Kalle Rovanpera (Toyota)current world champion and overall leader, set the best time in five of the six stages of the third stage of Acropolis Rally (Greece) and he is the new leader of the trial, followed by Dani Sordo (Hyundai), who will face the final day on the second Sunday, 2’04” behind the Finn. The British Elfyn Evans (Toyota) 3rd gear, 2’09” from Rovanpera.
The Belgian Thierry Neuville (Hyundai), who started the day yesterday as the leader and was best in the second stage, was left behind after breaking the front suspension of his car following a puncture in the penultimate run of the day. Neuville was relegated to 15th place overall, nearly 30 minutes behind and leaving his title chances this season very much up in the air.
The Frenchman also had problems with his car’s suspension Sebastien Ogier, who started second at the start of the stage and was eventually dropped due to the incidents he suffered in the final special. Today the final stage will be held, which will include three timed sections.
With three tests left until the end of world rallyRovanpera leads the overall World Cup standings with 35 points ahead of Evans and all indications are that the Finn will extend his advantage today if he has no trouble
Source: La Verdad
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