Latvala’s two rivals in the fight for the overall EHRC title, Will Graham (BMW E30 M3) and Maciej Lubiak (Porsche 911 2.7 RS), are now some distance behind. Graham briefly climbed to second place during the Cabeceiras stage, but soon after encountered problems, losing more than a minute and dropping to seventh. Lubiak, who from the start of the day struggled to fully exploit the power of his Porsche on the wet asphalt, managed to recover—finishing sixth on the opening stage—and ended the first half of the leg in third place, 1:44.5 behind the leader.
Rui Madeira (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III) started the day in fourth place but later lost one position to Richard Genesca (Subaru Legacy RS).
In the Portuguese Classics Cup, Rui Ribeiro (Ford Escort MK2) took the lead on the opening stage and has since consolidated his position, holding a 1m30.5s advantage over Duarte Castro (Renault 5 GT Turbo) and 1m46.0s over César Freitas (Ford Escort MK1).
The first leg of the Historic Rally Fafe, held this Friday, will conclude with a second run through the same three special stages.
Classificação após PEC 3
1º, Jari-Matti Latvala/Topi Luhtinen (Toyota Celica ST 185), 22m51.0s
2º, Valter Pierangioli/Michela Baldini (Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4×4), a 1m40.5s
3º, Maciej Lubiak/Grzegorz Dachowski (Porsche 911 2.7 RS), a 1.44.5
4º, Richard Genesca/Florent Sompayrac (Subaru Legacy RS), a 1.48.9
5º, Rui Madeira/Nuno Rodrigues da Silva (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III), a 2.11.4
6º, Jesus Ferreiro Pérez/Javier Anido (Ford Escort RS 1800), a 2.15.4
7º, Will Graham/Karen Graham (BMW E30 M3), a 2.17.7
8º, Gregory McCormack/Rhodri Evans (Ford Escort RS 1800), a 3.04.7
9º, Hervé Guignard/Jean-Jacques Collinet (Alpine A 310), a 3.04.7
10º, Ernie Graham/Anna Graham (Ford Escort Escort RS 1800), a 3.18.1
11º, Eric Guignard/Didier Mefre (Renault 5 Turbo Cevennes), a 4.25.8
12º, Fintan McGrady/Dean Beckett (Ford Escort RS 1800), a 4.55.6
13º, Siegfried Mayr/Renate Mayr (Volvo 240), a 6.48.9
14º, Antonio Parisi/Giuseppe Dangelo (Porsche 911S), a 7.14.4
15º, Carlo Fiorito/Nicolo Ventoso (BMW 2002 Ti), a 9.44.2
16º, Bertrand Metivier/Fabrice Garin (Ford Escort RS 1600), a 12.56.9
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY (7 novembro)
Reagrupamento (Praça da Feira Velha) 13h33/13h43
Assistência (Parque da Cidade) 13H49/14h19
PEC 4 – Montim/Vila Pouca 2 14h44
PEC 5 – Cabeceiras 2 16h22
PEC 6 – Anjos/Gontim 2 17h15
Assistência (Praça das Comunidades) 18h01/18h46
Parque Fechado (Praça da Feira Velha) 18h54
SATURDAY (8 novembro)
Partida (Praça da Feira Velha) 09h30
Assistência (Praça da Comunidades) 09h37/09h52
PEC 7 – Várzea Cova 1 (10,74 km) 10h22
PEC 8 – Queimadela/Travassós 1 (8,98 km) 11h06
PEC 9 – Vilacova 1 (7,66 km) 11h50
Reagrupamento (Praça da Feira Velha) 12h32/12h42
Assistência (Praça das Comunidades) 12h49/13h19
PEC 10 – Várzea Cova 1 13h49
PEC 11 – Queimadela/Travassós 2 14h33
PEC 12 – Vila Cova 2 15h17
Parque Fechado (Praça da Feira Velha) 15h17
Fafe/07/novembro/2025
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