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
Ott Tänak is closing in on his third Secto Rally Finland victory after keeping a charging Kalle Rovanperä at bay during Saturday’s penultimate leg. The Estonian driver pushed his Hyundai i20 N to its limits on superfast gravel stages clustered around the Jämsä region, maintaining his position at the head of the field with just … Read more
Hyundai Motorsport’s Ott Tänak extended his Secto Rally Finland lead as the frontrunning quartet bunched together in wet conditions on Saturday morning. Patchy rain showers over the course of the loop resulted in changeable grip levels on the morning’s four superfast gravel speed tests, but i20 N pilot Tänak maintained his position to hold off … Read more
Ott Tänak kept his cool under increasing pressure from Esapekka Lappi to lead after Friday’s fast-paced opening leg at Secto Rally Finland. The Estonian – twice a winner of this classic gravel fixture – snatched the top spot from early leader and Hyundai colleague Thierry Neuville on the very first stage and clung onto the … Read more
Kalle Rovanperä clinched back-to-back Rally Estonia wins on Sunday afternoon with a masterclass drive to secure his fifth FIA World Rally Championship win in six rounds. Twelve months ago he became the WRC’s youngest rally winner with victory in Estonia. Today’s virtuoso success moved him a step closer to becoming the youngest champion in the … Read more
Kalle Rovanperä took a giant step towards his fifth win in six FIA World Rally Championship fixtures with a superlative performance at Rally Estonia on Saturday. The 21-year-old Finn, who became the youngest event winner in history on the country’s roads 12 months ago, reeled off seven consecutive fastest times to demoralise team-mate and early … Read more
Kalle Rovanperä has almost doubled his Rally Estonia lead over team-mate Elfyn Evans on Saturday morning with a hat-trick of fastest times alongside co-driver Jonne Halttunen. The Finn, who snatched top spot from Evans on Friday evening’s rain-soaked finale, conceded a few tenths on Saturday’s short opening speed test at Elva before punching in a … Read more
Kalle Rovanperä snatched a surprise Rally Estonia lead after a dramatic finale to Friday’s opening leg which derailed daylong pacesetter Elfyn Evans. Welshman Evans, co-driven by Englishman Scott Martin, was imperious initially, winning the first five dry-road stages near Tartu to head his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 team-mate by almost 20s. Rovanperä almost halved the … Read more
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin lead Rally Estonia at the midday halt in Tartu after they claimed a quartet of stage wins in their Toyota GR Yaris Rally1. The British pairing, who were two-tenths off the lead in third after Thursday night’s curtain-raising superspecial stage in host city Tartu, blasted to the head of the … Read more