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World champion Ogier storms to tournament lead

French driver and co-driver, Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia, steer their Ford Fiesta WRC in Amarante, northern Portugal, on May 20, 2017, during the SS12 stage of the Portugal WCR rally

Ogier, behind the wheel of a Ford Fiesta, held off a double Hyundai challenge from Thierry Neuville, who is 16.8sec off the lead, and Dani Sordo who is 51.3sec behind.

The French driver had been third overnight as M-Sport teammate Ott Tanak led Sordo by 4.6sec.

"I pushed more in the second stage than the first. I saved my tyres in the opener so I knew I could push more in the next one," said Ogier, who had led by more than 20 seconds midway through Saturday's action.

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