Esapekka Lappi secures much awaited race victory at Rally Sweden
Esapekka Lappi secured an eagerly anticipated first World Rally Championship triumph since 2017 with a commanding victory in Rally Sweden.
Esapekka Lappi secured an eagerly anticipated first World Rally Championship triumph since 2017 with a commanding victory in Rally Sweden.
Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi overtook Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta to take the lead at Rally Sweden following a wild Friday in which snow showers completely flipped the rankings.
Esapekka Lappi’s Hyundai experienced a suspected propshaft failure, forcing him to retire from the Safari Rally Kenya as he was runnng third in Saturday’s event.
Hyundai World Rally Championship driver Esapekka Lappi feels that his daring setup gamble is paying off after finishing Friday in the lead at Rally Sardinia.
Esapekka Lappi has an overnight lead over Ott Tänak of M-Sport by 0.2 seconds in the Rally Italy Sardinia following Thursday’s first stage.
The Saturday morning Rally Mexico stage was red-flagged to clean the debris after Esapekka Lappi crashed out of the lead.
Esapekka Lappi put Hyundai on a fantastic performance on Friday to increase his lead over Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier in the Rally Mexico.