Despite a second pass on a very disorderly road, Thierry Neuville signs a second scratch time during the sixth special stage of the Rally of Croatia 2026, after his best time in SS3. He thus relegates Takamoto Katsuta to third place in the overall standings and is only 7,4 seconds behind the current leader, Sami Pajari.
After fighting against his Hyundai During the morning, Thierry Neuville did indeed find the solution. I felt that I wasn’t struggling with my balance, he rejoices at the arrival of SS6. In a few places, we could go faster. We’re working in the right direction. Not exactly where we want to be, but progress is important. We’ve changed the front springs, changed the differential. We’ve made a few adjustments now. »
Still within the Hyundai group, Adrien fourmaux He, for his part, was unable to match his teammate’s performance. The driver from northern France finished only fifth in SS6, but maintained sixth position in the overall standings.
In the Rally2 category, Roope Korhonen made a strong statement, taking the lead in WRC2. Currently twelfth in the provisional overall standings, he is nevertheless behind Frenchman Yohan Rossel in seventh and Nikolay Gryazin in eighth. Spaniard Alejandro Cachón, in ninth, and Frenchman Léo Rossel complete the top ten at the 2026 Rally Croatia.
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The classification of SS6:
The overall standings at the end of the 6th special stage:
