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Sébastien Ogier crash forces hospital evacuation, Sami Pajari takes rally lead FAST-MOVING

French driver Sébastien Ogier, who was leading the World Rally Championship event in Finland, crashed on the final part of Stage 17 at high speed. His Toyota rolled several times, but both Ogier and co‑driver Julien Ingrassia exited the car unassisted, remained conscious and were taken to a hospital – Ogier by helicopter, Ingrassia by ambulance – for precautionary checks. The rally was stopped with a red flag.

The incident handed teammate Sami Pajari the overall lead, giving him a 46.4‑second advantage over Oliver Solberg, while Elfyn Evans, who had also rolled on Stage 14, rejoined after spectator assistance but lost about 1 minute 47 seconds and fell to fifth. Oliver Solberg moved up to third place overall, and Martins Sesks retired after rolling his Ford Puma.

Entities: Elfyn Evans · Finland · Gwyndaf Evans · Julien Ingrassia · Mārtiņš Sesks · Oliver Solberg · Sami Pajari · Sebastien Ogier · Toyota Gazoo Racing WRC team

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

  • [● 2 SOURCES] Oliver Solberg is third, 1 minute 1.5 seconds behind Ogier. (Oliver Solberg)
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Martins Sesks also rolled his Ford Puma during the same stage but was unharmed. (Martins Sesks)
  • [● 3 SOURCES] Sebastien Ogier leads the rally with a 22.7‑second advantage over second place. (Sebastien Ogier)
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Evans' father Gwyndaf Evans helped push the car out of the mud after the roll. (Gwyndaf Evans)
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Elfyn Evans rolled his GR Yaris during the SS14 Leustu stage of Rally Finland. (Elfyn Evans)
  • [● 2 SOURCES] The rally featured narrow, technical Finnish roads with many jumps. (existing)
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Sami Pajari is second in the rally, 1 minute 1.5 seconds behind Ogier. (efc1ad35-f897-438f-8c46-70caed892a72)
  • [● 26 SOURCES] Elfyn Evans lost 1 minute 49 seconds and fell to fifth overall after rolling on Stage 14. (Evans roll and loss)
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Evans reduced Ogier's gap from 16.3 seconds to 11.6 seconds before rolling. (Elfyn Evans)
  • [● 25 SOURCES] The crash triggered a red flag and the special was stopped. (Red flag after crash)
  • [● 25 SOURCES] Martins Sesks rolled his Ford Puma and retired. (Sesks retirement)
  • [● 4 SOURCES] Elfyn Evans rolled in SS14 Leustu, losing 1 minute 49 seconds and falling to fifth overall. (new)

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Pajari quedó primero [motorsports.com.uy]
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