Sesks holds steady in seventh place at Acropolis Rally after 11 stages
Mārtiņš Sesks remains seventh in the WRC Acropolis Rally after 11 stages, trailing leader Thierry Neuville by nearly three minutes.
Mārtiņš Sesks completed four morning stages on Saturday at the Acropolis Rally, maintaining a solid seventh place overall.
Stage 8
In the eighth stage, a 19.6 km test, Sébastien Ogier was fastest, closely followed by Thierry Neuville. Sesks finished 12th, losing 30 seconds to the leaders.
Stages 9 and 10
The ninth stage (21.3 km) was won by Adrien Fourmaux, with Ogier, Neuville, and Takamoto Katsuta close behind. Sesks again lost 30 seconds. In the tenth stage (14.78 km), Neuville edged Ogier by 1.4 seconds. Sesks placed 14th, again half a minute down.
Stage 11
The 11th stage (18.17 km) saw Ogier beat Neuville by 2.6 seconds. Elfyn Evans took third, his best performance of the rally so far. Sesks was seventh, 18.5 seconds off the pace.
Overall standings after 11 of 17 stages
In the Rally1 class, Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) leads with 2:20:28.2, followed by Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) +3.7 and Adrien Fourmaux (Hyundai) +56.0. Sesks (Ford Puma) is seventh, +2:56.3. Six stages remain, including a 19.6 km stage starting at 16:40 and a 14.78 km stage at 19:00.
