Sébastien Ogier kọ “eyín” rẹ̀ ó sì gba ipò aṣáájú Rally de Portugal padà. Mikko Hirvonen jẹ bayi 38.1s lẹhin awakọ Volkswagen.
Ninu ijakadi apa laarin Mikko Hirvonen ati Sébastian Ogier, awakọ Ford ti n padanu aaye kedere. Lẹhin ti pari lana ni asiwaju, Hirvonen padanu asiwaju ninu Rally de Portugal si Ogier ballistic kan! O jẹ olokiki, ni ọna ti awakọ Volkswagen kọlu awọn pataki ni awọn ilẹ Algarve, pe ipinnu rẹ jẹ ọkan nikan: lati lọ kuro ni ọla (ọjọ ikẹhin) ni adari to laya ti Rally.
Ni ọjọ kan, asiwaju agbaye ni akọle gba «nla» 44.4s (!) si orogun akọkọ rẹ. Laisi iyemeji, ifihan agbara ti o ni ariwo lati ọdọ ẹgbẹ Volkswagen.
Ifọrọwọrọ fun aaye kẹta tun jẹ ipinnu adaṣe. Mads Ostberg, ṣakoso lati jèrè 20 iṣẹju-aaya. si Hyundai ti Dani Sordo, eyiti o tẹle ni ipo 4th. Ọjọ kan ti o nira paapaa fun Ott Tanak (ti o wa ni isalẹ), ẹniti o ṣe apejọ ti o dara julọ (o wa ni ipo 2nd) titi o fi kọlu lori ipele ni Malhão.
Ọla yoo jẹ ọjọ ikẹhin ti Rally de Portugal, pẹlu awọn pataki mẹta lati lọ - ọkan fun São Brás de Alportel (16.21 km) ati meji fun Loulé (13.83 km).
Awọn fọto: Car Ledger / Thommy Van Esveld