Kalle Rovanpera took charge of the 2024 Rally Finland on Friday, navigating through a chaotic day filled with incidents which saw several retirements.
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
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 Tanak of M-Sport by 0.2 seconds in the Rally 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.
