Overview

• Ott Tänak lost the Rally Portugal lead after a power steering failure on Stage 17, dropping him to third overall.
• Sebastien Ogier now leads the rally by 27.6 seconds over Toyota teammate Kalle Rovanperä, with Tänak 8.5 seconds further back in third.
• Thierry Neuville moved into fourth place after overtaking Takamoto Katsuta by 2.9 seconds during the day's final stages.
• Sami Pajari holds sixth position, maintaining a 17.5-second advantage over championship leader Elfyn Evans in seventh.
• The rally concludes Sunday with six gravel stages totaling 72.16 kilometers, where mechanical reliability and strategy will be critical.