Overview

• Sébastien Ogier leads Italy Sardinia by 11.1 seconds over Ott Tanak after 12 of 16 stages, with four closing tests remaining.
• Ott Tanak recovered from a morning puncture to win two afternoon stages and cut Ogier’s margin from 15.0 to 11.1 seconds.
• Toyota drivers Kalle Rovanpera, Elfyn Evans and Sami Pajari occupy third through fifth places despite losing time to road-sweeping disadvantages and tyre failures.
• Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux and Thierry Neuville both exited podium contention following Fourmaux’s puncture-induced wheel change and roll and Neuville’s earth-bank crash.
• M-Sport Ford crews suffered a rare triple retirement on Friday but saw two cars rejoin on Saturday without further issues.