Saudi Arabia Rally – SS13: Fourmaux loses the lead, Ogier gains a place

This could be a turning point in the fight for victory. Rally from Saudi Arabia, but also in the race for the world title. Right in the middle of SS13, a 30-kilometer stage, Ott Tänak and Sami Pajari suffered punctures, requiring a wheel change.

He quickly set about restoring his Hyundai In working order, the Estonian lost considerable time on the overall lead, which he had been closing in on dangerously. The same is true for the Finn. Last in the special stage, and relegated to 5th and 8th place overall, they allow the current rally leaders to breathe a sigh of relief. Pajari's incident also promotes Sébastien Ogier in 6th position in the standings of this Saudi Arabia Rally, and Kalle Rovanperä in 7th. The Frenchman therefore extends his lead over Elfyn Evans before the final stage of the day.

Meanwhile, the Welshman is also making a comeback. Taking advantage of Grégoire Munster's off-road excursion, he has moved back up to 9th position in the Rally standings.

Just when the tide seemed to be turning in favor ofAdrien fourmauxThe French team was also unlucky: "I didn't see an intersection in the dust, I had to reverse." As a result, Mārtiņš Sesks, who was right behind him, took advantage of these three incidents to regain the lead of the Rally just before the last special stage of the day, with a 22-second lead over the Hyundai driver.

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The classification of SS13:

The general classification after SS13: