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Straits Times
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- Straits Times
Rallying-Rovanpera leads Toyota five-car charge in Canary Islands
FIA World Rally Championship - Rally Sweden - Stage 7 of Second Round - Torsby, Sweden - February 15, 2020. Kalle Rovanpera of Finland (Toyota Yaris WRC) poses for a photo. TT News Agency/Micke Fransson/via REUTERS/File Photo Double world champion Kalle Rovanpera led a Toyota charge on the first full day of the Canary Islands Rally on Friday with the Japanese manufacturer filling the top five places. Rovanpera was fastest on all six asphalt stages of the season's fourth round in Gran Canaria and was leading eight-times world champion Sebastien Ogier by 26.8 seconds with championship leader Elfyn Evans third and a further 9.6 back. Sami Pajari was fourth and Takamoto Katsuta fifth. Hyundai's reigning world champion Thierry Neuville was only sixth, ahead of team mates Ott Tanak and Adrien Fourmaux. "It feels quite good," said Rovanpera of his day. "It's surprisingly nice to have this kind of Tarmac rally. We haven't had it in a long time." Saturday sees the longest leg of the rally, making its world championship debut, with seven stages and more than 120km of action. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
Rallying-Rovanpera leads Toyota five-car charge in Canary Islands
FIA World Rally Championship - Rally Sweden - Stage 7 of Second Round - Torsby, Sweden - February 15, 2020. Kalle Rovanpera of Finland (Toyota Yaris WRC) poses for a photo. TT News Agency/Micke Fransson/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN. (Reuters) -Double world champion Kalle Rovanpera led a Toyota charge on the first full day of the Canary Islands Rally on Friday with the Japanese manufacturer filling the top five places. Rovanpera was fastest on all six asphalt stages of the season's fourth round in Gran Canaria and was leading eight-times world champion Sebastien Ogier by 26.8 seconds with championship leader Elfyn Evans third and a further 9.6 back. Sami Pajari was fourth and Takamoto Katsuta fifth. Hyundai's reigning world champion Thierry Neuville was only sixth, ahead of team mates Ott Tanak and Adrien Fourmaux. "It feels quite good," said Rovanpera of his day. "It's surprisingly nice to have this kind of Tarmac rally. We haven't had it in a long time." Saturday sees the longest leg of the rally, making its world championship debut, with seven stages and more than 120km of action. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Clare Fallon)
RTÉ News
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- RTÉ News
Kalle Rovanpera leads Toyota five-car charge in Canary Islands
Double world champion Kalle Rovanpera led a Toyota charge on the first full day of the Canary Islands Rally on Friday with the Japanese manufacturer filling the top five places. Rovanpera was fastest on all six asphalt stages of the season's fourth round in Gran Canaria and was leading eight-times world champion Sebastien Ogier by 26.8 seconds with championship leader Elfyn Evans third and a further 9.6 back. Sami Pajari was fourth and Takamoto Katsuta fifth. Hyundai's reigning world champion Thierry Neuville was only sixth, ahead of team mates Ott Tanak and Adrien Fourmaux. Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver Josh McErlean and co-driver Eoin Treacy are 12th overall. Saturday sees the longest leg of the rally, making its world championship debut, with seven stages and more than 120km of action.
Reuters
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
Rovanpera leads Toyota five-car charge in Canary Islands
April 25 (Reuters) - Double world champion Kalle Rovanpera led a Toyota charge on the first full day of the Canary Islands Rally on Friday with the Japanese manufacturer filling the top five places. Rovanpera was fastest on all six asphalt stages of the season's fourth round in Gran Canaria and was leading eight-times world champion Sebastien Ogier by 26.8 seconds with championship leader Elfyn Evans third and a further 9.6 back. Sami Pajari was fourth and Takamoto Katsuta fifth. Hyundai's reigning world champion Thierry Neuville was only sixth, ahead of team mates Ott Tanak and Adrien Fourmaux. "It feels quite good," said Rovanpera of his day. "It's surprisingly nice to have this kind of Tarmac rally. We haven't had it in a long time." Saturday sees the longest leg of the rally, making its world championship debut, with seven stages and more than 120km of action.
CNA
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- CNA
Rallying-Rovanpera leads Toyota five-car charge in Canary Islands
Double world champion Kalle Rovanpera led a Toyota charge on the first full day of the Canary Islands Rally on Friday with the Japanese manufacturer filling the top five places. Rovanpera was fastest on all six asphalt stages of the season's fourth round in Gran Canaria and was leading eight-times world champion Sebastien Ogier by 26.8 seconds with championship leader Elfyn Evans third and a further 9.6 back. Sami Pajari was fourth and Takamoto Katsuta fifth. Hyundai's reigning world champion Thierry Neuville was only sixth, ahead of team mates Ott Tanak and Adrien Fourmaux. "It feels quite good," said Rovanpera of his day. "It's surprisingly nice to have this kind of Tarmac rally. We haven't had it in a long time."
