Portugal
Armstrong leads Junior WRC after SS3
By Adam Hall
21 May 2021
WRC 3
Chris Ingram is third in WRC 3 after Rally Portugal's opening three stages. A sixth and two fourth-fastest times leave him 18s off the lead. Josh McErlean lies tenth on his first WRC appearance this year.
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WRC 3 after SS3
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1. Solans / Eusebio 2. Lindholm / Hamalainen 3. Ingram / Whittock 4. Kajetanowicz / S'paniak 5. Rossel / Coria 10 McErlean / Williams
36:06.0s +10.3 +18.2 +25.5 +25.6 +52.4
Junior WRC
A sensational 9.2s SS2 win catapulted Jon Armstrong into the Junior WRC lead. William Creighton finished second behind Armstrong on SS3 to make it a Northern Irish 1-2 after Portugal's opening loop.
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Junior WRC after SS3
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1. Armstrong / Hall 2. Creighton / Regan 3. Sesks / Francis 4. Pajari / Salminen 5. Koci / Tesinsky
39:38.4s +8.0 +10.2 +15.3 +25.0
WRC and WRC 2
Elfyn Evans is the lead Brit holding fourth overall. Gus Greensmith showed good pace before a SS3 puncture dropped them down to ninth. Oliver Solberg and Aaron Johnston hold fourth in WRC 2.
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Remaining Friday stages
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Stage SS4 // Lousã 2 (12.35 km) SS5 // Góis 2 (19.51 km) SS6 // Arganil 2 (18.82 km) SS7 // Mortágua (18.16 km) SS8 // Lousada (3.36 km)
UK time 12:31 13:31 14:38 16:05 19:03
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