Ott Tänak (Hyundai) est en tête du rallye du Portugal avec 7 secondes d'avance sur le Français Sébastien Ogier (Toyota), au terme des 9 premières spéciales vendredi.
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00:01The classic gravel stages of Portugal are hosting round five of the World Rally Championship.
00:06Hoy Tanak led throughout this first full day of action in the mountains and forests south of Porto.
00:11The thousands of fans who line these stages witnessing a masterclass from the Estonian
00:16who is seeking a repeat of his win here in 2019.
00:19Tanak was under pressure from Adrien Formeau who was keeping within a second of his Hyundai
00:32team-mate, but the Frenchman's day would end early when he hit a rock in stage eight, causing
00:38irreparable damage to the front-left suspension of his i20.
00:48Formeau's exit moved Sebastian Ogier up to second, so a potential seventh win could still be on the cards for the WRC's elder statesman.
01:03Takemota Katsuta was now in the podium places following Formeau's misfortune.
01:07The Toyota driver was consistently near the top of the timesheets, including setting the fastest time on stage seven.
01:14Martin Sesk's day, though, was not improving.
01:17A puncture had cost the M Sport 4 driver over three minutes in the morning, and he would again be slow, but he hit a bank on stage nine.
01:25So after nine stages, Tanak's lead over Ogier stands at 6.9 seconds.
01:36Katsuta less than two seconds behind his Toyota team-mate.
01:40Kallarov & Perra, and Thierry Neuville completing the top five.
01:43Kallarov & Perra, and Thierry Neuville completing the top five.