Cookie Consent by Free Privacy Policy website Neuville grabs late Friday lead in dramatic Rally Argentina finale
aprile 27, 2019 - FIA Junior WRC

Neuville grabs late Friday lead in dramatic Rally Argentina finale

Comunicato Stampa disponibile solo in lingua originale. 

Press release available only in original language. 

Championship leader forges gap ahead of title rivals Ogier and Tänak.

Thierry Neuville seized a last-gasp lead in Friday’s captivating opening leg of Xion #rally #argentina. 

The FIA World #rally Championship leader snatched the initiative from Ott Tänak when a broken driveshaft on the Estonian's #toyotayaris sent him into a time-consuming spin near the finish of the final speed test.

Tanak's lead was wiped out and fastest time for Neuville promoted the #hyundaii20 driver into a 11.9sec advantage over Sébastien Ogier's Citroën C3. Tänak was a further 1.5sec behind in third.

Persistent rain over the previous 48 hours meant the Calamuchita Valley tests were treacherous. Standing water and huge mud patches provided inconsistent grip and Neuville was shocked to top the leaderboard after languishing in ninth this morning.

"Consistency paid off. I felt I had a good drive in the opening stage and was really surprised when I saw others were faster. Things improved and I drove a good last stage when the road was very rough. We only have a small advantage so nothing is done yet," he said.

Further information in the press release to download

News correlate

aprile 02, 2024
gennaio 27, 2024
ottobre 04, 2023

Comunicato Stampa disponibile solo in lingua originale. Finnish star dominates Friday as Hyundai's Esapekka Lappi and Ott Tänak re...

Comunicato Stampa disponibile solo in lingua originale. Thierry Neuville has set up the perfect Sunday showdown at Rallye Monte-Ca...

Comunicato Stampa disponibile solo in lingua originale. Ott Tänak and the #msport Ford World #rally Team have arrived at the mutua...