The second regularity stage this morning on the heights of the Italian Riviera was also very short, between San Romolo and the Passo Ghimbegna (10.564 km), at an altitude of almost 1,000m. And it was a repeat performance, as the Raoul Fesquet-Yorick Muller crew, in a Model 3 bearing the Tesla Owner Club colours and number 37, improved both their personal score (2 wins in two days after RS10 on Friday afternoon) and that of the American brand (3 wins since the start on Wednesday). But all the interest in this second RS in a row came from the fierce battle for the overall lead, as another Tesla, that of the Malga-Bonnel tandem, took a joint 2nd place with the Guerrini-Prusak crew (Kia E-Niro), who had just finished 2nd in RS11 a few minutes earlier.

As a result, with the positions tightening, RS13 was due to prove crucial in determining who would start the 5th and final Leg of this 7th edition in the lead, on Saturday evening…

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