Estonian battles through torrential downpours to lead after monster opening leg. Ott Tänak reclaimed the top spot at Repco Rally New Zealand as Sébastien Ogier struggled through Friday’s final test with a damaged rear spoiler. Just 7.2sec blanketed the leading four drivers after 158.56km of frantic action on the longest leg of this year’s FIA … Read more
Audi Sport prepared for the first rally of the new Audi RS Q e-tron E2 at an extensive test in Morocco in September 2022. With Mattias Ekström/Emil Bergkvist, Stéphane Peterhansel/Edouard Boulanger and Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz, all six drivers and co-drivers got to know and appreciate the second evolution stage in tough conditions. „Our plan was … Read more
Belgian Thierry Neuville is three stages away from winning EKO Acropolis Rally Greece after he completed Saturday’s punishing 147.98-kilometre leg with an advantage of almost 30 seconds following a hugely challenging day in the FIA World Rally Championship. One-third of the top-tier crews failed to complete the demanding route held on rugged gravel stages near … Read more
Thierry Neuville is the new leader of EKO Acropolis Rally Greece, round 10 of the FIA World Rally Championship, after a drama-filled Saturday morning when all drivers in the top 10 changed positions. Neuville, driving a Hyundai i20 N Rally1, started leg two 16.0s adrift of overnight leader Sébastien Loeb in fourth overall but climbed … Read more
Sébastien Loeb snatched the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece lead from team-mate Pierre-Louis Loubet late in the day as their M-Sport Ford World Rally Team dominated proceedings. It was a dream Friday for the British squad with its Ford Puma Rally1 cars topping the timesheets on every single stage as the rally threaded its way north … Read more
Ott Tänak stormed to Ypres Rally Belgium victory on Sunday afternoon to seal back-to-back FIA World Rally Championship wins. The Estonian driver inherited the top spot late on the penultimate day when Hyundai i20 N team-mate and long-time leader Thierry Neuville understeered off the road and into a ditch, shattering the Belgian’s hopes of a … Read more
Ott Tänak is the new Ypres Rally Belgium leader after home hero and long-time pacesetter Thierry Neuville crashed into retirement on this afternoon’s penultimate stage. Belgian Neuville had been in front by 17.2s with two stages of Saturday’s second leg remaining but a crash on the penultimate stage handed the initiative to his fellow Hyundai … Read more
Thierry Neuville resisted an early charge from Hyundai Motorsport team-mate Ott Tänak to lead Ypres Rally Belgium by 16.2s after Saturday morning’s opening loop of four stages. Just 2.5s split the South Korean manufacturer pairing after Friday’s opening leg and Tänak – fresh from victory in Finland last time out – wasted no time in … Read more
Thierry Neuville produced a plucky comeback drive to head up a Hyundai Motorsport 1-2 at the completion of the opening leg of Ypres Rally Belgium, round nine of the 2022 FIA World Rally Championship. Just 2.5s separated Neuville and team-mate Ott Tänak at the end of an action-packed Friday on challenging asphalt lanes in the … Read more
Estonian produces gritty drive to give Hyundai Motorsport its first Finnish win. Ott Tänak secured Secto Rally Finland victory on Sunday afternoon to give Hyundai Motorsport its first ever triumph in Jyväskylä with a precision-perfect drive. The Estonian driver led from the second stage of the rally to finish the four-day gravel road fixture 6.8sec … Read more