The Estonian lost 45.6 seconds and slipped to third place, 2.1 seconds behind Kalle Rovanperä.

Ott Tänak and Sébastien Ogier became embroiled in a titanic tussle on the re-run of Cabeceiras de Basto.

Ott Tänak was the quickest through a shortened version of the iconic Amarante stage.

A second-by-second battle set the tone for the start of Saturday’s leg at the Vodafone Rally de Portugal. Ott Tänak and Hyund...

Stage winner tänak stretches his lead; Rovanperä back to third

Stage winner ogier closes in on Tänak; Katsuta retakes third

Ogier on a charge with stage win; Rovanperã up to third

Ott Tänak (Hyundai) was the hero of the day, countering Toyota's dominance since the start of the year.

Ott Tänak maintained his day-long lead but stage winner Sébastien Ogier pulled a further 3.2 seconds clear.

Ott Tänak had won the Mortágua stage in the morning and a third stage win of the day enabled the Estonian to increase his lea...