The Hyundai driver won the Monte-Carlo Rally this Sunday.
Belgian Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) won the Monte-Carlo Rally on Sunday, the first of 13 rounds of the WRC world rally championship, ahead of Frenchman Sébastien Ogier (Toyota), who was aiming for a tenth success in the event. Neuville, who won the twentieth victory of his career, the second in the Principality after 2020, perfectly mastered the last day of the race and even increased his lead over Ogier, the local hero.
The Belgian, who had a 3.3 second lead over the Frenchman before the three special stages scheduled for Sunday, brilliantly repelled the attacks of his main competitor, who ultimately failed 16.1 seconds behind the winner.
Neuville, who also won the Power Stage, piled up points and took the lead in the championship with 30 points on the clock, ahead of Ogier (24) and the Briton Elfyn Evans (21), who climbed to third place in the standings. podium on Sunday at the wheel of his Toyota.
