Tanak emerged in the box seat to claim a first win of the season after the asphalt event's penultimate stage, when he made the most of an inspired tyre decision to overhaul Rovanpera’s 28.4s lead in torrential rain.
Equipped with a 1.4s lead heading into the final power stage, it appeared the 2019 world champion was the favourite to take a first Rally1 victory for Hyundai courtesy of his superior wet/hard tyre package on the muddy asphalt.
