SS12 FLASH

Date: 27/6/2026

Day: 3

Flash N°: 16

Special stage: Ghymno 2

Distance: 15.10 km

Weather: Sunny, 32°C

Road conditions: Smooth, loose gravel

#33 Elfyn EVANS - Scott MARTIN

“Super rough. I try to keep the balance to go quick and not to damage anything.”

#18 Takamoto KATSUTA - Aaron JOHNSTON

“At the beginning it was very rough. It was a good decision to cut the first kilometers of the stage. I am very sorry for Adrien. Tomorrow is a long day.”

#99 Oliver SOLBERG - Elliott EDMONDSON

“The car is more predictable despite the fact it is very loose. We improve a little bit, but is very hard for the tyres.”

#5 Sami PAJARI - Marko SALMINEN

“Dani is taking big risks, because I wasn’t driving slow despite the rough conditions.”

#1 Sébastien OGIER - Vincent LANDAIS

“We had some dust. But that’s what it is. It didn’t cost me so much. I pushed a lot. I am honest.”

#16 Adrien FOURMAUX - Alexandre CORIA

“We had a puncture. I don't know what we hit but it was in the line.” Stopped in the stage to change a puncture

#11 Thierry NEUVILLE - Martijn WYDAEGHE

“I had a great stage. The car was amazing and I was really enjoying it. One more to go for today. Adrien had a problem, anything can happen.”

#95 Jon ARMSTRONG - Shane BYRNE

“It’s shorter, but not too bad. It didn’t take any risks. In the downhill I was breaking deeper in some hairpins. But it’s OK.”

#55 Joshua MCERLEAN - Eoin TREACY

“In the tarmac section we lost time. It is good to hear that we are close with Elfyn. We will try to keep him behind. The start of the stage is super rough.”

#22 Mārtiņš SESKS - Renārs FRANCIS

“We couldn’t start the car at the service. The stage was OK for us.”

#9 Jourdan SERDERIDIS - Frédéric MICLOTTE

“We changed the turbo and delayed leaving the service.”

 

COMMENTS

Thierry Neuville had an amazing performance and won the stage with a blistering time. He was 7,1 seconds faster from Sebastien Ogier and now he is 10,8 seconds ahead of the 9 times World Champion. Adrien Fourmaux had a puncture and he lost more than two minutes. That means that Takamoto Katsuta is now 3rd! 


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