P1racenews AI automatic summary:
The first day of WRC Rally Chile delivered drama in spades. Through it all, Adrien Fourmaux and Alex Coria headed a Hyundai one-two with one second in hand over Thierry Neuville and Martin Wydaeghe after six stages and 113km of hard, fast racing. Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais headed the Toyota attack, ending the day […]
The first day of WRC Rally Chile was filled with intense drama, as Adrien Fourmaux and Alex Coria led a Hyundai one-two by just one second over Thierry Neuville and Martin Wydaeghe after six stages and 113km of racing. Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais were in third place for Toyota, with the top three separated by only 2.3 seconds. Kalle Rovanperä started strong but suffered a puncture in stage three, dropping to ninth. Elfyn Evans had a solid start despite opening the road, leading the scoreboard until Ott Tanak overtook him after stage four. Tanak had engine failure in the final stage, allowing Ogier to win. In WRC2, Oliver Solberg led despite a half spin, chased by Nikolay Gryazin, while others like Yohan Rossel and Gus Greensmith faced mechanical issues.
