Rally de Portugal

Sunday, 23 May

SS20

A flawless drive in the rally-ending Wolf power stage enabled Elfyn Evans to clinch victory in Rally de Portugal.With a 26.2 second advantage over Dani Sordo going into the final stage, the Dolgellau driver finished 10,6 seconds behind stage winner Ott Tänak but it was more than enough to claim victory and a great way to bounce back after the disappointment of Croatia, where he was robbed of victory on the final corner. The 32-year-old Toyota Gazoo Racing driver said: "It feels good! We perhaps weren't the fastest crew this weekend, but we had really good pace and kept out of trouble and obviously did enough to keep Dani at bay today.“It comes at a good time, so I'm happy to take this one.”Hyundai’s Dani Sordo secured valuable points for the team with second. After leading on Friday, many had expected him to go on and win the event. He said: "I am so happy to come back with second place. I was disappointed not to catch Elfyn today, but he was faster, and when you are faster you win.”Standings after SS20 /20:1. Evans 3hr 38min 26.2sec2. Sordo +28.3sec3. Ogier +1min 23.6sec4. Katsuta +2min 28.4sec5. Greensmith +4min 52.7sec6. Fourmaux +5min 3.4sec

SS19

Elfyn Evans just has to hold his nerve in the final Wolf power stage with a 26.2 second advantage to win Rally de Portugal.

In the penultimate Felgueiras 2, 9.18km long SS19 stage, the Dolgellau driver claimed the fastest time by 4 seconds. He now leads the rally by a healthy 26.2sec with just the Wolf power stage to left to run.

Up next: SS20, Fafe 2, gets going at 1218hrs (local time).

Standings after SS19 /20:

1. Evans 3hr 31min 48.4sec

2. Sordo +26.2sec

3. Ogier +1min 28.8sec

4. Katsuta +2min 28.7sec

5. Grenesmith +4min 49.3sec

6. Fourmaux +4min 54.3sec

SS18

With only two stages to go, Elfyn Evans has extended his lead over second placed Dani Sordo by 0.3 seconds.

After winning the first two stages of the day, Eflyn is one step closer to taking victory in Portugal after finishing third in the stage, but most importantly, ahead of Sordo.

Elfyn said : "So far so good. The first one this morning was a fairly interesting stage, but things are working okay so we’re happy enough."

The stage will be repeated later on today when it doubles up as the all-important Wolf power stage.

Up next: SS19, Felgueiras 2, gets going at 1004hrs (local time).

Standings after SS18 /20:

1. Evans 3hr 25min 44.7sec

2. Sordo +22.0sec

3. Ogier +1min 22.3sec

4. Katsuta +1min 54.5sec

5. Grenesmith +4min 43.8sec

6. Fourmaux +4min 50.5sec

SS17

Elfyn Evans has extended his lead further in his Toyota Yaris to extend his advantage to 21.7 second with three stages to go.

The Toyota Gazoo Racing driver took his second stage win of the day with a storming run through the Montim speed test.

Thierry Neuville and Ott Tänak both cruised through the stage at a steady pace. The Hyundai drivers are understood to be saving their tyres for the Wolf power stage later today.

Up next: SS18, Fafe 1, gets going at 0834hrs (local time).

Standings after SS17 /20:

1. Evans 3hr 18min 58.8sec

2. Sordo +21.7sec

3. Ogier +1min 22.1sec

4. Katsuta +1min 49.7sec

5. Fourmaux +4min 39.8sec

6. Greensmith +4min 40.7sec

SS16

Elfyn Evans doubles his lead in the first stage of the day to tighten his grip on proceedings in the final day of Rally de Portugal.

Evans completed the SS16 Felgueiras 1 stage in 6 minutes 5.1 seconds, 9.6 seconds faster than second placed Dani Sordo to extend his advantage to 20.3 seconds, with just four stages remaining.

Up next is SS17, Montim, which gets going at 07.53hrs (local time).

Standings after SS16 /20:

1. Evans 3hr 13min 14.2sec

2. Sordo +20.3sec

3. Ogier +1min 15.6sec

4. Katsuta +1min 27.0sec

5. Fourmaux +4min 30.7sec

6. Greensmith +4min 37.6sec