At the end of Friday morning, Thierry Neuville retakes the rally lead in Greece after Stage 4 with Sebastien Ogier and Jon Armstrong following him.
Thierry Neuville was leading Acropolis Rally after Stage 2, but he dropped to second position overall at the end of Stage 3. However, he returned back to the top of the overall classification after his taking advantage over Adrien Fourmaux's problem in Stage 4. In fact, Neuville was behind the first Fourmaux for 1,2 seconds after SS3.
Sebastien Ogier dropped from first to third overall after Stage 2, but he managed to gain one position in Stage 4 and is now second overall being the highest-placed driver for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. Furthermore, the nine-time WRC Champion set the fastest time in Stage 4.
Jon Armstrong impressed on Friday morning in Greece as he holds the third position overall and was the third-fastest driver in Stage 3 and 4. The M-Sport Ford driver gained four places in total since the end of Stage 1.
Adrien Fourmaux started Acropolis Rally in a positive way as he set the fastest time in Stage 2 and 3 which means that he was the rally leader after SS3. However, the Frenchman slipped behind Ogier and Armstrong at the end of Stage 4 as he got a front right puncture.
Josh McErlean follows Fourmaux for 8,5 seconds and climbed into the fifth position overall after the end of Friday morning despite the tyre delamination which happened just five kilometers before the end of SS4.
Martins Sesks sits in sixth place overall and got a slow front left puncture in Stage 2 while he completed Stage 4 with three delaminated tyres. It is uncertain if he will manage to head to the remote control in order to start the second Friday loop.
Sami Pajari lost three places in Stage 4 as he stopped for a short time there due to the fact that he lost power with his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1. This means that the young Finn is now seventh and lost the chance to fight for another podium finish although it is still very early to judge.
Takamoto Katsuta and Elfyn Evans complete the top nine.
Katsuta lost seven places in Stage 2 and was ninth overall while he managed to move up to eighth after the end of Stage 3. Last but not least, the Japanese star had a rear right tyre delamination in SS4.
Evans started first on the road on Friday morning and was tenth overall after SS2, but he completed the loop in ninth position.
Oliver Solberg and Dani Sordo are outside the top ten as the first one suffered from a front left puncture in Stage 2 resulting in losing more than one minute. On the other hand, the Spaniard stopped to change a puncture in Stage 3.
Watch below the stage times:
Watch below the overall classification after Stage 4:
Photo Credits: Hyundai
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