Ogier showed his class to turn a 9.9s overnight deficit to Loeb into a 5.4s lead, after winning two of the three morning stages, including a masterful display on the snow and ice of Stage 11.
Loeb was unable to match his countryman in all three stages and after Stage 10 the multiple world champions held identical overall rally times, before Ogier blitzed the final morning test.
M-Sport’s Craig Breen has jumped from sixth to third overall after Evans (Toyota), and the Hyundais of Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak all encountered issues.
Evans’ podium hopes are over after a mistake on Stage 11, while Neuville suffered a mechanical problem and Tanak suffered two punctures that could end their rallies completely – with no midday service on offer at Monte Carlo.
It has been confirmed that Tanak will not continue following his Stage 11 impact.
Neuville remains fourth overall but the improving Kalle Rovanpera has shot to fifth as Tanak dropped to seventh. M-Sport’s Gus Greensmith, who…
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