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Neuville wins the Acropolis, Sordo on the podium (3rd)
Belgian pilot Thierry Neuville in greece this sunday World Rally Championship (WRC) Round 10 Acropolis Rallyahead of two other Hyundai drivers, the Estonian Ott Tanak and spanish tick deafat the end of a weekend marked by Toyota’s collective failure.
Neuville, who has yet to win a race this season, took his 16th WRC victory. He managed the final morning of the race perfectly, taking a 15-second lead over Tänak at the end of the 16th and final 16km special stage, earning him bonus points.
Frenchman Pierre-Louis Roubaix (Ford), who had a very successful rally despite Saturday’s problems (puncture etc.), saw Welshman Elfyn Evans (Toyota) on the road leading to the first rally. 4th on Sunday morning after retiring after suffering a breakdown. stage of the day.
Championship leader Finn Kalle Rovanpera (Toyota) took his worst hit of the weekend as he crashed in the points on Saturday and the Hyundai drivers led by Tänak and Neuville closed the gap on him.
With three races to go, Rovanpera leads the world championship with 207 points, followed by Tänak (154 points) and Neuville (131 points). Sordo is 49 and he is eighth.
Britain’s Elfyn Evans withdraws after a turbo issue in his Toyota Yaris ahead of Sunday’s first special as Hyundai team achieves first-ever triplet in World Rally Championship I lost my chance. let me run away
Current championship leader and previous Acropolis winner Rovanpera (Toyota) was also among the drivers affected on Saturday morning, having collided exiting the day’s third stage. Afterwards, the rear of the car was severely damaged. wood.
The Finn already had his first chance at becoming the youngest world champion at the age of 21 last month at the rally in Belgium, but a rollover on the first day left him with no choice.
On the gravel track north of Athens Rovanpera, Ott Tänak had a 72-point lead at the start of this 10th race and needed to beat the Estonian by at least 18 points, but he wouldn’t leave Greece without scoring was (12th). Next up, he will have to wait for the New Zealand Rally, which starts on September 29th, to try out a new sentence for the title.
“I’ve had good weekends and bad weekends, but this was the worst ever,” Rovanpera said.
Following New Zealand, the final two tests will be in Spain (RACC Catalunya) in October and Japan in November.
Final classification (after 16 specials):
1. Thierry Neuville-Martin Wideghe (BEL/Hyundai) 3h 34:52.0
2. Ott Tanak-Martin Jarveoja (EST/Hyundai) 15.
3. Dani Sordo Candido Carrera (ESP/Hyundai) 1:49.7
4. Pierre-Louis Loubet-Vincent Lande (FRA/M-Sport Ford) 3:42.2
5. Craig Breen-Paul Nagle (IRL/M-Sport Ford) 4:09.0
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17. Kalle Rovanperä-Jonne Halttunen (FIN/Toyota) 17:00.3
Power Stage Classification (ES16):
1. Tanak 5pts
2. Rovanpera 4 pts
3. Breen 3pts
4. Greensmith 2pts
5. Lappi 1pt
Drop out:
Sebastien Loeb-Isabelle Garmisch (FRA/M-Sport Ford), electrical trouble (SS8)
Elfyn Evans-Scott Martin (GBR/Toyota), Turbo (SS14)
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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Motorsports
The season finale and Monaco’s failure will be shown. Where are the most overtakes in F1?
The Formula 1 2025 season was full of competition and transitions. Although fewer in number than last year and fans and drivers not always able to enjoy the action on track, there were still plenty of genuine overtakes.
On some routes there were very few, as expected. The fewest overtakes took place in Monaco; There were only four overtakes during the entire race. And most of them were at the season finale, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – 60th.
Below is the exact number of actual overtakes on each stage; this number does not take into account position changes on pit road during the first lap as the driver exits or exits the track. The chart only reflects actual overtaking on the motorway.
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The Verstappen Racing team has opened a new page in the history of the Max Verstappen racing program by signing an agreement with Mercedes-AMG Motorsport.
According to the agreement, the team will continue to compete in GT World Challenge Europe and will switch to the Mercedes-AMG GT3 car for the Sprint Cup and Endurance Cup series from 2026.
Chris Lalham will continue to compete in Sprint Cup for the second consecutive season. He will be joined by Daniel Juncdella, who has extensive experience in GT3 and a strong background at Mercedes-AMG. The duo will compete in five Sprint Cup rounds at iconic European tracks.
Verstappen Racing will also compete in the Endurance Cup GT World Challenge Europe in 2026. Lalham and Juncdella will be joined by Jules Gougnon on five Endurance tours, including the legendary 24 Hours of Spa.
The team’s opponent will be Ukrainian Ivan Klimenko, who competes in the Silver class in the same championship.
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Mercedes driver George Russell received a rather unusual Christmas gift from Charles Leclerc as part of Secret Santa.
The Briton received a chart showing his overtakes at the Dutch Grand Prix, arguably one of the most exciting moments of the season.
After unwrapping the gift, Russell said: “Look at him. He’s such a nice guy. He can only overtake illegally, so that’s all he has going for him – taking people off the track. I’m speechless to be honest.”
When asked if he wanted to wish Leclerc a Merry Christmas, the British driver playfully added:
“He doesn’t deserve this. Maybe I’ll give him another photo of Kimi knocking him out of the race and remind him of what happened a few laps later. Thank you Charles. Thank you for nothing.”
🎁 | Amigo secreto!
There is no information that George Russell bought Charles Leclerc.😂
“It’s a very delicate piece. It means having a form that’s not legal. It means they’re unarmed… much better.” pic.twitter.com/O7MLLWdTtB
— Team George Russell Br🇧🇷 (@teamgeorgerllbr) December 23, 2025
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