Neuville has held onto the Rally Croatia lead despite a charge from Toyota WRC rival Evans.
and world champion Kalle Rovanpera, who also lost more than two minutes to a wheel failure in stage 2.
The Frenchman took his fourth stage win of the rally by 4.8s from team-mate Evans, who made inroads into Neuville's 16.1s rally lead, as the latter dropped 2.4s to the Welshman.Motorsport Images Lappi also showed signs of improved pace in the sister Hyundai, but there was drama for Katsuta, who suffered a small spin which cost him valuable time.Tanak, Loubet and Katsuta elected to fit the two wet tyres they were carrying, but it proved to be an incorrect decision with the road not wet enough to gain an advantage, despite drizzle falling towards the end of the test.
Ogier managed to claw his way back to fifth overall after finishing third fastest, 1.9s behind stage winner Lappi. Tanak won the test after edging Neuville to the fastest time by 0.3s to score his and M-Sport's first stage win of the rally. The Estonian managed to reclaim third overall after Lappi dropped 3.7s in the stage.
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