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K. Rovanpera / Johnee Halttunen managed to overtake Elfyn Evans / Scott Martin in the 18th speed stage. The difference between them was minimal, and the fight is for every tenth. So Rovanpera came out on the 3rd position. With this battle, Rovanpera broke the top three of Hyundai, winning the honorable 3rd place on the ladder for Toyota.
After some minor mistakes, Craig Breen / Paul Nagle fell slightly behind, so the comfort of Neuville at the end before Power Stage reached 24.3 seconds.

In the end, the local star managed to win. Neuville is well acquainted with the sections here in Belgium and has not made any mistakes. Craig Breen / Paul Nagle did their best to finished second. 

Here is what the winner commented after the end of the last speed stage Thierry Neuville: I mean, we had a lot of pressure coming here, but I felt quite comfortable all the weekend and I could rely on my team and the car. It was a pleasure for me to give this first win to Martijn here in Belgium. It should have come earlier, but we were unlucky. It feels good here now.

At the end of the race Sebastien Ogier commented: I don't know if it's work that we need to plan. For sure, we have been quite unlucky with the conditions of the roads and I didn’t expect it to be so tough. The setup was not the best at the start of the rally, but we came away from here with some more points which is good.

Final ranking:
1.Thierry Neuville / M. Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) 2:30:24.2
2. Craig Breen / Paul Nagle (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) +30.7
3. K. Rovanpera / Johnee Halttunen (Toyota Yaris WRC) +43.1
4. Elfyn Evans / Scott Martin (Toyota Yaris WRC) +49.6
5. Sebastien Ogier / J. Ingrassia (Toyota Yaris WRC) +55.8
6. Ott Tanak / M. Jarveoja (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) +3:46.5

Ott Tanak / M. Jarveoja won the Power Stage, taking the stage with a 2.0-second lead over Ogier.
In the Rally2 category, the winners are Rossel Yohan / Coria Alexandre Citroën C3 Rally2.


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The start of Day 2 of the Ypres 2021 Rally was not good for Ott Tanak, who burst a tire and after a jack injury failed to change it and lost 3 minutes in the longest speed stage of the rally.

The start of Day 2 of the Ypres 2021 Rally was not good for Ott Tanak, who burst a tire and after a jack injury failed to change it and lost 3 minutes in the longest speed stage of the rally.
A lot of gravel on the corners and dirt is the stopping sectors and the chicanes continue to keep the pilots under pressure.
With very small differences throughout the day at the Ypres Rally, the top two in the standings moved, but Neuville managed to lead the overall standings after each stage.
Evans, Rovanpera and Ogier fought a contested battle for third place, with differences of up to 10 seconds.
After the incident of Takamoto Katsuta / Keaton Williams, in general, despite the small differences, there were no changes in the ranking.
After the last stage for the second day of Rally Ypres, Thierry Neuville / M. Wydaeghe leads with a time of 2:06:18.8.
Craig Breen / Paul Nagle are second in 10.1 seconds. Both crews are in Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC cars.
Elfyn Evans / Scott Martin with Toyota Yaris WRC are third in 42.4 seconds. Also with the Toyota Yaris WRC are the fourth K. Rovanpera / Johnee Halttunen and Sebastien Ogier / J. Ingrassia on 49.4.
After the problems with the flat tire, Ott Tanak is sixth, but at 3:55.2.
In the Rally 2 category, S. Bedoret / F. Gillbert leads with a Skoda Fabia Rally 2.
Only 4 stages remain for Sunday in Rally Ypres 2021.


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SS 10 Dikkebus 1 (12.49 km) was stopped due to the fall of an electrical pole which was blocking the road.

SS 10 Dikkebus 1 (12.49 km) was stopped due to the fall of an electrical pole which was blocking the road.
The reason is the serious crash of Katsuta Takamoto / Williams Keaton. The race was interrupted due to the accident.
Craig Breen takes this stage 10 followed by Neuville at 1.3 seconds. Neuville continued to lead with 3.5 advantage to Breen.


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