Saudi Arabia Rally – SS12: Fourmaux delivers, Ogier closes in on the top 6

Adrien fourmaux continues to play it safe in Saudi Arabia. At the end of SS12, the Frenchman retains the lead. Rallywhich he inherited yesterday in the late afternoon. His lead is shrinking as the special stages progress, but after the twelfth, he still has a 1,9 second advantage over Mārtiņš Sesks, in second place.

Fifth in the last special stage, Sami Pajari sees his podium finish increasingly threatened by Ott TänakThe Estonian driver won another stage in Saudi Arabia, completing the 11,69 kilometers of SS12 in 8:13.7. He now has the same time as the Finn and could soon become a threat to the top of the standings!

After Elfyn Evans' puncture in SS11, Sébastien Ogier He drives the point home. Although he too suffered a slow puncture at the end of SS12, it didn't significantly impact his time, and he finished sixth, five seconds behind the stage leader. However, he benefited from Takamoto Katsuta's poor performance, closing in on the Japanese driver for sixth place. Currently, he's still 17 seconds behind, but anything can still happen in this decidedly unpredictable rally.

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The classification of SS12:

The general classification after SS12: