.5!

9:47 AM – 🇫🇷 The Rally of Portugal isn't over yet! Sébastien Ogier is 5th in this stage, 9,5 seconds behind Elfyn Evans. There are now only 14,3 seconds separating the two leaders.

9h45 - Here is the standings for the special stage before Sébastien Ogier's arrival…

9:44 AM – 🇧🇪 It's not the fastest time for Thierry Neuville, but by setting a time of 14:13.9, the Belgian could put pressure on Seb Ogier!

9h40 - 🇫🇮 Sami Pajari finishes the special stage, and loses 12,9 seconds to Elfyn Evans.

9:40 AM – After the third split, Sébastien Ogier is 9,5 seconds behind Elfyn Evans! The rain seems to have intensified!

9h38 - ⚔️ Thierry Neuville and Sébastien Ogier are on their way, the two leaders of the Rally of Portugal are now expected!

9:37 – 🇸🇪 Well, there will be no scratch time for Solberg! The Swede is 1,2 seconds behind the reference time.

9:36 – Elfyn Evans is in the lead before Solberg's arrival! 14:12.0 for the Welshman, who takes a 7,3 second lead over Taka.

9h33 - 🛠️🇸🇪 A puncture has just been reported for Oliver Solberg, but the Swede still seems to be heading towards the provisional scratch time… His pace is good in any case!

9:32 – 🇫🇷 Ouch, a difficult special stage for Adrien Fourmaux who loses 6,5 seconds to Takamoto Katsuta… The two men are fighting for 6th place overall.

9:29 AM – 🇯🇵 Taka has just set a time of 14:19.3 and is provisionally 11,6 seconds ahead!

9h27 - Dani Sordo arrives 4,8 seconds behind Martins Sesks, while Takamoto Katsuta is not far behind and is lighting up the green…

9h25 - ⏱️ At the second split, Elfyn Evans has a 6 tenths lead.

9:23 a.m. – 🇱🇻 After being behind for much of the stage, Martins Sesks finally takes a 4,5-second lead over Josh McErlean.

9h21 - 🔍 Takamoto Katsuta, Adrien Fourmaux, and Elfyn Evans have set off in the meantime. The pace of these top contenders is worth watching closely…

9h20 - ⏱️ 14:35.4, here is the first mark set by a cautious Joshua McErlean this early morning.

9h15 - 🇪🇸 Dani Sordo, meanwhile, got off to a good start. Six-tenths of a second ahead in the first split, three-tenths more in the second, but the conditions are already becoming very difficult. We can only imagine what the leaders are going through…

9:13 AM – 🌧️ The rain is not only back, it's intensifying minute by minute!

9h12 - Martins Sesks, in more difficulty, is 5,3 seconds behind his Irish predecessor after two splits.

9h11 - Dani Sordo starts his Super Sunday.

9h08 - 🌧️ Martins Sesks sets off, while rain is already present on the special stage.

9:06 a.m. – 💥 The Irishman seems to have already hit the side of the road but fortunately there are no direct consequences.

9:05 AM – Portugal is offering us pleasant weather again! Humidity, mud, threat of rain, everything is in place to launch the special stage with course opener Joshua McErlean!

9h03 - 💬 Despite a significant delay, Thierry Neuville finished Saturday in second place overall last night. Satisfied with his performance, he's aiming for even better on Sunday.

Despite a "good afternoon", Thierry Neuville was unable to catch Sébastien Ogier

9h00 - 📊 In five minutes, a challenging special stage will begin for the WRC drivers. In 14°C temperatures, they will tackle 21,6 km of battle to get the day off to a good start.

8h59 - 🔍 Before fully immersing ourselves in this new day, a quick recap of yesterday's events…

Rally Portugal: Solberg sets the fastest time in SS19, Ogier holds a commanding lead before Super Sunday

8:55 AM – 👋 Hello everyone, and welcome to follow this final day of the Rally of Portugal with us! SS20, 21, 22, and 23 are on the program!