Ott Tänak / Martin Järveoja are the first to achieve a second chronometric triumph in a Rally Sweden very tense in the fight for the success of this second round of the WRC season.
The Hyundai duo, despite a final problem with the hybrid system, took the i20 N to the finish of the “Kamsjön 2” – the longest today with its 27.81km – with the best time, jumping from fifth to second place in the standings. general.
At the command of this there are always Elfyn Evans / Scott Martin with the Toyota GR Yaris, in their opinion perhaps a little too cautious in some points, but still first by 1 “1.
Also excellent are the teammates of the latter, Esapekka Lappi / Janne Ferm, second at the finish line and always third in the general classification with 2 “2 of margin from the top.
Faces pulled to the finish line instead for Oliver Solberg / Elliott Edmondson, who with their Hyundai lost several seconds, dropping to fourth place overall with a clear delay of 6 “from the record.
The two are now pressed only 0 “9 by colleagues Thierry Neuville / Martijn Wydaeghe, to whom the commissioners have reassigned office time for the stop of the PS2, taking away from him a precious 3” 8 that revive the ambitions of the Belgians.
Still suffering in tackling the route first for Kalle Rovanperä / Jonne Halttunen, to lose another 7 “9 in the test and finished sixth with a total of 8” 9 to get back behind the wheel of their Toyota.
The Finns still find themselves with a clear margin of 1 ‘over their teammates Takamoto Katsuta / Aaron Johnston, who, however, climb to seventh place thanks to the troubles that are hitting the Ford Puma of Gus Greensmith / Jonas Andersson, on which there are electrical problems and at the exchange.
The British pair slowed down and this allowed their colleagues Adrien Fourmaux / Alexandre Coria to regain eighth overall position with the second Puma remaining in the race.
Also in the absolute Top10 Ole Christian Veiby / Stig Rune Skjærmoen on the Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 with which they stand out in the WRC2 Class.
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