The car classification in the third stage of the bp Ultimate Rally Raid Portugal has been corrected. Frenchman Sébastien Loeb was declared the winner of today’s selective sector, with the Dacia Sandrider driver setting a time of 3h06m08s. South African Henk Lategan (Toyota) finished second, 33 seconds behind, and Brazilian Lucas Moraes (Toyota) came third, 1m17s adrift.
After the first three stages, and with two selective sectors still to be contested tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday, covering a total of 384 timed kilometres, Lucas Moraes (Toyota) leads the event organized by the Automóvel Club de Portugal (ACP), holding a slender 57-second advantage over Henk Lategan (Toyota) and 5m36s over Spain’s Carlos Sainz (Ford).
Classification after Stage 3 – Cars
1st Lucas Moraes (Toyota Hilux T1+ Evo), 8h46m15s
2nd Henk Lategan (Toyota Hilux T1+ Evo), +33s
3rd Carlos Sainz (Ford Raptor T1+), +5m36s
4th Sébastien Loeb (Dacia Sandrider), +11m24s
5th Christian Baumgart (Toyota Hilux T1+ Evo), +13m52s
6th Francisco Barreto (Toyota Hilux T1+ Evo), +18m46s (best-placed Portuguese)
Source: ACP Motorsport
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