Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville is certain to win the world rally car championship after Ott Tänak of Estonia drove out in Sunday’s opening special stage.
Estonian Ott Tänak collapsed at the start of Sunday’s World Rally Championship in Japan. The Estonian was the only driver who could have threatened by Thierry Neuville world championship.
This is how Neuville will win the first world championship of his career. He is making history, as the Belgian’s World Cup career began 15 years ago. No other world champion has taken as long to achieve the title.
The rally is still in progress. Elfyn Evans lead the race before Sebastian Ogieria and Adrien Fourmaux.
Jari-Matti Latvala Thanks to Tänak’s outing, Toyota can still win the brand championship.
Sami Pajari is still clinging to the WRC2 class championship as he is second in the class. Second place is enough for the Finn to win the title.
The coverage of the World Rally Championship in Japan will continue later in the morning in this article.