Neuville climbed from fourth in his Hyundai i20, the Belgian winning two tests and conceding only 2.6sec to Tänak during the day.
Sébastien Ogier retained second in his Citroën C3 this morning, despite hitting a bank after a pace note mix up. The Frenchman could not fend off Neuville as the road surface became more polished and ended 6.3sec further back in third.
Kris Meeke, who led for virtually all of Friday, started 3.6sec off the lead but couldn't reproduce the same speed on faster and wider roads in his Yaris. He ended 26.5sec behind team-mate Tänak, but in a vital points-paying position for Toyota Gazoo Racing’s manufacturers’ title challenge.
Andreas Mikkelsen won a stage en route to retaining fifth in his i20. The Norwegian came under fierce pressure from Elfyn Evans, who won all three morning stages in his Ford Fiesta. The Welshman was less dominant this afternoon but was only 4.5sec adrift tonight. Sunday’s finale returns to north Wales. Two loops of two forest stages sandwich an asphalt test around the rocky Great Orme headland on the edge of host town Llandudno. It totals 38.42km and the final Wolf Power Stage offers bonus points to the fastest five drivers. Wales Rally GB after Day 2: 1. Ott Tänak / Martin Järveoja (Toyota Yaris WRC) 2:42:02.7 2. Thierry Neuville / Nicolas Gilsoul (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) +11.0 3. Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia (Citroen C3 WRC) +17.3 4. Kris Meeke / Sebastian Marshall (Toyota Yaris WRC) +26.5 5. Andreas Mikkelsen / Anders Jaeger (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) +46.9 6. Elfyn Evans / Scott Martin (Ford Fiesta WRC) +51.4 7. Pontus Tidemand / Ola Fløene (Ford Fiesta WRC) +4:59.6 8. Craig Breen / Paul Nagle (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) +9:16.0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=L-Obq_sCcaEBREEN's Crash#WRClive@OfficialWRC pic.twitter.com/ec4zohg3Vb
— Malass (@LucasMalass) October 5, 2019
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