P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Super Sunday on Rally Sweden was just that! After 300km of hard racing, Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won the second round of the FIA World Rally Championship by 3.8 seconds from Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston in another Toyota Gazoo Racing one-two. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe brought their Hyundai i20 N home on […]
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe secured the final podium spot in their Hyundai i20 N, holding off Ott Tanak and Martin Jarveoja by 4.9 seconds. The last day of the rally featured two runs over the longest stage and the Wolf Power Stage, with Katsuta setting the fastest time in the first run. Evans fought back in the penultimate stage, topping the timesheet and heading into the Power Stage with a 3.7 second lead. Evans ultimately secured victory by being 0.1 seconds faster than Katsuta in the Power Stage. Rovanpera and Halttunen finished fifth, with Rovanpera’s GR Yaris ahead of the M-Sport Ford Puma of Sesks and Francis. McErlean and Treacy encountered difficulties, but Solberg and Edmondson dominated WRC2, followed by Korhonen/Viinikka and Heikkila/Temonen on the podium. Stay tuned for a detailed Rally Sweden report in Motorsport Monday!