Rally Latvia – Kalle Rovanperä first leader, Neuville and Ogier tied

Ranking Rally of Latvia 2024 – SS1:

• The Latvia Rally, new round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) began this Thursday July 18 with a special stage of 11,13 km. Under a low sun, the outgoing double champion Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) achieved the best time with more than 2 seconds ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai:

Launching our Latvian challenge with stage victory for @KalleRovanpera in a spectacular super special! 🥇🤩#ToyotaGAZOORacing #GRYaris #WRC #RallyLatvia 🇱🇻 pic.twitter.com/16WDNGwLXH

- TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT (@TGR_WRC) July 18, 2024

• Absent in Poland following a traffic accident during reconnaissance, Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) is back. The Frenchman produced the same time within a tenth as Thierry Neuville. “I didn't drive perfectly, the movement of the tires was difficult to control. »
• On his land, the Latvian rookie Martins Sesks (M-Sport Ford) put on a show to set the 4th best time. His French teammate Adrien fourmaux settles for 8th place, but the gaps remain small.
• In WRC2, Oliver Solberg (Skoda) took the lead ahead of the astonishing Italian Roberto Dapra (Skoda).
• The first stage will begin at 9 a.m. French time on Friday and will be followed in live text on AUTOhebdo.fr

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