Rally Portugal – SS22: Puncture for Ogier one stage from the end, Neuville takes off!

Some rallies leave a lasting impression during a season of WRCIn this month of May, the Rally The 2026 edition of the Portugal Rally is undoubtedly one of them. Leading by almost 15 seconds before the start of the 22nd special stage of the weekend, Sébastien Ogier suffered a puncture while he was in the rhythm to keep Thierry Neuville at a safe distance. Losing two minutes, the nine-time world champion and his co-driver Vincent Landais busied themselves changing the punctured wheel, but naturally the die was cast.

After an impressive finish to the stage, the driver from Gap could no longer make an impact, while Thierry Neuville took the lead in the Rally of Portugal by 14,8 seconds over Oliver Solberg. Third on the stage, the Swede technically gained ten seconds on the Belgian, but the gap now seems to give Neuville a clear advantage. "It's not finished. We have to finish the job." he commented matter-of-factly upon arrival.

Fourmaux takes the win, the podium is reshuffled

Although the main information in this ES22 comes from the Toyota Not all the French drivers struggled, including Sébastien Ogier. Adrien fourmaux He even set the fastest time on this special stage, thanks to a time of 14:32.8 on this long course. He gained 7,9 seconds on Takamoto Katsuta and 9,6 seconds on Oliver Solberg. While he is about 18 seconds off the podium, the driver from northern France also gained 17,9 seconds on Elfyn Evans, maintaining his hopes of a top-three finish should he fail to qualify.pine at the front in the Powerstage.

Note that in Rally2, Finland's Roope Korhonen confirmed his good form by once again setting the fastest time. His compatriot Teemi Suninen leads the category, with more than an hour to go before the final stage of this Rally Portugal. The last stage is now scheduled for 14:15 PM French time!

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