Neuville wins in Greece to stretch championship lead, Ogier rolls
Hyundai's Thierry Neuville won the Acropolis Rally and extended his world championship lead to 34 points on Sunday as title rival Sebastien Ogier rolled his Toyota on the final stage in Greece.
Spanish teammate Dani Sordo was second and Ott Tanak third over the rough and rocky gravel roads to complete a podium lockout for the South Korean manufacturer in the Lamia-based event.
Hyundai lead Toyota by 35 points in the standings with three rounds remaining.
Victory for @thierryneuville on @OfficialWRC Acropolis Rally Greece!
— Red Bull Motorsports (@redbullmotors) September 8, 2024
Meanwhile WRC 2 finished on equal time between Pajari and Virves!
🥇 Thierry Neuville
🥈 Dani Sordo +1:36.8
🥉 Ott Tanak +2:57.3
4️⃣ Sami Pajari +7:01.1
5️⃣ Robert Virves +7:01.1#WRC | #AcropolisRally
Neuville had a comfortable lead of more than a minute going into the final stage and the victory was the Belgian's second of the season and first since Monte Carlo in January.
Ogier's challenge disappeared completely when the Frenchman misjudged a corner and rolled 1.6km into the 18.2km final Power Stage.
The crew were unhurt and continued to the finish in the damaged car to secure the 13 points earned up to Saturday.
V I C T O R Y in #AcropolisRally 🏆
— Thierry Neuville (@thierryneuville) September 8, 2024
It’s a one-two-three for the team 🥹🤩
We extend our lead in the Championship 🙌🏼
Congratulations to our teammates and our amazing @HMSGOfficial team who worked very hard again this weekend. #WRC #AcropolisRally #HMSGOfficial#Uhoda… pic.twitter.com/JH5qQfDfyX
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