On the second day of the Monte Carlo Rally, the crew of Ogier S. / Veillas B. (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1) managed to lead with a lead of 21.2 seconds ahead of Loeb Sébastien / Galmiche I. (Ford Puma Rally1), and in the last stage today CE 13 Saint -Geniez - Thoard 2 with a distance of 20.79 km Sebastian Loeb lost 16.1 seconds from Ogier. Ogier used snow tires in the final stages, while Loeb was left with pictures, which affected his time.
Third place after the end of today is for Breen Craig / Nagle Paul (Ford Puma Rally1) at 1: 26.0 from Ogier and a comfortable lead over the 4th Rovanperä K. / Halttunen Jonn (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1) +2: 03.8 from Ogier .
First in RC2 are Mikkelsen A. / Eriksen T. (Škoda Fabia Rally2 Evo), who are also 7th in the overall standings.
In stage 11 Elfyn Evans missed a turn and remained in the section, after which the stage was terminated due to the dangerous location of the car.
Tomorrow is the last day of the Monte Carlo Rally with 4 stages to the final.

Today the fight was mainly between the two Frenchmen Sebastian Loeb and Sebastien Ogier. In the end, Loeb Sébastien / Galmiche I. (Ford Puma Rally1) took the lead with a lead of 9.9 seconds ahead of Ogier S. / Veillas B. (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1). Third place went to Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1) in 22.0 seconds.
The race is not going well for Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn, who turned around and complained that the race was a nightmare for them.
The well-performing Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre (Ford Puma) crashed in stage three and ended the race.
However, quite a bit of black ice on the track sent Sebastian Ogier to the third position after stage 5, as Elfi Evans intervened in the battle for the forehead.
Sebastien Loeb commented that he felt confident with the car and pressed to hold the first position.
Tomorrow on Saturday, the competition continues with 5 new stages.

Rally Season 2022 at the World Rally Championship began with the opening ceremony right in front of the Monte Carlo Casino. This is the first race of the season with completely different cars, and the favorites may be different from the previous season.
Two stages await the crews tonight, all in the dark. The stages are north of Monaco.
In Shakedown today, the fastest were Ogier S. / Veillas B. (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1). Second are Loeb Sébastien / Galmiche I. (Ford Puma Rally1), just 0.5 seconds behind Ogier.
Sebastien Loeb is back, but not in a full season to help the team and the development of the new Ford Puma.
The third position in the shakedown today is for Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1) 1.0 sec after Ogier.
The new cars proved to be less reliable after Breen Craig / Nagle Paul and Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas before the start of the race, and the problem was related to both crews with powersteering.
At 20:18 CET starts today with 1 - Luceram - Lantosque 15.2 km, and CE2 La Bollène-Vésubie - Moulinet is 23.25 km long. A total of 17 stages will be held in the Monte Carlo Rally 2022.