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WRC 2015: Kris Meeke takes Citroen to first place at Rally Argentina

Takes his first ever WRC win while also giving Citroen their first win in 20 rallies

Overdrive|May 03, 2015, 19:14:28 IST

The 35 year old Ulsterman, Kris Meeke, has finally won a world championship rally on his 57th attempt, 18 seconds ahead of his teammate Mads Ostberg, who had been delayed 40s with engine trouble on Day 1, with Elfyn Evans three minutes behind in third place, scoring his first WRC podium result. It was a very emotional occasion, Meeke immediately honoured the memory of his friend and mentor, the late Colin McRae, who 12 years ago had been the last British driver to win a WRC event. Meeke’s Citroen DS3 WRC was the same favourite car of Sebastien Loeb, in which the Frenchman had earlier personally won eight of his own WRC victories.

Amid the carnage caused by some of the roughest WRC roads in memory, only five of the world Rally Cars completed the full route, the three team Citroens, and the Fiesta of Evans and the privateer ...Continue Reading...

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