Neuville took victory in the AcropolisRally to end his drought, leading home a historic 1-2-3 for Hyundai. Full report:
Takamoto KatsutaIt proved to be a disappointing event for the Japanese marque highlighted by Elfyn Evans' retirement while in fourth on Sunday, and Esapekka Lappi's exit from second on Saturday, both due to mechanical issues.
Hyundai took control of the rally on Saturday as Neuville shot into the lead, which he had briefly held after winning Thursday night's super special held in front of 64,500 fans inside Athens' Olympic Stadium. However, an alternator issue for Loeb spelt the end of his rally after Stage 8, handing a healthy lead to Neuville after Loubet struggled to match his pace prior to dropping down the order to seventh following a front left puncture.took up the pursuit of Neuville but could only close to within 31.0s of the Belgian before the Finn suffered a fuel pressure issue and retired. That left Hyundai occupying the top three positions with Tanak 34.
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