Dani Sordo finishes third on the final day of the Acropolis Rally

Belgian pilot Thierry Neuville (Hyundai i20) Starting this Sunday, last day Greek Acropolis slurrythe 10th test of worldin a rough third day marked by the abandonment of previous leader Frenchman Sébastien Loeb, is at the top of the standings after proving to be the strongest this Saturday.

After a controversy in the first special of the day, Loeb, who was 19 seconds ahead of Neuville, had to retire due to an alternator belt problem.

“It’s frustrating. We had a good pace and were leading by 19 seconds, but at the end of the first stage, just before the stop point, I saw the low battery alarm. When I stopped the car, the engine spontaneously started. I tried to start the engine, but there was no battery,” Loeb explained in a statement collected by the newspaper L’Equipe.

But Loeb wasn’t the only one to suffer the rigors of the Hellenic test. Because young Finnish driver Kalle his Rovanpera (Toyota GR Yaris) severely damaged his car after crashing into a tree and said goodbye to any chance of becoming world champion in Greece. .

Rovanpera, who needed to beat Estonia’s Ott Tanak (Hyundai i20) by at least 18 points to become the Greek champion, dropped to 19th after an accident. Last business day.

Belgium’s Thierry Neuville was not only the most solid but also the fastest after winning three of the six specials held this Saturday.

This regularity allowed Neuville to end the day in first place, 27.9 seconds ahead of the Estonian. Ott Tanaksecond, ahead of Spanish with 52.9. tick deaf (Hyundai i20) finished the day in 3rd place.

After winning the penultimate special of the day, the Cantabrian driver will be aiming for his third podium finish in Greece after finishing third this season on rallies in Portugal and Sardinia.