Canary Islands Rally – SS6: Sébastien Ogier and Toyota rule the roost

Discovered during this second loop of the Rally Following the cancellation of the first run in the morning, SS6, held in the Canary Islands, presented a unique challenge on brand-new tarmac. While the climb made it difficult to bring the tires up to temperature, the descent caused almost immediate overheating.

In this context, the Toyota once again, they are skimming over the debates. Sébastien Ogier snatched the fastest time by just two-tenths of a second from a very aggressive Oliver Solberg. The Swede, who was completely new to this stage unlike his rivals, was satisfied despite a cautious start: It was a little better. I tried to be careful with the tires. I think I was a bit too slow at the beginning to maintain the temperatures, but I'm learning little by little.. » Behind the leading duo, Sami Pajari, Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta complete an exclusively Toyota top 5.

On the side of HyundaiThe i20 N Rally1s are still lagging behind. Adrien fourmaux is currently in sixth place, 10,2 seconds behind the leader, while Thierry Neuville They finished seventh, more than 13 seconds behind, confirming the Korean team's struggles on the Spanish island. The overall standings now seem set in stone as the end of the stage approaches.

The hierarchy is more fluid in the WRC2 category, however, with Yohan Rossel having just lost his position in the standings, dropping to eleventh place behind Jon Armstrong. Nikolay Gryazin, for his part, wasn't any more optimistic at the finish. Still hampered by his damaged left rear wheel rim, the Lancia driver is struggling to find a competitive pace on this second loop of the Canary Islands Rally.

WRC 2026 – Canary Islands Rally
The provisional classification of SS6

WRC 2026 – Canary Islands Rally
The provisional general after ES6

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