The WRC points leader was unfazed by the tricky wet and muddy conditions, winning six of the day’s eight asphalt tests.
Rovanpera ended Friday having built up a 1m04s lead over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, who managed to bounce back from a 40s penalty for checking into service four minutes late after an alternator failure forced the Belgian and his co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe to push the car 800m back to the service park.
