Rally Portugal – SS21: McErlean sets the fastest time, Ogier gains time on Neuville

Finally, success smiled on Josh McErlean, who had been very unlucky since the beginning of the... Rally from Portugal. The pilot, who was the opening driver due to his misfortunes the previous day, was given the opening position. M-Sport managed to set the fastest time on SS21 in 7:19.8 on a still very muddy course. Fortunately for him, the conditions became treacherous for the following drivers, who were unable to come close to his time.

The battle for the overall standings continued to evolve, as once again, Sébastien Ogier et Thierry Neuville They did not set the same pace in this special stage. At 4,2 seconds off the fastest time, Sébastien Ogier gained three seconds on Thierry Neuville, whereas the Belgian had managed to gain seven seconds on the Frenchman in the previous special stage.

In WRC2, it was Sweden's Mille Johansson who set the fastest time, just ahead of Nikolay Gryazin and Teemu Suninen. The highest-placed Frenchman was none other than Éric Camilli, fourth in his category.

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WRC – Rally Portugal
Rankings after SS21