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Sébastien Ogier (Toyota Yaris Rally1) ends the second day of competition of the Rally of Sardinia as the leader. The Frenchman won three stages on Saturday afternoon and has a lead of 17.1 seconds over first pursuer Ott Tänak (Hyundai i20 N Rally1). Thierry Neuville (Hyundai i20 N Rally1) slid off the road on Saturday morning and had to retire.
On Saturday afternoon there was no stopping Ogier, who is on his way to the rally victory. Tänak is the only one who remains more or less close to the Frenchman. Although it must immediately be said that the Estonian had no answer to Ogier on Saturday afternoon, who started the final day with a lead of 17.1 seconds.
Neuville made a mistake on Saturday morning and slid off the track at low speed. His Hyundai was blocked, resulting in the surrender. A setback for Neuville, who did not score any World Cup points on Saturday, but remained in the lead in the World Cup standings. Elfyn Evans (Toyota Yaris Rally1) remains second. Evans is fourth in Sardinia, a position that gives him 10 points. Evans now has 96 points. That is 14 fewer than Neuville, who has 110 points. Tänak remains third in the World Cup standings. He scores 15 points on Saturday, bringing him to 94 points. Ogier moves up to fourth place with 88 points.
Neuville starts again on Sunday. There are still 12 points to be earned on the final day. The fastest rider of the final day scores 7 points. During the power stage you can earn another 5 points. Neuville is disadvantaged by his starting position, but the Belgian will do everything he can to score as many points as possible. Four more rides will be held on Sunday.