Rally Sweden – SS3: Elfyn Evans maintains his lead, Oliver Solberg drops down the standings

Despite poor grip which caught out more than one of his rivals, Elfyn Evans continued his momentum and again set the fastest time on the special stage ahead of Takamoto Katsuta, who had briefly gone off the road at kilometer 18,2.

French Adrien fourmaux He, for his part, found his rhythm, finishing third in SS3, 7,8 seconds behind the Welshman in the lead. This moves him up to fifth place in the overall standings, while his Belgian teammate... Thierry Neuville He also went off the road at kilometer 18,2. Finishing 1 minute 20 seconds behind at the end of the special stage, he finished eleventh in SS3 and eighth overall in the rally.

Oliver Solberg, for his part, lost control twice in this third stage, yet miraculously escaped injury. He still finished seventh in the event, 13,7 seconds behind Elfyn Evans, and dropped to sixth overall.

On the other hand, the Fords of M-Sport They again suffered from tire pressure problems. Mārtiņš Sesks was forced to retire after a third puncture in two stages. His teammate Josh McErlean also suffered the consequences. Both of the Irishman's rear tires burst due to the pressure issue.

Meet at 12:16 p.m. for the start of SS4.

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The classification of SS3:

The general classification after SS3: