Neuville Makes Most of Ogier Puncture to Win in Portugal
- On Sunday, Belgian Thierry Neuville secured a win for Hyundai at the Rally of Portugal after Toyota's Sebastien Ogier suffered a puncture on the penultimate stage.
- Ogier had been leading by 17 seconds when a right rear puncture on the 22nd Vieira do Minho 2 stage forced him to stop, losing a minute and 25 seconds.
- Neuville finished 16.3 seconds clear of Toyota's Oliver Solberg, with championship leader Elfyn Evans third, 12.8 seconds further back.
- The win gives Hyundai its first season victory, bringing manufacturer standings to 218 against Toyota's 311. "Always on a good rhythm, nothing was really perfect, but we just got through," Neuville said.
- Championship leader Evans now holds a 12-point advantage over Japanese teammate Takamoto Katsuta heading into the next rally in Japan on 28-31 May.
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Rallying-Neuville wins in Portugal after Ogier slowed by puncture | Sports-Games
Neuville finished 16.3 seconds clear of Toyota's Oliver Solberg with championship leader Elfyn Evans, also in a Toyota, third and a further 12.8 behind. Evans stretched his overall advantage to 12 points over Japanese teammate Takamoto Katsuta, who finished fifth and behind Hyundai's Adrien Fourmaux, with his 23rd career championship rally win.
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Belgian Thierry Neuville, the 2024 world champion, won the Rally Portugal, his first victory of the season. It also brought the Hyundai team its first victory and proved that Toyota's dominant cars are still beatable this year.
The Belgian Thierry Neuville, benefitted by the problems suffered this Sunday by the Frenchman Sebastien Ogier, won this Sunday the Rally of Portugal for the second time in his career, while the British Elfyn Evans maintained his leadership in the World Championship of the specialty after finishing third. Neuville and his compatriot Martijn Wydaeghe, Hyundai Motorsport, stood out for their consistency throughout a test that was dominated by the …
Thierry Neuville (Hyundai i20 N) has won the Rally of Portugal, the sixth round of the World Rally Championship. It is the first victory of the season for the 2024 World Champion.
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