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Ogier Seizes Paraguay Rally Lead After Rovanperä’s Late Puncture

Unfamiliar, abrasive gravel has turned the WRC’s Paraguay debut into a puncture‑strewn survival test.

Overview

  • Sébastien Ogier moved in front after Kalle Rovanperä lost roughly 2m38 with a puncture on SS14 and fell to sixth overall, according to Motorsport Week.
  • Adrien Fourmaux holds second, staying in contention after his own Friday puncture cost him the early lead.
  • Elfyn Evans sits third with Ott Tänak just 2.5s behind, as Tänak’s earlier left‑rear puncture on SS10 derailed his morning charge.
  • The event’s rough, changeable gravel has produced frequent tyre failures and damage, with Saturday’s looser surface increasing road‑cleaning effects.
  • In WRC2, Robert Virves leads by 6.5s from Oliver Solberg after a dramatic shuffle that earlier featured Yohan Rossel and Nikolay Gryazin.