Today the fight was mainly between the two Frenchmen Sebastian Loeb and Sebastien Ogier. In the end, Loeb Sébastien / Galmiche I. (Ford Puma Rally1) took the lead with a lead of 9.9 seconds ahead of Ogier S. / Veillas B. (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1). Third place went to Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1) in 22.0 seconds.
The race is not going well for Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn, who turned around and complained that the race was a nightmare for them.
The well-performing Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre (Ford Puma) crashed in stage three and ended the race.
However, quite a bit of black ice on the track sent Sebastian Ogier to the third position after stage 5, as Elfi Evans intervened in the battle for the forehead.
Sebastien Loeb commented that he felt confident with the car and pressed to hold the first position.
Tomorrow on Saturday, the competition continues with 5 new stages.