The second day of Rallye Monte-Carlo has passed. Sebastien Ogier once leads the rally at the end of the day.
SS3, Beuil 1
Stage three would see Sebastien Ogier take home his third stage win of the event. Beating Eflyn Evans by 3.2 seconds to win the stage. Kalle Rovanperä would place third on the stage, 2.9 seconds behind Evans. Thierry Neuville would place fourth on the stage 1.7 seconds behind Rovanperä. Ott Tänak would round out the top five, finishing the stage 0.2 seconds behind Neuville.
SS4, Saint-Antonin 1
Stage four would once again see Sebastien Ogier take the stage win, beating Elfyn Evans by 2.1 seconds. Thierry Neuville would place third on the stage, 2.8 seconds behind Evans. Takamoto Katsuta would finish fourth on the stage, 1.1 seconds behind Neuville. Ott Tänak would once again round out the top five finishing the stage 1.8 seconds behind Katsuta.
SS5, Entrevaux 1
Stage five would once again see Sebastien Ogier take the stage win, beating Kalle Rovanperä by 1.3 seconds. Thierry Neuville would place third on the stage, 3.2 seconds behind Rovanperä. Takamoto Katsuta would place fourth 1.9 seconds behind Neuville. Esapekka Lappi would round out the top five finishing the stage 1.3 seconds behind Kasuta.
SS6, Beuil 2
Stage six would finally see a stage winner other than Sebastien Ogier. As Elfyn Evans would finally top his Toyota teammate, beating Ogier by 0.5 seconds to take the stage win. Kalle Rovanperä would finish third on the stage 1.5 seconds behind Ogier. Takamoto Katsuta would finish fourth on the stage 1.8 seconds behind Rovanperä. Thierry Neuville would round out the top five finishing the stage 0.4 seconds behind Katsuta.
SS7, Saint-Antonin 2
Stage seven would once again see Sebastien Ogier take the stage win, beating Elfyn Evans by 1.6 seconds. Kalle Rovanperä would place third on the stage 1.5 seconds behind Evans. Thierry Neuville would place fourth on the stage, 0.2 seconds behind Rovanperä. Takamoto Katsuta would round out the top five, finishing the stage 0.9 seconds behind Neuville.
SS8, Entrevaux 2
Stage eight would see Kalle Rovanperä take his first stage win of the season, beating Thierry Neuville by 1.3 seconds. Sebastien Ogier would place third on the stage 1.8 seconds behind Neuville. Takamoto Katsuta would place fourth on the stage 1.8 seconds behind Ogier. Ott Tänak would round out the top five finishing the stage 0.8 seconds behind Katsuta.
No Power Steering? No Problem
Pierre-Louis Loubet hasn’t had the best start to his season. Sitting 29th in the rally and over nine minutes behind Esapekka Lappi. Loubet would likely be higher if it weren’t for him driving the full second loop with no power steering. Loubet would manage to make it through the three stages of the loop and back to service. Hopefully, Loubet will be able to make up some time on days three and four of Rallye Monte-Carlo and have a decent result this weekend.
Top 10 After Rallye Monte-Carlo Day Two
- S. Ogier: 1:26:39.4
- K. Rovanperä: 1:27:15.4 (+36)
- T. Neuville: 1:27:17.3 (+37.9)
- O. Tänak: 1:27:33.6 (+54.2)
- E. Evans: 1:27:41.7 (+1:02.3)
- D. Sordo 1:28:09.6 (+1:30.2)
- T. Katsuta 1:28:12.5 (+1:33.1)
- E. Lappi 1:28:37.1 (+1:57.7)
- N. Gryazin 1:30:52.2 (+4:12.8)
- Y. Rossel 1:31:21.9 (+4:42.5)
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