Wales Rally GB: Ogier seals title, Evans nets maiden WRC victory

Sébastien Ogier clinched his fifth consecutive FIA World Rally Championship title in Britain on Sunday afternoon.

Third place at Dayinsure Wales Rally GB in a Ford Fiesta guaranteed the crown for the 33-year-old Frenchman, whose private M-Sport World Rally Team secured the manufacturers’ title for the first time since 2007.

Team-mate Elfyn Evans claimed his maiden WRC victory on home soil. He became the first Briton to win the four-day forest road event since 2000, heading Thierry Neuville’s Hyundai i20 by 37.3sec. Ogier was a further 7.9sec behind.

Neuville won the final live TV Power Stage to claim five bonus points. Kris Meeke took four points for second in a Citroën C3 with Jari-Matti Latvala claiming three in third. Ogier and Andreas Mikkelsen took two and one point respectively.

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