The PS4 “Kroksjö 2” (14.98km) of the Rally of Sweden saw two out of four Toyota contenders shine among the contenders for the first place in the Rally1 Class of the FIA WRC.
With a great performance, Elfyn Evans / Scott Martin showed they were there too after a not entirely positive morning and with the GR Yaris they set not only the best time at the finish line, but also took the lead in the overall standings.
This is because their teammates Kalle Rovanperä / Jonne Halttunen have encountered more than one difficulty in repeating the first route of today’s stage, not finding the ideal lines and even reaching the finish line 16 “3 late, which makes them slip to the finish line. fourth place overall with a 5 “1 margin from colleagues.
Thus rises to second place – despite a flaw – the Hyundai i20 N of Oliver Solberg / Elliott Edmondson, which pays 1 “6 to the leaders and now pursued by the Toyota of Esapekka Lappi / Janne Ferm, authors of an excellent second time on arrival earning the virtual podium.
Still fifth Ott Tänak / Martin Järveoja in the second Hyundai at 5 “2 from the record, followed at 1” by that of his teammates Thierry Neuville / Martijn Wydaeghe, who seem to be a little more at ease than in the morning.
Much later than the aforementioned, Gus Greensmith / Jonas Andersson gains the seventh position at the wheel of the M-Sport Ford Puma, taking advantage of the mistake that saw Takamoto Katsuta / Aaron Johnston crash into a snowdrift. The Toyota duo have to thank the fans on site who worked hard to push the GR Yaris out of trouble.
Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria’s Puma remains ninth, but the two Frenchmen were given a 10 “penalty for a delay at the PS3 time control.
Completing the absolute Top10 are Ole Christian Veiby / Stig Rune Skjærmoen, who always drive the WRC2 Class in the Volkswagen Polo GTI R5.
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