(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jang Hana = Hyundai Motor Company[005380]The 2021 World Rally Championship (WRC) won the first win this year at the Arctic Rally in Finland, the only snow and ice race.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Hyundai Motor’s’i20 Coupe WRC’ rally car is driving at the 2nd round of the ‘2021 World Rally Championship’ in the Arctic Rally in Finland. 2021.3.1. [현대차 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]
On the 1st, Hyundai Motor Company announced that it achieved’Double Podium’ (two players from one team won the 3rd place) with the victory at the Arctic Rally Finland, the second competition of the 2021 WRC season, held in Rovaniemi, northern Finland on the 26th to 28th of last month (local time). Revealed.
For the first WRC event held in the Arctic Circle, the Hyundai World Rally Team competed in the’i20 Coupe WRC’ race car with three athletes, including Ott Tanak, Thierry Neuville, and Craig Breen.
Ott Tanak never allowed a reversal during a match, giving them their first 2021 WRC championship. Despite the snowy course, the average speed reached 121.66 km/h and the maximum speed reached 190 km/h. Thierry Neuville and Craig Brin were also in third and fourth places, respectively.
With this victory, Hyundai Motors added 47 points to the manufacturer’s integrated points and pursued the first-place Toyota team by 11 points.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) The appearance of the players on the podium and Santa Claus celebrating at the 2nd round of the 2021 World Rally Championship held in the northern part of Finland. Codedriver Martin Wydaeghe, who placed third from the right in the photo above the podium, driver Thierry Neuville, the winning driver Ott Tanak, the head of Hyundai Motor Sports Corporation, Seung-Wook Noh, and Codedriver Martin Yabe. Martin Jarveoja 2021.3.1. [현대차 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]
An official from Hyundai Motor said, “We finished the Arctic Rally in Finland in 1st, 3rd and 4th place without a single retire, resolving the regret of the Monte Carlo rally, the opening game. I will do my best for the rest of the schedule,” he said.
The 2021 WRC will be played in a total of 12 rounds, and the third leg will be held in Croatia from April 22nd.
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