The reigning world champion was never headed during Latvia’s debut in the World Rally Championship
Kalle Rovanpera clinched his third win of a partial World Rally Championship campaign with a dominant performance in Latvia as the Baltic nation made its WRC debut. Two-time world champions Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen were rarely challenged through the 20 predominantly gravel stages to record a comfortable win by 39.2s. Rovanpera took the win from Toyota team-mates Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais on their return to the series after withdrawing from Poland.
A minute and 45 seconds dropped pushed him to seventh overall. Martins Sesks, Renars Francis, M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Ford Puma Rally1 Photo by: Tomasz Kaliński Hyundai’s Ott Tanak endured an eventful rally but reached the finish ahead of his title rivals Elfyn Evans and championship leader Thierry Neuville. Tanak was tipped to star but struggled for confidence behind the wheel of his i20 N, ending Friday in sixth overall.
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