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World Rally Championship: Elfyn Evans’ lead trimmed as Sebastien Ogier wins in Portugal

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Eight-time world champion Ogier is a further two points back in the championship with Tanak close behind him in the standings as he was in Portugal.

The Estonian won 12 of the 24 stages, including the final five, but ran out of road to overhaul Ogier after surging back from dropping more than 30 seconds following a power steering failure on Saturday.

The Frenchman’s victory made it five wins from five for Toyota in 2025 – and his 65th rally success extends his own record for Rally de Portugal triumphs.

“It’s something I can be proud of, to stay competitive after all these years,” said 41-year-old Ogier.

“OK, Ott was just flying like crazy, maybe a bit too much actually.

“So I think on our side, we proved one more time that race management is a craft that we have.”

Another Toyota Yaris driver Takamoto Katsuta and his Irish co-driver Aaron Johnston finished fifth, while Northern Ireland’s Josh McErlean was best placed of the M-Sport Fords in eighth place – moving up from 12th to 10th in the championship.

The drivers face the prospect of more sun-baked gravel roads in round six of the 14-event series with the Rally Italia Sardegna from 5 to 8 June.


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