Top 15 classification after SS16 ahead of Rally Sweden, the second round of the 2018 World Rally Championship. 1. Thierry Neuville BEL Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2hr 23m 23.8s 2. Craig Breen IRL Citroen C3 Abu Dhabi WRC +22.7s
Top 15 classification after SS11 ahead of Rally Sweden, the second round of the 2018 World Rally Championship. 1. Thierry Neuville BEL Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1hr 48m 06.3s 2. Craig Breen IRL Citroen C3 Abu Dhabi WRC +5.9s
Full results after SS8 ahead of Rally Sweden, the second round of the 2018 World Rally Championship. 1. Thierry Neuville BEL Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1hr 16m 13.1s 2. Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC +4.9s
Thierry Neuville has made the most of the thick snow conditions at Rally Sweden to secure a narrow lead over Hyundai teammate Andreas Mikkelsen at the end of Friday’s first loop.
Full results after SS4 ahead of Rally Sweden, the second round of the 2018 World Rally Championship. 1. Thierry Neuville BEL Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 35m 49.7s 2. Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC +3.7s
Thierry Neuville has set the fastest time on the shakedown course ahead of Rally Sweden with defending World Rally Champion Sebastien Ogier in third place on the timesheet.
Full shakedown results ahead of Rally Sweden, the second round of the 2018 World Rally Championship. 1. Thierry Neuville BEL Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 4m 17.3s 2. Mads Ostberg NOR Citroen C3 Abu Dhabi WRC 4m 17.6s
Sebastien Ogier leads the 2018 World Rally Championship season opener Rallye Monte-Carlo by 17.3 seconds from Andreas Mikkelsen in a tough opening two stages under darkness with almost every driver hitting trouble.
Top 15 classification after SS2 at Rallye Monte-Carlo, the first round of the 2018 World Rally Championship. 1. Sebastien Ogier FRA M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC 17 38m 09.8s 2. Andreas Mikkelsen NOR Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC +17.3s
Top 15 classification after the shakedown at Rallye Monte-Carlo, the first round of the 2018 World Rally Championship. 1. Thierry Neuville BEL Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2m 00.2s 2. Dani Sordo ESP Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2m 00.3s
Hyundai has outlined how it will slot its four driver combinations into three entries for the 2018 World Rally Championship, with both Thierry Neuville and Andreas Mikkelsen set for full campaigns while Dani Sordo and Hayden Paddon will split driver duties in its third car.
Hyundai boss Michel Nandan delighted with 3-7 finish on Rally Mexico, but warns learning curve will continue in Portugal next month, when the 2014 WRC season continues.
Paul Turner: "This year we had two standout candidates and I would also like to pay tribute to Julien Ingrassia. He has enjoyed a marvellous season alongside Sebastien Ogier in Volkswagen Motorsport's all-conquering team and deciding between Nicolas and Julien was an extremely hard decision...."
Malcolm Wilson: I think it's quite clear it's between us [M-Sport] and Hyundai, but I can't give an answer because I don't know [what Thierry is going to do]...
Thierry Neuville: It's a great car for a driver who wants to prove their speed and I think the FIA have done a great job with the regulations of this new class.
Thierry Neuville: I was flat out on that last stage, it was incredible and I can't believe the result. I pushed really hard, it was such a nice battle over the weekend, so intensive because the IRC is such a competitive championship. The car felt good, I am so happy. I hope this win won't be the last for me.