Thierry Neuville was fastest at shakedown of WRC Rally Portugal 2026

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Finally some signs of improvement for Hyundai World Rally team after lots of gaps to be filled to catch Toyota guys.

Yeah, Thierry Neuville, WRC champion from 2024,was fastest at shakedown special stage of first European gravel round. And I can tell you that Portugal was always watched as real start of the season because gravel is the main surface in the World Rally Championship.

So yeah, Neuville fastest in his Hyundai i20 Rally1 in front of Toyota's Sami Pajari and Hyundai's Adrien Fourmaux. M-Sport Ford's Martinš Sesks was 4th fastest while Championship leader Elfyn Evans set the 5th fastest time.

Tomorrow starts the real action. Let the best win - as always...

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