Esapekka Lappi’s car smoked at the finish line of the special test, Lappi still only lost by a tenth – Evans set the fastest time

Esapekka Lappis car smoked at the finish line of the
The test special has been completed, Evans kept his top spot

Thursday’s special test in Portugal has been completed. Elfyn Evans set the fastest time of the day on his second drive.

Esapekka Lappi was at a great pace, and was only a tenth behind the British driver. Kalle Rovanperä’s time was enough for seventh place.

The rally starts tomorrow at 11:05 Finnish time. The first special test has a length of 12.03 kilometers.

Test special exam, results:

1. Evans 2.53,4 2. Lappi +0.1 3. Tänak +0.5 4. Sordo +0.6 5. Katsuta +0.9 6. Loubet +1.2 7. Rovanperä +1.6 8. Neuville +1.8 9. Solberg +6.9 * 10. Greensmith +8.6 * 11. Fourmaux +8.9 * 12. Virves +8.9 * 13. Mikkelsen +9.1 * 14. Marczyk +9 .3 * 15. Pajari +9.6 * 16. Suninen +9.7 * 17. Rossel +9.8 * 18. Gryazin +10.1 *

Rally2 cars marked with a star

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