Oliver Solberg leads Rally Chile ahead of final day
Toyota driver Oliver Solberg leads the overall standings ahead of the final day of Rally Chile, 19.1 seconds ahead of his teammate and championship leader Elfyn Evans. On Sunday, competitors had four special stages remaining.
Standings before Sunday
Reigning world champion Sébastien Ogier, who also drives for Toyota, was in third place, a further 1.3 seconds behind Evans. The Frenchman held a 10.7-second advantage over Hyundai's Adrien Fourmaux, who was fourth. Toyota driver Sami Pajari occupied fifth position.
According to TimesLIVE, citing Reuters, Solberg won the ninth and final special stage of Saturday. Earlier, Ogier was fastest on four special stages and reduced the gap to Evans.
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Championship standings
Solberg said he was pleased with his current lead and would do everything possible on Sunday. If the current order in the rally standings remains unchanged, Evans' championship lead will increase to at least 27 points.
Thierry Neuville was unable to continue: on the first special stage on Saturday, his Hyundai rolled over and sustained damage that was too severe. The Belgian said he had been trying to make up positions aggressively but underestimated a compression on the track.
