Thierry Neuville’s Hyundai Beats The Toyotas At Monte Carlo
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| Thierry Neuville |
Thierry Neuville Seized A Maiden Rallye Monte-Carlo Victory On Sunday Afternoon After A Dominant Display During The Closing Leg In The Mountains Above Monaco.
The Belgian, driving a Hyundai i20, won all four slippery asphalt speed tests to soar from third and win a see-saw opening round of the FIA World Rally Championship by 12.6sec.
Toyota Yaris team-mate Elfyn Evans and Sebastien Ogier were powerless to withstand Neuville’s charge. Ogier, winner in Monte-Carlo for the past six seasons, overhauled overnight leader Evans in the closing test to claim second by 1.7sec.
Neuville ensured a maximum five bonus points by winning the live TV Wolf Power Stage by 0.016sec from Ogier, who took four points. Teemu Suninen was third in a Ford Fiesta to collect three points, Evans took two points in fourth and Esapekka Lappi took the final point in a Fiesta.
| POS | CAR NO | DRIVER | Behind |
| 1 | 11 | T. NEUVILLE | +0.0s |
| 2 | 17 | S. OGIER | +12.6 |
| 3 | 33 | E. EVANS | +14.3 |
| 4 | 4 | E. LAPPI | +3:09.0 |
| 5 | 69 | K. ROVANPERÄ | +4:17.2 |
| 6 | 9 | S. LOEB | +5:04.7 |
| 7 | 18 | T. KATSUTA | +11:27.9 |
| 8 | 3 | T. SUNINEN | +13:30.4 |
| 9 | 27 | E. CAMILLI | +13:42.2 |
| 10 | 20 | M. OSTBERG | +14:21.8 |
| 11 | 28 | N. CIAMIN | +15:04.0 |
| 12 | 26 | Y. BONATO | +15:46.0 |
| 13 | 31 | Y. ROSSEL | +16:20.2 |
| 14 | 30 | G. MUNSTER | +17:02.0 |
| 15 | 23 | A. FOURMAUX | +17:53.2 |
| 16 | 21 | N. GRYAZIN | +20:07.4 |
| 17 | 40 | D. JOCIUS | +24:19.9 |
| 18 | 42 | O. BURRI | +27:13.3 |
| 19 | 24 | R. YATES | +27:24.8 |
| 20 | 48 | M. MIELE | +29:59.0 |
| 21 | 54 | R. ASTIER | +31:30.2 |
| 22 | 43 | A. GINO | +37:25.0 |
| 23 | 47 | N. LATIL | +38:09.7 |
| 24 | 53 | C. GANGUET | +38:34.6 |
| 25 | 41 | O. SOLBERG | +38:49.0 |
| 26 | 46 | E. BOLAND | +38:58.1 |
| 27 | 68 | S. JOHNSTON | +40:26.3 |
| 28 | 77 | R. DOLCE | +44:16.3 |
| 29 | 56 | B. PIERRAT | +45:25.3 |
| 30 | 64 | J. CARADEC | +45:56.9 |
| 31 | 62 | I. VUISTINER | +46:26.0 |
| 32 | 63 | B. CARMINATI | +50:25.5 |
| 33 | 85 | V. CARTIER | +51:09.5 |
| 34 | 50 | F. ARENGI BENTIVOGLIO | +51:43.8 |
| 35 | 70 | T. RIBAUDO | +54:30.6 |
| 36 | 49 | H. VOSSEN | +54:42.1 |
| 37 | 95 | M. BOISSERANC | +56:51.6 |
| 38 | 37 | E. BRAZZOLI | +57:21.9 |
| 39 | 52 | E. DIONISIO | +57:49.6 |
| 40 | 74 | N. PAVLIDIS | +57:56.1 |
| 41 | 83 | T. LEFEBVRE | +1:00:29.0 |
| 42 | 75 | R. ROTA | +1:00:35.8 |
| 43 | 66 | L. VIALLE | +1:00:53.8 |
| 44 | 81 | L. JAUSSAUD | +1:01:13.6 |
| 45 | 51 | A. PROSDOCIMO | +1:01:28.8 |
| 46 | 94 | C. GARCIN | +1:01:56.0 |
| 47 | 76 | P. EOUZAN | +1:02:47.2 |
| 48 | 82 | Z. LÀSZLÃ' | +1:02:47.3 |
| 49 | 96 | R. DESBORDES | +1:03:08.3 |
| 50 | 90 | J. GATTI | +1:03:34.1 |
| 51 | 79 | M. DUCREUX | +1:05:00.4 |
| 52 | 36 | M. D�AZ-ABOITIZ | +1:05:22.4 |
| 53 | 89 | G. MICHELLIER | +1:06:26.9 |
| 54 | 87 | C. COVI | +1:06:30.2 |
| 55 | 58 | M. LEMAIRE | +1:07:06.3 |
| 56 | 100 | B. DUHAMEL | +1:09:58.4 |
| 57 | 91 | B. MARTIN | +1:12:06.0 |
| 58 | 98 | C. BERARD | +1:24:41.7 |
| 59 | 39 | L. CAPRASSE | +1:24:44.9 |
| 60 | 57 | E. FILIPPI | +1:24:49.8 |
| 61 | 65 | R. SOMASCHINI | +1:25:35.1 |
| 62 | 61 | D. RAMOINO | +1:26:41.0 |
| 63 | 44 | G. GREENSMITH | +1:27:17.5 |
| 64 | 93 | A. CUSIMANO | +1:31:35.2 |
| 65 | 99 | T. LARTILLIER | +1:33:09.9 |
| 66 | 72 | M. DESSI | +1:35:02.6 |
| 67 | 34 | U. SCANDOLA | +1:37:22.3 |
| 68 | 55 | F. SIAS | +1:40:01.2 |
| 69 | 84 | J. CARTAGENA | +1:40:32.4 |
| 70 | 92 | J. JERUSALMI | +1:40:54.8 |
| 71 | 25 | P. NOBRE | +1:43:43.1 |
| 72 | 59 | G. DIZIER | +1:52:41.2 |
| 73 | 97 | R. VILLY | +2:17:12.1 |