Saudi Arabia Rally – SS6: Puncture for Mārtiņš Sesks, Sami Pajari takes the lead

While he dominated the first day of the Rally of Saudi Arabia WRC With his masterful driving, Mārtiņš Sesks suffered a puncture. This incident cost him considerable time, and he finished 9th in SS6, losing the overall lead. Sami Pajari thus moved into first place, currently holding a 5,3-second advantage over Adrien fourmauxThe Latvian is now 13 seconds behind the leader.

At the end of ES6, Sébastien Ogier He lost about ten seconds to Takamoto Katsuta, who finished second in SS6. This puts him further behind the Japanese driver in sixth place overall. Nevertheless, he finished more than five seconds ahead of Elfyn Evans, thus extending his lead over his direct championship rival.

In WRC2, Nicolay Gryazin, for the second time today, gained a few seconds on Oliver Solberg. The Swede, however, maintains a more than comfortable lead in the Saudi Arabia Rally, 1 minute 19 seconds ahead of Roope Korhonen.

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WRC – Saudi Arabia Rally 

The classification of SS6:

The general breakdown after ES6: