The second day of Rallye Monte-Carlo has come to an end. Nikolay Grayzin took the WRC2 class lead after the day.
SS3, St-Léger-Les-Mélèzes – La Bâtie-Neuve 1
Nikolay Gryazin kicked off the second day with a stage win. As the Bulgarian posted a time 0.7 seconds faster than Yohan Rossel to top the stage. Stephen Lefebvre finished third fastest on the stage, 12 seconds slower than Rossel. Pepe López set the fourth fastest time, 3.4 seconds slower than Lefebvre. Nicolas Ciamin rounded out the top five on the stage, finishing 1.2 seconds slower than López.
SS4, Champcella – Saint-Clément 1
Pepe López took his first stage win of the second day on SS4. With the Spaniard posting a time 0.5 seconds faster than Yohan Rossel to top the fourth stage of Rallye Monte-Carlo. Nikolay Gryazin finished third fastest on the stage, 0.6 seconds slower than Rossel. Nicolas Ciamin set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 13.9 seconds slower than Gryazin. Stephane Lefebvre rounded out the top five on the stage, 2.1 seconds slower than Ciamin.
SS5, La Bréole – Selonnet 1
Pepe López ended the morning loop with a stage win. Setting a time 0.2 seconds faster than Yohan Rossel to top the stage. Nikolay Gryazin finished third fastest on the stage, 1 second slower than Rossel. Chris Ingram posted the fourth fastest time on the stage, 17.9 seconds slower than Gryazin. Nicolas Ciamin rounded out the top five on the stage, 2.2 seconds slower than Ingram.
SS6, St-Léger-Les-Mélèzes – La Bâtie-Neuve 2
Nikolay Gryazin kicked off the afternoon loop of Rallye Monte-Carlo day two with a stage win. As Gryazin posted a time 0.6 seconds faster than Yohan Rossel to win his second stage of the day. Pepe López finished third fastest on the stage, 1.1 seconds slower than Rossel. Stephane Lefebvre set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 5.8 seconds slower than López. Nicolas Ciamin rounded out the top five on the stage, 0.1 seconds slower than Lefebvre
SS7, Champcella – Saint-Clément 2
Pepe López took home his third stage win of the second day on SS7. Posting a time 2.1 seconds faster than Yohan Rossel on the stage. Nikolay Grayzin finished third fastest on the stage, 3.5 seconds slower than Rossel. Nicolas Ciamin set the fourth fastest time on the stage, 4.4 seconds slower than Gryazin. Jan Solans rounded out the top five on the seventh stage of Rallye Monte-Carlo stage, 11 seconds slower than Ciaminz
SS8, La Bréole – Selonnet 2
Nikolay Gryazin ended the second day with a stage win. As the Citroen driver set a time 4.3 seconds faster than Yohan Rosssl on the stage. Pepe López finished third fastest on the stage, 1.3 seconds slower than Rossel. Nicolas Ciamin posted the fourth fastest time on the stage, 14.9 seconds slower than López. Jan Solans rounded out the top five on the stage, 9.2 seconds slower than Ciamin.
Overall After Rallye Monte-Carlo Day Two
Nikolay Gryazin heads into the third day of the event in the WRC2 class lead. However, it is worth noting that Gryazin did receive a minute and 50-second penalty for being late to a time control. However, that time hasn’t been added to Gryazin’s time at the end of SS8. If the penalty is removed Gryazin will take a 1.3 second lead over Pepe López into the penultimate day. Yohan Rossel sits third, 4.9 seconds behind López. Nicolas Ciamin sits far back in fourth. As the Frenchman sits 1 minute and 48.3 seconds behind Rossel. Stephane Lefebvre rounds out the top five, sitting another minute and 9.3 seconds behind Ciamin.
What To Expect From Rallye Monte-Carlo Day Three
The penultimate day of Rallye Monte-Carlo is set to be a good one. As Evans, Ogier and Neuville will battle for the event lead, and maximum points to end Saturday. Tänak will look to fend off Fourmaux, who has been on a heater. Tänak will have to rely on Sunday’s new points system to regain points lost. Day three will see drivers contest 120.40 km across 6 stages. Leaving lots of room for time to be gained and lost for the drivers.