the Belgian Thierry Neuville (Hyundai i20 N) is the first leader of Rally of Portugalthe fourth round of the World Championship, after conducting the first and only scheduled section on Thursday, a 2.82-kilometer superspecial in Coimbra where his teammate, the Spaniard dani bingi He finished in 7.2 seconds.
Neuvillesecond in the World Cup, set a winning time of 2: 37.9 minutes, and six tenths ahead of second, the Estonian Ott Tanak (Hyundai i20), and in 1.4 seconds to third, the Irishman Craig Breen (Ford Cougar).
The outstanding leader of the championship, Finn Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota Yaris), set sixth time at 2.7 from Neuville and just behind the eight -time world champion, the French sebastien ogier (Toyota Yaris), fifth in 2.1. The nine -time champion, Frenchman Sebastien Loeb (Ford Puma), finished eighth, 3.4 seconds behind the Belgian.
Loeb and Ogier are back in the championship in a season with a limited program for both. They were just in Montecarlo, where they finished first and second.
The Rally de Portugal is the first round of the year for Dani Sordo, who is absent from Monte Carlo, Sweden and Croatia due to an agreement with Hyundai Motorsport for 2022 which is why he can share the team’s third official i20 N with the Swedish Oliver Solberg. The Spanish started 7.2 seconds behind Neuville.
The World Cup is led by Rovanperä after consecutive wins over Sweden and Croatia and becoming fourth in the inaugural test (Monte Carlo). He has 76 points, 29 more than Neuville and already has 46 margins against Craig Breen.
This Friday the race will continue with eight sections, the last at 20:03 CET (18:03 GMT).
Source: La Verdad
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