Belgian Thierry Neuville deprives Frenchman Sébastien Ogier of another success on the Monte Carlo rally

Deuxième succès sur le rallye de Monte Carlo pour Thierry Neuville. MAXPPP – Nikos Mitsouras

Le Belge s'est imposé, dimanche 28 janvier, pour la deuxième fois sur le Monte Carlo, qui ouvre la saison du championnat du monde des rallyes.

Belgian Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) won the Monte-Carlo Rally on Sunday, the first of 13 rounds of the WRC world rally championship, ahead of Frenchman Sébastien Ogier (Toyota), who was aiming for a tenth success in the test.

Thierry Neuville vainqueur du #RallyeMonteCarlo 🏆🇲🇨

🇧🇪 Le Belge devance Sébastien Ogier de 16 secondes, et le Britannique Elfyn Evans pic.twitter.com/G7HdfxlhbC

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Neuville, who won the twentieth victory of his career, the second in the Principality after 2020, perfectly mastered the last day of the race and even increased his lead over Ogier, the local hero.< /p>

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The Belgian, who was 3.3 seconds ahead of the Frenchman before the three special stages scheduled for Sunday, brilliantly repelled the attacks of his main competitor, who ultimately failed at 16.1 seconds of the winner.

Neuville, who also won the Power Stage, had plenty of points and took the lead in the championship with 30 points on the clock, ahead of Ogier (24) and the Briton Elfyn Evans (21), who took the third step of the podium on Sunday at the wheel of his Toyota.