Within the Ypres rally, Stéphane Lefebvre (Hyundai) ends Friday because the chief. After eight particular levels, the Frenchman has a bonus of seven.7 seconds over Maxime Potty (Toyota) and 23 seconds over Cédric Cherain (Hyundai). BRC chief Niels Reynvoet (Citroën) made a mistake on KP5 and needed to abandon the battle.
With a lead of 5.5 seconds, Stéphane Lefebvre began the second loop of 4 assessments because the chief. The Frenchman rode to the third quickest time on KP5, however noticed first pursuer Niels Reynvoet drop out with a bent entrance wheel. The East Flemish began the Ypres rally as chief within the BRC classification, however he can now lose that place to Maxime Potty (Toyota), who subsequently recorded two scratches.
All through the 4 assessments of the second loop, a number of tenors disappeared from the highest ten. Emile Breittmayer (Citroën) needed to abandon the battle at KP6 after a flat tire, whereas Davy Vanneste (Hyundai) was with out gasoline strain in Zonnebeke. Earlier, Tom Boonen had to surrender through the first passage in Zonnebeke. RGT class chief Patrick Snijers (Porsche) was additionally unable to finish Friday after an oil leak.
Stéphane Levebvre had no issues and ended Friday as chief. The Frenchman should defend a lead of seven.7 seconds over Maxime Potty tomorrow. Cherain is greater than twenty seconds away and can really feel the strain from Freddy Loix (Toyota), who’s fourth. Vincent Verschueren (Citroën) completes the highest 5 after the primary day. Bjorn Syx (Citroën), Gilles Pyck (Volkswagen), Bernd Casier (Skoda), Jos Verstappen (Skoda) and Bastien Rouard (Hyundai) full the highest ten.
Within the RGT class, the brand new chief Kris Princen (Porsche) has a half minute lead over Tim Van Parijs (Porsche). Within the Junior BRC, Pierre-Manuel Brasseur leads Rally4 along with his Opel Corsa. Regional drivers Maxim Decock (Opel) and Lander Depotter (Opel) full the highest three.
Tomorrow the drivers will full ten extra particular levels earlier than we’ll know the winner of the Ypres 2024 rally.
