Kenya’s Nouvelle River drifts after data collection ban – Rovanbera’s lead growing in World Cup summary – Sport – svenska.yle.fi

Someone collected restricted information for Thierry Nouvel during the rally in Kenya. This means that Neuville is not eligible and Kalle Rovanperä’s submission in the WC summary is growing.

Thierry Neuville loses the nine World Cup points he collected from the World Cup rally this weekend in Kenya. Neuville finished eighth in the race and won the power stage, but was now disqualified.

International Motorsports Federation Fia On their website, the organizers said that the organizers saw someone staying without permission on the track to gather information about changes to the race course. This happened after the official residence times during two different days of competition and in two different special stages. The person would have collected information about, for example, the location of stones on the path.

According to the Fia, the Hyundai Neuville driver admitted that the person was tasked with collecting the information for him.

Rovanpera’s leadership is increasing even more

After Neuville was washed out, Kalle Rovanperä’s lead in the WC summary now reached 41 points. Neuville loses places as Rovanperä teammate Elfyn Evans moves into second place. Neuville with 93 points is now fifth in the WC series. In the lead, Rovanpera now has 140 points and Evans 99.

Rovanbera finished second at the Kenya Rally behind teammate Sebastien Ogier.

In the special power stage, Rovanpera finished third from the start behind Neuville and M Sport Out driver Tanak. When Neuville was washed out, Rovanperä was second on the stage and earned another WC point.

Six of the 13 sub-competitions remain in the season. The next World Cup rally takes place in Estonia from July 20-23.