WRC: Hyundai has made it into the third place in Mexico Rally !
Обе машины Хендэ i20 WRC выполняют цель и наконец-то финишируют на трудном ралли Мексики, а Тьерри Невилль занимает третье место!
- Hyundai Shell World Rally Team achieves objective of a two-car finish with both Hyundai i20 WRCs reaching the end of the tough Rally Mexico
- Thierry Neuville (#7 Hyundai i20 WRC, co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul) finished the event in an impressive third place, securing the team’s maiden podium in only its third WRC outing
- Chris Atkinson (#8 Hyundai i20 WRC, co-driver Stéphane Prévot) completed his first WRC event as a Hyundai Shell WRT driver in a solid seventh overall, meeting all targets set
March 10, 2014 – The Hyundai Shell World Rally Team has celebrated a landmark result in Rally Mexico with both Hyundai i20 WRC cars finishing the gruelling 22-stage rally in style and lead driver Thierry Neuville scoring a maiden podium for the team in third place.
The Belgian with his co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul have been on scintillating form this weekend after initially struggling with the gravel terrain and high altitude on the first full day. Neuville put in a string of competitive stage times on Saturday to edge his way into the podium positions by the end of the day before continuing his fine form into today’s final stages to consolidate the result and pick up 15 drivers’ points.
The result wasn’t without its moments of drama, as the #7 Hyundai i20 WRC developed a radiator leak at the conclusion of the final stage. Neuville and Gilsoul were able to fix the leak in the road section and make it safely back to the service park enabling the drivers and the team to celebrate their well-earned podium result.
Rally Mexico has been the toughest test so far for the Hyundai Shell World Rally Team with some of the longest, arduous stages and physical demands on the team with the high altitude in Mexico.
2014 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers’ Standings S. Ogier 63 points / J.M. Latvala 60 / M. Østberg 32 / A. Mikkelsen 24 / E. Evans 20 / B. Bouffier 18 / M. Hirvonen 18 / C. Meeke 17 / T. Neuville 15 / O. Tanak 10 / M. Prokop 10 / B. Guerra 8 / H. Solberg 6 / C. Atkinson 6 / J. Melicharek 4 / P. Tidemand 4 / M. Gamba 2 / C. Breen 2 / J. Protasov 2
2014 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers’ Standings Volkswagen Motorsport 115 points / Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 60 / M-Sport World Rally Team 40 / Hyundai Motorsport 31 / Volkswagen Motorsport II 28 / Jipocar Czech National Team 10 / RK M-Sport World Rally Team 4 *All results remain subject to official FIA confirmation
By @irinamow; source: globalpr.hyundai.com
