Overview
- Kalle Rovanperä ended Saturday with a 36.3-second lead, putting him on course for a third win of the season heading into the final day.
- Ott Tänak climbed to second place and closed the leg 8.4 seconds ahead of Elfyn Evans after gaining time through the afternoon.
- Sébastien Ogier went off in wet, leaf-strewn Stage 10 and sustained terminal damage to his Toyota, though he and co-driver Vincent Landais were unhurt.
- The retirement is Ogier’s first of the season, and he is expected to rejoin under Rally2 rules to pursue Super Sunday points.
- Toyota can clinch the manufacturers’ title this weekend if Hyundai does not outscore it by six points.