The French driver Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) remains the leader of the Monte Carlo Rally, round 1 of the WRC World Championship, although his advantage over his Finnish teammate Kalle Rovanperä was reduced to 16 seconds before the final day on Sunday.
ogierLooking for a record 9th victory in this legendary rally, he preferred to secure it on Saturday, a day after having made a difference by winning six of the eight special stages on Thursday and Friday.
This Saturday, the Frenchman only won two, while Rovanperacurrent world champion, won three of them, the other two being for the Belgian Thierry Neuville (Hyundai).
Neuville is third in the standings, 32 points behind Ogier, with the British Elfyn Evans (Toyota) fourth at 56.5 seconds.
the estonian Ott Tanak (M-Sport Ford), the 2019 WRC world champion, had problems with his car’s power steering and lost time, falling one minute and 30 seconds off the lead.
Your French partner Pierre Louis Loubetwho had suffered the same problem the day before, had to retire after crashing his car into a wall.
Ogier, eight times WRC champion, will not complete the entire championship, participating only in some of the 13 events that make up the World Championship calendar in 2023.
On Sunday, the participants will run four specialsthe last one being the ‘Power Stage’, which will bring extra points to the first five.
The start will be given at 08:00 with a new climb to the Col del Turini.
