Rally Portugal - SS13: Oliver Solberg sets the fastest time

Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were fastest in SS13 of the Rally of Portugal, ahead of Sébastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans. In the overall standings, Ogier gained 3,1 seconds on Thierry Neuville, extending his lead to 8,1 seconds, while Pajari is now 2,4 seconds ahead of Solberg in fourth.

Published 09/05/2026 à 11:30

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Rally Portugal – SS13: Oliver Solberg sets the fastest time

The legendary Amarante stage, 26,24 kilometers long, didn't shake up the established order but rather reinforced it. While Oliver Solberg set the fastest time at 16:42.3, all eyes were on the... hand to hand which opposes Sébastien Ogier à Thierry NeuvilleThe French driver managed to gain an additional 3,1 seconds by setting the second fastest time on the special stage, and now holds an 8,1-second lead over the 2024 World Champion. Elfyn Evans set the third fastest time on the special stage.

Rain finally arrived at the end of the Rally1 stage. The cars to follow, particularly in WRC2, may be more affected. Sébastien Ogier was the most penalized by this sudden arrival of rain, although it didn't impact his performance.

In this category, there has been a change: Teemu Suninen is now the leader with a new fastest time in SS13. He now holds a 5,2-second lead over Jan Solans and 12,5 seconds over Roope Korhonen. Yohan Rossel remains fourth, while his teammate Nikolay Gryazin, not competing in WRC2 this weekend, lost ground in RC2 this morning.

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