WRC – Relive the second day of the Rally of Portugal with live commentary

Who will succeed Sébastien Ogier in the list of winners Rally from Portugal? The Frenchman, record holder for victories in the event (6), is a candidate for his own succession. At the end of a long Friday (ten special stages), the eight-time world rally champion is in 2nd place overall, 7″0 behind Ott Tänak. Yesterday is Hyundai and the Estonian who dominated the debates at the start of the day, before seeing the Toyota return to the race. Note the abandonment of the tricolor Adrien fourmaux, who broke his front-left suspension during SS8 in the afternoon. A new battle is looming over the course of a second day to be followed in full on AUTOhebdo.fr!

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Saturday, May 17 (122,76 km)
08:35 – SS12: Vieira do Minho 1 – 17,69 km: 🇲🇫 Sebastien Ogier (Toyota)
09:35 – SS13: Cabeceiras de Basto 1 – 19,91 km: 🇲🇫 Sebastien Ogier (Toyota)
11:25 – SS14: Amarante 1 – 22,10 km: 🇪🇪 Ott Tanak (Hyundai)
16:05 – SS15: Vieira do Minho 2 – 17,69 km: 🇪🇪 Ott Tanak (Hyundai)
17:05 – SS16: Cabeceiras de Basto 2 – 19,91 km: 🇪🇪 Ott Tanak (Hyundai)
18:55 – SS17: Amarante 2 – 22,10 km: 🇫🇮​ Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota)
20:05 – SS18: Lousada – 3,36 km: 🇲🇫 Sebastien Ogier (Toyota)

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WRC – Rally Portugal
Relive the second day with live commentary

 This concludes this live coverage of the second day of the Rally Portugal. Join us tomorrow morning at 7:40 a.m. to follow the final day, featuring six special stages. Thank you for your loyalty, and see you tomorrow on AUTOhebdo.fr!

• 07:40 – SS19: Paredes 1 – 16,09 km
• 08:48 – SS20: Felgueiras 1 – 8,81 km
• 09:35 – SS21: Fafe 1 – 11,18 km
• 10:58 – SS22: Paredes 2 – 16,09 km
• 12:03 – SS23: Felgueiras 1 – 8,81 km
• 14:15 – SS24: Fafe 2 (Powerstage) – 11,18 km

20h52 - 🇲🇫 Overall in WRC2, the Frenchman is well established in third place. He is only 5 seconds behind the Briton before the final day on Sunday. For his part, the Swede is leading the way with 5 seconds over Greensmith and 50 seconds over Rossel.

20h50 - 🇲🇫 In Rally2, Yohan Rossel concluded the day in style by taking a series of victories in SS17 and SS18! He beat Oliver Solberg and Gus Greensmith each time! 

20h42 - END OF SS18 and the 2nd day! Sébastien Ogier wins his third stage victory of the weekend in Portugal and remains comfortably at the top of the general classification: 

20h39 - 🗨️ "This is not how you want to win a battle. We both gave everything we could to keep the pressure on. It's not over yet, tomorrow will be a long day." Ogier advances, cautious despite his comfortable lead in the provisional general classification

20h38 - 🗨️ "It's part of the game, I guess. It's a real shame, but we gave it our all. What else can I say?", says the Estonian pilot

20h36 - 🇪🇪 Ott Tänak limits the damage despite his power steering problem and loses 8″ on this SS18

20:35 p.m. – 🇲🇫 Sébastien Ogier finishes this second day in Portugal perfectly by setting the best time in this 2th special! 

20h33 - 🗨️ "A very disappointing day for the team. It could have been an exceptional day and to finish it in front of such a crowd would have been fantastic. I'm disappointed, as are we all." says Neuville at the end of this SS18

Rallying can be so, co cruel. 😖@OttTanak hadn't put a foot wrong all afternoon, but now, power steering gone, lead gone. Absolutely heartbreaking. 💔#RallyPortugal #WRC pic.twitter.com/z4l6nLJCR6

— Hyundai Motorsport (@HMSGOfficial) May 17, 2025

20:30 p.m. – 🇲🇫 Ogier and 🇪🇪 Tänak are the last two in the race! Note that the Estonian still has his power steering problem and is struggling with his car

20h28 - Neuville retains the best time after the arrival of the two Toyotas!

20h25 - Rovanpera and Katsuta then took off

20h24 - 🇧🇪 New provisional best time for Thierry Neuville in 2’30″7!

20h22 - The drivers set off two by two in this SS18. Pajari and Neuville are currently in the race

20:16 p.m. – Provisional best time for Evans (Toyota) with a 0″ lead over Munster and Fourmaux!

20h13 - Sesks and McErlean (M-Sport) are behind the Frenchman at the finish

20h12 - Please note that the starting order is based on the general classification determined after SS17.

20h10 - 🇲🇫 Fourmaux achieves a time of 2'32″3

20h07 - This last special of the day is contested on a track of Rallycross

20:05 p.m. – 🇲🇫 And here we go again! It's off to SS18, a sort of 3,36 km Superspecial, with Adrien Fourmaux!

19h51 -   END OF SS17! Kalle Rovanperä wins his first stage win of the weekend in Portugal while Ogier takes advantage of Tänak's mechanical problem to soar up the general classification: 

19h49 – 🇪🇪 Very disappointed at the finish, the Estonian confirmed the power steering failure during the special and preferred to react with humor while it was still fresh: 🗨️ “It was super easy, beautiful.”

19h47 - 🗨️ "We made a big effort, I'm very happy with the special we did. We absolutely have to keep this position tomorrow." Neuville launches at the finish

19h45 - 🚨 🇪🇪 October Tänak finishes 11th in SS17, 45 seconds behind Rovanpera! The situation changes in Portugal as the eight-time world rally champion takes the lead!

19h43 - 🇲🇫 Meanwhile, Ogier finished in provisional 2nd place, 3″6 behind his teammate at Toyota

19:42 p.m. – It's confirmed! Tänak is slowing down in the final stage of the special stage due to a power steering failure! He's about to relinquish the overall lead to the Frenchman! 

19h40 - ???? Tänak appears to have a problem with his car! The Estonian is reportedly slowing down in SS17!

19h38 - Katsuta finished 8″ behind his teammate, and 3″ behind Neuville! The Belgian will therefore take fourth place overall.

19h37 - 🚨 It looks complicated for Ogier on this stage, while the Estonian should still make up time!

19h36 - 🇪🇪​ Ott Tänak has taken the plunge too!

19h35 - 🇫🇮 5″1 better than the Belgian for Rovanpera at the finish! He takes the lead of the special in 14'35″8 

19h33 - 🇧🇪 Thierry Neuville best provisional time in 14'40"9!

19h29 - 🇲🇫 Sébastien Ogier has also left! Will the Frenchman come back to Tänak at the end of the day?

19:26 p.m. – Elfyn Evans takes the provisional lead of the special in 14:50!

19h25 - 🇫🇮​ Rovanpera, provisionally 3rd overall, and 🇯🇵​ Katsuta, 4th overall, now under threat from Neuville, set off!

19:23 p.m. – Fourmaux's reference time still stands after the arrival of the M-Sport Pumas!

19h21 - McErlean (M-Sport) is also behind Fourmaux at the finish!

19h20 - 🇧🇪​ Thierry Neuville's on! Will the Belgian steal 4th place overall from Katsuta?

19h17 - Sesks is behind Fourmaux at the finish

19h15 - Evans and Pajari, the first two Toyota drivers, are in the race in turn

19h10 - 🇲🇫 Adrien Fourmaux is finishing in 14'54″3 

19h07 - Luxembourger Grégoire Munster also took the plunge

19h05 - The two M-Sport drivers Martin Sesks and Josh McErlean also started

18h58 - The Portuguese Diogo Salvi, who is enjoying himself this weekend away from the best, sets off

18h55 - 🇲🇫 Let's go for SS17 with Adrien Fourmaux! 

18h54 - Please note that SS17 and SS18 will follow one another. The final special stage this Saturday is very short: only 3,36 km!

18h05 - ???? Now tune in at 18:55 p.m. to follow SS17 live, penultimate special of the day, around Amarante (22,1 km).

Where horsepower meets wildflowers 😍#WRC | #RallydePortugal 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/nhH7Ux9YOA

— FIA World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) May 17, 2025

18h02 - In Rally2, Oliver Solberg returns to success by winning this 16th special stage ahead of Gus Greensmith (+3″) and Yohan Rossel (+5″9). Overall, the Swede now has a lead of 48″5 over the Briton and 57″1 over the Frenchman.

17h59 -   END OF SS16! Ott Tänak wins his seventh scratch of the weekend in Portugal and consolidates his first place in the general classification: 

17h55 - 🗨️ Ott Tänak, like the Toyota driver, confirms the poor conditions in this SS16: "This special was difficult, but we are in one piece."

17h53 - 🗨️ "That stage was horrible, it's off-road rallying, it's really tough. There's no bad news, Ott is faster. The good news is that we finished that one.", assures Ogier at the finish

17:52 p.m. – 🇪🇪​ Ott Tänak beats the Frenchman by 1 seconds and wins this 8th special! The Estonian has had a faultless afternoon so far

17h51 - 🗨️ "It's very hilly. We can't do more at the moment, the fight is intense. There's a lot of clean-up and we're fighting against that, but overall, we can be satisfied with this stage." explains Neuville on arrival

17:49 p.m. – 🇲🇫 Fastest time at the finish for Ogier! 13:09 for the Frenchman!

17h46 - 13'18"5 for Takamoto Katsuta! The Japanese concedes 4"5 on the reigning world champion, who will come back to within 2" of 4th place!

17h43 - Exactly the same time as the Belgian for Rovanpera at the finish!

17:40 p.m. – 🇧🇪​ Provisional best time for Thierry Neuville in 13'14"0!

17h38 - ​ 🇪🇪​ Ott Tänak has taken the plunge too!

17:36 p.m. – 🇲🇫 Sébastien Ogier is off! 

17h35 - 🚨 The paths are becoming more and more damaged, with ruts and stones as you go along, so there could be some damage, to be continued

17h33 - Takamoto Katsuta has also started, will the Japanese find his rhythm?

17h31 - Rovanpera is also in the race! The Finn will try to consolidate his third place overall behind Ogier and Tänak.

17h29 - 🇧🇪​ Thierry Neuville is off to a great start! The Belgian can get a little closer to Katsuta's 4th place

17:26 p.m. – Provisional best time for Sesks in 13:22 

17h24 - Munster (M-Sport), Evans (Toyota) and Pajari (Toyota) took their turn

17h22 - The Frenchman indicated on arrival that the paths were very damaged, with ruts in places and lots of stones that could lead to the risk of punctures.

17h19 - 🇲🇫 Adrien Fourmaux finished in 13'28″6

17h15 - M-Sport drivers Sesks and McErlean are also in the race

17h08 - Local Diogo Salvi also took the plunge

17:05 p.m. – 🇲🇫 It's still going strong this afternoon! We're off to SS16 with Adrien Fourmaux!

16:55 p.m. – In Rally2, the 15th special stage was won once again by the Finn Roope Korhonen. Overall, we take the same and we start again: Oliver Solberg leads the dance ahead of Gus Greensmith (+45″5) and the Frenchman Yohan Rossel (+51″2)

16h53 -   END OF SS15! Ott Tänak wins his sixth scratch of the weekend in Portugal and consolidates his first place in the general classification: 

16h52 - 🗨️ "We hope the choice of tires will be the right one, we'll see," says on his side the Estonian

16h51 - 🗨️ "We keep pushing. It's a little more difficult than this morning, I enjoyed the first pass here more," assures Ogier

16:50 p.m. – 🚨​ 🇪🇪​ Ott Tänak wins this SS15 by just three tenths ahead of the Frenchman in 10'31"00!

16h47 - 🇲🇫 Best time at the finish for Seb Ogier in 10'31"3!

16h46 - 🗨️ "I don't feel very good, especially this time. The tires are impossible to operate, I don't understand why," admits Rovanpera, who is the provisional best time

16h44 - Katsuta loses 6 seconds to his teammate! The Finn will consolidate his 5rd place overall ahead of the Japanese

16h42 - 🇪🇪​ Ott Tänak, currently the leader of this Rally of Portugal, has also set off!

16h41 - Rovanpera confirms that he was indeed on the attack: best time for him at the finish in 10'32"8!

16h40 - 🇲🇫 Sébastien Ogier is off to a great start! Will the French win like this morning?

16h38 - 🇧🇪 Thierry Neuville takes the provisional lead! 10'35″3 for the Belgian at the finish

16h37 - Katsuta has also taken off! The Japanese will also fight to try to hold on to Rovanpera

16:36 p.m. – Best time for Pajari! 4″3 better than his teammate at Toyota with a time of 10'39"3

16h34 - Rovanpera has left, the Finn will probably attack to try to maintain his third place overall

16:32 p.m. – Evans (Toyota) smashes Sesks’ time! 10:43 for the Welshman at the finish 

16h30 - 🇧🇪​ Thierry Neuville's on! Let's see if the Belgian can keep up with Tänak and the Toyotas

16h28 - Sami Pajari (Toyota) is now in the race

16h27 - 🗨️ "I think we are now in the right direction, we are getting there little by little," Sesks estimates

16h25 - Elfyn Evans is the first Toyota driver to start

16h24 - Provisional best time for Sesks! 10'51″5 for the Latvian

16h22 - The fourth M-Sport driver, Grégoire Munster, took off

16h21 - Salvi finished almost a minute behind the Frenchman, he was on the same pace as in the previous stages.

16h18 - Irishman Josh McErlean is also in the race

16h16 - 🇲🇫 Fourmaux finished in 10'55"9

16h11 - Martins Sesks is the second M-Sport driver to start in this special stage

16h08 - Diogo Salvi also took the plunge

16:05 p.m. – 🇲🇫 Let’s go for SS15 with Adrien Fourmaux!

16h00 - In general, for the moment, Tänak is still in the lead with an 11 second advantage over Ogier. The afternoon promises more great battles.

15h56 - As a reminder, today, Frenchman Adrien Fourmaux leads the way, thanks to his 12th place in the provisional general classification. The riders will therefore start in reverse order of the standings.

15h53 - From 16:05 p.m., the drivers will take the dirt roads around Vieira do Minho for the second time today.

15h50 -   We are back to bring you live text coverage of this Saturday afternoon's four specials.

12:35 p.m. – Thank you for following these first special stages of the day with us. Join us at 16:05 p.m. for SS15, a 17,69 km stage around Vieira do Minho! 

12h30 - Overall in WRC2, the Swede is still comfortably in the lead ahead of Gus Greensmith (+46″6). Third, the Frenchman is slightly closing in on the Briton with a deficit of 51″3 on Solberg.

12h28 - In Rally2, the Finn Roope Korhonen took his first stage win of the weekend on SS14. He finished just one second ahead of Yohan Rossel (+0 seconds) and Oliver Solberg 8 seconds ahead.

12h22 -   END OF SS14! Ott Tänak wins his fifth scratch of the weekend in Portugal and gains almost 10″ on Sébastien Ogier in the general classification: 

12h17 - 🗨️ "It was a good special. After the first one, we managed to adapt a little, it seems to suit us. I feel better.", explains the Estonian

12:15 p.m. – 🚨 What a special stage for Tänak!! He won by a wide margin, in 14:36 seconds! Above all, he gained 8 seconds on his French rival! He will be able to take a breather in the general classification 

12h14 - 🗨️​ "It was a decent stage. I was just too slow," admits the eight-time world champion

12h11 - 😮​ 🇲🇫 Ogier is at the finish line! He is 5 seconds behind Rovanpera, still the leader! 

12h10 - 🇪🇪 Meanwhile, Tänak is on the attack in this special! He's going to take a few seconds off Sébastien Ogier!

12h09 - Katsuta announces having a puncture on this SS14

12h08 - Katsuta finished 1 seconds behind Rovanpera! The Finn will take 3rd place overall from the Japanese!

12h07 - 🇲🇫 Ogier appears to have lost several seconds at the start of the stage! Did he make a mistake or does he have a problem?

12h05 - Rovanpera new provisional leader of this SS14 in 14'41″4! The Finn consolidates his 4th place in the provisional general classification against the reigning world champion

12h03 - 🇧🇪​ Neuville's turn to set the best time! 14'44"8 for the Belgian

12h02 - Provisional best time for Pajari in 14'49″9 

12h01 - 🇪🇪 Last to go again, Tänak is in the race! Let's see if the Estonian can hold on to his lead. As a reminder, he suffered a puncture in the previous stage, which caused him to lose time to Ogier.

11h59 - 🇲🇫 Sébastien Ogier has taken off! Will the Frenchman continue his fine comeback and take the lead in the general classification? The answer will be in about ten minutes.

11h58 - 🇯🇵​ Takamoto Katsuta has also set off! The Japanese rider is expected to attack again to try to consolidate his provisional third place overall.

11h57 - Provisional best time for Evans in 14’52″0! He improved the French driver's time by more than six seconds.

11h55 - 🗨️​ "It's a magnificent special stage, you feel like you're dancing with the car. In the last part, there's almost no grip," explains Fourmaux

11h53 - Kalle Rovanperä is in the race, he will try to take back 3rd place in the provisional general classification from his teammate, Takamoto Katsuta

11h51 - Josh McErlean finished “only” 2 seconds behind Fourmaux, still leading the special for the moment

11h49 - 🇧🇪​ Thierry Neuville also took the plunge

11h46 - The young Finn Sami Pajari is also in the race

11h43 - Elfyn Evans, first Toyota driver, is off

11h40 - 🇲🇫 Fourmaux finished in 14'58"7

11h36 - The last two M-Sport drivers, Josh McErlean and Grégoire Munster, are now in the race.

11h33 - The start of this special is on asphalt, with a small peculiarity: the road is paved in places

11h31 - Martin Sesks also took the plunge

11h28 - Diogo Salvi takes the start in turn

11:25 a.m. – 🇲🇫 Let's go for SS14! Once again, Adrien Fourmaux is the first to start 

10h45 - 🚨 We meet now at 11:25 to follow the ES14, the last special of the morning. It is also the longest of the weekend, with 22,10 km on the program

10h37 - To the provisional general In WRC2, Oliver Solberg remains the clear leader. The Swede is now 45 seconds ahead of the Briton and 4 seconds ahead of the Frenchman.

10h35 - In Rally2, it was Gus Greensmith who won this SS13. This is his second scratch of the weekend, after the Superspecial on Thursday evening. He finished ahead of Finland's Roope Korhonen and Yohan Rossel.

10h29 -   END OF SS13! Sébastien Ogier wins his fourth scratch of the weekend in Portugal and returns to just 2 seconds behind Tänak in the general classification: 

10h27 - 🗨️​ “In the last 5-6 kilometers we had an immediate puncture and I was just careful not to pop the tire off the rim,” confirms the Estonian

10h24 - 🗨️​ "I know him (Ott) and it will always be close. This stage didn't suit me, it was difficult in places," assures Ogier who nevertheless wins

10h23 - 😮 The Estonian is once again losing time to the eight-time world champion, by 2 seconds to be exact! He had a puncture in the final part of the special, which may explain the precious seconds lost.

10h20 - 🇲🇫 Seb Ogier takes the best time from Katsuta by 2 tenths! 13'18″1 for the Frenchman! 

10h17 - 🇯🇵​ Huge special from Katsuta! Attacking all the way, The Japanese from Toyota takes the best time by a wide margin in 13'18″3!

10h15 - 🗨️​ "It was a good stage for me, but I couldn't hold the rear end well. In the end, it won't be the best time, but it was a good race," admits the reigning world champion

10h14 - Rovanperä finished just 0 seconds behind the Belgian!

10h11 - 🇧🇪​ Thierry Neuville takes the lead by a wide margin, 5 seconds ahead of Pajari! His time: 13'22″5

10h10 - 🇲🇫​ Seb Ogier and 🇪🇪​ Ott Tänak have also left! Will the Frenchman manage to catch up even more with the Estonian?

10h08 - Pajari takes the provisional lead of SS13 in 13:27! He will consolidate his 7th place overall

10h05 - Elfyn Evans new provisional best time in 13'30 "9 

10h03 - The Japanese, who had a great day yesterday, is also in the race

10h01 - Kalle Rovanperä, now provisionally 3rd overall, ahead of Katsuta, set off!

9h59 - 🇧🇪​ Thierry Neuville, provisionally fifth overall, has also left

9h57 - Elfyn Evans is the first Toyota driver to start! He is followed by his teammate Sami Pajari.

9h56 - The M-Sport drivers seem resigned at the start of the day. They are still losing time at the finish, at least ten seconds.

9h54 - 🗨️​ "It's difficult to open the road, we'll see what we can do in these conditions," assures Fourmaux

9h52 - Note that during this SS13, the drivers take a stretch of asphalt before returning to the dirt roads.

9h51 - Elfyn Evans has also left

9h49 - 🇲🇫 Adrien Fourmaux finished in 13'33″03

9h45 - With Grégoire Munster, the four M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1s are now in the race

9h43 - Josh McErlean took off

9h40 - Martin Sesks has also left. The Latvian, who won the superspecial on Thursday evening, has been out of the running since yesterday.

9h37 - Diogo Salvi also took the field. The local player continues to enjoy himself on his home turf, far from the best.

9:35 a.m. – 🇲🇫 SS13 is already underway! Adrien Fourmaux, like before, is the first to set off

Day 3 underway 🚀#WRC | #RallydePortugal 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/RDAlLJjuxM

— FIA World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) May 17, 2025

9h32 - In Rally2, Yohan Rossel starts the day well by winning the scratch ahead of Oliver Solberg! The Frenchman, far behind the Swede in the general classification, nevertheless consolidated his second place

9h27 -   END OF SS12! Sébastien Ogier wins his third scratch of the weekend in Portugal and returns to 4 seconds behind Tänak in the general classification: 

9h25 - 🇫🇮​ "I'm not surprised at all. There's not much more I can do. It's really complicated for me, I can't drive like I should.", concedes a visibly disappointed Tänak

9h22 - 🗨️​ "I know Ott, he's a tough opponent. I always look forward to fighting him. It won't be easy.", admits Ogier at the finish

9h21 - Tänak drops 2 seconds to Ogier! The Frenchman wins this 12th special and closes the overall standings!

9h17 - It's done! The eight-time world champion takes the provisional lead in 10'35"07! 

9h16 - 🇲🇫 Ogier well on his way to setting the fastest time! Great start to the day for the Frenchman

9h14 - Katsuta is off the pace this morning, 3rd provisionally, more than 4 seconds behind his teammate at Toyota

9h12 - Ott Tänak is the last to leave this morning!

9h11 - Rovanperä improves on the reigning world champion's time: 10'39"01!

9:09 a.m. – 🇲🇫​ Here we go for Katsuta and Seb Ogier, who will try to get closer to Tanak in the general classification!

9h08 - 🇧🇪​ Thierry Neuville new best time, and by a wide margin: 10'42"02!

9h06 - Pajari steals the provisional best time from his teammate: 10'48 "4 for the Finnish

9h03 - The Finnish Rovanperä is off to a good start

9h02 - Provisional best time for Evans in 10'50 "7 

9h01 - 🇧🇪​ Thierry Neuville is now on the road! Will the Belgian manage to move up the overall standings?

9h00 - A difficult start to the second day for M-Sport, who will again lose at least ten seconds to the best

8h58 - Sami Pajari has also left

8h55 - Elfyn Evans is the first Toyota driver to start

8h54 - Sesks finishes more than 14 seconds behind Fourmaux

8h53 - Salvi has finished, still far behind the rest of the field in terms of time

8h52 - 🗨️​ « For us today it's a road trip to Portugal driving a Rally1," smiled Fourmaux on arrival

8h51 - M-Sport's 4th Ford Puma is gone! It's Grégoire Munster's

8h47 - Meanwhile, McErlean is off.

8h47 - Fourmaux finished in 10'58"7

8h42 - The second Ford, that of Martin Sesks, also set off

8h41 - Diogo Salvi, the local, has also left

8h40 - As a reminder, the Frenchman, who broke his front left suspension yesterday, and who can no longer hope for anything in the general classification, has therefore decided to take the start this Saturday

8:37 a.m. – SS12 is underway! Adrien Fourmaux is the first to set off!

8h30 -   Here is the starting order for this second day in Portugal: 

1) Adrien Fourmaux
2) Diogo Salvi
3) Martin Sesks
4) Josh McErlean
5) Gregory Munster
6) Elfyn Evans
7) Sami Pajari
8) Thierry Neuville
9) Kalle Rovanperä
10) Takamoto Katsuta
11) Sébastien Ogier
12) Ott Tanak

8h25 - A quick update on the French rankings before this SS12:

Rally1 (WRC)
2nd – Sébastien Ogier (+7″0)
12th – Adrien Fourmaux
Rally2 (WRC2)
3rd – Yohan Rossel (+55″)
7th – Pierre-Louis Loubet (+2′)
13th – Pablo Sarrazin (+3’38”)
16th – Léo Rossel (+5'20")
22nd – Sarah Rumeau (+7’02”)
Rally3 (WRC3)
2nd – Mattéo Chatillon
5rd – Ghjuvanni Rossi
8th – Tom Pellerey
13th – Arthur Pelamourgues
15th – Tristan Charpentier

8h20 - Here is the general classification of this Rally of Portugal before the start of this second day of racing:

8h15 -   Hello everyone ! Welcome to our live commentary to follow the second day of the Rally Portugal together. Seven special stages are scheduled for this Saturday. Starting with SS12 (Vieira do Minho 1 – 17,69 km), which will start at 8:35 a.m.