Toyota's Kalle Rovanpera snatched the Acropolis Rally lead after World Rally Championship rivals Sebastien Ogier and Thierry Neuville suffered dramatic suspension failures during a brutal Saturday in Greece.
The afternoon loop started in dramatic fashion as rally leader Neuville's hopes of repeating last year's Acropolis victory vanished on stage 10 .
Neuville's demise handed the rally lead to Ogier, who managed to complete the stage with the second-fastest time behind pacesetter Rovanpera. The roads were much drier compared to the first pass but were even rougher.Photo by: McKlein /Sordo inherited third position with the Spaniard, 1.6s ahead of Evans, who dropped a minute with a suspected overheating issue on his GR Yaris in the final stage of the morning loop.
Greece's rough gravel roads continued to bite in stage 11 as Lappi and Katsuta were both delayed by problems. There was more positive news for Toyota as the recovering Evans leapfrogged Sordo by 4.1s to create a 1-2-3 in the overall standings for the Japanese brand. The position change came despite Evans suffering a tyre off the rim towards the end of the stage.
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