Frenchman Fourmaux Grabs Chile Lead as Tanak Breaks Down

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Frenchman Adrien Fourmaux (Hyundai i20 N Rally1) leads the Rally Chile after the first day, the 11th round of the World Rally Championship, after teammate Otto Tänak was eliminated from the race for victory and the title due to engine problems.

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Adrien Fourmaux took over the lead of Rally Chile Bio Bío after Ott Tänak’s engine problems in Friday’s final leg gave Hyundai’s driver a slight 1-second lead over team-mate Thierry Neuville. Top 3 Standings after Day 1 #WRC #WRC2 #WRC3 #RallyChile pic.twitter.com/cDfGDOT6Np— FIA World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) September 12, 2025 The Frenchman inherited the first place when Tänak returned to the 5.6 kilometers of the longest stretch o…

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The Rally Chile is led by French driver Adrien Fourmaux of the Hyundai team after the first stage. After six special stages, however, he is only one second ahead of teammate and reigning world champion Thierry Neuville of Belgium. After five tests, the Korean carmaker's drivers still held the top three places in the standings, but on the last stage of the day, Estonian leader and two-time winner of the South American competition Ott Tänak of Est…

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The Rally of Chile completed its first stage this Friday and closed with the surprising lead of the Frenchman Hyundai Adrien Fourmaux, who took advantage of the abandonment of his team-mate Ott Tänak. Tänak had been leading the rally and showing a good rhythm, but in the last special test of the afternoon run he was inside the stage, around 6km, because of a problem with the engine. With this, he was a head-to-head between the remaining two Hyun…