Saudi Arabia Rally – SS14: Sébastien Ogier remains the virtual championship leader, Fourmaux leads the event

The second day of Rally Saudi Arabia's 2025 campaign will have been tumultuous. Having begun hostilities in front of, Adrien fourmaux He had a cautious morning, managing his lead over Sami Pajari and Mārtiņš Sesks. However, he was penalized by going off the road in SS13 when dust obstructed his visibility at a junction. After losing the lead, he regained it in the final stage of the day when the Latvian suffered a time-consuming puncture. With Fourmaux himself losing time due to a similar incident, the Frenchman managed to complete SS14 and the day at the top of the overall standings, by 2,4 seconds.

Second in SS14, Thierry Neuville He moved up to third place in the overall standings. The Belgian driver, consistent throughout the day, managed to avoid incidents while capitalizing on those involving his rivals. Just 3,4 seconds behind Adrien Fourmaux heading into the final day of the rally, he still has a chance of victory.

Kalle Rovanperä also managed to climb the standings by avoiding mishaps. The Finn, still a contender for the title, finished the day in 5th position in the Rally, behind Takamoto Katsuta. He did, however, suffer a slow puncture late in the morning.

Ogier saves the championship lead

For Sébastien OgierFriday at the Saudi Arabia Rally was productive. Avoiding costly punctures and taking advantage of his rivals' misfortunes, he finished SS14 in 6th position overall, notably benefiting from Sami Pajari's puncture in the 13th special stage of the Rally.

Elfyn Evans salvaged some pride. The Welshman was the first to suffer a puncture today. After changing his wheel in a record time of 1 minute 38 seconds, he was able to continue. Having dropped to 10th place overall, he has now closed the gap on Grégoire Munster, snatching 8th place from him.

Ott Tänak is the big loser of the day. Suffering punctures in the last two stages, the Estonian – who had been closing dangerously on the rally lead before – finds himself more than 8 minutes behind. He also stopped in the final stage of the day, allowing Sami Pajari to pass.

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The classification of SS14:

The general classification after SS14: