Last Updated: October 27, 2023, 02:00 IST
Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville took the early lead in the inaugural Central European Rally after a proper begin in Prague on Thursday and the primary two levels in the Czech Republic.
The Belgian led M-Sport Ford’s Ott Tanak by 1.2 seconds in damp situations.
Eight occasions world champion Sebastien Ogier was in third place, an extra 4.6 seconds behind with Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera an extra tenth adrift in fourth.
Rovanpera can safe his second successive world championship in the rally if outcomes go the Finn’s method. His title rival and crew mate Elfyn Evans was working in eighth place, 4.8 seconds behind Rovanpera.
The rally’s service park is positioned in Passau, Germany, however returns to Czech territory on Friday with some working additionally in Austria.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)
