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Rally victory for Hyundai on island of Corsica

Rally victory for Hyundai on island of Corsica

Date: 2019-04-05

Hyundai Motorsport has emerged as winners in the Tour de Corse in Bastia on Sunday, 31 March, after a dramatic Power Stage handed victory to Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul in round four of the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).

Having led the rally overnight on the island of Corsica, the Belgians were initially pushed back to second place after Sunday's opening stage, Eaux de Zilia (31,85 km), as Elfyn Evans built up an 11-second advantage.

With all still to play for in the 19,34 km Power Stage at Calvi, Neuville was on course for second place until a flat tyre for Evans handed victory to the Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team crew.

The result marks Hyundai Motorsport's 11th victory in the WRC, its second Tour de Corse triumph and the team's first win of the 2019 season.

Spaniards Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio finished the 14-stage event in fourth place to add valuable points to Hyundai Motorsport's manufacturers' totals. The team has moved back to the top of the standings on 114 points, 12 clear of its nearest rivals Citro'n, while 2 extra points in the Power Stage has given Neuville a two-point lead in the drivers' table.

All three Hyundai i20 CoupÈ WRC crews completed the grueling Corsican tarmac event with SÈbastien Loeb in eighth place, having lost two minutes of time on the rally's opening stage on Friday.