Stage 3 in Portugal standings and news 18.05.2018: WRC RALLYES 2018 VODAFONE PORTUGAL RALLY Caminha 1 (SpecialStage) (18.11 km) Friday, May 18th 2018 1. 10 GBR K. MEEKE 28:43.3 2. 6 NZL H. PADDON

WRC RALLYES 2018
VODAFONE PORTUGAL RALLY
Caminha 1 (SpecialStage) (18.11 km)
Friday, May 18th 2018




1.     10     GBR K. MEEKE     28:43.3        
2.     6     NZL H. PADDON     28:44.9     +1.6     +1.6
3.     16     ESP D. SORDO     28:46.9     +2.0     +3.6
4.     11     IRL C. BREEN     28:50.8     +3.9     +7.5
5.     2     GBR E. EVANS     28:51.8     +1.0     +8.5
6.     1     FRA S. OGIER     28:52.4     +0.6     +9.1
7.     3     FIN T. SUNINEN     28:52.6     +0.2     +9.3
8.     5     BEL T. NEUVILLE     28:54.2     +1.6     +10.9
9.     12     NOR M. OSTBERG     28:56.6     +2.4     +13.3
10.     4     NOR A. MIKKELSEN     28:57.1     +0.5     +13.8
11.     9     FIN E. LAPPI     29:00.0     +2.9     +16.7
12.     32     GBR G. GREENSMITH     30:25.9     +1:25.9     +1:42.6
13.     39     FRA P. LOUBET     30:38.9     +13.0     +1:55.6
14.     37     POL L. PIENIAZEK     30:43.3     +4.4     +2:00.0
15.     40     JPN H. ARAI     30:57.4     +14.1     +2:14.1
16.     35     FIN J. HUTTUNEN     30:58.6     +1.2     +2:15.3
17.     33     CHL P. HELLER     31:05.7     +7.1     +2:22.4
18.     36     ITA F. ANDOLFI     31:14.2     +8.5     +2:30.9
19.     38     ESP N. SOLANS BALDO     31:17.5     +3.3     +2:34.2
20.     21     SAU Y. AL RAJHI     31:43.3     +25.8     +3:00.0




Fri 10:55 - SS3: Sunninen

Teemu is the last of our current-generation WRC cars to come through to the end of this one - 6sec down on Meeke.



Fri 10:55 - SS3: Østberg

Mads heads into stop control now, 8.2sec slower than his fellow Citroën driver. "I don't have a good feeling to be honest. It doesn't feel like this morning for sure. The car is very inconsistent and I can't push because I'm getting surprises. A few times I lost the car completely."



Fri 10:52 - SS3: Paddon

Hayden can't set the fastest time on this stage, he's 3.8sec off the lead time at the end of SS3 and drops behind Meeke to second in the overall standings. "We had a lot of tyre wear on the first one so we're just managing it on this stage because we're going to need it on the next one. Don't want to push too hard - just trying to be smart at the moment."



Fri 10:50 - SS3: Breen

Breen is the next to come through and set a time - 3.7sec slower than his team-mate. "Yeah not so bad, just improving a little bit. Made a small change before that stage and we're going in the right direction."



Fri 10:48 - SS3: Evans

The Welshman finishes the third test 9.2sec down on Meeke. He was just 0.2sec down at the last split so he's lost time somewhere towards the end of this one. "I had a spin, I went a bit deep and then when I went onto the throttle it just kept rotating so I had to reverse."



Fri 10:45 - SS3: Lappi

Lappi's the only Toyota still moving at the moment, he's 4.9sec slower than Meeke at stage end. "This stage was no better. I just can't do any better, I don't know why. No problems with my car, everything is fine. I come as fast as I can but I don't feel like we have a lot of grip. I can't go any faster without going off."




Fri 10:43 - SS3: Meeke

Kris Meeke can take a breather for a few minutes, he's 1.1sec faster than Ogier "My intercom is away again, it's the third time this year I've had a problem with it." Not a happy Meeke in that car.



Fri 10:40 - SS3: Sordo

Sordo has lost a bit of time towards the end of SS3. He crosses the line at stage end 0.6sec off the pace. "I think at the moment I'm happy. I didn't really push hard at the beginning, I was a little bit too cautious."




Fri 10:39 - SS3: Latava

Jari-Matti Latvala has stopped 5km into this stage.





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