Overview
- Ott Tänak won five of six stages on Saturday to open a 43.6-second advantage over Sébastien Ogier heading into Sunday’s final leg.
- Kalle Rovanperä and Takamoto Katsuta both retired after off-road incidents on the punishing Pavliani stage.
- Adrien Fourmaux dropped to third after clipping a bank and damaging his rear suspension.
- Championship leader Elfyn Evans holds fourth position after avoiding major punctures but running hard tyres.
- Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville climbed into fifth following multiple punctures and steady recovery drives.