Co Derry's Josh McErlean lies in 12th position after his World Rally Championship debut at the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, 2 minutes and 53.9 seconds off Hyundai's world champion Thierry Neuville.

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World champion Thierry Neuville (Hyundai i20 N) has started the Monte Carlo Rally, the opening event of the 2025 WRC, in the best possible way. After a treacherous opening night on Thursday, he is the leader. Elfyn Evans (Toyota Yaris) is second, two seconds behind. Sébastien Ogier (Toyota Yaris) lost the lead after a slip in the third stage. The Frenchman is third, 12.8 behind Neuville.

Wereldkampioen Thierry Neuville (Hyundai i20 N) is op de best mogelijke manier aan de Rally van Monte Carlo begonnen, de openingswedstrijd van het WRC 2025. Na een verraderlijke openingsavond donderdag is hij leider. Elfyn Evans (Toyota Yaris) is tweede op twee seconden. Sébastien Ogier (Toyota Yaris) verloor de leiding na een slipper in de derde rit. De Fransman is derde op 12.8 van Neuville.

Wereldkampioen Thierry Neuville gaat na verraderlijke openingsavond aan de leiding in Rally van Monte Carlo

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World champion Thierry Neuville takes lead in Monte Carlo Rally after treacherous opening night

Thierry Neuville Shines at Muddy Monte Carlo Rally Hyundai's Thierry Neuville stole the spotlight at the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, executing a strategic masterclass on the muddy roads of the French Alps. As Sebastien Ogier faced setbacks, Neuville navigated the challenging terrains to claim victory.Eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier led early but lost crucial time due to a mishap on the final stage, falling to third place. "It was…

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Thierry Neuville Shines at Muddy Monte Carlo Rally | Sports-Games

The opening stage of the new year's World Rally Championship was won by reigning champion Thierry Neuville. The Belgian driver of the Hyundai team has a two-second lead over Britain's Elfyn Evans of Toyota after three special stages of the Rallye Monte Carlo. Third is eight-time world champion Sébastien Ogier of France, who set the fastest times in the first two tests, but in the third on muddy asphalt he almost ended up in a ditch after skiddin…

Úvodní etapu nového ročníku rallyeového mistrovství světa vyhrál úřadující šampion Thierry Neuville. Belgický jezdec týmu Hyundai má po třech rychlostních zkouškách Rallye Monte Carlo dvousekundový náskok před Britem Elfynem Evansem z Toyoty. Třetí je osminásobný mistr světa Sébastien Ogier z Francie, který sice zajel nejrychlejší časy v úvodních dvou testech, ale ve třetím se na zabláceném asfaltu ocitl po smyku s toyotou málem v příkopu a nabr…

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Neuville dominates opening stage of Rally Monte Carlo. Ogier slowed by skid

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier handed Hyundai's Thierry Neuville the Monte Carlo Rally lead after a small mistake in the final stage of the opening night of the 2025 World Rally Championship.   New-for-2025 non-hybrid powered Rally1 cars and Hankook tyres created plenty of unknowns in the event build up, but it was the familiar sight of record nine-time Monte Carlo winner Ogier topping the times ...Keep reading

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WRC Monte Carlo: Neuville snatches lead after Ogier error, Rovanpera struggles

The 2025 World Rally Championship (WRC) kicked off with three night-time stages over Monte Carlo. After the first day of racing, reigning champion Thierry Neuville leads, but only two seconds ahead of Elfyn Evans. Nine-time winner of the famous Monte Carlo, Sebastien Ogier, is 12.8 seconds behind in third place.

S tremi nočnimi hitrostnimi preizkušnjami nad Monte Carlom se je začelo svetovno prvenstvo v reliju 2025 (WRC). Po prvem dnevu dirkanja vodi aktualni prvak Thierry Neuville, a le dve sekundi pred Elfynom Evansom. Devetkratni zmagovalec slovitega Monteja Sebastien Ogier na tretjem mestu zaostaja 12,8 sekunde.

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Leader after the first two stages, Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) lost around fifteen seconds on Thursday in a big mistake during the last time trial of the day. He returned to Gap in third position, 12.8 seconds behind leader Thierry Neuville (Hyundai). Adrien Fourmeaux (Hyundai) was fifth after a poor tyre choice on SS3.

Leader après les deux premières spéciales, Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) a perdu une quinzaine de secondes ce jeudi dans un gros travers lors du dernier chrono du jour. Il rentre à Gap en troisième position, à 12''8 du leader Thierry Neuville (Hyundai). Adrien Fourmaux (Hyundai) est cinquième après un mauvais choix de pneus dans l'ES3.

Piégé dans la troisième spéciale, Sébastien Ogier est troisième du Rallye Monte-Carlo, dominé par Thierry Neuville

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Trapped in the third stage, Sébastien Ogier was third in the Monte Carlo Rally, dominated by Thierry Neuville

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G Thierry Neuville made an encouraging start to the defence of his world title, leading the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally after Thursday’s three night-time stages.
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World champion Neuville holds slim lead in Monte Carlo Rally

The 2025 season of the World Rally Championship began with the contest of three night stages of the Rally de Monte-Carlo and that placed the current champion, the Belgian Thierry Neuville at the top, the Hyundai command.The night requirement were three segments, with 64.18 kilometers to travel and a floor to define on the Monegasque asphalt. Very wet the first, with mud and ice the second and the third, slippery. In the first two there was a cle…

La temporada 2025 del Campeonato Mundial de Rally se inició con la disputa de tres tramos nocturnos del Rally de Montecarlo y que ubicaron en la punta al actual campeón, el belga Thierry Neuville al comando Hyundai.La exigencia nocturna eran tres segmentos, con 64,18 kilómetros por recorrer y un piso por definir en el asfalto monegasco. Muy húmedo el primero, con barro y hielo el segundo y el tercero, resbaladizo. En los dos primeros hubo un cla…

Derryman McErlean makes WRC debut at Monte Carlo Rally

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