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Moraes Takes Overall Lead at Portugal Rally-Raid After Loeb Wins Stage 3

After a route fire prompted time restitution, the rally heads to the Badajoz–Lisbon leg.

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El cordobés Nicolás Cavigliasso, sigue firme en la lucha por los primeros lugares en Portugal, donde mañana se corre la penúltima etapa. //Prensa WRC
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Overview

  • Sébastien Loeb won Stage 3 in Ultimate with a 2h57m54s time, followed by Henk Lategan and Lucas Moraes.
  • Lucas Moraes now leads Ultimate overall at 8h38m07s, 51 seconds ahead of Lategan and 2m31s clear of Joao Ferreira, with Carlos Sainz and Loeb next.
  • In Challenger, Mattias Ekström took the Stage 3 win but Gonzalo Guerrero retained the overall lead, while Nicolás Cavigliasso and Valentina Pertegarini sit fifth on the event yet still lead the championship.
  • On two wheels, Tosha Schiareina won the stage and moved into the motos overall lead at 9h11m02s, 1m42s ahead of Daniel Sanders.
  • Stage 3 was halted by a fire and organizers reinstated time for affected entrants, with Stage 4 set for Saturday from Badajoz to Lisbon and a Lisbon finale on Sunday.