Solberg and Evans shine ahead of Ogier; relive the Power Stage of the Rally Japan with live text commentary

Sébastien Ogier Will he manage to achieve the impossible? Over 13,98 km of special stage, the driver from Gap will have to try to pull off a real feat against Elfyn Evans, who has been leading since the start of this Rally from Japan WRCHolding a 13,3-second lead after SS19, the Welshman nevertheless saw his rival hanging on, gradually closing the gap since Saturday. The other key aspect of this Power Stage is that, at this point in the rally, Oliver Solberg is leading the Super Sunday standings, having lost everything in the overall standings in SS10 earlier this week.

WRC – Rally Japan
Follow the Power Stage live with commentary

8:15 AM – 👋 Thank you all for following us this weekend! Finally, here are the final standings for the WRC Rally Japan… won by Elfyn Evans!

8h14 - Here is the final classification of SS20, dominated by the Swede.

8:12 AM – 🥇 8:39.0 for Elfyn Evans who wins his 2nd rally this year! He finishes 4th in a Power Stage won by Oliver Solberg!

8:08 – ⏱️ 8:38.5 for Sébastien Ogier, the Frenchman is 3rd in the Power Stage and secures a place on the podium of the Rally Japan!

8h07 - Sébastien Ogier is 2,8 seconds slower than Solberg's time at the start of the final kilometers…

8:05 am – Elfyn Evans sets off, for what will be the very last run of this Rally Japan!

8h04 - ⏱️ Sami Pajari is provisionally ranked 3rd in the Power Stage, and is 2,7 seconds behind the benchmark time.

8:01 AM – 🇫🇷 Sébastien Ogier attacks the Power Stage!

8:00 AM – ⏱️ There will be no final scratch for Taka! Only 1,1 seconds behind for the Japanese driver!

7:57 AM – ⚔️ Takamoto Katsuta, and now Sami Pajari are on their way to try and grab this Power Stage!

7:56 AM – ⏱️ By two-tenths of a second, Adrien fourmaux it ends behind Thierry Neuville in this ES20.

7h54 - 🇫🇷 Adrien Fourmaux has started, but is 4,4 seconds behind after the third split.

7h52 - ⏱️ Thierry Neuville is the first to approach Oliver Solberg. The Belgian is 6,9 seconds behind.

7h48 - ⏱️ 8:49.1 for the Australian who, despite being 12,9 seconds behind Oliver Solberg, takes provisional second place in the Power Stage.

7h45 - Hayden Paddon is also on his way, with a deficit of about 5,4 seconds after the second split.

7h45 - ⏱️ While Thierry Neuville begins his Power Stage, Jon Armstrong finishes 19,5 seconds behind Oliver Solberg's benchmark.

7h40 - ⏱️ Josh McErlean concludes his rally with a time of 8:54.7.

7h37 - 💬 Solberg felt he wasn't clean enough to retain his first place in the Power Stage. The Swede was understandably disappointed after his crash the previous day, despite feeling great in his Toyota.

7:36 – ⏱️ 8:36.2, it will be Oliver Solberg's time, the one to beat for everyone else if they want to win this Power Stage!

7h34 - Speaking to WRC, the Bulgarian explained that his battle with Alejandro Cachon had pushed him to attack on every stage. His rival cracked in the final kilometers of the rally…

7:33 a.m. – 🥇 Nikolay Gryazin sets the new Rally2 benchmark with a time of 9:00.1 and wins the Rally Japan in his category!

7:32 AM – In the Rally1 category, Josh McErlean and Oliver Solberg are on track! The Swede is aiming for a Super Sunday victory today!

7h31 - ⏱️ Finishing just 7,6 seconds behind, the Spaniard will surely regret this mistake…

7:29 a.m. – Alejandro Cachon was ahead, he makes a mistake and spins out!

7h29 - ⏱️ Yumi Yamamoto slots in between the first two finishers thanks to a time of 9:16.9.

7h27 - Nikolay Gryazin now takes on the Power Stage, here we go for the Bulgarian.

7h27 - He is not yet beaten, since Emil Lindholm finishes in 9:19.1!

7h24 - ⏱️ 9:08.0, this is the first time set by Romet Jürgenson in this SS20.

7h22 - Japanese driver Yuki Yamamoto takes to the road for SS20.

7h20 - Emil Lindholm kicks off this Power Stage in turn.

7h18 - Estonian Romet Jürgenson sets off in Rally2, and begins by hitting a plastic structure filled with water at the side of the road. Without consequence for him.

7h13 - 📊 On the route of SS16 (won by Takamoto Katsuta), Lake Mikawako, the drivers will set off for 13,98 km of special stage in a few minutes.

7h10 - 📊 With 3 stage wins so far, Sébastien Ogier may be consistent in this Rally Japan, but his record is currently less impressive than Elfyn Evans' 5 stage wins, or Oliver Solberg's 6 stage victories. Sami Pajari also has 4 wins, compared to 1 for Takamoto Katsuta, on home soil.

7h05 - 📊 After SS19, the situation is simple: Oliver Solberg, eager for revenge, leads Super Sunday, while Sébastien Ogier has closed to within 15 seconds of Elfyn Evans, who leads Rally Japan…

Rally Japan – SS19: Fastest time for Oliver Solberg, Sébastien Ogier doesn't give up!

7h00 - 👋 Hello everyone, and welcome to this live coverage to follow with us the very last special stage of this WRC Rally Japan!