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Ogier to make WRC return at Rally Portugal in third Toyota

Toyota has announced that the eight-time world champion will resume his reduced WRC programme at the 19-22 May event, jumping in the third GR Yaris entry that the Frenchman is sharing with Esapekka Lappi this year.

Ogier kicked off the new WRC Rally1 hybrid era piloting the third Yaris at the Monte Carlo season opener, where he finished second behind nine-time world champion Sebastien Loeb's M-Sport Ford after a thrilling rally long scrap with his countryman that was only decided late on by a puncture for Ogier.

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