IVolkswagen French isaqhubeka nokukhokela iVodafone Rally yasePortugal.
Uhambo olude noloyikeka e-Almodôvar, olune-52.3 km ubude, luye lwathandeka ku-Sébastien Ogier, obonakala ngathi uzisombulule iingxaki ze-clutch yeVolkswagen Polo R WRC eyamchaphazela ngentsasa yolu suku lokugqibela lweendibano. Ilizwe lamaPhuthukezi, libhalise okwesibini kumdlalo wokuhlungela ophumelele iMads Ostberg, ebhukuqe iFord yakhe izolo.
I-Ford yaseNorway sele ishiye isiganeko sayizolo emva kwayo kwaye namhlanje akukho nto ilahlekileyo, igqibe icandelo kwi-33m05.2sec, ishiya u-Ogier kwi-16.8s kunye no-Mikko Hirvonen kwi-28.2s, eqinisa indawo yakhe yesibini nangona ixesha elichithwe ngu-Ogier. Oku kungenxa yokuba uJari-Matti Latvala wagqiba i-Almodôvar ekhethekileyo ngokuqhuba ivili elingasemva kuphela, egqibezela i-3'03.4s emva kwe-Ostberg. Kubonakala ngathi isicwangciso esisibeke phambili kwi-Hirvonen izolo asiqinisekiswanga nje kuphela, kodwa sithatha izabelo zayo.
IVodafone Rally yasePortugal iqala amanqanaba ayo esigqibo ngexeshana elingephi, ngo-12:31.
