Thierry Neuville scored his and Hyundai’s first WRC victory at ADAC Rallye Deutschland in Trier today.
The Belgian won the three-day asphalt event, round nine of the FIA World Rally Championship, by 40.7sec in an i20 World Rally Car.
Dani Sordo, winner in 2013, ensured a 1-2 for the Korean manufacturer in its first season back in the championship. The Spaniard finished 17.3sec ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen’s Volkswagen Polo R after a chaotic day in which Jari-Matti Latvala and Kris Meeke both crashed out of the lead.
Elfyn Evans won the rally-closing live TV Power Stage to take maximum bonus points in a Ford Fiesta RS. Neuville claimed two points for second with Mikko Hirvonen taking one in another Fiesta RS.
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| Pos. | # | Driver | Time | Diff / Prev | Diff / 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 | NEUVILLE | 3:07:20.2 | ||
| 2. | 8 | SORDO | 3:08:00.9 | +40.7 | +40.7 |
| 3. | 9 | MIKKELSEN | 3:08:18.2 | +17.3 | +58.0 |
| 4. | 6 | EVANS | 3:08:23.8 | +5.6 | +1:03.6 |
| 5. | 5 | HIRVONEN | 3:08:30.7 | +6.9 | +1:10.5 |
| 6. | 4 | OSTBERG | 3:08:42.9 | +12.2 | +1:22.7 |
| 7. | 21 | PROKOP | 3:12:13.0 | +3:30.1 | +4:52.8 |
| 8. | 11 | KUIPERS | 3:16:38.3 | +4:25.3 | +9:18.1 |
| 9. | 35 | TIDEMAND | 3:18:55.6 | +2:17.3 | +11:35.4 |
| 10. | 32 | TANAK | 3:18:57.4 | +1.8 | +11:37.2 |
| 11. | 12 | PROTASOV | 3:19:44.9 | +47.5 | +12:24.7 |
| 12. | 120 | PONS | 3:19:51.8 | +6.9 | +12:31.6 |
| 13. | 36 | KREMER | 3:20:00.8 | +9.0 | +12:40.6 |
| 14. | 22 | MELICHAREK | 3:20:14.2 | +13.4 | +12:54.0 |
| 15. | 23 | MOFFETT | 3:21:24.7 | +1:10.5 | +14:04.5 |
| 16. | 39 | MAURIN | 3:21:36.6 | +11.9 | +14:16.4 |
| 17. | 31 | AL-ATTIYAH | 3:25:31.2 | +3:54.6 | +18:11.0 |
| 18. | 122 | GASSNER | 3:26:51.5 | +1:20.3 | +19:31.3 |
| 19. | 57 | LEFEBVRE | 3:27:45.4 | +53.9 | +20:25.2 |
| 20. | 54 | RIEDEMANN | 3:27:54.8 | +9.4 | +20:34.6 |