Oliver Solberg leads Rally Liepaja

Oliver Solberg stands out at Rally Liepaja by dominating the proceedings after the first stage ahead of Mads Ostberg.

Published on 15/08/2020 à 19:17

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Author of two best times on the four SS on the program for this first day of Rally Liepaja, second round of the European Rally Championship ERC, Oliver Solberg shines on the roads of Latvia.

The driver of the Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 has a lead of 10″ over Mads Ostberg (Citroën C3 R5) at the end of the first stage, and 16″ 2 over Alexey Lukyanuk (Citroën C3 R5), winner of the first round of the championship. in Rome on asphalt.

A trio from which the Russian Nikolay Gryazin was ejected in the final special of the day. Best time in SS2 and closest pursuer to Solberg, the driver of the Hyundai i20 R5 left the road quite violently, significantly damaging its mount, before abandoning.

The top 5 is therefore completed by Eerik Pietarinen (Skoda Fabia R5) and Craig Breen (Hyundai i20 R5). The second day of Rally Liepaja will feature two loops of three stages.