The victory of José Pedro Fontes in SS 17 - Ponta do Sol 2, allows him to protect his third place overall, while he approaches the second place, Miguel Nunes, who is now only 3.7 seconds away.
Bruno Magalhães finished this stage in third place, but his leadership is untouched.
Robert Consani was fourth and overtook João Barros.
Bruno Magalhães. “Nothing is decided. We started well today, even with some risks. As we have some advantage now, we don't have to risk as much.”
Miguel Nunes: “We will try to get the first place. It is not easy, as Bruno Magalhães is very strong, but we are not throwing away the towell. We must drive at top speed, there is no time to be cautious, as José Pedro Fontes is very close.”
After 8 stages of RVM, José Pedro Fontes leads the race (58:36.9).
Second place belongs now to the madeiran Miguel Nunes (58:38.0).
In third place, and coming closer, is Bruno Magalhães (58:49.1).
Alexandre Camacho is current seventh (59:42.1), after the puncture in his Citroen DS3 R5, in SS 6, Cidade de Santana 1.
O pneu que afastou Alexandre Camacho da liderança do RVM 2015
