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With only a short superspecial remaining on Saturday, Pajari holds a comfortable 23.2-second lead over Hyundai’s Hayden Paddon. “It was quite ok. It was not the easiest one and in the morning I was not able to drive with a full push so there were many places where I was hesitating. For me this is different challenge than Estonia and Finland. It is more about surviving,” said Pajari, who is chasing a third consecutive round victory. Third in the rally is World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans of Toyota. The Welshman is just under a minute off the lead. Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux lurks behind Evans in fourth, only 13.1 seconds adrift. “I think overall it has been clean day which is the objective. Adrien to be fair has been in different rally to everyone else. He is risking everything but let’s see tomorrow,” Evans commented. M-Sport Ford’s Josh McErlean remains fifth in the rally, but Toyota driver Oliver Solberg is only one second behind. Home driver Diego Dominguez is seventh overall and leads the WRC2 category by 20.4 seconds over Britain’s Gus Greensmith. One short superspecial remains in Paraguay on Saturday. The rally concludes on Sunday. Rally Paraguay standings after SS16/22: | Position | Driver | Car | Time | |---|---|---|---| | 1. | Sami Pajari | Toyota | 2:45:26.7 | | 2. | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai | +23.2 | | 3. | Elfyn Evans | Toyota | +54.4 | | 4. | Adrien Fourmaux | Hyundai | +1:07.5 | | 5. | Josh McErlean | Ford | +3:31.3 | | 6. | Oliver Solberg | Toyota | +3:23.3 | | 7. | Diego Dominguez | Toyota | +6:11.5 | | 8. | Gus Greensmith | Toyota | +6:31.9 | | 9. | Jon Armstrong | Ford | +6:44.5 | Rally Paraguay itinerary (CET): Thursday 27 August 17.01 Shakedown: Carmen del Parana (5,60 km) Friday 28 August 15.03 SS1: Cambyreta 1 (24,65 km) 15.56 SS2: Nueva Alborada 1 (15,66 km) 16.49 SS3: Yerbateras 1 (34,08 km) 17.50 SS4: Autodromo 1 (2,50 km) 18:06 Service (30 min) 19:19 SS5: Cambyreta 2 (24.65 km) 20:12 SS6: Nueva Alborada 2 (15.66 km) 21:05 SS7: Yerbateras 2 (34.08 km) 22:18 SS8: Autodromo 2 (2.50 km) Saturday 29 August 13:19 SS9: Bella Vista 1 (21.15 km) 14:12 SS10: Bella Vista Sur 1 (10.95 km) 15:05 SS11: Hohenau 1 (19.40 km) 16:02 SS12: Trinidad 1 (14.82 km) 17:17 Service C – Encarnación (30 min) 19:16 SS13: Bella Vista 2 (21.15 km) 20:09 SS14: Bella Vista Sur 2 (10.95 km) 21:05 SS15: Hohenau 2 (19.40 km) 22:02 SS16: Trinidad 2 (14.82 km) 23:05 SS17: Encarnación Costanera (3.10 km) Sunday 30 August 12:05 SS18: Encarnación 1 (10.21 km) 13:38 SS19: Artigas 1 (19.63 km) 15:51 SS20: Artigas Oeste (8.44 km) 16:43 SS21: Artigas 2 (19.63 km) 19:15 SS22: Encarnación 2 (10.21 km) *Power Stage