Finland – SS11: Evans fastest in the rain

The rain is the surprise guest of this third day of Rally from Finland. On a wet track, the drivers had to deal with a few showers during SS11. At the end of the 20 kilometers of special, it was Elfyn Evans who was the best performer with a time of 9'38″1. The pilot Toyota ahead of his teammate Kalle Rovanperä by only 7 tenths.

The two drivers even took a few seconds back from the leading duo. Ott Tänak and Esapekka Lappi, who started last, suffered heavier showers than their competitors and lost some time. The Estonian conceded 4″3 to Evans, while the Finn arrived 7″1 behind his teammate. Overall, Tänak remains in the lead and increases his lead over Lappi with now 6″6 ahead, but sees Evans and Rovanperä come back to around fifteen seconds.

No changes in the general classification following this 11th stage, with Craig Breen 5th who increased his lead to 9 seconds over Takamoto Katusta, 6th. Pierre-Louis Loubet set the 8th time (+19″0) and remains 8th overall, despite some superficial damage to the Frenchman's left rear wing.

The classification of SS11: 

The general classification after SS11: